The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-17

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Tins stringent measure, thus avowediy taken
against the English, the enemy 70 be met, was
nsXt succeeded by General Munoz, (ippoigted 10
the chef commaut) oleDly thre atrning an iInme-
date attack on The Mosquito territory, at Grey
Town, IN uiier disregard of the solemn engage
nent with the English government, NOT to disturb
IL. AT The same tnie, the public prints, under the
dir elton Of the Nlcarsguan government, were EN-
ploy ed In exciting the barbdrous popua ton OF the
county al large into state 81 mad hostility and III
Will against British subjects resident there, IN the
peaceful pursuit oi commercial objects, Tor this pur-
pose aributng TO Their instIgation those domestic
brols and civil war; for which Nicaragua has for
long been dlstI guished, by kind Infamous cele
bri'y, among even the worst OF the South Amerl-
can States.
In consequence OF the above decree and threat
eDng acts OF Nicaragua, and not In any way on
account OF the " concession OF the canal charter
to DR.. Brdwn,' as the Times was msied into sup
posipe,* Mr. Chat6eld, the BRUSH Consul Gene
raj, menaced Nicaragua with chastisement, 1t 1t
persisted in This course of action, as will be seen
from the terms of his letter to the Nlcaraguan go
verDment, which we shall presently subIoin.
As Is upon The suppostlon We have Just mem
toned, that some unjust and untenable anmad-
versions made on Mr.. Chaifield, we may
mark that his language was, IN point OF TACT, not
only called Tor from The representations made to
HIM from Leon, by British subjects, that their
lives were In danger, but seemed to present the
only means of staying the proposed expedition of
unds ipned horde against Grey Town, which
must have compelled the British government TO
lmmed lae hostilltes, necessltated by defiance
against II, in the very terms of the treaty OF March,
ISIS. already quoted
The Times also affixes the date of the letter in
question, as having been written at Leon, two
days alter Mr. SqueT's public reception by the
authorizes there, whereas It was written from
the city Of Guatemala, upwards of 700 miles dis
tanf, and more than fortnight before Mr.. Chat
field could have learnt of such agent as Mr.
SQuier having been even expected.
DdeT thts Two erroneous impressions, 1t Is OBJ =
served IN The article IN question, " II any thing
were required TO render the nnpolicy or lmpro-
Piey OF such language more apparent, It Is the fact
that only two days before this despatch was writ
ten, the 10th Of July, Mr.. Squier, the American
egent, had been received by the republic OF Nicara
qua with every marx of amty and respect Mr.
Squier had expressed, in the strongest manner the
desire OF his goveInmrnt 10 contract very close
relations OF friendship with Nicaragua"
Even had Mr.. Chaifield been at Leon, and
known OF Mr.. Squier's tempting profers and Mica
roeuas greedy acceptance OF them, looking to the
urgency OF the case, and the lpsoent proclamation
of war, by which San actual offence had been
committed" we see not how he could better have
conveyed to the newly.arnved American agent,
the danger OF encouraging or backing In any way
the Nicaraguan government, in the course il had
entered on, than by plainly stating the conse-
quences a persistence In it would involve. Mr..
Chatfeld's letter TO the NIcaraguan minister runs
thus
GUATEMALA, July Is, 1s4s
1t was my intention to attempt anew, by means Of
friendly entstion to convince your government
Of the impolcy and injustice Of leaning in your public
papers towards the attacks against the Bri
itch government exciting odium ana ILL will against
the subjects Of her Majesty the Queen who reside
IN business Of i.~lim.ts ch.rsctss Snt ths GnSs,,
Material decree Of the 18th Of June last, which
ceived yesterday sufficiently conclusive and positive
In its expressions for me longer to doubt Of the hostile
intentions OF Nicaragua against Great Britain nothing
left fer me to do but to inform the government OF
her britannia Majesty Of this insulting and unmeritsd
proceeding | aball. nevertheesa moi ~
portuty to pass without declaring, a. I do,
pcitly and formally, to your government, that the
rights Of the Mosquito King and In Consequence,
whatever act may be done against him. will infably
draw down on Nicaragua the most chsstsement
Having stated the occurrences which had taken
place IN Central America, prIor 10 the arrival OF
Mr.. Squler IN July, and having inserted Mr..
