The New York Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1857, Page 2

"THE WAR IN NICARAGUA. Peatements For and Against Gem, Walker, OUR NICA AGUA CORRESPONDENCE. Saw JOAN DRL Sem, Deo 7, 1856, The Movemenis of Gen Walher—the Central amerwan Alliance— The Deiention of Am ricans on ihe Is:hmvua, ds. ‘This wi) roach you by the way of Oaliforme. i have oociber oppertucity, To nave sent \t by the way of Virgin Bay ard Greytown would have been imposible, as fhe mail service of the Isthmus is costroUed entirely by ‘the Dict: tor or his agents. lam tisying bere st » mierable tavern owned by Mr. Priest, the American Consui st thir place, and kept by ene Grey, formerly, | am told,e solvier to Walker's army. The steamship Orizabe will lesve to night or carly to morrow morning. Lieut Wells, e scout, has just come ta, and informed Gov. Bigler and myself thas he bad jast seen » dody of Ccsia Ricans, 1,600 in pumber, some twelve miles south of the Transit road. The people of the town are peckig up thelr valasbles and making ready for escape. Some will go to Costa Rica, where Americans are well trested, othere will take boats ané pub out Mato the hubor. My own opinion ts that this body of Costa Ricans are intended to co operate with aaoiber Dedy, who are marching upon Castillo and San Csrios pt John M Baldwin, one of Waiker’s bess officers, fmformed me two weeks ago that he expected every @ay to hear of an attack upon Casti!o, San Carlos end Serapaqul. In any even', the loss of the amy by wounds and jever bas beon immense, and the 380 men reoctved within the last fow days from New Orieaas, New York und California, barely fli the vacancies by death of the ‘ast thiriy days. November omt us abou 400, some say more—the great majority perishic g of fever or slow starvation, Dr, Ocieman, Hospital Paysician a ‘Virgo, informea me yor tercay that he bad 950 sick, sat the pumber increasing daily, I counted the force inat ‘went up to Rivas wiih Walker; the-e were only 140 moo— Odd to these the 280 freeh recruit, and thore {9 a tote! force of 520 againet the allies who wii! number 2.200 @osta Ricaas and Nicaraguaus when the two bodics unite @ Rivas. A native Nioaragnan assares me that there ‘wil be no more genera! engagements; tae poloy of the allics ts to Darrars, starve, and wear oct toe Americans, gad that the war will be indefoiteiy prolonged. Ho ‘thinks tha: the allies will only ocovpy “ivas long enough te amy and tire out their American desiegers, and ther fall back upon Granada to help in exterminating the force Of Gow. Hennipgren, who bas bern surrounded and cct ef trom a)! communication and support for the last two weet Mejor Orma ry, of Sacramento, and ex Governor Bgier, are in tbe 1oom witn mec at tois monent ipgsen at 500. He gives Wa'kor and Genera: Candore poattive autho rity on thas point, These isto possinility of escave tor this force, ui less they are reecued by & con; de main ‘They are surrounded dy vot lose than 2 60' of the allies with bardly provisions for a 4 Tost, the enterprise is rumned, f y are tho Sy the army, barcened by whe climate and sxilira: wite rife. Werball probably recetve 100 fom California by the Elerre Nevade, bat lam confident thet a movement ‘Will be mace ibis month by the Costa Ri ans to cut of! al! farther receipts by the way stands of arms ‘bat deo! ‘the y b are now Feat are either lost, destroyed or taken by the enemy Military stores to the valve of about $10.000 are oa the Takeo sicomers, which are very proper'y used ax Soating wtorebouses. We are no} in the habs: of gaining victories ‘tm thie country, andes it ts impossible witn ordiwery care cn Walker's part, that the coemy should get hold of the lake steamers. we sro always sure of & of re fage on board of the Virgin or San Carios, affer ® baitio- J would not bave you suppose thet we ‘run away” that te a rare incident, we ram away am San Jecinto, ane st one or two otber places as wil! hapoen even with the bravest men in the world against Gcrtatn death. Walker's battles co nut terminate fm a vidtory, mor, exactly speaking, ia a fi ght after scertain amount of fighting —one, two or toree Gays, perbaps—we are ordered tc retreat. We kill ry number of the cvemy, bat we bave only once drives them sway trom their position. To use ® eport img phrase, they “stand a great deal of puasoment,” and tbe death of four or Gre nuodred grosses seems to Affect them as litic as it does ourselves. At the second Dauie of Rivas we retreated, leaving ome buadred mon Debind os At San Jacinto we ‘ied, leaving our best Officers. We evacua'ed Matagalpa, | son and Cninendegs ‘We van away ‘rom Maseaya anc Manecas witbout fgct tug, being uncer perttive orders rot to figh:, bat to * re- tire upon Grapaca” Twice we attacked Musaya, and ‘were obiiged to gi Granade, which they Dee & victory, and consoled ur a ‘Mastays again we were repuised under dornaby om the Trapeit road, but the next day drove bask the epemy, who went off with littie lose b; Jeep del Sur. This, 00, koked a little | = jay there were some thirty wounded and dis bedy. The Costs Rican sba ‘the Minie ball, ease srapules Process supourstioa Prectepores to fever, and as we bave pat litle food for mavy montbs except beef and plantaios, convalesvents ‘very generally cie for want of nourishment. wieh it were poseibie to introduce some agreeable or hating featores into this aocoipt. but like tbe I ful all that I have seen nh, rqualor, misery, slow or rapid sta-vation, rotting putrid fevers, black vomit. aod graves. Ovqpall this hangs pa | tbe demora! zing cloud of # wilirary fatlurer, and a futere bi Nighi before Inet, at Virgin Bay emer that Ht. the work’, the military hitorian, bat Bet briittant for the five or six thousand onhapoy Ameri came who have found # miserable and disbonorea Nicaragua Month afer mooth the | amigration @f deluded volunteers bas (lled up the awfal chasm and starvation; aod of the enterprine, we are only [' tong, and five hundred surrousded sod perishing tal this ‘*fve bundres stropg.”’ ali brave mon a these Nicars (Geee volunteers), one third or more wil! Dr sick, wound ed oF divabied in thirty days. (f tor five buadred snot Grenade | make no scoount, were Heantngsen « Will Dave fos. two thirds of his entire forse p yyry' and wounds, and If be Srot bir 1y & few desperate men. seventy or ci encape, left im tt i —perhaps ano macy of those dieabied; ) ; compe whd the indestructible Henu'ngsea: red more wil! come b7 the ciorra Ne iM fill ur the vacancies made by fever in b recruit. We shell stil! be ‘five bus who Dave faced death in all abares te artranger Will these five bhuadres itiam Waiker, achieve the recoaqcest of ey will pot THE CENTRAL AMERPOAN ALLIANCE. five Stetes of Contra: Ame toa, newely, Costa Rica, a, Sam Salracor, Honocras and Ni>veracus, for thirty yeare Dave passed through a series of sac Tevolutiona; the Lamy and usages of war are to them, aud althoogh, man tor mrvo, they are to as im valor acd Tesolatioa, they sorpars curning, celerity and cogged porseverance. tm the one purpose of driving the ~-fliousiers”’ foil, they lox forward to years of desuitory gu 9 with periect confidence a8 tothe figal resu't bas sire'y swept away 1,200 of the Conte e, and yet she has not lees than 1 600 men \ under Aod moving ageiart Walker can slwaye & =} 600 oF 2 000 Of her fero ghgseuga a iis apis ? S$ | f E fe u ! i: 5 air of ber marshes, an’ use and live, #1)! contend in ni an year b ‘are eurvelte with death and wick oF on } claaster. The conquest of Nicaragua can only beef. ‘Av-| wel) \ciplined bodies of mounted rive wen armed vessals i en bot Pay and to Conctliate, om tpi event, 1 pointe and batteries Of carpon Mary obief to command them. Will happily, is only an amateur captain fanatic He dows not uoderstand the he never lvarpe: it, nor the care ea Besgtle c fs the main festore), nor the are cove ation, when to be nor the frievda. are when to par oye apd apprentiocs just joored from their mothers epren string, Amerioans '00, born free foolish rola teers. (nto bie ermy by tying agent’. fe kille a cola bined and with white lips ine carliops of the Span sab ene Indian |, the Salarare and Corrals, favorites Of ibe people, whose blood \# Crop for drop'a rain of dragons’ tect q mies armed with love decrees of copfiecation be from Orphans of hove whom be bas slain or expetriated their entire | str of mmiversal mit) euct moving — bDimerif and nis agents @ and convert hordes of of tiga dle and inteiligeut one Tt genereiebip jee art, moch more '* conqn which Adee the ciMovity of retaining peacefully and pro’ what bee beem taken by force Art premere popuins, the rt of the Conare, Macbiavel!is and Napoleons, which ihe ba row head of ¢b uncaiouiating fanatic is tnoapabie of orm prebending in ite eimp icity TRE DECLINE AND FALL. Ip the months of Jure, Joly amd Anguat last, all Nic . pd Chonialen, wae or ten- out molestation Grey daring that per cuties arose deteren the American ard the overnera A wretohediy or eonieed, drepken, and o pled commisrary depart Ment FAVE COBIID LE vORL# Of Comp levies of provit one Tie + tone originated by the re Gnd bie CO MAtOF, Ped Kireaty exheu ted t Of the More Fraliby DEI ves. Native cifvtale io the ely! pa Lae Only & Amal aod lowe fielent pro porten Customer, ince W ihe foreign 4 ray % ) Stang! wg bimecll to be made Pri NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1 The rapid us correspondence; Datives informed B.ainst matives, and the former fiiends of the Americans {ailing under suspicion were seized, searched, imprisnsed, dned and deprived of del! eatates | It was a reign of tpquiettorial terrors, and torew over ali a clon‘ of fear end ——- At (hie period only one Amercan O>ionel le, 8 the interior end tnfluentie! cirole of the goverpment. The confide noe of tbe dictator was withdrawn trom bim, and \herceforward the couree of deepotism was forward and downward unt! 6)! Central America rose in arms and tho five States banded together with vows of eterpa! betred to the invader, AD micrvjew took piace between General Walker and President Rivas. The sole unobserved witness of thet in. terview js still living. Presidant Rivas, a'r represen tng the impossibility of @ divided govervment sad oot dempipg with vehemence (be policy of con wostion ead Oppression, notified the American leader that be must withéraw from Nicaragua, Walker suthontatively de mand-d money for b's soldiers, and refuse1 to #iudraw unt) they were ful'y remunerated. Presidert Rivas re- phed at once that he would pay al! and in ffl. Tne Ame rican commander, ialien in a momens from bis bigh position into that of s mere mercenary chief who sold she services of an army, shook hia revolver in the face of the President, and barshly ta ymates bis will boia to remetn and to govern Chin was be beginning of the recond war, The fight ot Rivas ene bis (abet (rom Lovn— the cancelled eiection—thr tufted ballot boxes of anciner election mavaged Dy Anie- rican judger—the rocok Presidency, at which rom smiled and otbers turned pale with spprebensioa; and then the long series of arrerta, executions, lavier, exto coping coniscations, taking off all the large uable ¢staies: snd these acts of impotent svic Cefeats, figb's ard msi ing in the destruction ef by ruck and robbery, perpetrated under the orcers of 3 wan Who wished 10 be considered ihe President and otvi« bead of tbe country he was doaolating. by men wou baste . by this time, bave pai the pe ‘These events, clea: marbable as iIfestrating great morel snd po ite: bave passed before men ike the flight of a bivodv meteor pear the fae of the earth. which prostrates ihe sands ip death aa i, moves on to ita There ie & myth ¢f ciessic story which tls us that ® mortal arpired once to guide the chariot »f the sao ot baving only the idea apd the ambition. without whe power or inialligenc, of an immortal, he burned up re and derolated with firo balf the sur'ace of the globe, So bas it fared it our dey; and in the career of « Jed, cold blooded and talentless ai venturer, we y the modern illustration ot the ansient story. ifever the buman spirit, in te gs through ter nity, aitains to that calm superiority where the grander follies of men excite only mirth in the soul, surcly the os reer of this dul} visaged entbusiast will be an eminrot theme of divime Jaugbier. Not satisfled with decresing 'y and peonsge, without power to enforce them. On & people late inends, Dui now rising to the verge 0! universal revoli, be givee the final blow to all haman sympathy, and depr! ves himse'f of she evpport of his own pation, by detaimwg, like prisoners, Amroncan citizens, car ual travellers, or visiters, whom curicstly or necessity bad drewn temporarily within the circle of bis powar DETENTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ON THR ISTHMUS. There are in thie place, in Virgin Bay, a Ometspe @nd sbut up with Hevwingsen in