New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-22
The Lohos Islands Question.
Inom The National lu,e!ligeacer.


Having understood that a settlement had been
made between the Department OF state and the Peruvian
Al Mister OF tie OhOs difficulty have made inquiry IN
the proper quarter and have received the following
the nc Information 60 the nature OF the arrangement
twill be rcc0llected that Mr. W hstcr in his letter Of
the 2lst of August, which laid before Congress and
has been oNtcnsiyoly published informed the Peuv
Charge dAaTcs that the Unite States would s.i N
cider the question OF III, Lohos lands an open Ole
and give fun consideration % any arQm nts or facts
which mphtho sddueed 20 h pos, csicn and occu.
penney OF ihote 81 ny Peru that Mr. Gay, Charge
AT Lima shcUit be written 30 iog information; and ina
Ia the tnc the order Of the of Jnne hy VII III
Commodore McCaulty was directed 10 protect American
vessels Ia tging unno irCm TIE LohOs Island should he
suspended, which done on the asth az Augu,t Com
muncSiOns received nom NJ. Clay in advance Of
the dispatches sent lin for that purpose anl on the ar
nvel OF the Pe'uvian Envoy, Mr. J J. De Osma ia ale
note was aG,rc ed BY him % Mr We er In support Of
tie claims his GOyenmea. Further connancau rs
of the grcsest Importance have from time % time been
received from Mr. Clay, and through HIM from the Pera-
Wan Government at Lima.
The subject having been fully reconsidcred AM the
arguments and aots derived from the Just
tened, ana nom various other quarters having been
duly Meil he'd the President came 10 the conclu-,.
which wSs unanimously coaCurred N by the Cshine,,
that Just and proper 10 withdraw the tociiols
taken hy the late Secretary OF state 70 the rights Of p
m, and 10 acknowledge unr~crye y her sorcrcis ~
The GunnO Islands on her coss. and IN her pO
zion ltwOuld have been in the Presidents power 70
stipuSie tie condition Of this acknowlcic enent that
Peru should make liberal provisions Tor the American
hut haS Ing made up his mind that the tile o. Perm
dear and that Il had been hastily questioned by hc
United Stctes IL seems 20 him right % make Tie AZ
acknowledgement voluntarily and w..hOu. conlI
II u bit lust 20 loU - s6y That tac coma lcnce thus
reposed ip her Government has not he-n dsappoinei
II wa already known from Gonna lnc anon o. the
Minister 81 Foreigf Affairs Mr. Clay that tie Cover
mcnt az PCru wac y ding tofreght n uer own &c can't
the American Vessels chartered cr guGno and hat
nctihc stCn 20 this effect addressed 70 Am veSs Is
in the Pacific had been published by Mr. Clay Tue re
IaviSn Minister II Washington has gwen erect 10 tbs
ntehron Oh bis Government He hss a1iycSscta u1.c
TO The Secretary q state in which he engages ha tie
Peruvian Government viii on IL account freight
sttwenty dollars per tun. I'll the vessels which Ter tac
United States for the Lo5Gs Islands between the 81 81
June and the 18th Il August that the Peruvian Govern
nenf VII buy al lair price the Implements and u,cns
carried ou' ~ these vessels - hc used in procvrn-
guxno and that vessels IN the Psc.Sc chartered under
orders soa, before The 25'a Of August AMI Which could
not DC coUncrpsn led shall be included IN ne arrange
mert on concion u Tepcrng 20 the e<ca O. the Pc
ruviaR Government The United States before the 1T
Of January, ISIS
Such, On both sides s he substance Of the terms Oh
which his embarrassing srsr has been disposed 0s-.o
The a'yan;sgc VI have no doubt 81 the parties a,s.
sste.i snl the honoro OF the two Governments
As readers may regent tAc n'o-rSi5a gwen above
"a au;hcnfic eG ~ tcr;y 90 congratulate tic Gov
eminent en- 50 sfesy an adjustment az uas.te- which
seemed pregrsuf with dficuty ht. wh p has yelieito
the FINK and Sret az reh the Administrator
has net aud treated g