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No. 2600 JS:58 Jlar. 10, P. I-I. FRENCH, NEW YOHK, [NEW YOHK] TO C. C. FITZGERALD, SAN JU.AN DEL SUH, NICAlL\GU,\H 2 New York March 10th. 1858 Dear Sir-I receiYecl by the last mail your only communication, elated from San Juan del Sur, Jan 31st. last past, and enclosing certain papers consearning Peru; although I have seen some of your letters to my friend the Hon J. S. White, and among the number, the one in which you say "it would not be well for me to come to Nicarague at this time" I do not expect to come, as I have no business there, but if I had, Cyrinus C Fitzgerald Esq ) San Juan dcl Sur Nie ) I should not be detered by any personal fears. And why should I? Was I not the first man to break with, & leave that infernal freckled little Despot? Even before the war of the Allies broke out, & before Genl Jarey himself did? And have I not stood by her & Nicaraguas cause with pen- with speach - and with mone_y through her darkest hours of gloom? Yes Cyrinus, I have done much for her cause, even at the sacrafice of my own & pecuniary interest, because I was anxious to attone for the wrong I unintentionally did her, by my connection with Walker, after our first advent in Nicaragua. But for what I have done, I ex- pected no reward, save the approbation of my own conscience. My de- sire was, to see :Kicarngua under the rule of her native sons, and her soil free from the tread of Americans, for it was no place for them, and especially when lead by such a tyrant, as the murderer of the brave Corral, and the heroic Salizar. .·\1Hl then too, I admired Genl J arey, and respected Se1i Martiney, hence, I aided them by evry means in my power. But I aske nothing from Nicaragua- neither pay, or the privi- ledge of treading her territory. If her Government, or her ·people, view me with contumely and distrust, then I have the satisfaction of knowing that it is both unjust and unmerited - Nor will it lessen my sincere wishes for her prosperity and her happi- ness; and should business, or misfortune ever drive any of her present rulers to these shores - to rny native land, I would meet them with cordial welcom, or sympathiseing harnl - I woulfl meet them with kind- ness, shareing my substance with them as brnthers. So strong has been my wishes for the welfare of the present Govern- ment, that I had actually hunted out Parties, willing to make her a loan of one hundred thousand dollars for five years, on the ratification of the present Treaty now pending. And if I had received answers to my communications to the President & Genl Jarey, I would have placed them in communication with the Parties willing to make such loan at once. But I have not received :my reply, ancl they doubtless do not wish any corrispondence •with me, therefore, I must droop the whole affair. My sole object in moreing in it, was of a purely disinterested character. In addition to this, I hare ahout complcated, and haYe almost reacly
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