Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-30
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
FURTHER EXTRACTS PER THE EUROPA.

rived al Loaton with his fanny ana eh'e'~
On Inc duties OF his office.
EMr Macrcady appeared al Inc hayma,Ne'
Tnratre, London, On Moncay, oe'' =, III Wa
beth. He vas received ny dense a"uiencs WIN
q ,emoes, OF app!aus, all pafics according 10
,hs Times, te;us resolved 'that HE honois !hsy
hesow d should sand in marked conirasi 10 ,ne
;ndienilies If red ua the her side II Inc A'-
lantic." :,s Wool
Brokers. L.nd "a Wall were banned Up On 49,
loss fl0O,0G0 insured. o., ~,
Fr,ri lis Lordos TINES oe'
r.. N,..o..,.s QJssrles-The discussion
,uh;o, 49,. -, n.;w.en me Government 0! 'he
IIn,,.d : aes aud ,ha. oi This couary WIN .eiei
.nca 10 he teru oia .imi,s Of the SAFE o. NlCd-
r.oua and lie Mu,qlto County, taxes Us V.'s,n
and It's impoiiahce iron the pt.lsct lof es.d"''sn,
;ns canal between lhe Pacific and Atlantic
Oceans, which shall pass thrcush 'ha' peldoh VI
the I..n.uus between tnr two pe!ions oi me Auie-
rican Continent. Ce!iaiu private inciViaudIs'
citizens o. las UniteI States, wac describe 'heui
selves a: members OF the NicaiaSnan COMPANY,
have obtained from the Sac ii thal name Cd
nal Charter or grant empowering laem 70 coz
s,ruci hi. impc;ta"t lie ci commuuicdaou w
Certain ,e.ms. Bu', as considerable douot eAs p
ias We SHAH p,esealiy show,) WIN feiese"ee "
the limits villain whica the sac vi Nic3iasoa
has the power 10 M AZ sGcn a CONCESSION, lhese
advenluIetS are anxious 10 Cause ued'y ~ "
concluded oslwecn The Guvethneat o! me on'.rI
Sac. and that o.. Nicaragua, whereby the "
States should guardG'ee-tsi, lac I'Sht VI e'Se
relgnty oi NIcar421a over the 'erliiuiy 'n'ousn
which the canal maj ras,; and, seccndiy, 'he
neu rally and freedom Of IaGs., when Is essen
tial iu The public uliliy ot ;he Undertaking. an
American ageni has actually been oispa'cueu "
Nicaragua By Inc C4biacl OF WASHINGTON lol 'ne
purpose OF etfec!iug the:c Objects. we uuaei,
sand, however TAD. Inc New foIA Sonpahr
does no, propose 10 cous;uct Inc cahai, anu 'ia'
no funds tur sucn ~ undertaking, GU >iMPiy "
obtain the concession su!moaht lne poi''e'i W.
slacies aad lEen sell lis privilege
Ii This transscIun wsIe 10 lead 10 me SPEEDY
execution Vi wv,s Of such importance ana au
vantage TO the com,neice Of the Woi!a, WIN
due regard 10 the existing risns oil all parnes' It
i. The height OF ats Iidy aid njuslice 10 sap-
pose il could Dc n. interest or lie intention oi the
British Government To tnWari sucn pIojrc'.
Ga the contrary, we axe s.nsiI d hat me P1lti-
cal and menaute interests of Gfeat Britain
would readily promote any ieasioie scAehe 10!
opening q di!ec; COMMUNICATIVE DJ@een Tue Fdr
elf. and Atlantic C,rsaS and that The e lpc oi
this counlry would oe o! opinion mai such candi
ought 10 De regarded As 4 ifec aaa neuifai hl2h
road ci rdde, p.aced Tor !aai purpose, not uauFr
she exclusive control ci any oae >!a;s: br, undfr
the pro.rclion ot all IN mafiige Powers. Ii inns
principle aud this nam object be adhered 10 mere
coulc be no doubt that a public company P!epal-
ed To execute hese WoIns would oU.ain as mucn
suppor, here as III the Unisd States. Bui, IN
order IL understand ,ne d ,tilcahY which seems To
h.vears.n, ii Is !ecc>sdiy 10 iever, 10 the pecu'
liar Circumstance oi the tetriiory N question.
