New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-25

rgnt OF feru 10 sI the Iobos Issndf on the groIrf
that she mas ways exercised authority over the n
they belong IN Peru, As they forrn-rlv belonged %
7 spain ana that fro a lime imm-mors tue Peruvian
Indians have been In hs habit OF visiting n m FOR rue
purpose Of catching seals, killing birds ami g,,hsras
eggs, and tha, this exclusive o. TIE Islands Oy
Peru has never been doubted or disputed
lie question is sse these unqualified dec srs,ions NJ
DIR Os Ms strictly accurate lbe LO5os Or seal lsl.
anc' az their name imp lrts, lie Ia the o9sn P.ciic
ocean, The bea est % ;hem twenty or nlrty mil fro
the cnsss Of Peru They are Mr. Osma admits. mere
barren rocks In the Sea- uunhaolted and uninh ,o able
Fisheries and the pursuit; Of ampn1ious animals,
especially the sea- have long been carried on around
their shores, sEd even those shores themselves
since 10 well known that seals usually taken and
killed upon toe land Ia IN 50 ats sn1 10 tns
of the islands, citizens Of she Untsd Statss wsrs
ssged for half century before sny sctuL Interrupt
ton took place by toe Peruvian Government or
anybody else their vista 10 them having cOmn-nced
at lesst IS early as 1923 All tss IS vel known 70
the commercial world. Now, II 10 quite certain thAu
Peru held and possessed full sOvereignt~ over these
islsnds this fishing the shore, ans tnls pursuit aud
killing OF ampnioiOus animals upoo the land vas as
much Invasion of that soversig y a. the tsSng OF
gusno from them Nor was tn case 90 uninpor'
tapi as that p have regarded tns use OF tue
Islands By cuzeus Of thu Unici States as an Indulgence
merely suppOsng her % possess toe exclusive rlsn,
since the pursuit. and destruction OF seals w1ch hsve
st la,t terminated in their entire dsrpOssrance
must have been a matter " much importance % her
Government. Nevertheless, comOlint vas N ,de o.
THE Of things ans Interruption attempted Or
threatened until September 1872 In which month, s Il
would now appsar decree Issued ny the Peruvian
Government prohibiting foreign from hsains TOR
seals and smphibious snmas the shores and ISLANDS
Of Psru, and declaring that the csptus OF foreign YES
seis who evaded the ORDER should oe considered ss
smuggers Is Important % observe ihA, this decree
was issued after the publication OF Csptaia Mjrrols
narrative.
This decree was sudden snd unexpected and thare.
fore the Charge dAaTes of the nited States ~ Lima
was under the necessity OF acting upon It with ut or
ders from biz osn Government lie inme 'htely adj
dressed note on the sue eCl g. toe niser N 70 rsn
Relations OF Peru, In whic1, wi.aout formally deny
Ing the orignsl night u Peru no requested econsd
eiAron OF the cecres tlat. might ~ ~ tar m red
as ~ permit % The citIAos 4 The Upt-d S,a'es the
pursuit Of an occ4 patton walsh Key had been Al.
lowed quietly 10 follow Tor a plumber OF yeas and
adding that decree could not bug raxt rdrd
upf-eIdy o. the Government of the United safe,
50 far 81 i known b tne undersigned, answer or
reply made 10 tns remOnstrsnce an1 II
is cerin that the citizens OF ihe United Satss conn-
ued 90 pursue their usual syOcatOns gith0ut inarrup
ton notwithstanding ibis decree II such an Interrupt
tor had been made bg the - uyisn su'n ires Il would
At have brought the vUrsiDn O tue Sovereignty Of
Peru the Lo1os Isauds % the a:tendon nf this
Government, as happened few years before In she
of the RI hs OF the Government of tho Argentine
Confederation 10 claim sovereignty over rhs Falkland
lssncs Il Is true tina. the decree Of l-j3 makes
particular menh n Of the Lobos Islands, but itis IL
rectcd generally against sbtng thccOasts and Islands
Of Peru Nevertheless, this cannot be regarded at
tec,ug the general raht OF citizens Of Uasd .4es
founded on Tong and undlsputed uss.e
Here then Is a formal remonsrsnce on the part Of
the United states against tue asserted sovereignty ut
Peru over the LOoOs Islands, % which NJ ansS ger, 50
far "a appears was given. nor any inti nation made
that Notwithstanding this remon,trance the decree
wou'o BE- enforced Il 10 'e evident that although
the decree general ia is terms IL nt fndsd q DO
leyeed especially against citizens of the Uuited states
the subje It's Of Cther countries did ptrtlks
10 any Considerable extent 10 toe fisheries waich
were prohibited Can Mr. Osms's svermsnt,
therefore, be maintained Ia which he ssssrt'
the universal and absolute sovereignty OF Peru
never to have been denied questioned by any GOV.
