Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
LOOKING ABROAD FOR NEWS.

It not unfrequently happens that State secrets
find their way abroad before they are known at
home. The air of probability given to the matters
stated in the subjoined letter Of the New York
Courier's correspondent renders it likely that the
writer has indeed obtained his information from
can authentic and authoritative source" The late
visit to Washington by the Secretary of the Ameri
can Legation at London is supposed to have been
connected with the correspondence referred to, rs
well as with Cuban affairs:
WASHINGTON, AUGUsr "a.
learn from an authentic and authoritative source that
an important correspondence has taken place between
Mr. BUCHANAN and Lord CLARENDON relative to the port
of San and the Mosquito protectorate Dir Buchanan
tosk early OCCASION after entering on bis mission, to in
form the Secretary for Foreign Affairs that this Govern
ment desired to and bring to conclusion all
questions respecting Central America which were pend
ing when Mr. Everett retired from the State Department
on the 4th Of March, 1853 He stated the views and
pectatons Of his Government at length Lord Cla
rendon replied in statement embodying the claims Of
Great Britain and advancing her part pretensions
which were supposed have been yielded by the Clay
.on nnda Rnlwer cnnvaDsi-..-v s 1oso IL n-s.as.
joined with statement in which he reviewed the
controversy from its and stated with
vincing strength and argument the position and rights Of
the American Government could not recognise any Indian
claim to territorial jurisdiction any part Of this
tnen and therefore could admit the validity of any
protectorate or guaranty of such claims. This commu
nication is understood to comprise the umaum of
Government the Central American question: and is be-
eyed require only the abandonment Of the protec
torate the Mosquito coast but the REIMBURSEMENT of
the settlement at the Belize and the discontnuance Of
the colony of the Bay Of Islands, the coast Of Honduras
as formed in 1852.
The rejoinder to this significant State paper has not
been received, and probably will be given, Though
the side Of the British Cabinet the correspondence ap
pears be conducted by Lord Clarendon it is undoubt
eddy managed by Lord PALMERsroS, the Home Secretary
The despatch which elected Mr.. BIS second communi-
cation was it nowappears the proximate cause Of the
bombardment and burning Of Greytown The indsposi-
tion of the British Government to meet the question de
termned to act, and resolution was formed to
smoke and burn all foreign protecting Powers out Of Gem
trail America The destruction of Greytown but the
beginning and is expected that the same extreme poll
cy will within the ensuing six months the evacua
ton Of BleW6elds and Belize. England is now engaged
in conflict with Russia which absorbs most of her avail
able power and resources but she disengaged from
that struggle there be doubt that the acts and in
tenons Of this Government would be held good Of
war The professions Of belligerency INDUCED in
by President Polk pending the Oregon dispute produced
preparations for gigantic scale The positive
acts Of hostility committed by the present Administration,
and unmstakaby avowed by the present official organ
must lead to important consequences.
few days since questioned the correctness Of the
rumor regarding the correspondence described above,
but the information received to-day leaves doubt
Of its accuracy.