Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-12-11
pArRoNs pAY ALL RosTAcE.
TIToIIiIE iT.---NUMBER i7.i,

wa. considered Indispensable 70 the
commencement IN of the ship caual be-
tween the two oceans, which was the
|subiec. Of the Convention between
lthe United States and Great Brian ,i
| Of the 10Th April, 1850. According
liz proposition for the same purpose
addressed 10 the two governments IN
that quarter. and to the Mosquito IN
Idians, was agreed to in April last oy
|tbe Secretary Y of State and the Minis
Iterofher Britannia Majesty. Benees ,:s
The wish TO aid in recohciling the OIL
|ferences of the TWO republics len.
gagged inths negotiation from q desire
| so i3lass the great work Of a ship Ga.
nal between the two oceans under one
jurisdiction, and to establish the Inn.
/ portant port ofsan Juan de Nlcara- .,
qua under the government Of civil
lied power. ThepropositioS in qnesI
ton WAS assented to by Costa hlca
and the Mosquito Indians. II has not
proved equally acceptable to Nicara-
qua, but It is to be hoped that the fur
ther negotiations ON the subject which
are in train WILDE carried on in that
spirit Of conciliation and compromise
which ought always opreyail on such
occasions, and that they will lead toa
satisfactory result.
Ihayethe satisfaction informyou
S|that the executive government of Ven
ezuela has acknowledged SHINE CLAIMS
lofcisizens ofihe United States, which
have for many years past been urged
| Iby our charge d,aHaifes at Caracas:
I|Itis hoped that the same sense OF !.
Justice will actuate the Congress OF
THAT Republic in providing the means
for their Payment. i.s3
The recent revolution in Buenos
|Ayres and the confederated States
having opened the prospect Of an i'm
4 proved state ofthings in that quarter,
The governments Of Great Britain and
France determined to negotiate with
1.-The chief ofthe new Confederacy for
lthe free Access Of their commerce to
1.-The extensive countries watered by
1.-The tributaries Of the La Plata; and
i theygays friendly y notice Of this pur-
\ pose 10 the United States, that we
v might if wethought proper pursue the
same course. In cofnpliance with
.lthis invitation, our minister at Rio ia
metro, and our charge d'afaires at
! lp:,as1as. .;s.,.ii;.,.ii,u; '1ll1l1l11ls
lized to conclude treaties with the
|newly.organized Confederation, or
the States comprising it. The delays
which hayetaken place in the forma.
Iltion Of the new government have as
lyet prevented the execution of those
instructions; but there is every rea-
son to hope that these vast countries
will Bbe eventually opshed TO our com.
merGe. 81
"A treaty { commerce hasbseii con
cluded between the United States aud
the Oriental Republic Of Uruguay,
(which will be laid before the Senate.
Should this Convention gointo opers
alton, ii will open to The commercial
enterprise Of our citizens a country Of
\ great extent, and Unsurpassed in nat
Iral resources, but from whithforei
nations have hitherto been almost
wholly excluded. ~
Thecorrespondsnce ofthe late Sec
rotary of State with the Peruvian
Icharge 'aHaires relative to the 1sobos
islands was communicated to Com
Igress towards the close Of the last ses-
Sion. Since that time, on further in-
yestigaiion5f the snbjstt, the doubts
which have been entertained ofthel
little Of P cru to those islands have been
removed3 and Ihaye deemed it just
Ithat the temporary wrong which had
Ibeen Internationally done her, from
Iwant ofinfotination, should be repair
led by an unreservedl acknowledgment
'Eofb sovereignty. ,n'si,l,ii
I9haye the satisfaction to inform you
'lthatthe course pursued by Peru has
l|been creditable 10 the llbsfality other
|goyernment. Before It Vas knownby
I6er that her title would be acknowl-,
l|sdged at Washington, her Ministerof
4 lF6feign Affairs had authorized our
[cHarre d'aaairs ct Lima to announce
Ito the American vessels which had
i gone to LoBos for guano, that the Pe-s
lruyian government was willing to-
freight them on its own account
\ This intention has been carried into
effect by the Peruvian Minister here,
Ihy an arrangement which is believed
t6 be advantageous to the parties in
Iih,eresi.ia
\ 6ursettlements on the shores of the
4 Pacific have alreatly given great ex-I
tension and in sofne respects new
direction to our comtherce in that o.
cean "A direct and rapidly increas-
ling intercourse has sprung up with
Eastern Asia. The waters Of the
Notthern Pacific, even into the Arctic
|Sea have Of late years been frequent
| ed by our whalemsn. The applicas
ltiou Of steam to The general purposes