The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-02-13

THE MosQUITo QUESTION. ETc.-A cores
pondent of the Nautical Standard thus writes from
bermuda:
This is an extensive station, and the ships are few
and far between, that see little OF each other,
and movements, owing to the unfrequeney OF
communication between many OF tine places visited
by our ships are little known to the people ashore
One thing have learned since came out, that the
incessant calls of merchants for a man-ot-war to
show herself off only for day, just to look in
merely to heave-to off the port and show her colors
ETC., are daily giving the lie to Mr.. Cobden's
tions OF our uselessness and the superiority o men
of-war in commission. Many merchants have told
me that much more business would be doneif their
several ports were more frequently visited by yes-
sells of war Property is not so safe in these semi
barbarous countries [where saviors and hbeTatOrs
spring up like mushrooms, and the land is regene
rated about twice year by glorious revolution,)
as in the ports of Europe. expect we shall have
a row with the Yankees some OF these days about
the Mosquito territory, which for than hum
dred years has been under our protection. The
only possible line for the much-talked-of and very
much to- be- desired canal the lsthmus, a
highway, or rather bridge between the two hemis-
pheres passes through the territory OF the King Of
Mosquito whose subjects, like himself, mixed
race Of the Aborigines and Spaniards and perfectly
unable to protect themselves. Indeed, they as
much under surveillance several Of our con-
quered provinces in India, whose princes sit upon
the throne OF their ancestors win DrltSn resident
alongside of them to direct their movements.
Now, the Honduras Government has for years
declared that the Mosquito territory belongs to them,
and it is well known that they are, for the sake OF
gaining their ends, perfectly willing to grant the
Yankees immense advantages respecting the said
canal, if they will only hold us while the Hondu-
rians devour the Mosquitoes. A very respectable
merchant assured me that he had seen a rough
draught of contract between certain American eapi
talists and the Honduras Government for the making
of the canal. In my humble opinion, if the cana
highway for all nations. If the United States were
to get such thing in their hands, we and all mer
camille nations would have to go to war with then
Immediately. Indeed, it is generally believed in
this part OF the world, that it is the jealousy will
which the different European powers view the pos
sibility OF exclusive possession which has prevent
ed the work being already executed Wheneve
| you hear OF American adventures lowering abou
the Spanish Main, or of Greytownor or Nicaragus
being in trouble, you may depend that the cana
| project has something to do with it. The Hondu
ras Government is constantly trying to get up quar-
rel between John Bull and Jonathan. This subjec
is much talked OF in this part of the world, and
allude to IT as think you will hear more OF il by
and-by. You know probably that Helena has
lately been employed in fixing upon an eglbleslte
for lighthouse on Turks Island, that Persian has
been visiting Aux Cages, Port au Prince and San
Domingo, and the other movements OF the squadron
10 The Courier Ffaneais says; " We are
assured that Admiral Dubourdieu appointed to the