Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-08

The News from Greytown-we presume
that the Government this morning received
dispatches from Mr. Fabens, American Com.
lnsrcial Agent at GreytOwn, explaining the
truth Of the proceedings ofsthe British squad.
ron which accompanied Lieut.. ] olley, R.N.,
back to that point, accofdipgto the new by
the Star Of the West, reaching US yesterday
by telegraph. Last evening it was though. in
diplomatic circles here, that there was atns
take in the news as to the purpose of the Eng.
lish squadron, which was credited in Wash.
ington with the intention simply of rendering
any ASSISTANCE to the English residents of the
destroyed village that might be necessary in
their present condition; leaving the English
Government to set up and p, osecute any claim
for damages they may fancy they can make
gocd Under all the circumstances Of the case.
Ihe idea that. unauthorized by his Govern.
ment 80 to do, the English Commander has
taken possession Of Punta Arenas, claiming
isas Z part of the territory of the pretended
Musquito King, in revenge for the punishment
Of the fresbooters of Greytown, 10 simply 1idic.
ulous. The English Government long since
intima' ed to parties interested, their dispose
ton to avoid in future all responsibility for the
maintenance Of the authorities of Greytown
under their pretended charter from his illus
trious Musquito majesty. The United Sta, es
Government if We are not greatly mistaken,
have more than once secuted the idea of the
soundness Of any such pretended claim, and
given evidence to England Of their determine
ton at all hazards to prevent the exercise of
authority alleged to be derived from the
Mosquito King there, that might threaten to
interfere with the so-important American in
terests connected with that point, over which
thousands Of American citizens pass monthly,
as we'll as millions of American gold.
The Mosquito pretended monarchy was set
up by England with the view to check the
growth of American interests on the Main
there and to secure the control Of the route
for the ship canal between the two oceans.
'0htcA EXISTS there only. Her Government
knew well that ship canal to connect the At
lsntic and Pacific Can be constructed over the
Nicaragua isthmus alone, scientific explora.
tons having exploded the schemes for such q
work elsewhere on the neck of territory con-
Meeting the two American continents. while
they have demonstrated the feasibility of the
work there. Tho subsequent almost miracul.
Gus installation of American influences and
practical power on the Pacific side, growing
out Of The acquisition of California, have more
completely thwarted the designs of Britain on
the Nicaragua isthmus lof the remark able
transit advantages, Of which our people at
once possessed themselves by their indomita-
BILE enterprise), than they could otherwise have
done by keeping there all our ships of war.
England knows that with California in our
hands, We are sooner or later destined entirely
to control that route to our Pacific possessions,
because its control is absolutely necessary to
the proper enjoyment of those possessions. So.
she is not now disposed seriously to contest
with us for authority-infue that quar-
ter. Under these circumstances, If the COM
mander of the British squadron has done any
thing 80 foolish, as to seize Punta Arenas un-
der pretence that it is Mosquito territory, his
Government will be very certain to rap him
over the knuckles for his temerity.
r. s.--The reader will find in another COL
umn the card of the Captain of tho Star of the
West, promptly contradicting the story Of the
seizure Of Punta Arenas. Just aswe 90 to
press we have satisfied ourself that the Gov
eminent received no dispatches from Mr.. Fa-
bens, American Commercial Agent at Grey.
town, by this arrival Had the British seized
Punta Arenas, Mr.. F. would surely have sent
due notice Of The fact to the Government bay-
ing ample time SO to do So, it may safely be
concluded, that the story is only an invention
of parties interested in stock speculations, or
something Of the kind
The Proviso to the Cession Of the Memph;s
Navy yard.-It now appears that the proviso
to the clause in the Naval appropriation bill,
seding the Memphis Navy Yard to the cor.
poratior of Memphis, in which directions are
given for the settlement of the accounts of the
late Navy Agent at that point in a manner
different from the way in which the account
ing officers Of the Treasury conceive to be
proper that they should be settled, has been
misplaced
As enrolled, this portion Of the bill reads a.
follows, viz:
"SEC. 2. Aad b. tt further enacted, That
al! the grounds and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, known as the Memphis Navy Yard,
In Shelby county, Tennessee, be and the same
is; hereby ceded to the Mayor and Aldermen
OF the city of Memphis, for the use and beDef,
OF said city, and that the Secretary of the
Navy order tho COmmandant of said Navy
Yard at Memphis to surrender to the Mayor OF
Memphis said property: Proriaed, That the
accounting officers of the Treasury, il settling
the accounts Of the late Navy Agent at Mem.
phi5, shall not deduct the sum Of two thousand
nine hundred and sixty four dollars and fifty
nine cents. already received by him and
passed to his credit on the books Of the Trea-
sury Department from his salary as Acting
Purser, provided for by an act making appro.
priations for The naval ser:ice of the country,
! for the year ending the 30th Of June, 1S53.S
We have been shown q letter from Mr.. Pat
ton, the Senates enrolling clerk. 10 the Hon.
F. p. Stanton, Of Tennessee, saying that this
proyiso was SO enrolled by mllStake. Having
been tent t, him on a separate sip Of paper
he thought that it had reference to the Mem
phis Navy Yard clause, and so enrolled it, az
twas Memphis Navy Yard matter, plainly.
Mr.. p, continuing, says, that be now finds that
| it was not designed to be connected with tie
cession clause. without explaining to what
part Of the bill 1t was designed to be O. proyiso