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EVERY "----r:SDAY AND SATURDAY. ",'EDN,orth.east corner 01 the Pla.za, 0lf i "" en tl,/rom ¡he General' & Quartcr .•. dOOTSRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: two PQrannum .............. $10 '.' ,TE,py ....................... 10 cts. rOl' one copy, Fol' single c(IDVEiUISING TERMS; :e of 8 lines, first insertion ••. $2 ÓO F . 'nt iusertion ....... •.•.•..••. 1 01' o.nc squa" Each ·subse(\I'-. ...... .".._ keth the sword shal! pel'ish by the e tbatlllI' is at al! times and nuder al! circurn· ,"-'01' W,iblé calarnity, a fearful eyil, !I gl'eat 4)!J:i!ortnue. A war of aggressiou, in- is ten times more disas· TIl"io; ;;U,e inyadcrs than to the inyaded, unlcss ·.t!,o_nge be ajust one, amI the ae! justifiable be· tbe cGod and the world. 1Ye are in a state of lore -Dur State is iayuded, the enemy are at our Wal'·', tlu'catcn to utterly exterminate fI por· ,10m of Our people-ancl whcrefore? Why are tion' sta Rica men on the soil of Nicaragua?- the , we bcen· faithless to treaties? H,\Ye \Ve nann the word of nations? Wronged the citi- ·brokof that, State. 01' in !lny other manner de· the pcaeoofstatcs and violated the faith of nourrnments ? No, nothing of this kind ia como Goyed of by ost" Rica. But she has declared EL NICA.Ri\GUE SE·, - y dural l\EPUBLW OF loina yo h, -ventl ! del l¡creby céiti(y tltat 1 have beim ·IOl1g 11 weIl acljijainted with Charles Mahoney and AarOIl B. Cooley.who bavemade tha foregoing. nffidaTit, ___ __ ___ __ and their ch¡¡racters 101' Teracity is Myóhlfall ..:::f .... -:"ll"" Ir "11" ""I1" .... ..... ""8:'7'. qucstion'-morc effieient industrious and uscfnl o:::::::....K::.II..Lw.a....IIo "..., .... IC-II.a::.II...a:::II.... IL-I .x. moa cannot be funad in !lny countryand full eon· fidencc m.y be givcn to any statempnt they Dlay m"ko," . Giy€n under my hand thie 1Mh April, 1856. VOL. 1. GRANADA, SATUHDAY, APnIL 19, 185@. No. 24. he will baupon them ",ith the.ayenging slVord nna mUTED 8TATI:S AND COSTA RICA. Late Agent of the the deadly rifle to wipeout al! di9asters and rowecp - aIVay eYery foe, There is no such '1"ord lIS fuil Murder of American Citizens! LEG.!.TIOX OF THE 'tr. S. A. NEA.ll ¡ with Gen. 'V"lkar, and tho brave troops under IIlS REPUBLIC OF N IC.!.RAGUA, ( . F'otciblc Letüi'r 01 the American Mil/ls· Granada, 15th April, 1856. J eommand are aH confidcnt of the victory. }'I'Olll ter to President l}IoI'a, Sir: Tile incloged statement lIhows me a stata this time forward there will be no halting, h() of facts which you are already, alVare of; tbat Oll holding up, no rest fol' the cnemy, until his coun· REPrlDLIC 'OF NICARAGUA, } the 7th insto unarmed and inGff'eusiye citizens of the Untted States were cruelly butchered at Vír· This day camc a tho troops under your irnmediat'! native and citizen the State of Penllsylyania, thc sword shall be her portion. agl)(\'33 yea':.s, who being duly sworn, Haith: That 1 haye also secn your Proclamation,' that al! __ ____ b.; "ha,; l)cen Jor the Iast rour years in the mnplQ)' persons taken with arms in their hands 8hall bl' , immediatel.r and another that aH American TnE GOL!> 1YASHIFGS OF The I o.! .ti .. '1'ra!l"it COJlll'ally on the IsthmuB, cn- citizens ghal! ue immediatelv driven out of Nica. G Id W J:¡' f tI D t 't r Ch tI' gUlCer, aud as Rneh was emploTed as' Supennten- d C t Ir . o as o :c epar o .ou a \lS dent fol' building the wbarf at 'C¡rgin Bay; that on ragua anos a lea. have been tor 11 long time a suhJect ofdeep mtCl'est Monday morning, the 1th day ol' April, 18:36, the ''ro proye the sincerit,y of your first Proclama· r C J h R M tion you append 11 list of pcrsons who were takeu as wel! to the goyernment as to indiyiduals. To Army o. osta mea hended Ly o n '. ora, the prisoners at Santa Rosa and shot on tbe 25th ult. determine theil' real yalue and to deyelope as fiu President Rica, cntered said Yirgin Bay. Among them 1 find the names of IslUlc A. Rose ·bl h' . I l' l . The deponen t was standing in front 01' the office d J h J G·d· . th U 't d St t as pasSI e t eu' rlC mess, scy:ra partICs laYe of tlle Transit Company in cOlllpany with an o D 1 m, DatlyeS o e_ ru e a es. recent!y gone to the quartz reglOns prepared to Aaron B. Cooley and John Brown employees oC I h!lye no right, "nd certainly no tlisposition to T f C interfere in any way with the unhappy war DOIV remain if the washiu"s paid. Thesc parties haye said rangÍt Company also. The troops oosta ." " . j' 1 III d raging betwaen two sister Republics. vut it i3 mct with various suceeS3 gooel, bad anu inuiff'crenl, Ica lmmel tately. surrounded t le <? ce fin fin my right, a8 well as my duty, to inform you, as ,. . order to fire waS glven by the officer m eommand, 1,!ail'.pon us, neyertheless; and upon the flimsy pre· but nt! agreemg as to the great I'lCbness of the when at least one hundred shots \Vere fire' three the Ohief Magistrate of Dosta Rica, thAt the 'far' ol !'estoring o;·der in Nicaragua, she senda quartz ano the almost universal pre.enC'e of fine of the relle struek this doponent but not lVo'unding of murdering in cold bloOO l=med Americall Citizena, who are in no wi se connected with any líérl' arrny here to burn our towns, destroy our gold upon the surface. Eyery bar in the Rio him se"erely and killed Peter Malone, a citizen of belligerent ael 01' party is an olfence against ih" and mnrder In cold·blood our citizenil ifico eontains a fortuIle in <"old but it is exteme- New York, fisIone quarrier, in service of the laIV oC God, ofhuInanity and of nations. , ."'. Transit Compan'\' Ilged ai)()l\t years old. -wh happen to be of American origino O.lt,\ Iy fine, aud tog.ct It great slnll, 2. Michael Long, also a citizen of.New York Thia off'ence is no less aggranted by the fact R' l 8 assmued a fearful lespo s'bil't' d 'n ance amI care 111 IV Mhll1" lt out and !ratherllH! lt !lmI in the seryice of the Transit IIged tbat these who .committed so wanton an outragc, "e la. " nI' 1.J, an under your immediatQ comw!Illd,that you ... ok ti a.droadful arbitramento Has she fully cal up. The great value of the quartz mines is about 22. were on tbe grllmnd and did not preycnt it, as it. eula: ed the chances? Has she mcasured the re- lishcd heyond a doubt and seyeral persons able 2 .. Thomas 1yalah, aldO a citi.zen of N ew Y ol'k was in your power to do. , ' and In the scrVlce of the Trallslt Companyaged , ' M in al! thoir extent? Has she considered the to eommandeapltal are about to eornmeuce opera- 22 .re,u's. '1 would remind )'on of the letter of ",fr. , o· f 11 1 , 1 d 1 dI· h 1 h '1 I I I TI ld W linu, the Envoy Extraordinary a. nd }(inistcl' cnd o a t llS b 00 atlOn whic s 10 as tlOns t lCl'eon an en al'ge( sea e. le go quartz 4. -r ilson, a native oC Eastoll, Pa., and Plcnopotllntiary ol' you!' Goyermnent, near ,he. t]¡uB"callcd dOIV.Ilupon her own head,proYided she is extl'emely rotten und soft, and the expense for in the scryice of the hotel of John Mylard, a c'ar- GovernÍnent of tbe United'States, dated \Vashing. cannot cast thcm upon us? ,y e belieye not.- machincry ·suffici.eutly powcrl'ul to crush t"euty b l y age t ? ycyurs' k 1 b t 16 ton city, 13th 1854, tG the Seeretary D ... n .. a.(, na lVe o .1-' ew 01', a.ge¡ a OU 1 f S f J U' d St t h' 1 t t 'Ve belieye that her rulers and statesmcn are but tons per day, need not be half so groat as to do (name not kllolVn.) o tate o t>e mtea es, w erClIl le s a es the Mme mnount ol' labor in California, Tlle o, Thomus Hanncgan, a native of New York, that "the laws of Costa Rica are eJ>ceedingly 'iho toólsanü instruments of llnother Olnd a grenter !'ower, .::unning, üúthless, Lloody Olnd ullscrupulous in hcr policJ as evor lla.tion \vas. England is tbe ¡'t'al cnClny in thc fieltl against Nicaragua, and osta Rica \liU ere long se8 holV fatally she has ¡,cen misleaL, deceived and ruiutd by li:ltening to t he advisc o.> that scheming, cvcr tl'CaChCl'oUS gonrument. Costa Rica '.as wÚl'lled of tl}is but the good and tl'ue coullscl anu has taken her ha .. qh.lL-nr., tht:L . .DW".4.u..<J l' .. and upoa hel' OIVn head lfe t e consequcnces. Nicaragua uesircd ."" for peace, longcd and prayed for peae 1>.'" lthe peace of cowardice 01' impotcnce, 1m! ' that would restore eommcrce to her ",tle! ·,Iow to her soil, life and activity to Ler ''u pl'ospcl'ity in aIl hol' uordcrs.- in the 8er"iee or tbe Transit Company, aged 17. liberal (on tbe subJect 01' granting lands; aud mining region of Chonta1c¡¡ is one of the most I d t' 'I't' t . O' ants who ould com' 7. 'fhomils Loyd, citizen ol' N ew York, and in 101' grea I ¡es o ellllal' W - '" healthy portions of the Stutc allá aii ",ilO huye bccn tI . f tI T '" d 4' to Costa Rica and fix their N'.sid.ence there." le Sel'YICú o . .'e, ranslt v01;'Po:ny, age e U yenrs, Th t b twe n the United States find Costa thero, agl'ce in reprcsenting it a:3 being cqual in § A _ (';}!lZPll 0f q.t1¡/.OI'n)n. owncl' of 8:lW . é tre;a J: e e . -. . 1 I ., . . ,aa,. el Izcn o Cal¡ orma, QwnCr of I R¡ca. made ,I.n 180.1. I,n the 12th artlele agnco tura riclmess to any' OthCl' of tlle S,'IIJe 1 ." R d 18 1 tI 1 " _. nll;, ngeu .. .J. • • dea, ma. 111 o, In .,.e 12t I artiele guaran. tent in the 1V0rld. The hills beyollu the Mico are o. -- Renan,. cIt¡7:cn ofPennsylyania, aged 30. tees to ?f lhe U mted States l'esidillg ilI co,·ercd with heayy forests, affortling eyery facility AH,of whom (hed lmmediately (except Long Cost.a RICa 11\ thelr persons ltnd property the pro. fol' lumbor I 'I"t ti' Ir' who hved 8 01' lO hours) fl'Om the eff·ect. of said tl'ctlOnof JOu!' Govermncnt. , ,,", le ro mg plallls on tho \lesl, shots. AIsoMichael Ratchfol'd, acitizcnofJcrsey Under these inducements,and gual'antees cilio afford ample range for of eattle, Thiª City, was wounueu and another mllll unkno\vlI to zens of the United States haYe come and <r. .... .. "l. 0. . .I.:'-One'i:n--¡;nt.rse-venmlls KHleu 01' wourlCIca nao any r-- 1 . of numense llnportancc as well from lIs m1lleral I arms 01' mltdo anyresist,mce of nny kind whatever. Pr?clama.tlOn expelhng .these same persons wlthout richness as from ·its agricultural produetions. A. I The torces then broke open the doors of the bemg gmlty of any cl'lme, and murdel'ingthern full report upon this reO'ion is in cour8e of preparo store, broke open trunks and 'robbed the dead any I f hU' d S atioll and v'iI\be iyen in our ncxt persons and ofmoney and yuluables, watch·· n t le namé o t e peop e o t Q mte , __ , __ .... ,'. __ ._ es and jewelry. On the following morning the at!d o.f the Government therco!; I protest .agam8t steamer Virgin carne into Harbor and this depon- suob mfamous conduet, and be ftssured Su', that 3IoRA'S Pn.OCL.!.MTION,-Deforc ¡he. . , , the Govo nment of the United S1tates 'd 1 no I ent \Vas _cnt by an offieer to request the Gaptam ,r " , al e( ,,- departurc of Gen. fl'om Riyas, :m official to come ashore. He \Yent aboard, al\(l l'emained )"Q'l1 be by and powe.rful .. ti! l. Bulletin, i,suoIl by Presidcnt Mora, \Vas posted on on board, leayillg the fOl'ces of Costa Rica in Vil'- enqmre !nto such act, of Inwless .YlOlence, ar:d JI 'happy carCcr ahe \Vas just clltcl'iug, tI t " f 'Y'tl 1 . gin Bay Ul'ld canlC with the i:tWtnler to thi.s place unexplalned ftud unattoned rOl' wIlI take decIde!! 10 ou -pOSeS o our army, l I ot ler mutter lt . . . t t th l' f . . ! "gain Jet loose npon her, aud no\\". , " The conduct of the Costa F.icA tJOOpS "'as bar. mensures to pro ee e ,Iyes out' cltlzens ant I hcrsdf fOl' tIJe combat, appealing to c,?nt,:med the .follolVmg prmteu in barous amI sa vage, thr after the \lul1rmed pBrsons vindicate the hGnor of the nation. , ,. 1 !' 