Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-20


pace by advice of his friends, about fifty of whom
accompanied him Many Southerners are still pre-
pairing to leave. Mr.. Weaver did all he could to
rest the movement but being a man of not much de-
cson, he Of course failed. must say that if guests
are to be thus treated whilst visiting Newport for
their health pleasure, it would be wise for them
to remain at home. | understand the mob have
threatened the lives of Col Christy and Lieut. Mel
sSa, who were warm personal friends Of MIR. Y, and
stood by him in the midst of the difficulty Several
walters knocked down while attempting to fol-
low Yerger to his room. Altogether we have had
an exciting time-truly dsgraceful and outrageous
upon the feelings of the visitors. Nothing new or
important in the fashionable world-the same rou-
tine of bathing. riding and hopping occasionally en-
aivened by an Irish episode.
The Lobos Islands and the Guono Q uestIon-Anoth-
err Spcck of War with England.
On Monday morning last, in the United States
Senate Mr.. Hamlin offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling for copies of all the correspondence
with the government of Peru regarding the Lobos
islands, aud copy of the instructions to the COM
mander of the U. S. squadron in that quarter, on
the subj ect of vessels loading with guano at those
islands.
The Lobos islands, recently discovered to be valu-
able on account of their deposits of guano, lie
fOrty-hye miles to the westward of the Peruvian
coast Peru has laid claim to them. England has
recognized her claim and the only remaining diff
Guilty is, whether the United States government has
recognized, should will recognize, the preen-
sons by the government of England. very brief
statement, apprehend will settle this question
In the year 1916, the bonds of the debt of Peru
due to her English creditors, amounting to some
eight ten millions of dollars, stood at the respec-
table figure of 873 per cent. Shortly thereafter the
Peruvian gOvernment-in legal hereditary possess
sion of the Chncha islands, lying within maratime
league from the main coast and rich in their depo-
sits of the first quality of guano-appropriated the
proceeds of the removal of these deposits to the H.
quotation of the English debt Peruvian bonds rose
at once in the English market, for the penguins and
other seafOwl had left substantial security upon
the islands for their redemption Thus far, this qua
no business is all plain sailing, and the forty-fve
dollars per ton exacted by the Peruvian government
of all corners for this manure, simple arrange
ment of Legitimate trade between the rightful pos
and the purchaser.
But the assumption of the sovereignty of the
Lobos Islands, by Peru, is another affair 1t in
wolves the question of unlawful usurpation
the part of Peru, and of q selfish connivance
in the act, by the British government. Lord NAL
mesbury has declared, that "however advanta-
geous it might be to Great Britain, to appropriate
these islands, to declare them common pro-
perty, that it is impossible for Her Majestys gov
eminent TO violate International law for national in
terests y and, therefore, the claim of possession, set
up by Peru must be conceded. About the last of
May, the first of June, of the present year, Her
Majesty's government, having accordingly decided
upon recognizing the sovereignty of Peru, sounded
Mr.. Abbott Lawrence, our Minister in London, up
",
not very creditabe, either to his vigilance his pru
dence or his sagacity. Ignorant perhaps, of the
real merits of the case, Mr.. Lawrence is understood
to have consented the part of the United States
to the mutual monopoly of the Lobos islands between
Peru and Great Britain. This concession being made
known, the Peruvian bonds, in favor of England,
which had been down to 87A per cent, rose to the
premium of LOG per cent; for the guano of the Lo
Dos Islands, added to that Of the Chincha Islands,
had been set apart by Peru at S45 per ton more or
less, for the redemption of those bonds.
But while such was the satisfactory complexion of
this business in London, to the English Peruvian
bond holders, and the Peruvian government the act
of usurpation of Peru met with different reception
in Washington. About the first of June last, Capt
James G. lewett, master of the bark Philomela, in
behalf of HIMSELF and citizens of the United States
generally, addressed letter to Mr.. Webster Secre
tary of State inluring whether citizens of the Uni
TED States might take guano from the Lohos Islands
Without infringing upon the rights of the citizens,
or subjects, or government, or any other nation
The official reply of Mr. Webster, after deliberate
cabinet consultation, clear and conclusive in
support of the doctrine of the common property y
OF all nations in the guano of those islands.
Under the guaranty of this letter of Mr.. Webster,
some thirty vessels from the United States-princi-
pally from New England and N. Y.-almost imme-
datey sailed for the Lobos islands, it being we'll
derstood that, under Mr. Webster's recommendation,
the Secretary of the Navy had ordered vessel of
war, under Commodore SlcAuley, of the Pacific sta
ton, to be the ground. 1t appears, Also that in
formation of the views and decision of our cabinet
having reached London, through leak in the house
Of Barring & Co., the Peruvian bonds, which had rs-
en- to lO6 declined to 80 per cent.
Now we the of bringing this matter to
me same crisis the Nova Scotia fishery question.
we we learn that the government of Peru has steam
1flgate and rig of war stationed at the Lobos is
lands to enforce her monopoly in conjunction with
england, upon all other nations and that our YES
Sells destined to the guano grounds in the Same
eeanger of seizure and eonfseation Yankee
nShIng smacks on the banks of Newfoundland. The
probabilities of collision with the Peruvians are
even more imminent than the British colonial coast
guard OF the fishing grounds for if we are correctly
informed, at least one of trading vessels has
SOae to obos islands armed and equipped sufficient
y 10 cope with Peruvian man ofwar, and ready
~ HSnt 1t upon sufficient provocation:
NeaU York Herald.
MONSTER SHARK-The Savannah Republican
lays that a monster shark caught in that har-
tS or on Friday last 1t measured fifteen feet from
ne end OF its tail to the tip of the nose, and when
n 1t was found to contain ten king crabs, sea-
pun, an q mans boot with aov ouantitv of homes.