The New York Herald Newspaper, October 28, 1853, Page 2

FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. —~~~y The War between Guatemala and Hoadares, THE PROPOSED SPANISH PROTECTORATE. Reception of Hon. Selon Borland a: United Mates Nimbter to Nicaragua. 18 SPEECH ON THE OCCASION. We are im receipt of files of La Gacda, published at Gas Jest, Costa Rica, up to the 8th of October. They con- tain copies of letters from |’resident Rafael Mora to His ‘Holiness the Poje, end to the King of Holland announc- ting his elevation to the I’re-idency, with replies thereto, coagretudating him oo thet event. A wow decresbas deen issued, prohibiting every person, of whatever age or sex, (1 whether native or foreign, from leaving the territory of the republic without having s passport from the gevernment, and the governors, tom. mandants, sod captains of ports are ordered not to per- wit the departure of any person by land or water whe dues sot present bis passport in dae form. Diplomatic ‘ministers aed agen’, conrule and employés of war or merchant vessels, whether natives or not, are exempted from this law. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is to ex- set three dollars for each passport, and the respective governors, &©., & quarter dollar. Every person entering ‘ate the reputtic from whatever country, is required to present hime lf to the Governor of the Province, in the capitals, or before the political ebief in the priacipal Wwoons of the cantons, to exhibit his passport aed explain ‘Uhe @bject of bis coming to the country ‘The dates from Guatemala are to the 2d of deptember Tas Ganda of the 2th of August dedicates a paragraph to the mediation interporse! between llonduras and Gus tamale by the governments of Sen Salvador and Nicara gus, in which it mys that the government of Guatemali hes a0 confidence that auy formal regulation can be made with thos who sow govern Honduras, When this was written the mediation had been trarelliag slowly, av we see by the Gacda of the 2d of September that on the 19.) of Awgust General Carrera emharked «1 the port of Izabal to wage war against the coast of Honduras. The force which accompanied him in the two national veysels—the Areda and Cee!) a—amounted to three buolred men the first place they railed for Omea, from whence they weat to arek mtisfaction from the cabinet of Comayagua ‘La Geccia of a0 Salvador has, in addition to this news, that of the disembarkation of the Guatemaleams com manded by Colowel Don Victor Zabala, and of the sendiag of treops under command of General Cabanas to fortify | The Gaceta elted, as proof, an oft cia) document, vir. & proclamation of the President of Headuras ( the other hand, « certain Mr the head of s party of Homdurians, bed agaia invaded Ube Guatamaleas territory and robbed certain viMages Goeda, of Conta Rica, we y the cbaracter of retaliation, Liom whi 2 the war time, we mee ourselves Bort defeod tee ; | the garriae of woe our part, says the also | * that a State ex As in the case of Guatemala, the means within reach. Will | sor appoimted to the late Bishop of Le Generel Carrera use the most timely men This isa delicate question, and one which only the result can sarwer, But would it oot be folly fee any oue, consider ing with impartiality tar state of things ~! the expedition ‘agaist Omoa and the other | ‘of the coast sbould succeed, the triumph would offer sufficieut advantages and compenwtion eo if from | ‘and in spite of the prudence and valor of the Guatamaleen (vera! it should fail by ene of those acside nts which destroy (he best laid plans. yrotuced by the unhenlthiness of the climate, they shoul! low by the blow all the advan tages which they had enjoyed to the last moment, their good cause might Le com prinised From San Salvador, the dates are tot) “per. The journals were discussing the question of the Spanish protectorate in & sens much opposed to the project. The Sap Jose publicutino, in «peaking of this subject, says: — It is not a barren spirit of opposition that inspires the Gasdie of San Salvador to resist the protectorate. it wa sentiment of realous patriotism, all the consequences of which we do not accept, but which Manifested in other questions equally delicate. We refer princi to the negetiatinns establis! y Mr. Squi “eg y of the United States and the govern ment of San Salvador forghe construction of a railroad 1’, under this industrial @nterprise are bidden other in- terests tham those of commerce, it ix evideat that the discos cer epurely = whic formed to compromise the government of Sam Salvador This government has nominated, to represent it abroad, Senor Don Felipe Molina ss Minister plenipotentiary to the government of the United States, Julio Thirior as Consul General to Franse, andgMr. EdwardjWallerdeen to , te think thet unforeseen cireumstan™ as, for example, fever Mth of Septem- are glad to see between a compan: ) may have been Our Central American Correspondence. Maxaaea, Sep’. 13, 1853. The Gapital of Nicaragua—Journey Tither of the United States Minister to that Republic—Shewnrs ty he Way. Managua is the caplal the saat of government was at Leon but the citiven pressure from without was more thet and its archives and offices were pretty town of Managua, on the beautiful lake which gives its name to the capital. Your paper is one which — deals so exclusively im facts thet ! refrain from going over with your readers the jourgey from San Juan del Norte (Anglice Greytown,) to th enough, however, to while away an hour with you I left San Juan early in th pew Minister Plenipotentiary ha: American in Central America sent up a sigh of thanks- giving, thinking that their milleniam and they felt themselves enriched b, te be taken by our minister against and kind hearted Nicaraguans. with a liberality which does them credit, furpished Mr Borland and suite, composed of his Secretary of Legation. and private secretary, accompanied by Mr. J. N. Fabens, our commercial agent at San Juan, and others, with’one of their steamers on which to ascend the river. They loft San Juam on September 4th. me to describe a route over which Stevens and -have so lately and +0 leisurely gone tillo Rapids, one hundred and twenty miles from the Here Mr Ruggles, the gentle manly and efficient agent of the Compatty, received the party in his own peculiarly hoepitable manner. afternoon a handsome dinner was given, at which about fifty sat down, and in the evening a bal! at the Castillo House. A salute of thirty-one guns war old fart on the hill above the rapids, somewhat classic in as here it was Nelson fought his first fight hed himself for the firs time. morning his excellency left in another poat. Some eighteen miles from the lake we were met by the lear steamer (hme rs, apd by three in the after Nicaragua, formerly t could resist, There are facts begun to dawn vengeance about hese good natured Tt would be uselews for We arrived at Cas mouth, on Sunday, 5th. and distinguisl “that of Nicaragna. At the castle of “en ( ashore, and were kindly received by Senor !’atricio Rivas the commandant of the town, and after # wa! ‘uins of what once was « noble fortress, we again boarde! and were oon lost to San Carlos, with the volcano pamesake of our steamer, the tower ng Uimetepe, looming high up before ux mountain,” stands a magnifi ent ielond seatinel over the | waters of the Nicaragua lake, a glorious landmark for the | traveller, and filled with treasure for the geologist’s in quiry. The jittle town f Virgin Bay iepe, on the meinland, distant fifteen wile 8 one of the loveliest imaginable The Ometepe, or lonely houses, ifone can digni all of which have the +ig most laxuriant ue the lingering clouds from its shaguy looking neck point and first cought sigh ja beautifully, but Granada o1 port of entry, and the residence of that liego who first explored the ri 1 San Juan, now the cynonure of the commercial world and battle prouw! of the Mon roe doctrine, At Granade Mr. Borlaud war received by « in a neat speech, weleoming he replied hau iwomely red for them, the party fourteen, rode into the city about American residents, them, to