The New York Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1857, Page 1

- mE WHOLE NO. 7673. NI 7 ee © | EW. — a i BEWS FROM GeNTRAL AMERICA. Affairs in Guatemala, San Sal- vador and Costa Rica. UNSETTLED STATE OF NICARAGUA. He. Young Anderson's Expose of the Transit Reute Intrigue. @BOLERA AND FAMINE IN BONDURAS. AFFAIRS AT PANAMA, ae, ae., ac. Uuwr Panama Correspondence. Panama, Argust 20 1587. Maticrs im Benercl—Arrival of the Olumlus—Cholera in Quaicnala— Mamine in Honduras Railroad Affeira tn Bum. Balvador— Indigo Crop—Present Sate of Nicaragua —Powder and Lead Wanted—Oola Rica—The Barri end Websier Grant— Webster's Departure from San Joe — Injustice of the Government Thwards his Creditore—Fhe Lat ff the Pldusters—Mecling of Congress Mora Presi dent for Life— Mr T. Cary Jones Looked Fpon a: a Spy— Bia Adventures with Tom Edwards—Markels and Crops, en, de. Mow that the scene of fllbuttertng 1s removed from Micaragua to the Nineteenth ward, and General Wood eelipses General Walker; now that your de jure sud de Jacke city authorities ave baving as nice a tittle equabble among themrelves for office as ever rival candkiates for the Presidency bad in Centra! America; now tbat more Diced ia spilt in an engegement beiweed your Bowery oye and thetr opponents than was ever shed ip any one @f Walker's megnificent victories, the iitile news of our ‘@broaie revolutions, and further disquisitions on the never ending Panama dificalty, can scarcely interest your ex- gement loving readers, and the fact that overything is “en well as can be expected under the ciroumsiances”” aboug this coast, is the sem and substance of the news. CENTRAL AMBRIOMN AFPATaS, ‘The Panama Hai/road Oompany’s Central American Baiked Sater ma!) sieamship Columbus, Cap! P. M. Dow, merived at Panama cn the evening of tho 9th, from hor monthty trtp to the Central American Slates. Her freight @oasisted of hides, deer skins, suger, indigo, coffeo and sundries, with about twenty patsengers. From Gustemaia there {s 20 poliiical news of importance, ‘The coobineal crop is reported to be umusualty sbort—say @beat 6,0(0 baies. The reason of its failure ie not staved. ‘Tbe cholera bad broken out among the troops returned from Nicaregua, and in epite of all precaution hed reached capital, where the deaths averaged about thirty a day, @overnmen! wae adopting every means to prevent its mpread and provide medical atlendance; but ehould it peach the Indian population tt will probably commit groa} Wevegen as on former occarions. ¥ A alight revolution broke out somewhere on the borders ef Balrador— piace, time, object and result st prosens un- Many passengers who intended coming dow to Panama wore deterred by the sickness at $ @port sud along the | weed, apd a large quantity of freight was jefi bebisd for | wast of ohip Ke. | as we hear of famine tm rome districts, | g cf I 3 ss 3g t A ¥ i 3 . 3 Hf i ; f i i z i i i Q ° kiad them py wih The and Evg'and of the noutrality mew feel called upon to assume Mo-gan, Garrison & Co , irous to arrange matters ciberwise he would bave been arrested for debt 4 Colonel Fe-nacdez, to whom owed money, tried to initiates suit bia, bat found ‘thal the avi.or! ies ba.) or Jers not to act; nata: ab this breach of consivttonal sight, ment of the case, for which act he was arrested ee rans |) ao power tal Sever commied eo mare ‘The Dilvasters bave all te arrival oe ee wanes Mo, &. @o- ght that Mr. T. wate any feet of dis eome time in town ho wrote to ask Gee Senes dia seems, it i named wer, ate body wards role Jcnes’ money. wont penniices vecelves yemittances from bome. rae teen der of the Americans at Virgin om their firet invasion ‘Correct—ai least my Business ie very slack and ‘@rvp for next year promises weil, crop abtpped. Dopo vain ISTHMUS NEWS. ‘The United States frigate Independence, Com. Mervine, ‘galled hence for Gam Francisco om the bth, Previous to Dea ving the Amorican ci'ivone addressed a Setter to the Commodore, axproanive of thetr appreciation of bis services Bere, to which be retarned « very able ‘The John Adams remains in port, and Oapt. Hoff is now the senior officer of the station, and will not ae such, by order of the Department, until a new Commodore is eon 1 r6e that some of the papers, in speaking of the United Ptates’ domand for the ces )on Of tbe island of Tabog con. Deve ieet etene, wai ia eleven oeene Sree Panes 23 islands near cl belonging to A Siesmebip Company. Tabogs was formerly the oom ‘s depet, but has teen abandoned for some time; the Brith company have their depot there. The {slands demanded by Mosers. Bowlin and Morse are those owned by the company, viz -Flamiaco, Beriéo and Iijinac, tiree miles from the city E Cen‘tnela publishes a long historioo argumeniative iter, Dy General Morquera, giving bis views upon the Paname railroad charter, the new “Jaw cf seoartiy,” &o. Is presenta some novel historical facts, but there ts bothing new in tte views on the pending Isthmus questions. Robberies are very frequost here now, the police being permet ‘useless; every night some house or othezis en- ‘Tho Leginiattve Assem ty is 'o mest on the Lat of J month. Exciting times are to