Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-20


sens protesting to cot under lie authority Of ks ooai
government.
The particulars of the affair will be found in letter
OF the agent OF tho Prometheus, already published in
the newspapers of New York, copy OF which is
herewith transmitted
Whatever may have been the merits of the ques-
ton between the captain OF the Prometheus and the
authorities OF Nicaragua, the United States acknow
ledge right in the government vessels of Great
Britain to exercise any police supervision over
American metchant vessels in Nicaragua or elsewhere
out OF the British dominons the contrary, the fret
article OF the convention between the United States
and her Britannia majesty, relative to Ncaragu7,
signed April 49, 1850, of which copy is also enclosed
expressly excludes each of the contracting parties
| from assuming or exercising any dominion Nj
caragua COSTA Rica, the Mosquito coast, any part
| OF Central America.
You will, therefore, as the SaTanac shall
be IN all respects ready for sea, proceed her to San
Juan de Nicaragua for the purpose of afordlng pro-
lection to American commerce and interests that
coast against any such interference for the future.
And on your arrival there you will notify the officer
in command OF her Britannia Maesty's naval forces
IN that harbor, or on that coast of the object OF your
visit.
At the same time, you will assure the local author
ties OF the port that the United States will. justify
non-payment of any lawful and proper port dulles on
the part OF their merchant vessels and that they de-
sire the most friendly relations with the government
OF Central America and will faithfully maintain on
their part the sipulaons of the treaty already refer
red to-
am, very respectfully, your obd't. sery't,
WILL. A GRAHAM.
Com. F. A. Parker
Commanding U. S. Home Squadron, Pensacola
The message and accompanying documents were
ordered TO be printed
TIE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH REGARD TO
FOREIGN INTERVENTION.
MI WALKER submitted the following resolution,
which lies over:
Whereas, the signs Of the times are portentous of
an approaching struggle In Europe between the re-
publican for constitutional governments on The
the of Inv for hen Into
governments on the Others and whereas it pressngly
oehooVes the representatives of the American people
OF the united sovereign States of America to serious
~ consider, and bemes to inquire into the relations
OF the Government and country to this struggle and
their duty, in view OF 1t, 10 themselves to foreign
lions. and the International law; therefore
Be it resolved, That the Committee on Foreign Re-
stlons be instructed to inquire into and report upon
The expedlency OF an open declaration by Congress,
70 foreign nations and the world, that the United
states hold strictly to the policy and principle that
each individual nation State, power possesses for
itself the exc uslve right and sole power 10 take
and dispose OF its own internal concerns without and
exempt from the Intervention and interference of any
iorelgn government, Stale, confederacy, alliance, or
power whatsoever and that any such Intervention or
interference by or on the part OF any foreign govern
ment State. contederacy, alliance power, const-
utes an lniraction of the law of natoRs authorizing
and Jusfylng the lnsrposition of any or all other
governments conederacies or powers, at their dscre
ton, to prevent such intervention, and orepar such
| intracdon of the law of nations
Resolved, further That the committee be in
struced to inquire also into the exsedency of request
Ing the President of the United States to nego
ations to be opened with all other constitutional go
| yernments, with view and to the end of obtaining
their cooperation with the United States in the de-
c;araon aforesaid and the policy and principle there
OF, and in the observance, defence and maintenance
| OF the law OF nations in this respect.
PROBABLE RESIGNATION OF Mr.. C1AY.-A Wash
ingten correspondent of the Neh Americaa ia speak.
| ing Of Mr. Clay says:
There is strong probability that he will ilamedi.
atey resign his seat in the Senate. in order to allow
the existing Legislature of Kentucky to supply the va
cancy La that event, 1t is not unlikely that Mr.
Morehead, the member from Mr. CIay's district in the
last Congress-rnay be determined upon as compro-
mise candidate bsiween the friends of MIR. Crtenden
and Mr.. Dixon.
A despatch dated Washington, December l7ths
says
Il is understood here that Hon. Henry Clay, sent
his resignation as U. S. Senator to the Kentucky Le-
glslaure yesterday.
CENSUS OF MISSISSIPPI.
Dwelling houses in the State .5I6s1
Families in the State. SO IO7
Whte males...... .l56,260
----295, 75S
Free coloFed ma es........... 473
Free celored females .......... 426
Total free population Observation-Disclosures 5 657
SLAVES sos, 1888
Total population. ..................6O COG, 555
Deaths during the year.. III
Farms In cultivation. ....... 80 $50
Manufacturing establishments producing annu-
u any 9'oo ana upwards. ................. S66
reuefal representative population. ....".. .4S2,595
DISPATCHES 10 SPAIN.
we understand that George Fl. Miles, ESQ.,, Of Bal
t1nore left this city yesterday special bearer of
hR rfp,E, of