New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-12

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English who we're dispersed. whether on this span
Itch continent OF In any OF the Islands whatsoever do
"pendent npon should a, once abandon their establish
ments and retire within the district just above mentioned
These provisions evadei or as Lord Pal nerstoa
says The treaty OF lisa did sufficiently accom- 9sh
The purpose Of preventing compaiI All IN ier.tand
rgs the fact beng, he adds. that British subjects
'st fingered in paris Of tie Spanish American terrific
"ries The treaty, in truth was not executed BY the
British Government the reason Of which he gives with
hind of cOmmendable for its sincerity IL
not for It's honesty that the district OF the of HOadu
ras assigned to British subjects by the sixth article Of the
treaty Of I7s9 limited in extent, and the enjoy
rnenf of Il too much narrowed by the restrictions
tanned in that article. Therefore, in order to tempt the
British Government by higher consideration 20 oe itth-
full 20 its engagements another treaty that OF l7sN was
entered into between the parties. extended the hnts
souhv srdy on the from the Belize 10 the Sooon
river distance in direct llne' Judging py tos mp
ten or twelve mes. IL provides that AL the British sub
iects should the Mosquito country AZ wen as tho
continent and the islands adjacent, without exception,
and also that the British might cut wood and
gather such fruits OF the earth purely native and
uncuivaed " but il prohibited cultivation and manfsc-
turing establishments with the exception of mills
the timber because al the lands in question being nds
putaby acknOwed 10 belong TO the crown Of Spain No so
dement's of that kind the population which would fol
low could be allowed. The British also permitted 70
use one small island st Georges Key without Ortidca
tion for purposes of re0 utility, the coast danger
GUS and cluster Of small islands eight leagues fro the
Belize River for similar purpose and with similar re
stricons Ii made express provision for the reservaon
of Spanish sovereignty over the country, and against
the formation of any system OF government ener siy
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British subjects did eyacuase the entire continent
and the islands adjacent &c, and return within the
limits above specified, that Is between the Sooon sad
the Hondoo Rivers-or should be so daring as TO pre-
sumo TO TO obsruct the entire evacuaop &e-
the Briiish Government will dissvow them in the most
solemn manner, It will equally do those who may
hereafter ATTEMPT settle upon territories belonging 10
"the spanish dominion No man can examine this onet
review without the entire conviction that all the Br1ish
claimed or could claim n mere pOssessory right IN
der the crown Spain for the purpose OF cutting ma
hogany and logwoOd These treaties prohibit in tho most
express terms. all 6csions-even single pece OF
artillery-or a establishment not strictly relating 70
the above purposes And nothing can DO painer tnsn
the language 10y which all protection whateyer % the
Mosquito country is reinqUished. This arrangement
was severely attacked by the opposition in the House OF
Lords has been already noticed by the Senator from
Delaware but il was vigorously defended by Lord Ihur
low the Chancellor the organ Of the Ministry who main
tanned with great force supporting his position by dplo
matte and historical references, that England had no at
claim TO the Mosquito country and, on a division.
the Ministry sustained, or, IN other words, was
decided that there was such claim by majority Of
four TO one In 1874 another treaty was entered into
between England and Spain which confirmed these and
other existing treaties between the two powers, and
held each 10 tie faithful execution Of them. In 1917
act was passed by the British Parliament entitled. An
act for the more eecsua punishment Of murder: and
manslaughters committed in places not within his haes
ty dominions" IL declares, whereas, grey0us mur.
and mansaughers have been committed at the set
Element in the Bay of Honduras the same beng settle
meu for certain purposes in the possession and under
the protection Of his Majesty but not within the
territory and dornnions of his Majesty &c Another
nizng the same principle ard both fully concede the
very limited nature of the British rights in Honduras.
