New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-08
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II has been stated that one Of the laten. reasons
which Influenced tlOsc who procured IRON our ""S'
crrmeut the bOmbardment and destruction OF San
JUN de Nicaragua the desire to have that inde'
pendent town out of the way OF certain parties VINO
have conceived the plan If c"lonlzng the Mosquito
territory bud no would prefer not 70 have 30 lncon-
,enent AID ingubmissiye body of persons to deal
with AZ tie people Of that place had proved them
selves. Whether this be true or not, the suspicion
that such cause has had something TO do with the
burning Of the town lends additional interest to the
scheme Of these Mesquite spectators and induces us
10 narratc the history and expose the worthessness
of their title and claims.
II appears then, that on Jan. -, ie9, the So
ohled King Of the Mosquito indians Robert Charles
Frederick now dead, ceded TO Peter and Samuel
Shepherd aid EstAnislss Thomas fIaly, English
subjects established i'll Jamaica, oil the territory sit
uat,d between the southern shore o tho Rio Grante
and tie northern borders oil Rio Grande de Blew
fields (BlcwGeld. main river far MS the district
inhabited By the Spaniardscu he west and the shores
of the to the eastward together with all tue ter
ritory situated between the southern borders OF
Blewfe,ds main river tnd the northern margin OF the
river Sen Juan do Nicaragua, as far as the portion
peoped BY the Spaniards at the west, and the shore
of the sea to the eastward. On the same day. the
same otentate likewise coded to the persons,
with the assent of his Council composed OF English
ad,enturers, all the land comprised between the
southern shore of the river San Juan de Nicaragua,
following the southern coast comprising the Boca del
Toro aud tie Lake of Chiziqui from thence far
as the cliff called King Buppam, on the boundary OF
New Granada; ind from this elf in direct line
tia far thp chain al mo IA
vi ich divides the two oceans aud the Spanish settle
ments: from whence, turning in direction parallel
with the sea. the line ran toward the north until it
again struck the river OF San Juan de Nicaragua.
And in the month of June of the year. lS59 the
same Indian chief cedsd, in the same manner. TO the
persons above mentioned the island called Cora
Island, adjacent to the Mosquito coat
Again on Sept. 20, 1888. the identical monarch
relnqushed in favor OF English subject residing in
London of the name Of John Sebastian Renneck, all
the river Paook situated in latitude Is T. north,
and longitude 81 Il west at distance of forty
miles from the mouth of the Black River, together
With all the territory adjoining the river PstooK;
that il to say ten English miles from both banks Of
the riyer and from the mouth of the same isr as
the Spanish settlements. The privileges beslowat
On sll these grantees such that .ey could exsr
cise the right. Of sovereignty, having the right to
levy all SnGs OF taxes upon personal and real prop
ert., and upon imports and exports o all articles of
trade Up TO this period the British Government had
taken port in any of these transfers, which were
carried into effect without itS Intervention or su-
thOity.
On Feb. 70, l-i0, the same Mosquito monarch made
will in which for the first tine discover the H.
tersention OF d British agent ouc Col. Macdonald
General Superintendent OF the Balize. In ths docu.
MIN, which IS suffcient! prOlix the Hing declares
that alter hi, death the affairs of the kingdom woald
have to main in the hands OF such Commissioners
Col. Macdonald nigh. name aud tia; public matters
should be managed by them under the authority and
with Sc notion of the Colonel who then invested
with the functions and powers of Regent OF the
kirgcCm during the IiiDorlty Of tie heir. Ia this
munntr the Mosquito Empire divided between
suDdry English subjects frsu Jumaics, with sn Engj
lish agent to control its important destinies.
We will now proceed TO show who we're the per
soma who subst queuty took the preliminary steps for
tie recovery Of the territories which had been alien.
Attd by King Robert and his immediate successor
Samuel and Pedro Shepherd. Estanislas. Tomas
kaz, John Sebastian Reneck aud Matteo Enrique
Wlos, conformity with ether British subjects of the
Belize and Of Jsmsica. ou ners OF ttese imnen,e
tracts of the Mosquito Territory. seriously contem
plated obtsinpg possession Of much as possible OF
their respective acquisitions. They converted their
called titles into species Of stock which was ae
gctistcd ct the eIcBsnges Of Belize. Jamaica aid
even il Lsbdon. The paper never stood very high
teOesss Gssceasiis Gea lad aot sufcisct o,a6deaes