The daily union., 1854-02-19

cis.d for very many years species q Proocora,s the
Mosquito lsrs,oIy in the same parts
The precise location Of any territory possessed by
Great Britain in Central America is, however. not
toned II England pretended. possesses rights over
any part Of The late Spanish continent from The north
srn extremity of Yucaian the Gull OF Daren except
ing within The Belize settlement liked and defined
by the treaty OF 1885, we are desirous OF knowing IT,
OF the exac, character Of The rights of Great Britain in
the +" settlement al Belize" We are fully aware.
We invite attention 10 the stpulsons reciied in the
SECOND and THIRD articles OF the treaty OF l7so.
ARr The English line. beginning from the sea, shall
take the centre The Sbun Jabon, and continue
p OF said river nom thence II shall cross IN
the informed dae land Till IL ntefsccls the
Wais; ssd by OF the river the line shall
descend the point where will meet The ilne seaoy
settled and marked oue by the commissafies oil ho TWO
crown l7s3 which limits. following the continuation Of
the said ne shall be observed as formerly stipulated oy
Anr Although no other advantages have hitherto been
u question except that OF cutting wood or dyns' yes
esss oss he Kns San w grant @ he English
the liberty cutting all other wood without even eAceP
duoe of le earth purely natural and uncultvaied, &c
Nc. but il is expressly sgeed that ms supu'a -
10 be- used Petext for establishing ia thnt eouny any
plantation OF sugar, Coffee cocoa or o'nef AZ IKE ~
any rc nnnui icture by means OF niiis OF o,n.'
Of saw-mIs for cutting gathering tho wood
since all The lands question being ndisPu'apy acxnow
edged 10 belong OF spain. no settlements OF
maj kind or the population which would follow could DC
allowed" ,
The mere ..Iibery" OF cutting wood and gathering all
the fruits or produce OF the earth purely natural and un
cul,iyatedn between the Rio Hondo and Rio Sibun Will
not Justify England IN Claiming sff'osy within 'ne i''
of Central America.
In reference to the misunderstanding between Messrs
CLAYTON and Bulwer respecting The intentions OF the ne
Rotiators the Times says:
When therefore, the treaty in question negotiated
between Sir Henry Balwer and Mr. Clayton, and The re-
which have spoken TO be- imboded
the convention. some difficulty occurred with reference
errtoes concerned These rights. though indeed incen
tssibe not formerly Recognised by The American gov
procure tns al any existing claims
harmless the less desisous OF turning the
yeter AS these respective views fully
appreciated both sides IL may seem singular that there
should be any ambiguity IN the ncua conclusion put "
that both contracting parties OF opinion
succeeded in gaining what they wanted without
desire was the construction Of the shp-cana and
provided for accordingly but when the words Of the treaty
be consulted, II commended by the
and explicitly affirmed by their neso,iaors. that The
OF Great Brain, made with respect TO the
canal territory, Included and were Intended 10 ncinde
er other rights these regions while the Brit
is government less confidently alleges that It never
nounced designed 10 renonnce, any sich lawful
claims This general TERMS is the substance OF the
present dspntei and Is certainly not ttle remarkable
that diplomats with their eyes fully opened TO tue
betw ttern snoud have agreed upon spula
which each now thinks unavorabe TO the Other
II is perfectly manifest, from the letter OF Lord Caren
don and the language OF the Times" and Chronicle that
fairs Of the Central American States Notwithstanding the
s,ipula,ons contained in the Clayton Buwer treaty.
In all future negotiations with England regarding the
former kingdoms of New Spain and Guatemala now the
republics OF Mexico, Guatemala, San Salvador, Hondu-
ras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, government should
hold Geat Britain faithful observance OF the treaty
of l7s6.
The treaty, as we have shown, not only fully defined
the territory allotted to the English for specified uses, bu,
clearly reces the precise character OF the rights OF
Great Britain under The grant from Spain
rigid enforcement, of the sipulations contained in
the treaty of 1856 will eecualy exclude England from
the counry of the Mosquitoes" the Bay islands. and re-
store to Guatemala all that portion of her legitimate ter
ri,ory living between the Sbun and Sas,oon rvers now
unlus,ly held by Great Britain.
In conclusion repeat that the "honest rights" Of
England in the countries referred easily Determined
and the ex,en, of country covered by the grant TO her
"wooG-cuting and fruit, gathering" subjects in Yacaan
/, defined by boundaries no, 10 be misunderstood
S.H. z.