The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-08-17
Irouhle with Innlnnh.

There is storm brewing between the
United States and Eng land which, although
it can hardly lead 10 a war, may yet give
the Taylor administration quite as much
trouble as the knctty Oregon boundary
question gave Presdeu, Polk. Several in.
d,viduals in New York, having obtained the
requisite permission from the government
OF Nicaragua, have been fitting out suit
able craft for tho navigation Of the San
Juan river, which, by its communication
with the Lake Of Nicaragua, opens a route
across the southern lshmus 10 the Pacific,
that is said TO possess many advantages over
the route via Chagres aud Cruces. But just
as the enterprising citizens c! New Vt ord re.
feIred TO were about TO proceed 10 put their
projects into effect, notice was served up
on them by the British Consul in New York
to tho effect that "the right OF navigating
the San Juan river belonged exclusively TO
His Majesty the King Of Mosquito, aud his
ally, the Queen Of England" and tina, "hcr
Majcsty's government is bound to protect
the King Of Mosquito" and vii! Of eonrse
lorcibly prevent our Citizens from nayiga,.
ing the waters e San Juan.
Now, considering that every mspof Cen.
trial America in existence puts down the San
Juan river as wholly within the boundaries
Of Nicaragua, and that the world ha, always
supposed the river in question TO be exclu'
svely under the control of that government
the question may well come mp with force,
Who is this King o! Mosquito? The mat.
terbcars this e!ucidation. The British have
long been anxious TO gain ioo,hOld in cen
trail America, whence, also, they can make
an easy desren, upon the al jscent shores Of
South America. In looking over the map
Of tina, part Of the world, they doubtless
found that the beautiful and caracious bay
Of San Juan, at the mouth Of the river Of
tina, name, would be a very desirable pos.
session.
So an agent, ,ol,lt consul, was despatch
ed to Nicaragua 10 arrange matters. lie
found i, impossible to gain any rights TO the
bay in On, ston by treating with Nicaragua
so he goes and seeks out the chief Of a
tribe of Indians who stay mostly about the
mouth OF the san Juan, and putting great
ideas into his head, aud erta, words into his
mouth, has him proclaim his independence
oftbe government of Nicaragua, aud declare
himself king Of the district Of country Elm.
bracing within it the mouth aud some forty
miles of the navigable waters OF the San in.
antiveri and when the government Of Mic.
aragua undertook to chas,ise the insolence
Of this new made king, this British consul,
with couple Of British men.ol. war con.
venien,ly at hand, gave the outraged gov.
crnmen, to understand thatthe king of Mos.
quito was the friend, ally, aud protege of
Her Majes,y's government, of Grea, Britain
and must be respected
Now itremains foy the American govern
ment TO say, whether, in the teeth of our oft
repeated declaration that no European gov
eminent shall ever be allowed to gain foo
ting upon the South American continent,
twill allow the British government to come
here, md virtually take possession Of vast
territories, and in violation, too, Of rights
honestly purchased by American citizens,
ny setting up such puppets as this degraded
Indian loafer king Of Mosquito. The mat.
ter Is said to have been the subject OF seve.
raj cabinet meetings at Washington.
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