Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

in Important document when lies on your table lei
ter from Mr. Riyes TO Mr.. Clayton, then Secretary
State giving report of conference which he had, b.
direction Of the Department Of State with Lord Palmer
ston on his way Paris in ls49 Lord Palmerson sal
10 Mr.. Riyes
From very early period the Mosquito Indians had beer
treated by the British Government separate and indie
pendent State They had what called king who, by
theby, he added lsays Mr. Riyes,j in tone of pleasantly
was much king as you OF l.
After this account which the British Minister for For
egn Affairs gives Of the Mosquito kingdom and Of the
Mosquito king think it would be wasting the time O
the Senate Of the United States for me to bestow
words to prove the inaniy Of the king and kingdom Ne
vertheess it really ancient affair. There was
something Of history in it, 1t had pedigree. 1t
back two centuries, and Great Britain maintained appa
reny in good faith in the of these two cen
tures she has contracted certain obligations and duties
towards these Mosquito Indians, reduced to mere
handful and they in the most wretched condition. which
she does not feel herself at liberty to disregard
This Mosquito kingdom. in its origin and progress il
really little important than it might otherwise b.
thought 1t played very important part in the history
Of the world 1t prominent incident in the Spansl
colonial system, which for century and half gave
character to the politics Of the whole civilized world
America having been discovered by the great navigator
who sailed under Spanish auspices Spain possessed her
self Of the largest and the nobes part of the continent
From California to Cape Horn with the exception of Bra
I'LL every thing fell into her hands. 1t not merely
the largest and farest part but it the part which
contained within itself those tropical treasures and espe
ciay those treasures of silver and gold which have in al
times 0yermaStered the lmaglnanonS OF men. Why,
believe such the state OF things III the seventeenth
century that the whole exportable product Of what
known the United States did not exceed one half mil
lion Of dollars annually; and that, need not tell you
perhaps 20 than half the contained in
Of the ships which regularly dispatched
from Vera Cruz to Cadz Spain locked up all this
beneath the bolts and bars Of her colonial monopoly
She did with respect to her colonies than England
with respect hers 1t the ancient colonial system
but the productions The Spanish colonies so much
more important than those of England that the whole
commercial world sought its revenge by endeavorng ia
force contraband trade with the Spanish colonies. This
trade carried by the wholesale and retail by pr
yae individuals and by armed squadrons by adventures
in whom the trader the buccaneer, and the pirate
much mixed up that it was hare TO say which charac
ter prevailed After Jamaica conquered, in the time
Of CROMWELL that island became the basis of these opera
tons SPAIN Of course, sought defend herself, and
she not only instituted line Of gtardd coStaS all along
her shores to drive off every vessel that was seen hover
ing in thosewaers if pestilenc lurked in her sails
for such the detetable character Of this colo
NAL system-but she also undertook to institute right
of search of any merchanyesse which should show itself
within considerable distance of tn Spanish coast. OF
course this led to infinite collisions Vars constantly
breaking out in these islands seized and estab
lishments formed upon the man. Roatan and the
other Bay Islands captured h Admiral Vernon in
the first half of the last century When the ceased
these islands would be surrendered and the establish
ments given up, pretended to be given up Dut the
peace would prove to be hollow ruc and the sys-
TEN Of forcing contrabaId trade would recommence the
!
break out again. and then the rce Of operations
repeated.
1t is but fair to say that in this lonr struggle Of
tury and half, the whole commercial world took sides
against Spain We now are inclined sympathize with
her; and we think but meanly of this Mosquito protec-
torae and regard the occupation tn islands and
these establishments the main by Great Britain acts
of Justice and violence. But it thought so then.
The whole commercial world exclusive of Spain and her
allies, sympathzed with England, and no part of the
world more than the English colonies now the United
States have been amused in reading the old colonial
journals toee the illusions Of the loyal feeling that
constantly poured cut from these colonies when the pub
lie mind greatly excited in England upon subjects
this kind. On that memorable occasion which you
collect from the history Of those times when certain
Captain Jenkins brought upon the floor of Para-
ment, and exhibited his muated ears, and fragment
which had been torn from of them, and produced
such excitement that gland, against the opinion
the Prime Minister, drawn into a with Spain, in
the whole compass Of the British empire there per
haps nowhere such fervent loyal zeal exhibited il
these tautc colonies the which took place
the fleets and armies of England recruited in thea
American colonies can tell you, sir that in the oil
grave yards OF New England you still read the cpl
taphs Of who brought home the diseases Of the
pies from Porto Bello and Carhagepa. There are me-
now living whose great-graudfathers laid down thei
bones upon the Spanish maR Sir the Of the HON
of Washington upon the banks of the Potomac, here il
your neghb0rhood derived its origin from the enthusiasm
felt by Washingtons elder brother for of the unor
tunate heroes Of those who found upon these
and strength we're Of no avail
I. "you, gallant VERNON, saw
i The miserable scene; you plying saw
To infant weakness shrunk the warriors arm;
i Saw the deep-racking pnng, the CHASTITY form,
i The lip pale quivering, and the beamlcss eye
10 more in ardor bright you heard the groans
OF agonizng ships from shore 10 shore;
Heard nightly plunged beneath the sullen
The frequent corse"
Sir, it owing to nothing but the warnings Of
fond maternal heart that beloved Washington himself
Tor whom warrant midshpman in the royal navy ha,
been obtained did not few years later enlist himsel
IN those disastrous wars with equal prospect Of sacri
hcng his life III the support Of the system of which h
\ Wretched Mosquito protectorate part
Such was the origin, such the foundation Of this Mos
quito claim, carried in defiance of the power Of Spa
as long the power Of Spain existed and after the Spa
nish colonies threw of the yoke carried in Defiance
with the acquescence Of the coterminous States Suc
understand to have been its origin, such its history,
duced at the present day to very small dimensions th
state Of affairs having wholly changed and the Engis
Government having longer any interest any motiy
IN adherlng to the proectorate. Such she
the case.
Now, in reference TO this canal its southeastern ter
mnus--the port Of San Juan-fel within the limits 0
the territory which was claimed to be-caimed TO be j
oil say-under this protectorate. This claim was 0
course denied by Nicaragua She had temporarily pos
sessed herself Of the port after long dispute with tn
British; but In January, lSiS the Nicaraguans wer
promptly expelled by an English force and the frs
thing that was done by the British authortyand mus
say IN my opinion, in very bad taste-was change tn
ancient euphoneous fan Juan del Norte or SaI
Juan de Nicaragua, Il do <ere which, into the mo
dern and to my very insipd appeaton of Greyown
hope the first thing that will be done by the indepen
dent authorities OF San Juan, if they are independent
will be to change il back again Let US again have tina
fine old and well-soundinp Spanish name