be cxpesied. The nos law which shears ibe tate of Panama of al! (se tndepen*eice will be warmly discuseed. If .Do Govorpor’a nossegs speaks the tru’> and giver a full view of the state of affaire itp tho Btate tt witi bo a starving d cament, Our wet season has been moat unnauaily dry; raiu tesco tually neeced forihe oryps the city and Isnmas are healihy, no fever of any kind prev ail! The Colambus sailed on the 17th for Centrat America. She returns about the 10th of September, so thal you may expect more news Dy the steamer cf the 19h proximo, The British steam +r from the routh is duo here to morrow and will just miss 1h s mail. Lieut Jeffers, who bes been survey!og the Bay of Fon seca for tbe Honduras Company, came down ia the Columbxe, having completed bis work, and intended to ¢ home on the liltroie, bit received oréers bere to return & Honduras, and accord: g!y left on tho Colambns, Business in Panama is very dull jast now, but the Cen tral American purchaeers last week gare quite an impolas fo wade. The Jobp Adi Doostur and Britizh corvette A‘arm are im pork The noch admire is expected immediately, WAg Ibe two English paddio whee! steam: frigates from Va! — Panama, Augast 16, 1857. The Prognint of Walker's Army=Their Condition aul Sufferiigs. Abnexed ieend yous list of the names [p2biished in ‘me Naw Yoru Humacn of Se.t. 3} of the last fragment of Walker’s iste army in Nicaragua. They emburked on board the United Sates hip of-wer Dooatur, a) Panta Arenas, on the 47th ult., aed arrived here on the 24 (ust. Mejor Thor. Doland, privates 8, M. Cole, Jno. Boyle, J. P. Anynski, Horry D. Grabsm and Joseph Jross, ieft im tho California steamer yesterday for San Francisco. The re- mainder of the party are to remain on board of the Daca- tor and John Acams, so! onderstand , t> wait the orders of our government, as it ‘8 no party here is antho. riged to pay thetr tra-sportation expenses to New York. When Decatur loft Punia Aren: condition, , naked, discasod and actually starving. The aliow- bers of one dime per diem for heir maintenance, granted by the Cos‘n Rican government, for seme cause or other, of whieh Tam ignorant, was suspended, 90 they have to trust to charity ® meal; many of them are too feeble and diseased to work. Samcel Mahoney, Jes A. Lanther, Nicholas Andrews, acomen, and Ferdinand Minkie, marine, bave been inv: Nded frem the Decatar and qil! Ne and be piaced ip the paval hospital fagebtp Independence left on the 24 (nit. for Sun Fraucis- 00, where ebe will lay up as a recetving ship. NEWSPAPER ACCOUN P3. ‘The dates by the Columbus are: San Jose de Guatemala, July 30; Acsjutla, Avgastl; Le Union, August S; Pusta Arenes, Augurt 5; Boca Chica, August 7. orrespon: of Pazama Star and Herald atoneeree Garscsta, Jut a, iar, the Smalk Pow—Pamine i) Viondurat—-Surey Honduras Inter Oveanic Railroad, ke, &2. A fow days stnce I returned from ihe Sale of Honduras, ‘and am copsequent;y enabled to resume dence. The route taken by ime on 7 Samrters from this city wa: by way of E:quipuiss, cromsing the frontier towards Throughow tthe main route between ‘this later piace emp jagva the enh poe Sos racies wale haeiee ait exiaieh to maoy places Al Evaudt’ a goarcely @ w poorer cora. Several of ihe Fade ont the opal Ny cot afficted with amall pox ie were sulferiz ¢ from want of A aflording ample rasturage for Caitle, at the same time that minos of afiror, lead, opal, quicksilver and copper are found {no grest abandanca. Nearly al) these valuable mines, however, ae jayiag on- work¢d, from the want of laborers and saifictent capita! to commence operations with. The corpe of engineers for the survey of the Hondaras Interoceanic Rallaay were at Comoys¢ aa, muktng prepara ons for folfiling thetr daiies, avd it (s said that epon ‘their report the work will either be age ce yee ther abandoned. Your correspondent de not wi to hazard an opinicn as to ite featibility , kno ving that good engipecrs ard am funds can accomplish a grea’ deal— Dat krowing as I do, and perfextt; , tho tended route, my word for it ibat the amount required to construct the road ‘will de double the present estimated expen-o, whilst (hoorsnds of cnsceltmated leborore wi!) find an untl grave, particularly upom the coasts, before the work completed. No bt interested parties will scoi at this statement, bot kt svoh como here and spend fourtoon ears on (here unhealthy cma, ae your vient’? done, and see tho ravages mado by sickness among DOW comers, and jfaatice will compel them (o admit the tuth of this statement. The government of Prerident Le genes cog brie , and whatever opposition msy have eis! Prior his advert wo pover, appears now to De sliensed, axd all parties seem united and in peace. THE NICARAGUA TRANSIT ROUTE. Anderton on Webster—Webiter, Herts, Cane ty, atm Dreper and others shown ap—ta- rious state of 4Mfairs ty Costa Mlcea—Agents af Comme@ere Vanderttit —amierson ac cepts the S:cretaryubip of the Great Capt- talist, Webster, and ts sworn to—9400,000 and « Transit Rote Grant—President Mora a Partner— How the Money was ratesed to come to few ¥i wih Com- mo@ore Stm Draper, MSloses fi. Grinnell ard others—Sim Draper lends