The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-08

Ihe following 10 an extract from the arucle re-
ferrcd 10 :-"The subject of the Panama Railroad
and canal communication from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific Ocean is creating new attention since
| the appearance of the very proper and necessary
letter Of the English consul at New York, and the
excitement which interested parties In the United
States have endeayored, but with small avail, to
raise upon the matter There is one thing, how
| ever in which the Americans have been success
fu and that Is in exciting considerable interest In
this country upon subject which Is becoming now
understood. The United States have secured for
themselves exclusive rights and privileges at Pana-
ma, by which the British trade 10 the Pacific must,
while the Panama railway continues the sole route
across the isthmus, be under their entire control
They have done this as far we arc aware, with
out an observation from the government OF this
country. Another route, h wever offers Itself 10
public enterprise through the Mosquito territory,
| and thence across Nicaragua or Costa Rica TO the
Pacific. counterfeit Is here opened IN case OF any
abuse of their privileges by the United States com
pany, through the opportunity II affords OF route
for British trade to the Pacific. The whole ques-
ton then is this the United States to nsonopo
Lize both routes, To have such control over the
second route as to deprive the valuable commerce
OF this country of one Independent communication
across the sthmus from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific?
That instructions to oppose this have been given to
Mr. Bancroft, as has been recently reported, is
not credited; but, if it be true, there is no hesta
ton expressed as to what the answer OF the govern
ment ought to be. The United States may rely upon
ii, this country toiH back the government any posi-
tion ii may take to protect its just and necessary an
terests nas subject 1t is perhaps not generally
known that, entering the river San Juan, at Grey
Town. steamers of small draft could run up to the
river Sarapiqu, in Costa Rica and navigate it like
wise for some way up From thence TO the town of
San Jose, the capital Of this little republic there is
already mule track, the usual road of central
America; but from San Jose to Punta Arenas,
good road (the only one made throughout central
America since the independently has been run to
the Pacific. The Costa Ricans engaged in
forming road from San Jose 10 the Sarapiqui.
10 leta will have h.an
constructed from to sea, and be the only in
existence on the Anerican continent While the Mica
raguans possessed the port of San Juan, (now Grey
TOWN. they manifested great jealousy of the Cos
Ia RIGA people, and precluded their communicating
this way with Europe. The assertion by the British
government in s47, of their protectorate rights in
Mosquito has again opened out this country to i'm
provement. Another question exists, the most i'm
portant which now be presented to the con-
sideration of this countryside probability that
here will be found the most available position for
the opening OF ship canal Ii this is to be effect
ed must not be under the anarchcal influences OF
Nicaragua, the aonOpolizing spirit of the United
States; and this can alone be prevented by Great
Britain continuing to maintain her connexlon with
Mosquito, the origin of which is anterior to the ex
istence of any Of those settlements in North Amer
ca which now, in their independence, evince such
narrow jealousy of the parent state.
s'There can be no mistake as to this being the
view and fixed determination Of Government. five
may judge by the letter OF Mr.. Barclay, our Con-
sui at New York, to the agents of the New York
and New Orleans Steam Navigation Company.
Mr.. Barclay states, in reference to an agreement
| made by these parties with the Nicaragua govern
ment, for the exclusive right of navigating st.
Johns river that he is instructed officially to in
form them of the boundary line of the Mosquito
kingdom, and 'to intimate to the company that the
port of st. Johns, now called Grey Town. at hich
they have agreed with the Nicaragua government
to build store also belongs to Mosquito; that her
majesty's government is bound to protect the King
Of Mosquito in the exercise Of the territorial rights
| ,chich he possesses Grey I0.on, and the
iocrr part Of ST. Johns riue, and that the govern
ment of Nicaragua has entered into agreement
in regard to place in which it has competence
To this we would only add that Nicaragua was not
in the occupation of the port of San Juan when it
made the agreement referred to, and from the
time of its independence of Spain in 1923 it first
took up position at the mouth of the San Juan lin
usurpaton of the rights of Mosquito) only about
eight years prior to its compulsory retirement be-
fore a mixed force of Mosquito militia and British
soldery, and that from the outset the King of Mos
quito protested against the aggression, and would
have repealed by force but for his reliance on the
intervention of this country, to which he had made
appeal" .