Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-12
OFFICIAL PAPERS.

OFFICIAL PAPERS.
TIeRE ISLAND AND CENTRAL AMERIcA.--Message
from the President of the United States, trdns-
nitting documents in dasscer TO resctuson
offhe House respecting Iigrs Island Sc.
TO the House Of Represenatir Of the United Ssdes;
herewith transmit to the House Of Representatives in
compliance with request contained in their resolution c
the Gath day Of January las the information asked for cy
that resolution relating certain proceedings Of the Brsh
Government in the scibe seizure and occupation Of the
Island of Tige ass, all tho fscts, circumstances and
communications within the knowledge Of the Executive rela
tive to any seizure occupation, attempted seizure
cupation by the Bth Government Of any port Sc, town.
territory or ssrd belonging claimed by sny Of the
States of Central America"
The resolstea Of the House speaks c the Island Of Tge
in the State Nicaragua. of che exstsnos
Of any such Island in that State, and presume a the
luton refers the island Of the the gulf Of
Fonseca, in the State of Honduras.
The concluding part of the resolution, requesting the
PresdeAr.o communicate the House all treaties not hsre
rce Published which my have been negotiated with amy OF
the States Of Central America, by any person acting byeu
thory Of the late Administration, under the auspices OF
the present Administration" far it has references to
treaties negotiated with any of those States by instructions
omths Government be complied with nasmuch as
those treaties have yet been acted by the Senate OF
the United States and in the possession Of that body
whom, by the constitution they arc secsed to DO trans
nittsd for advice in regard TO their ratification.
But its communication is not liable to the same obec-
tion tansi for the information Of the House, copy Of
u, treaty in regard to ship canal the sthmus, nego
stiated by EEah Hss, our late Charge dAfares in Guate
msla. with Government Of Nicaegua ths2lh day Of
June ls4s accompanied by copies Of his instructions from
and correPondencewih the Department Of State
shall ohesIfay comply with the request of the House Of
lay teore them che treaties negotiated with
the States of Central America before the Senate whom
ever shabe compatible with the public interest to make
the communication. For the present, communicate here
with copy Of the treaty with Great Britain, and Of the
espondence the American Secretary Of State andhe
British Plenipotentsy at the time it concluded The
ratications Of it exchanged at Washington es4h
day cfJuly instant
transmit the report of the Secretary Of State to whom
the resolution Of the House REFERRED and who conducted
the negotiations relative Central America under the
ton of my lsmentsd predecessor.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
WASHINGTON, JULr 1s, 1850.
Report,of the Secretary of State, in compliance
with the resolution of the House of Representatives
requesting the President of the United States to
communicate to that body, "provided the publica-
on thereof benot pudcis to the public interest," all such
information may be within the knowledge Of the E1ccu
tive Department relative to the alleged extraordinary proceed
ngs of the English Government n the orcble seizure and
occpaonof the island of ge In the State of Nicaragua
Central America also, all facts circumstances
nicaons WITHIN the knowledge Of the Executive resve to
any seizure occupation, oraempted seizure occupation
by the English Government of any port river town. terri
tory island belonging claimed BY any of the States
OF Central America ALSO shat he be requested to communi-
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rest all treaties heretofore published which may have
been negotiated with any of the States Of Central America
by any person acting by authority from the late Adninsa
on orunder the auspices Of the present
onhe twenty day Of January IA D. eighteen hundred
and fifty.
TO the President Of the United States.
The SECRETARY OF STATE to whom referred by the
President the resolution of the House Of Represenavsso the
24h Of January last in egaSd Central America has the
honor report the facts disclosed by the accompanying
respondence which respectfully submitted in response
the resolution.
The Secretary of State of the State of Ncaragus, sehor
Burago, in letter the Hon. James Buchanan, late Sec
reay Of State Of the United States dated the 18th day Of
November ts47, solicited the friendly Offices Of this Govern
men to prevent attack upon the Of San Juan de Nj
caragua then contemplated by the British authorities allies
of the Mosquito King. This letter, translation of which is
herewith sent distinctly charges that sthe object Of the Br-
sh Government in taking this key Of the continent b not to
protect the small tribe of Mosquitoes but establish their
empire the Atlantic extremity of the line by which
canal connecting the two practicable
ing to them the preponderance the American continent
well their direct relations with ASIA the East Indies and
other important countries in the world" No appears
to have been returned to this letter.
The President and Supreme Director of the State of Mica
ragua, Don Jose Gueea also, the 18th day Of the game
month, addressed communication President Polk, trans
ton Of which herewith sent expressing earnest desire
to establish relations Of amty and with this Gov
ernment In this the President Of Nicaragua says My
desire carried to the utmost seeing ia your message,
at the opening Of the 29h Congress of your republic sin
profession Of political faith in all respects confomable
with the principles prosssed by these States, determined
they sustain with mness the continental cause, the
rights Of America in general and the nonntererence Of
European Powers in their concerns" He also
the critical situation in which Nicaragua then placed,
and charges upon the Court Of ST. James well known de-
sign to establish colonies the of Ncaragua and to
render itself master Of the nteoceanc canal for which
many facilities presented by the shmus in that State
No reply made to this letter.
On the 9th day Of February. ls4s (sx days after the
gotaton, by Mr. Tst of the treaty Of Guadalupe Hdaleo
the British ships Of ALARM and Vixen arrived at
San Juan de Nicaragua, and took possession Of that town.
the name Of which was changed to "Greyown." On the
18th Of that month the British forces attacked and after