Web- ater 920 occasionally, and gets the Grant— Commodore Morgan pitches in—How Fran- mt Route Grants are got— Aerris buys up all round—UVlarendon and Sapter’s Letters Webster shown up generally, in Pianos, Fleur, Storage Receipts, and Operations tn Canada, New Orleans, Costa Rica, dc., dv. MR. YOUNG ANDERSON'S BXPOSITION. Cartaco, Costa gts | ‘26, 1867, On my arrival at Ponte Arenas from ‘nited Race found Bu of the a7ib false and fiesta rT z 5 i 2 : i ii ; i S33 #3 i E # i i & i } i is s 2 AL ] Ht EAs 22 HI Hi i Ik . i a i ie +4 s | za 3 i £ z = i z Fey i fz & oH : § Zz > i rf > 2 £ = + 4 385 4 if # ™y & dl é j E 2 333 #32233 & E i } : = an? i et i Se 8 25 3 2 » Fi i id ¥ei £33 £ i FI i 3 3 | : : ; Gistingofsbed jn tho land. J] understand $host President Mora in a late interview with Captein Thatcher, of the United States that gentiemap that I am ‘pure apd bow Aenrado.) Even Cauty himsolf, in noticing my the farewell benqaet given to President Mora on ihe 24 Japuary last, acano* my character to havo been an- impeachable up to that time. | am since obar, oy bim and his gang with infamous conduct wowards Webster to Now York Upon thie I now hare to offer (he f liowing observa But in the tiret place let ue consider ibe character of my detraciors. 1. Harris, son-in Jaw to Morgan, the fitvuster, the sup- ter of Walker, aud bimself employed at New O-icans B FDC ing TOCTUIS, ATX F, AINMUNIiON and othe — to Welker. Teken om the river San Jusa by the Ricans, at the same time that they csptared arms and am muvition ocnsigned, by his fatber laJaw, to Walker, with Jottere provirg the game, he réiarned to the United Siates, end cortinncd his exertions ia favor cf Waikor to the Iast moment, jn concert with Mr. . wh) is, was, #o% over wil! boy @ supporter of the Subusicring cause in Nicarague and cleeebere. Harris came aith Webster, a fow weeks since, to obtain s recewal of the grant for ine trarsit, :abor in bis own rawe or any owber, ‘or Dimsei, Corgan aud Garrison, who having aided and aginted Walker, aro cha-geabie with the blood of ine Ceta Ricens, abed in defence of their coautry, thelr hemes end thetr religion. eae 2 wuty came to this country Nicaragas, @.c7m- panied Dy a Mr Drought, eho had absconded fro lard and the United Staten with acowiderablo sum money wigs J toa m:rcantile house Mesarr. Joy aud Ven Schroter, of San 4o8é, to whom the house applied to wrest him, Know ibe particulars. Mr. Cauty’s career ca ihe race courte at Bruteels, aud {le disreputad'e reecit are notorious, ae wellas bis subs¢qreat career {a Call ‘ whenre ne returned # seccad time to Costa Rica jas >trent, ond hee been keeping at San Jete the Ciab Nacional, & Dillard table, and recetying a small salary from the government edit .r of the Boglish pari of the Album, by which he ooald hardly xan his subsisience He has been ® strenuous opponent ci Garrison and Morgan in the of Golymne of the 42i.n, unt Barris arrived with the money bags. S webster, the who now pases under the name of William Robe rt rd Webster, also xnownasa scamp, under other pames in various paris of the United Siates, Exgiland and Germany, arrt at Ban i ar Jast, with ® Onptain Spencer, tbe latter with a written es from Oummodore Vanderbitt to take possest ion of © atoamere on the river Sav Juan and Lake of Nicaragua, which steamers the Commodore claimed az eing legally bia, but forcibly withheld from him, the rightful owner, wv Wolker and Morgan, and ns:d by them to supply the Aiibusiers in Nicaragua with arms and recruits. kney applied to Gusta Rica Tor assistance. Tae expedition siart. under the commund of Captain &, , asan oflsial document sta'cs, apd was crowned with snocess. Mena. while, Webster remained at San Jo::. He blew the tra: pet loud and etropg. He sail he was possessed of lary mesos ic jand and Amerisa, and mines in lermany; boasted of bis acqznintance with Lord Ciaren rh iuted at bis being # conii¢entia! agent, (te bad pro- vis urly asseried to Mr. Perry, Britien Consul ‘at Panai thai he was a seoret agent of the British government,) aa: approacted President Mora with a mysterious ion, in which he sald the vital jateresis, the very existonce of Costa Rica were involved. I, happesing to be ia San Jove st the \ime, wasiatro duced to bim by Mr. Gage, an cld mau who had been living on my bounty many years since he had been tarown destiute in my way. I was at that moment short of cash; for} Bac bad to repair the water whee! and sugar worke of my estate at Nevarro, besides haying Isid out money upon the mines of Tempate, before they were taken in band, on shares, by Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Aliprose : Mera. The works at tbe copper mines of Les Cunsavas, pear Cariago, (0’ which I own one sixth,) bed boon sas pended aboui ihe same ime, and my salary, oa Superia tendert, also stopped. tho canes on my sugar esta'e had bad to be repia: ted Dy a person with whom ibad made an Fer 05 sbares of the produce, so tual my rere ‘om ibet rource, wes bot Suamediaie. This being the owe, T was bul two Dap»ry to accept an offer of the Sore. guardiau- from im- gert, aud secure her permanent felicity. 