Granda a aumoer of wen, (I Bnow not bow many) Amerioan citizens, who have borne no art in miliary operaitons storekee: tr re, merchants, young man B bitker by curiosity, or the disire of estaniiehing themeelves in & new country, many with femilios at home, dependent ans sutiering; or with women and obil- dren unbappily drawr with toem lato this mook military hell, wbo bave repeatedly spplied for passports and are detaived here, subject in common to all the sufferioge and Privations of = starved and fever stricken army, pioing slowly under the depressing effects of well grounded fear and the breath of » pesttieutial climete; subject to the ex- toriions of a company of half-starved and remors:iess inpkeepers, whose miserabie shanties bave beac thrice sacked cr eater out by the penniless ofiioers of the fiibas- ter army. Here, within reach of my band, are two of these vnbappy pertons, accidentally caught upon the lsth mus, apd denied tbe privilege of goiog to their homes and families. A wind of Jew, one Nowkerk, wro passes for the 1 buster Governor of Ban Juan dt! Sur, is putting on 01)8 of rectitude, while be informs these people shar he bas the order of ibe *Presicent,’’ that no Amorican stall en any pretext be permined to leave. The poor wretch is bimseif so miseral exercised witb terror, a dozen glasses of liquor eve veen insufficient to dro+n ihe tokens of it. Ine Coste Ryaus may ve tn at sny mo- ment, and be, tbe sa ¢ of superior wickedoess, mast yy and face the chanzer. 1 \¢, therefore, a potent con ‘ation to bym to fame gridiron tbat dock where tbe Walk about listening to 1 vepis Captain F © bear upon the sisemer, on the dock to waich a! B abd his Cilcers, Of the geod =bip Ur'rxba, look oa, amezed and anocked a; thie iarce of marte! law, which, if gotten vp by w Luropean despot, would be terminated by the \nterference an American paval force, « War of apy cost 10 purish go detestable @ viole of nations ard of humanity. Tbe glorious sunset of vical infivence: tbe \iel'ejons the troplos, 1 sweet; 1bo rich groce of these dolicivcs ‘Bilis; ubic of tbo p'arg'Dg ecri—thie scene, unequalled and ever to be remembered, all is forgottes, unseen . tra and tenderly bred in the great 'axury of freedom are made slaves to the insane and stupid po'ley of « despot. aod that despot, abame (0 say, & democrat woo hes fore © Ocracy, and on ite raios wisnes soulless rule of lead the love of dom: bumane, all that The Position of Gen. Walker. New Yorx Feb. 1, 1857. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BERALD. Finding many ix thie city ignorant of the true state of etaire in Centra) America, and especially of Nicaragua, Gen, Walker, and b.s army, i wil! put a few lines at your disposal. I have read im your paper for several days past, ex tracts from Costa Rican papers, in which most of the state :nents are faise, and only tbe abortions of ignorance, or prejudice, You publish all ust is news, from either party, which | think az excellent method for « public journal, and | assure you that most ef the statemeats in the extracts referred to, are new to those who lL...) out lately left Nioayages. The principal object of the an Semana! seems to be, to indulge in matics, by termiag Gen. Walker the bend!t a: oftem as bis ingenuity wilt allow bim to ose the term; and to invent the most absurd ‘alsebcods to gull the peor down trodden Central Americane and foreign Powers. Toey can deceive the mass of poor ignorant humanity, | tm Centra! America, kept igoorant, poor, aad degraded by the old, unwise, and tyrannical policy of the Srenisn American gorernmente,) but to attempt w humour @@ lightened pati ms it rd) vlous in the extreme, sod abows thelr own weakners and ignorance. They spit su ir venom at Gen. Walker and the Uatted States government, while crawling gradually \nwo the maw of Great Britain If they were acquainted with bistory, (r would take a retrospective view of the policy of the English govere ment, they wor'd plainly see that in whatever part of the world sbe has taken an interest, it hae reauited in a gain of territory, amd firaily \n am entire control, untit at the present time the eur wever sete on ber pomossions. 1 glory 'n her go abesdativeness, progression, and | bope she will continue suck & policy, #0 she coniices her opera tone to other continents. Doce any one coud: thet bat for \nterference or the part Dited Siates, the Eag leh government would now be in possession of Centra! America, at feset of Conta Rios and Nicaragua’ And even now abe jt graduaily leaditg the woak and foolish governments of Central Amerion, especially Costa Kica, into en incebtedvens which Gnaliy will and can only be hquideted by territory. There is no wee of disguictng the true state of the ease Centra! America mut have Anglo Saxoa help, aod liberal governments to develope her resources aod ameli rate the condition of ber people The greet majority oF people are kept ignorant and poor to gratiy the joe and ambition Cf arma miesrity of ber pale c 7 mpreve tke amteriion’ Then tho ball thie enlightered, progcoestr> ald coms rhpani, oF from the hw ¢ United Staten, of the rame cout: Sball Central America be ro raeratec by Fogiant 6 | nited Buster Walker, by all who are aetoainted with him, i@ to be eutirely devoid of nv-) ce, and most of ine © have always been question from a foreign, a Suropenn ge rel ingiitwrions o pest tions of malice and prejudice) but bis real ac- ‘Aragon bis manner of living, the respect, ad- mac of big! pice, created by the Almighty to revotutionise mpollic and ‘liberal governments, and battle tn Whe cause of liberty, education and civilisation for the ameit oration Of Lbousand® of (God's people, and the develope- ment of the most beautiful and productive part of the world. | think he has made one or two mistaken; and Position bas not’ Bat his great whieb be bas withheld comfurt, oulé be aided and applaaded by ‘8 opted invasion were fold to aga’, in allow. jent, aod platy, i repealing the decree against ry. It he bad wi april the country war more gettied, and in the enjoyment of & peace of one or two years, he would bave been mmiiar 0 | mrong enough to bave invaded Costa Rica soscemefally, ‘and forced them to peace. [tis peace be has been sirir- Ferhouid bave iet the avaricious and ambitious politi. rai, ou as Salace, Jores aad rT) » peaty pl 1\ © thovand ew ignien country; theo ‘culd Deve socepted the Presidency. potasiop tealog, made ibem refund