The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11

's treat with foreign sovei Iincn,s. nor 10 he in
any degree Lnler Tho control Q! the SpaniAh min.
istr ct v Washihs,on Any communication which
he may hold with an agent Gf foreign pow CT 70
informal snd matter Of esnrtssy. Anxious 10
PVT an erd To ihe existing incouvenieuces, which
seemed to res, on q n4is,onceptioh. directed tho
duly appointed ministe. TO bie1iCo - visit Ha.
y;n. Oh hi, way to Vera Crus We vas respect-
fully received by the Captain GeUsra!, who con-
v-rsed with Inn freely on the recent occurrences
blt no permanent arrangement Was Effected.
In the meantime the refusal of tbs Captain.
Gsn'r.l allow passsnl srs and the nnl to be
LANDED ~ certain csses. for reason which does
not iLrri-h IN the opinion Jl tAis goternm.nt,
ersnsg Cd resun p''7e ground tr snch q pro.
hlh!ti' n, has h' ~ made the subject of serious
rtnon' II sncr At iadrld. and have no reason TO
doubt tlat duo rspsct vii, be raid Is tie gov.
srnmen, ct her Catholic Mag.sty to tie repre-.
sentatrt- y hch our miaisi.r ,4as been iUslrLcied
tn make on the suAjec.. II is but justice to the
Captuin.Ge, sr,i to add, that his conduct toward
the sicdnri, employed to carry the mail Vi The
United States 10 HsSsns, las. within 'bs excep.
tim above silldsd 50, hssa marked with kihA.
ne.s asd libsrality, nnd Indicates no general pur.
pose of interfering Tilh the commercial cores.
pondsnre and intercourse 5stSeen the island and
tbs country
Early in the present year, official notices vera
received from the ministers o! Fanre aud Eng.
land, inviting the government 0f the unird Bit,
ian ard France to triple cnn'enti on, IN virtra
OF which the three Pow,rs should severally and
collectively di-clalm. uox snd ior the future all
intention. to uttain pOssrerinn oi tie island "
CIba, and ,louid bind themselves to discouutin.
sncr oil att,np'. to- ,l,at .Irct. On part Of any
po~-r or individuals Whatever. This invitation
ha- been respectfully declined, for rensOns which
1t would occupy too much space in this conlnu.
ncation to state IN detail, y hirl led 700 90 think
that the proposed measure would De a doubtful
c"nstitutlunality, unp"lltic, sad usaTail,ng. l
have, however in common w,th several VI my
predecessors ulr,c,ed the ministers of France and
Eng lard to be assured. that the Cnited States
entertained no de sns against Cuba but that, ou
the contrary, should regard is incorporation
in'o lhr Union, at the present time, as fraught
with serious peril We're this island compare.
tl,ly destitute u inhabitants, or occupied by
siudored race i should regard it, i! voluntarily
ceded 10y Span, as q most desra Die acqnestion;
but undeT exs,il 4 YcircuustLncesi rhuold look up.
on ts incolpoi siun into our Union as q very haE-
ardous measure. ltwopid hring into the confcd.
racy different national stock ,sreakngn dtleren:
language, aud not likely to htrmonise with tie
other mcInbcrs 1t woGld probably affect in
pre- udicidl mautsr tie industrial interests Of the
SOulh auh IL tm.lh revive thusC conflicts Of
opinion hcl~",n he different seciiurs othe Cuun.
try which ls.lv shook the Union to s centre,
and which have been 50 happily compromsed
The rejection, by the Nj Iican Cuagrr,s, OF ;le
Convention which had been concluded betwcrn
that E"puh.Ic aud ihr United States for the pro.
tcr,iun uf th, tr.nsit way Irross tie l. linus 0f
I.h.un'rprr, AMI ot the interests of those cii.
zen, of the U"iied S'a'e- Who had become pro.
prlet"r- oi 'le righs which a,xicau had con.
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transit. has thrown a.,Ilou. obstacle III the way
ni the attainment 1T yer, dt.irHOl. national OBJ
jec, / >m.'l wiling to hope that th. dife,er"
on tt sutircr which ,T,-i cr mas hereafter ari.e
b. Neon he guyernnrnt, will he Gn,!t ably adj
iu.l-d. lin. subject huwp,er, In. slready en-
g.gcj tue atlebli H"i the Senate cf the United
Statcr. Hud rrqIircs 90 'lIih'T comment IN il.s
communication. lie settlement of the question
Respecting The port oi san juan sis Nicaragua.