Chatheld's communication TO Nicaragua, which
reached Its destination about month later, we
have next 10 advert TO the reception of Dr. Browns
contract IN the United States.
The official report made in favor of the prac-
tic al dominion Of the United States at Pana.
ma, the belief that through the hostility of Nj
caragua, the door was shut to British enter
Prise there, and the knowledge that II must be
equally closed to the United States acquisi.
tlveness without the assent Of Mosquito and
Costa Rica, had left the subject Of shipping route
across this pat vi the istn mus nearly dead letter
contract threw a new light on the subject-to deny
the existence OF "A Mosquito territory, Of an indie
pendent sovereign chi,ftaln, Through whom even
the foreiathers OF the people Of the United States
had enjoyed an Indirect trade with the Spanish
American colonies, and with whom the present
~ DeIatioD Itself had traded, flashed before Bro
her Jonathan as truly brilliant conception; one
fraught with tempting expectations of profitable
adventure, could II be matured into some reality,
undsr The fostering care OF the cabinet of WASH
lrgton. The hope was small, seeing the clear foun-
dauon o. right in Mosquito, the unmIstakable at.
ttude end w. II defined position taken by the British
government, and the highly respectable character
VI the President, General Taylor. However, he
had b, en- applied TO, and had, early in July, drs-
patched an envoy TO Nicaragua; there was no
knowing, then, what the upshot might be, were he
well urged on. Thus, 'ne press of the United
; ates opened out a series Of the most extrava-
CANT misrepresentation and violent diatribes
against the Mosquito chef as a savage, and the
brush IrotectoIate as an mposture, an invention
OF yes'eroay. mushroom company was also
started al New York, which brought the British
Consul on the scene, and led to a letter from him,
couched in the following termss--
II. d. M. Consulate, Nsw Yosx, July 80
SIN Her Britannia Msjestys Government bsirg
informed that an agreement for the establish ment Of
rsmm unicstioD between the Atlantic and the Pacific
has been concluded between the Government OF the
State Of Nicaragua and Mr. Clspp and DR. Brown cti-
,eps Ct the United States, and agents Of the New
ork and New Orleans steam Navigation Company
81 which company you aPprse me that you wer. one,
rom the execution OF which agreement 10 IL Inferred
hat the Government Of Nicsrssua has led the New
orb and New ORLEANS Company to suppos. that this
~ competeut 70 ufspose OF the exclusive
hts Of navigating the st Johns rivers such On agree
ment lhevns containing clause binding the company
10 build public store ~ ~. Johns.
an Instructed officially to inform the New York
md New Orleans Steam Navigation Company-vhich
take leave to do through that the boundary line
81 the Mosquito Kingdom touehes the st Johns river
81 the Mschucs Rapid. about thirty miles below the
lake Nicaragua and that from thence 70 the mouth Of
The St the navigation % that river belongs to
Mosquito have hh-siss to inform the company that
II port Of Sc yehna nov called Grey Town ct which
hey have agreed With the Nicarasua Government TO
build store also belongs TO Mosquito; that her Ma
esty's Government IL bound to protect the king Of
Mosquito In the exercise Of the territorial rights witch
be poesesses over Grey Tosp and the ever part
81 Sc. Johns river and that the government Of Mica
Isgus has entered into agreement In regard 70
pieces where u has CON petence
have the honor TO be, SIR moot obedieut, hum
bic servant, ANTHONY BARCLAY
Tos. n. AcrssNAr, Esq.
This was an official announcement Of the views
NJ Her MsIesy's government, and the cabinet OF
Washington hss been very naturally led to address
some INTERPRETATIONS to IL. We eau see no lust
cause whatever for any msunde Outstanding between
he two governments on that account, there being
no possible interest or desire our part 90 pre-
clude any nation from free intercourse through
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