The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-20
NICARAGUA'S PORTS
Where the British Will
Probably Land to Collect
the Hatch In
demnity.
MOSQUITO COAST AND ITS INDIANS
A Bombardment Out of the Ques-
tion-Prince Clarencc's Present
Whereabouts.
MOSQUITO COAST AND ITS INDIANS

ST. LOUIS, April 20, 1S95.-A CORES
pondent of the United Press, now in
this city, formerly a resident in Spanish
America, and who has travelled ex-
tensively in Nicaragua, furnishes the fol-
lowing regarding that country and the
probable landing of the British to COLI
lect the Hatch clain1.4
Corinto, one of the two Pacific ports
of Nicaragua, is best located for the
enforcement of any claim by a foreign
power. Germany selected it when she
made her demand few years ago for
gross injustice done a German subject.
she sent vessel to Corinto, made
nnal demand. and as the reply was un-
on shore After much bravado ON the
part of the Nicaraguans an ample
apology was made, the flag saluted. the
Indemnity, s3s, ,OO0, paid, when the German
warship sailed away. That was the last
outrage on a German.
To all intents Corinto is Nicaragua's
principal port of entry-hence large
custom house there. The great bulk Of
her exports and imports pass through it,.
Corinto is a small town connected by a
railway with Leon. and way stations
Leon has population of nearly 6oe50-
1t is Nlcaragua.s principal city, and has
many fine. buildings. From. Leon the
Viejo on Lake Managua.
Corinto is the key to Nicaragua's sys-
TEN Of railways and lake navigation.
one wishing to make a landing.
PRIMITIVE FORTIFICATIONS.
Corinto lies on an arm OF the sea. Just
Nicaragua had some very primitive for
tifications, but which were Or no use
against modern artillery. Ocean going
steamers can lie off the coast and light
draft vessels can lie off the town on
the arm of the sea--a light draft. gun
boat of the Cracker or Swallow
type would be ample.
France and England have found small
vessels ample and they have yet to fail
in the purposes.
San Juan del Sur is the second Pa
cific port. It lies on a mere indentation
on the coast to the south of Corinto.
1t is a hamlet and cable station. Nine
Nicaragua. San Juan del Sur has no
commercial Importance. From Panama
to Mexico the Spanish-American ports
are wholly unprotected by any fortifi-
cations.
Greytown, on the Atlantic, is awkward
to get at It hes inside a huge sand
the sea by trees. 1t is a mere struggling
village at the best Today It is in a
moribund condition. But a small part
of the imports and exports pass through
its miserable custom house.
MOSQUITO COAST DEFINED.
Having dwelt on the ports being part
described That belongs under the Anglo
Ntcaraguan treaty of 1869 to the Prince
Clarence and the MOSQUITO 1ndians+sE III y
umpire in their long dispute was His
Majesty Francis Joseph, Emperor Of
Austria, who rule j in favor of the Mos
quito Indians at Bluefields, on Blue
land and hold the custom house. Such
a proceeding would be wise one, as
It would reopen the question of the
rights of the Mosquito Indians, who have
been deprived of the land and birth
rights by the unlawful and cruel in
vasion of Nicaragua,
into or Blue6elds. Any talk of a bonn
bardment Is. simply absurd. The present
is not an Alexandria question. Chief, or
Prince Clarence. is still in Jamaica as
a guest of Great Britain