The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-19
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WASHIN GTON:
FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1852.


FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1852.
The LobOs islands Tho Dihhcuity Settled.
We have been furnished with the following
authentic statement Of the arrangement entered
inio hetween lhis country and Peru in regard
10 rhe removal of guano from the Lobos
Islands. 1t will be seen tina, the difficulty has
been finally and satisfactorily settled, our Gov
eminent having unreservedly acknowledged
the sovereignty Of Peru over those Islands, and
Peru. in return, STIMULATING to supply Ameri-
can vessels chartered for guano on terms highly
advantageous to their owners and TO the body
ot our agrLruturists
X will be recolec,ed that Mr., WEBSTER, in
ms letter Of the 2lst of August, which was
had before Congress and has been extensively
published, informed the Peruvian Charge DAT
fares that the United States would sill con.
slider the question of the Lobos Islands as an
open one, and give full consideration 10 any ar
guInents or facts which might be- adduced 10
show the possession and occupancy of those
islands by Peru thar Mr. CLAY, our CHARGE
at Lima, should be written TO for in
'rnatOa; and that in the meantime
the order of the 9Th Of June, by which
Commodore MCCAuLEY was directed to
project American vessels in taking guano from
the Lobos should be suspended, which was
done ten the gath of August. Communications
were received FROM MIR. CLAY in advance of
lh" despalches sent him for that purpose; and
.'h the arrival uf the Peruvian Envoy, MIR. j. ].
De osMA, an able note was addressed by him
tV Mr.. WEBSTER, in support Of the claims OF
his Government. Further communications Of
the greatest importance have from time 10 time
h..s yo1 a.
him from the Peruvian Government at Lima
The subject having been fully reconsdered
and the arguments and facts derived from the
sources just mentioned, and from various other
quarters, having been duly weighed, the PRE
siDENr came 10 the conclusion, which was
unanimously coHcurred in by the Cabinet that
II was just and proper TO withdraw the obec-
tons taken by the late Secretary Of State to
The rights of Peru, and TO acknowledge unre
servediy her sovereignty over the Guano
Islands on her coast and in her possession. 1t
would have been in the Presidents power to
suPulate, as the condition Of this acknowledge
ment, that Peru should make liberal provision
Tor the American vessels chartered under the
order Of the 9Th Of June; but having made up
his mind that the title of Peru was clear, and
that 1t had been hastily questioned by the
United States, il seemed to him right to make
the acknowle dgment voluntarily and without
condition.
|, is but just to Peru to say that the conf
dence thus reposed in her Government has not
been disappointed. 1t was already known,
fr"m communication of the Minister of For
eign Affairs To Mr.. CLAY, that the Government
OF Peru was willing 10 freight on her own &C
count the American vessels chartered for guano, |
aud that notification to this effect, addressed |
10 American vessels in the Pacific, had been |
published by Mr.. CLAY. The Peruvian Min
lister at Washington has given effect to this
Intention of his Government. He has ad |
dressed note to the Secretary Of State,
in which he engages that the Peruvian
Government will, On its own account, freight |
al twenty dollars per ton all the vessels which |
left the United States for the Lubos Islands be .
tween the 9th of June and the 25th of August;
that the Peruvian Government will buy at |
fair price the implements and utensils carried |
out by these vessels 10 be used in procuring |
guam" and that vessels in the Pacific, char +
tered under orders sent before the 25lh Of Au- !
gust, and which could not be countermanded, |
shall be included in the arrangement, on con
dltlon of reporting TO the agents Of the Peru |
Wan Government In the United States before |
The lst of January 1858.
Such on both sides is the substance of the |
terms on which this embarrassing affair has |
bee II d'sp"sed OF; TO the advantage, as we have
no doubt. of the parties interested and the nor or
Of the TWO Governments