The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-01
rAs ssrsh Ansns4n'. w..hlns.oa Correspondent

Ths North Assrseans Washington Correspondent
An individual ia this city, employed a correspond
eni Of the Philadelphia North American newspaper,
signing himself .Independen" undertook, recently, TO
convict Mr. Folks administration OF the charge OF aban-
doning the celebrated Monroe declaration thereby
cedng the preensions OF Great Britain in Central Amer
lea and in order to sustain his charge, be alleged that
Mr. Hampstead was appointed by Mr.. Polk consul TO
Mosquito" and that his ersqaafW was issued out Of
the Office OF the Colonial Secretary the application of
Mr. Folks administration: and hence this writer as
sumed (Which would have been correct conclusion, il
there was any truth in his staiemenp chat Mr. Folks adj
mnstraton recognised the claims Of Great Britain to the
Mosquito territory. To show that this statement in
voved gross Misrepresentation, proceeding either from
the grossest and most objectionable ignorance. pre-
meditaed design to impose falsehood upon the Amer-
can people through the columns OF the North American
newspaper. took it upon ourselves to state the
facts OF the case; which are, that Mr. Hampstead was
appointed consul TO Belize, the chief town OF British
Honduras, some two hundred miles from the Mosquito
territory To this exposure Of his ignorance menda.
city, lndependenf' thus replies, through the columns
Of the North American
In recent letter, after recng tie various modes by
which Mr. Poks administration had connenanced aud for
tilted the aggressons Great Britain in Central Americas
commissioned coasn ID Mosquito, thus recognising the
territorial and colonial OF En2and" inasmnch as his
ersgssfw issued from the British Colonia office The
Union has seized nPon thu qaibbie Of word Mosqaifo,
in the hope OF impairing the force OF my suggestion by
alleging that Hampstead Indeed appointed consul
but not Mosquito. lie appointed consul Belize,
some three hundred miles north of the Mosquito
coast This conemp;ibe sabeffuge i worthy of the logic
and candor OF the Union bat this poor preex shah
not avail ii for deception What is called Belize, and
sometimes British Honduras, was much more integral
part OF the old original and bona fd M ,squito tetoy,
any portion Of the acquisitions obtansd by Great Brit
aim with the knowledge and consent of the last admins
ston in the southern part oil Hondas Nicaragua, and
Costa Rca under color OF protecloraie to the King Of
Mosquito. The or 1883 and H56. between Spain
and England conferred upon the later power other right
than that 10 cur dyewood and mahogany. Great Britain
was expressly pfohbised from eoisHi<ng and the whole
territory peoped bY the Mosquito Indians. The same
question which has recently been discussed and adjusted
applied with equal force that tentory ard, whatever
British government might choose call il. 8osqEifo
the and only name 10 which il was iegin-
matey entitled. How England there, colony. in
the face Of the treaties referred and how Mr. Polk
orecognise confirm, and conesde ibis nnsustained claim
When the Union learns little OF geography" il
may understand that the last administration did appoint
consul Mosgsifo, and BIZ thar did admir- all the pre-
tensions Of Great Britain in Central America.
Il viii be perceived that independent" order to
ssbeve himself from the change Of ignorance or menda
city, which fixed upon him. now states that what
is called Belize, and sometimes British Honduras,
much integral part of The old original, and
bona fds Mosquito territory. than any portion Of the
cushions obtained BY Great Britain with the knowledge
and consent Of the last administration, in the southern
part Of Honduras. Nicaragua, and Costa Rea. under
color Of pfoiectorais to the King OF Mosquito" This
statement is the only pretext by which this ignorant or
Intentional falsi6er attempts to escape from the dilemma
in which we had placed him.
We win now show that this parsonage who occupies
the position Of confidential correspondent of the North
American attempts to escape from one fasehood by taking
refuge in another We win show that Belize suas nepsr
part e the territory Of Mosquito. Of Spanish
Honduras but was and IS geographically, part OF the
peninsula Of Yucaian. We content ourselves for the
present with single authority. We quote from Mac.
regors Progress OF America. Tha; author thus de-
seribes
HarrIm HONDURAS BKLIzE.
The British District Belize extends aloag fAs coast Of Ys
casa between IS deg 81 min. ard - deg 20 min. north
latitude, and IS deg and - deg vast longitude II -
separated fom Yuca;an BY the ko fIondo and its south
em boundary is formed by the river Sarstoon which falls
into the CAT Of Honduras, not more than twenty males
west Of the mouth Of the Rio Dace. Belize i in length
about 75 miles from north 10 south. and ITO miles from
west. and occupies Of u.s. 400 square miles
IL IL termed British Honduras, bat u 6 geographically a
part Of hs peainsa'a Of Yacassn.
prog. Of dm coi i, p. 11b
Again, he thus describes Beizc The principal and
only town Of British Honduras:
Belize the ouly town. bui both sdes Of the mouth
the Of The same name, and crossed
by wooden bridge. j. consists or long street, running
along the ssshore fron which four smaller
branch OF The houses constructed Of WOOD and
raised eight ten feet from ground pillars Of
hogauy; they we huf spacious and convenient In
lro Of there exeelcnf anchorage or vessels
Of moderate sire. and the surface o. the IL rarely
agaud by winds. 10 projected by numerous keys
from the heavy sweas OF the
IProg. Of DIN, col I. p 7s2
In addition to the statements OF Macgregor. we have
Blacks Atlas "a British work) before which repre-
seHts toe boundaries Of Belize forming, geographical
iyG part Of tie peninsula Of Yuaaan. and Honduras as
lying between Belize and the Mosquito shore, sspars-
bog The two BY space more than one hundred miles in
extent
u is 10 the Belize above descfibedthe town Of Belize,
the territory Of Belize OF British Honduras, forming
part Of the peninsula Of Yucaan--to which Mr. Hemp
stead was sent as consul nepsr consifnfsd part o.
ne Mosquito territory and no intelligent, and truth telling
writer would 80 assert.
We here leave the spondeni Of the North American
10 the contempt which he merits for his aexcusabIe gao-
his designed mendacitywe are no, particular TO
which Of these peculiar qualities Of character the public
ascrbe his misrepresentation We are aware that our
readers will wonder why have taken 20 much pains
demoIish this weak and insignificant sssaanf OF the