1 Wo tnke am omth of bad keep a taryahip to the great capitaliat, Gr Webster, the avael ube Yad Wait’ aliguend bo seve Omts hes per = dan, Say told i was necooee abould be obtained, eben ie, and my obligation cease. I bound myself no f2-ther; neither did I ¢pgage to keep his secreis in New York, nor conceal my opinion of his nefarious traasac'ions, as the) came te my knowledge in that city; for at that tine ‘Bas pot egreed por understood that | should accompany him there. My duties were to draw up the terms of —— and confer with the Prosident and Secretary of ep. lon cf Rica bonds at 7 per cent per ‘Waker trem N' ae pat be foe bowever, bad br ought him New ‘ork «| to Begotiate) hed ‘‘cumesated’ ‘steamers Tor whiee best!pulsted a He obteined a concession for 76 yoare of Trassit route Ia fine obta’ op bis own teormr, cont which the President, Doa Jaaa tne qe non ab the time of signing the contract, The President, Don Juan Mora, immedia'ay om signing the contract recived from Webster @ counter assign went in Savor of certain par iirs resident in Cole Riva, of the ech ‘site privilege of land transit fom the lake to San Juan det Sur and Salinas Boy The President, wth te knowledge of Webster, presented me with a share ts this assigninent, and thus I became inte reated in the wanit holding thereby # ¢ wniroliing prwor Now York, when Webstor fraudulently offered to dispo: cf the route without recognising or even mentioning the atigomect be bed mace w the “land Transpor: Jom pany,” who were entitled to receive for fon years hoary and bighiy —- tolls from the Transit Uompany to be formea by Webster. ‘After (hls I unfortunately agreed to accompany Wooster to Now York. Money eas wanting. Webser, basing bro, none with al ma, tal beea liv. tog, a8 I have since learnt, upon smail sums borrowed from various portons in San Jose, throug the iatermedia tion of Mr. Gage, on grandiloqient assurances and pro. mises, Bo ho then oxhibited to [on Crisanto Medina and others ® letter of credit for $100,/00, with “dorne tas Vanderbilv’s” tome sitached to tt, whisb os I afterwards ee there oe wasaforgory How ever, upon and fraudulent: exthorizs tion, ‘on the ‘ Commodore’ in fa “or of Me- dina for # recetving $1,700 on account. He also dorro vet Ow a by an action at law) $100 In American from Mr W diam Thomp: Gago, bet my keowledge § a on hotel in New York be coantes American gold, whish he said be bed drawn from hi ban’, although | soon aret be neither lis? an ace ven! io Derk or Peupiary mesos whatevor in New York or the tadie $400 In offento4; for 5 3 & . ital ste a hie retara be seperated on tbat accoant from Morgan, shortly afterwarde, in goncert with « ° 25 e z.. z ph ay z 33 TION—FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1857. Provious to ibis Websier, finding the die'noltaation »! / | was hiding from nim, and oveding his creditors. I ao ut epectabie persons oF capitalists to treat wish him, tarartet me witb s large interest {0 the grant, and even ento:24! on It. by desire of my legal adviser, Mr. Fallerton, o* Wail atreet, an engagement that be cou!a not seil the gr wat ‘without my covrent. Thur bein; controling pover ant ‘sould epproach alone reepectats' on ibe aub, Draper by courent. I Rica with ment, or at loset with a rupply of part propricior, eeides Bo longor secretary, I persoae and capitatians Simeon ‘me and ammon' whilst the company war bi tog formed. On tia ave of ay intended departure Mr. Draper could not faifil bis promise, I therefore declined any further communication with btm (B busivess. Webster then wrotea jsttor io the Prosident, faleely axeuring him that the loan way “censemmated” tnd ready, as well ax arme and amemnnition, which irttor Tirapslaiea, bai I thought is my doty te undecetve the President by a private note, leet hs should thiek I participated in this act of deception, after thie, meeting Dr. Whelpiey. I requested that gea- | teman to sce Mr. Draper, with ® message oa tn 81)- ject, end fo express my determination to quit New York. dootor, instead of detn; desired, wrote a letter, dated Maron 3}, 1857, on! mai! part of which emacat | ed from me, tho reat being the dactar « own reflections or | inferences. fhe letter was bended by D-aper lo Websier, | so shat the latter’: assortion ti faizo that bo bed go prvi cus intimation cf my Intention to quilt, when! left New York two months afterwards But etilt, whliet did alla my power to promste ihe object In view, hamely, to arrauge fo tas the grau’ should pase from Webster's inio prrce bande, in wnich tbe interests of Costs Rica should bs safe, and the loan, whic this co: Biry eo «-gently reqalres, anoald be aie tiated and forthcoming. Mr. Grinneli and a powerful party OF bankers and capitalists at Instoame forward to arrange with Simeon Drape:. Io fact, an arrangement ‘war made, which only required m modification of the ex- onal demands of Webster to have insured the ‘ranzmkajon to Costa Rica of @ iarge eum of money on accoun; of the loan, when (the pews arriving of Walker’ forces at orbitent imme dia! aa beipg hemmed in by overpower 4, hopeless and about tobe cut to came forwa:d to treat with Wed- ‘a Blibaster lo Nicaragea, gdh ripe fr to Morgen’s pariy over Of thinking was deci¢ed)y oppreed of ‘ ctvilising”’ Central America by blood ery. We bad several moetings. 