which some twelve or renal t uy After 1 lwo or three having been visited by al! the civil and mili ,city, Mr. Borland and his party where they arrived on the night of | His excellency will be received | tary dignitaries > g i | IF ef rte! A “he has mission will unquestionably of all difficulties i ? country, and his ll Maxacta, Sept. 22, 1863. Reception of Mr. Borland by the President of Nicaragua ‘The Presentation Speeches—Amicable Fecting of the Nica- raguans towards the United States—Death of the Ha-Presi- dent—The Volcano—Mr. Marcolda. I wrote you a few days since telling you of the arrival of the Hoa. Solon Borland and United States Legation at this place. On the morning of the 14th his excellency } The ceremonies were these :—At 12 o'clock, a commission, composed of the highest military dignitaries in the State, waited on the Minister, at his lodgings, and accompanied him to the Presidential mansion. In his company were Mr. Beelen, Secretary of the Legation, and Mr. Fabens, U. 8. Commer- cial Agent at San Juan de Nicaragua. The military of the city were drawn up around the gate of the courtyard around the Government House. In the reception hall were the chief personages of the State, and, seated at a table at the upper end of the hall, with his Cabinet near him, waa the President (called the Supreme Director) of the Republic, General Chamorro, the most liberal chief magistrate who has ever presided over the interests of Nicaragua. All roe on the entrance ef the Minister, and, with the exception of the President, who reseated himself, remained stamding. Mr. Marcoleta, Minister from Nica- ragua to the United States, stood nearthe President. Mr. Borland’s speech was a very long one. The peculiar cir- cumstances under which he arrives in this countey; the great rance which prevails in regari to the if fie United x Nic i eeling was received by the President. States towards there republics; the ba speech will speak for itsel unprecedented. Mr. Mareoleta had reached Managua a few days previous to Mr. Bor and’s arcival, and had pre- pared the government for the views of the present ad- ministration; and Mr. Borland’s remarks being but ex- pressive of these views, they with a decided, hearty, dial welcome. The President's reply was short, but of the kind feelings of Nicaragua towards’ the tes,or,48 he termed ur, ‘the great republic of the and assured his excellency of the warmest atten- tions in the power of the government to serve him, and expressed the necessity that Nicaragua had for the kind wotecting hand of some powerful government to shield «r from the iniquitous invasions of her enemies. After tbe reception, the legation were re-accompanied back to their resicence. In the evening, it being the eve of the anniversary of Nicaraguan incependence, a band of music and a large concourse of citizens serenaded the American Minister. In a word, to suspicion ef our annex- story intentions, which they had been led to fear from ‘be Various misreyresentations of the was displayed from the residence of the national anniversary. In the afternoon the Su- preme Director, at the head of a vast concourse of mili- invited him to join in the procession which was usual on the anniversary of the day they were celebrating. The utmost good feeling seems to prevail towards America and the Americans, and the bitterest hatred towards England and the Foglish. There is nothing new from Honduras and Guatemala. | Gen. Pineda, the late President of Nicaragua, died yester- day at Rivas, in this State. The volcano of Massaya has begun to give symptoms of eruption. Indeed, some flame hos already is*ued from the crater. No eruption has been known from it since 1760, The appearance around the mountain is precisely that presented by the neighbor- hood of the crater ot Vesuvius. Indeed, there is much resemblasce in many points to the Neapolitan wonder. Marooleta is here and will return to the United States the end of next month. He goes accredited to the United States, France and Rome. sned by the urgent necersity oi having a succes- | of the State, who is said by some to have been poisoned. of body snbjected him. | I have wothing more of interest to write pad so adios. t ANCH £20. Speech of Hon. Solon Borland, ONITED STATES MINISTER TO CENTRAL AMERICA, ON PRESENTING PIS CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF NICARAGUA, SEPT. 14, 1853. Max. Surxmne Diwecror or THe Revcnuc oF NicaraGua:— Th pursuance of the instructions of the President of the United States, | have th nor to place in your hands the letter which accredits me, as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, near the republic of Nicaragua. Yor the promptitude and courtesy with which you have permitted me to perform this du'y, a0 agreeable to my- sel. I sincerely thank you. fore this, the United States bave been represented here by a diplomatic agent of the second class, called, in the language of diplomacy, a charge d’aflairs. In raising the mission to the firs class, and sending now a Minister Plenipotentiary, in which character | bave the honor to appear before yor government has been actuated by sentiments and consider ations, which, when made known, will, I confidently trust, be seciprocated and aj proved by you. ¥rom the letter! have ust delivered, a copy of which’ was transmited, through your honorable Secretary of Foreign Relations, for inspection, two days ago, you will have been arsured, in geueral terms, of the sentiments of friendship and 're- . with which the President of the United States, slike on his own account and as the faithful exponent of | the sentiments of his countrymen, regards the govern- ment and people of Nicaragua. These are the sentiments which have impelled us to this renewed and enlarged manifestation of adesire to remove, far away and for- ever, all causes misund-rstanding, to place upon se- ud permanent fousdations the relations of mutual ill closer than they have ever be- re been drawn the ties #f true friendship and fraternal ling between the two republics. Standing upon this nd of kind feeling and good intentions, I beg your permission now to mention rome of the particular consi- derations which, at the same that they are perfect hey mony with the septiments, coming from the heart, I have expressed, are substantial reason: also, which the heed suggests, why these sentimects should, as I teust they will, become the rule of action to determine lations we seek to establish e beautiful to con? oriant—a truth t# should ever get, thi of both are dest uncerstood and most bighly respected, and Gad their greatest ong, steady light, and benign infue vo fraternal feel ng and friendly rel 2 good faith be- een peg) bers, whether, ghbor, they be men or ns. In the life of «| nati ‘man, there is a period of infaney, « rity, and of de- cline, Of the lat, bowever, I shall say mo more, than express the bope that the fate of those experieuced it, and whore history serve a* ureful, though sad r ourselves and our cotem- ex which occasioned their for our business here is with the present and the Aud prominent as we conceive, in the present of the world, the republic of Nica- you are the fr een ani worthy in bold ane al relief, as an element an or, of ani great im portance ud important I nay aly t ) understand and appre: much oar not beyond age more particalar comparison, th republic of the North, from pugh among the youngest natious of t yet pumbered more years ¢ nm she is more than twice as old » rom the indepmlence of each. Put ADO Cause of hy fortune. Far from it. votrary, indeed, I consider it fortunate for you, gratplation, that this isso. For, while j b, the sooros of grief for the past | / m'te the hearts of men, that the and zealous eorta of your countrymen ve net beep crowped with that measure of s goverment, whieh | H deserved, yet, it is | iene, not only that their own errors ana fauite, ax causes | of the dailures and misfortunes theyghave suffered, are entitled, not to perfect abs lation, perhaps, but to the measure of palliation which auiversally | aceorded to the indiser but it is equally ie that ¢ norm the