Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-01-13

e.'cp7ta1 with The Islands before mentioned
g. a tfi'i.l colony, by the name of British Hon
dura~, uni sometimes by the name of thu
Bell.
know, indeoi, that SpaiE to the last nsis,e,
Oh Great Britain had only partial aud limit 81
right 10 occupancy; bus | know, also, that Spair
st claims all Central America and-alr Mexico
and all South America and even Texas. know
thai the State ut Honduras set up thepreten>ioa.
Cf Spain aud still insists upon them. | DO noi
say thar they are upt ia,t [ shall be giul Il
they prove So but know also That Great Bri
tain equally clsims to own British Honduras by
absolute right; aud that although she has two or
three times been occasionally dispossessed in the
varying fortunes OF war; she has 81 claimed it
since 1867, and has held it undsturbei since
1888, the period OF owa acknowledged ma
tional Independence. The Belize is n British
Town of two thousand five hundred people, and,
with its adjacent territory, is colony Tor near
two hundred years governed by British authority
and occupied by British garrison. 1t is eccle-
siastically connected with the British diocess of
Jamaica and from lS47 to 1850 the United States
niaintaineda consul there, who. with their con-
sent, received his erequdlr from the Court of
Saint James. In short, practically, the Belize is
mach a British town, aud British Honduras
rs much British colony, practically. and to the
knowledge of the whole world as Quebec and
Canada.
Now, who supposes that Great Britain intend
ed to include that town. port and colony, under
The vague and equivalent name of "any part of
Genital America - No one. Who supposes
that the United States anticipated such pro-
ceeding in terms vague and uncertain No
1t is not 50, that Great Britain resigns or
the United States take dominion. The terms,
'any part OF Central America" then. did not in
clade British Honduras and so the Senators ca n
not have understood ifthey knew tins political con-
dition of British Honduras as have described it.
That condition was Known here prior to the 10th
of May, lS49, aud Senator stated in debate here
that four companies of British troops had march
ed from the Belize, in Yucatan. and that this
was the act of the colonial authorities of Great
Britain Mt the Belize; and he who made that
statement was no other than the Senator from
Michigan Mr.. Cass)
But waving. fof arguments sake, all the
points thus far made, shall next show that the
Senators were not Ignorant of the construction
officially given by Mr.. Clayton to the convention
until the 9th OF January, wheh they proclaimed
1t asa disclosure then obtained through the Pre-
sident's communication. The ratification was
made on the 4th of July, 1850. On the I4th of
that month, the President transmitted to Con-
gress q communication which contained these
words
"a copy Of the treaty concluded between Great Bri-
tain and the United St in regard to Central Amer
ca herevt submitted. Its apply to all
the five States which formerly composed the republic of
Central America and their dependencies of which the
Island of Tigre part 1t does recognise, affirm
or deny the title OF the British settlement at Belize
which by the more than 500 miles from the pro-
posed cana at Nicaragua. The question Of tie Brltisk,
title to This district of country commonly called Brit
Honduras and the small islands adjacent it. claimed
ITS dependencies stands precisely asst stood before the ea
fy. No act of the late Presidents administration has in
any committed this Government to the British
safe IN that territory or any part OF IT.
This paper gave 10 the Senators lust two years
live months and twenty two days ago the same
Information which surprises, shocks and alarms
hem now.
LYNCH LAW IN Los ANGELEs.-We have
received copy of the Los Angeles Star to De-
cenber 4th. being week later. The news
shows that Los Angeles county has been infest-
ed with gang of robbers and murderers tor Il
long time past. who had succeeded in eludi ng
detection until the present time. Some dscove-
ries have been made to the murder OF Gen.
Bean and the crime is fixed upon Ciprano Sando-
raj. who has fed.
Reyes Fe.iz who was arrested upon the
charge of being party to the assassination Con
eral Bean executed by the people of Los An
geles, on Tuesday. the eth ult., ut -, NJ 1t
was not proved that he concerned In tho
death of Gen. Bean, but he acknowledged to
being robher and murderer. He acknow-
lodged having killed named Anselma Ma
rias, by shooting him at the Sonora camp about
year ago. for being about to kill nr American,
who friend of Feliz. He acknowledged
cipated in several robberes.
After the confession made known pub
Tic meeting held, and the deceased nnani-
mously condemned to death. He was carefully
guarded and the next day taken to Prospect Hill
aud executed. Just before he was launched into
eternity, he ad dressed few words to the assem-
bly,, saying that his punishment was justly meri-
ted, and advising them never to put faith In
woman. He persisted to the last in knowing
nothing of the death of Gen. Bsan.
The womsk Ana who was arrested and placed
in charge of DR.. Osborn upon the supposition OF
knowing something of the death of Gen Beam
was cited up before the investigating committee,
and uniformly told the same story. She said that
man named. Cipriano had confessed to her that he
had killed Bean, and also that she had heard the
murder committed. She also charged Que of the
prisoners named Benite Lopez, with several
thests. He being rgidly examined confessed
that he had killed an Indian man named Sosa
and an Indian woman, and told where their bo-
dies were buried The committee on search
being made at the spot. found the bodies as dos
cribed. He charged the woman Ana witk be-
longing to the band of robbers.
1t has been ascertained that the two murdered
person were an Indian named $3.50, and muatto
woman namsd Mary. the property of Mr.. Thomp-
son in the northern part Of the State. The pris-
oner was convicted by jury OF the people, and
has probably been executed ere this.
Rail Road Accident-We regret to learn that
three ofthe frei the Virginia and Tonnes
see Rail Road. were. on Saturday evening, thrown
from the track, by coming in contact with cow
The train was very long one having over one