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reach you. I was greatly disappointed in not s~eing you again but console myself by writing this letter Where will it find you I wonder? in full chase of the government or swinging in your Mexican ham- .mock thinking of the "Lily of the dell" with a few outverging thoughts for your old friends? I am sure you will not be many hours at a time without thinking of her and I hope not many days without some mem- ory of us Now I pray you if you can possibly arrange it help Don Fermin Ferrer to go home and take care of his interests in Nicaragua It is what he most desires now and there seems no reason why he may not return in safety Though he came here accredited minister from Walker he never went to Washington never presented his letters or in any way communicated with our government In short he has not taken any part in public matters except to defend the general interests of his country as •in the pamphlet you will receive from Gen Cazneau Though I have no pecu- niary interest in his affairs and only wish to see him settled I shall feel greatly obliged if in your intercourse with the present Nicaraguan government yon ,vill do your best to obtain a free per- mission for him to return to his country yon can safely say that he has taken no part in Walkers late expedition or in any way done an act that should keep him in exile by any party He has simply occu- pied himself in learning English and minding his own business ' Our friend Mrs Caznean was for a time a little dissatisfied with him for what she deemed a want of confidence in them regarding some contract about his mines but her last letter expresses confidence in him again and I am very sure that no misunderstanding could long exist between parties so disposed to be right and kind as they both are Will you use all the influence you have to persuade the Nicaraguan government to let him return to his home I pledge you my word he has done nothing against that government or been connected with any movement calculated to injure it You can say this with perfect safety I enclose you a letter directed to Gen Jerez which you will please have delivered in safety I have read it and it is simply a friendly letter in which Don Permin inquires after his family from whom he can receive no direct information and asking friendly advise how to act with re- gard to his property As a father you will know how to feel for his anxiety to hear from his children and I am sure you will not hesitate to help him In short I consign Don Permin interest to your own noble heart praying god to aid you in restoring a good man to his country ancl the bosom of his family Please write me a few lines tell me how you like the tropics and if the country promises well for us yankee's tell me of your health and all that relates to you for I am half a mind to follow after you one of these days with all the house- hold I have no idea how this will reach you but like a bold marks- man shoot flying hoping to wing you somewhere a·s you soar upwards God bless you as I do ANN S STEPIIEN"S I wish to write mor.e but the steamer sails at noon I simply copy this letter The original my sister sent by the last steamer but she feared it would not reach you as she did not have time to send it to Washinton to be forwanled with the dispatches from government .LIIAUTHA E WI'.lrTERB0TIIAM
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