The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-16
y he Last Hombug- The Grcat " Mosquito
Grant,


Grant,
The public has lately been assailed, in thou |
sard ways. with the information that part of
the famous Mosquito Kingdom" has been pur-
chased by a company of American spectators;
and certain wiseacres of the press have in
dulge6 in profound conjectnres as to the proba-
bic effect of this circumstance on the future
politics and relations Of Central America. The
systematic manner in which the affair has been
dinned in the public ear has alone been suii-
cient to convince ALL except the most intensely
verdant, that the pretended purchase, with its
dependant grand scheme of colonization, is
mere moonshine, of the least tangible and most
diluted kind 1t would be giving the
| matter far more attention than it deserves
| to devote Any great space to its exposure;
| STILL as there may possibly be persons shallow
and stupid enough to be taken in by the engin-
| GERS of this fraud. il is only our duty to put
them on their guard. We do this on the same
principle that our city reporter exposes over
and over again the trick of the drop game, aud
the my stery of the mock auction: for the reason,
| in short that the fools are not all dead, aud
that while they live knayes will impose upon
| them.
Now, every man of ordinary intelligence
knows that the so-called - Mosquito King
dom is fiction and that the whole OF
the territory which England has, from time to
ime. tor purp ses of her own claimed on be-
half Of the harlequin Mosquito King" belongs
to the sovereign and Independent republics Of
| Central America, viz Nicaragua and Hondu-
ras This august monarch has, therefore. no
territory to dispose of His serene father, ne
vertheless--to whom the English agents gave,
! simultaneously, pair of breeches. and the
sonorous name of Robert Charles Frederick
conceived himself mighty monarch, when he
was drunk, which he always was when he had
the whercwithal.
Jamaica rum, it should be promised, is royal
| luxury in Mosquitoes" aud to obtain il, the
potent Robert Charles Frederick, Esau-like,
sold out mis- kingdom. This was not done at
| once, but piecemeal, as the rum ran low,
and the monarch waxed thirsty.
! The sales, or rather grants commenced in
1888. The first was to John Sebastian Rennicx
for and in consideration of the sum OF 81 900.
and protessed to convey to this gentleman ahso-
lutte sovereignty over section ofcountry within
the jurisdiction of the State of Honduras, aud
where no Mosquito Indian ever lived, except
perhaps in the capacity of servant to tue
Spanish inhabitants. The consideration OF
one thousand pounds, being interpreted into
English means divers barrels of rum and
bale of red check cottons! As this grant is the
model on which all the subsequent ones were
made, changing only the designation of terrific
ries and the names of the grantees. we insert it
in full -
GRANT TO JOHN sEBasPIA RESHtcK.
Be it kuo gn by these presents, and by posterity,
that We, Robert Charles Frederick kiag u the Mos
quito naton, considering the services which may
be mace 10 US, and 10 COR nat on, ny John Sebas
tiau ReDnick of the city of london merchant, and
in consideration OF the sum o. Il 600, which sad
Renuick has pad US, and u. recept Of wnicn we
hereby acknowledge, with our own Tree viii, we
grant and convey by The same, under seal of onr
| k,ngdom, in favor OF said John Sebastian Renuick
his heirs sca representatives forever al he river
Putok located between Is deg. IS n. lat
| .Il 81 deg. II min. W. long, az tie distance O
tults Iue luics from tie uouth III csril,.n river Of
! our kibsdcm called Black Rrec, Ia tao j.. :. u.
! thereof together with tbe whole territory adjacent
said rvet PatnUk. viz: English miles, measured
from each tuik of said rN,r, from Its mouth as far
toe Spgnish limits, (acccrding yothe map OF Com
Oeen) III all the cUltyutabc Lands. meadows. pas
! mus, waters, WOODS. forests, strtaIns, and water
| falls, n,her,s dmies AID rights belonging to said
/ leuu, CRAZY pari OF them whatever. IfRSfid Rem
hicB. ana hls heirs Representatives, sbalihod AID
pleSS ssld auds and properties. ana they, and the
innahilsnts OF sao lands, snail ave tine night To
make us, o. them, TO go in or out of taem, aud to
navi ~ Ia al 1he rivers ard waters IN or adjacent
10 them, without et or hin trance on The par of our
sub.cts: ana they may Introduce foreigners aud all
linos lel.ons TO populate or co'onlze said als-
tr'ct, ano ont,vste lands. Nc, &c., &c. dnd the
81 d Rarick has hers or Successors. shall haze the
m p.,fg n..I
drtiCS, sRch Heg shoH 6cem proper, upon ami
ftCa 6c ah0itGRts u ,0td diS:r4d and upon goods
Uhch M0y te tmPoted or e1poTtea, according 10 fhe
,fse and clf,toUS II EauoPeGH nations Ind,
Justly nc reaoiu,Ce jor oil fatupe taae the right 10
impose a1nuS toaeS n cc0y 6iad upon lac m
h0Dtents II SAID district, ther 2ersons or property,
and rPcal IN goods achich nay be imported or c.
p0sted, So Sc.
And we, sud all our subjects, bind ourselves to
make eood this our viii.
Done, and sealed with the seal Of our kingdom,
the 10Th cay Of september, 1898.
R0EAKT CuARLgs FREDERICK.
Signed and sealed before the witnesses, who
equally have signed. JANIS bowDES,
GEO. r. BaowS,
GEO. PEDniE,
coward DAVIS.
On the 2Sth OF January following, q. e. Jan.
2S, 1889 the mighty monarch of Mosquito. for
equally potent considerations, granted AMI
conveyed" to Samuel Shepherd, Peter Shop
ncru, anu -. L ti@aSi'' "h-
other large portion OF his pretended dominions.
embracing all the country between Great river
and Blewielis river. and between Bewiie,ds
river and the Rio San Juan. including the port
Of San Juan, then, and from time immemorial.
in the occupation of Nicaragua. Another grant
was soon after made. to the same parties, of all
the country south q the San Juan river, includ
ing half OF Costa Rica, and extending into the
territories Of New Granada; and. finally, Feb. |,
1889. all Of the islands Of the coast were grant
ed away if another barrel OF rum had been
added, no doubt king Robert Charles Tredc
rick would have granted the State Of New
York to the Shepherds and their associates.