1 . , f h Enghsh, Spamsh, French and German: and Jav [,01' rife on tllC ground, Rumors. haye also rea.ched n.J.e th.a,t fo.u:. uatt es .01' tIC Jus(¡ce o el' cause, J u 'J lA' fc I d. rth lo the battle determincd to make John p, ¡lIora, P,:esid",,;t of tite Rqmblic 01 they brutall:r "ta,bbeu wouuded-through and teen cltlzens, 0\11 ,!I le::, Costa Rwo, General,,,, C/wf of tlw Ar",!! of Xi. thrflu¿;h, many times wlth bayonets and (one mth an wme ?;' ¡¡UD W01'(18, "He that taketh the Cal'agua: I This deponent hlls bcard 8Ílicé he left Yirgin Vlrgm Bay. 1 !\In slow to behe,e lerish by the swol'd." Kicnl'agua ia AH the flllibustel's taken with al'ms in han u will Bay that aH ¡he Amer;can citizens left resident in so .'habohcal an ootmge. . . in the retult of thi., wal' \Vith bo subject to an the rigor 01' the lall', which iu Ihis l'jrgin Hay, inc1uding four ladies !lnd one inlant, . John B. l?sq" the bearer of t1118: H ...tRiea. The i5 a much grcatcl' one thaa 1I1¡at oi' a mcre victory upon the battlefield.- 'rlte future peace and wclfilre of all the cntrál is ueath. have been alsomurdered by the C02ta Rica tl'oops mstructed to.enqUlre,.lll t?e name of the Bu! al! the fillibustcrswh@ haye not llsed theÍl' -but as there hila been no communication sine e StatQs for tIna LºgatlOn, mto the facta toucllll1g al'ms thió Repuulie alld giye uJ.'l out of free he eannot testif" to its eoii'ectness amI he Yeril; ibis rumor... ..•. . wil! their arms and persons to otticers of the Costa belicycs that thé ¡¡ves and property of al! ,1 oolld hm my wltb tm3 dlspatch, m,d .American sta tes hangs upon the issue. England jláS long had her hand UpOl1 these States, making ,,1' this 01' of thut part)', the to@! ,,,ith which sile ¡,as turned and oyerturned these Governments, ll¡¡til povert)" amI dcsolation roigns where l'Íchcs "nd prosperity ought to smilc on e"ery hand,- l'eople who ought to be united as ono, are kept dividad iuto partics and eaeh striving io con'luerand supprcss the olhcr, imtoad of directo Army, shall ue parooned. can citizcns are in Qmincnt peril, aud imperiously I.lmlY tbat you glVe a conduct tbrough)onr J R deruand the protection of the 1]. S. He fur- lines, and a prornpt rolpl) . Rofael S, Escalante, Sub. Seco of Dep, 01 War, ¡hel' sta tes t)m! he not belieyc the life of the Y our obedlcnt SerY!lllt,. American at this (Signcd) R.W HEF.LER, Appended to this was the following Iist of pero CHARLES MAHO.5Y.. ! .. rllllsler of U .• s: A. " sons t[,""en pl'isoners at Santa Rosa, and subse- T 1 E II J h R M P 1 t 1 quently shot on the 25th of March: James Salo. Signecl and s,\'orn to before me this 15th day of o liS n .. i enT' o I April,1856.· Repubhc ofCosta lhca, m camp at Rlms, NlCa· mon, I, e and; JOIIll PQrkin, Italy; Andrew Con- VE ragnoi.. ;;tantine, Samo.,; Mauuel Gl'<lge, Corfu; Theouol'e .T:\O, n. 1VlIr, .LER, Lidccker, American; Hcmy Dnnn Ireland' Isaac r. .Aaron 13. Coole)', natiyeand citizé.Ils of :\C\\' A. Hose, American; Hemy JOhsi,:rder, Gc;'many; ,Tersey, ageu ;)8 years, was present '\Viti! MI'. reter l'ymc, Irehnd; l'hilip JOhlllit, Germany; Mahoney, at ¡he att!lek on the American aitizcns Peter Connan, Irelalld', James nollin, Ireland', at Yirgin Bay, and hil.Ye 1'('all oyer tbe above i"tí thoir energies lor the general good, and striy· t t t dI' 1 1 I t :'l.ntoine Pornu, France; Dayid Koch, Gerlll;my; s a cm en ::n w emn y t la my olVn illg fo, the public weal. anuot the slatem ents WiIliam \Yest, l'l'l1ssin; }'rancis Karyaez, PanamlJ; knowledge confirma tho facts of said statement in ,mu lending soldiers of these Statcs see the effects and 'fhcodorc IIeilling, I'rnssia, e\·Cr .... particular_ AARON B. COOLEY. ,;; lheir discol'ds anu divisions? ,,'ill lhey not Philip Egau Tootily was <lbo taken prisoner and n Je! t th t' b tI· . I t anO sworn befare me this 1 üth A pril, ""clíice something of personal umbitioa und pal'ti- el 1 (" e BlIllle,UllC, lIS pUlllB unen ' w.as chnIlged to imprisonmellt bemuse he was the 18üt1. J:\O. n, \VIIEELER ,.;en 1reference, fOl' the good of uH? IIow long cOl'I;es]londentof the N el\' Odeans Crescent. \\ ¡ll ley rcfu8e to li5ten to the yoice rcason, of ----- liglll¡sness, of patriotismand of duty, and op- TUE 1VonmED.- 'Ye aregra:tified to announce \luse e tille that is oyerwhelrn:ng them? IIo\V the good condition ·of ¡he wounded. Major :ong, '1 they 'aUow thcmsell·cs to ue mado the ham, Capto Cook, Capt, McCardlc, Capto George l,ul'Pi')f a' foreign power to dance OYer the ruin Leonard, . Lieut. Dolan, Líeut. Ayers, Lieut. ,,¡- t\le\tiye lánd? Be this as it the star Jamison, Lieut. Lutilllcr, I.iellt. Pottor, Scrgeant ,,[ des t \;, in t11C ascendant and it leaus forth a IIodgins, Sergcallt DlU1l1cgau, Sergeant Hetter, 1 ,.,."Ight train pointing out a bl'iIliant Sergeant Pittman, Ul'l11 amputated, Sergeant Evc· ,'ltur e Amcl'icn. Qsta Rica wiil be IY¡l, Sergcant SUl'sfle1d aud Corporal lIenry t'l" ftrs t \ tI ".. , e 1 le proceSSlOn, 1<eeplllg stop to a Whíting, are al! recoyering. The Medica! Staff is ne\'\' an' h' marcho Tholightlesslv has she bnsy mght and.dllY ",ith .tlle woundao, and the t '\\and hCT wili be as sure supcl'intcnocnce of Dr_ JI!QSOS spoken of '·cl'y ,< the coml •.. 1 '. A momentary success has highly. MI'. I.angsdalc, a private in the Volti· -\ 'ate(l t le . . ,l<. t.dt¡on of he!' soldlcrs and swell· guro!", Jl'hose gallantperfol'luullCe on the day 01 "11 hel' an 1 '. , , , Ol lOto unwonted proportlOns,- the battle occume !\ malter of notonety, la also 'j'hé 'lUan , ." . I h d f' v·· l" . . '1 18 at t 10 ca o too ", lCa· I reCOVCrlng [rom the WOU( es he rceelved m the 1 : t110 CO::ita Hicans are awar(', fight. REPUnLIC OF NICA.RAGUa, ¡ Granada, AI)!'il 15th, 1856. ) In addition ro his 101'll1er tcstimony, made this day, Charles Mahoney appclIrcd before me and testified, that in addition to tIle murder and rob .. bery by tbe troops of Costa Rica,at Virgin Bay., 011 the 7 th inst" they sel fire to ,,-harf built by the Tl'ansit Company of whieh said Mahoney ,,"as eugin<!er erected at an of One Hundred and 'fwenty Thousand Dollara, and it was C0111- plctely destroyed by them. The fonces of Costa Rica have now tbe posscs· sion of the transit routeQn tbis Isthmus, and the, offieers haye declarcd that thev are determined to exterminnte cyery American n'ow in the country ; and in this intention .they were sustained by the, amhoritíes of England and whcnce they could procure, and had pl'ocured materialaid, as to gU1I1! .1Ild ammunition. CIlAI:LES lIIAnoxy. Sw'orn to and suuscri\ied to before me this 15th April, 1856. II. ""uuLEn. A NEW LINK OFSrúMSlfIPS .,-1t does not appear yet that the withdráwal of MI'. Yanderbilt's boats from the Nicaragua !in!> \Viii be so a blow to ,Valker as bas been unticipated. We are informed thata steamer of the new line under the anspices of jIr. Charlcg will 'be sent forward from thia port on Ih" 8 tb 9th of April. Walkc)"s fciendii flere insi, t.hat he wiJ] come out aH rightin the long run.- Can Y,mdebilt's do the .same for hiin. "r c' caimot say that the Transit eonipany's case has awakoned'mnch symp.thy in this commuuity. Th e compuny was neyer popular until tile late and ¡ts insta!ment publie tavor at tha tnne, ",as clue!l)" owmg to the t'aet tbat Marcy seemed yindictiye against it.- 1,ew Yot'k Hgraltl, NaTe" 20. , Rr.ORGANIZATIOXOF THE ARMY.-Under a gen. ,eral.order, the wbole army has r.c.organized into t,,.o bnttalions, one of Rifles. , The eq\IÍtlizatitlll 0f the diff'erent eompanies is now b¡ling earried out, aud in a few thedrill on the plaza will sho,", a11 thc compani6s of the sume nnmerieat strength. DISCIPi:.!j¡E.,-The troops are' n01'l drilled 011 tho plaza eyery mOl'1ling for oneLour. Thc necessity for a strictel' disdplineiis to' all, al\(l the prcsent course will SOOIl remcdy an c,·¡lmúch como plaincd of by the offiecrs nt Rh·as. Se permite la reproducción sólo para estudios académicos sin fines de lucro, y citando la fuente - FEB

Periódico 'El Nicaragüense', órgano oficial del Gobierno ... · ~~~~¡UlJLlSJIED EVERY "----r:SDAY AND SATURDAY. ",'EDN,orth.east corner 01 the Pla.za, 0lfi"" en tl,/rom ¡he General

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Page 1: Periódico 'El Nicaragüense', órgano oficial del Gobierno ... · ~~~~¡UlJLlSJIED EVERY "----r:SDAY AND SATURDAY. ",'EDN,orth.east corner 01 the Pla.za, 0lfi"" en tl,/rom ¡he General

~~~~¡UlJLlSJIED EVERY "----r:SDAY AND SATURDAY.

",'EDN,orth.east corner 01 the Pla.za,

0lfi"" en tl,/rom ¡he General' & Quartcr .•.

dOOTSRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

two

PQrannum .............. $10 '.' ,TE,py ....................... 10 cts. rOl' one copy, Fol' single c(IDVEiUISING TERMS;

:e of 8 lines, first insertion ••. $2 ÓO

F . 'nt iusertion .......•.•.•..••. 1 5Ú 01' o.nc squa"

Each ·subse(\I'-. ...... ~="""".,.==~====== .".._ keth the sword shal! pel'ish by the

e tbatlllI' is at al! times and nuder al! circurn· ,"-'01' W,iblé calarnity, a fearful eyil, !I gl'eat ~tsuCl~ 4)!J:i!ortnue. A war of aggressiou, oí in­lIRtio~J§ des~ruction is ten times more disas· TIl"io; ;;U,e inyadcrs than to the inyaded, unlcss

·.t!,o_nge be ajust one, amI the ae! justifiable be· tbe cGod and the world. 1Ye are in a state of lore -Dur State is iayuded, the enemy are at our Wal'·', .~nd tlu'catcn to utterly exterminate fI por· ,10m of Our people-ancl whcrefore? Why are tion' sta Rica men on the soil of Nicaragua?­the , we bcen· faithless to treaties? H,\Ye \Ve nann the word of nations? Wronged the citi­·brokof that, State. 01' in !lny other manner de· zen~ted the pcaeoofstatcs and violated the faith of nourrnments ? No, nothing of this kind ia como Goyed of by ost" Rica. But she has declared

EL NICA.Ri\GUE SE·, -

~.ba,te, y dural l\EPUBLW OF NIC.AUG.,~ loina yo

GrM1ada,:A¡¡rill~th, h, -ventl ! del l¡creby céiti(y tltat 1 have beim ·IOl1g 11

weIl acljijainted with Charles Mahoney and AarOIl B. Cooley.who bavemade tha foregoing. nffidaTit,

'~ ___ ~~~~~~~~~~~-. __ .~_~~~_~~~~ ___ ~~ __ ~~~~~~~__ and their ch¡¡racters 101' Teracity is Myóhlfall ..:::f....-:"ll"" Ir "11" • ""I1" .... T"1I"".:"II~ ..... ~..... ""8:'7'. qucstion'-morc effieient industrious and uscfnl o:::::::....K::.II..Lw.a....IIo "..., ....IC-II.a::.II...a:::II....IL-I .x. moa cannot be funad in !lny countryand full eon·

fidencc m.y be givcn to any statempnt they Dlay m"ko," .

Giy€n under my hand thie 1Mh April, 1856. VOL. 1. GRANADA, SATUHDAY, APnIL 19, 185@. No. 24.

he will baupon them ",ith the.ayenging slVord nna mUTED 8TATI:S AND COSTA RICA. Late Agent of the Acce8sor~'T~~~~IZ~: the deadly rifle to wipeout al! di9asters and rowecp -aIVay eYery foe, There is no such '1"ord lIS fuil Murder of American Citizens! LEG.!.TIOX OF THE 'tr. S. A. NEA.ll ¡ with Gen. 'V"lkar, and tho brave troops under IIlS REPUBLIC OF N IC.!.RAGUA, (

. F'otciblc Letüi'r 01 the American Mil/ls· Granada, 15th April, 1856. J eommand are aH confidcnt of the victory. }'I'Olll ter to President l}IoI'a, Sir: Tile incloged statement lIhows me a stata this time forward there will be no halting, h() of facts which you are already, alVare of; tbat Oll holding up, no rest fol' the cnemy, until his coun· REPrlDLIC 'OF NICARAGUA, } the 7th insto unarmed and inGff'eusiye citizens of

the Untted States were cruelly butchered at Vír·

~;c!~a~:e~~U1~s::~~~i,: ~:~i::~!O~~lSe t:,:~~d ji:~t This day camc b~:;:~l~~, ~;:~:e;5~~h~~'~~, a ~~:~:~d~y tho troops under your irnmediat'! native and citizen oí the State of Penllsylyania,

thc sword shall be her portion. agl)(\'33 yea':.s, who being duly sworn, Haith: That 1 haye also secn your Proclamation,' that al! __ ~~_~ ____ ~.___ b.; "ha,; l)cen Jor the Iast rour years in the mnplQ)' persons taken with arms in their hands 8hall bl'

, immediatel.r ~hot, and another that aH American TnE GOL!> 1YASHIFGS OF CIIG~l'ALES,-The I o.! .ti .. '1'ra!l"it COJlll'ally on the IsthmuB, a~ a~l cn- citizens ghal! ue immediatelv driven out of Nica.

G Id W J:¡' f tI D t 't r Ch tI' gUlCer, aud as Rneh was emploTed as' Supennten- d C t Ir . o as ,1IIg~ o :c epar ,m~ll o .ou a \lS dent fol' building the wbarf at 'C¡rgin Bay; that on ragua anos a lea.