their tll goum gains, ad mer—good men, enoogh to back bm withou ring the cause. It was boonase be pit @ stop t> inditpg operations of Salazar and Jeres «inst tho = individuals commesc: ooers to bim. e been better to have let the decree agains! é until the country wes settled, ant improve in beme aileirs aod foreign remtions, a0) people choose for themselves. le wus actuated to theso moves by bigh and concion tious motives for the good of the peop'e and country Ibey no doubt injured, deleyed. end endaagered ci: coanae, producing reverses which he, with his indom tani epergy and wiil, and bigh order of talemt, over.eme an” which no other man with the same resources could bav oune. Be bae ever bed 80 much cause to despair as when retreating {70m the Orst batile of Rivas with a haadfu of men, aa yet be looked forwerd to the acoomphshmen' ol bie aime with as muck hope, enthusiasm and certainty we be goes now, ‘The stories in circulation that be ie hemmed in at Rivor 060 men in bad conoition—on hie last legs, &c., Ac. ere ridioulously abeurd and false. He bad, the 3u oF fas. movth, whioh was the time 1 irft there, the best av: most reliable body of Gghtng men be har ever had, «x cepiing tbe original party His effective men wore be ween 1 000an6 1,500—nearer the jatier mamber— wit: bo sickness scarcely, and tho wounded reporting for doty every dsy, Plenty 0° provisions en4 0 othing 0: the beet Rind, several hundred stand of extr erms, {vor mortars and ight pieces of ¢aunos © Jorge sopply of ammupition—oot as apd rovnd + bot a be nceds—and talcnied ard », doers devoted to the causo, and lighting for the oauss, a: twated by tberal and democravc principles, and nots mere ac veninr Some beve returved from Nisaregos w 7, the coun'ry, and all connected wit men who would damao anything but case ‘quer, ¢atabies and rowdyism. Ii men go whore an meke themselves eick by improdcat and cnlidish nt pee in quer ano fru, and them expect to have tu fort in the bospitals as in the bospita'r government bi Hone wDiegoD le would ron sings. We want pone such, but men—and moc of ppirit, evergy and iedusiry, Many were dmappoiote: im Texas end Ca'vornis, because 102 Iezy to work, decarse they did pot tmmedtately become rich, and bi ali the ccmforts of an old country, The eame te the ca: mary who have gone to Nicaragua. The # and fortifications on the San Juaa rivor re lost by ihe careless negligence of an officer command of one ct the porte, and the in money of Vanderbiit; also by Eagtish interference anv countenance. It ts generally believed in Nicaragua to>: the spghab gover pment is secretly a'ding the Costa Rew: sgainet Walker, and aio against United States lotereste ¢ commender of the English vessels at the mouth 0: the river certainly ¢id Vanderbilt’s rascali¢ too Spencer apd the Costa Ricans 0 take the boata, aad wouly Wi men aod some of the Amorican py ¢ne of them, thereby patting & stop \ Awe ‘ean travel across Nicaragus, and consequently i erfering with the citizens of the United States. ‘The old Transit Compeny fortolied their charter from the Nicayaguan government by failing to fulfil their obi: gations to bo government; therefore the governmens « Nivaregua, after paiiently waiting for several yoare to ber dees from the Transit Company, apnulled the charter. and reized the Transit property for debt. Tm 1B ont the nted a new charter to others, that the (rau ait mig ept open and the travel Kept np. The whole jer was ivestigated by competent commissioners, 00% ‘efore the pubite, to which they can re fer st aay time. Vancerbilt no doubt bas feed Maroy, and Marcy twisue poor Fierce to suit himself, Also Vanderbilt is ckspoor ing 8 few of bis idols (dollars) to poor exbausted ~ Rios for the use and biood of some of the poor citizen» presred into service, Bat with all their money and in fueoce they cannot stop Walker and progress to “s vay oa—the fia’ has gone forth Amy one tatak. « vs mon bara horse or even jackass sene> view of afairs in Nica ragua, and of Walker. and bis aims and movements, must admit that he deserves to, an® will”succeed. Letthe matter be «xemined by truthful snd well sutbentioated report: trom Nicaragua, and without prejadice, and the cividze world must Walker. and those with bim, credit and Draise for tbetr principles and aims. You may bear from mo again. Z The Nicaraguan Navy. TO TARE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Bostos, Jan. 31, 1867. The consistency which you have throughout observeo om the Nicaraguan question, and the efforts your pape bas made to expose the fraud and d:lusions with rej vesce thereio, and noticing the lever of your Panama our respondent in your paper of the 20th, regarding the rob bery of C ptain Gilbert Morton’s veseel, I beg to give yor an extract from bis letter, daced Acpinwall, January i9 nt Many months bave passed since I have had any acoount from you, nefther have I written for more thane year. Since the ses pirate and robber, Walker, bas come to Nicaragua, my atlairs Lave been so unsettled that I could not venture to write. Last June 1 was on my versel. with » good ci board, bound from Salvador to Panama, from which Intended going to naiely when of the gale of wind. be 4 d alll eould to get protection from the United Minister Wheeler; but could getno redress, as Wheeler was a tool and entirely & partisan ot Walker. I'was refused ‘ort to leave Nicaragua ior four months, after repeated app ieaions and ‘ards baniehed from’ Nicaragua by Walker's orders. ‘tor, are some of the facts contained ip Captain Morton's letter, By & most ou robber) my good frend Morton bas lost his all. If it nad not been for the kindness and generosity of the Pavama Rai! road in pessing bim free to Aspinwall and finding him employment, and the noble generosity of Captain Dow, o the Columbd' other gentiemen, my friend might bave been begging now in Salvador. I think, our diplomatic service should b It fe time, if oar government will not put land and sea ptrate, that the people shoal1; an Ume that ibe people should rym: ze with the robbed pot the robber. Gilbert Morton for y+ ars was one of the Paoitic coast; be is at present raived. Is not our «ove ment responsible for the acts of 118 ane a matic agents? TA ‘The English thererasearene, With (bem in such manner aa to cause them some uneas! nese. The followirg are the partioulars:— ‘THE BRITISH INTERPRRENCE. On the morning of the 16th ot January, #hile some vere ergeged in