The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-26

entering various or the ports had in fact dsembar
cd armed men in of the email ports-toe one
Walker entered first when ne arrived in the yesta The
government spes out along the whole Pacific coast
from the Bay Fonseca Salinas Bay The same news
arrived from three four spes at the time and
appeared quite likely that the story WAS true. Col
onel Schetspger The political agent OF the defunct
Stebbins White Company, ba1 gone TO Resl,io few
days before to ask OF Commodo Lang OF the Merm &C.
his help In openihe the Transit hne per force as il bad
not been orep for thai company January 1857 The
Commodore 10, ory refused tnis, but rep imanded him
for such proposition to American flag officer, telling
him Al the same time that an uhuman speculation
when they had no preparations whatsoever 70 carry
the road, down the lake
nor river As the Thy Colonel let out that the pas'en.
gers could do The job without help the Commodore sent
the Decator down to San Juan del SUR to stop any At
tenpts, but no steamer has come yet All this news,
quite swallowioIe, and in the various towns general
alarm beaten, ano everything prepared for fight
In all the cities people presented themselves with eager
ness and in Leon where the libusers say they have
large party in their favor, more Than 200 men
ready in the Plaza General 70 take arms. When the
turned out to be false they were dsbandd TO to
their work.
During the revolutions the soldiers used to be caught
like many mules cattle and brought 10 by the two
opposing parties, and they had the double danger
Of beng shot In the battle, or If the other
party won the day, il was necessary, Tor the
sake OF saving their lives, 10 away and lose
their property But as the soldiers tina. have fought
In the natcnal war have been pad off preference,
they have TO fear no consequences Of party hatred and
Is they know their only way of saving liberty ves
and property from the busers is to fight them, they
present them selves voluntarily.
All the fuss brought on by the Decaturg making
her soundngs along the coast and all the alarm would be
over If the news had not arrived that Walker had passed
Panama for California Tehuantepec therefore the
spies on the have bsen doubled His having turned
Catnoho has created greater hatred yet principally
amongst the supersous OF the Ncara in Leon
rs they see well enough that it political step, aud not
an overwhelming conviction.
. Still, all these alarms very preadciAl to Nicaragua:
mpedes all enterprises and the country being nearly
exhausted by the burning or entire cities and the
destruction Of the principal commercial wealth, is
really in dreadful state of poverty.
The report Of the Mnister of finance shows deficit
Of s70o0o for he two years isae-Go TINS 49, OF course,
small matter il Nicaragua knoss how make capital
out OF her natural resources.
1t appears as II they have opened their eyes, They
are granting lands for coonz ,ion to parties who
Laws respecting t,h and lands, adopting nearly in the
whole the system Of the American Land Office They
are preparing themselves building roads aud mauy
other improvements of interest to the people
10 the States There are also hopes Of having the
Transit established on basis which cannot help
giving satisfaction To toe world at large has been de-
caIec nee blythe Senate ami Chamber OF Representatives.
and they have authorized the government az soon
rs convenient Public opinion loog for this STEP
on account CT the contDual troubles whh the different
transit and canal companies The White COMPANY has
kept tie fapslt closed for two years nearly and has
SHOWN no sgrs 10 put the raust operation Three old
little steamers for the river here pur
porting to carry out the rans business They were
III Tor III aud aa to OCEAN steam the whole world knows
well enough bow well that company been supplied
with th IN The whole world asks for the this route
NtateB onlclay Called Tor It's opening;
and Nicaragua is perhaps just anxious the United
States fer IT, The toa OF Nicaragua this matter has
0eeo very difficult one-on side threats of Uncle
Sam to sustain the rights OF the White Company the
other that the Transit must he opened and the
recommending the general competition. Tied up by mo-
nopoy which aid not The Transit ard the same time
1mpeced liz opening by other c0mpany-the continual
imbrogios with the Transit Compauythe and only
way was to declare 1t free for competitor Of whole world
The proposition was made by of the members of the
House Of Representatives, Mr. Joaquin Elzond0 and was
carried through UNANIMOUSLY The discussions in that
BODY and In the Senate very interesting, and the
press OF Nicaragua discussing the matter in sub
stantal and practical manner
There were differences Of opinion to the manner In
which to 90 the business and this like all other matters
mere, tooK up tue most tmc quite want Of
practical mer in our legislature here.
On tbe Z0 the decree passed the two houses and
ceved the sanction OF the President the day. only
authorzes the President declare II when conve
nent but there s doubt it will DO doue; but only one
day beng left to be In time Cor the steamer nothing
could be dene. The government want to declare the
ans open together with the issuing of the patents for
the navigation OF the river and lake. the regulations
70 as to guard against the ibustcrs Still they
alarmed about them nee they got their treaties made
AZ said BEFORE perfect change has taken place
eectpg politics in this country The government and To-
gsature persuaded that they have to follow the
Of progresa and open Nicaragua for the benefit OF the
world at large The Lower House all 60 ahead men,
and also the majority Of the Senate. although some Of
them like the Italians IN the "Dolce far ntente.'
Belly matters are getting hot, and my next letter will
bring interesting news,