New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-17
FROM NICARAGUA.
few days.

FROM Our Special Ccrrespor dent.
CmsAspEas, NcAniGr,, Sep, H. l2C?.
The whole travelling, trading, aud writing Amer.
can public have deep interest in the lines of COM
rDuncsiion between the Atlantic and California;
.ich bcirg the case, few words on the subject OF
The Nicaragua Transit route, now advertised 10 be
-ireued in October, viii be Of iutrest. Alnos. every
body viii remember that this line closed by the
operations of that ex,ender OF Southern civilization
William Walker. in 1867. When his Itiul fever"
Vas over, the people of Nicaragua expected to rec
shis fayonto route opened a. once, and negotiations
were commenced by various uersons, bur principally
by the Late joseph J.. White, etq. The story OF
these attempts, and their continued defeats by the
superior force and intrigue Of Commodore Wander
IL, form some interesting pages Of unpublished
litory. Charters were granted by this Govern
met, and Iegnuted. renewed, eA'C nded, and re-
made until The business be Joke, and the idca
e. " Is sit came T. be regarded he dream o.
4 on.sii,eken monsylcfs speculation. Finally one
OF q COnptuias' wh'sc charter bad expired,
and Whose agelts wsro refused audience with the
Government, brought forward a claim for damages
sgans' the State OF Nicaragua, which, being pressed
lretiy bard secured them a new charter. limited In
tine 10 Il h'cen non,he. ibis, ike its long line OF
prsdrc, score ,cIt Tor nearly year; when one iiue
morning ia January brt, CAY q. Sam gol r. Griffin
AN entinly new concern anu about the same
date tie steamboat John Hart appearedh b. the iihe
nr der Tie command Of Jefferson Maury. The new
concern was TO act under the existing haTier, which
required as preliminary movement Tie pay nent Of
o. 600 10 the Government. Ills sun wss rendered
I'M form II a letter oi credit on the house Of \. Bel.
mont Of New-iork; but the Secretary of the Me
hragua ITcafnry, not being aeeu,toned TO anything
bat tho "o;ecliyO," refused lie hili. 10 complete
hi, lob the steamer John liar, was lost whio AT
anc or IN front Of Granada, aud another sleep fell
mon tho TIansit. But in short lime a new agent
aIiyed, who assumed The duties and privileges OF
he charter by paying tue $5,OJO ~ cash, aud inme.
diaiey went TO work 10 RAISE the steamer Virgin,
which was sunk In the laAe IN 1873. The Virgin
was an iron steamer, bought in New-iork
about 1855, aud had then arrived at the
rather tender age Tor steamerrl OF Is years. She
was 40, UP tue river and on 10 the lake with
great deal Of trouble, aud put into the service.
HeIe she met with no accident, except beng once
run into by yswl boat, which Knocked IA hole III
Der iICn sides. Aiter Walkers time she was used
b, tie Government for while, and finally she sunk
from some unexplained cause, near Gr;lDsda. lie
new agent Of the Transit went onergeiicaly 70
work; be found tho sunhon ship, pumped ont the
hnl and fOated her. Several months were spent
in putting her in " Order" and on the 9TH Of tho
present month she declared ready for her e" Trial
trip' She looked pretty well considering now much
service she had seen both above ana below TIE
,urlnce There was gentle flavor oi mild decay
Of course but nothing prevent her being accepted
by a confding passenger as the " now and splendid
steamer" of AN advertiser, 1T. The trial trip be-
pau ON water ~ smooth as any summer sea. The
an cioni Virgin gded alo Wy along few miles until
he 20. to soOJ quiet, deep place, when suddenly
those on board were conscious OF - inst sbiyer,
aud then d Thrill" hnd the poor old ship, tilted OF
lie, settled down, and Ike tho " wonderful oIe-
laxf