deci them, a Vina tie whe , and to be regarded ay fort dyvasters came upon them berors they ears, or had fall a befere them with myed in the bted that with othe * hae been bemeficier even bitter of thet your peepae, while y 1 of bumlity, ond may impre Loart with some redpeas, eorely there te shot by it bo real corasion of despa Uhe feture. TIATY, atu! enpecially le connection wth your present po wely have sald ground for the belief that | gone by, and the best Lave rpokew trace and to upderstand xr po! sed — te © om cain ime, wok: gow to te them to a higher level—to wt them, indeed, ‘the highest dignity known te o)# aoe ng the eldest ané most powerful nations—«ot, spgn terme of | eqoality and (ratermity, Lo draw evest (— friews «ip mitted to neigh boring fatous, while maimtaiming tt reperate roversignty and dietipet national exist Te pet understand aw that our (rieadehip for you veater sow thaw |t he» beretofore beem: or that, in % Wy ek teen and Mang MOMS, win A, age eis tine Cowutaal in which interested persons from the other side of the At- lantic have endeavored, and not without success, to arouse against our government; the extremely short- sighted measures takeu by the last administration in their diplomatic transactions towards Central America, all had to be explained and if ary done away with. The if. As to its effect here, it was policy of the pre- sent administration, the utmost confidence in the Ameri- can government has succeeded, and they seem at last determined to recognise in ps their near neighbors and real friends. On the day succeeding, the American fing tion, in honor bens Gone citizens, called at the residence of the Minister an His mission to the last and polo Hie died, however, of an apoplectic fit, to which his habit ise great truth, | it he : i congratulations. = from the time of your declared free princi = S raeos Exh". gat tues oars our inte the nations ead at time our Tete wishes have never whenever bi ey our offices bave never been withheld. not with to we have to potter! you bear me witness thet if has been owing mainly, if not entirely, to that unfortunate condition of your own affairs, which we had, aod couli have, no connection. I may not with propriety al- lude farther to this than to say, what | am sure you will admit to be pe ge Bony obey Ly were at war among your State uy com tral ne Ot practicable. for aaeaeste our wast y q ‘and uneble to learn the real’ 'merite of the vari ous ee ene ee or establish such tions between our respective coun tries as were liable to be very useful to either. It is true our imtereourse with you ‘Bas never been wholly ata rupted, nor our never abandoned the hope that the day, and that no dis- tant one, would come, when, having settled your own differences at home, you would be pre as we know ou have ever desired, in a proper spirit to recetve the of- rs, togrant the facilities, and to enjoy the benefits of free ‘and peaceful intercourse with other nations, especially with those like us, who are your near neighdors and natural friends. I think, my government that the has come,and that our hope in this behalf, solong ag yet ever 50 ardently cherished, is now realized. ‘e have learned sir, and Iam most happy to. find it true, that ce prevails threughout your , that your State Ine longer torn asunder and distracted by armed fac tions ; that your civil government is established w firm foundations ; that your people, tired of wars which wasted their strength and demoralized their character, are now peace among themselves, and giving their energies to those industrial pursuits which are so xeces- rary, and will prove so effectual, if truly devoted and well directed, to develope the incalculable. resources of their fertile and beautiful country. And part of my mission here, the part in which I have peculiar pleasure, is to congratulate you, sir, upon your accession to power by the popular will, under circumstances 80 auspicious for your country, and to congratulate your people, too, upon their happiness in choosing as their chief magistrate a citizen whose reputation is alr-ady known in our country as well ag in this, war rants the trust that in his hands their government will do all for them and the country that patriotism firmness. decision and sound prac wisdom are capable of achieving. But, sir, although this state of things of it- self goes very far, especially in the estimation of my go- yernment, to warrant the augmented importance attach- ing te your present position, of which I spoke, it stands not alone as the basis of that importance. It is asso- ciated with other circumstances, which together are capable and dest nec to place upon secure foundations and build up toa noble height the future ness of your country. The interests, resources, and energies of | the world in the order of progress, hastened, it is pleas- ing to believe, through the benign instrumentality of re- publican principles have reached a stage of develo ment which every liberal mind must contemplate with admira’ion and delight, and within comparatively a few years bave received an impulse which no earthly power can resist. The decree seems to have gone for:h from thst power which governs the universe, that the ends of the earth shall be brought together—that the nations of the world shall see aud know each other—that their pso- ple shall meet aud mingle in the transactions of the busi- ness of life, What may be the ultimate end ef all this it is not given to man now to know, but to doubt that its consummation will redound to the welfare of tne gréat family of man, and most to that of those nations who, in proportion to their power, contribute most to the grand result is to doub: the wisdom and goodness of God himself. Such contribution by the several nations must of necessity be of various means and in different proportions. Some are already rich in the materials of that commerce which is the messenger and means of intercourse among the na- tions, and in the modes of transportation which waft those materials on the wings of the wind, and by the power of steam from every one to every other inhabited place upon the earth,and such are the contributions they willmake. Of these my own country claims, and is admitted by general consent to occupy, the front rank, and 1o anticipate ker future in this respect by comparison with what she has already achieved. The day is near at hand when she.will be in advance of all the world. Others there are, smaller in extent and less advanced as yet inthe means arts I have mentioned as pertaining to the former class, who, even in the matter of hhical locality, espe: cially when aided by sweetness and salubrity of climate, convenient geological formation and fertility of soil, oc- cupy & position which makes them no less necessary and important, and scarcely less able to’contribute usefullyto the great work of the world’s progress of which Iam specking than those who are’ really the largest, in extent, and are now accounted the richest and most erful. ’And as none will contribute more to the welfare of cthers, so nore shall receive greater benefits for themselves in return, for truly it will be like casting seed futo the bosom of a good soil, which, under the vivi‘ying influence of the genial sunshine and the refreshing show- ers of heaven, shall pay back in rich ripe fruit an interest not merely of thirty or sixty, but an hundred fold. Need I tell you, sir, that of this class of countries the position of Central America, and especially of your State as the portion of it which’is most central, and at the same time the most convenient of access ani transit, stands now most promixently forward and in advance of all others? What is that position? Central, in the great American nent and between the two great oceans, you stand the very pathway of nations. Through your terri- tury, elong jar Fivers, sn¢ upon the bosom of your ,’? must pass the main current of the com- world. Can apy position be more important 's affairs? It is indeed a proud position, and I congratulate you, sir, as the honored chief of the nation who holds it. It implies a high