bvliding for’ the others in gettin, steamboat in lying at their case w rtain Boott’s bulidisgs and Mr. Craig's Bal), » boat was lowerec from ber Majesty's ship feck, Dearing the cross of Si (eorge astern and soon af Jerwards she was filled with mon, The fisg attractos the attention efthose on Punta Areras, and Pression prevailed that there was some biog unus adout to occur. ‘The boat was watched care ully, and she war foo seen moving towards tbe ‘of Waiker’s men, wi‘ an ctllcerat the helm. A few minutes brought ver to tn: quarters, anc theoificer stepping ashore inquired for tr cfhoer in commend. Colorel Lockridge met him, a» was informes that he (the Brit'eh officer) had Ian consequence of having recetveo an order from perior officer to inform ali who were stationed at Pu eras that if ‘bey desired those who beds rigut wo bave the protection of bor Majesty's wherever they Cos ares that the men should be formed into line, that b might read the communication to them Tne camp interest. although none but Colonel Loe! ew the patare of Captain Cockborn's Business Toes Jeft thetr aifferent snd move nearer to wi officer stood, but were even then unadio t satu factory in ‘a few moments’ consideration Co'onel Lookride arked one hour's time, in which to decide upon wh» couree he would pursue. and it was granted. The (» Jonel chen went in soarch of other officors, and while to cones |tation with them Her Majesty's officers and satior. talked with the “emigraots,’’ infor ming them of the p~i vaticns and dangers they would have to encounter | ubey to proseed up the San Juaa river, ani of the numbers, position and determination o! the sities The bour’s time expired, and Colonel Lockridge, hay ing required longer time to get bis fellow officers toge ther than be bad antictoated, was not ready Wo give « decision, Captain Cockburn paid he bad waited the time #04 could wart po longer The Colonel atked an exes rion of fen minutes, which was refused. The Colone then said be would allow Captain Usekburn to read o communication to the men, rn’ take sti who had «rio: to claim Britiat % (he same ime protesting apaiue: bie dome eo, ard ee. Dimte vaderstand ther A Wot ony becaae of ty cre hee Of toe British fer D ihe ber bor the wae to proceed. 4 on » Waach. and Oapin emer wnte were Oo paral of the line, read the Cor korn, (ee bp C8 gape OPER OF BRITIAR PROTECTION. By Jobp Fiphuw toe Erskine. Beq.. Captain of her Majeriv'e ' ships and soe 10m ed fiom > Anerean stemne na had be . fented fo ae a emigrants Waibog AD OppOrtumty to pra hon Mr. Joseph BM. Seott bas sinse Jeeta wo bear arms againet their wiil, you e piace where (hare mem are at presen np avcertaired Wi iat 4 ng ibe party, ran cell! require from him » under bia notes. command, and in the event of your obtain {ng eueh a list, you will call (he men together and read to tiem thie my order to; on. Should eny of the party in question Clan preteetion ac Brftiah subjects, and their claime appenc founced. you will the oficer coin men must be tw withdraw trom went of bi acqnt men a passage to Greytown, or mice Majesty’ ebip under your commsa:d, | 0 thelr disposal. aa they may desire. the event of the aforesaid officer resisting aveb & course ag have petnied out, you will inform Bim that tn the first perech. wha under his command will be perm wave their prevent porition to, proceed up, the river or 1 he complied with; and. seoond dopt » easures to enforce ‘be rig) to's on Toray think best adapted to the purpon hoard the Orion off Greviven. thie luck day of Signed) JOWN FE PRSEINE BURN, Beq., Captain of her Majesty’ tm proceed to quartered. atd 69 Wee. ¢ until my ¢emands shal y. that Tw sbip Comen The number of men at Ponte Arevas composing the erty ip questfon, tated to be about 175, of whom 1 1é0 oF thereaboaia, are Mt for ¢uty, the remainder being } ove ‘You can imagine the feeling the reading of the above creamed, Ive wen stepped from the line and claime’ . Masy were In¢igpaot at such imerfereac: apd otbers did Lot very well know how to rogerd ,\« ‘The right of those who Claimed it to ritish protentio move formed of the [4 oa them should they re more in their presen! , Nes by owing wha) the effect of the statements of 1: Engiish to the men migbt be, Cen. Wheat—a volunteer and well Bnown in New York—mounted the deck of « craf, Iylog near by, ard addressed the ‘emigrants ” As non ne had reached a position wrere he cou! be b are, the G neral called npon them to remomber ths they were Americans, and to do nothing to sully the name. Although they were but » handful, with tne guv- of a Britieb fret} olpted towards them, they must rian: frm apd wp) lding—preferring death vo dishonor. To conduct of the British was ap outrage upnn the rights « ‘american citizens, apd one which was in perfect Keop ing witb the conduct of the English whenever a: opportunity of insulting Americans offered sel’, Uncer the pies of seking for British so, yeots they bad egam and again semried ‘the riz) of pearob,”? snd woen accident gave them the pows detainea and searched American veesels on ¢! ‘as, their act that day war similar ia chars ; Dut although the men thus insulted and outrage Ot im a positien to resen\ it successfully, they wur not forget that the same enemy came upon Ne~ Oriesps, crying * Creole women and booty,” a me bancful of baray yeomanry, under Andrey Jackson, #) ibe British tion bow)iwg back to his lair, with his wil b» ' Whats jew Americans (\0 B they 001 when it Deoame neceseary : land aoovher lesson. Britwh officers and Brit\«: Ameri cap spire and Ameriosm bravery were the same now s be, and po Americen citizen need sear that the outra: tbat bad juat becn put upon them would not be resent» eb tbe proper time, if he behaved as became an Ain vicen With the above remarks the General descended fro. bis elevated posi lon, in a perfect rage, amid che- trem thore who decided to remaia ‘emigrants fu Nicares ua ‘Those from her Majesty's ship Cossack remained lis ing witb seeming composore, until the altusi»n to tne batt: of New Orleans, whe, with those who bad claimed tu: protection, ibey moved towards their boat alte! the excitement had parually subsided, Colon Lockr.dge drew up and present d the folowing reply, \+ writing, to the communication of Commodore Erekiae Pests ARENAS, Jan 16, 1857 Sim—Your communiestion of this date has been received. 