Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-16
THE GREYTowN DIFFICULTY.

From our personal knowledge Of our townsman Cant
HoLLs, of the U. S. ship Cyane have no hesitation
in believing that his recent movements at Greytown or
San Juan del Norte have been made either under the
direction of Government, in the exercise of that
sound discretion which always be left to American
officers for the protection Of our property abroad
The statements in the newspapers relative the pot
cal condition of Greytown generally inaccurate yet
it quite surprising they should be So when the edito
rial corps must be fresh from e perusa Of Mr. EvERErrs
speech on Central America This discourse informs US of
the anomalous condition Of Mosquito.
In June, 1862 our Consular agent Mr. Boone informed
the Department that in the preceding March the British
Consul rho oas also agent Of the Mosquito King had is
sued proclamation at the request of of the prn
cpal inhabitants of Greytown calling convention Of the
people to frame new constitution. Accordingly this
was done, and local government far tie ton formed
principally Of American citizens was at once established
although the authority is still sustained in the name of
his Mosquitian Majesty This show Of protection stl
backed by England deemed necessary for present
security against invasion from Nicaragua
Now, such condition Of things such a senifree town
in the midst Of our continent under the mockng title or
an Indian Prince and sustained by the mockery of a,
British Protectorate, Of could not be abidngy
tolerated
We are not surprised, therefore to find sir EVERETT
declaring that this Greyown municipality had already
been playing sad tricks and involving itself in disputes
not only with inter oceanic steam companies but
with France. England, too, the folly of the farce
with the common that characterzes her whenever
commercial interests and navigation are concernvd she
took the initiative for prompt adjustment. AS soon as
lord Aberdeen came into power, communication was
made to Washington BY the GOVERNMENT of her Britannia
Majesty stating that disposed in the language of
Mr. Everett ''to agree TO almost any thing reasonable It
desired to be wholly disembarrassed Of the Protsctorat
so far as it could in honest charity tribes Of broken
down Indians who for two hundred years had relied on
It's support " a ehed only 10 get out Of At scith credit
But this only be done by the most discreet Joint
diplomacy Of Great Britain and America, through men
and missions OF an exalted character that would secure
the respectful confidence of the Central American States
Mr.. EVERETT recommended that an Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentary should be sent to those
Powers Congress assented and Mr. JOHN SLrprrL has
just been confirmed as ourepresentaye And how does
he go? Not as ambassador to Greytown or Mosoua or
to the protecting British Consul but to negotiate with
actual soveregnes under the expressed opinion Of our
late Secretary of State that it would be better to renew
TO Nicaragua the proposition made last April and give
up San Juan to her. and ao her esa5lshAer sopsiqn
~ the city,
There hardly be doubt that orders were sent to
these views; and quite satisfied that Capt Hoins
has done nothing but in obedience TO command in pre-
serving the sdu quo Of american interests and rrhts
until the true political dominion Of the region shall be de-
fnitely setted-Bqtimore american