The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-12-15

ded between that Repulic and the United
States, for the protection of transit way
across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec aud of
the interests of those citizens of the United
States who had become proprietors of the
rights which MoXico had conferred on one
OF her own citizens i'll regard to the transit.
has thrown a serious obstacle in the way
OF the attai ment of a very desirable ma
tional object. | am still wilinr TO hone
that the differences on that subject which
exist, or which may hereafter arise, be-
tween the governments, will be amicablv
adjusted.-This subject, however, has al
ready engaged the attention of the Senate
otthc United States, and requires no furth-
er comment in this communication.
The settlement of the question respect
ing the port of San Juan dc Nicaragua,
and OF the controversy between the repub-
lies of Costa Rica and Nicaragua in regard
to their boundaries, was considered indis-
pensab!e to the commencement of the
ship canal between the two oceans, which
was the subject of the Convention between
the United States and Great Britain of
the 10Th April, 1850. Accordingly n
proposition for the same purpose address
ed to the two governments in that quar-
ter and to the Mosquito Indians, was
agreed to in April last 10y the Secretary
OF State and the Minister other Britanic
Majesty. Besides the wish to aid in re-
conciIlng the differences of the two repub-
lies, | engaged in the negotiation from a
desire to place the great work Of ship
canal between the two oceans under one
jurisdiction, and to establish the important
port OF San Juan dc Nicaragua under the
government of a civilized power. The
proposition in question was assrntcd to by
Costa Rica and the Mosquito Indians. 1t
has not proved equally acceptable to Nj
caragua, but it is 10 be hoped that the
further negotiations on the subject which
aTc in train will be carried on i'll that spir-
1t Of Cancellation and compromise which
oaght always to prevail on such occasions
and that they will lead to u satisfactory
result.
have the satisfaction TO inform YOU
that the executive government Of Ncnc-
zucla has acknowledge some claims of
citizens Of the United States, which have
for many years past been urged by our
charged atiaircs Mt Caracas. 1t is hoped
that the same sense Of justice will actuatc
the Congress Of the Republic in providing
the means FOR their payment.
The recent revolutions !" Iu NOS Ayres
and tho hn.eoniolcratcd States having open
eel the prospect of an improved state of
things i'll that quarter, the governments OF
Great Britain and France determined to
n'go,iatc with the chief Of the new Con-
ta.olIcy for the free access of their com
m,rne 20 The extensive countries waterc,l
bg the tributaries of tho La Plata, and
'.vy gavc Il friendly notice Of this purpose
o. jhc United States, that we might l.
"" ,houghtpropcr pursue the same cou'Sc.
In compliance with this invitation. our
minister at Rio Janeiro and our Charge d
affairs at Buenos Ayrcs have been fully
authorized to conclude treaties with the
newly organized Confederation, or the
States composing it, The delays which
have taken place in The formation of the
new government have rs yet prevented
the execution ot those instructions; but
there is every reason to hope that these
vast countries will be eventually opened
To our commerce.
4 rcaty of commerce has been conclu-
led between the United States aud the
Oriental Republic of Uruguay, which will
he laid before tho Scuste. Should this
Convention 30 into operation, it will open
to the commercial enterprise Of our citizens
a country of great extent aud unsurpassed
i'll natural resources, but from which for
cign nations have hitherto been almost
wholly excluded.
The correspondence of the late Secreta-
ry of State with the Peruvian charge daft
faires relative to the Lobos Islands was
communicated to Congress toward the
close of the last session. Since that time,
on further investigation of the subject, the
doubts which had been entertained of the
title OF Peru to those Islands have been
removed; and / have deemed it Just that
the temporary wrong which had been un.
Intentionally done her, from want of nfor-
nation, should be repaired by an unre.
served acknowledgment OF her sovereign
ty.
hays the satisfaction TO Inform, YOU
that the course pursued by Peru has been
creditable to the liberality Of her govern
ment. Before it was known by her that
her title would be acknowledged at Wash
ington, her Minister Of Foreign Affairs
had authorized our charge d. affaircs to
Lima to announce to the American vessels
which had gone to the Lobos for guauo,
that the Peruvian government was willing
70 freight them on its own account. This
intention has been carried into effect by
the Peruvian Minister here, by an arrange
ment which is believed to be advantageous
to the parties in interest.
Our settlements on the shores of the
Pacific have already gwen a great exten-
sion, and in some respects new direction,
to our commerce in that ocean. A direct
and rapidly increasing intarcnurse bas