1 yiele to your cemands, because I know you have the me of entorcing them. bul bad J one third your foree, I wou ela. vectfully, os — iu ot wei , LOCKRIDGE. ent ration for Nicaragua To Joux ¥, Enseive, Ae BM. ship Orion. In the above was enclosed the following protest:— Punta AReNas. Jar. 16, 1857. fin—Your communication ef this date has been received requesting the imme diate surrender of such British subjects as way be found at thi: igrant 04 by a tnrea: to enforce your crders unless complied with In answer | buve to say that your officers shail be allowed to take such subjects as they may find, at the same time reserving to mv selt, as emigrant agent for the republic of Nicaragua, the righ! loprotest, as I now solemnly do, against so high handed jerence aifairs of Nicaragua, ectfully, 8 A. COCR RIDGE. To Joux BE. Exsx: M. shtp Orion. ‘The transact ons of the day were tne topic of the even big ter we ing. The British government was denounced in all quar ters, ana thoee who bad tne of tus fleet reocived m full share of indignant remark. It war finally concladed that if they bad romained they wou): sirogeiber, i wad better that wey had goaey « r, it was 7 . would be more “rations” left for those who 'r: a. ye steamboat which the ‘‘emigrants”’ are getting i: ess to carry them up the San Juan is not yet com ap read! pleted The blacksmiths and under direou been piper carrieges fo of Col. Lockridg: the cannon above, and they are now pearly read: It ie behoved here that there is an understanding be tween the British government and the United Stater which accounts for the non appearance ofan America man-ol.war. Sipce the discovery of the letters stating that th Steamship Company have been sending arms to Walker 1 8 said that the Costa Ricans have devermined to leav« Ponta Arenas. The Nicaragua Officers and District Attorney McKeon. 30 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Maxson Hoven, New Yorx, Feb. 7, 1857 ‘The cowardly sttack made by Joha McKeon, Usit: States District Attorney, in the Uaited States Commissio er’s Court, yesterday, upon the charteoter of the geni! men iptorested in the work of promoiing emigration \) vast commercial resource ‘were iso con not have beer me bi oe mas the public Mr. TF, Meagher, was im court ‘aa it doce from ome who bas madean unmanly os of bis little brief authority, rey ty is sia for ® moment believe that the President « such upworthy coseus om the epectfully your obedient scrvent. Trial of the Murderer of the Archbishop o: Parts. 7 The trial of the murderer of the Archbishop of Pari- wheb took piace on Saturday, cocasioned muck mor bilo mind than any event that bs e tirel: fait in a vy pet ent im ev The bench waa as orowded as I 3 3 . __ Not mor po RE Darr robes were abie t) obtain admittance. On t the i ding jcdge, were with usage those a; Préces de conve. ton, the material evio: ‘There was th~ murderous kaife, the a mere oan na ine length, ava the victim, tbe stole. toe surplice, |, all prerced ao bloody. The reap fot og.‘ ta bot ta & moat terrible weapon, and a {a ite manu facture ts that at the of the bi pear the point there is a concavity resembiing the part of th end of a per, made, it is said, in order to facilitate th. flowing of the biood. Al twenty minutes past ten the prisoner was bi pot {nto court. He pt | man of middie beight, fair complexion. bigh |, and aad expresnive od, by the usual questions The proceedings were to tbe prisoner by tbe \, demandiog bis age To these he Seawered’ tant, hs d profession came was Joan Louis Verger, that he was oge and a priest. further formal questions be ssi tnat b born st Neuilly sur Seine, and that hie last reside the houre of bis brother No. 66 Roc de Seine, Fi Bt. Ger: ‘The President then asked the prisoner to listen att-n tively 1 the indietmeat (acte d’accusation) which ws about to be read. ‘This dooumert, which set forth with gaceinet oes iban usual the very simple facts of murder, wes them read by tho registrar, It was remarked that ono paragraph Cistinctly repodiated the an of the Verger listened with the utmont ent attention to the acte d'accu |, Rowever, bo was already well a> ed upon him in pri even made some alterations ip passeccs to which he objects: After the reading of the Indic: ment the Dames of the witnesses eubpensed were called over ore twenty one in number, of whom thres were summoned on belis the prisoner prelim! forma bavirg been thu complied with, the Preei ‘wan about, according to French practice. to interro the privoner tovchiny the circumatances of the crime, = - bin commencing with the usual order, “Prisoner nd wp,’ Verget, in a calm tone, and with as cool and_coilected & mapper as if be bad been & counsel making ® motion said —M, le President, if you will permit me, I bave an observation to make. The President—You may speak The Prisoper—Gentlemen, nineteen centuries ago & , with nied, since a copy bad been # and he bad rout word was apoken by a man, who was mgre yan ® Hy me woe jetee Corie” This wort tue, Ras volts! Few emniius!? And another man whom yba love and venerato, and whom | Inge and ‘with you, repeated this word when rad * cat la Now wo must understand the senge af thin groat 857, you Beard the registrar read the cirevmetantial detals cf for wii lam reeponsibio betore G1, dafore to m! ‘Tne members ef the bi widaviearme; bot he arms which I had prepared be. gotg to prison were also formidobie, and | have w Y come now to ‘he Iwib to speak to you of my falib, for « ut fuith is Bote priest, I require all my pa Prison; they would be in as safe custody myself. I desire to tell you thas moral vic becu used towards me. J desired wo ca! ext) wiperses, and I Fefased, 1 have written ov ‘he sudjeos to the Minister of Jasiice, begging him to submit my letter to tbe Emperor. Prisoner then read the letter which was to the jollo fot — Movt'eur le Vinietre—My request to have my wrinessor ws obstinately retured. I therefore refuse with no leas y \o mske my statement, I will not answer thi questions which the President may put to me; I wil! ds ject to the Jury and to.puble ovinton, [ d my eoemitr, Let them come ail. It what! anv 4.1 will march nobly. gravely, resolutely to tn: vuilioune. ! divine justice will punin» bee! rious, excessively serious 1 deman wo faroisb my Pe They are of two kinds—wriiie. d verbal @ written proofs are my papers—the ver J ask you to pat off the trial.” 