have been tor 11 long time a suhJect ofdeep mtCl'est Monday morning, the 1th day ol' April, 18:36, the ''ro proye the sincerit,y of your first Proclama· r C J h R M tion you append 11 list of pcrsons who were takeu

as wel! to the goyernment as to indiyiduals. To Army o. osta mea hended Ly o n '. ora, the prisoners at Santa Rosa and shot on tbe 25th ult. determine theil' real yalue and to deyelope as fiu President oí Co~ta Rica, cntered said Yirgin Bay. Among them 1 find the names of IslUlc A. Rose

·bl h' . I l' l . The deponen t was standing in front 01' the office d J h J G·d· . f· th U 't d St t as pasSI e t eu' rlC mess, scy:ra partICs laYe of tlle Transit Company in cOlllpany with an o D • 1 m, DatlyeS o e_ ru e a es. recent!y gone to the quartz reglOns prepared to Aaron B. Cooley and John Brown employees oC I h!lye no right, "nd certainly no tlisposition to

T f C interfere in any way with the unhappy war DOIV remain if the washiu"s paid. Thesc parties haye said rangÍt Company also. The troops oosta ." " R· . j' 1 III d raging betwaen two sister Republics. vut it i3

mct with various suceeS3 gooel, bad anu inuiff'crenl, Ica lmmel tately. surrounded t le <? ce fin fin my right, a8 well as my duty, to inform you, as ,. . order to fire waS glven by the officer m eommand,

1,!ail'.pon us, neyertheless; and upon the flimsy pre· but nt! agreemg as to the great I'lCbness of the when at least one hundred shots \Vere fire' three the Ohief Magistrate of Dosta Rica, thAt the act~ 'far' ol !'estoring o;·der in Nicaragua, she senda quartz ano the almost universal pre.enC'e of fine of the relle struek this doponent but not lVo'unding of murdering in cold bloOO l=med Americall

Citizena, who are in no wi se connected with any líérl' arrny here to burn our towns, destroy our gold upon the surface. Eyery bar in the Rio him se"erely and killed Peter Malone, a citizen of belligerent ael 01' party is an olfence against ih" '.I)ro~erty and mnrder In cold·blood our citizenil ifico eontains a fortuIle in <"old but it is exteme- New York, fisIone quarrier, in service of the laIV oC God, ofhuInanity and of nations.

, ."'. Transit Compan'\' Ilged ai)()l\t 6ú years old. -wh happen to be of American origino O.lt,\ Iy fine, aud tog.ct It re?Ulr~S great slnll, per~eve~" 2. Michael Long, also a citizen of.New York Thia off'ence is no less aggranted by the fact R' l 8 assmued a fearful lespo s'bil't' d 'n ance amI care 111 IV Mhll1" lt out and !ratherllH! lt !lmI in the seryice of the Transit Compan~., IIged tbat these who .committed so wanton an outragc, "e la. " nI' 1.J, an l· ,,~ ~ ,~ vr~re under your immediatQ comw!Illd,that you ... ok ti a.droadful arbitramento Has she fully cal up. The great value of the quartz mines is e~tab- about 22. were on tbe grllmnd and did not preycnt it, as it. eula: ed the chances? Has she mcasured the re- lishcd heyond a doubt and seyeral persons able 2 .. Thomas 1yalah, aldO a citi.zen of N ew Y ol'k was in your power to do.

, ' and In the scrVlce of the Trallslt Companyaged , ' M "lllt~ in al! thoir extent? Has she considered the to eommandeapltal are about to eornmeuce opera- 22 .re,u's. '1 would remind )'on of the letter of ",fr. , o·

f 11 1, 1 d 1 dI· h 1 h '1 I I I TI ld W linu, the Envoy Extraordinary a. nd }(inistcl' cnd o a t llS b 00 al\(e~o atlOn whic s 10 as tlOns t lCl'eon an en al'ge( sea e. le go quartz 4. -r ilson, a native oC Eastoll, Pa., and Plcnopotllntiary ol' you!' Goyermnent, near ,he. t]¡uB"callcd dOIV.Ilupon her own head,proYided she is extl'emely rotten und soft, and the expense for in the scryice of the hotel of John Mylard, a c'ar- GovernÍnent of tbe United'States, dated \Vashing. cannot cast thcm upon us? ,y e belieye not.- machincry ·suffici.eutly powcrl'ul to crush t"euty pe~tcr, bly ltradt~' aget? ~6 ycyurs'k 1 b t 16 ton city, 13th Decemb~r, 1854, tG the Seeretary

• D ... n .. a.(, na lVe o .1-' ew 01', a.ge¡ a OU 1 f S f J U' d St t h' 1 t t 'Ve belieye that her rulers and statesmcn are but tons per day, need not be half so groat as to do (name not kllolVn.) o tate o t>e mtea es, w erClIl le s a es the Mme mnount ol' labor in California, Tlle o, Thomus Hanncgan, a native of New York, that "the laws of Costa Rica are eJ>ceedingly 'iho toólsanü instruments of llnother Olnd a grenter

!'ower, .::unning, üúthless, Lloody Olnd ullscrupulous in hcr policJ as evor lla.tion \vas. England is tbe ¡'t'al cnClny in thc fieltl against Nicaragua, and

osta Rica \liU ere long se8 holV fatally she has ¡,cen misleaL, deceived and ruiutd by li:ltening to t he advisc o.> that -e\~cl' scheming, cvcr tl'CaChCl'oUS

gonrument. Costa Rica '.as wÚl'lled of tl}is but ~he ~PUrne( the good and tl'ue coullscl anu has taken her (JJUl'SO~ ~h~ ha .. qh.lL-nr., tht:L . .DW".4.u..<J l'

i'l;~·O\: .. v"~rbitramcnt, and upoa hel' OIVn head lfe t ~"'.0", e consequcnces. Nicaragua uesircd

,llCII~ ."" ~)U for peace, longcd and prayed for ~,- ~

peae 1>.'" lthe peace of cowardice 01' impotcnce, 1m! ' that would restore eommcrce to her ",tle! ·,Iow to her soil, life and activity to Ler ''u pl'ospcl'ity in aIl hol' uordcrs.-

in the 8er"iee or tbe Transit Company, aged 17. liberal (on tbe subJect 01' granting lands; aud af~ mining region of Chonta1c¡¡ is one of the most '.~ I d t' 'I't' t . O' ants who ould com' 7. 'fhomils Loyd, citizen ol' N ew York, and in 101' grea l~Cl I ¡es o ellllal' W - '" healthy portions of the Stutc allá aii ",ilO huye bccn tI . f tI T '" d 4' to Costa Rica and fix their N'.sid.ence there."

le Sel'YICú o . .'e, ranslt v01;'Po:ny, age e U yenrs, Th t b twe n the United States find Costa thero, agl'ce in reprcsenting it a:3 being cqual in § A _ I;~1d- (';}!lZPll 0f q.t1¡/.OI'n)n. owncl' of 8:lW . é tre;a J: e ~ e . -.

. 1 I ., . . ,aa,. el Izcn o Cal¡ orma, QwnCr of s~w I R¡ca. made ,I.n 180.1. I,n the 12th artlele gU!l~!l~: agnco tura riclmess to any' OthCl' of tlle S,'IIJe e.~' 1 ." R d 18 1 tI 1 " _. nll;, ngeu .. .J. • • dea, ma. ~ 111 o, In .,.e 12t I artiele guaran. tent in the 1V0rld. The hills beyollu the Mico are o. -- Renan,. cIt¡7:cn ofPennsylyania, aged 30. tees to .cltl~enS ?f lhe U mted States l'esidillg ilI co,·ercd with heayy forests, affortling eyery facility AH,of whom (hed lmmediately (except Long Cost.a RICa 11\ thelr persons ltnd property the pro. fol' lumbor I 'I"t ti' Ir' who hved 8 01' lO hours) fl'Om the eff·ect. of said tl'ctlOnof JOu!' Govermncnt.

, ,,", le ro mg plallls on tho \lesl, shots. AIsoMichael Ratchfol'd, acitizcnofJcrsey Under these inducements,and gual'antees cilio afford ample range for vaS~!1C!dEl of eattle, Thiª City, was wounueu and another mllll unkno\vlI to zens of the United States haYe come and ~ttlpd. <r. .... ,~ .. _~ "l. C'<~ 0. • . .I.:'-One'i:n--¡;nt.rse-venmlls KHleu 01' wourlCIca nao any r-- n~._: -oI~- ~--:"--~---~r-~---7 1 . i!f~ of numense llnportancc as well from lIs m1lleral I arms 01' mltdo anyresist,mce of nny kind whatever. Pr?clama.tlOn expelhng .these same persons wlthout richness as from ·its agricultural produetions. A. I The torces then broke open the doors of the bemg gmlty of any cl'lme, and murdel'ingthern full report upon this reO'ion is in cour8e of preparo store, broke open trunks and 'robbed the dead wi~ho~t any lUer~,y ~ I f hU' d S atioll and v'iI\be iyen in our ncxt persons and oth~rs ofmoney and yuluables, watch·· n t le namé o t e peop e o t Q mte t~teH

, -._.~.g __ , __ .... ~._, ,'. __ ._ es and jewelry. On the following morning the at!d o.f the Government therco!; I protest .agam8t steamer Virgin carne into Harbor and this depon- suob mfamous conduet, and be ftssured Su', that

I'RESIDE~T 3IoRA'S Pn.OCL.!.MTION,-Deforc ¡he. . ~ , , the Govo nment of the United S1tates 'd 1 no

I ent \Vas _cnt by an offieer to request the Gaptam ,r " , al e( ,,-departurc of Gen. ,Yalk~r fl'om Riyas, :m official to come ashore. He \Yent aboard, al\(l l'emained )"Q'l1 ?Ia~ be by insid~ous and powe.rful ~lies, .. ti! l. Bulletin, i,suoIl by Presidcnt Mora, \Vas posted on on board, leayillg the fOl'ces of Costa Rica in Vil'- enqmre !nto such act, of Inwless .YlOlence, ar:d JI

'happy carCcr ahe \Vas just clltcl'iug, tI t " f 'Y'tl 1 . gin Bay Ul'ld canlC with the i:tWtnler to thi.s place unexplalned ftud unattoned rOl' wIlI take decIde!! 10 ou -pOSeS o our army, l I ot ler mutter lt . . • . t t th l' f . . !

"gain Jet loose npon her, aud no\\". , " The conduct of the Costa F.icA tJOOpS "'as bar. mensures to pro ee e ,Iyes (¡ out' cltlzens ant I hcrsdf fOl' tIJe combat, appealing to c,?nt,:med the .follolVmg proClam~tlOn, prmteu in barous amI sa vage, thr after the \lul1rmed pBrsons vindicate the hGnor of the nation. , ,. 1 !' 1 . , f h Enghsh, Spamsh, French and German: w~r~shot and Jav !r.~spin.!r [,01' rife on tllC ground, Rumors. haye also rea.ched n.J.e th.a,t ~om.e fo.u:. uatt es .01' tIC Jus(¡ce o el' cause, J u 'J lA' fc I d. rth lo the battle determincd to make John p, ¡lIora, P,:esid",,;t of tite Rqmblic 01 they brutall:r "ta,bbeu t~1(! wouuded-through and teen o~ ClgJt~en meI'l~n cltlzens, 0\11 ,!I le::,

Costa Rwo, General,,,, C/wf of tlw Ar",!! of Xi. thrflu¿;h, many times wlth bayonets and sword~. (one mth an mf~nt) wme recelltl~ mUlde¡e~ ?;' ¡¡UD W01'(18, "He that taketh the Cal'agua: I This deponent hlls bcard 8Ílicé he left Yirgin you~ t~psat Vlrgm Bay. 1 !\In slow to behe,e lerish by the swol'd." Kicnl'agua ia AH the flllibustel's taken with al'ms in han u will Bay that aH ¡he Amer;can citizens left resident in so .'habohcal an ootmge. . . re~ted in the retult of thi., wal' \Vith bo subject to an the rigor 01' the lall', which iu Ihis l'jrgin Hay, inc1uding four ladies !lnd one inlant, . John B. Lllwle:~s, l?sq" the bearer of t1118: H

...tRiea. The ~take i5 a much grcatcl' one thaa 1I1¡at oi' a mcre victory upon the battlefield.­'rlte future peace and wclfilre of all the cntrál

is ueath. have been alsomurdered by the C02ta Rica tl'oops mstructed to.enqUlre,.lll t?e name of the Um~cd Bu! al! the fillibustcrswh@ haye not llsed theÍl' -but as there hila been no communication sine e StatQs for tIna LºgatlOn, mto the facta toucllll1g

al'ms ag~inst thió Repuulie alld giye uJ.'l out of free he eannot testif" to its eoii'ectness amI he Yeril; ibis rumor... ..•. . wil! their arms and persons to otticers of the Costa belicycs that thé ¡¡ves and property of al! ~\mer¡- ,1 oolld hm wlt~ my ~ag wltb tm3 dlspatch, m,d

.American sta tes hangs upon the issue. England jláS long had her hand UpOl1 these States, making ,,1' this 01' of thut part)', the to@! ,,,ith which sile ¡,as turned and oyerturned these Governments, ll¡¡til povert)" amI dcsolation roigns where l'Íchcs "nd prosperity ought to smilc on e"ery hand,­l'eople who ought to be united as ono, are kept dividad iuto partics and f~ction, eaeh striving io con'luerand supprcss the olhcr, imtoad of directo

Army, shall ue parooned. can citizcns are in Qmincnt peril, aud imperiously I.lmlY tbat you glVe hm~ a conduct tbrough)onr J Oll~ R ~IoRA.. deruand the protection of the 1]. S. He fur- lines, and a prornpt rolpl) t~ .

Rofael S, Escalante, Sub. Seco of Dep, 01 War, ¡hel' sta tes t)m! he doe~ not belieyc the life of the Y our obedlcnt SerY!lllt,. American ~Iillister i~~[\fe at this tim~. (Signcd) ~'. R.W HEF.LER,

Appended to this was the following Iist of pero CHARLES MAHO.5Y.. ! .. rllllsler of U .• s: A. " sons t[,""en pl'isoners at Santa Rosa, and subse- T 1 E II J h R M P 1 t 1 quently shot on the 25th of March: James Salo. Signecl and s,\'orn to before me this 15th day of o liS ~ce e~cy, ~ n .. i ora,~c~1( enT' o

I April,1856.· Repubhc ofCosta lhca, m camp at Rlms, NlCa· mon, I, e and; JOIIll PQrkin, Italy; Andrew Con- VE ragnoi.. ;;tantine, Samo.,; Mauuel Gl'<lge, Corfu; Theouol'e .T:\O, n. 1VlIr, .LER, Lidccker, American; Hcmy Dnnn Ireland' Isaac r . .Aaron 13. Coole)', natiyeand citizé.Ils of :\C\\'

A. Hose, American; Hemy JOhsi,:rder, Gc;'many; ,Tersey, ageu ;)8 years, was present '\Viti! MI'. reter l'ymc, Irehnd; l'hilip JOhlllit, Germany; Mahoney, at ¡he att!lek on the American aitizcns Peter Connan, Irelalld', James nollin, Ireland', at Yirgin Bay, and hil.Ye 1'('all oyer tbe above

i"tí thoir energies lor the general good, and striy· t t t dI' 1 1 I t :'l.ntoine Pornu, France; Dayid Koch, Gerlll;my; s a cm en ::n w emn y ~;wea\' t la my olVn illg fo, the public weal. anuot the slatem ents WiIliam \Yest, l'l'l1ssin; }'rancis Karyaez, PanamlJ; knowledge confirma tho facts of said statement in ,mu lending soldiers of these Statcs see the effects and 'fhcodorc IIeilling, I'rnssia, e\·Cr .... particular_

AARON B. COOLEY. ,;; lheir discol'ds anu divisions? ,,'ill lhey not Philip Egau Tootily was <lbo taken prisoner and COllll~ n Je! t th t' b tI· . I t 8f~ll-ed anO sworn tó befare me this 1 üth A pril, ""clíice something of personal umbitioa und pal'ti- el 1 (" e BlIllle,UllC, u· lIS pUlllB unen ' w.as chnIlged to imprisonmellt bemuse he was the 18üt1. J:\O. n, \VIIEELER

,.;en 1reference, fOl' the good of uH? IIow long cOl'I;es]londentof the N el\' Odeans Crescent. \\ ¡ll ley rcfu8e to li5ten to the yoice oí rcason, of -----liglll¡sness, of patriotismand of duty, and op- TUE 1VonmED.-'Ye aregra:tified to announce \luse e tille that is oyerwhelrn:ng them? IIo\V the good condition ·of ¡he wounded. Major ~Iark­:ong, '1 they 'aUow thcmsell·cs to ue mado the ham, Capto Cook, Capt, McCardlc, Capto George l,ul'Pi')f a' foreign power to dance OYer the ruin Leonard, . Lieut. Dolan, Líeut. Ayers, Lieut. ,,¡- t\le\tiye lánd? Be this as it m~y, the star Jamison, Lieut. Lutilllcr, I.iellt. Pottor, Scrgeant ,,[ dest \;, in t11C ascendant and it leaus forth a IIodgins, Sergcallt DlU1l1cgau, Sergeant Hetter, 1 ,.,."Ight ~IOl'ious train pointing out a bl'iIliant Sergeant Pittman, Ul'l11 amputated, Sergeant Evc· ,'lture f.O,~ntrnl Amcl'icn. Qsta Rica wiil be IY¡l, Sergcant SUl'sfle1d aud Corporal lIenry t'l" ftrst \ tI "..