and honorable trust, of which Tam well assured you are mosst worthy. Bat, lr, it rust not be forgutter, and eannot be concealed, as’ I am sure you well and willingly understand, that in proportion as such a position in the order of nature is important, and such a trust honorable, so are its responsibilities both at | home and abroad large and weighty. The nation who occupies that position in the order of nature, cannot of right, and would find it impracticable in the progress of the world, to hold it for its own single use to the exclu- sion of all ethers, and the organized political power which, in the course of human events, has undertaken to adminis'er the goveroment of that nation, will not fail to recognize, and cannot safely neglect to perform, as among its first and highest functions, the dutivs of hospitality to such of the citizens of other countries as seek its shores for purposes of trade or travel, and will soon find it alike proper and profitable so to enlarge and liberalize those duties as to invite and encourage and fecili- | tate the coming in of people from every other civil- ized nation, and leave the choice with entire freedom to those who come to pase through, to sojonrn for a time, or become permanent settlers and is fullof instances where the current of events made this | and pursuits of life. | I need not tell it here; for although you may not have | visited my country, I am well assured you are acquainted i ‘ f govertments, under constitutions and governed as such by | ’ . upavoidable, d proved it alike to those who came and those wi ved them. The great law of such resulta | bas acquired additional power as the earth revolved, | and will continue to grow stronger as long as that me earth shall continue to revolve. Not to multiply | instar ces wherein nations have been greatly proSted by | cheerful obedience to this great law, and a faith‘al observance of its reasonable 4 beautifal requirements, | I will mention for exemplification the course and con- | dition ef my own country. Understanding and appre ciating this law from the beginning of our national ex- | istence, our ports have been epen to receive, and our hearts oper to welcome, every stranger who sought our shores, making him free to stay, leaving him free to go, and accorcing to him equal freedom with ourselves in thought, in action, and in all the relations What has been the resalt? with its character and condition. For myself, believing it to be the freest, the most prosperous and the happiest country in the world, it is most kindly meant on my part though there may be those who will regard it as tinctured with national vanity, when | expres', as I sincerely feel, the wish that other ‘nations would follow our example and ¢q sal our prosperity. Most expecially and warmly do | pray for sucha consummation of the desires and efforts of jour country, and the other members of the American inmily of nations who have pledged yourselves to the maintainance of republican principles. Turning again, for a moment, to the more commercial aspect of the general question I have been considering, permit me to remind you of to much of the worlds’ history as elucidates the eauses of national prosperity. There it’ is found that no single cause, perhaps not the aggregate of many or of has contributed #0 much to the useful devel- ‘ nation’s resources, and so elevated and sus- ite real prosperity, as the natural position which by a liberal poliey which permitted it $o © the thoroughfare of the commerce of other na- 1 doubt whether it would be too much to assume weh is not only the main cause, but the actual re of a nation’s prosperity. Not to detain you with any long array of eases which prove this to be so in other countries, | will mention « single one in my own, which bes imprésped my mind very strongly, and will xerve m po@elently for illusteation. “In our American Union there ere the two States of Kentucky and Ohio, very nearl; © onl in territorial extent, not materially different in soil climate—or if either has the advagtage in this respect, bel ge to Kentucky, as her's i# a somewhat more south: 4 genial latitude, and they lie side by side, civided m each other only by the Ohio tiver. Organised as State we alike free, and equally favorable to every useful revit, they are, besides, as you are aware, alike and onlly amenable to, and protected by the federal con- iteten and laws. 80 far, then, their positions as terri torial areas, and ax political organizations are found to be ay wenrly equal ax it may be practicable to find those any two States or nations. To this, however, it {x pro. | a | end ofa Lod proeparity a+ chowely am! ae @rauly ax may | bandred per ceatum in favor of | orras | law be eee eel ee ekwuld uuucewlend, r to add that Kentucky is older than Ohio, and contained merous And prosperous population, when Ohio books n wilderness, ard was admitted into the r. Te this ex and had the the good elements intelligence, indus- omforts and refine. the people of Kentucky are certainly {.@equals, perbaps the superiors, of those of Ohio, But, in other tan pects—in' those other great ele” and inh evidence ofthe power 4 number of population, Feumt of products. internal improvements, end lant, though not least, political weight in the Union es indicated by emwerical representation in the national (1a thee respects, how stands the ease now \etecem them’ all—largely, Lay oe least one ot es H Ohio, How and why is it al! erplained e operat of the it which Ihave spoken, and which I deem it se ea: thaw eitizens. The history of nationr, even up to the present, | tbew strikes the ‘thas It te: vi bordered on ome side by river, and fora way on ose coreer thie water boundary is continued by the Missis- toni in plneos her’ two States tn of end and ether sides she is oo by For a byl the velopement abe & be the eagle ‘the sunlight, with obut a -- y t unable to the surface he tes eo such Gnabitiy, ‘She is noes the mt b near the centre of the Union in one and, then, she is the other by the great ake. Than Mok ern ots ay as (eas) of nccans on two cline ot least of her whole length, an‘ of the United States. But, sir tla ores hr aod Nh nt nN o Na- ture has beem Dousliful to her, she has, in the liberal ul to . Under our political system, a State is the sole end exclusive of all the territory wi her limits, apd, without her consent, no other State, nor the ot, can enter railroad, or canal, or an; other work of internal improvement. ‘So, Ohio, if she had to becoe the thoroughfare of the trade and travel of other States, by omitting herself to furnish, or refusing to let others open the necessary channels of transit and transportation, And thus she mained as she was enlightened sister States, and all nd pass through her terri- tory,gut she put her own shoulder to the wheel of inter- improvement offered encouragement and facilities for the introduction of capital and from all quarters. Capital and labor came, and having done the work which brought them in, they sat down as permanent residents, to enjoy the fruits of the good they had wrought. Such are the causes which have made her what she is. Sixty ears ago she was a wilderness indeed, with leas than 000 inhabitants. Now she is peopled by more than ,600,000 of human souls, is cultivated like a garden, bas long since, as one of her early achievements, con nected the waters of the Ohio with those of the lakes by canal, and has some 1,500 miles of railread in active eration, with nearly 1,800 more in course of construc: tion, She bas done all this for herself, and for the world, because finding herself in @ position so impor. tant, ‘and charged with a trust so honorable, she was iso mindful of the high dutiew and heavy: resyonsiili “ties, which, as ircidents to that position and that trust, devolved upon her. I will pursue this view of the subject no farther, than to express the hope that the parallel, so far so strikingly existing betwecen Nicaragua and Ohio, will not be permitted to end where I have marked it ; but that Nicaragua seeing the importance of her own post tion, and appreciating the honor of the