7, pe 1, Dut} bave not g jp point 2? Tow orironer conc'nded by caliing on the Presideat to pos pone the trial for a woek. The Presidept—Gentiemen of the jury, ‘t is imporiau bat you should know what the fasis are, The prisoner's appeal to the Court of Cassatioa baving beea on Yhursday, | went to se him, and asked nim ner | wovid be Decrsrary for the purposes of bis defence the’ the trial should be postponed bes ond tbo time fixed. He appeared to rc flvot @ litle, but ultimately he said that h« would be ready lor to day. is ibat true, Verger? The Prisoner—There both truth and falsehoot io wbat you say, M le Presidemt. You assured me that mv defence vould bofree | added, “and with respect to al) the circumstences.” Now I desire to prove what my 8, the men bors of the Inquisition, have done. ‘The Presideut—Jt must be thoroughly cuderstood thai ail we bave \o co with here are the facts relative to the murd:r of tbe arebvisbop, apd toat the prisooer wishes $0 cal) witpesses to tnauit or tpcrimipate ce: tain members of the clergy —witnesses whose testimony would throw no light whatever vpon the present case. The Procureur General was quio right ip refusing to have them called. Verger, oc neult your counsel. and he will tell you that your requizhion to have these witnesses called isan ‘Abuse of the right ot defence. ‘The Prieoper—1 have the honor to answer your obser- vation by a letter whion I received ai half-past five yee terday evening, from my honoradie defemder. It is au OF eF of tbe minister which allows me to subpwoa my ‘witoesses, but at my own expence. It was then then too sate 0 Summon my sixty witnesses, M. Nogent, moreo. ver, olo me that he had not reocived the list, The pri soner, 1B Lvpyo note from his coupse!, M » five o’clock this evening M ist of witnesses that M. Verger desires to cal, ver, it 1s now too late.”” M. Nogent Saint Laurens said that he hed in the course of bis duty commupicated with the prisoner, and asked liet of bis witnesses, He did mot recelve bis av F tit Inst evening, and in the answer the prisoner raid be desired to ‘® creat many witnesses at his own rik and pe ‘M. Nogent) bad then written the ~~ laa which bad been read, to say thai it was too 0. The Procureur General (M. Vaisse)—-We must not at- tach wore importance to incident than it deeerves. Who will believe that the prisoner has been refused any. ‘ubing necessary for his defence? We refused to hear his witness s whe knew of a scandalous libel in whica @ accuses the most eminent members of the clergy. ‘His list of witueases is but an abominabie libel— ‘The Prisoner (in # loud voloe)—Read it, them, read it, The Procureur General—It is an abominable libel, a farrego of calumnies. ‘The Prisover (foriously )—Read, read, read. ‘Tne President—You spoke just now of Carist. Matounen nak we Je President. tice, bis truth, bis goodness, he mercy. Preaicent— Saough. ‘ sigs The Procureur Geveral—After having assassinated the Archbisbop of Paris, this man would have us permit him strike wtb the pov'ard of calumny the most eminent members of the Fronoh clergy, and he asks for ume to study bis insults. Tbe Princ er (loudly)—The defence is not free. ‘The President— What do you mean by the defence not beng free? The ‘What is liberty but the exemption m— Fee nae Se wae 6 1or—No. sir; 1 © ion from physi. cal bonds, trom bolts and ; moral bonds are tatarregetorion tucb ss you would put to me. The President—What do you mean? Is not your de fence free? ‘The Prisorer—Itis not free! It is netiree! The de fence is not tree! rn Onan en eee sons tbat ] wish to ‘The Preaident—Oome now, once for all, are you willing to go on with the proceedings ’ Prigoncr (vebemontly )—I desire that my witnesses should be beara. u gent saint laureps rose and begged bis client w calm bimeeif. He would reserve to himself the rignt tv call for further witnesses if, in the course of the trial, he sboulc see 0 caston to do 80. ‘The Prisoper (\nterrup: ing)—My honorabie defender, | cannot concede to you what I refuse to the Court.’ | = my d¢mand, and I desire that it may be exe. ‘The Court bere retired to deliberate upon the pplication to postpone the trial, ant Peturned in a fe winutes, when the President announced that the applica ton was rejected. ‘The President— Verger, rise and answer my «cestions Prisoner (resoluvely)—I will answer nothing. It is moral violence. The President—Sit down, then. Usher, cal! the first witness. Cormont, a Sergeant de Ville, deposed that he wae io ‘Saint Beienne-du-Mont when the arch. the church of bishop was He the prisoner stab th» arch! in arresting the man, and beer! him bes ton cen ad or deonses | The Prisoner—1 have been i) treated. I have a ro wo a this witness. I was horrihiy and ki Such am arrest ie pot mors. 0 | The i Pr Legentti . Viear. The ‘ated Th D might a map who was vnjosily condemned by thé of Assize for The President— You alone posserr the supreme science you to know that men are innocent who are 000 demped by the justice of their country. Teed my “Co ‘The Prisoper (empbatica'ly )—Yee, y Yo Maillard une a betta esnatine}, ous Saree he will given let writen Roope Comeing erees Se seneset. s } Public, ask my brother for the Ibe General of Meanx sated the facts which lea (to the —You are a soouncre!. ‘The President exhorted the 10 be moderate The Prisoner— You see bere but a cead mas, s poniard, pea hold. eee, [ have boen persecuted by the ars Inquisition. eo Lon gat A doctrine ia abominable, above all said that he bad donge tbe pr sealing the sixty france Rounsean, and Pasea', which were pro- ‘quisition, bot had not otherwise m!sap- y M. Mortancon, ® French Protestant ataled that Verger come to him oompleining of hie superiors, And raid be wished to become a Protestant. Witness him that a change of religion was very serious met'+r, and that dieeatisfection with his superiors was 10 suill cfent caure for such a step ‘The Prironer— After baving seen this gontioman, | re- novnced bot Catholion and Protestants, bacause | became convinced that they were both tn error, The Abbe Sihen, vicar of #. Germain 'Auxerrois, had known Vergor froma obild, when he was learning hie catecbiam: he was zealous and intelligent: when he was arent dis and Intked charitable people at Neullly aS him ‘linen and morey; Le received the gife without twenking me; the curé of St, Germain |’Auxerrols after. Warde lent hire Wf, ‘at Autent! be repree: nied to me that he was Ip treve, ave! Merde! Poe fimaner—=ut of the geet bem, The Preaident—Exouro me; you seem to be going into The President— You now add infamy to