And TO this day, although dominion and sovereignty
are practically asserted there yet appearances are pre-
served for these possessions on the main land are
rot called colony but settlement and are presided
over by Superintendent and not by Goyornor. And
have charge recently delivered by Mr.. Chief JUS
tce Temple at the head of the Judiciary establishment OF
Honduras to the Grand jury at Belize in which he says
But claim aud hold the whole of the country between
the Ioudo aud the Sarstoon which is more than double
the former tract that is. the tract granted by the
Spanish crown. "0n what ground, he continues, do
hold the country between the Sarstoon and the 81
boon Neither he says, by grant by conquest but
"by occupation" And he then goes ON to place the
British claim simply the ground of the occupation OF
country by the first discoverers referring to NaiteH az
an authority as though Spain not indispuaby the
first discoveries Of those regions and had not taken pos
session of them long years before an Engshman was seen
there Such petensop is the best contradiction Of the
title of England and needs refutaon but its simple
statement for il is utterly inconsistent with tho treaties
by which she comedies the sovereignty to be in Spain
The doctrine relied by the Chief Justice, that "if
country be entirely vacant any nation may take posses
is good in its place but has place here
The Senator from Delaware in his remarks the other
day, referred to singular incident in relation TO the
treaty of 1893 wbchhas been brought to light by the
publication in the life of Fox, by Lord John Russell
and 6s il rather marked feature in this history of
croacments beg leave again to introduced with moro
particular reference to the documents. The sixth article
of that treaty described the country to be abandoned
the Spanish Continent C Continent Espagnol and the
English Cabinet seems to have had great reluctance 10
give up the Mosquito coast they were evidently 70
quired to do that by provision. After much delay an
pedient was suggested to the difficulty, which, II
in diplomatic proceedings Is rarely revealed
TO the world This treaty was one Of the
defntve treaties growing ost of the acknowledgment Of
independence, and the condition of England repaired
the immediate adjustment of all the questions connected
with that great event. including peace with France
Spain, and Holland. Mr. Fox, in note to the
king dated July ls, l7s3, undertook to reconcile
him TO the measure by showing how the fair
consequences of the engagement might be avoided
u There has BEEN" said MIR. Fox "a great deal of dis
cusson upon this matter but it airing TO be still Ia
power 20 put Interpretation upon the words
Continent EspagnOls and to determine upon prudential
considerations mot by honest cOnstruction whether the
Mosquito shore comes under that description not"
therefore, a immediate action was very desirable the
Cabinet recommended the signature Of the treaty. leaving
his article untouched and had instructed Mr. Fox TO ask
he Kings consent. To this application the King
wered that "was very untOward circumstance that
definite treaty cannot be signed without leaving clear
ground for fresh dispute but do not mean by this re-
Election to object to the opinion of the Cabinet that the
Spanish treaty should not account ofthe sixth article
be longer delayed" Whether the Kings remark ws
he result Of prudential consde raons or of conscien
Jus ecruples, we have not the OF knowing. Whist.
they were, they nterposed obstacle b his sc
.uiesoeDce II II difficult TO reconcile this tOruols
olcy, dishonest indeed, with the frank and upright char
iecter Of MIR. Fox statesman. BY what bubble
expected TO be able to maintain the English possessions
MOsqufo in the face Of this stipulation 10 eYacuse the
Spanish Continent" utterly at loss 10 conjecture
do not that any technical maxim like that Of the
Queens Advocate could be esorted b here for the pur
Of defeating the obvious intention Of the parties nor
my artificial rule Of construction unless indeed il ws
designed TO contend that the term Spanish Continent
iehned nothing, such continent exists IL being the
American Continent. Such a pretension to defeat the
obligations Of the treaty OF 1888 would have been about as
air some OF the reasons advanced for defeating the treaty
u 1870. Lord ,PalmertOns commetary upon this pro-
ision il Truly characteristic He says that the treaty
OF i7eS did not apply 10 the Mosquito TerritoryJ
as thar treaty mentioned only the Spanish prosecutions
in America and said nothing about MOsqa.to" The
spanish Continent was the term, and no man could