, e 1 le proceSSlOn, 1<eeplllg stop to a Whíting, are al! recoyering. The Medica! Staff is ne\'\' an' h' marcho Tholightlesslv has she bnsy mght and.dllY ",ith .tlle woundao, and the c'\lt~.rcd t '\\and hCT oonqt~5t wili be as sure supcl'intcnocnce of Dr_ JI!QSOS i~ spoken of '·cl'y

,< the coml •.. 1 '. A momentary success has highly. MI'. I.angsdalc, a private in the Volti· -\ 'ate(l t le . . ,l<. t.dt¡on of he!' soldlcrs and swell· guro!", Jl'hose gallantperfol'luullCe on the day 01 "11 hel' an 1 '. • • , • , , Ol lOto unwonted proportlOns,- the battle occume !\ malter of notonety, la also 'j'hé 'lUan , ." . I h d f' v·· l" .

. '1 troop"j~ 18 at t 10 ca o too ", lCa· I reCOVCrlng [rom the WOU( es he rceelved m the 1 ,\~ll. : t110 CO::ita Hicans are awar(', fight.

REPUnLIC OF NICA.RAGUa, ¡ Granada, AI)!'il 15th, 1856. )

In addition ro his 101'll1er tcstimony, made this day, Charles Mahoney appclIrcd before me and testified, that in addition to tIle murder and rob .. bery by tbe troops of Costa Rica,at Virgin Bay., 011 the 7 th inst" they sel fire to ,,-harf built by the Tl'ansit Company of whieh said Mahoney ,,"as eugin<!er erected at an expen~e of One Hundred and 'fwenty Thousand Dollara, and it was C0111-

plctely destroyed by them. The fonces of Costa Rica have now tbe posscs·

sion of the transit routeQn tbis Isthmus, and the, offieers haye declarcd that thev are determined to exterminnte cyery American n'ow in the country ; and in this intention .they were sustained by the, amhoritíes of England and Franc~, fr~ whcnce they could procure, and had pl'ocured materialaid, as to gU1I1! .1Ild ammunition.

CIlAI:LES lIIAnoxy. Sw'orn to and suuscri\ied to before me this 15th

April, 1856. JOTI~ II. ""uuLEn.

A NEW LINK OFSrúMSlfIPS rOR'KIC:,\R~GUA, .,-1t does not appear yet that the withdráwal of MI'. Yanderbilt's boats from the Nicaragua !in!> \Viii be so ~Qrious a blow to ,Valker as bas been unticipated. We are informed thata steamer of the new line under the anspices of jIr. Charlcg }(or~"n will 'be sent forward from thia port on Ih" 8 tb ~r 9th of A pril. Walkc)"s fciendii flere insi, ~ t.hat he wiJ] come out aH rightin the long run.­Can Y,mdebilt's do the .same for hiin. "r c' caimot say that the Transit eonipany's case has awakoned'mnch symp.thy in this commuuity. Th e compuny was neyer popular until tile late }'ilibusterin~ ej¡citemc~t, and ¡ts lit~le insta!ment oí publie tavor at tha tnne, ",as clue!l)" owmg to the t'aet tbat Marcy seemed yindictiye against it.-1,ew Yot'k Hgraltl, NaTe" 20.

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Page 2: Periódico 'El Nicaragüense', órgano oficial del Gobierno ... · ~~~~¡UlJLlSJIED EVERY "----r:SDAY AND SATURDAY. ",'EDN,orth.east corner 01 the Pla.za, 0lfi"" en tl,/rom ¡he General

-""'-. BATT LE OF RIV A S. more gallant gentleman on that perilous field, fell

In on/' last issue, in reliition to lhe second bato mortally wounded at the head oC his valiant and le of Rivas, we stated that "the Battalion under devoted men. Lleut James C Jartlerson of Co E,

N1CÁRAGUA INDEPILNDIENTE. comniand of Liel1tenant-Go!. Bancers W'l.S omered an officer of tried 'merit, and a roan of doubtIess to enter by the street leading along the West side com:age reccived in the leg a painful wound. Of of the plaza, and the East side W~ to be charged those two companÍes, tIiefe were se'v'en killed and GRANADA:

Saturday Morning-, April19. . . _, . PROMOTIONSIN THE ARMY,

by the force under cótii.mand of Col. Fry." In six wonndad. making this .tatem(mt wc commiited an error, In the Second Ritle Battalion, under ~ommand which justice and a sense of duty requires shonld of Col. Natzmer, Second Ueut Anderson of Co D, be correctlld. The mode of attack was arranged receil'ed Iln affilcting wound. In that Btttalion

TAKEN FROM THE ~NERAL ORDERS OF THE ARMY. and ordercd after the followia¡; manner: Com- six were kill~d and six were wounded. paniea A, B, C Ilnd D, of the 1st Ritll Battalion, An interestÍl.g feature in' tho oattle of Rivas

The lisí ot names annexed contains al! the pro· under eommand of Lic>ltenant-Col. Sanders, was the presenco of somo of those gallant spirits mat!ons slnce the snspension of the paper of the ~2d of March:- were required to begin the assrult faom the North who tirst a!1ventured at that place the experiment

First Lleutcnant, John M. Baldwin .. promoted side of the plaza, aHd simultaneously from the of battle undel' the dllbious auspices only of fifty Capto of Co. B. Light Infantry ~attalion. South sid~, a chargc.was to be maue by Compa- six meno Of the origi nal number that embarked

Flrst Lientenant John B. Green prometed Capto nies:e, P and G, unuer the le.td of Major nrew- in the Vesta, and first met the enemy on the dis­of Co. D, Rifle Battalion.

Second Lieutenllnt Edward Maxwell promoted ster. Thc former Companies wel'l:l oíficereu re- astrolls fie!d of Rivas, therel werc' sixtcull who par-First Lieulenant O(}. D, Rifle Battalion. spectiveIy by Captains Anderson, Rmller and Ma- ticipated in the recent cngagement; Those were

P. Vllde¡ appointed Oaptain Co. A, Pirsl Ritle son. Thcy were the firsl to reach the plaza, and I Maj. J. B. Mal'Irham, Cilpt. }'rank Anderson, Capto Battalion. although not exceediug eighty men in the ~aj{gre· D. K. Bayley, C'apt. Peter Veeder, Lieut. L. G.

LOlds R. Latemer nppointed Second Lieutenant .-of Oo. O, First Rifle Battalion. gate, they pushed forward, through a galJing fire, G:ty, J,ieut S ?tI Leonul'd" Lieut G;, Gist, Sergeant

WUliam Mason appointed Captain Oo. G, 1st with fearles, intrepidity. The aman communu Wm Sarsfield and Pril'utes Moses Anderson, J Ritle Battalion. under Major Brewster displayed signal gallantry Blanch,.J Colme!'s, H Lyons, DI' Matthews, Jake

John Doyle appointed Fint Lientenant Co. G, anu did remarkable execution. Comprmy E leud- Norris and G Travella, These mcn, without ex 1st Rifle. Battalion.

James E. Hawthorne Ilppointed Second Lieuten. ing the arlvance lost seven killed, nnd five wounu- eeption. behnved with a gallantry meriting the high: antCo. G, 1st Rifle Battalion. - • ed. Among the latter were Captain Frank An- est admiration and applause. They were proudly

Pierce Robins appointed First Lieutenant Oo. derson, one of the origi¡;¡al "fifty-six" {lf the V esta, con~picuo"s throngh the whole confl:ict, seeming to j~. -1st Rifle Battalion. who was wounded in the arlll IInd side, and Lieu- feel and -act as thongh Rivas was indebted to

Charles Legros appointed Second Lieuten .. mt Co. 1st Rifle Battalion. tenant T Dolun, who wns wounded in thea!'m. In them an {lvation of blood. Of this lIumber, Lieuts

O. J. McDonald 8ppolnted Commissioner (}f aU the first battle of Rivas Capt Anderson was twiec StoU Ilnd Gay were killed, and Major Markham, Tr:msportation, of and fol' the army, with rank of wonnded, and aithough sCilrc~ly recovel'ed from Capts Allderson and Bnyley, L:eut L~onard anu

COMloD;]. O o d O the former atllictions, with a tl'uly cornmendable Gist and Sergeant Sal'sfield .. ere wounded.-e_ann oney appomte aptain of Co. O,

Lightlnfantry Battalion. heroism he ambitiolled to cneonnter the per¡¡~ 01' Lieut StoU, tlle aid of Col Don Bruno Natzmel', Don Domingo de Góicouria appointod Intendente a second engagement. In this last contliet he was dit! mo.t cfficient servicc. It i8 autlIClItically said

f1eÍleral of the army, with the r&nk of Brigadi"r affli«ted agaia wilh two sevcl'c, but happih', not that not less than thirtecn of the I>ne1l1y fel! by Genero!. J

Sergeant Sumpter William~on appointed Second dangerous wonnds. The per>eYcl'UllCe aud gal. his single hand, beforc he paid by his dcnth the Lieutenant Oo. G. 1st R. B. lantry displayed by this officer clIerit the encomium I penalty of hi~ gaUant?· Lieu:enaut Gay fell. ia

Col. G. J; MeDonald appointed Qual',er Master of every officer and membel' of tbe Liberal the eharge whrch he hunself proJcete.J, and wluch Iteneral of the amly. Resigned! Ar¡ny of Nicaragua. Compnny F, fOlm~rly Volti- requircd a coumgJ of the most despel'ate

Ir. A. Hutehins appointed Seeond Lieutenant. }'rane s b, u'Keete ul'Pointed Captain Co . .A, tigeurs, but Iransferre,l to the ]<il'~t Rifle Battaliotl, ~haracter to pl'OSCe~ltc. In extolling the meritori-

2d Rifle Batlitlion. nnelel' Ihe direction of Capt Rueller, a m08t gallant ous actions of the killed and the wonnd~d, it would Thomas F. }'isher appointed }'h'st Assistant in an,} mel'itol'ious officer, r,ustaincu. itself ",¡lh a cour- be unjust not to eredit the remainder with couduct

the Ifttendencia Gene,'al, rank of Co.lon,,!. . ! age inferior to none. Its killed aau wounded was exhibiting a self.sacriticing heroism. Than Capt

1 Byron l.!0leG"PPoilnted k:-;ecfonL~ AtBSIstatn~~~~~f I Httle less tbr,n that suffered bv ite associatcd COIll- P V 0",1'''0 th~Nl WIlll no mao .who disDhn'ed more lltendcncla Quera, ran o ,en ,man, . heroic valer, or onc who by llls úesperate IcarIOS.­''Y. C. Pa<Tc appointed Seeoud Lieuteuant in pany. C'ompany G, under Capto :\Ia80n, was tho th~ Intenden"cia General. ,greatc8t suft'c'rer in the conflict in the nllmber of ne88,'commandcd more the respeet and aumiratioll

001. B. D. Fry promoted Brigadier-Genera!. . d d d el 1 . - t' 11 f of the arroyo Indced, the utter rorgctfulll~ss of

LISTOFKlLLEJ), WO ..... ' ....... __ J.lfISSING.J)ED AJ{]J

STAFF-KILLED-Lieutenant C:unp to the General.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE'gan , Aid-tle· Hueston and Clinton.

INSPECTOR GENERRL'S DEPAR1 ILLED--Caplt Lieut Stal!.

QUARTER MASTER's DEPART>l~T-KILLED-Capt CooIr, W

ORDINANCE DEPAItTMENT-- OUNDED·-Gist and Sergeant :ifarsfield. .

U NAT1'ACHED-\VOUNDEI>_LiPNDED-Llcut N.~T1VE FORCES-KILLED-Cer"

mandm' of the ilativo forces. onhesd· are a o, como

LIGHT INFANTRY BA

COY;:-;; D.' iLION.

KU.LED,-Capt. James Lintoll, Kenet, Pl'ivates John Bl'Ídley; J. "1ral '1nbttt H. Lane. Total 4;-agg"cgate o. . ,,¡, 'ti J

WOCNDED.-Pr.vate. Jo.eph Spring_ g , Terry (wounded accidcntly 01\ ~he retar':). 1r. Total wonlllled, 2. I\rel':)

CO}!['AJ;Y F..

KILr.I!D.-Privates WIlI. Gould, Georg. son. Total 2. 'ck'.¡'.

\VOUNDED.-First Lientenallt J .. llIes (1 •

son, Pl'Ívates l'atrick Thomas, Lonis Loame ,,­Adama. Tot,,1 3-aggregate 4. <1.11),.,'&

FIRST RIFLE' BATTALIOl COMP.AXY A.

KILLRD.-Lieut. J. Gay, Privates P. Rorrer. Total 2-aggregate 3.. I1n ,_

WOUNDED.-Sergeant A. Pittman, PI' " Kipp, Geo. Cook,. T. Lane. Total 4. 'e8 S.

M!SSING-A. Du Jan, L, Pache, To~._

COMP.lNY B.

