The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-06

can Guf by the Bay Gulf Of Honduras the south
east the provuee OF Vera Cruz boand il on the south.
west, aud Vera Paz IN Guatemala on the south Here u
is connected with the continent Of North America by an
lshmos Of about iao miles Ia breadth The Enssh have
settlements extending short distance along tho east coast
oil fucatan, opposite AmbeIgas key."-p. l2a.
Then again:
The eastern of Yucaan is inhabited by Span
sh colonists The EngisA atone appearing there except IN
the sm all fort Of Bacaar which has been built 10 prevent
the British from going into the lnterior"-p l25
So we see that the first authority cited by the commit
tee entirely fails hem and proves that the British settle
The next authority relied by the comRittee is "an
atlas OF Guatemala, eight maps prepared and engraved
IN Guatemala, by order of this Chief OF the State, Z. D.
Mariana Calves" in 1882, on which The comAlee say
''the northern and western boundary OF Guatemala al
though called Lndero Indehndo' Cline undefned,) is
thrown north Of the Rio Hondo; which river, both on the
map OF the republic OF Guatemala and that OF the de-
pament OF Vera Paz, contained in the atlas is altogether
within the limits Of Vera Paz" Now, The FIRST observa
ton which have TO make in regard TO this authority Is,
that map engraved by order OF the President OF The
United States including the Canadas within our own
limits, would not be regarded by any sensible man in
foreign nation much proof 10 show that were
titled to the Canadas; and the next remark have to
make is, that northern and western boundary OF Qua
temala is laid down on these maps The underlined line
proves nothing aud the pretension that the Rio Hondo
in the department, OF Vera Paz absurd in the
eyes OF any acquainted even with the professions OF
Guatemala 10 be credited for moment The map itself
shows that Belize is not in Guatemala In the State De-
parlment was map 10 which this committee ought to
have had access hut OF which they knew nothing, which
proves that the British had obtained the survey OF Guale
maa found in her own archives in lS26-that six years
before the maps relied made Ills entitled "Map
OF Guatemala, reduced from the survey in the archives Of
that country" II was published January 18th, 1926, by
Arrowsmlth, the royal photographer Great Britain
abou, TO make treaty with Mexico, and to obtain from
Mexico confirmation OF her title 10 the settlements at
Belize, derived from the Spanish Treaty OF 1855. Ii
important for Great Britain 10 ascertain how far Guate-
maa might have any claim to the Belize territory. Both
Guatemala and Mexico had evoed from Spain, and Great
Britain had equally recognised and favored them both 1t
Lar ,katkar
Mexico or Guatemala, as either of them would unhesi-
atngy have recognised the grant made by Spain of the
useful domain" in British Honduras granted by The
treaty with Spain OF 1856. She sought TO know only
which had the right TO grant it, and she asceraned be-
yond all possible doubt from the archives not only of
Mexico, but of Guatemala herself, that the British set
Elements al the Belize were in Yucaan. Arrowsmth's
map. reduced from the survey, in the archives of Gnae
mala, TO which have referred, shows that Vera Paz is
about 1870 miles south of the Rio Hondo and the Belize
river, and that Peen and not Vera PaZ, is the north
province of Guatemala Vera PaZ is far south of the
"Ways' Belize, called from the old English buc-
canier Wallace, who first habored in British Honduras
On that map, furnished from the survey OF Guatemala
herself the Belize settlement extends at least fifty miles
south of the river Ways,' and part of Guatemala
is nearer than eighty miles south OF the mouth OF The
Rio Hondo. Like every other map made by Guatemala
under her surveys, has but little prelenson to scien-
tifc arrangement but il is represented conveying
jus! idea OF the then existing state geography in Guae
mala, and OF her own claims exhibited by her
original survey. will send the map TO the chairman OF
the committee il he requests il and it is said 10 have
been Of the very maps made by order OF the British
government to ascertain from what country they should
obtain confirmation of the Spanish title OF occupancy
granted 10 the British settlers by the treaty of 1885, it is
the very best evidence that Guatemala had no claims
whatever to the Belize; for Great Britain could re-
peat easily have obtained the grant of the useful do
main in the Belize from Guatemala as from Mexico
Having thus ascerained that Guatemala had claims,
che proceeded negotiate with Mexico; and, the 26lh
OF December afterwards, she made treaty with Mexi-
CO. of which the following is the l4th article:
"AKr XIV, The subjects of his Britannia Majesty
shall haf hp rhaI
moesed in the possession and exercise Of what
rights, privileges and immsnes they have any
time enjoyed within the limits described and laid down in
convention, signed between his said Majesty and the
King OF Spain, on the l4h of July, 7s6, whether such
rights privileges, and immune shall be derived from the
supuatlons OF the said convention, from any other
sesson which may at any time have been made by the
euers residing and following their Law ful occupations
within the limits aforesaid the two contracting parties
serving. however, Tor fitting opportunity, the
further arrangements OF this article"
No such treaty was made with Guatemala that we ever
heard Of Wesee by this treaty that Great Britain ad
mlied that the eminent domain which Spain had lost by
the revolution had descended upon Mexico. She did not
seek 10 rob Mexico of the sovereignty the country
she gained nothing by the treaty which Spain had not
before granted 10 her and she sought only the grant
OF The use u domain, merely the rights of old set
tier, there not civilized nation earth that would
have refused 10 concede much Mexico did. II she
bad thought Guatemala had any night TO the territory she
would have applied 10 her to make the grant, and
that State could well have ressed 10 confirm the grant
OF lands held under her limits for any other private or
special purposes she could have refused make the
same concession which Mexico made The rights OF Great
Bnan under the treaty OF 1885, TO occupy the land and
10 cut dyewood and mahogany, TO erect mills 10 it,
10 fish upon the coast, to ref their ships the adjoining
islands and territories embraced IN the iang described
IN that treaty, and 10 occupy those islands when the
ponito would not permit them TO remain the main land
were rights which could no, be dvesled by that very
revolution which Great Britain had encouraged, without
manifest dshonor TO the local government III Great
Britain had sought 10 seize upon the territory, she could
much easily have forced the concession of it from
the little State OF Guatemala than from Mexico greatly
superior power
The next authority relied upon by the committee is
hearsay evidence, and not allowed to know the
name OF the witness. The report says "ADd the
mee are Informed that the official map OF Yucatan,
subscribed by Senior Nega, commissioner OF that prov.
nce, published in ls4S, the southern boundary of that
State is established the parallel OF eighteen degrees
north latitude" III this be true, it only proves that the
upon fucaian and Mexico than we had supposed II,
however, this fact is adduced 10 prove that Guatemss
extends 10 the eighteenth degree of north latitude
too much and IT cannot possibly be true for then
Guaemala would include the celebrated Bacalar, and
the fort there established the north limit OF the Brit
ish settlers II is not pretended that this map which
the committee saw, Yucsan is bounded by Gua,e
rnala and II the man who gave this information will
produce the map, will stake the whole issue between
the committee and myself the fact that the southern
boundary o. Guca'an will appear by it to be on British
Honduras, or Belize.
mtee TO prove that British Honduras lies in the State OF
Guatemala still more remarkable. This par, of the
report extraordinary in its character, that dare not
attempt to state the substance of it es should do
the com nittee Injustice will "speak by the book le st
equivoca,ion should undo me-" 1t is, literally, as fol-
lows
"ln 1884 the State OF Guatemala made large grant
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