New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-05
NICARAGUA.
bIisre presentation OF the Nicaragua Questie,
The BrIIssh la Belize.

bIisre representations OF the Nicaragua Oue.,t..
The BTII..h la Belize.
To he Editor Of The TTabuns.
There seems to be a settled design on the p.,,
Of Washington Correspondents to mystify and
: obfusticate' the public mind on Nicaragua AZ
fairs. Every arrival ffom Central America, bring.
ing intelligence OF new aggrs ssions on the part Of
English Agents is sure TO be followed by re-.
newed declarations, on the part Of cOrespoa.
dents, that Mr.. Bulwer has given the "mos. salts
factory ASSURANCES" on the subject, that Mr..
Chatfeld's acts have been disayowed. etc. etc al
naaseom. The same stuff has been dinned in the
public ear for eighteen months. Meantime The az
gressions are continued aud Chat6ed goes ahead.
backed by the entire naval force Of Great Brilsin
in the Pacific and sustained at home
twas, however, left for your correspondent
"Wouier Won Tgiller," 20 vary the s.ereotyped
ASSURANCES little, as well as to invent some.
thing entirely new In the way OF apology for Brit
ish insoence and aggression. In his letter Of
Feb 81, be ntimates that the seizure OF San Juan
by the English was account Of ZONE debts
which Nicaragua owes English capitalists aud d.
rectly asserts "thst the levy ing of duties at Saa
Juan was justified GA the ground OF deyoting
them TO the pay ment OF the interest OF this deb.
Now your spondeut is wholly ignorant q
Z
sheer fabrication Of his own No such pretense
was ever made by any body. On the contrary
Nicaragua has declined 60 pay interest on her
debts amounting in all 10 less than $3.50 000,) for
the reason that her revenues were diminished by
the seizure OF San Jnan. To this Lord Pslmers-
ton himself under date ot APrll 20, le4s, In q et
ter TO the Ncarsguan Minister, replies by saying
that there should be no relation between the two
questions that San Juan belongs to the King.
dom of Mosquito" and that consequently, the
payment of the debt or the interest could not BE-
NJ sde 10 depend upon any thing which may DO
done there British creditors never get cent OF
the duties levied there.
The statement OF your correspondent that Chat.
fields proceedings are based upon the English
debt. the payment OF which sis resisted by the
Nicarasuan Government and people, 10 simply
untrue The whole quarrel, as every one who
bas anv knowledge on the subject well knows
is about the Mosquito affair Neither the Govern
ment nor people OF Nicaragua have ever re-
fused" to adjust any valid claims upon them but
they have been compelled To pay many announced
ones under the appliances of blockades, and the
other means which England has always 30 con-
yenienty at hand They were once thus CON.
PEELED TO pay private debt of 100000, due from
A. a Nicaragua citizen, 20 b, a British subject
on which operation it is distinctly charged that
the British Agents divided snug premiuml
Another correspondent Of The Tribune, on the
subject OF belZS, uuhtcnhOhahJ NS@~
conveys the idea that Spain in 1884, made lor-
nal concession OF Belize TO the English. Inc sole
concession as the privilege OF cutting dye woods
and mahogany there, and with the erpt'cn reser'
ration, by the treaty OF 1856. that AL l. ne lands
in question being INDlSPUTABLY acknowledge
to belong of right to The CroicR of SPAN" See
Convention of l4th Of Juiy 1885, betTeen the ktsg
of England and the King Of Span, Art 3
Your correspondent says that the spanish made
an attack on the English logwood cutters IN lIsos
and were repulsed, ard that this repulse /" 10 con-
sidered as an act of conquest by the British,
and is mainly relied upon "as title OF occupan-
cy." Your correspondent 10 clearly not aware
that the treaty OF 1885, with all its stringent pro-
visions, and the distinct assertion OF the Spanish
right of sovereignty, was revived and confirmed
by the treaty between England and Spain signed
at Madrid Aug. %, 1914. The obligations OF the
treaty of 1886 were also distinctly recognized AID
admitted by Great Britain in her negotiations
with Colombis in 1925.
The exercise of sovereign authority over the
Belize by Great Britain. 10 therefore bold usur-
patton and fragrant violation OF existing solemn
treaty stipulatOns. The same is equally true Of
her recent seizure of the important island Of Ro-
atan, belonging to Honduras.
Years, &c, PANAMA