2 was off¢red $10,000 incach, arid $65,000 in shares fo sign the papers, and use my ier tons én Costa Riva t Rave the grant ameltorated and i terms exkrvied. Wevater was to have double that sa unt. A ps) per wee signed with initials to that effect. At ine next meeting I heaitases, rT were rapid and osnf cilpg. I thought cf ms lly, who would be placed ip efliaen} olroumetances if I consented; and, on the other side, asked myselt gbetber I was about to sl! Costa ‘Rica with the trapeit, ans thereby consign (0 another un- merciful invation the people wilh whom 1 had lived 20 Jong, and from whom | bad always experionced kin iness and considera:ion? Sail 1 soll my hands, 1 mentally arheéd, wi b gold stained wiih the biord of tne bravye—the evtiering Coats Ricans, children of the adopted country of Ty own obildrer? ¢ man who heritates is sa red, for he bas time to bri hig reagon lo bear upon bis paseions. 4 from tempia'ion.’* ap, who was waiching tepance, mistaking the nature of the struggio wit “friend Anderson, I think you ares cunuing mw!" [I plied, Yes, 1 am conning, bot! am also jst!’ | also dieguated with @ proposicion to offer Prcaident Mot consicerab:e amount of shares ia the Transit Company for bia private benedt. I get the matter disposed of tii next day, on tho pisa tbatthe documents should be submitted to a lawyer for revision before being signed. As soon as Web: myeelf got into the strect, | warncd him that !f he made a transfor of ibe grant to Morgen, Harris, and Garrivo 1, after baving alrea’y d!spored of it, and delivered it t» Draper, from #bim be also taken mobey On acount, Draper would probably arreet bim for fracd. I also doubted strongly whether President Mora would to put the Olibuster Epa A again in possession of toe river San Joan, T distinctly I would not eigv. Ho threatened me, aod ito to ye rome mischief against me—I to will rend. after this it was jidged adviaadie BH Costa Rice On thecveof my de parture ( became the bsarer of letters {rom other pa ties, expres ing thelr destre to treat fur the Transl! and loan io case Webster's graxtsbould become pul). |)ostroas that the govertment of Costa Kice shoahi obtan the loa, whic ghe 40 urgently required, a# soon as p. stibie, { also informed other parties unco pected wih the Ol\b wstere, £0 that they tov might apply, and the country be therevy waved from fallxg ‘nto the power of her teyeterate one mee. After my departure from Ne v York duly antnenticated a were Senpatches to my &ldreas, whiob, arriving eT reached a Rica, were privately shown to the President. | deciles to prerent them officielly uetl! Web ster's greut was anpuiied, ag] woeld not bring my respec- table consti vents imo eomprtition wi be man of his vile cbaracicr. In the meantime, in Costa Rica ibero wer fons Kaguid togetter to odiain personal from Webster's grant—Mr. Osuty snd Mr, Young, the latter an uncertiied rious io. Costa Rica for bi a few that T ros det) crasal of vom of Ihe Lo ® perusal of some vars ny. By this means, kaowing that betor, and anxioas to retorn t9 | Corte Kioa, it was decided nad arranged tha! J M. Youcg thould go (n to New York and epter into an rangement with Webster for part of the apotis, tn case they coa!4 pro cure Bew tema, by tnflaence around the Pret)envial chair, sud by villifying my character in the colamos 0° iho 4itvm, On tis arrival at New York I bat already lef, io the sieamer George Law for Asp nwall, whoace | crossed by the railroad to Panama, but Oncing (he steamer Colum bus under re;@ir, and pot Jgely t» be ready for some tims to start for Genta Ri s, lombarked Im @ sailiog vosse', by which, ax we were beoalmed at sea, my arrival a’ my dos Hoats mwas delayed three weeks; ana Webster, Jono M. Youn Barris a:riviog at Panama ehorus after my do parture thence, avai'cd themsctven of @ steamer just hired to _— the bot mm Os, yor detained at Tots they had ample time to bring thoir plana in.o ope ration, There is no doub’--in fact i\ ie well knowa- ‘ha! Harris has been lavishing mumey at San Jose, as well as in “oom ditional agreements” to poy considerable amounts Ww (hose hove asstelance was required to obtain a newgrant, or Ma renovadion of the former ine. 14000: say, nor do J dilleve, that President Of the Nicaragas Cranes route for private advantage; for 36 must bo ‘aware that the esfoty or cestruction of Costa Rica dezends upen the Cyt ony AD:! diaposi\ion o} the partice who ob tain it, worn out by tind ive sbecrastns, he. ee We oun gy @reone aro ind stor, Harris ko (which Os ‘ne Morgan Garriton and the Filbarter) a gran! «/ the Nicaragua Tram rou", comtit thear eles bring Us ile of Boyland tnd smart ed pietae atoen Y ba atehbodt to Cota Rica in nder vert; whisk amount, Rowerer, a eerie b4 in New York, al my opnecessary task, w! ‘comparing his character with mine. The only decumente he hed in New York, to my knowledge, are #8 follows — lst The grant of the Transit, wi h twoexplana'ary notes or others from the governmon! of Costa Rica 24. A certificate of the government of Costa Rica, that 10 the amount of £16.C00 