rnmfnti And If Peru has suffered these barren rOcxs
10 De- visited and used by citizens Of the ntvi States
TT long course OF time aud Tor all the purp Tor
which they were known II be- valuable, 10 the case al
tered when they are found capable o. rev H.s Is
MT The natural inference either that Peru never claimed
any exclusive right the Islands, or that II such
claim had been made by any formal official act OF
the Government, such claim had been aDandDnsd AZ
least 50 far citizens OF the Uulted States
cerDCd.
Mr. Osms refers TO decision of the English Gov
eminent ara observes that a. both the moro lntle
and agricultural classes In the BTldsn Empire have
strong interest adverse TO the claim OF Peru. Al tina
British Government has decided In favor OF that
| claim that decision must be ascrlbed 10 cOnsdera
tons sufficient to outweigh regard for tho Interests
Of British farmers and shipOwners. But the t~) CASES
! may Justly be considered essentially different
When the decree OF ls.i5 appeared, Mr. Wilson. the
British Consul General at Lima, In a c1mmun All m Ia
| his Government, said For many years British
| vessel has been engaged In this fishery, out great
abuses have been committed by American vessels =
and the year aeIward whiting upon the SUBJ Of the
seizure Of the British schO Campssd0ra for kog
seal. the LDbos Islands, ne admitted the right OF Peru
10 those Islands. AZ The same tune be adds Lord
! James TOwnshebd, the CO nmand3r Of his Mtes;y's
naval forces In the Pacific, takes different view o ,he
question and he himself told that he considered
mat his Majesty subjects had positive right of lh.
cry all t0ese issnd' unless they should actu lily
occupied by some Peruvian authority protected by
the constant presence Of Peruvian manOEwar 10
warn OF vessels"
In will be hor In mi Uh ~ ha
Csmpeadora occurred, the and perhaps ths
value Of guanO manure was Uhkn 1wn Ia England.
Before that case decided however thu Brdsh Gov.
eminent may be said q have been irr-yOcaoy CON.
ntted u scknOw edgment of thu gh of Peru b the
Iobos Islands by their scquiescence In the opinion
pressed by Nr Wilson their Diplomatic agent, and the
answer 70 tina. com nunicaton from the Foreign O'e;
for In that answer, uuder date Of 3Oth August 1884,
Lord Pslmerston said 4" IL would therefore appear
that the Peruvian Government have q right u pro-
hibit foreign vessels from fishing upon the coasts i'm
medstey adjoining b those Islands, ~ well up
the the coasts OF Peru se there being evidence
n the papers which you have transmitted Of any right
OF shir acquired by long and uninterrupted usage
II s clear, therefore, that the Bridsh Government
yielded the point precisely because IL had such
ground 10 stand on In behalf Of Its sub scs the
Government Of the United States does possess and may
well stand on, in behalf Of s Osn citizens And II may
be- regarded Sc question siil open Ia England down 10
last year for, the 10Th Of May OF that year Lord
Stanley nder Secretary Of State fr Foreign Affairs in
snswer 70 letter rom Mr. Wentworth Bull-r, slys
am 20 state 20 YOU "a reply WuetnSf tue lsltnul
l.obos Afuurs aud LObos de Terra belong Of RI ht 10
Peru, or are claimed oy Peru dependencies, Hts
ordlho does fnd In the Peruvian Constitution pub
shed after Peru had separated Itself from Spain sny
mention Of those slands being dependencies Of Peru
but Il appears Lord PalmerstOn their proximity
10 Peru would give to that Safe Pr fdce claim 70
them
Now. II 10 certain that the fac, does not. under the
rule OF public law, bear this last 0bseryso Of Lord
PamerslOn because the distance from the shore OF all
these Islands Is hye six times greater than toe th
marine miles extend ls may be here aided that II Is
well understood that powerful class OF British sub
ects, distinct from those Of merchants and farmers.
mas vital Dteres. In maintaining the regu atoms for
the export OF guano from Peru upon their present
footing Il may no, be entirely satisfactory therefore.
20 take the Of the Csnpssjora tnst OF the
IHoeTnis which sfter~aId occurred alone into con.
sceraton. in endssgoring 70 account for the policy
which the British Government has thought proper
% adopt In regard 70 this subject However this
msy BE- II Ia quite clear that the English and the
American case cutie clterent, for the raas1ns