The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-08

American and Native Marriages-Ths
Mora Outbreak, &C., Sc.
NICARAGUA.
OUR GRANADA CORRESPONDENCE.
GRANADA, Jan. %, 1850.
The Great Gatheia9 Of Trsmsa observation-disclosures Repve-
snsd-kartines WIhes Fusion into One Grand 0bm-
paay, but Don't Care Much for Rosts-DJsas Of tie
La~sr-AIedow 1ssas,-Cdn Nioaragvs Keep ae Routs
Closed, AVID Bar Naurul HigA,oays-rhs United States
Should Purchase Road from Ssn juan del Note to Sax
Juan del Sxr-How. Nimaser Dimihy a. a Negosi0or-
A British Ratlyoad IN Propect-fAe kosquito Psusdo-
rate to be Ot1halsd By the Legislaurs-Rich Gold and
A1cer kin0 Dtscovered-Groat Britais Pomphl&-
er-TAe National Debt Di6scuhies-A Sirking Fund for
Ae hstcyet Proposod-Ae Real Wealth Of TIE COssty-
Ameicam Marriages ,vik Native Ladies TIE 1upis-
Affairs IN the Na9hocrin0 STAKES, &C., DC.
Tho all absorbing topic 6 discourse now, In town and
country, n the everlasting Transit and tn adjuncts
Since the announcement Of Mr.. Ran Runnes Of his
tract hnd collected At Managua COL Cauty, represent
ing An Anglo American company, said TO be headed by
Mr. Coskey and Senior Perez looking after the interests
Of Commodore Vanderbilt the Hen. Mr. Dimry pressing
calmly and forciby claims Of the Jerez Body (Amer
can Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal Company, ancienD
grant; and gentleman taking Of the interests Of all
ssnbined.
The government anxious TO fuse al these interest into
enc grand company, and thus satisfy ALL which Of course
would be quite liberal and handsome feasible.
One might - well endeavor to mix oil with water - TO
carry this project In plain terms means that Mar
tnez and hh Cabinet only humbugging. Hear what
The Official Gasdze says about Transit;-"Ths Rvensos
Inhabitants Of the Department Of Rvas) have devoted
themselves to agriculture with vgor than for
nsrly. There (vas) the Transit 10 looked upon q
The emily Of aggrandixement far from this there
many who satsfed that would great inu.
~ 70 their agricultural interests, because the wages
hbsrers and articles Of first necessity would thereby
be greatly enhanced in value" Thus, without indi-
Sting any opinion on this subject, might safely
be affirmed that there manifeu intention the part
Of the present government 70 present al possible obsa
cles - the opening Of the route
Commerce and this progressive age demand that this
highway Of nations the ishmus Of Nicaragua should
be opened, cote qi co The only question to look q
H. how this be donsg Some Of your readers and no
doubt Of Warrington politicians believe that the
Lamar Zeledon treaty has settled the matter. They
wofuy mistaken. Article fourteen Of the treaty says
he republic Of Nicaragua hereby grants 70 the United
Ssatss and 70 their citizens and property the right Of
transit between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through
c IN which
may now or hereafter exist or be constructed
under the authority Of Nicaragua, to b. used and
enjoyed IN the same manner, upon equal terms, by
both republics and their respective citizens; the Bic
Of Nicaragua however, reservng It's right Of sovereignty
The republic Of Nicaragua Comedies he right ~ the Post
master General of the United States to enter into contracts
Of The United States along the said routes Of communos
ton or along any other routes across the shus In its
csd bags the ION ss Of (which may not
from the imposion Of all taxes or duties BY the
govsrnment Of Nicaragua; but this liberty is
dividuals or companies, by virtue Of this right TO
transport the mails 70 carry also passengers or freight
Nicaragua, the treaty. comedies privileges but does not
engage carry her ooncesions-which is important
therefore earnestly request and recommend our ho-
their vote FOR is rsscston can also sdS with conn
dence that the present OF Nicaragua care
very little whether the convention s ratified or not BY the
United States Senate The connection between the Allan
TIC and Pacific oceans-the river San Juan and
lake Nicaragua being the natural, and the
Sur the arthcal-across the Isthmus OF Nicaragua
may be compared TO . strait Straits passages com
the thus connected Free the navigation OF the
channel by which they are connected ought also TO be
e security Of Il.
interior waters and territory thus form the oommunica
Won between different seas the NAVIGATION Q! which u free
BE- pretended that has any just right BY her
contracted policy, and the fear q teopssd.tns her
highway forever closed to the commerce and enterprise Of
verify believes that .sla poliiqe erigeante of the
Tans territory from San Juan del Nore to San Juan del
Sur Costa Rcan boundary including the Islands Of
aade, and 9mssps and the right to navigate s the WA
call Mr.. Cass attention TO the Clayton Bulwer treaty
should the proposal for purchase be made but nasm UGH
Britannia Majesty has already clearly violated that
convention by in Guatemala the objection could
be readily met The difficult question 10 meet is, will
Nicaragua SELF Mr.. Dimiry can probably come
nearer an answer than any one else certainly there
Is competent than this honorable minister 10
plo. such negotiation to happy and successful issue
nifty, 10 inform your legions Of readers that Mr. Dmry
with perhaps the exception Of Scion Borand, is really
the moet accomplished and able representative
had in this country. predict for his mission the most
brilliant This would be great honor to him,
all bis predecessors (Borland exoepteD have made
Thus far Nicaragua has sho disposition accede
70 Mr. Dmitrys demands this transit affair Indeed
The to be in the hands of individuals
Who like the Japanese, object 70 commerce and con-
%srcs @ Whether the government o. the
hundred miles Of borders, and on tho highway
between Atlantic and Pacific possessions, remains TO
the mldest Of TERMS that excellent transit
that Nicaragua should have long renamed
closed
The British government have instructed their Plenipo
tentary 70 Central America, Mr.. wyke who b now In
trying 70 S,ush on that sosqGo from the S.c.
for government railroad across this republic Tho pro-
posed line VII, c,mmsnos At "n Rio dos: Do os 1Sos s
tales, 70 Realejo, on the Pacific: Ths dispatches
containing The above were brought % thi.
royal navy q captain and two eutenanN). These gen
men made secret Of their mission nor Of the report
- contents Of the despatch Your correspondent there
fore sends 70 the HERALD for the information Of the
million.
seper DON Manuel Rivlo, leading Senator, from the
department Of Rvas, informs me that an extraordinary
session of the National Assembly will be convoked before
day. The transit, public debt oreign) and
me Mosquito question appear 70 be the cause Of this
Within the past month tire resources Of Nicaragua, in
regard 70 the precious metals, have assumed new and
meet interesting feature. Rich gold and silver mines
have been discovered Qugalpa, In the
department Of Chontaes distant only journey
from this place; the dscoverer OF the mine is ex-n
bustcro named Fred. Reid; he came 70 this city with
twenty pounds the and says there is "ots where
his came This gold ID selling here at $i1 SO per
ounce the seller takes goods in exchange specie very
scarce, and hence the low price.
In the HERALD Of the rs OF December last appeared
letter NOV. l from your London correspondent, men
topng that "the pamphlet Nicaragua written by Mr.
Joshua Fnner, who has been visiting Central America
and who known 70 be in the interest Of the Spanish