St. Mary's beacon., 1852-11-25

The Losos IsLASDs.-Having under.
stood that a settlement had been made
between the Department of State and the
Peruvian Minister oftha .obos difficulty,
we have made inquiry be proper quar-.
ter, and have received Ne following an.
lhentic information as 10 the nature OF the
arrangement
1t will be recollected that Mr.. Webster
in his letter of the 2lst Of August, which
was laid before Congress and has been
extensively published, informed the Pc.
ruyian Charge d'Affaires that the u niied
States would sill consider the question of
the Lobos Islands as an open one, and
give full consideration to any arguments
or facts which might be adduced to show
the possession and occupancy of those Is.
lands by Peru; that Mr.. Clay, our Cha rye
a. Lima, should be written to for informa.
ton and that in the mean time the order
of the 5th of June, by which Commodore
McCauley was directed to protect Ameri.
can vessels in taking guano from the
Lobos islands, should be suspended, which
was done on the gath Of August. Com
munications 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 communica.
iions Of the greatest importance have flom
time 10 time been received from Mr..
Clay, and through him from the Peruvian
government at Lima. IN
The subject having been fully recon.
sidered, and the arguments and facts
derived from The sources josg mentioned,
and from various other Quarters, Asyi6g
been duly weighed, the President came
to the conclusion, which was unanimously
concurred in by the cabinet, that it vas
just and proper to withdraw the objections
taken by the late Secretary of State to th
rights Of Peru, and to acknowlede
unreservedly her sovereignty over to
Guano islands on her coast and in her
possession. 1t would have been in The
presidents power to stipulate, as The
condition Of this acknowledgment, thst
Peru should make liberal provision for tie
American vessels chartered under TIE
order Of the 5th of June but. having
made up his mind that the title of Pen
was clear, and that it had been hastik
questioned by the United States, it seemed
to him right to make the acknowledgment
voluntarily and without condition.
1t is but just to Peru to say that tr
confidence THUS reposed in her Covert.
ment has not been disappointed. it ws
already known, from communication tf
the Minister Of Foreign Affairs to MI.
Clay, that the Government OF Peru YVES
willing TO freigh, on her own account ile
American vessels chartered for guant,
and that notification to this effect, al
dressed 10 American vessels in the PaciI
ic, had been published by Mr.. Clay
The Peruvian Minister at Washingto
has given effect to this intention of hip
Government. He has addressed q mote
to the Secretary of State, in which fe
engages that the Peruvian Government
will, on its own account, freight at tween.
ty dollars per ton ell the vessels which
left the United States for the Lobos
Islands between the 5ih Of June and the
25.h Of Adgds; that the Peruvian Gov
eminent will buy al fair price the IN
plements and utensils carried out by these
vessels to be used in procuring guano ;
and that vessels in the Pacific, chartered
under orders sent before. the 25th Of IA.
gust, and which could not be counter.
manded, shall be included in the arrange.
ment, on condition of reporting to The
agents Of the Peruvian Government in Che
United States before the LIST Of January,
1853.
Such on both sides is the substance 81
the terms on which this embarrassing
affair has been disposed Of; to the advan.
iage, we have no doubt, Of the parties
interested and the honor of the two Gov.
eFnments.
As our readers may regard the infor.
nation given above a. authentic, we fee
., liberty TO congratulate the Government,
on 50 speedy an adjustment of q matter
which seemed pregnant with difficulty
but which has yielded TO the frank and
direct manner in which the Administrator
has met and treated it.--IRahonsl lntelli
geHeeT.