Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-11-23
TIE LOBOS lSLANDS-TiIE DIFFICULTY SET
TIED.

We have been furnished with the following authentic
statement of the arrangemn entered IEto between hif
country and Peru in regard The removal u ghano rom
the 0b0s Islands. II will be seen that the difficulty hs
been finally and satisfactorily settled our Government haV
inu unreservCdy acknowledged The sovereignty O. ieru Dvt
those Islands and Peru, in return, siipuiIiig 10 supply
American vessels chartered Tor guano on terms hishly al
vartasauus their and 10 the body Of our agnch
turisis.-[ Yesterdays RcPadiic
will be rccucctcd that Mr.. Webster, in his letter OF
the 2st of August which laid before Congress and has
been extensively published informed The Peruvian charge
dAi!es tina, the United States would sun cn.irn t
the LubUs Islands OPEN ami give lh
consideration any arguments or facts that %' DC az
ducra 10 show the and occupancy OF nose siS
by Peru; Mr. Clay our Charge Al Lima should DC VIII
Ten 10 for information; ard that in the meantime the order
of the 5rh Of June By which Commodore McCauey was di'
rcccd protect American vessels IN taxing 9u"o RON 'e
Lnbps should be suspended which done on the ih OF
AUGUST Communications received from Mr.. Clay IN
advance of the dispatches scat hin Tor a purpos and on
the arrival Of the Peruvian Envoy Dir j. }. DE- Osna, an
able mole addressed by him 10 Mr. Webster, III support
OF the claims Of his Government Further communications
OF greatest importance have from time 10 time been e-
ccycl from Mir Clay, and through hiM from lie PERUVIAN
Government al Lima.
The subject having been iuy rcconsidcrcd and the ag-
mrns derived from the sources just mentioned,
ard from various ohr quarters having been duly weighed,
the PRESIDENT the conclusion, which was IMAM.
mrusy concurrei in by The Cabinet, that II was Just and
proper withdraw the objections taken by The late Stcrea
~ the rights OF Peru and 10 acknowledge nnre-
srveGv her sovereignty the Guano Islands her coast
aud IN her possession II would have been IN the Ircs
den,'- power spulte the condition OF TINS aCkhow
Judgment that Peru should make liberal provision Tor the
American vessels chartered under the order OF the 3h OF
june but having made up his mind that the title OF Peru
was clear and tn1t had been hastily questioned by me
United States seemed him right 10 make the acknow
lcdgment voluntarily and without condition.
but just Peru 10 say that The confidence mus re-
posed in el Government has moi been disappointed twas
already known from communication oi The Minister OF
Foreign Affairs Mr. Clay, that the Government 81 Fern
was wiling r,iIht her Own account the American
vessels chartered auirn, and hat notification 10 TINS
.,fes>rd To American vessels IN the Pacc had been
rubI;s.d rs lir. Clay the Peruvian Minister al Washing
ton ,us zen effect This intention o. las Government
He has atdrcs the Secretary OF State IN which
he engages tina the Peruvian Government Will, on lis own
account freight twenty dollars per ton all the vessels
which lei; the United STATES Tor the Lpb0s Islands between
The 5th of June and the 25sh oi August that The Peruvian
Government will buy lair price The implements ana
utensils carried by these vessels b. used IN procuring
.uauo and that vessels in the Pacific chartered Under or
er before the 18th OF August and which could not he
efmanct, shall be included III the arrangement on
condition reporting the agents o tie PERUVIAN u'
ventucn the United States before the Isl oil January,
1853 :.
Sncl, on both sides is the substance OF the terms on which
this embarrassing air has been disposed Of 10 The adSan
apc as have DOUBT, 9! the parties Interested ana me
hor .. the two Governments.