Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19
OFFICIAL PAPERS.

OFFICIAL PAPERS.
TIeRE ISLAND AND CkNTRAL AnERIcA. Messag
from the President Of the United States, trans
miffing documents IN ansUer to resolutio,
offhe House respecting 1igre Island, 8-c.
[cosrIxUED YRoM LAST PArERl
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| Mr.. Clayton to Mr.. Squier.
! Nage DErARrmESr or STATE,
Extract WAsaISsros, MAY !, Is49.
The controversy between the State Of Mica
ragua and Great Brtsn, respecting the Mosquito
the port Of San Jusn has yet been adjusted That port
seized by British force, without any previous declaration
war; in January, ls4s, it is Understood still remains virtually
in possession Of Great Britain. Nicaragua ha
recently sent Mr. Francisco Caason her charge daare
London and Mr. Marcoea in the same capacity to Bfus
sells. Mr.. Bancroft, Minister at London however, OK
presses opinion that their missions will be fruitess
does indeed appear that Mr. Marsoeas application for the
mediation Of Belgium has been successfu; but the Depart
ent not aware the mediation has yet been productive
Of any results or though consented to- has in fact been u.
denaken. BY the third and sixth articles Of the agreement
for arranging the Differences between Great Britain and Mica
rsgua made at the Island of Cuba Lake Of Nicaragua
on the 7th of March, fS4S Nicaragua srestristed to neoo
taon with England for final settlement of the controversy
and any attempt her part to disturb tho British possession
violently taken is to be regarded aopen declaration Of
war Il thus made the interest of Greats An 10 proract
but by cheese articles the only relief she hasle hcr war;
General Heuan, the Minister from New Gsenadsat ash
ingtoD has informed me, in convesaton, that Ne had
ssved Credentials TO- rePesent Ncaagua. also but that
ewing to some provision in the New Grenadan constitution
he could not present them without permission from bis own
Government for which he had applied Thes British claim
under the alleged Mosquito te at first set FORTH
croached towards thesouh, upon territory claimed BY No
Grenada But it to have changed fromsme TO time
crcumsancesor szpedieney dictated and the claim
thus described by Lord Palmerson in his Of the 4h
Of Nay, ls4s to NJ Mosquers, the Minister Of New Grenada
in London:
Wh respect to the southern boundary Mssquo there
are certainly strong grounds upon which the King of Mos
quito might claim the seaoot far the spotcaed King
de Veragua but her Majesty Government have
the Mosquito Government connc its claim souhery
direction the southern branch Of the river ST. John and
with her Majesy's Government for giving
Recommendation was that thereby all dispute between
Mosquito and New Grenada would, they trusted, be
avoided" sa@ ln & s849e
citizens Of the United States desous Of entering into
contract with the Government Of Nicaragua for the purpose
of constructing canal between the Atlantic and Pacific by
the way Of the river San Juan and Lake Ncasgaa term
mating at Reaejo the Pacific They think that their OBJ
iect would be forwarded and facilitated if it in
way to be counenanced by this Government There is
strong disposition bestow this counenance to any extent
which may be compatible with prudence Proceedings, both
of the Executive and Of Congress- for many years anterior to
the present. have evncsd interest with which this Govern
men has regarded the possibility Of shortening the transit BY
between territories the Atlantic and those the
Pacific For obvious this interest has late been
materially increased fora passage the hmus may
be indispensable maintain the relations betweenthe Uned
States and their territories the Pacific, and canal
from might and probably would, empty much
of the treasures the Pacific into the lap of this country. IT,
therefore, by your personal good oces with the
of Nicaragua you aid in securing for the persons above
referred the for the construction of CANAL you
at liberty to take that letter ntroducing You
the Minister for Foreign Affairs Of that State saceordngy
herewith deliveredto ycU is to be distinctly understood
however, that this Government is not in any to bB made
party to the transaction except in conformity to the in
structions hereinafter given and as would not be e1Pe
dent lend its countenance assgnabe CONTRACT
will take care that no clause psovdng Tor
admitted into that which may be concluded with the Gov
of Nicaragua Il Is most desirable that she parties
the shall be deprived of the opportunity Of making
subject Of speculation, and thus reardng or pre-
venting the completion Of the canal Accordingly assoon
after your reception by the Government Of Guatemala in
your Judgment your absence from that city wpermt with
interfering with the other duties of your mission, orreven
before your reception, if the state of affairs at Guatemala
should warrant it you may visit Leon for the object above
referred to. You will also bear with you letter from this
Department the Minister for Foreign Affairs OF Nicaragua
he1ecept Of two communications from him
this Department upon the subject Of the British encsoach
ments the MOSQUITO coast You may assh hm that we
entertain the veiest sympathy for bis Governments and
will employ inits behalf any moral means IN our powen
BY the enclosed extract from despatch Of my predecessor
to Mr.. Bancroft Minister TO Enganu5 uauo suo
25th Octobes last ii appears that be was informsd BY Mr.
Osma the Minister Plenpoenay Of Peru to Great Britan
that Senior Castro the Governor Of Costa Ra had
place that State under British protection Mr. Bancroft has
recently the Depaent that the Minister hom Costa
Rca London had assured him it was not his intention to
place Costa Rica under the protection OF Great btain IN
q note of the 9th ofMarch lsst Mr.. Bancroft Says:
Great Britaa often follows her old traditions of policy
aggrandzement As in the Mediterranean, Gibraltar NAL
the isles form her military nations she Hanks
by strong fortress at Halifax seeks to overawe us b an
other Bermuda and we are gaining the
Pacific oG protecting the Mosquao tribe OF In
dans seized the key to the paasae to tine Pacific by
the Lake of Nicaragua and has nae OF the town
of ST. Juan de Nicaragua TO Greytown suoeot Inn
because the route to the Pacific, which that
mands here esteemed the best OF all The representative OF
Nicaragua who s here in great peyPexty and may well
doubt what to The opinion in France is believe,
adverse to the Wholesale bu France
too busy at home TO think much OF Central America. The
Nicaragua Minister would very gladly seek advice from the
United States have always made answer to him that
authorised by my Government to give him advice that
the Amereau Government whatever
facts he may desire to make known to IT. Wy instructions
much more.
81 have seen the Agent Minser from Costa Rca. He
on very favorable impression He was educated in
the United States His State has boundary strife with Nj
caasua but he assured me it was not his Intention to place
Costa aa under the protection Brtain Atthe same
time he does Join with Nicaraguan slamag ST. Juan
that province Instead Of it, he keeps aloof and awaits the
result.
ssThe Peruvian Minister sill keeps entirely aloof
from the strife annex coay OF nots to nae from Mr.
tellon the Nicaragua Minister here and copy OF note Of
Lord Palmerston to Mr.. Castellon Of February IL"
The accompanying copy Of letter, signed d. t. Brown,
addressed to this Department from New York. under date the
18th January last, refers commanicaoD copy Of which
is also enclosed addressed the Secretary Of State oil the
United States by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Costs