rrting are due to Webster the Wake and rive, siemmert by the expedigion to seitie the Cantral Amor! arent; with hie lord. ton, observing that great ability; tsi that Us lordly wostd areas ; Woa Mr. nadoreos agaia on confidence in that Yenticn of men ‘ork, drpowtied per and mytelt ia the bends of Mr. sormarien «f 2 c¢mpary. Da -wr'* agreemett an! +eelt fue there dooaments. ( onerred Feb oF beae (he Teelde pO Aster ANG CURE dict law Teh Beay Re be poe Webster aod ever 06 Spenser te wy is eel mea Dreatened to doer Bim before we for ewisdiing i'm ous Of Bis jast third and ers. Wobster carries with him, showing the pigratares to prove he is io correpentenes vila thee reopeges, but givin cawwmgere fales readi Bie “naererand e oan reposted thie (A since he returned to Oosta Risa, to the great e!\dotion of Die bearers, Aer it letters. There were #evers! from Sem Cer, with anewere thereto. ‘wat often (n the rane room, in whieh was s tebie, the drawer of whi sh contained thom. Spencer was there in my absooce, day afer day, POR Morning wi) night, waiting to catch Wedmer, who = a g22 32: i. 225 & ef 3 3 z ? | | tock me ip,” Is false im ite y remises, know Sf Spencer tock any letters or papefs. There other letie! mincipally from Webste:’s creditors ay ‘otters from a >voad he kepi io the aide pocket ef hie vor. I took neme cf bia je}ers or dosamenta, nor would they Reve been of apy use © me Neltheram! aware tha) S.enocr (cok any. except the ono wr job Wobater bimsail gevebim And this I solemn; doclara. 1 never tad Iwan & rish owroprietos of Onate Ring 1 distize:!y told Commocore Vanderbils, Mr. Goodbue, aad way other frien: New York, that “lam not rioh, bat Bot poor. That ! sould havo to wirk fur my famtiy to tan end of the chapter of life.’’ My ‘ mos apclent debi,” which be aid { was paving off »\ dam Jose with the con te of two bige of gid which be falscly I bronght fiom New York, were . 1 havo jast soit the + in wear crop of the éataw of Navarra for something thousand do! lear, So that if I ried, Jam notabsolvtely poor, comacquent y th 0d vulgar boast of Wover, thal ‘1 war hungry, fed me; naked, and he chabed me; a et auger nately, too trae to ite cor clusion. In oloeing tbi: piatn relation, Teannot avoid rofocting vpen ali l saw and exporicnced daring the six months’ abarnce from my quiet, Bapoy, mcontaia home ia Coma Rica. My observatirns woc}i )) a book, with a moral to Mt Received a’ New Yori by persons of atti senee, tofu epee ed character, h-pe baaved ep my expecta ions, apd I conOdentiy iockeo forward tothe day, apparenuy fer cietant, whea I oouid effeo ually seoure the mio ty of my adopted coumy, aod a: the samo time peo le for my tambiy, and the erjoymente of @ “groan al rurion was short Had I been aa:scievtet ap bovest man, the object | wwoull beve been promptly alialned. Bot as it was, co other course was left fo me 8 ® man honor than that which I followed Instead of returning to Coste Rica with seventy five thou sand dollars, the price of biood, | am here to enjoy ia quielteciusion wy Oium cuns dignite:, amd the “rocks and and sytvan shades” of oesutif.l Nevarro, vatil thie matter shall bave been sified, examioed and die. poped of by witer and more ¢{stinguished heads than apy Costa Rica Mt traistt gloria mundi YOU WG ANDEREON. 199 Wasr Tirery rocrts srneer, New Yous, May 4 1897. Youre ABpznson, Beq —Dear sir: Mr ** delivered me your vole, and I am cbligei for your well wishea apd tho pr> OOF isfiden w with President Mora ia assisting ma tO ta. Mnclosed you bave a press copy of Wab- id confideace man ) the Ns. ve met wi:h throuch being hinmidday,bi ere not suili:ient pun sb reital forbesrance T have exhibii~d ioward- vell you that I bave been ened andj dimeat st me for Wensing's rent, and though I ed two Bundred collara fo D4 let go. he. man meio my Hability, ‘Thst contract I was beter, on the pretence thatbe was g ving joate Rica, and withon: it ho 80 well; 70 pl duced ta to vee it in could rot serve represent “bia to Bice lease the President ai wil probably oost me one taoasaad dollar rel ‘lear off ‘conduct is infamous, and unless President Lite’ demands, 111 ,ail Webser 9! whatev: is Bow living, IT uneratand. out of the proceeds of Wenxing’s Bar, and person will speak tohim Ho and er the ‘and'ord, $150 for drink, I a pou ety am giad you and got clear sate. Webster cannot remain long ont of the Etato prison T think, and certain parties here talk of juge'ng tim, as they call it, befwrelong, z Trusting you found al) bappy and well at home on your ar rival there, and that Iehali beer {ryan 300 8000, gond newa, velleve me, yours falibiully, BLY. KIRK PaPaloK Part of the fallowtog, relative to the perron osiling bin self W. N.C, Webster, I personally know to bo trae; tho reet I have received throvgh the most reli sole channol en oS hia arriva! bere, in the fall of 1855, he obiained ™ htop & Meilor, bere, money on a dill of isding » raid to bela the Daria Huadly, from he pianos did rand x Ss, 7A there wore s: dorsed to Brown and then to Wobster. he !s beth Webster, Waters and B bim have @ medicine bes certain who snd .whst he was before coming hore, bat ean't; Bor can any ope draw the secret from himecif. (Note —He baa pald Houghton & Mellor the money thoy sovanced, to avold arrest 2 Be gave (uest & (i!imor, Baltimo-e, a draft for some $4,000 op G ym & Co., bankers, London, as mary ns on some fiour he induced them to buy. It was afraod, and came back uppaid. 