The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-16
Sbepherd & Co. hurried to Cape Gracias
p;os ubare the mighty Robert Charles Freder-


the mi ghty Robert Charles Freder-
lex held court, au naturei, 10 hammock su7-
pended between two trees, while his fifteen wives
caught fish for his sustenance-and stralgnt
way procured from him, through means OF tue
usual appliances, revocation OF all the grants
made ~ his predecessors. This revocation was
made May o. 1871.
Not long after Robert Charles Frederick died |
in a drunken frolic and Pat Walker, the British
agent on the Mosquito shore set up in his place
George William Clarence better known as
Galinipper the First" Gallinipper is the ebony
youth who now wears the imperial purple OF
" Mosquito
Almost the FIRST act of Gallinipper the First,
in obedience to orders from England, was to
revoke the grants of Robert Charles Freder
lex in manner the same as that worthy had
revoked the grants of his predecessors Now,
as the grants then revoked are precisely those
which certain adventurers (having received an
assignment Ofhalf Of them from Peter Shepherd,
who lives in miserable poverty in San Juan,)
are now endeav oring to palm off in the United
States we insert the revocation by George
w lillam S]aTence, O'nerW'sc uaiHhiPpoif ~
full =
REVOCATION No. II.
Dasmuch as IL is notorious that almost all the ces
sons Of ood made IN the kir gdom OF Mosquito, and
probably, all OF item, have been Improperly obtain
ed r III the late King; that no equivalent whatever
for them, Dor the promised services baye been eat;
and iuasml4ch as many ot t5e cessonsries have CD
tanned such ces-ons from tha late king oea he sras
nat IN his Scaod judgment, ii. e. 0rnns) ana rs
sad cess despp the successor OF the late king OF
territorial jmi-dlcii N IN his Kingdom. a1d of his
Hereditary nights and, inssmuch sal ces .ona
res have ooaiued said cesions, mol for The purpose
Of cooDiz tfioD end improvement OF the coucny, but
mere 10 spet ulatc with then in London and other
places
Ana whereas, the greater part of said cesson is
actually III the possession OF roor, nsolyent and
inrta distress saJ cessopfries never having fulfilled
their duty of occupying said lands though the most
recent of said Cessions bears date July ~ lSll and
as the acknowledgment OF the validity OF SAID ces
sion would be subyersve OF the just rights of the
present king and destructive OF rhe Interests Of the
country, and may cause to the deceived emigrants
greateg snfleIipes even than those thai they have
hitherto xperience6-2He fare, IS necessary AID
coacen6nt for The Securuy honor ard Uetare IF thls
kingdo'n, thot sad cesSaonS be anmtAed and a6ot-
iShtd.
BE it therefore decree that said concessions and
titles OF lard, agreed and obtained previous to the
Sth OF October ISL. forever aDnullea and abol
GEORGE WILLIAM CLARESce.
iuls IeNucdbtou, us we nave stlu; was oIucicu
from England. In the report drawn up by
Macgregor Tor the British Parliament and
printed by its order, he observes that certain
English traders had acquired such an influ-
cncc over his scottish majesty Grreverently
meaning thereby King Robert Charles Freder-
lex y that they had obtained grants from him of
about two-thirds of his whole territory.
These grants" continues Macgregor having
been extorted from him when he was in a state
ofmind incapable Of judging right from wrong,
were very properly disallowed by the British
government, as guardian of the young King
George William Clarence
Ever since this revocation in 1914. Peter
Shepherd. the only survivor we believe Of the
grantees has been swinging in his hammock in
San Juan de Nicaragua and talking constantly
Of his precious grants. He is blind. and in
great poverty.
We now come to the pith of the matter
About year ago an American Spectator, 10
quest OF adventures, found himself in San juan.
minus cash. credit. and cosmetics. Ee heard
Shepherds story, and the old man grasped
eagerly at the adventurer's proposal to revive
his claims \ bargain was soon struck-and
this is the sole and only basis OF all the rubbish
with which tho papers have teemed on tins sub
jeet. The Adventures and his associates believe
that crisis is approaching in Central America.
and that the various questions there must soon
he brought to some sort of All ad iustment Aud
when the General clearance takes place they
hope TO realize something by the vehement
prosecution of their claim. A Washington cor
respondent very navcly remarks that ii does
not require much capital to secure an interest
in this scheme" and we believe him The
whole affair is palpabe farce, and its prose-
cuton is the most audacious experiment on
The public gullibility which we have ever been
called upon to expose.
The country geographically known as the
Mosquito shore falls entirely within the terri
tories Of Nicaragua and Honduras, and all
grants Of lands made there, whether by CALI
nipper or his predecessor revoked or not re-
voked, are worth precisely as much as if they
had been made by the monarch who figures so
conspicuously in the sea canticles as g King Of
the Tongo Islands,"
The WASHINGTON UNION AND THE SouLE
DUEis,--The organ Of the administration comes
brayey up to the rescue OF the younger Soule
and the elder Soul6. aud puts their vindication
upon the broad American doctrine that
When there g lady in the case,
OF coune all other things give place.
This doctrine is older than the Monroe doc
trine-older than the resolutions of'9s and 90
older than Father Richie older than the con
stitution of the United Ststes-yea, it is old as
the hills. 1t goes back to the first principles of
Adam and Eve. II is doctrine which has
stood the test Of all time and which cannot be
upset. Here in the United States il is the SUI
preme law Of the land. The defence of the
S0ulss is impregnsble--it rests upon rock
Tho vcrno or Scnle then IN calline ont .bo