trast it impli will also like Ohio, be mindful of the duties and responsi- Dilities in this respect which devolve upon her; and with zeal and energy at home, and wise liberality in her foreign policy, that she will thereby soon make herself what natore intended her to be, and it is in her power to become—the Ohio of the world. If starting with similar, or even inferior natural advantages, and by potting in D ag similar means, other nations we achiev such great results for their benefit, and the good of the world, ‘why may not Nicar: augua do the same? It is certainly in her power, and I cannot do hg the injustice to suppose that she lacks the disposition. The United States earnestly desires to aee her so engeged, and even taking the ood; and is not only willing, but ready and anxious, to co-operate with ler in the consummation of a work so noble and so. use- ful. It cannot be too often repeated, nor ever safely fer- gotten, that the time has gone by when individuals, men, ot nations, os isolate Shomee ves froma, their fal: s, or stand still, in the general progress of the wor! which ¢haracterizes the present age, especially when they chance to occupy ® position on the line of the great movement. The time has arrived, be asured, when no man ornation ean porform well the part assigned them in the great drama of life, and yet stand still, or remain inactive, when all others are moving and acting. And, then, apart from the necessities of the time and occasion, how mueh better and nobler to mount the great wave of ogress, and ride on to fortune and to fame, ading ‘spirit, than to stand, idly and inactiv looking on, ’while others are passing by; 0 what would be far worse, to sink down, and be over: whelmed by a force which none may successfully or honorably resist. I will not—I cannot believe that one so enlightened as yourself, is deaf te such an appeal, or will prove insensible to the considerations from which it proceeds, From these general considerations, I pass now to what more directly concerns the relations already subsisting, and which jmay be properly established between your government and mine, and to the principles upom which those relations should rest. In this connection, a remark in the admirable communica tion from your honorable Secretary of Foreign Affairs, which I bad the honor to receive yexterday, rtruck me with much force, and afforded me very high gratification. He was pleased to characterise the present federal Exe- cutive of the United States—the administration of Gen. Pierce, as “eminently American.” This is high praise, sir, which I speak confidently, and not without pride, in saying I know to be true, And I must not omit this occasion to add that, im the present conjuncture of affairs, especially as relates to: your country and to mine, it is not only true, but _ peculiarly significant. The terms embody a principle of immense, of vital importance to you and to us—indeed, to every na- tion en the American’ continent, who has, sires to maintain « republican governmei q this principle is alike familiar and dear to every sound re- publicap. Iam happy to find it so evidently well under- stood and appreciated here; aud at my very introduction to you to be greeted not only with its enunciation, but with an application of it so just, and at the same time s0 graceful, furnishes evidence which my judgment approves, and my beart will warmly cherish, that 1am not merel; received, but welcomed as a mersenger of peace, good- will, and co operation between the two nations, united ta ove another by the grateful bonds of strong mutaal in- terest and cordial sympathy. I accept it as. good omen of our future relations, which this day inaugurates. The Plinciple of which 1 atm speaking has been long sincoem- nd particularly set forth in the United States, in 8 political formola familiarly known. there, and of some celebrity in other parts of the world, asthe ‘Monroe doctrize,”? so called trom the distinguished patriot, Pre- ident from 1816 to 1825, wbo first enunciated it in distinet terms, and gave it.the ¢mprimatur of his high officisl sanc- tion. ’ As this doctrine, so familiar in name, and so im- portant in principle, has, to some extent, and in some places, been both misunder-tood and misrepresented, per- mit me the use of a few words for what I understand, and feel authorized to declare its true meaning to be.’ The first official announcement of this doctrine was made at a time when there was reason to believe that the monarchies of Europe, chagrined and alarmed a‘ the progress which republican government, of which the United States had fetthe first example, 'was making upon the American continent, and at the influence it was likely to exert upon the affairs of the world at large, bad formed an alliance | among themselves, and intended to use their combined power for the purpose of reintroducing their system of government here, and, asa first step, to reconquer and restore to the crowns who had lost them, what had been previnees, colonies, and viceroyalties, but were then republican States, who ‘had thrown off the foreign yoke, and established their independence. This pur- pore had more immediate and direct reference to the then recent and heavy I sse+ in this respect which Spain had sustained, and of which you were part. And, bad it been accomplished, you would have been bought sgain, and probably would now be groaning under the yekeof Spanish tyranny. As the oidest, largest, and B ost powerful of the American family of republi:s, the United States, seeing the Ganger, felt it to be her duty ard ber right to stand forth in the name and behalf of free principles, for the protection of the American con- tivent against the then meditated re-introduction of th European system of government. And James Monroe, as our chief executive, declared that this should not be done. What may have been the precise effect of the position thus assamed by the United States upon this purpose of the monsrcbical alliance, I do not undertake at this time to say; but it is certain that no active or organized effort was ever afterwards made to execute it, aud the whole scheme, from whatever cause, proved abortive, and was abandoned. Such asT have stated as the position as- sumed by the United States on this occasion, was only one part of the declaration of President Monroe in his message to Congress. He went farther, for, as he said himself, his object was not merely to meet the exigencies of the particular occasion, and defend against a present and* pressing evil, but he deemed it importar t to announce a principle, and es tablish upon it a rule of action for all time to come, whereby we should be made safe and secure inthe enj ment of our heritage of independence and freedom, against vny European aggression or interference. This he did, hy declaring, in addition, that, from that time, the American continent was not to be gubject to colonization, cr goverpmental occupation, by any European power: und that shoul attempt be made to violate this pri ciple, the United States would regard it as an act danger- cus to her own welfare, and treat it accordingly. These wo were the declarations of the President, on this sub ect, and in snbstance as I have briefly stated them, make vp “the Monroe doctrine.’ And although no formal exponre to this wy made, by the legislative department of the government, a4 no ‘immediate occasion required a re-penst in words, it was, nevertheless, received as )h« true doctrine of the country, and everywhere adopted by the people; commended, as it was, to. their Learts by fs "bold and generous spirit, and to their judgments by its” patriotic forecast and practical wisdom. This is still the doctrine of ths United Stater, and it is still dear to the hearts of our people— perhaps cearer now than at any former period—and re- gerded by them as of more immediate interest, and they have recently inaugurated a chief magistrate who not only entertains the #ame opinions and feelings with them, but ix pledged to their assertion and support; and those high qualities of head and heart for which he is .distin- guished, afford perfect assurance, at home and abroad. that every pledge will be redeemed, in lester and in spirit, by deeds ‘as well as wores. Inthe appropriate language cf your honorable Secretary of Foreign Affairs such a Vresident and his administrs tion are “eminently Ameri- can.” Their ceeds, in harmony with their doctrines, whi rove them to be #0. Dolask too much whenl appeal to you, sir, for concurrence in those doctrines and co-operation with those deeds? I hope not. But, trust- ing that you will understand and justly appriciate those great interests which are common to our two coun- tries, and demand our elore association and active vo-operation, to protect and promote, and that you re cognize and ‘feel, in its true spirit, the strong sympathy which should make us frierds and brothes of the same great family of American republics. I claim to see — ¢ bon pathway ‘open before us, upon which band in hand, we rhall merch together, onward and upward, in the generous cureer of national prosperity for our countries and indi vidual happiness for our people. One more word about the aggressions of the monarchies of Kuroye upon the Amo- tican continent, and their interference in the affairs of American republics. So far an encroachments hy foros are concerned, I feel assured that, in view of “the Monroe doctrine,” a5 recently re-asserted by the United States, tind as we certainly now meanto enforce it, there is little or no danger to be apprehended; none whatever, 1 may confidently assert, if you, and our other pistor rapublies rball concur and co-operate with us, ae wa ‘The Gidecouce tm | ust you Wu, But there are @thur furs vi eucrvacl nd _who de- / ther, is to itselfa reproach and an le sucl ee can beno common interest—no aly bevoed them. They are natural enemies; and it beyond All profession, to the contrary, come whence it may, is deceptive—all mnt to be otherwise is a ‘ hollow truce.” You and I, sir, both well know, from the dealings our governments have had with Euroy rehion, the bitter truth of all I have said. en they come to then, leaving, as they. have nos ee to do, their fms behind. them, with professions of friendship and advice, (all for our good,) let us not merely recall to mind, but act upon the warning of the Trojan prophetess, when the wily Greeks sought by unworthy stratagem what they had been unable to achieve by valor and by force. ‘ Timeo Danaos ¢ dona ferentes !’ That ‘ing was unheeded, and Troy was lost. Shall we be wise in our day to disregard a similar one, when so assailed ? Let the future answer. But you have, doubtless, been told that ‘the United States’ are a grasping people,”’ with an unholy desire to appropriate the territory of other nations to their own use—for these are the terms by which our European enemies have charac terized us, whenever for the interests and protection of republican principles, we have happily succeeded in thwarting any of their deep laid schemes of mo- narchical aggrandizement. We are not in the habit of vindicating ourselves by words; conscious of rec- ‘itude, content to let our deeds defend us—and I know not whether my government would approve my departing from the rule. t, in order to a more proper under- etanding of our real purposes, and to repel a slander that may have done us prejudice, I pronounce the allegation to be false. And I appeal to you, sir, who are not unac- quainted with our history, if there be any act of ours, and all our acts are publicly recorded, to justify such a charge against us? the facts, connected with every acquisition cf territory we have made, is open to the world and well known. What are they’ Our first ac- uisition was in 1803, when comparatively a small and feeble nation, we purchased Louisiana from France, then, perhaps, the most powerful. Mark! we purchased it, and paid all that France demanded. We took inch by force. It came to us by the free will of its owner, for a valuable consideration, and with the free will, also, inhabitants. 1t’ was necessary, also, as you know, for an outlet to the ocean. The next was in 1819, when we purchased Florida from Spain. No force wis used in that case. It was a fair business transaction, and all, vender, inhabitants and purchasers, were satisfied, It was worth nothing to avy other nation, and we paid for it certainly its full value, $5,000,000. Next came the annexation of Texas in 1845. There was surely no force used to bring that about, nor was it s purchase, It was the voluntary union of two contiguous republics, who believed their mutual welfare would thereby be promoted. Happily the result has justified the expectation; but even this was not done in haste, nor with a grasping thand by the United States, for Texas herself had several years before proposed it. Bat when in our estimation the time was appropriate, and there existed no just cause or impediment why the two might not be joined together, the union was consummated. Then it was that a European monarchy, having sought and failed to enatch so rich a prize from the influence of republicanism and appropriate it to her own purposes of gain, inthe bitterness of her own disappointment and cbagrin, charged the United States with rapacity in mak- ing this acquisition. Itso happened, sir, that I stood near the British Minister, in the Senate House at Wash- Ington, at the moment’ of Texan annexation; and I heard him give what, perhaps, was original utterance to the phrase which his count: n 60 habitually re- peat, ip a spirit of reproach, “the United States area grasping people.”’ Much must be excused, bowev- er, to defeated policy, thwarted avarice, and disappoint. edambition. Our fourth and latest acquisition was the tele we received from Mexico at the close of our war with her, in 1848. Did this, on our part, show ava- rice or a grasping disposition? If so, wherein? We for- bore long with Mexico before we would have war with her. We sought every fair and reasonable means to avoid it. We had liquidated balances due us on ac- count which she had since acknowledged to be due. In the hope of adjusting them satisfactorily, we sent a minister of peace to represent us near her government. Unwisely, she refused to receive him; insulting! she repelled our offers of amicable intercourse; and, without the usual warning ofa declaration of war, in- vaded our territory and murdered onr citizens, on our own soil. Then it waa, and ct till then, when forbearance had ceased to a virtue, we made war upon her, certainly al- lowable, we not only, defes our own, but carried the war into the heart of the enemy’s country. With- out going into detail, it is enough'to say that Mexico was conquered, and lay helpless at our feet. Did we show ourselves a grasping people then? If it had been our will, the whole territory was ours; and it might have remaine: so for all time, and, as I am well assured, with the joy- ful freewiil of a large majerity of its inhabitants. But we demanded no more then, made no harder terms at the c'ose, than we bad done at the beginning of the war— : Indemnity for the Rast security fer the future.” But Mexico yet owed us large sums of money, and hi means, save territory, to pay us with. SI money enough to carry on her government for half a year, if we should restore it to her. What was our course towards her, under these circumstances? Did we demand tribute, and in default of its payment, manifest our grasp: ing disposition, by retaining all her territory, as we wight easily have done? Far from it. On the contrary, we forgave her the debt she owed us; and then, pur. chasing from her, with her free consent, certain distant portions of ‘her territory, which were not only of no value, but rather a burden to her, at a price which was conceded by all to be farge at the time, the amount $15,000,000, we gave her back her country and her government, returned her captured arms and munitions of war, retired from h‘r borders. and left her richer and in better condition every way than when the war begun. The treaty, which ended the war and made peace between the two countries, was, Ido not heritate to say, far better for Mexico than