Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-02-28
me PR0NETHEUs.


The CORES oadeues betueen Nr- IaWrsnc.
aad Lord Granville respecting De affair d ths
Pfometheos has been publislri and ils letter @
/ Lord G,aaviie contains am9st frank apology
lur he cnndaet 81 lhs cammanier 81 de Is
press. Tie taus of ths ieusr shows a cordia
+ desire 70 ksept he amieabis relations Of Engiaha
10 ourselves unbioksn. We give De letter:
LORD cRASyLLE TO lIs. LswREscE.
The undersigned. her Briiaaic Nsjssly's Sc
r@iarr Of STATE ilr Foreign 8faJs. has the honor
90 aeqnni ail. Abolt LauTeace. Envoy Extra.
ordinary and Miais.er Pienpaeaiiafy 10 shs
United States uf Ametiea. that her Majesty
+ Gerrmment have Just received from The Vice
Admiral commanding her sIsjesig's naval t7rces
IN The Wesi Indies. report upoa the ssbiscf d
+ he Punelheus, which is 70 the following el-
feet THAT on arriving at st. Thomas, he 4d.
mral received despatch from the eomnander
ol her MalssiY's sloop Express, stating that, on
the Feqlisilion Of Mf. James Green, her Majes-
y Consul al Greyto~n, who is also principal
officer Of the Mosquito Government. at that
place, be had, by force. compelled the American
steamship Prometheus 20 pay the port dues de-
uauded Of her by br authorities Of Greytown.
10 ibis despatch Vice Admiral SIR George
Se1mour had immediately replied BY saving lltat
nri'hafhe, nor, 10 bis knowledge, her Majesty
c64asul had received any orders to allow her
Eg,ly' lips 10 be employed in such service,
o. Ia rMa,cing the fiscal regulation. Of Nos
quito; 'he sole Object Of the presence Of a Brit
ish sh.pof war al Greytovn being To defend the
town aad inhabitants from aggressive attempts 10
deprive The Mosquito government of possession,
pending a settlement by negotiation of the ques,
ton rtiaiiSe to its future position. Sir George
Seymor bad further expressly forbidden the COM
mander OF Express from again employing force
to compel The levy o. duties for the Mosquito
government.
The undersign has now to state 70 Mr.. Abbott
Lawrence. for The information Of his govern
meni, that Her Alaiesty's goAernment fully APP
prove Of the Vice Admifaps condlN in Dbl: mat.
ter, and that they entirely disayow hessGt of vi
olence committed by the commander Of the Elk.
press uud also the reqneston from her Majesty s
consul, Under which the commander acted, so
far as he acted byany authority derived from The
British Crown. Under these circumstances,
her Alalesty's government have no hesitation in
offering an ample apology for that which they
considered 10 have been sn n!facion OF treaty
engagements; and her Malesly's government do
50 without loss Of time, and Immediately upon
the receipt oflhe official Intelligence above allu
ded 70, inasmnch as in their opinion it would be
unworthy il the government OF great nation
to hesitate about making due reparaion when
the acts Of their subordinate authorities have
beensuch as not to admit Of Justification.
Al her lIagesty's government have tu con-
\ Gdencs that the government OF the United States
il actuated by similar feeling, they hope that
i this mutual confidence will induce each other, in
all cases of such disputes, and until due time has
claspcd for the necessary explanations to be re-
ceiyed, 70 defer taking any steps which might
lead 10 collisions, and thus much aggrayalc the
originally difficulty The undersis ned requests
&c.
Foreign Office, Jan. 10, '52. GRANVILLE.
1'olhe above Mr. Lawrence replied, express.
4 ing his qualification, and trusts that the question
out Of Which the difficulty grew, will be speedily
settled.