KILLED.-PriTates Bradley, -Stone. Total ' \VonmED.--1iellt. Leonard, Lieut. Porter, Líe

Ayers, Corporal Chandler, Pl'Ívatcs Ashbro, liel' ublie Ol Horlgdon, Uartin. Total 5-aggregate 8. person~

MISSING.-Pl'ivates Augustin, Jaekson. and ill. COMPANY C:

KILLED.-Sergeant Wm. McCarty, Barnhouse, A. G. Gates. TotalS.

he elld and ite,

Priv¡genel'rtl

WOGNnED.-Cllpt. Caycec, Lieut. Lateoo Itcre':' Privates W oolf, llarkc.,. . .. person

MIssIlo/G-Privates Gleason, Genry, GII¡¡¡nuancc' '1:otal 3. 'em~nt~

COYP.l~Y D. ,by the KILLED-Oapt. Harrell, Privates l31aekb, arned,

Finn, Whites Barstow. Total 4-aggregate [¡

W 0{)NI>ED-8é,.ge~nt Uutchi.gs, Priland ~et· Bnlger. Total 2: acre_ 01' Licutenan,-r.nlollel E J SandC1'3 promoted k.lIe un woun e ~ n V1ew 01 ti: sma n~BS o .elf. disDlu 'ed by him throu"hout tlle conflict,

thc number COmpMmg th~ compames ulldor como ~ '. J ..."'. ' Coloncl 1st Ritles. 1 fl mand of :\la'. Brcwst~r, and the e~tremelv peri. cn1;,t1eshlffi to a con51ueratlOn mferlOr to none, who . KILLED-Privat~s Knox, Lopan, Le CsIJall I¡,'

Lieut-Col Piper 'promoted Col 1@! Light n antry. .: J h' h h 1 t . 1 I on that day illustrated their rank by valorous deeds. StlCkner, Dart, DaVldBon, Barr. rotal 7. f .-Major Brcwstm" promoted Lieu¡,.CoIonel 1st lous pOS!lIO\1 to W le t, eY were cxposec, 00 mue, W O¡INDED.-CUpt. Anuel'Son, Lieut. DilO '1" ,o. " d' I 'J '" TIJe whohl of tlIis ¡¡ttle rcmnantof the "Vasta p' J M'll J B' J T t·,esent.,,¡ -tlg1lITnTantrf: ....... k"_"""Dot he UW¡1ruC to tiC l~lIJ' e8l' 0ul{:~r8 Iwate . I or, . rlmer, ones. o... .', 0aptain Andersonp-oted as \E~ior l~t Rifl ••. ' ase"ult. . even ;;rithtlsla.~tic·r;rai~~: ·~·;"n, arc desel'villg of a~g[e"'ate 15. lee,wlLl

IVLll ~l.u.J _ .... LJ ."XlI •• s:b .. U"U".·----.I..IIT" .. yQ ..LX ....... _.,¡,._.~.··, "llO-4; gllCI: .•

Ylrst Llaut Stith promoted Captain 1st Rifle.\'. The companics nn(}cr command o( Lient. Col. In cvmpany with the "Vesta band" oC patriots, Gray. Total 4. person-f11'st Llent,.Leonal'd promote<l 'CIlptain lit Ritle,. ' there are other3, whose pr,liseworthy conduct en. COlrPA!iY F. ¡ implc-Second Lieut~nlUlt John S. Jones prornoted Saunder~, in the att8ck fl"Om the enstandaJong the K tI 1't1 1 fl' t IUED-Scrgeant Chestnut, lid' o lel'

Fil'st Lleutena:nt. north side of the plaza, behaved with mos! cxem- • e t Icm (o attel'mg mentioo. 'l'hey werc no ney, Duncan. Total 3. . 'Ji' the Second. Lientenant Thomas Dólan promoted plary heroism. Tlle mlmber (}f killed snd wouuu- COllnected with ally cSPCCi'll cornm:ll1d in the nl'my; Wom;DED-SergQant Dunniclll nt n;\.élteú,

Fírst I,ieutel1allk ed 'Ill that c'olllnl"u,1 g'I"os B,t"tut'lon oC tllcl'r dr' bu! nct~,1 OH "ti impulse of "atrotism, amI ~oura!rc dav., Privates Bnrlls, Fernc.v, Wi) .n!!Il"," ,¡-u, i,I.'-Second Ueut A P Potter promotedFirst Lient.. . ~, ,"~ e'. ,. '-. I r ~ ~ Second'LieutcnQnt A A Ready promoted },il'st votlOn lo thelr olficer$, and the/\' tiuclity (o the .rnp" le,1 tlwm into the desperale chanccs of the Cody. Total 7. ) . tr tI' ' I 'd d MISoiIXG.-Codv.

I,ieutenant.. cause fol' which they wcro imperrile(}. Oap t. Har. con le . t.d wtt 1 prl e an plcasure that we • • Sc.rgeant Mrljór HllSton Webb promoted &leond ¡leH, (}fco.mp'~llY D, was kille<l, aml in him the, :'1'- cümmcnd the gullant action of Colonel O J ~fc.¡ . COlIP.tSY G.

J 'eutenant n Id f'< t' ro k 1 B II . KU.u:n.-I.teut. Jolla Doylq ',. ' I ¡ 1 11 ro J r' lona ,c,ap am. ~'oo RlII !'Uf Y ,m'} Dl'lIlke.· of '11" t '1 u 1 '1 G . T)' }'irst Si;\'gcant J n Cheche.t~r promote,}, m~ la ... '}d a nt ua ,e o cer al! nc,'omp 1",IQ, ..' I'¡va es " c.na 1011, "e ruar, e SvcondLieutenant: '1 g~ntl~!It"n, Amongtl.e W611uded o/" COlO [Ilwy n, (.he 'l\l:lrlt'" ~l"s~('r DCp'Ftrnent; '>fajOI' \Y R I FisÍlt>r, MiU~r, ,Hcl'lIsh:m, 'l'OWIIF(

}'jist Serg~ant 'H F Bearniel promoted. Stconu Ui LleutcIlaat.s Lconard, Port(~l' aud a\XCl'tI,oUie\.'JI. t:1¡d.~e¡·." ¡¡J.!!1 (,'¡1.ptJ.in ~ta.ho!)~ .J¡)hll Peni('¡~l' üf t.he ¡ éh:::sV:r. Totl\l 11-a.~~f'egatp. 1 Li~ntenani. ,,' .' cornrnt..¡--r" ¡'[" "'11 e t· \l" " \\-'I!.' .. , ,", 01:!,')f:lJ,-J''';n,tcs tatt:. Mil ofackllowleu"r .. "allantrvund men OfaDlll'ec'¡¡!e,l ,M J 'u ,h •• 1I •• ''JCI CluQI, a e¡tlzCn¡ ~I .. R ' o'

" Eergearit'GardnerJ,rOnl0~d S~ooo Lieutenent. ó". I t· ' , 'l· . L' . J' 1 ~ , tal I el', ' pe:>rman, .'\'I-er, 'O'3Iil - R1 I medt. Licut Leonard \VaS nucth~r:üf the "\',:,,1.' \0 nnleer, .entenam. :- .yous, I'JI'll'wd:v :ntucheu,' !rUS01l. Tot"1 J!}. • :::cl'geant obert! ilI gtln promoted Lt6utenllnt, . • '1 . ' . ~

Privaie Geo. Farra.n prt>I!wted Second Lieut Ili.nd;" ,(nr!ll¡:¡.., throllghouL Ihe W:'", c')'ldllcted, ',.".1"1" Bl:"W.t01·d ('(,mlllá.tll, ,r.\,lllliitlOn;: ""1<I,r' SECO.\' j) nfrLJ' BA1 .htiJIey. him,elC \\jth sucb ~mg eotrMlre a! entitles 1 mne)' 01 the pay master' J\;par\lUcllt,llnd Michael CO¡'¡PA:'IY A..

, Prlvat¿ Wm Langford promoted Seoond Lient. hitu 10 most tlatwriu,f! cOlllmeudatioll. Ca!ltuin McCarty, voluntcer order!y to Gcn. 'Valker. The Ir P PrívAte A A Moare ¡lromdted Second Lieút. ,~ kl f h' \.ILLED.- I'Ívates Eldriuge, ~ulhollalll. Private Ohas GOruan pl'omoted Seeolld Lieut. Caycee of company C, was 6cverely ,vounded in rcc ess exposure o Iffiself to peril stamped tal 2. Pl'i\'atc James Coleman promoted Se<:ond Lieut: both of hla hands whi~e Icading his men in the des- frrcCarly as aman without fear: AH cxhihited a"'" OUXD!lI>. -Private HOlycll. P • W M br'lr t d 1 l' d }II~-SI:\G.-Private Stl'aW1HJUse. tí\'ate 'H atbews promoted Second Lieu!. perate charge upon the encmy's cannon. He i~!l. '. ,,~n v.n (íl: un!; coura"c, a1l are entitlcd to Pri'Vaté Cooper promoted Second LicutenlUlt. roan ol dcspcrute cOUJ'aga, am! his men confrontcu l' a .mula. r enCOUlmm. Of thia number Armstrong Prívate 'Francis Peters promotcd SecoBd Líeut. k JI u Private James W. Hallotlay promoted. dange~¡js be!Jest, witb the utmost' ulaerity.--! wns -: e , anu Cool.: and lll'adley a. d Lyons 8econd Lieu~enant Hooff promotcd Assistallt Lieut La_ér of his company was also severc!y 1 a~,l F~nney. were. s~Y~re:y wOllnucd. McDolI~ld

,¿djutant General, \Vith rank ot' Captain. , but nQt dang1"lrOllsly wonnded. I ~ d W ehbc,arc m.ssIn", amI the apprehenslOlI , Se!lOnd Lleut611ant Gcorge Gl8t promoted Fil'st 'l'ho eommand under Col X atzmcr· alld lIIu;or l' 18 fel! that they havc not escap~d the disaster of [,ieutenant 8.lJd appointed Ai(} lo the General. " I 1

L NOl'val Walker appointetl Captuin, and Aid to f)'Neilwils ordered to enter the pla;ll by a crogs latt e. Ibe General. straet froID the sonth side, und the ~~tive tl'OOp~ Tal.:e it all in aH, t]¡c contlict at Uivas cannot hut

H, .lll!'t appolnted Secoud' Licuténaut of under Gol Machauo by a cros3 strect from the I ~)C reganleel as a glorious. victary. We havo not

,Artillery: ' Ilorth sido, simu.ltaneous witl¡ the entrance of the l' lIId,l'cU ,ome,_goo, d, aUl,l v".hant men, but theirdeaths Captain Ht;III'Y Duseubm'y appoint~d AS8istant h '

Adjutant Gener'al.' commands of Llent-Cql Sanrler'3 anu ~lf1jo!' Brew- a\: heGn . .to.lcd tor IU the .lJlood of numerous _ Calvin O'Neal a.ppointéd A.id·de'Ca.mp to the stcr. SRCl'Ificcs. Tlle enemy are dlshcal'tencu at their

Géneral, r8Dk of MaJor. From 80me mis3.pprehension of the illstructiOIlR, I defeat, ane! alth~ug~l they have ag~in returned A. Swingle apPQillted Captaín be Ordinanc~; 001 Machado with ihe l:\titive force, in8t.ead of el,- to the ficlu of the .• !' dlsaster, they are lmpoveri;¡heC! J. P. Col'lman, proIDoted FlrSt Lieut. eo. F. . 1 f al 1 u f

tering tbe city at the point desiO'natcd for his com- o ze un, estltllte o cOllfidencc: Let them

:MEDICAL Sorul'.-In on!' report of the battle maml, kept wi~h the command of Lient Col Sall_ ¡¡nger ."ithin the limits ot' N~caragna, and .they, 110 mentíotrils made of the Medical Staff, a depar!· del'9; but proved, I.lOweve. r, of e~scntial servicc in I t~o, WI~1 s_oon be offilc~ed o~llatlOns at the. 81~rme of ment of the army deserving of great praise. The the desperare con[¡wt w!ue" folIowerl. TIia <Tallan- Llber.al.sm upon t.l" altar of DemocmtlC pro'

C:O:\IPAl:Y n. KII,lED--Sorgeallt Stocki, l'rivatee Boglige,',

Winkler, Webber, Esstc. Totul 6. 'VOG!'IDF.D.-Sergeant Ketter, Privateil Le,,,jp.

Total 2. COMPA~V C.

KILLED.-Private EUIVards. Total 1. 'V'01::XDED.-Pri\'ate Lockwood. 'l'ot<l1 1. MISSING.-Cor¡;>oral Roden_ Tolal 1.

COMP-'-X, D.

KII,LED.-Xone. • 'W o1::!'Im:D.-Second Lieutenant ~nder¡¡Qn, Cu;"

poral Whiting. Total 1-agrcgate 2. MISSING.-l'ri vates J oandl'ow,ITackley, Recvell.

Total 8. jJ,WTlNTFlJ RANGER8.

KILLED-Lient. Phi!ip Gillis, Acting Liont. W. Win,.ters, Private Seott. Totall-aggrcgllte:>.