for the United States; except in the consciousness it affords that we acted not with justice merely, but with unexampled gene- rosity towards a sister republic, that should always have been our friend. Was this, ig us, avarice of acquisition, or ambition of aggrandizement? If so, I am proud of such reproach as it entails upon my country. On the subject of annexation and the use we make of it, let me say afew words in addition as to our principles and olicy. Our federal constitution provides that ‘new States may be admitted by Congressifinto this Union,”? This admits of two modes of augmenting the number of States in our federal family. First, by the admission of a foreign State, already ‘organized under a government in harmony with our system—that is republi- can in form—and who eppropriately manifesta her desire to become a member of our Union. Of this class, Texas ix the only example. Second, by the formation of new States from territory already belonging to us, as soon as avy portion of it shall become sufliciently populous for State organization, and claim to undertake for themselves that form of government. And, to favor and facilitate this process, we have instituted an intermediate stage of organization, called Territorial government @ sort of pupilage, by authority and under the guardianship of Jongress, whereby the incipient organization is aided in its efforis, trained in is duties, and Kesha a in its growth, until Prepared for the higher functions and greater responsibilities of independent, sovereign self- government. With this view, and to this end, we have made all our acquisitions of territory. We neither want it, nor could we use it, for any other purpose. And all the States, so formed and admitted, stand upon the same and equal footing with all the other States, old and new. Proceeding upon thir principle, and pursuing this coursa, we have been eminently successful in making our country Prosperous and our people happy, From thirteen we have pereased to thirty-one States; from three millions, our population now numbers twenty-five millions; and from poverty and weakness, we have ascended to wealth and power. I donot mention these things in a spirit of va- nity o1 boasting; but, simply, to show what we regard ax the consequences of our free republican system, Isft unob. structed to work out its nataral results, its benign and legitimate functions being to protect, rather than to go- vern, to advise rather than command, to instruct rather t) an to punish; and, holding that men are free and equal, and equally entitled’ to “life, liberty, and the purault of: happiress,” it no farther interferes with the perfect free. dom of speech and aetion, than may be indispensable to restrain the vicious ant protect the good Living under such a system, joying ite blessings, in it strange that we should love it, and be proud of it? And, be lieving, aa we honestly do, that it is the freest best government on earth, ‘would it be sttange, uni tural, or wrong, if we desired to see other people, and other nations approve its principles, adopt st. forms, and partake of ita blessings? Especially, should wr be «ensured or reproached for wishing such the nations who are our neighbors, who common interesta and common sympathies, aud who have already testified their approval by reeking to follow its example? No just or generous mind will say so, And yet we havedone no more than this, The very principles upon which our system is founded, and the policy we have ever followed, forbid ue to do more. Whatever may be our opinions, or what our desires, we have neither the will, the purpose, nor the right to indulge them at the expense of the rights and wishes of others. We are no modern Persia or Rome, or Ergland in India, enlarging ‘our possessions by conquest, or mating wawilling ations cuptive to oursway. Nor yet are we politicn! propagan 4 ists, who seek, by diplomatic art, what we disclaim for the force of arms. Our rystem is a simple and & praceful one. Voluntary, on our own part, in its origh tained only from a conviction of its excellence—foui ed upon experience of its blestinge—we would change its character, for curselves or othe whatever, in the order of Pro destiny in the future it must, as in t luntary compact, in all its patts and rec only as the free will offering of alli's members tuch a system, governed by such principles, and prac tising auch a policy aa it developes, we cannot, in the na ture of things, have any interests which are antagonisti- cal to yours, or to those of any republican nation, nor any intentions which you and they may not regard with favor, and, with advanisge to yourselves, co operate with ua in carrying forward to a successful consummation. A word, in conclusion, upon one subject, which we know you regard with interest, and, in connection with which, We are unwilling that you should, for x momen’ mixunderstand us. I “allude to the anomalous ond unhappy state of thinge which bas existed at fan Juan’ del" Norte for ceeveral years. past. Your sovereignty as been repudiated there, but not by the United States. A foreign ting has been raised t pod itp Sone by the Pe States. . one, wee occupied there, and a foreign government instituted over it, not onder thority or laws, but in derogation of both, but none of this has been done by tha! aited States, nce by Any one acting under our av fhority, or with our wppyrceal Om Uae comirary, WO lave rogmcdos Lae Have Our Nicaragua Correspondenee. Vinars Bay, Nicaragua, Oct. 12, 1663. Sutrage on an American Citizen by the Alcalde and Soldéere of Virgin Bay—Interference of Mr. Borland and Arrest rd the Delinquents—Gold Discoveries, Antiquities, de. At last your old correspondent takes his pep again, te write you, but only to complain, hoping through the means of your widely circulated paper, that our com- Jaints may be heard in the right quarter, and at protection afforded us that has lately been guarant to American citizen, On 8d inst. a most shocking out was committed in this town on one of our most peaceable and quiet olti- zens, an American, by the name of Mr. Henry Greer. The alcalde the town sent to take him out of his . house bya file of soldiers, without any previous rotice that he wanted to see him; and on his informing the sergeant of the guard he would go up to his office, provided he would be allowed to there as a gentleman, but could not consent to be ‘then asa criminal, the soldiers cocked their guns on him, when he drew « revolver to defend himself. The sergeant immediately ran to the soldiers’ quarters to call more aid, whem a force of some twelve soldiers, headed by the Governor, followed Mr. Greer to the house of Messrs. Mills & Bailey, and demand- ed his person . He there told the Governor he would go if he allowed him to go as # gentleman ought; that he had not committed any crime by which he rhould be treated as a criminal, the Governor all the time ordering him to disarm himself, which he re‘ used to do, saying he feared they would maltreat him in the event cf his giving up the pistol. but asked the permission of the Governer to go to the Transit Company’s office, and speak to the agent, when he would go. was also re- fused’ him, and he was immediately disarmed, and struck on the bead three times by the 4 which was general signal for all the soldiers to fall om him, beating him most unmerciful-y with the butts of their muskets, and bayoneting him in thecheek. He got clear of them and started, running up the Transit when one of the soldiers fired at him, the ball tal in his right shoulder, passing through his lung, and in his right breast. ‘He was then marched off to the tel, where they wanted LD cond him in the stocks; but be- coming too faint to stand further brutality, he was placed ona rude cane bed, and no one allowed to go near him. The only physican of the town was prohibited from at! to his wants or dressing his wounds; and on our send- ing a courier for an American physician at Riras, nine miles distant, ey eaten several ones) were stopped on the road. ‘e immediately sent of an express with a statement of the affair to