The SAFE ui Nicaragua terms portion OF
what was ;ermei under he Spanish rue ne
Captains enera'cy OF GualemalA," and II is nov
one OF the independent! republics OF CenIa
America, bounded 10 ne Scum by New u enada
10 The Yves, by Guaema.a, and 20 the North ant
Eas, by the Mu.quiio territory. This region Is
slated by Mr.. Wa.Rct az! Mr. Cha'heid, Brilsh
agents al Butielts ana Guaema'a, 10 have be-
iongcd 10 an i depeGJent race Of lutldu King
ever since the fail ot MonnZnli having re
cosnized territory apperaiEing 10 em'elVes.-
il is an uEdoub,ed fac that Tor 2JO years Oh
more. Great B,taiu has teen IN intimate feialion
and friendship with the Mosquito chefs and peo'
pie Auicl,s III agreement wtie actually signed
between the Gov rGor OF Jam iica and The Mos
Qui,o Chief In lJ2O; AMI on many occasions ~
the last ccntuty, IN sc lri;es "-ie SHOWN 10 oe
not sueiecl 10 me Gown oil SPAN, but uacer he
protection of this cuuuiry. The Safes OF Cen
tral America which have thrown of he Span'
Ash yoke cannot ot Course pretend to any tcIrGo-
fial right not derived from their mother counlyi
or any provincial rights beyond their own IRON
tiers, Upon a careful examination Of The hislo-
rical evidence collected NJ the British missions
on the >po', winch has so5seqaan ~ teen iai he
fore Parliamen; IL: he correspondence relating
to the Mosquito Territory. Lord palmerston
laid down ;he ilniis OF lEai State and the nature
OF It's relations 10 this coubny 10 the most precise
manner. tie instructed M British agents 10 in
forr. the AUTHORITIES oi he several aes OF Cea-
iral America bordering on the Kingdom oil Al3s-
oujlo that her Maiesty's GoyeInmen. consider
the King oi Mos9cito 10 be entitled 70 the eS cit
OF coast reachin. itom Cane Honduras 10 The
Southern moctn OF the River SAa Juan, ani Io
add ha, her Maje,iy's Government sgauld not
pie,o ,riih Indifference a1y at"mp 10 en1'0och up
on 'ights or eTri!cry Jre htngJ Mosauird, 'rao
oxreer ihe wo,e ten Of III. b fish Crorn.
10 spite oil this announcement, The N,ca-a2uan
Governmea, declare, in October, lS47, thai j!
did moi recognize any King Of Mosqaito, o, any
su territorial pre- ensic ns it formally laid claim
10 the northern coast ami the port q 81. Juan as
q part OF its own dominirns, ard declared tna'
il would receive as war on The par II the Bit
ish Government any occupation 81 TIE port OF
San Juan .eff-cted by n. Mosquitoes under IL
protection. The Connect OF Sac of Mosquito
Consisting cIircly OF such familiar homespun
naues rs George Hodsson, James Porter and
John Dyon) responded 10 his tisuce BY a TeSo.
luton Tor aprscricaly ESTABLISHING he iull rights
The mouths ui The s.. John, ant ovsr tue uaviga-
ton of the lower part OF that river on ne ap'
pearapcc Ct the FIRST Bfi'ish ship Of war ": orr
ders 10 cooperate vi the Nosquilo Government
Shortly ater~ard, Her N;alrsIy's SHIPS Alarm
and Vixen arrived CT Biu-fleld, and &c sai-iea
expedition nnde. the command oi Captain Gran
vile Loeb oak place The Nicaragua establish
nent was removed from the moaih q the 81 Juan,
she British forces s:ormcd Sc a1squi, ard enters
cd - lib of Nir,r ,hp nj
March, 1919 a treat: vas signed by Captain
Loeb AMI me NicayagnGn MiIi,,cfs, by VII 'ch
she Government 0i thai : alc sn.Dniv promised
not 10 disturb the peaceful Inhabitants OF San
Juan understanding hat ans such act wonld be
considered ty Great Britain 60 .n oren decla>
ration OF hos;ililie>, AID hat the Mosyui;o tar
if established in that poit Should b. respected
Al the same time, The NicaraSran> retl'sd s,'o>
geh>r to foego heir claims upan the pa, OF San
Juan, 10 winch they cOrunued n assert a Iishl
while the British Goy"tnmert treats ths. port As
part OF me Mosqoio ,e'ritHfy, recognized, pro
tected, ant dct,n.e,t 10! mo.c than a ccntury By
Great Britain
1t may be readily coniecturci, from the i'm
por ance a'tache'. ~ both sides To this question
that this protcc,eraio aa> c.G.ed 10 be n mere
abstract or honorary function. This river San
Juan is the inlet 10 the mos: practicable line of
water c rmmnncaiion across The i;:hnus, AID on
the possessioa of lie, port depends The com
uand Of the passage. The N,caraglans have
therefore proceeded 10 take 10 he hes; markc.
the claims they haze az; themselves tee force TO
defend. BY making concession of The passage
to citizens Of tie Uaited States, aad by obtaining,
ifpossible, the countenance aud suarsu,ce Of the
Uni,ed States Government TO taeir pretended
rights owe! the Nlosqui,an Territory, they evil
dently hope 10 ex:oft II tie hams OF the Cabi-
oet st Washinsoc, wha, Lord Paimersca per-
emptoriy refused 10 tie Ministers Of Ncara.
qua. 1t is clear, however, tina! tho s!roas mca-
cures and dc er:iaed ianguaa OF tho British
Government adm.t Of NJ qualification, aud We
are as much bound 10 defend Bleiie,ds and tee
San Juaa as aay par, cs The British empire.
The int.riereacs o: the United States Govern
men, 10 supper; Of what is 4, most - IN re than
the private !u,cgss u q trading company i: is