AMI of the c.ntfov-,y between the Republic VI
Costa Rics and Nicaragua, aud ia regard 10 their
boundaries i considered indis pens bic to The GEM
Mencrslsnt Of ihe ship canal between the two
which was 'he sutjcc. Oi tie conventions oceHus
tcr~,en IT., United States and Giest Britain, of
Atrl, 1880. Accordingly. proposition for tho
same purpose addressed 10 tie two governments
in that quarter, and To the No. quito luiLns, VAS
agreed 10 in Alti. la.r hy the secretary o' STAT.
and the Nni,'.f of iri Sritsuic Eajcsty
Bs ,,drs lie Wi,h Ia aid in i-cnn,llialiHg the
d.f.rcHces between the two Republics. engaged
ln the negotiations from dssirs 10 place the great
rort of ,Lp canal between tie two ocean, IT,.
der one Jurisdiction and 10 establish tie impor.
tsui port 81 San Juan de Nicaragus undrr Tia
,gnvtrnm.ut q civilized power. The IropoSi
uun ~ question WAS ssssnied 20 ~ Costa k!ca
and lis M~qui,o Indians 1t has not proved
equally acceptable to kicalsgus, iut i, is TO 10
hoped that the further negotiations on 'hr sutl-c,
which are in train viii b. Carried on ID th., spnt
uf cancellation and cumrronnlss Nhich ough, vi
way. to prevail on such occasions, and hat they
will lead To satisfactory rs.rt
| Lave the satisfaction tp inform you that thi
Executive Government "i Esresuela has acsncwl
-dse some claims nf citizens eth. United b atci
which have for many yrsrs pas; Teen urged ty
our Chstee d A.arr. Vt Caracas. 1t hoped dist
hr s,Me sense Of iustirs will sctuate the Corgi1s
l"f that Republic ~ proridiny the means for tirir
lps,srEt The recent revelation in Buents Ayi~s
and the eun',drrstrd States, having opened he
prospect ui M improved s,ate Of thing, IN tia,
quarter The governments oi Great Britain ard
rrsace determined to ntgotlste vilh she chat g!
hs new coufedslaty fnr the ilrs aCc.ss OF thtli
t0nn~rrs 10 the extensive countries ~atsr,d by
tributaries of the rv.r Ia Flats, and they give :
friendly notice "f this purro.e TO the United
States. that Ne might, II Ne th'ugh, proper, pur
II. the sane course. IN compliance with hi. ~
. iinlstiun, our Minister u, Rio lsneiro and oul
4 Charge IT AhSu-s. ~ Busnos tyres, have been fully
author ierd ,n conclude ueaiirs eilh the nevly
| orgsnirrd Confederation, ar the States composing
it, The DELAYS which hsyc tsken place in the
, formation of the new government have yet pre-
+ vented the execution of tao.e instructions; bul
thcr. is every reason 10 hope that sh0se vast coun
tri.s will be eventually opened to our commerce
, A treaty al r0mmrrc, has been concluded be
tween the United States and the Orienial Repub
lie of Uruguay Which will bs before the Senate
Should this convention 60 into operation, il viii
:. open to the commercial enterprise cf our cl,ien'
a country Of great extent and unsurpassed II
!, natural resources, hut from which foreign nation
:, have been heretofore almost wholly excluded.
+ The ccrre.p pondcnCe Of the late Secretary o
-, State with the Peruvian Charge dAfalres rrla
IL. tive To the Lobos Islands, was communicated Il
-. Congress towards the last session. Since tha
time. on farther investigation OF the sutJec' tn
;. doubts which had been entertained Of the title a
p,ru TO those Islands. have been removed, and
!. have deemed it jus, that the temporary wroni
:, which had been uuntentnnally done her from
i want uf information, should berepaned by IN rn
y, reserved acknowledgment Of her sovereignty.
" have the satisfaction Of informing you thn
- the course pur.ued hy Peru has been crsditaol
, to the lheralty of her government Before
VA. known b, her that her tittle would be NJ
!. knowlehgcd A. Wa abingdon ler Minister VI Fol