8 He wan foliowed here from Balt!more, and arreskd by Mr. Strobm, of that place, whowi he had swindled out Teleated him store , . Great ale> followed bim, and recovered some valuable documents Webster hag stolen fiom bis ¢ fice 4. He doporitea with Mr. Patterson hore a storage recelpt for 1,0C0 barrels flow, obtstaet on it $1,990 in casb, and drew a dill on him for $7,000 besides. Said ‘ecoipt was got by Webiter io Baltimore by saindit (it paving hove wenthets. I belleve); tao parties retuned to deliver the fur. Mr. Vatteraon arrested Webster, who was held to bail jv the sum of $10,000, and there & judgment agaizst bim ia the Vourt ior iar reese ts aud to New bert way | ¥e could. I tmmedia ely followed bim w New Orleans 4 pat him in Jail thera. got him ecm wttted der for ninéty ie, tl vernor of thie State to bring bim back, fad: wou would give up all the doco pal) when on Oriehta, eaving vs to got out of tho dilommathe | | | bat refused to arewer b's ball, and before! could again catob him he bad cecamped in ine Minnie Eobitiur to Nica regue sea 0) buster. . He drew a bili oo R. Nutt, of Memp ls, from Canada, ‘without authorliy, by B. L Porbes or § F. White — defrauded of $200 ) Purported to be drawn by ereiand, was nevor paid, ‘aud or & forgory. faker, to New Orleags, a bill for £59, Co., Lonéon, purporting to be drawn by | New York.” The bil, name unt al, Ye writing (I bad itin my Rand), and,wa' ee ae of tha’ name, or drawn in | the name of s person ihst did not exist, aud was efrasd. | The bank knew nothing cf 1. 8 He showed Mr. De'ot ¢ sad Mortis Grindley, of Mem- taker's brother's Roure ker, Whitehead & Co., |) rorpoo!); levtor wae & forgery mato by Webster bimeel!. be was ip Gotta Hica, be, by tbo similar letier, loducet romebody there wo cash @ bill (fOr $5,000, 1 bink) on Commotore Vamierolt bere, whico, of courte, the Commokre know av bice Ree ae Se Belk ere of 8 8 wan te Gettiue Bes @ Merchast im Onenter,, ; of and more moron Mr. ¥ It’s agent, asin ibe é se Rica tn regard to Web aonncing him Asa cmaam je bs mase f curious fnew, ora Napier by Molins. ‘Webster recaped jasiin time Had be rem bore Deon arramed. snd vied for 8 variety of apposed, by well informed persons here, gepe of] endon iklewes ‘Ovr gover: ment her behalf of ¢arrivon and ‘an on'll he was very Harrie weet ont with w, erimen It is be belongs to 8 Berry dectined all interference tn tesa They harramed Mr licchaa \bem. be is my rely the febeler. Haris lee at Agent of Carrie», who bas ‘ess, and ‘etl give, all the eou nd aid poaaible to Walker snd his Prater le Ongsnizing for a descent upon ? + and * og caus may be blind. He mas latend to surprise some Grint » Cove Rice, President ‘should keep every polat T certify the above bo be a true and extrac's. FocNe ANDERSON, [Derrespondence of the Paname Star and Herald | 1897 The Wester Cran—Diplematic Views on tt Necersity of Opening the Route Mr. T Casey Jones and Mie Mission— —Poliical Affairs —More Filibustering—Oape Onuty’s Webster, Harria and party, left here om (he 17th ull, bavttg succeeded if obta’n ment from the Costa Rios govern- tanoul n (he protenil ve Wapuit, exsp lath tea. weeet if eoomiry opinions are Lon seromed by our and « large shee of the conquest, afer hevieg | tbat tortor bn YORK-HERALD. PRICE TWO OENTS. banks of the Ban Juan, nor to effect # partition of Fitories of her friend Tagua would submit ehier bat! have ceared. Sail ap tt ie absoin'ely opened wiihous forhee delay, T ment of the United Siales, acting rere, of marin, during her state of exhaustion and belp- ¥ © iamediate means to open protect \bo Trapstt route ay the common sighaay to out any reovgnition of the claims, real or prowended, of pay ry meee aad men eumetiy without coume- 1 tone Daler Alibuau'r eyecuiatora “M4 Harris, ov any the ter , BOF in It haety thas Nice. present sate tla tha! ie gorere” ify " 1m the {nterests of Nice- otber of tb on Jones har been kere a! Sppears (0 09:03 not 7 jowever, most probabie, inderd I msy say aortas bis mi sion relates to tbo Kiling of Americas eile and the destruction of American property a) Virgia Bay. jest year Ho te not @ man highly calcula'ed to atve \nese. seople a fav wable impression of the American character, ¥ bat a pity the poverpment does not take more care to select men shoe, manners, would command respect! 