Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
FOREIGN AND DIPLOMATIC.
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| FROM NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS,
/ ST.. DoMMGo-Advices have been received from St.
Domingo to the Goth Of July. There had been no ind
cations Of renewal Of hostities the part Of his I'm
perial Majesty Faustn l. The United States frigats
Columbia arrived there the 18th with Gen. Cazneau
charged by Gen. Pierce and Mr. Marcy with the duty Of
making treaty with the Government of the Republic
One Of the objects which the American Government ap
pears have in view in the proposed treaty obtain
the cesson Of naval station for its ships in the
Bay Of SANTANA, whittier the Columbia anchor
after having landed the Commissioners.
/ This is the same bay which it reported some
ago the French Government had reserved in the
renquishment Of ST. Domingo, and meant to occupy
naval station and which caused such violent fare
in our newspapers.
Gen. Cazneau also brings forward arrangement for
coonizing the Spanish part Of the island Dominica from
the United States but whether this is to be included in
treaty with the United States or private compac.
with company Of spectators does not appear The
Commissioner is said to be huryDg the formation Of the
treaty. in order that it may be acted at by the
Dominican Legislature which is in session. and thus
be all ready for ratification by the American Senate when
it meets in December next.-Ballimore american
WASHINGTON, AUGUST 20.
notice that attempts made to cover up the Jaua
pas Of the Greytown affair by connecting it with .
pending dispute with England the subject Of the Mos
quito protectorate The two things had possible
nexion, and to make any apparent connection was an
after thought was found expedent to give the aspect
Of national quarrel every transaction because
the public mind Of this country is tolerant Of rash
mprudencc than Of in the
of our foreign affairs.
1t is very true however, that Mr.. Buchanan has not
been able persuade the British Government acknow-
ledge the Monroe doctrine as understand it and
Gen. Cass expounds it, and to abandon British Hondu-
and the Bay Islands accordingly But in regard to
Geytown and the Mosquito Kingdom, the British Gov
eminent has ceased to exercise any jurisdiction in vr
tue Of its protcctorae, and they suffered American
community, with American interests, to grow up there
and if Government chooses to make npon that
community, for the qualification of Mr. Borand, it is
further the business Of the British Government notice
it than it is upon any other Government upon whose ci
zens this unnecessary spoliaton committed.
The claim Of the British Government under the Mus
quito protectorate, is nothing at present than
protect the Mosquito Indians from the expressions of
Nicaragua. Lord Palmerston refused to renqush this
claim, bat offered to make GIeytown free port and
renqush all jurisdiction there in the Mosquito King.
DOM it being thereby understood that Nicaragua should
extend her jurisdiction the country So the
matter STOOD and the destruction Of the does not
the least alter the state Of the question Both Govern.
menus may De ulspoSeu 10 settle al ueSt0nS relative TO
Central America but Mr. Buchanan has certainly made
progress in that direction and he is soon to come
home at his request, 1t is not probable that he viii
do so.--Journal Of Commerce.
LONDON, AUGUST 8, 1854.
In the diplomatic circles here there is some amuse-
ment at the position Of our Minister while contendng
with Lord Clarendon against the British occupation of
Central America in violation Sir Henry Bulwers rea-
ty with Mr.. Clayton. Four notes have passed between
them seems of which has been published
here. In one Of them Clarendon raps Mr. Buchanan's
knuckes severely Mr. B. had complained that the Bri-
sh had invaded and occupied Nicaragua in February,
1873 under the unjust pretenson that the territory be-
onged the Mosquito Indians and that che was their
protector Lord c. replied to him that if the seizure by
Great Britain aggression it strange that he
orr Bashanan) had complained of it before while
he Secretary Of State and then proceeded to show
from the correspondence transmitted Congress in 1885,
that Mr. Buchanan and President Polk had both been
pestedly apprsed Of the British intentions to occupy
Central America and to seize the port of San Juan
and retain Belize British territory, and that
not one word Of complaint came from the Anne
rican Government during Mr.. BuchaDan's admins
tration. LordC. then, assured from high autho-
rity, said to Mr.. B. that he had himself as Secretary
acknowledged the British title at Belize by sending an
American Consul there Philadelphia American.