:" ouxnED.-Sergeant Cornifi', Sorg' aut El'el'yn Pn.ate Lyney, Barray, Mcl"ard, TIow' rd. Total lo "

staff was on the fieldduring tbe Whole ofthe fight, ,., -attending 10 the wounded and the dying. Th'1 tr.\' "'as aUested by his death, and in his faH t\,e gre~slOn. OFFICIAL CORREspoxm:NcE.-'W e e tU att@ntion formerwel'osubseqnent;lJooav""ed tothiséitywitb nat.ive army hn5 snffered an irreparable los8. 'l'he 'Ihc Mme,; of man~' privutea could be mention- to the l\ltter of Col. Whecler, U. S. ~finistcr, pub. llll the cOlllfOrt ~aible. un<ier the. drcUln3tanees, immediatc' officers under him uehaved, wlth grcat ed, but to lIume one would requir/! that all should Iished in another column, addressed to the Pre"i­<l!ld adrenoI,," JII'Oh YII.,ed.lVllth leverythllldg ,the c~nl t~'y courage and too much credit cannot nttach t¿ the be spo'ren of, anrI onr space will no! "Ilow of it.- dent of Costa Rica. Thc Minisler publishes tlH~ alfor s,, n t e \OSplta, t le woun 00 are,."" ,m' ' 'fh' Id, f ,iltipÍ'Oving circumstl\nce¡¡, but one man, líaviT!;j conduct of the 4roops theJ' officeretl. e. muslCa. ~partment o th~ army desgrves eorrespondenee to iusare its reception by Sellor Ilied from his wonnds. Three RmputatioTlS have I The Light Infilntry Battalion, linde!' tha cnm_ credlt ror bClllg among tha firat m the charge on Mora, as it is considcrcd wholly uncert,.in ir an y been p.erform~d, b~t it is now hoped thot no other , manu. of Col. Frv, was held as a resen!! Curce :Ulcl the plaza, and one of the drummers caved his messenger he might dispatch, although p!'otectc~ c$l-wt'lll red lQUlkrelth1S1thresort. 'l'be stu,mps of those 11 enteréd thc'plaz~ ahout ten 01' filteen minutes 'aGer drum in and pitched into the fight as preferable. by the American flag, would not be massacred in ilmpu ate 00 .ea y. '/ S' f h . ' o • . '-, - thecommencenwnt oC the ~sault. They"entercd ,:orcs 1) t e boys looked on the whole aftalr as a cold lJlood. ThuslowhasPresidentPiercereduced G,A~A.-On thfi~ daR y • of tlhle. retmn. of the ¡ a wh(}op, and w<,re 800n min"led with their eom' plece of fun, and if the arrny had been composed the reputation of the 17uited States, that his own

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Recordaré á V. E. lo. carta: Que el el enemiga so'st..,nia un fuego activo é: in- del terrÍble combate, y durante una hora Soñor Molina Envhldo Estraordi~ario y cesante, {feto la intrepidez, é indomables p'oca se comblrtió de una y otra parte, eu­Ministro Plenipotenciario de. ese 9:óbier. fuerzas' dE! la democrácia los atacó con cepto por rifleros ql!le aventuraban algu­no cerca del Gobierno de k/s Estadós-Üni. co'u tanta rápidez que en ménos de cin- nos tiros desde Iéjos. La cesaeion tempc~ dos dirijió en la ciudad de \Vashíngton á co minutos los americanos estaban en rill de violentas hostilidades por el enemi-13 de Diciembre de 1854, al Secretario comi1lrta 'posesíon de la plaza. Los. go, se descubrió sin embargo que era una de los Estados· Unido$¡ en la cual espresa G;stariccll~es en acelerada fuga, se pusie- astucia que tenia por objeto el apoderarse

COLES y '?ABADOS ql e las leyes de Costa Wca son en estremo ton al ahrigo de las barricadas y casa!lfor- oocretamentc del edificio situado en el án-LOS MIE~'~~' ~"~~~ liberales, ·(en el particular de conceder tlficadas, y ocultos en aquellMl lugares de gulo del Nordeste de 11\ plaza, de dondi,)

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p T~1t año, .•••••.••.•.•.. $10 00 01' un'l cop~a.'elta,. . . .. • . •• . . . . • . • 10

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lmafio y la forma de El Nicaragucn." y tam u precio, han sido algun tanto alterados, y os que el referido cambio de ninguna mane­ar'á de convenir á los suscriptores. El tama­papel se ha reducido algun tanto, miéntras

I aparicion es mas frecuente, y su costo se dificado. El aumeLt) de lo? Americanos en ais, y la necesidad de comunicar y difundir ronto las noticias, nos ha inducido á publicar ro periódico dos veces á la semana ea vez de ~011l0 hastl\ el presente. El precio para los ptores permanente será el mismo, dandoles úmeros cad'l semana, que contienen casi el en la estension de las materias que encierra

presiono Esperamos que dichas mejoras satis al público, á quien podemos asegurar que c­

.os han costado considerables esfu~rzos y tra­y no poco aumento en los gastos de publica-

terrenos ó. estranjercis) y proporcionan p¡'0teccion mantuvieron un fuego in cesan- sin daño podian lanzar un fuego destruc­grandll~ facilidades á los que vengan á Cos te, miéntra" q ue ~1I cafion con \'oz de true tor sobre las tropas americanas estaciona­ta·Rica s fijar su residencia allí. 110, daba tamhien testimonio tle la eficacia das en varias direcciones de la plaza. Es­

El tratado celebrado e:qtrc los Estados- de sus prepílrativos y medios de defensa. ta estratlljema del enemigo fué descubier­Unidos y Costa· Rica, en 1851, en el artí- Para evitar la destruccion oue debia ine. ta por el Teniente Gav OliVO ODOl'tüno y Cttlo XIl garantiz:> á los Giudadanos de los vitablelllente seguirse del u;o de tan fatal vijilante servicio sin duda salvllas vidri,; Estados-Unidos que residan en Costa·Rica máquina de guerra, inmediatamente se for de muchos soldados nicarague1'lses, y ter­la proteccion de ese Gobierno en sus pero mó la I'esolucion, reducida a efecto por minó mas prontamente el sanguinario <:on­sonas y propiedades. el Teniente Coronel Sanders, de arrancar- flicto. El hizo pues un informe sobre el

Con esta:;; garantias y atractivos algunos le del poder del enemigo. D¡!'>.,e luegola movimieuto del enemigo, y algunos "ohm ciudadanos tic los Estados-Unidos han ve- órd.:n dc atac:.r, yel bizarro Teniente C()- t'trios solicitaron darles el ataque desde nido :i estableccrse aquí ¿qué p.srusa, pue· roncl seguído pOI' sus intrépidos soldados Ull punto inmediato á la posicion que an­de darse ó como aparecerá V. E. á los se lanz6 con serena frente por lo mas in- helaban. Diezhombres fieles é impávidos ojos del mundo, cuando V. E. publica una trincado Jel peligro, y con la sola pérdida con rifles y rivolvers de Colt, bastarorrpa­proclama expulsando á l'sas mismas per- de 4 hombres logró apoderarse de una ar- ra la empresa; é inmediatamente este nii­son¡¡s, sin que hayan cometido crímen al- ma de guerra tan importante, la cual fué mero completamente equipado estuvo guno, y as@sinándolas sin piedad'! conducida inmediatamente al ángulo Sud- pronto para atacar al enemigo. Diclw nú­

A nombre del pueblo de los Estados- oeste de la. plaza y puesta bajo la direc- luero se componia de oficÍldes entre los Ul1idos y de su Gobierno protesto contra cion del intrépido y escelente artillero ca. cuales estaban los capit{n~s Houston y esa infame conducta; y aseguro á V . .E. pitan Mc-Cardle, y como las municiones Sutter, del Estado Mayor del Jral.Walke!' que el Gobiernll de l0s Estados-Unidos que l@ eran anecsas tambien se tomaron, el Coronel Kewen, ayudante voluntario aunque V. E. se halle ayudado por aliados en muy pocos minutos el arma fatal que del J eneral; d Mayor Roger's deldepal­envidiosos y poderosos, hará indagaciones tSl aba destinada á la dl<struccion de las tamento de la comisaría; el Mayor Web­acerca de esos actos de violencia ilegal y fuerzas democráticas, vomitó 1111 fuego ber, los Capitanes Beckenbridge y Mah911 que si no se dan esplicaciones y satLfac- destl'Uctor contra los derrotados costari- y los 'feRientes 'Vinters, Stith j. Gay. cíon tomará las medidas necerarias para cences. Inquietos y enfurecidos por la p¡;r- Tambien se unieron á ellos UGOS pocos. vo­protejer la ,'ida y propiE'dades ele nuestros dida del cañon, hicieron varias osadas luntari03, que aumentaron el número ha~­ciudadanos, y vindicar el honor de la na· tentativas para recolJrarle, pero sus ruji- ta 13. Atravesando intrépidamentela.calle cion. dos de trueno seguidos bien presto por bajo el fllego delc~emigo; se acer-caron ú

Corren rumores de que como catorce ó descargas. mortales de rifles del Mississipi, la Cdm de la e'8qtiinade que que:da apodc­diez y ocho ciudadanos americanos con intimidaron sus esfllerzos,ylos obl~aron rá.rse aquel, situándose en el e~tremoU1a~; cuatro señoras y un niño han sido recien- á abandonar sus lugares de refujio. Entre- lejano ddcorredor que en par~establl temente a,csinadas por las trtlpns de V. tanto 15 ó 20 riflerss >le habian estacionado pllrap~tado por una pared de adobe que

=-==--==== K en la Vírjen: díflcil me ser¡~ creer un sóbre el·techo de un eJjfieiu del cual po- tormaba una barricada. DesdenqueUapo-ultraje tan dl¡tbólico. dian clal'amente . descubrir un cuerpo nu· siehln observaron atentamente al eIlemigo DE OF!(:(O.

TENOf:SCIA GENBRAI. DE l:JERCI"rO.

El Sr. Juan B. Lawless, portador de meroso de enemigos en las calles atras de que se acelcaba, determinar(ln .rápidamen esta, lleva instrucciones de averiguar á la plaza. Ullfuego continuo fué sostenido te el plan deoperacion,sedió laórdende nomhre de los Estados·U nidos y como por aquel1o~ valientes. y cien enemigos ataear, y con un grito de guerra y 1l~ mo-

Granada, Abril 12 de 1~56. ¡¡jente de esta Leg¡\cion, los hechos que á por lo ménos cayeron bajo snsgolpe~ cer \'Ímiento simultáneo selanzaro)'), hácia la 0<10,,105 que hayan hecho suplementos este rumor conciernen. '1 teros. El conflicto se hizo dcm<l.siadÜ' in- cerca detras de la cual se avanzaba e! ene­,fect\ls ó efectivo para el c;jército se Le em i j con mi bandera para llevar minente para los invasOI'es co,¡taricenses, migo. El grito fuó al punto cQntestado sentarán en la oficina de esta Intcnden- este despacho y ruego ú V. E. que le dé y como unos 300 de ellos se dc,;cubrieron con una descarg .• de 30 tiros de fusil, pe­G~n?ral con les con~probal1tes nec~Ea- ! un pasap;J1te por esa.; líneas .r una pronta I miéL t"as s~ retil'.abl~1l en dircccio'n d~ San ro corno el ataq\le ~ué tan .. reP .. enj;in.o, el ; a ./111 <~e proceder 11 la correspondlCll-1 conte~taelOn a su atento serVld,)r Juan d~l Sur. SIWlIendo pues ~a retirada d~sconcertado .enemlgo no p~do 1;o~ar lqUldaclOn. JNO H\YHEELER de los 000, como a las 12 del dUl,. el ene- bien sus pllntenas, y .el 80Iod~nc) qu~hlzo )~ órden del .Jfini~tro de los E. U. . ¡ migo recibió un refuerzo de 250 hombres fué una sola herida que recibióelCapi-

GI'aL Dumingo de G'oh,u,,,¡,,. I de Lo. VÍljen. ·~l capitande lifleros mon- tlID ~~enbri6g~, que!\<} wjmpi<li~ abso-Intendellte General.' t tado9 \Vaters que ton;5 posesioll de la lutamento laeontinuacion del·ataque.Ga

, T~omas F. Fishe~, I Segunda b:4talla de Rivas! I tr;rre q,\l~ cOI'ona la media construida ca- nada. la cerca sin ningu'.l3 pérdida,~ésde lIner aSlst. Intendente General. Selscientos Costaricenses muertos! Tre¿n ! tedral ~c~~ h pa~te del Norte de la plaza, a)~1 se pudo~cel' un .VlVO fu~g~ al eme-

_______ . ______________ ._1 . I f' ..: COlllumcv 1I1111edlatamente al.Jral. Walker migo en sUl'etlrada,que.cOrl.'lÓ¡¡'P9nerse F;. "el' DE LOS EsrADos-lhlDos DE Al\IE I ta. Americanos. Z:0.at derrota del ¡la aproximacion de aquel refuerzo. y. un nI abrigo det!1lS d~ la casa IOJlledinta. de RICA ¡;:>: LA HEP¡;m.IC.~ DR NICARAGUA. ¡ el<emlgo! I c lerpo de tropa ftl~ enviad9 luego á pro- donde .con mas. ~~ridadptldi!l§o;\l'VItar

A S. E. ¡ Ri~as ha sid<? otra vez el teat:o de un tpje¡' aquella p:lrte de la, poblaeioll, :nióR~ l~ persccucion •. Sin .en~hargo~r1\l'lece?!l-. ¡ san.gnento conflldo. El 7 del COrl'lcnte por ¡ tr:l9 que d eapitan Wat12l'lS y ~us yulJCntes I 1'10 rechazarlos tot;¡lmel'ltede aqllel!~9 )11-

.l)U/I ,fnan Rafael "lIara, Presidente de ¡la lI111Urwa. llegó {~ Granad~ la Lotidll. de ¡ desue.la f:wor,.ble po~iciü!l que ocupaban ,mediaciones, y para. lograr ~1la,.P9~ion la R~pública de Casta·Rica. i ~llle inmedi:tt:llllcnto de~pncs de. 1:1 ~1I1i..ra / los !)atier~'1l \'cnt~i()SarH.cil~t! ~Oll. sus rifle~.¡qllc 1es permith1seefue.tuwl?, ir~prcei5:0

Gr:\llaJ.'l, 15 Je Ah,il de IS-(;. j (!e lMI! tri)p~ls. :lI,l'('I'I(·:lll·IS. de I~!\'ali, una I La lll~ellel('!l dd t~.h;¡¡;lIg0 de elrtt111\'llhtf' 1 pa.sar lma eaUc,el'lpue.gtaaLmt'g()c!tl el1e-. ; tuel'Z:\ de 1,;)0'.1 o ~,O()O (o~tal'l':"'H~"~ 1')- r("'TlI~'H:¡¡UlJt'!lk la ,·IU¡],l'.J p<lnt elJ('t~¡'ral'('n' m!go. . .. '.:. . . '. ":;. ". -.

