The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-11
/" FIAT JUSTITIA.n


"FIAT JUsTTTIAn
The Boston Post, Oct T.
THE BRITISH IN CENTRAL AMERICA.-GREY-
TOWN.
The basis of the claim pat forth by Great Britain TO
ercse jurisdiction Geyown the alleged protector
of the Mosquito Indians We have seen, from recent
citation from original and contemporary documents how
this ancient wohundredy earsCld petension, will
bear examination In the first place, whatever there was
Of it reinquished annued overturned from founda-
ton capsone by the treaty between Great Britain and
Spain of 7s3 and the subsequent convention of 7s6the
important and conclusive should say Of all the
documents relative to this question: and these stpuatons
recognised by Great Britain in 1896 in treaty with
Mexico In the place it is contrary to the principle
of public law acknowledged and acted upon by Great
Britain France Spain and by the whole line of our political
action-in courts and in our egsatonto recognise
sovereignty reside in savage tribes Whether tried by
treaty obligations by public law preposerous
and contemplate pretenson never made by nation
than is this of the Mosquito protectorate.
But there is to Greyown, peculiar special history
dsgraceul if possible to Great Britain than thing
have gone 1t is fact that down to late pc
Rod it supposed to be included in the Mosquito
protecoratc 1t is well known that Greytown is
nor less than San Juan and San Jnan from its ounda
ton downwards part OF Nicaragua Here for years
Nicaragua authorities here fort garrsoned by
Nicaragua troops and in descriptions il is first named as
part of this Spanish province and when II threw of the
Spanish yoke it included in descriptions OF this new
Central American State This was the only Nicaragua
port lying at the mouth of the river of the
In order portray fully the connexon Of Great Britain
with San Juan Greytewn. it would be necessary
preliminary detail fully its intercourse with the tribe of
"Wakna Indians" from the time of the conclusion of the
1856 treaty with Spain down TO s4l We have space but
glance at of the proceedings This intercourse
was mantainedin direct violation of the terms of the
trcaty-hroug the island of Jamaica and the settle
ments on the bay. A British writer and resident at
Belize, Grove states that British influence
erced by kind of patronage extended to these rude
barbarans under the specous preence of protection.
The chiefs and mobiles attered and brbcd, ideas of
hereditary monarchy and pripogenture ostered If they
not actually nsted into their minds and the scons
of Mosquito royalty educated crowned at Kingston
or Belize Their kings pcnsioned during life, and
provided with private Secretary kind of keeper-at
the of the British people One of the earlier results
the sham creation of Sir George Macgregor Cacque
fPoya5 in 1890; upon the ground of which he claimed
absolute dominion over the foysr district This scheme
Rays Grove the rdcuie where 1t not the grief
of al who knew its history and he freely denounces its
'wickedness' and "folly"
We have space detail in full the dsgaceul
Of the csoUppg qualifying the present line of Wakna
monarchs in 1925 This Goge ct Belize. The smutty
chiefs temporarily attired at the courhouse IN cast
r. m II
on WINS VI ., " -, 49, e 49,
80 - wv" -. $500 ~ 80 -, $3.50 .as, :
y ~. - 1850 ..-'g -, =
wy ~ 'S W w ,. ., ~ Y S va va
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"'ehuen' VI 'o'''''s - ~ ~
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'oN"eu a. ~ T'.S,1 - 1aas.,, o,a -, -
~. 11:.t 49, -, =, an r - ~. - NJ -
-, ,,. .,1 a, !; t,a; - -
'e'"oe' 80 So, q, =, ~, -,
'o'''es Nv ,a 80 49, -
$780, = ~ . a u ~, lgt XII I, ;.,,, a
y - nj, oa , ,a .s az
...;o',. art;,r 7 sp;t;sh IN
Sr'N p.''''Ofls1 NJ 'TT,sS ef =,
ha to, IA aroeToto, ,,s os,,os;,, ~; oSYr a.
w =. pn,,,.h ,,,t t,,, 1913,
aud from Jams's .t4s a,,, III.
bishop bias been IN requisiton to '0"S''''N ''
with holy oil the seni-savage the tool OF eoVern'aeh'a
schemes OF national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The varons native
lords generals admis ana captains nave pceh caa Tor
the occasion IN gay regimenas winch they wore shress
on their awny SKINS ana so caricae3 the sou rAlmen
that even the pencil of cruks'anks could scarcely do
justice to their attitudes and grmaces while writing I'M
uer 'ne conhieneu' VI o'"ueo 'o '''il s'oVh' "s"'
boots" sc. &c
We state these disgracefu facts as an introduction only
TO the British connexion with San Juan. Not till some
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