The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-05
NlCARAGna
OUR San JuAN OIL roAr@ CORRESPONDENCE.


San JI4N NoEIE, J5.n. 10, 1851
Ch.,aon EoJiJeg ftste.t,es-Aid@t.c tgasr-- f'raat
S.trerc.r Of San the Nos3uito Coast % Ma
runaC mptattee u Gour7dnct--1h. Aicgraqpdn og,-
missioner m tiouV-ic'f iut,cs-dp EVfda Padiy
Making ROs--ShNT,ns Ne,os. &c
The holidays" kept this year with cveo more
than usual eaycty country
fair country women who absent a Wait
to their native homes First the men ~ Christ
xnxs" with pleasant dinner parties ny ew
American ladies, whose fairy 6ngers hal prepared Al
almost fabulous variety Of the dantes of the Christmas
eason paates Of their highly favored country
men whom they hop3fed tn invitations u their social
family boards aud bogniled with their sunny smiles aud
Sparkling vivsUiy Then We tad church service--the
eood old fashioned Hp,scops sersice-remindng Of
s'other days aud "our own native ,lnd J" It.
JOINS day Che 27tb) followed, and was hind
somely celebrated by the Masonic fraternity.
Their snnua election tad resulted 10 placing IN tho
Ma.trs ctsr Henry T Wells, tsq., AID IN choosing Mr..
squire Cottrcl the Senior Warren Both these gentle.
mcr iesrn, from your city After the installation
ecers Of the hac taken place small party
adjourned TO the hotel u Mayor rtts where they sat
down excellent unner, sot IA the accustomed
style Of that establishment To which ample justice was
done.
On the Goth ult sencr Ramou sarnz commissioner by
the repuoic of Nicarags cece from Greit Britain
the OF this port and the Mesquite ist, in
tofnny with the stpat,ons treaty lately entered
tie the nat Gus reached here from Mana
qua, panied by two officers and a guard OF
so,de,s With their rrus ana small prass cannon with
which ealute uen national bag its being
boosted. II having been announced In advance that
tcpm Instructed 10 consult with the merchants
OF the rejoicing The tuiure government " the
port 70 consistent with ie laws OF Nicirag he
w-s received WITH li".t Z. ri,a ~, and good under
Standing al -. bshe4 the 3ist tue officers
.oi ncipaly Convened ny tn Mayor, AT the
Teaues, 81 the Ir,teh o1sui aud we're met ~ himself
ans sseuz, wheI the Consul formally Surrendered
she I0tt ,ie misstner IN the presence
largo aucionce The sulreioe Judge aud hs ass,-
ctstes ames.t.iy resgned their Office aud the Presi
sieD, a he Count called the members gethcr finished
shef md ajoutre1 me d,e PREVIOUSLY T. al
Sot rnmei a committee % three ws appoint 10 t4ke
Coaree o. ant hoid ~ Tie archives, proporty moneys
sno effects Of The municipal Cove nment aud 10 arrange
for IT. nlal dsp'siton ms committee cons stei ~ Mr
Gotten (the iresdestf Nj h'fherd ahd VT A. dc Bar
yuel cnmitfec likewise appointed to wait
upon seuu SEM otter the usc Of the station house
40 bun Tor he tine bong, ana notify INN
aha the msnic pa government was III an eDd On the
list ms, a, ,gtt oc,'ok A. the Nicaraguan flag
Up At toe ihg tat u the az an duy sala,ed by
tue dec q, ciNnou the hurruhs Of the multi
New Years calls rexi ensued, and at OF clock
y. ut the request Of S,eDz the principal m,r
cha, Il hun The house 81 NJ aeSier, t. aftcr
tbort cutsuta'ioU, committee o. five selected by
him gipg for the goternnce OF tn port
Jbecumnitc. Mcssrs MAJ che desnier ,Sh p
hero "A BaITuei aud tcttrch Martin ESQ was Al
once appo utsi Justice a tho reace ami A Knippne,
leg. tay The guat'onS adopted are u course
coiy provisional, ana may not meet tue approval o. the
government 81 Nicaragua, bit have good reason 10
hope Il az they VIII IL evening ~ tDe day a
Fpendtd bal .Nen to senior Saenz BY NJ Mesnier a
into The 'sma heus ne baoom wac beautifully deco.
rated a.d a. on end app ard IN rge letters supprte
o. by ths Eng sh and on he other by The United
StaI.s flag, the following
wrrrnss srSeR 49,
ON tue An ust Mr.. Grecn hr mi aunic Majesty !
CofsuI gave a sumptuous feast 20 senior saenz ana a
punaher OF cuz,bs u the port, among whom tho
acting United sies Consul The party did not break up
unu a very late hour Thus you viii perceive that
gebera god feel,-g prevailed during
abe past few days, and ,hat the people generally are
hopeful for the future o. this port Nv the advice Of the
hat xaoflrar nd sha
back 10 Castillo and as heretofore
governed by tbe moral influence cf tho people his "
tome hing Nicaragua ans may leaf 70 good re-
suits IN many wsys Among regulations Of the port,
al peeeut etabi shed the lovngDuties on all
ceptea ave per cent 90 original invoices Taxes on pro
perry Id tn town ene per oeut On alt foreign vessels
sar,yms ~ ths port 10 cents per too pilonge inward
" per loot, and outwVd 81 has been strongly urged
80 = MOI - ~ " include iquor ADD manufactured tobacco
Do tbe OUT q I'VE per ocpt for what may be umei
NJ TINS Iof', anu r"titlon 70 the eiect has
been sent 70 the Managus An vess ia ar.
irving are prohibited from selling soois ~ tn, harbor,
and must be ued to some regular merchant mi
vii do with tn superabund ancs ~ small pe iiers
who are cs"unuahy mloei from Aspiuwail lota of old
dRe.
There report from up the coas that during the ae
Ponce o. the Mesquite KING recently Patrick ,,i six
foote's, part Indian, part negro add very Irish xh5
psins b. brother ~ the King and who Is quite p1pu.
yar with portion OF the indians fabric ted ana
ssrcu story the effect that the King sod mo
whole tribe INTO slavery " Nicaragua The Indians
1el,eved story then under Patrick
whom hey proclaimed tibet, chief threatened
abe kmg DOT Of Toe country But the little King Is a
pharp one and II Mr. Patrick does not look well
nbroat he win his bead Of these nne mornings
there several arrivals o. vessels q, TINS port
rtcenily he Brtsb brig Drysd arrived IN the stu
inst AID ~ left Tor Mnsttau. The British brig Oon
,nught ~ iron Asposdl on the 9th, aud u load
nR a., London. The American schooner Coug iou
rtvca rom York the day and IL loading with
stHs fBfngal Hc The English matt steamer arrived nn
sle iath an II take quite quantity Of indigo, India
yubbc, Nc fer Europe An Italian vessel, from Genpa,
AID H. r fronfSt inomss daily expected, loaded
euN n,ci huns o. tor the interior
K, tu IRON, tbe INTERIOR, Information was
rrft,d ,eert tbt remand tranquil. IheF'lmara,
az ~uuf, no DAthsi Ntna4 ~ have met the
12tL bee tor q rs Z, rstou q important business.
s1b soss.f WlrH fnk osnso STATES.
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