The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-30
NICARAGUA.
Our Nicaragua Correspondence.

Fhe ronsii Roue-Seyercl Candidates in e Field-CSm
nod@e TdnderoiR, COL Geo cauty, ne French Dom
pcny-fhe Route Ingestnsent-7Ae L nj 6raatea to
the Belly Canal Company CIpable Of Raising Ctcn for
ffance-fhe Mosquito Question Agaig- Government Re-
fo,mS, &c. aNeH
My last letter gave you the reception OF Professor Dim
nv, who eince his arrival has been nearly all the time
cioseted writing. He has had few interviews with tho
government but as far your writer knows, nothing
positive has been done yet You must snow that there
are again various candidates for the Transit in the ed'
The government Of Nicaragua having annuod the Belly
contract for non fulhment by not having paid the
100000 francs by the last Of September, is
again ready TO jump into any new imbrogho MIR.
Rosa Perez, Ncaraguan, who has lived for some
years in New York. here representing be old Sehbins
White Yrisarri Company, who have sans in con
tract, BY which, accepted by this govern ment they
nouncc the pretended rights OF the Old grant We
understand that the old stock, being all the market
shall be received nj so per cent by the company for
stock. We also learn that Commodore Vanderbilt has
made an arrangement with the company pat his steam
ers on this route, building for them steamer to ply
this lake, large enough to carry 900 passengers
and train at ono time, and to pay the company SIS per
head for transit, Mr. Perez is busy engaged in getting
his contract passed. but by the various propositions Offer
ed, Nicaragua has got her dander up and she waiting
Tor the best bidder.
The next horse the turf in the Of transit matters
Colonel George Cauty, of Ttus-tasIlo memory. Hepre
sents hne Appearances being an American English
conpany-Croskoy q Co, Grnnen, Mnturn Il o., Sey
mour, Peacock and others concerned It. The first
offers made by him were fa.y refused by
Mr. Guzman who temporarily President until the end
Of this month, when Martinez will take the seat again,
which he LETT 10 change air. suerag from chronic Sick
he in @ nsw
Nicaragua and be has pretty good chance, no can
succeed in making his project sufficiently understood
receive bonds At per cent interest aud rs
per cent returns for and to get his interest and
compton Of bonds from tho transit dues ut the rate Of
81 so ahead the government Of Nicaragua agreeing
guarantee six cent on the money invested for improve
ments In the river. .n.f nFl elh -.
The third party in the field is tho French company.
News has been received officially and privately thai H.
Belly has been put out Of the conoernthat the Duke Of
Alba brother in law Of tho French Empress the Minister
Of INTERIOR and heap Of dukes and princes taken
the affair in hand,ha the long sought Tor money will be
here moet positively by tho next steamer and that the
company 70 be organized under the laws Of Nicaragua
and TO reside in Rivas.
Any business man who knows the Belly Transit grant
will not invest any money IN IL because no money can be
made by H. and s quite logical 70 say that the board
of directors made up by personages of the aforesaid
name TO commercial operation but It must be political
move. What such move Is cannot be told; but It is nc
ccsay tina. tho United States England guard against
IT, Isay England, because suppose that 1t is In
tended agains. England than the United States II s quite
difficult to say IL tho United States In q war between
Franco England Ohio only government
Of free Institutions Ia Europc) be mere spectator
The thousands of interests which, besides her similar
stutons, tongue and religion, unite the two countries
cannot fail TO have strong influence when the
other in danger Therefore ia quite reasonable to
pect that In Of between France and England
the United States will be involved III It.
But there is another consideration which touches the
respondent has had good opportunty to ascertain that
the lands given TO the Belly canal Company might be
coonzed by African apprentices, to raise cotton leave
il TO the Southern men If American slave labor will be
able to compete with apprentice labor. IL half million
Of apprentices can supply France with cotton Of the
principal powers of England taken away from her. and
her power, commercially and politically is crippled she
hnds France competitor not only in regard 70 her
supply w ou Mcyd
tear ssSndsr the natural s OF interest which
for Belys company, and IL Is supposed il will, like
everything else in that line, vanish into smoke Our s
Mister Mr.: Dimitry, keeps sharp lookout on things,
and he will not let matters remain in aatu luo Up
this time nothing is to be arprehendcd f
Mr. Charles IAnnox wykc the British Envoy, is, here
at Managua TO settle the Mosquito question II IS supposed
that he has instructions and fun power TO se,ie this
fortunate aia he . the man TO do it, He was received
Mr. Guzman who has had charge Of the Presidency for
one MONTH has made various REFORMS reduced the gar
risons, decrced loan Of $4,000 10 pay for
that arrived from England, and set things right gene
raj The scarcity oil money has not abatcd The Bishop
from Guatemala who win take charge of his diocess
Nicaragua expected by this steamer, and Don Pedro
Zicdon the Minister OF Foreign and Eccesiastc Affairs
will receive him at Rescio The mandatory Of India
nSSer has been reyvea again and about one hundred
American houae for $40 quintal.
UNITED SrArHs Sap CYASE, 4
..t e PACIFIC OCEAN, Jan. !, 1850.
Popularity Of Jey~--EJect Of the Mission 10 the UnUed
sa1s-Ran Runnels Abandons It's Contract for TIE
yrcnat Route-Iu Feeling Against The Martinez Copern
menszae Climate Of Nicaragua Conducive 10 La,ineSs-
Important Eacisc President Guardiolo of Honduras
Condemned to Decentralization Influence in Central A,nc
Tiea, dc.
Your correspondent from the city Of Rvas whose letter
published in the HERALD OF November H. with quite
assumption Of superior intelligence in regard 70 Mica
raguan politics that is quite aughable says
M 5ss a GS ans As &c s Informs
on &C. Quite the contrary Jerez has lost all his popularity
shuSs publicity lie ABSENCE was Il the great sas
Of San derontno at hassaJs on the 30h ut. = -
Now although Jcrcz, by his vaciating hereto
FORE has lost caste with Of his former admirers and
supporters, he is by no means dead cock In the pit.
His mission to the United States, under the Martinez i'd
mhstraion was after he had left tho country, looked
upon political banishment by the people generally
and his enemies laugh heartily IT, as a very smart
trick Of their President erez donbt let his anxiety
10 visit our country overcome his descretion-he might
have known that Martinez intended TO make capital by
it, and looked upon the strongest plank in the plat
enemy and says SEQ what tool make Of your leader"
The Consequence that, when Jerez back he
every dayn enss are again nj hooking q b. Standard
and after oil be viii not have lost anything BY his mission
TO the United States.
Ran Runnes has given up his contra for the Transit
route annuied at his request about the last Of
October.
There great deal of bad feeling existing against the
Martinez government al this time. The people com.
planning against che They say that out Of every
three barrels OF corn they raise OF the three is taken
by the government and that third Of everything they
raise has to 60 70 support State expenses
nNcaragua would tax plantan trees and hammocs shc
would show considerable wisdom; but azncss Is
aged this country, and industry discouraged man
here who can lay In hammock all DAY, smoke dirty
black seear turn over aud 70 sleep, wake hungry,
reach his head TO bunch Of bansnas take and
cat drink gourd Of wafer, smoke his segr and so 70
sleep again, cenominated the princc Of good fcows"
Such is life among the native population ~ Nicaragua
decree Of President Martinez goes into effect this
month that but person In the country allowed 70
import liquors, and that privilege has been given TO a
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