Seí'íor: : ll\Ú l'0~c-;ion.de la cintlau. CDmo el inrol'- , la plaza las tt.lcrzas democráticas, fué¡con 1I1u1 peligroso era. intent~h(}, porql'le L" manifestacion que incluyo me prue- me em auténtico, el Jeneralsin pérdida ¡rariadhconel éxitQ mas satisfactorio. los eneJiligosestabansegllr')8 q1J!! SJJ fuer

La un estado de cosas da que V. E. e~tá de tiempo se apr¡>suró Ií. repeler al iuva- Si!\ embargo, este fin no se obtuvo sin un ~.acccédia á la B)lcstrl!.JIl-.ml!.s: qe cien "ya instruido; e~to es que el 7 dcl corriente sor. Al amanecer del día Suna filel'za de largo y fel'Ozcombate con el enemigo, 808- hombres. Nada las. iritJ.ñi1I'3sin. em91lrgo; ,arios cíudadatlOs amerieanos, desarm!ldos 500 hombres, illelusos cien naturales el~l tenido desde los .t;.ulltrO ángulos ele; ¡apIa así es ~ue lo¡Ürece pl'o.haJ:Qn ·la p~Ugrosa é ino{ensÍ\-os ft!eron cruelmente' asesinados país, salieron de Granada para atacar al za.'-- . . , aventura,.y aunque las· b¡:U,,;¡ silya.\:m.n en .'n 1:.\ Vírjen por 1:1.s tropas que e:<tún bajo pre'ilI11tuoso enemigo, yendo ti. su cabeza .El ángulo del Noroeste estaba defe.di- torno suyo, úiun solohombl'e (Il~ w.uertú las Minediatas órdenes de V. E. el mismo Jene1'al Walker en per~ona. La do por el Coronel D .. Bmno Natzmer y ell ni her •. Laposicionfné ganadllco yen.su·

Talubien h!J visto la proclama de V. E. fu<:rz.l. de su mando pasó la noche del 10, ¡.Mayor O'IIt'il, y como cien hombres muer- ces el estampido del rifle sehi;¡o;o el toque -en.Ja eual dice que to. das las personas que I acampada nueve milla~ de Ilivas, y allí s.e tos al enemigo pru.ebllll.. la bizal'1'ía d.e d. i- (le muerte deL enemigo, el cual pro. curó sc t'lmen con armas en la mano serán in- averiguó fuera <le t'jda duda, lIue la ciu- chos oficillle"l, y la intrepidez de Slti 801- defenderse con gran obstinl\ciop,y conser­mediatamentepasada~ por las armas, y, dad establ1 defendida. y fortificada por dos dados. El ángulo del Sudoe~tc. estaba á 1 val' el terreno,contestando el fuego con que todos 103 riudadanos americanos dC-¡ mil Costaricensús y Chamorristas. El JI cargo de los Capitanes Hudler y lI{asol~ I no poco celo y actividad. En est.~ accion ber.in ser expulsados de las Hepúblicas por la mañana continuamos nuestra mar- con sus compañías; y fuerl\ d¡¡ la posicion cayó mortalmente. herido el CapitlluHom:­J~ Costa-mca y Nicaragua. cha, con la seguridad de tener que entrar defendida poi' el TenieuteCorOJilClSanders ton, dal Estado 1fay.or deIJen~l\)' Con

Para probar la real inteneioll de la pri- en un formidable combate, :Uas el enemi- esta era una de las mas peligrosas. Los va- su espíritu inmortal se esc(l.pó la pulsa­mer proclama V. E. añade una lista ~e los go quedó sorprendido sin dNda, cuando la lientes oficiales, y sus denodados soldados, cÍon de un fiel y valiente cora1On. Era un prisioneros' tomados en Santa Ho~a y pa- fuerza democrática en vez de entrar á la sostuvieron la defensa del terreno contra hombre de escelentesprendas, de noble y

. '=iados por las aI'mas el 25 del mes ante- ciudad por el calinino acüstumbrado de un enemigo oculto, con una firmeza y va- jeneroso carácter y ejemplar heroismo. ;~-or. En esa list.a hallo los nombres de Granada, énlró en ella por el da San Jor¡;§!) lor dignosáe la mas alta recomendacion. Como una espiacion por la muerte del Ca­Isaac A. Hoss y J. A. Gillian naturales de ó La Vírjen. . Algunos de los que mas sobresalieron allí pitan Houston mordieron el poh'o uno,;, los Estados-Unidos. Las tropa:;; teniah ya señaladas sus res- en la mauifestadon de tan impertérrito é treinta de los enemigos. El fuego de los

No tengo ninglln derecho ni por cierto pc.ctivas posiciones, y' estaban instruidas indomable valor, sucumbieron. mártires 12 restantes!;lc hizo demasiado desastro:" uisposicion alguna de mezclarme de nin- respecto de los puntos por donde conve- de la causa de la democracia. Entre estos so para los valieKtes de Costa.Rica, de gun modo en la guerra en que actualmen- nia atacar. El batallo n al mando dell'e- juzgamos dignos de muy particular men- ¡merte que se vieron forzados Qtra vez te:se hallan empcñadas dos Repúblicas !liente Coronel Sandérs tenia órden de en- clon al Teniente .Morgan del Estado Mar ~ abandonar su posicion, y busear'su segu­hermanas. Pero es derecho y deber mio trar por la calle que mira al Oeste de la yor del J ener:.l \Valker,y:\l Teniente rielad en otra pal'te, para lo cual empren­informar tí V. E. como primer Majistrado plaza, yel Coronel Fry con las fuel'zas de Doyle, del ejército, hombre!! de tan en- dieron una violenta retirllda,pero fuero~ de Costa-TUca, que el acto de asesinar~, su manJohabia sido encargado de atacar cumbrado heroismo y tan fieles corazo- en ella viv!!.mente perseguidos. Fortifica· 5angl'ef¡'ia á ciudadanos amcricanos que por el lado del Este. Dispuestas así las co- nes, como jamás los p)seyó la humanidad. dos o.etras de una pared medio derribadv, de ningun modo han tomado parto en la sas, con un grito de guerra jeneral dimos De tres ángulos de la plaza se sostuvo volvieron de nuevo á hacer fuego decidí. guerra es 1111 acto contra las leyes de Dios, \111 avance a la plaza, y como las tropas un fucgo constante desde las.s uo la !I!a- damente á susperseguidore.\l. Err'este asa1 Je la humanidad y de las naciones. Este fueron descubiertas por el enemiO'o mién- ñana hasta medio dia. Cuatro horas de in- to el Tenient.e Gay fué levemcrte herid:.' üIrraje se agrava mas y mas por h cir- tras subian un terreno elevado qu~ ocult.a- ccsante servicio en el campo, á continua- en la vanguardia. Repeler,á losC-ostarI­cunstilncia de que los que lo cometieron ba su aproximacion :í.la ciudad, fueron sa-I cionde una peRosa marcha de mas de dos censes de aqueJIa especie de. parapeto, :> se hallaban ba.jo las inmediatas órdenes de ludadas con una descarga de mosquetería dia", nece .. saríamente 1.labia. 11. ab .. rumad.o l. a apoderarse dc .él era el objeto y I.a. dater V. E .. y porque V. E. no lo impidió como que dió indicio de una firme y obstinada enerjia, del soldado con irresistible fatiga. minacion de nuestra partida: así es qué ce· pudo Impedirlo. resistenci:l. Por ámbos - ladol:! de 1/\ plaza Elcnemigo tambien parecia estar cans .. do nacienuo esta determinacion otra vez pre.

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iural'orl'~ál\>~rse por la fuga, Con la p{,r- tros tantos. Los co,taricenees con gran- tria y actividad db los pueblos; porque el bertad, Libertad! tú qne el tl.tda deS' Ó 10 d.c sü. número consiguieron des bravatas, ostentacion y aparato, inva- que importa jélieros de comercio en un dcl cielo para purificar la ti, llegar a Íil parte de atrás de la casa, de dieron los límites de NicarallUa é iban {¡ paie; al paso que le provee de lo neccsario crímenes como clljendraron dQI).deprocnraron repeler otra vez la avan· esterminar á los pícaros jilibus'teros. El para su bienestar, estrae los sobrantes c1t1 la supersticion y el b6.rb:11'( zaJ~, de lós americanos, y dondc fué mor- J t'nerul vValker disgustado con:;;u iuso- ese I?is~o pais, pa~a no perder su tlempo cesa en fin de contrariar nl1t t¡¡,lmeúte herido el teniente Gay y tambien lencia, determinó darles una leccion ,: e y dejar rmproductlvo su capital; y hé aquí el ¡entcs votos; escucha los el 'rioIÍtbrado Luis French, urbanidad para ejemplo futuro, y sin du como la libertad contribuye poderos:llhcn. pueblo oprimido que te invt

El Teniente Gay se halló en la primera dn ellos se aprovecharán de las que I,ho' te al fomento Je la industria y ú la activi. funclo abismo de la desolacio batalla de Rivas, y ell todos los conflictos ra han recibido. A lo méao~ si permalle. dad, progreso y mejoramiento del traba· ?orro de 1;; patria mia, y m suhs.ccttentes en Nicaragua, y jamás ha cen contumaces y persisten, no tardarán jo, y S~ ,onviel'te en un manantial ina"o. H1~tallte mismo que yca Iib!'t existido un hombre mas 'I'a1iente ni mas mucho en conocer que el Jelleml \Valker tllble de riqm'za y pro~peridad para los rielo donde re"balaron los; •• ~ •. . • , -, ~.' ........ ~ ..... ,...4-("'\ n' .... tnrl nQ t1cmno~ v cirCllnstan puel)lo~ U .. f: ' uctermmado, MurlO por ut; ccscso de "la. "~'"" J:'vuvv ~ ••• ~~~_ "--'--r _., , _"" "'. e ml 111 anCla y mi juventul., •

. 101', habiénaose espuest~ 11m ,recaUClOn, clas, a ,)cnparse en dar.les, otras ,leCCIOnes Por 10 .tanto, el pl'ogreso .IeW,Ti11 OC,tu.¡ "tii'" ~;;;:~~;:; :~~:;~;~;·~i.;;, tantas aí\? alguna al fuego del enemlgo. El fué el que caleu~adas para producu' lI11preSlOnes aun dos 10B ramns de lli, inelustl'l[1 humana, yeDras por 5iempre á mi corazon .. proyectó el méncionado asalto, y puede mas mdelebles. el triunfo ele las luces sobre las tinieblas, tad, Libertad! tú que el cs la estreJ.l atribuirsele en gran nJanera el triunfo del bien sob,re el mal, y de la verdad so 1. la únic.a e'prral1za de los puco del dia. El enemigo aun per~egu¡do, aca- ii LIBERTAD, IGUALDAD, FRATERNIDAD!! bre la Il en.t:ra, no es otr:1 co~a .q;~e una JlInen brJo. el peso de la opresion, hó de ,realizar su retirada, y poco mas se consecuencia forzosa de los prlllclrHo~ dll de> en ve.leCldo<; abusos y h:'thitos de. hizodespues. El combate en b plaza casi La libertad es un estado sociul en el libertad st)lidamrnte estableddos en un res ~uia nuestros P'lS0S, auimamos lutbia ya enteramente cesado. Durante el cual cada cindadano Pllt:de usar cOl1ve· pa!s. ~as Ciencias, las b.ellas artes, In ma e,:píritu celestial, pl'ot0j~nos bajo t resto del dia, y hasta muy aclelantada la nientemente de sus derechos y cumplir con qmuana. el.vnpur, e! tclcgrafe ctc. etc., lo· blCllhcchor¡IS, y el despotismo que! noche, no hubo mas fuego, eseepto el de sus deberes naturales y consignientcs. das las meJon!s p.o'I?le~, no SOl! mas I}U; .. ~1O.nadado, por todas partc>s, .Y estn algunói!, pocos enemigos que medio del La igualdad, que es una condicion inc1is· ua efecto necesano, Indispensable de la 11· Infortunada que es hoy mi patria ad conflcto se mantenian ocultos, y COI! rifles pensable de la libertad, esduye toda clase bertacl. ctc., se alzará tl'iunfimt<c, muy lllas I d'e M:innié amenazaban á tocios los ol~e- de pl'ivilejío cntre los dllllüdar.os; y de . Bajo su sombra protectora prospC'ra ft- sa, hospit,\la:'i~ y fuertc, pr&spera tcik visibles del enemigo; Los que poseí~ul consiguiente exije una mi~ma ley, una Cllmcllte la produ~eion, se f¡,leilitan, se e~· y se COnvertir" en una patria llla'l p e51:a:s armas eran evidelltelnente inglcses misma justicia, unos mism05 principios tieadell y se aseguran 1')5 camhios; y la ~o, los hom~res y ¡Mm tOllos los p y alemanes que tenian larga esperiencia reguladores panl todos en igualdad de eir- distribucion y consumo de la J iquem, se Ilbr~s de la tIerra, cuando sus hijos en el uso de tan mortal instrumento. La cunstancias, haeen de: la manera mas t'onveniente al eSCrItos en sus corazones con eart mayoría peJos americano:; muertos caye. La fraternidad, que es tambien otra hien del Estudo; cuando la libertaJ prote· inde.le?les de puro amor patrÍo, los rOll .~ manos de esos miserables estranje- condicion precisa é indispen,able de la Ji. je el int(~rés jCllQral, que nunca es llH'jor srnlWllentos que revelan los "a ros que se han aliado al servilismo contra bcrtad, es el nmor recíproco, ó sean las dirijido que cu¡¡ndo se deja al hombre 0n nom hres de Libeltad. Egll:ticl~d, Fn el pt\rtido~'liberal de Centro-América. jllstas consideraciones, que lllútnamente el uso de sus derech0s naturales para pro- dad!!!

