The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-10
THE LAST NEWS FROM GREYT0wN.

The British government has maintained its power such
it is in Central America without right against law and
by system of bullying wholly unworthy of civilized
nation We surprised therefore, that the British
officials should attempt initiate the policy of their supe
riors and hold that by force and by fraud to which
their government has neither the title the color of title
The proclamatons of Lieutenant Commanding Jolly, OF
her Majestys ship Bermuda declaring Greytown under
martial law and ayowng his determination punish the
officers and of the United States ship Cyane Captain
ons and those sympathzing with them carry out the
example of those who regarded in England
usurpers when they up British claim TO the paricu
lar portion of Nicaragua known Greyown. Indeed it
has already been shown and will hereafter be proved that
the whole effort from first last of the English autori-
ties in Central America has been force their occupancy
of that territory at what hazard of life of law
Greytown has been of pirates and of punderers de-
pot of reckless men, who sought the protection the English
flag to insult American citizens and American diplomatic
representatives and when the administration of Gen Pierce
failed obtain reparation for these wrongs il took the
only course left under such circumstances In the elo-
quen and fearless language of the Philadelphia Ledger
Sour government treated themthese pretended British
subectsas their lawlessncss deservedbroke up their
settlement because of their depredatons and
noyances of American travellers and citizens engaged in
the lawful pursuit of their business serped them
series he sacages Of The plains achenerer their
naEs their neghborlood dangerous the peace and SAFETY Of
American citizens"
We let the able and independent paper tell the
rest of the story to the rights of Crea, Britain in Mica
ragua
After all the hubbub respecting the Greytown affair." the
facts disclose the chasement of awess set of rasca who
have attpdun to
and under the protectorate of Great Britain have done
pretty much they pleased for number Of years This
proectorae fraud of disgracefu character
the part of Great Britain That had designs
her to accomplish countenancng the pretended claims
of the lawess authorities of Greytown She wished to get
into her possession and control the port and river of San
Juan which the most feasible and shortest Cali
forna and probably the only route practicable for ship
canal Not being able to get possession of the of
Nicaragua she set the miserable impose of Mosquito
knga beechles and drunken negro who had right
the territory called the Mosquito territory than Great
Britain herself had and then she assumed 'proectorate
this savage.
% Under such auspices, and with such views, it not
strange that the most intense bitterness should be exhibited
in Greytown towards the American Transit Company which
successfully opened that route to American emigration to the
Pacific. If the inhabitants have been severely punished it is
their fault hey should not have merited the chasise
by their awless acts. When demonstrated with, they
only repeated their insults Our treated them
their awlesne deserved-brokc up their settlement be-
of their depredaons and constant of Amer
travellers and citizens engaged in the lawful pursuit of
their business
In the face of this exhibition Of dupicity and fraud
we have right TO ask the American people how far the
government of the United States wrong in breaking
up this nest of robbers and how far the British govern
ment right in attempting to make false claim good by
resort to orce2 Indeed do not doubt that when the
most mprudent and dsgracefu conduct of the ocers.of
the British ship Bermuda shall to the knowledge of
their government it will promptly repudated and ndg
nanty rebuked All last sdvices look to this end and
shall be glad to that not mistaken in our
expectations.