viclance, Yeur deferoe, and this fe not the time. The Witnesr—1 seoeived a letior from Verger, In whicn The Priesoner—The Of the sabre is war, the | he threatened to dishonor me, a* well as the manes of s moral empire is peace. A lew minutes ago, gentlemen, | person who wag dear te me, and whom | bad lost. ‘The Prisoner—You ares to mance, the: paganism—eoyourenrt en OF : ° Proper bere said that the witness had mot sic) “") Phat Wey doth knew very well about the Brabop »/ The Preeident—Stop! stop! The Prisoner (raising bis voice)—Nor abort the Bi! + of Soissops. (Movement of indi; in the ardise . The Presi ent— Hold your tougue and sit down, The Prisoper— Audience, you see | am mot freer « tlemen of toe jary. | am not free, The President You are not free to slander, andy sbal! pot ™ The Abbe Legrand cure of % Germain !Auner -, deposed to Virser being the author of several lib... °> wrivipge againat bim; he bad employed him tneses. ary capacity. ‘ ‘The Priscner-—Sey at the Tuileries, ‘The Presidept—Have patience. ‘Tho Presic ent bere read @ letter from the prisone:.. ing pardon cf ihe owe (or bis feulta, ‘At this stage of the proceedings the prirouer bees. more violet than ever. He deoiared that oaly ger. °) letters were read agaist him, and loudly ‘ every wing :noula be read. He sat dowm and rose repeatediy with furious g stures, and called the cur. « “Miserable | miserable ‘The President—Prisover. by virtue of my disoretion» -» power, Jabalisend you out of couri, and procesd w .» the trial tp your absence. The Prisoner— La parole ou la guillo’ine. 1 am alraich @ nothing. I wil brave death as I brave this tribunal. You are a set of wretches. I fear God alone. The President ordered the gendarmes to take the pri-~ Be resisted, and cried, ‘Help, goonies. people, cefend me!’’ a cry here arose from the au 4 * No, a ou are are an assasin, an assassin;” and the rae i's absence. Suoh, however, it ‘was thougbt would be the case with the azeassin of ibe Archbishop of Paris; but onthe Judges resu: thetr~ seats be was brought back to the bar by the 1 Oy and ared somewhat calmer. be Surat, the Vicar General, saw the Arohbishop: ‘Obristmes-: Arobbishop and an sudieroe of ten minutes, which was refused s he bad pubiished s work on hie and on the scoret conduct of the clergy, printer dared printit The prisoner here an immepae were of writings, the of wi gaid, wonld take fifteen days; “ but whar taken me fifteen years to compore thom. (: nevertheless, your social and At The Prevident here showed the prisoner a letter, bear- ing bis signsture, full of respectful professions towarde Arebbiabop. ‘The prisoner declared tt wag a forgery. Dr. Laassigne deposed that he had once seen the pri- soner at tho Madeleize, and that he on that cocasion Bad s gee bis ee, ae Rog Tone geomet wae naked, and they clothed me pot; I was , wad they gave me pottocat;”’ this was in Latin; "anddrmonth thir sentence, in French—“I an neither suspended nor dicted, and yet I am dying of Ly thy wards called upon to exemine the Res piston thes be ‘wea vol med, atbough was Do! tremely dangerous map; nothing, either in i LH & & E any d tested him tm various ways, and mpiom which would Justify a medical Th last witness for the | The prisoner's first witness was Mile. wh sree Weck are aah et ow “Aux gir be (prisoner) bad quitied te presbytery bier’ bretbren, } am distressed to speak to you about the losal of one of our eocl siastios, not that he is dead, but that he ts ed in bis mind—brethren, for 9a ese—I said that M. Verger been prayed! pt eae te egos of Seine ek wher. The abbe Guefice was asked to s'ate the purport of the archbishop, in which be (the abbey twice and 1 that a man was enfor- bave written that pamphie} without being » heat. ‘The President—That ia your way of viewing it. ‘The Abbe Veroost, the third witness called, did mot an- swer to bis name. ‘The evidence being now closed, the President called up- ral to make bis requisiioire ow Scnaeoeaeomnen speec! e The Prooureur General began by saying that be had! BO tofpronounce; he wae uot able ta priest, I bave seen hie good really no requistiowre master bis emotions ‘The prisorer bere exclaimed, “You trembie, sir; - bie, finding yourself op; as lom. i tosuch an aiversary . You nll prevent you '’ pa i I jecent on Senrgr ears ores tes iN iE i if BEE ff ti EE efits iy tL iilil: i ih He st titty ie y bim'tn ali direevooe, jury oowid ‘Bovet all rejoice at it, for care to willed without ome. interdiction whieh the Ko OE ‘There wae no rule tbe act and Le madacen it + Laurese than, afer Bare priconer had sent officiate for am ie ‘expressed a wisl> that the proner would come end with the biehop, Hy My ‘and contained tbe expression, ‘It seems to require to be taken care ot ine i term for a lunatic asy'ua®, and if you wilt #peak to the prefret about it.” The prisoner had also written the following ¢virserdinary letter to M. Emile dg Girardin, who was on utter stranger to him:— Pants, Feb. 6, 1866. Monsieur Orranpis—Real)y, sir, you are the most insolent Bae" panel ee, Li y. perenne, over ves = fore, ve this |eanon from x’ YouDe priest, who ‘any more and more i the schoo of misfortune, Be C for itis when we pat Rf hr My four entire devoted, M. Ne proveeded to that Vi believed that: irene rng tly were ne tently of te 4 iat thom. fle ova- cluded by saying that bis Boge'snd ie eonpolation wat that the hery would relieve . rh ott'zens of heavy grief, by sayivg tbat atpreiate 50 geste, H Jor #0 black an action, ‘The President shortly summed up, and retiring twenty minutes, returned a verdict of guilty. ¥ Rentenoe of death was then passed In tho oeual form (Vergor being still absont), and M. Nogen! Saint Laurour ‘Was olrected to inform hm that he three days to ar. peal to the Court of Careation against the sentence Superior Court—Gencral Term. Preseot—Full Benob. Antonio Pelletier ve. Frederick Swift, ot al.—yudgmens g Cree of compiaint reversed and new trial or, jer William Grabam ve. John A. Machado —Order at spe. cial yterm reversed and judgment thereon for defendant,’ bot with leave to the pisintit to amend his com within twenty days on pay ment of costs of demurrer and tage oe epetial term thereon , conta of appeal 8 vent. Stanton otal ve, Willett et al—Motion denied, with $10 conte, to abide event. The Import trade of Denmark, including the duchies or pnt | oy tated With foreign Powors 1885 to bout 3 fr. each), amt ‘8 total of 104,178 - 14, om the amon