our ” Mr. Borland, who as pomptly demanded an inter- view with the Director of the State, who assured him that justice should be done to all parties, and im sent a commissioner down here to inquire into the matter, and arrest the Governor with his soldiers, who left here esterday on their way to the city of Movagua for trial. But it is thecpinion of the Prefect of this department that the Governor will get off pretty easily; but if they are inolined to listen to the voice of reason and justice, Weg cannot fall to convict him of violating law, justice, and individual rights. We, nevertheless, entertain the hope that whew placed in the hands of Mr. Borland, our Minister, it will meet that attention which the matter deserves. We need a man-of war here to enforce the demands of our Minister in this case, and all others that may occur of like nature; for although they may make great eee sions of friendship, and guarantee the punishment of violations of American rights, still there is = wide differen se between their guarantees and acts. You have probably heard of the recent great disco- veries of gold on the north shore of the Lake Nicaragua, distance of about sixty milea from this town. Discoveries are being made every day. and recently a party of three gem- tleman returned from the mines, coming to this place to buy provisions, and have returned again, having ‘de- nounced” three mines, whicb means they have laid claim to them, which have been recognized by the government the claimanta paying & license for the privilege working them. Within a few days others have gone to the mines, and so soon as the dry season sets in many more will leave this town, San Juan del Sar, or Greytown. I have recently seen an @x- cellent map of tke district, and there ave accounts of an ancient city having been discovered, and a few leagues distant from it a large tower, which some pretend to say is from eight hundred to nine hundred feet high. I have spoken with two native gentlemen on the sifbject, who have seen it; but they bave different opinions as regards its height; but both agree it is the highest tower they have ever geen. a Persons wishing to go to the mines, arrive at this place in the Company's steamers, and from here can take schooners, when in about six hours trey can be landed in the mining district. To persons coming here to mine, from the States, I would advise them to bring at leasta medium sized pick, a shovel, a good canvass tent, and one of the most approved gold washers. You will probably hear of me again soon. as J intend to isit the mines, when I shall be able to give yo secount of them. CY) GrawabA, Nicaragua, Oct. 12, 1868. Another Account of the Outrage Mentioned Above. I wrote you per our last steamer from San Juan, giving you an account of the arrival of the American legatian— Messrs. Borland, Minister Plenipotentiary, and Beelen, Secretary of Legation—to the five republics of Central America. Since then you have no doubt received his Ex- cellency’s speech on the occasion of his presentation te the government of Nicaragua. ‘The relations of the United States with this govern- ment, through the efficient agency of Mr. Borland, re- main as yet most happily amicable. He is at present en- aged in forming a treaty with Nicaragua, which wil fimure, no doubt, privileges not heretofore’ enjoyed by our citizens resident here, and greatly desired and re- quired by them. Great excitement has been occasioned throughout the country, by an affair which took place on the 3d October, at Virgin Bay, the point at which the Califor: nia passengers take the land route to the Pa- cific, “It seems, from the accounts which have reached us, that on the 3d of October the Go- verhor, or ‘Alcalde, of the town of Virgin Bay, re- quested an American physician, resident there, to accom- pany a file of soldiers down to the shore of a little river hear the town, to examine the body of 8 man found there, supposed to have been drowned. The doctor went as desired, and during the examination was joined by am American—Mr. Henry Greer—who, finding some money and papers in the pockets of the deceased, cutoff the pockets, and, accompanied by Mr. Fanning, the surgeon, went to the office of the Transit Company, and deponited the aforesaid articles in the hands of Mr. Jeffries, the agent of the company, The Alcalde demanded that Mr. Jeffries +hould give into his hands the money. Mr. Jeffries very properlysrefused. inasmuch 4s it was evident from the said papers found, that ths deceased had been passenger on ond of the company’s steamers. afterwarés the Alcalde srrested Mr. Greer and Dr. Fan- ring, without giving any reason for such proceeding. The former requested that he might go to the com- ny’s office prior to being earried to jail, and om Eis’ way thither a. pistol’ tn his ession was violently wrested from him, When disai the alcalde struck him several times over the head shoulders, until he fell, when, on attempting to escay the said alealde ordered his soldiers to fire on him, One of the balls from their muskets took effect, lodging in his. breast. Mr. Greer fell, and immediately he was set upom by the inhumsn soldiers with the butts of their musketa, and, finally, dragged to prison, where Dr. Fanning was already confined. An attempt was then made to place him in the stocks, and was desisted from only on the as- surances of Dr. Fanning that if such a proceeding were carried out Mr. Greer could not live. Dr. F, then requested permission to go for his instruments, in order to extract the ball from Mr. Greer, and, if possible, save his life. This was refused. Mr. G.’s friends outside the prison started messengers to Rivas, » neighboring town, for medical aid, but they were met by the town authorities at the ontehirts of the town and prevented from going. Fizally, Mr. Groer's frlonda "were . permitted to convey’ him’ to a friend’s house, where, at last accounts, he was dying. Such iy the caso as it occurred. The citizens of Virgin Bay immediately de- apatched « committee to Monagua, the capital, to wait om r. Borland, and represent the case to him, ' The latter waited on the President ‘forthwith, represented the hel- nc usness of the affair to him, and was assured that imme- diate steps should be taken to bring the offenders to jus- tice. This is being done. This morning the aleslde of Virgin Bay i through here, on his way to ep where he will unslergo tion and trial, and if fou guilty, be severely punished. There is nothing wew from the other States. Mr. Marcoleta will leave here on the steamer of Int No- vember, for New York, as Minister Plenipotentiary, &@., to Washington. He bas his credentials also to the Courts of France, Spain, and ¥ me, His reception here hus beom & most mati y one to him. RANCHERO, INTERESTING PROM TH WEST INDIRS. Important from Jamaica, Ny the arrival of the steamship Northern Light, we re- ceived Kingston (Jamalea,) files of the 12th Instant, with & very important and interesting letter from our corres- pondent there, written upon the same day. OUR KINGSTON CORRESPONDENCE. Kisowroy, (Jamaica,) Oct, 12, 1858, Arrivalof Sir Henry Bayly at Kingston—Great Rejotoing— The Assemtly Summoned—Sir Charles Grey's Retwen Heye—Important Shipping Order— Abatement of the Ya- low Fiver—The Weather—An Earthquake Mining, de. Her Majesty's steamer Brisk, fourteen guns, Captain Seymour, arrived here on the 4th inst., with Sir Henry Parkly, K.C.B, the new Governor of this island. He assumed the goverament on the 6th inst., to the great delight of the inhabitants of the island, amd haa called the Awembly to meet om the 18th inst., when he will, no doubt, lay before them all the important doca- ments he has, and I am confident that he will bring to a yood understanding all the past difforences between the Assembly, the Council, and the Inte Grvernor. gz the next steamer I shall send you more items of the ke., Ke. i Sir Charles Grey the late Governor, it is said, will go om to England via New York, and the Brisk 1s to take him He il leave heretwith little from ‘There are fow who will be bal, pudiog awa, Lu polucal uriy Wat win epee»