Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-24
0he pai!p Dirainian.
Final Settlement ofthe LobOs Ques-
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statement neTctoioIe Puphsheu' lho' Wv
Element had been made between the De-
pariment of State and the Peruvian Minister
of the Lobos difficulty. The lnteligencer
publishes the following authentic information
as to the nature of the arrangement:
Il will be recollected that Mr.. Webster, in
his letter ofthc 21st oi August, which was laid
before Congress and has been extensively pub
lished, informed the Peruvian Charge d At
fairs that the United States would still consid-
or the question of the Lobos Islands us an o.
pen one and give full consideration to any ar
gumcnts or facts which might be adduced to
show The possession and occupancy OF those
islands by Peru; that Mr.. Clay, Our Charge at
Lima, should be written to for information; and
that in the mean time the order OF the 9th OF
June. by which Commodore McCauley was
directed TO protect American vessels in taking
guano from the Lobos Islands, should be sus-
pended, which WINS done on the % of August.
Communications were received from Mr.. Clay
in advance Of the dispatches sent him for that
purpose; and on the arrival of the Peruvian
Envoy, Mr. J. j. de Osma, an able note was
addressed by him to Mr.. Webster, in support
of the claims of his Government. Further
communications OF the greatest importance
have from time to time been received from
Mr.. Clay, and through him from tho Peruvian
Government at Lima.
The subject having been fully reoonsdered,
and the arguments and facts derived from the
sources lust mentioned, and from various other
quarters, having been duly weighed, tae Pres
ident came To the conclusion, which was unan-
imously concurrcd in by the Cabinet. that 1T
was ust aud proper 10 withdraw the objections
taken by the late Secretary of State to the
rights of Peru, and to acknowledge unreserv-
edlr her sovereignty over tho Guano Islands
on her coast and in her possession. 1t would
have been in the Presidents powerto stpulate
as the condition of this acknow wledgement, that
Peru should make liberal provision for tho A
mcrcan vessels chartered under the order Of
the 9th of June; but, having made up his mind
that the title of Peru was clear, and that it had
been hastily questioned by the United States,
it seemed 10 him right to make the ucknowl-
cdgencnt voluntarily and without condition.
1t is but just TO Peru to say that tho conf
dence reposed in her Government has not been
disappointed. 1t was already known, from
communication OF the Minister of Foreign At
fars to Mr.. Clay, that the Government of Pc
ru was willing to fregh on her own account
the American vessels chartered for guano,and
that notification TO this effect addressed 10 A
merican vessels in the Pacific, had been pub
lished by Mr.. Clay The Peruvian Minister
at Washington has given effect to this inten-
ton of his Government. lie has addressed
note to the Secretary of State, in which ho en-
cages that the Peruvian Government will, on
its own account, freight at twenty dollars per
ton all the vessels which left the United States
for the Lobos Islands between the 9th Of June
and the 25th Of August; that the Peruvian
Government will buy at a fair price the imple"
ments and utensils carried out by these vessels
to be used in procuring guano; and that ves-
sells in the Pacific, chartered under orders sent
before the 25th Of August, and which could
not be countenanced, shall be included in the
arrangement, on condition of reporting to the
agents ofth Peruvian Government in the u
nited States before the lst of January. 1858.
Such on both sides is the substance of the
terms on which this embarrassing affair has
been disposed of; to the advantage, as we have
no doubt, of the parties interested, and of the
honor Of the two Governments.
As our readers may regard the information
given above as authentic, we feel at liberty to
congratulate the Government on so speedy an
adjustment Of matter which seemed pregnant
with difficulty, but which has yielded to the
frank and direct manner in which tho Admin
istration has met and treated II.