Esta ;batalla, la seguúda dada el1 Rivas nos debemos los hombn's. ('n sociedad, ya mover su bicnestar: pues como lo demucs. =e".'-_~,~. ~~-............ ======= por el Jeneral Walker, fUé vigorosamente como individuas de una. familhl particular, tra muy bien el ilustre JOI-ellanos en su DECREE. sostellida. La lucha fué larga y penosa, y ya como ,;ecinos de un mismo pueblo, ya obm inmor:al íntitulada "La ley Agraria" .. TIlE Supreme Gover.t.lment of the Rep

'loslibetales se vieron conipelidos {t batir- como ciudadanos ele un mismo estado, ya todllS bs leyes que han inventado los ma· !'ilcaragua to cncourage the immirrrntion of d fi' 1 1 1 ti T 1 b' ,. ... Ir' d d 01' thrift :\nu industry to beeoll;~' settlel'S

sfÍ ÚO!i 'todas las esventajas. El nÚmero en n, como lluem )ros e e a gran amI la ?S go lernos para CllrIJlr a ac IVI a par- ha!Jitants within its territorial lilllit~ to t 'de los serviles era 4 veces mayor que el huma1l3, que es la humanidad. tIcular de los illllidduos y de los pll('blos, that its resources may befnlly t1evcloped de los",liberales, Y considerando la gran La libertad pues, es un justo medio en- no han serviclo dno para entorpecer y obs- com~llercü inereased, and to prolllote (he

. seguridad que les ofrecian las barricadas tre la opresion que deprime y anona(b las truir las fuentes de la riqueza públic:a. weliare 01 the State, has uccrced;

Y. casas fortificádas, no podemos de.J·ar dc facllltade.~ del hombre, y la licencia que Tiro y Cartago, en la alltiguetlad, y Pi- Art. 1. A ¡i'ec donatioll 01' gl'illlt of ~5 f l' d'd L G' V' 1 1 I r of public lanu sh:ill!Jo Illade to each .inolo

considerarle como el triunfo mas glori<Jso no reconoce reno, reg a la lile 1 a. asa, cnov', y eDIL'ln, en a el al me! Ia, "':lO ~hall ente!' the ~tate (dmiug the CO~lt y CÓrner el mas"completo que jam.J,s haya igualda e3 el jnsto equilibrio 'ille debe e· llegaron al coh'o de la opll!mlcia, por la 01 tllls dcerce) and settle ancllllake impro~ úbtenido el partido liberal de Nicaragua, xistir entre los poderes públicos, á fin de libertad, la protecc:oll y la buena ncojida UpOll the said traet, the same t0 be located Los ofié.iales· que mandaban las fuerzas que nadie earezc:a de losneces:lrios, ni pUt!. que hallahan l'r1 sus pu('rto~ los nego(:Ían- lJirector of Golonizatioll hereafter to be

l · I 1 'Y I f '} 1 t J t' 1 . 1 bl 1 I tUld immcdia.te p08session g-ivell. '. ainer'Í'canas tod.o~ se p'ortaron cú1l10 VH- la ejrr.:.t'r os en (cmaslll. a' f¡lternl( ae es oe Oe,aS as n8ClOlle.i; e plll~ [) l ,.) . os ~ 11 . 1 . 1 1 -, J' 1 U' 1 . . ArL 2. E:'Ch ¡[¡Illily entel'Íllg the 8tate liénies y cl1mpUeron noblemente con su aque.D. vll'lm socIa que moc eranuOl1Ucs· ,,~ta( os-me os 110 tiene nvall'n el lmill- tIlllg llpon lts terl'Í!ory sha1l I'cceive lUO deber: 'EI: Jeneral '\Valker estaba sereno. tro orgullo y nuestro amor propio, nos do amcrieano, y quizás a'gull dia no muy Iaud in addition to tha ~50 gl'nnted to sin fi,rme, :yl1enQ' de prescoc[a de ánimo dll~ hace ceder Ulla parte de nuestras preten· c1i~t:lllte, no le te11l1rú talllpoeo en u,L1a la tlers. ralité l:~ refriega. y par muchas horas se eÍones y de nue,;tro interes en filYOl' de jos estcllsion ele la den a, P01"l ue sus huenas j' "tri, 3. A ;:~gj;t t~ ~~~;;¡;y ;;;;1 ¡;;;~;:~;~ lhimtnvo á caballo firme en SU po~ieion. demas. instituciones prometc'n proteeeion v se"ll- '"SUau¡ to apphe¡.:nts, amI at the expiriltio' ''''i 'C" I¡\,t"blcc'I,J" S e ta b '1'1 1 d" I " " 1ll0tltls,uponsar,lshctOl'vevi'" ¡' ú nó tnanlfQGt" Qs<)itltcian algmut': no /les ", " dd. s, S ases,:V convenCH os rIl ¡IC, y to o .lenero c L' garantías ú los cs· to the Diroctor 01' U 1 ". 'fuellCt )emgpr .~u"b'¡'16 niNguna inquI'etud en cnanto all,a~ de que la libertad así entendida es ,,1 prin. h""'J'O,F,C< ""~ 'vienol1 't enr' 1 tI . . o omza IOn o compilar • ~ • ., .,:, ,~¡ l<lUeCer e con ,le prOVlSIOUS al' thi" decrre titl "1 b ::i\iltadd; sin'o mostró siémpre una tranqui. cipiu vital. en que se afianza el progreso y las prodUCCiones ele todo el mur:do COllO- Art. '1. 1\0 dusies Sllall tJc'¡aVl~d Wh e .la y sublime con'tiecion de que al fin ob. la prospcl'ldad lle las naciones, y q1le to· cido, lIe'fanclo en retorno aun á las re:io- al effects, househoId fnrnitnrc a~1 féndria cIa. victoria." Cols, :Ery v D. Brullo das las instituciones belléli.eas para los pue nes mas di,tante del O'Jobo I:ts pl'Odu';'cio- ~llcnts,. ~cads, pLmts, uomesti¿ a~i

T J 110s 110 n t . l' dI' d ", ~ llllpOrts 01' the personal use ofthe Natzmet',' el . eniente coronel Sanders el ' SU o ra COS¡\ que una Justa ap 1- !les .e a vana ~ y portentosn !l1dustria dcvelopmcnt of the resou;ccs of tt Mayo!' BI'ewstér, Markham v O'neil' en cacion de c"te santo principio, consieleru- amerlt<;lla. E? IIll, to~la la sablJllría de uuu coIonists shall be tlxempt fron

-'cl~atldo de'losbiltallones desPlegaron Ull rémos la libertad, 1. o en su influencia po. un golllerno Itberal Y.lusto, debe cif]';1r~e ary ~axes, aml cOHtribuliou~, ami m a, •. , i!rado:de 'herciÍsmo y bizarrÍa que no plle- lítica y gubernativa: 2. o en Sll influencia en evitar las mediclas restriotiyas (jue Cll- se:'vlcc c},cc1't when the public safetv aball ~ 1 . 'f' ]'" ti I l' '. w'"c uemund -dendé.itu' dep\'oduoir buenos resultados, mora, Clentl lca y re IJlOsa, y 3. o en su ca' enan él lbertad partlenlar (:11 sus va· ",' - Th' l' . . . . fl ., 1 t' 1 '1 . l" , J ' ' • 1" v. e co omst, bClOg CltlZCllS of tl' ], Ellos fueron noblemente sostenidos por m uencla me n::l l'!tl y mereantl . nas up IcaClOnes a a eCOnOmH\ social, por publio cannot alienate the Id." ¡.e.e.

E 'fl . ¡'t' b . ñ 1 I'b d J • l' . an gl.mtec to all\' sus' oficiales subaltcrnos, muchos de los. II su In uenma po 1 lca y gu ernatlva "tue a.1 erta es a ~Ida, el progreso y la orelgn go,:erllment whatever,. am! shall IlOt alliel;. euales pueden dar testimonio de suintre- la libertad está. acompañada de'! derech~ perfeeclOn de las socICdades. a:e the sald laud 01' theil' l'ights thcrellnto until T.id;ez, ,unos con heróica muerte y otros de ~é'presentacion qlle ejerce el pueblo pa· Yo tc bendigo, libertad sacrosanta don aftf :n60ccu1'anc.v: of. at lea~t six lllonths. con fiI1merosas y, graves heridas. Él A)'u. ra constituirse como mas convenga á $U elel cielo, sentimiento sllblime de las ~lmas and ~. Dir:~t~~I~~l~'ttllOn.,Offit.ceHhnll ~eestabli"hed

b · t ' ,. t . 1 . ti . '" b d' .' , ..' . o omz:t Ion nppoll1t~d who"" dan, te'Jener¡¡,1 ',rhompsori tambien fu\¡ ilus lenes ar, para III erveml' én a Cl·t.>aClOll e .lenelOEas, yo te· t'n IgO, porquc tu eres busmes3 lt shall be to attellu to tll ' '1' .'

, ' , e}· 'bl 1 1" . bl di" f tI· .' e ,lpp lcatlOll tr~ pÓI' su intrepidez en todas. partes, du. llU ras eyes que sean compatl es con e ? luente ltl~gOt3 e' e bIen ullIversal: sin rOlll, 1: ernlgl'ftut., to collect and dispense 8eetl" rante .la: refrie!!a, El Estado May.()r del interés jenenil,'para reformar las antiguas ti no hay Virtudes, no hay !nomlidad 110 DPIaut., itc., aud to kecp the Hegi,tl'Y liooks of thc

~ . t't'" "d 'b 1 d' I 1 ' . epartmelli. Jeneral Walker exbibió notable fil'mezay .1I1S lUCIOnes que pueuan etener o em a- lay elec lOS, no lay debel'es, no hay I'lll· Done in Granada ti 2°u f N osadía, d'e lo oual dan el: mas alto testi" razar el progreso de las naciones, para culos de amo:', de.uni~n y fr:;¡,iernida(l en.' i;A~~ICIOoRIV~~~mber 18J~.

'inóbio las sentidas' muertes 'de Bouston nombrar los funcionarios públicos, y re· h:e 103 hombres: ,5111. tI el hombre se C011- Presiuent of the Republic. , Clintoil y.Morgan. El Capitan Snttel' so: moverlos cuanclo no llenen las miras de Ylerte en una. maquilla yil-iellte, porque

lo q,ueda del Estado Mayor, y ninguno de sus comitentes rehttivas al bien je!lcral, carece de accron y de vohmtad propia P:1,- AUCTIOIQ AND C~If!MIS&IONIIOUSE. Jos que sueumbieron en aquel cainpo de para votar los impuestos con arreglo á las ra obrar,'y por que el alma, esta !lobie e· G. H, \VINES & CO •

. batalla"desI!legó, mas valor ni mas beio y ne,ccsidades y ú las facultades de la repú- manacion de Dios, está ckgradada v cntol'- ARE nm~ p.rcparcd. to c~rry 011 the .\Uf'tiOll al!,¡ oportuno. blZarI'la. El Coronel Kewcn blIcn, y para yelar s(\bre su inversion en pecida, y su,; grand'2S atributos ~O:l nulr s eOlllmlS'IO~1 TIa-llleso III conn~ction ",ith thei :1yudante vohintario' del C01Uan~lantc el~ el fomento de la riqueza y prosperidad cn el hombre esclavo: tú sobs; pucdes ele Exprc~s. ~utle~ on goods consignad w'1I be ¡\<l~ Jnfe que fue' le,'emente h'd . nacional. val' el hombre d0 r,1n~o HI!'Cl'I'()!· qlle el1 vance' .an custom housc blISillt,sS atten(!ct! t() ~ . . ' erl o en un:1 ,. ~ fol' purtlés who eptl'u,t bw<inc's t ti úiérna¡ vt1elve con una reputacion de va. En su IlIftuencm mOl'lll, cientifica y reli. la escala dJ los "er( s le as'gnó su Criador Liberal auvances b'y dl"lfts ~n;; ~ v le1:omPI ,~;). iúr 'en el campo de batana que nad e s~. .jiosa, la l~b.erta(! combate el t¡lnatism~) y Orn.nipotentc, tú EOla puede,; bienhechora !"rancisco '\\ill be mOlde'oll l'ec~iI~;'a¡ ~~~'~~,:n:li~:: l,repuia,', Su conducta es conside! [Ida como la snperstIclOn; Justa con toda,; las reliJio· v plB, estableaer el justo ce~lIilihrio social 1ll ~he custOlll house. Thc builuin.r occupied 1 y

• J _ 'j' '1 _. .,. ~ . I 1 b' l. ' \VlIles & Co id cal) !JI f t . " J" brzalTit" eJcmnlal' y animadora eu estre'no ne~, III esc U) e III proteJc a lllngulllt ea clglHl al' a po re con el riCO al "['ande b ' l I 11" '1 ti e o s orlllg ten thOUSUlld

K '. t' 1 d t cI '1 ~ 1 1 " 'b all'e s Hl ,al\( ~elleral merch'llldisc '111 Debemos e~poller aSl' m's q 1 par ICl! ar, V e es e rno o e, Ita as pCl'se- con (' pequeño, a lllerte v al [)odcroso ceiyed Oll stol'ageb ' , \\l le 1'1'-

, t mo, ne ¡t,; • 1 I f . . 1 'b' ]' J. • ülerzas oompuestas de Jos naturales del cu~~?nes l e al1at~smo, y e~as gucrras de c?n e de d, y rea Izar el de S gnio primor. ., J. A. HL'GGLEf\ Agcnt. ',ais se sostuvieron C011 e' l. 1 rellJlOu que han SIdo el azote de la huma· dtal elel <Jutor de la naturaleza estable. (,ranada-Don Patricio HiVU8' San .Fraac;3' l; , J e m p al' ,~or . I 1 I ',lId 1 '" .' d J' . I l' ' I (J K (' . . r ' . eo ')01' la mafiana de este dl'a 1 ' llH a< , y e (,scanua o e Crlstlal1lSlY:O; sm tlen o a 1l'aternH a'. UlllV( r3al entre los -(; . 'itrll,?n &, _o . .l • , ',en o mas en· t' b I . 11 . 1 b d 1 I mll1tl(LI A¡H'lll"th 1855 ('arnizado elel combate La "d' 1 1 la as pal a e pOllsamlento, e a proteJc lOTll res e tO(Las e a~es, ranITos y condí- - , ~, . - -----_.

, < • ,pe! Il,a l e SU 11 emisio 1'b1' d t 'el 1 . L'b d J'b l' ,., ) --~ valiei1te y distinguido Comandante el Co- t .n I .. e ~ nne~: ras leas, (esar- clOne3; j ,1 erta " __ 1 e :tüc. ante tu mar· (FFlCE OF JNrENDEXcr \ GEXER.\I, ¡ ronel Machado, los llenó del mas rofun- rOfla la ·1,n~eh.Jencu1, difunde 105 co~?ci- Ch,l trlUuial <:aerall ~sos trollOs carcomi- Gr~llada, Apl'ÍI l~th, 1~56. \ ¡J<f sentimiento' pero lo fi' 1 .p d' nnentos utlles, prcpara la decauencJa de dos que son el oprobIO de nuestra edad y ALL PjCt,r80n~ who have adYallced elthcr !!lOlle\'

, S o Cla es mme la I t' 1 ' . , 01' e ccts 10r the Arl'1V are 1rcreb . l' ~os se portaron comovaliente~ y o t" ?s an Iguos errores que e Ollllllan por to· que con la mmCllsa mole de sus invetera- pl'escnt the vouche :"¡' J: rCCJl1ll'él t"

, ,., s s In le· das part '9 las s ied de I t' f, d 1 b ., 1 ' bl 1 r O! (OClll1Jcnts lor t'lC e'une ron sus puestos oon grande honor. < ~ <, • oc ti S Y e rllll1 o e (?S a ll~OS, oprImen ~ a m,lsera e lIlma- at thi~ office to form the gellcraIliqlliu.ltioil ¿i, all

L b II . ~ ,las doctrmas rt';]eneradoras quc reclama el mL1ad: tu que hns bajado a la tierra para stulldmgaccounts. By order of a a~ a: del 11 de Abril de lSJ{)sem progreso jeneral de la humr.nidad. EH fin redimirla y restablecer lo~ derechos del Brig. Gen!. DOMI~,GO de GorcoeRI \

~.or mj1c. ~ t¡e~~?dmemorable :í, lo~ Costa la libertad de cultos, dando U1I gran "ierO!: hornLre, tu hablarás ¡Í todas las naciones T 'F F ' ' Intendente Genea~'I: lleenses, d u /te.r I ; en, muertos solame!l- y actividad á In. libertad política, atra~ á en nombre del interés COIl1un en nombre dellt~O~I$;er:ism,r., COl. alld 1st A'S"t. 01' the bt"n. te. ~1O pu~ el a)ar 'de Gog hombrcs; y el las rejiones donde existe la inmigracic.n de de la independencia de la ci,:ilizacion d~ . 1~,~IPir~1 c ~s. le,rJ os y .e$ettados no es todos los pueblos de la tierra, :lllmentan- su reposo y de su d¡'cha: tú oue inspirdste ATLANTif Al))' PACIfIC- MAIU----c.I qu. a e, l l\ plbonta retirada de los 300, do rapidamente la poblacion, y .con ella al inmortal \VashinO'toll al ':ran Bolívar ,yl.'lES ~ C?, \1m lllake UJl a rnail ¡"r' the v ca~¡¡ comI) eto a andono sub~ecur>nte de l' 1 -] 1 d ' . , . ",,., . , AtlantlC C't t d C l' ],. , fi - t . d' ." :l rIqueza y a pl'ospen( <l( o un palS. alllllstl'€ GUIllermo Tell y:11 magnánimo . '" a es an a ltornia OH tho 16th {.\l\.as, tSOJ} su e;en es ~l .lCaelOues del abn- En su influencia industrial y mercantil, Lopez ¡,porqué 110 proteje;;; la tierra infc- lllst.,~anu forwaru the same through their E"pl'es~. [,lIme~ dO'da qduel os con ,lIJO aquel desastre_ la libertnd escjta la tonCllrrcnCl:\ jeneral, liz qu~ el héroe de las Pozas saludó COII aLtd n. JI. WIXES &, CO. ,a per 1 a e os um!'neanos no c"cedede 1 I . í- J' , : I _. ' . l'jID "O h b 1 h' . '. (e comerclO, que omenta a rIqueza pU-', a estrella ue Cuba aSl corno protPJistc:í II i HEN'l'A DEI. N'IC \1' \.('UJ'''''

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