CHAPTER X

Filibusterism abroad--Kinney's Expedition--The Filibusters and their allies--An aristocracy of leather--Pierce and Marcy--A rupture with the United States--Costa Rica declares war-- Schlessinger's fiasco--Cosmopolitan adventurers--Steamers withdrawn--History of the Transit Company--Vanderbilt plans vengeance--The printing-press on the field, 117

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