The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-12-15


between ;he governments. will Be ami.
eably adjusted. This subject. howes-
es. has already engaged the attention
Of the Senate of the un,ted States, and
requires no further comment IN this
communication.
The settlement Of the question re,
speeting the port of San Juan lie Mica
raeua, and of the controversy between
the republics Of Costa Rica and Mica
ragua. in regard to their boundaries,
was considered indispensable 10 ihr
commencement of the ship canal be-
tween the two oceans, which was the
subject Of the convention between the
United States and Great Britain Of
the 18th Of April, 1850. Accordingly,
a proposition for the same purposes,
addressed TO tho two governments in
that quarter. and TO the Mosquito In
dams, was agreed TO in April last by
the Secretary Of State and the Minis.
ter of her Britannia Majesty.
Besides the wish toad in reconciIing
the differences Of the two republics, |
engaged in the negotiation from desire
to place the great work Of a ship canal
between the two oceans under one iu-
risdiction, and to establish the impor-
tant port Of San Juan de Nicaragua
under The government Of civilized
power. The proposition in question was
assented to by Costa Rica and the
Mosquito Indians. Ii has not proved
equally acceptable to Nicaragua, but
it is 10 be hoped that the further nego.
t,ations on the subject which are in
train will be carried on in that spirit
Of conciliation and compromise which
ought always to prevail on such occa'
sions. and that they will lead to sa,
tisiactory result.
have the satisfaction to inform you
that the executive governmental Vene
zuela has acknowledged somerclaims
Of citizens Of the United States, which
have many years past been urged b,
our charge d'afiaires at Caracas. Il
is hoped that the same sense Of justice
will actuate the Congress of that Re.
public in providing the means for their
payment.
The recent revolution in Buenos
Ayre aud the copfederated States hav
ing opened the prospect Of an improved
state Of things in that quarter, the 60.
vernments of Great Britain aud France
determined to negotiate with the chic
Of the new Confederacy for the free &C
cess of their commerce to the extensiv,
countries watered by the tributaries o
the La Plata; aud they gave friendl,
notice OF this purpose to the Unite'
States, that we might if we though
proper pursue the same course.
In compliance with this invitation
our minister at Rio Janeiro and ou
charge d'affaires at Buenos Ayres have
been fully authorized to conclude trca
ties with the newly organized Confed-
Grafton, or the States composing it
The delays which have taken place in
the formation Of the new government
have as yet prevented the execution o
those instructions; but there is every
reason to hope that these vast countries
will be eventually opened to our COM
merce.
A treaty OF commerce has been con
cluded between the United States ant
the Oriental Republic Of Uruguay
which will be laid before the Senate
Should this convention go into opera
ton, it will open to the commercial
enterprise OF our citizens country 0
great extent and unsurpassed in natura
resources. but from which foreign ma
tions have hitherto been almost who'll
excluded.
:. The correspondence Of the late Secre
tarv Of State with The Peruvian charg
d'afIaires relative TO the Lobos Island
was communicated to Congress iowar
the close of the last session. SINE ih;
time, on ln.iller inves lsalon of The sui
: jeri. the doubts which had heen entertain
ell of tie TILE al Peru 10 those islands h.,
: been removed: and have deemed il ju
u that The temporary wrong which had bee
a Internationally done her, from want Of il
y formation. should be repaired BY an III
y reserved acknowledgment of her sove
eign,y.
Q have The satisfaction To inform W
!. ila, The course pursued by Peru has be'
Il credtable 10 the liberali,y Of her COVER
e meni. Before it was known hv her ,h
! her title would he acknowledged at W as
u ingion, her Minister of Foreign Afai
y had authorised our charge d'aflaires
q Luna To announce 10 the American vesst
l. which had gone TO the Lobos for guar
that The Peruvian Government was will
n 10 freigh, them on ils own account. I'll
n inteuiioa has been carried into effect
ID the Peruvian Minister here. by an arrane
Of ment which is believed to be advaniageo
= to the parties IN interest.
se Our seillrmen,s IN the shores Of |
i'll Pacific have already gi en- great extt
IN sion. anil in some respecisa new direcllt
er to our commerce in lha, ocean. A dir
It, and rapidly INCREASING intercourse
~ sprung up with Eastern Asia. The v
i iers Of the Northern Pacific. eyen into