1 fancy Leee my o} ende age opening dele eyes a: honest Jobo Bigior, « , ping Dr, Osstro, ¢1-Preai¢ ent, having been permitied te re- ‘rp by tbe’ “Liberality” Of he Meras, fs qnietiy residing on tate ¢ meeticg of Congress it is thoughs thet Don Jusp sora will be elected President for iife. tt makes no ciference as to wheiber be t cleoted for one year, for wenty, er for life; ihe propie wilt get rid of bie jase ap toon 88 they wire to, | don’s sey this againet Dom Joam io particular. but you knaw thet Ht is a0 entsoliabed Pule ie Spanith America not to respec: @ constitutional ment apy lorger | the ambittova denigi might bave many @ worre Ma," aa the reop'e Cai him; but ithe was s Hite Jom je*pol.e, and moro repiblicsn, the country, i bom- bie syialon, woold be bene fied, eet: think the govo. rment 19 opening its oyea to the posst- bility of anoibor Gubuser investne Revealing ia gol On actively, snd it ia evident that Costa Rica ie detar: Rot to be taben ut ae ares, Capt'n Cauty bas obtained » privilege frow the gow- ernment, the natcre of which (8 not exactly known. Some say it ia ibe exchasive right to navigaie ihe River San Juan, from the mouth of the San Jaan to th» Colorado; otvers say from the Colorado to Castella. This } think moat provayie. ADDITIONAL FROW TAE SOUTH PACIFIC. we fe the following news from the South Pacific, in addition to that which appeared in the Hans:n of yesterday morning :-— The stenmx<r Bogots, Oaptain Wylo!, arrived ai Panama on the morsing of the @b, with the South Pacific mails, Passengers, dnd $286,400 ‘p sitver, for Fagland. The dates are Vaiparaiso 1th; Callso 26th, and Peta 2'un of Joly, CHILE. OUR PANAMA CORBESPONDENCB. Pamams, N.@ , August 19, 1607. In Vaiparateo the opposition party in Congress bad car vied the amnesty biti tm both houses, in spilo of the stroog Iniloence brough to bear agatuat it by jeramwent. ‘The President had Afteen lays to approve, veto or amend the Jaw, and itis thought that be will adopt the Iaitor course, which will prevent ths act from passing (his see- tion. This opposition to the government, which is based ircly om principles of moral suasion and not physical force, ie & good sign for Chile, and shows that nor states- met are beginnicg to karn that re:ublieniam does not mean an appeal 'o arms bo effect Some time ago the course compeliiag merchants ihe information of tbe Jadgee, when cailed upon the law of the couniry— vise to AD ¢xpremicn 0” Le feeling oa the part Lota bur inees bc utes, and @ depotauon was sent to -cofer tho Presidert uposthe subject, ia order to heve the repea cd. Tae members wore +6 recetves rervice. The Britieh je whee! stcam Retribution were shortly to sa! for Pana aa. it do act Know, but Jobo Bull iikes to be ‘about’ te any Oghticg gol ‘qnacron is going sirived at Me FE whes there Telgh por « bad act been in Bolrvis, the revolation ty Pera and the sme on tbe Tosd to the (rastandive provinces auuraly checked bor'- Rees. BOLIVIA. From the repablic of Bolivia the newe ty very meagre, end comes ecoond bend through the do/lest o! #:/ mediums, the Perovian papers. Fever bas been committing f/igat- fal ravages among the Jodi ana of the interior, sed whole Sieirtets depopula'ed of thete Indian pooulaior. In the ob position are beginniag to broach ine very delicate question, how the m: 8 sudjece vpen whch tome very curious faol be made peb- Nie, Sut probably never ell. old mines oi Potost, so famous in bistory, and their neme a by-word for untold wealth, are sgain looking ap, Or rather the people are looking for the rich velne of over Jormer!y so productive. PERU. OUR TACHA CORRESPONDENCE. Tana, Pera, July 20, 1887: Arrival of De Pretdnt and Goverwment Troops a Taone-~ His Reception ond Passage 0 Oe Government Howe Gambling in the Cars—Soldiers and Amnuntiion— Mode of Derpatching Oomplainers— Departure of Et Libertador from Tacna—Schemes of the Government Vessels to Avoid Being Cavght by the Frigate Apurtmac—Cruts of Vie at ter Veaseh tn Soarch of Pum— Her Arrical at Arisa—Haaty Mov ment of Casha d Furniture to the Englth Ooncwiae —Arrival of Troops ot Arica from Tucna—Herciam of (heir Oommandsr— Departure of re Prigate—Lima and De Herein. My letter, dad from bere om the 6b lost, gave news of the arrival of Gemore! Castilla at tae port of arica co ke rame day. On the following day he, accompanied by the troo7# which be brought with bim from Lima, arrived in this clty by the ordinary dally and & opecial trate, A largo Bomber of persons, of all grades and coiere, amew- bied at tho rai! cad terminus asthe hour drew nigh for the arrival ef the watp, and whem the od man, or "(ia Dots,” a8 he is more famitiarty called, saltied forth from Whe e¢ifico exiravegant meana were resorted to to grees bim with ‘a, Dub withous success. Is fact, bis reception wea the very comtasy to enthasiaatic. The difficulty be en- countered {a making his way through lhe streets from whe Baton to the Pouse of ihe Prefect, owing to the mmense throng who pushed ond rushed to get @ look st him, sermeed 10 annoy 14 Libertador” considerstiy, sed be errived at the government house scomiag!y ‘9 bo very gord bumor. The coo! reception he reoetved ard the fac Wat be had lowi coneiierabie cash st 6 “‘privele gume’” in the carn, wae quite en 7agh to drive the old follow hy ts tts? od here, and Gasily al tor smo: rmed with Berce lnckiog # tely inac (stent to keep @ clear advance of bim. Perhaps ft wae no, for many weald bare wiih the man bad ibey teen ), with the same; two hundred and ify amcog Tred rockets, two nandred uns twenty of toe George tow t ‘Minie rifle muskets, a hai! a ton of powder and jeg! sod seven Chola women. be on by mont of . meee of bess Triad j Shu Reman at Parcerpa ta of rhe youl of &