The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-28
The English on the Mosquito Coast.

The N. Y. Courier and Enquirer contains short
history of the efforts made by England to get
footing the Mosquito Coast. The remarks of
the Enquirer were elected by an article in the
Cronica. Spanish paper published in New York
The apparent attempt of the English gain foot-hod
on the Mosquito Coast has of late excited good deal of
decided Importance this country. The appointment OF
Don Francisco Cabelo by the government of Nicaragua
the editor of the Contea, able and intelligent Spanish
gs published i in this city, to the Subject and he
protesting agan the proceedings of Great Britain 70 Obtain
Of the relations there to the periods when some Of
their officers formed an alliance with the fIeebooteH opi
in Central America fhe claim and dominion Of SPAN
acknowled the treaties Of formed between the GOV
r Of the 1s, and that Of Ssaa s IN
the Coast of the old Captain Generaship of Guatemala
timber H In the treaty concludes At Versailles s and Ss
Convention of London in 1885, it was stipulated. that
tie adjacent continent and islands without exception and
might establish themselves to eat timber the territory
as Belize in Honduras Even in this concession the sove
s f esn be the b. the
In our day, however cetain English subjects in Jsmaica
ad kn IN is1sss %
dynasty with nominal sovereignty in order to give APP
territories favor of certain merchants Of Jamaica Samuel
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merchants the conclusion of feast given by them to
Charles Frederick and his Robert Charles Frederick
father of the King of Mosquito and after satisfying
the onne of the Indians for rum and beer. made them
sales and donations which they conferred
the said individuals the full sovereignty of the whole
nearly the whole Kingdom of Mosquito Col. Mcdonald.
OF Belize was constituted execu
tor of King Charles Frederick.
But when these arrangements had been completed
found that of the company of popnetors subject
of Prussia and he placed obstacles the Of the intended
transfer Of the territory to The power Of Great Britain
Mcdonald therefore procured from the Mosquito King
the 2d of May ls4l at Cape Gracias Dos his signature
to decree aunung part the aforesaid sales and dona
tons and Mr.. Walker procured continuation of this de-
cree by another of the present King, George William de
carng null and void the sales and cessOns OF his father and
grandfather because he says, both intoxicated
when they signed the said conyeyances"
The republic of New Grenada of the States
Immediately interested in opposing the designs of Great
Britain in the Mosquito territory . Her boundary line has
been settled that direction In 1910 the Viceroy of
Santa Fe exercised his authority TO Cape Gacias Dios
under royal orders from Spain In the treaty of 1896 be-
tween New Grenada and Guatemala, the territory between
Chagres and that Cape left to both those
States. until the boundary shall be settled by mutual agree
men New Grenada appears to think it inexpedent fix
her boundary line north of the Cueboas but he is de-
cidedy opposed admitting the claim Of Great Britain
the Mosquito territory and Gen. Herran, preen Minister
PlenpOentary Washington is abundantly qualified by
his superior Intelligence, experience and ability, take