The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-18

TIE MOSQUITO MATTER.-A correspondent Of
the Charleston Courier, writing from Washington,
speaks as follows of the Mosquito difficulty which
is just arising:
S'Ths Mosquito question il Gays the Washington
Republie) TO occupy q chapter in our diplomatic
history. 4hope it will be acreditabie one. Hdoes
not become this country to take positions which it
cannot maintain. IT, as is said, our Government has
taken an unalterable stand upon our rights az de-
rived from the contract of certain American Cit.
Zens with the State Of Nicaragua, the subjects and
the Government of Great Britain have taken
stand less positive Upon their rights as derived
from their protectoTate of the Mosquito King and
Kingdom.
"Some Of our newspapers say that Great Britain,
to effect her objsctRs has recently taken the Mos
quito country under her protection. This is mis-
take The present relations of the British Govern
ment to the Mosquito Kingdom are Of a date prior
TO American Independence.
After all, the question is whether the United
States or Great Britain shall have an exclusive
right to navigate the San Juan, and the exclusive
right of way from the San Juan to Lake Nicaragua.
" The British Government and people want one
route independent of Americans, and they are de-
termined TO have it, As theirs will allow of a ship
canal, it will be more valuable than our PapAma
route, in reference TO apms branches of commerce.
= We shall, however, have, after awhile, rail-
road by the Tehuantepec route, and also one or
two across the Continent and the British ship canal
we can probably use by paying discriminating toll
In regard 70 the Panama route, If Congress make
any contract with the-company, it will allow them
to discriminate in favor of AmeTcans.-that IL, to
charge higher rate per ton for foreign than Amer
lean freight
"The English papers treat this question as de-
cided. There sno hesitation, they say, a. towhat
the answer of their Government ought to be- they
assert that the British people will back their Coy
eminent IN any postion it may take on the subject.
In fact, we know hero, in Washington, from other
sources, that the British Government will not yield
hair, on this question, except to superior and ire
Sstible force.
" For one, / do not wish te see this nelU chapter
opened 1t will certainly terminate like the $40
40' chapter.
" It is not yet quite certain whether Sir Edward
Lytton Bulwer ahs letter writers will continue to
mistake Sir Henry for Sir Edward appointed to
succeed Mr.. Buckingham as Minister to this coun-
try, will come on his mission. His health, it has
been surmised, will not allow him to cross the
ocean. If he comes and if it be left to him, az ii
will be, TO vindcate British claims andFesist Amer
lean interference, our Government may soon have
another Poussin case on It's hands, or am greatly
misnfonned as to Sir Edwards temper and man
RerB, and history. He quarrelled with the Spanish
Government when he was Minister there, and the
Queen directed that his passports be sent him. He
was virtually dismissed, whereat he was excessive.
| ly, but vainly, indignant,
The Mosquito question is, in fact, quite as pro
missing of difficulty as the French question"