The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-24

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In the annual message Of The President TO Congress in
December 1916, the declarations of MIR, Monroe we're
reiterated but the application Of the principles he asserted
was virtually restricted to the continent OF North Amer
lea Whatever hestancy there may be in extending the
Application further, to this extent its ASSERTION and rain,
enance at all hazards afford, it appears to M. no
ground Tor difference OF opnon; and, believing,
was with great pleasure that listened the spirited
marks OF the honorable nator from Delaware Mr.
CLAYroN on this subject the close of the deha6e
the bill 10 raise additional military force Oar own
security depends IN no inconslderable degree. On tho
raquiiiy OF the o'aes bordering neigh
bohood The interference of European powers in teiI
affairs have other effect but to produce distractions
dangerous alike to them and to We have Yiht to
insist then, the principle of noniniervenoa on this
continents principle lying at the very foundation of all
national Independence principle which canao, 10 vio-
lated without offending against the common welfare and
the common interest of the whole civilized world, In
connection with this subject, desire say that have
always insisted in the most earnest manner the duty
of interference part with the affairs of Euro
pean States. | consider 1t the more imperative now
when great political changes taking place. and when
the whole continent OF Europe may be convulsed TO It's
centre. gL r.
In this view of the subject the encroachments of Great
Britain IN North America possess an Importance which
cannot be exaggerated. begin with Central America.
and shall pass on California, where have had
evidence of deliberate design to obtain possession
of the country, for the purpose of excluding us.
In February last, | received letter from friend
New York--a gentleman of high responsibility, extern
svey engaged commercial transactions, chiefly with
Central and South America, and who formerly held
the House of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that he had
noticed my auson TO the affairs OF the Mosquito Coast
and that he could give some information on the sub
iect, desired it, Immediately made the request and
received from him, about month ago, letter, which
will read to the Senate liglNt 1883 ti .boet
t Aaafh s.NEw Youx, February g. lsas.
"DsAR SIR Your favor Of the 2o,h instant resolved
the outlines of the information alluded TO- - u ~
and was itroduced to me pc having
ca advantages the English settlement OF Blueelds Mos
aonnexon with house at New York. by which these ad
v,nages could be made available for commercial enterprise
Having that time much business at Belize ana lruxio
ready to listen TO propositions Tor increasing my nne
with that country especially to receive the valuable nof,
stated he was the rotary British Blue
fields, which he assured me was really the government de
ded Indians whose King, lad OF fourteen, was an innas"
of the consul house and dependent on that for
privately conveyed the British government ana tha mat
claim, when questioned, could be man'aned by egat
British government only the possession OF this ter
rnoy which abounded with rich forests Of ma0Xsny aha
navigabe rivers but at me proper ff 10 snow
nuo (their OWN tide 10 as Oo of north latitude.
comprising San Juan and the rich country 81 Lake ncaa
y tS Ss %ost s u and Of ali
OF Central America that he (M Be) had made two yisis
Juan and thence to the interior and the Lake NcaIa
gua for purposes Of exploration &c by order Of the gov
Blefields that he came to United States effect
w i. ssa
San Juan advance Of its becoming Brt.h 9oyt that
had receyed an exclusive grant o5 ne
with and intimate relation to the c6suato ut
s hs
ze the interior trade Of that places and ship 70 the gasd
Ss n e EXCHANGE for eoon s goods NC
s,Mr Bell, by written documents and letters sau.hed mo
in part confirmed Ideclined the proposi,ions but anoth
house have accepted he so lar a;to engage me SER
received At this port, Mr. Bell. whilst hs1e, had large
sred w aa damasi winch he Ste wa. the ,o.s
King ofhe Mosquitoes also halbcids and other
the ,ilne made bu, le impression upon
but recent events Ra.Gu,rny yo%s :peo0n nave
In connection with this subject, will also read
municaton furnished me, at my request by the head OF
one OF the foreign embassies in this city, and addressed by
the British charge dafares at BogOta to the govern
ment of New Grenada, setting forth the extent OF the
British claims In January last furnished other evil
dence, to the point the authority OF the British
consul general at Guatemala present this as corrO0o
rative, and as OF higher authority: .ta
'BaIrlsn LEGATION BoaorA, Sept "A, l87.
having given rise to question as to the
OF The coast frontier OF the Kingdom Of aet
amined the various documents and hsorlcai iecoi s
wnsn easi se Bapna Messy charge dasse.
inform the of New Grenada that her Msesty
Mosano should be as
Honduras down the mouth OF the river San Juan
1.-THE undersigned has likewise been instructed to- state
that her Maess government will not view with ndlner.
any encroach the right or territories OF
the King of Mosquito, who is under the protection OF tho
British Crown, ~. =.
In addressing this communication to his excclency d.
AnoiZar, Genadian Secretary OF State ior roreR
ad Interim the undersigned begs assure him OF
hls high and distinguished consideration 81,
"DANIEL +. OLEARY."
From the information have been able to gather.
Mosquito has become, for all practical purposes,
British colony The real head of the Mosquito nation is
MIR Patrick Walker the British copsul at Bluehelds.
The nominal king of the Mosquitoes is mere boy living
in his house The Mosquito nation consists OF few
hundred naked lndians-idle, ignorant, and worthless
Under the preence OF giving protection to TINS mscailed
nation Great Britain has extended her sovereignty over
York or PENNSYLVANIA. She has vesses-of.wa COM
manded by British subjects under the name Of the Mos
nuto navy And in a word, she has appropriated to
herself part of the territory OF Honduras, and ID en-
croachinp on the territory OF Nicaragua, against the
solemn protest of the Central American States Her OBJ
iects are doubtless threefold-
l. To extend her political dominion on this CONT
nent . /,
g. To obtain possession of the most practicable route
for ship canal across the sthmus and thus control
the commercial communication between the two oceans
This last object naturally regarded - the most i'm
portant The route has been surveyed mnateIy, THOR
oughy by British engineer, and its practcaby ascer
tanned From the Caribbean sea to lake Nicaragua, the
river San Juan susceptible of the requisite Improve
men The lake is already navigabe for vessels q any
burden and from the lake is less than sixteen es 20
the Pacific, with mean descent OF about one h9nuiou
and twenty eight feet The results OF TINS ekshan
will be found at the end of the first volume Oh oeP"ehss
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