Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-09-15
Bombordmsnt of @reytown- -HngliBh De-
mand for Roparatlon.
Pr5m m. London Times, Aug. 3

Siales. by which CongIess was requested 10 place
a sum Of $4,000, 900 Mt The spOsal OF The exeou.
tive government, In oTdetto meet such exigencies
of lhe public service rs may atise 10 the recess,
has Jailed 10 produce the e(iect Anticipated by Nh
Pierce aud his lIiends Congress has hdloufned
until the month Of December, and has refused 10
give Tie President the extraordinary vote oil COLI
idence he Tsquired. The accounts received from
America oil ooncuTin slatIng thbt this refusal has
lot arisen nom any reluctance On the part Of Com
grtss Vt the people olthe United States TO lake nd
yqnlOge Of any and every occurrence favorable 10
the acquisition Of Cubai but that The last inlel'
gence lrolu Genital America, nnd' especplly Tile
outage committed by Capt. HoIlius at Greylown,
had excited the slrunges disltustolan aJmlnlslra-
ton by VIII eli aclsso liscledimble ~ The Aoen'
con hag, ond SO Injurious to tile interests oil The
county, could be ulhoTged. Il rs satisfactory
TO learn lhol up TO The present time no pi'snpl hes
been made by any party ~ Tue United States 10
Justify that unparalleled pilaek on sdelehetltss
town, known only as ploee OF passage nllaueIs'
aud placed, as such, uHdet the essential pIolec-
lion Of The Americpn and british authotilss' The
pecuiarly oflhe cas Is, THAI IL Is mol etsy 70 nc,
tsfmine TO whit State IN tie catalogue o. civilized
governments the city ofGreyown now belongS. In
ie41 Lord Palm, rslon laid II down In ,mpelallye
Language thatthe "tighlOi the King 81 Mosquito
should bU msiRtnintd as extending from Cape
Honduras down to the mouth Of The river SanJu'
an and thai her Mejssly's government would uoi
view with indifference any attempt 10 encfoach
upon the rights OF teuito'Yoilhe King Of Mosqql'
10, who is under The protection Of Tue BRUSH
crown" On these grounds CHpluin Lords sue
cesslul expedition 10 Nicaragua was undettakeJ
by which he claims advanced by that State to the
month oi ibe river were tXtingnisLed. In point
of fact. however. Il could not De denied that this
government of The King OF Mosquito was o myth,
and the prolectorate, which had 10 certain ex-
tent been exercised iur two bundled years under
This title, was an UneTrus obligation on ourselves
The mort OF San Juan OF Greylown though inolu-
drd under the prolecloutt, had long in reality
6een govern. d IA The nau OF the tituor king Of
MOSQUITO by a committee Of Americans OF Engsi-
men ELI cited by the nei ple. Tie British govern
ment, u eIeoTe came to The conclusion that IL had
no Longer tile same inleTeStinlhH country Us when
itdeiended the Independence OF Tie Mosquito In.
dams against lie exclusive and oIbroty colonial
dominion OF Old Spain; nnd 1t acknowledged this
committee Of local government as the only real
mower rcsine authority ia that p.It OF Central
America Tie trsoty fl9th OF A, ril, 1850 be.
tween GIeal Bnlamnnl Tue United Slnles express
ly declared that neither Power would make nse OF
anyp. election il affords oC may have afforded 10
amy State or psonle on the Mosquito coast for the
pnTpose of eteoliag Qualifications, or of assuming
and exercising domluUR over tile saniej aud the
british government Gitlher intimaled its desire
tbal Gtsylown Should lie a lree aud independent
mort, connected wuh Mosquito oniyty such terms
of Crtendsmp and indemnify os might be agreed
upnn and ibpt lie United States aud Great Brit
ain. without CornaiN guaranteeing San Juan del
Note. should be ready 10 act IN cJnCeIl 10 defend
lie ipten,n,lenee lie cityand mort in whatever
nuorte, h niybt he attacked Such we believe to
he The snbslSncs of Tie views expressed 10y the
British government ON this subject, and, though
we are not N poSsessiun of Ieplygven on behalf
uf the Limited S.nies, we have no reason TO sup.
use that they rejected so far and reasonable pTo
Tlis beng tbe state Of the case, yown must
lie regarded os an independent self governing
community. The IoeaI Authorities OF whicl. were
nerCeoIly comnetent 10 punsh tile crime OF muir.
der when committed within their jurisdiction. II
can be no arrumenl In America to say that the
,popnlotion was small and miscellaneous for in
1 lint county cities are Swinging into power aud
wealth which consisted but n few years before OF
lblonkb opses or Cuei,yts The iirst condition Of
Itbejr mower ana wealth is The establishment Of
Ir.edo,o and flaw 10 regulate lie primary reli-
sof soeieiy and TO secure ihe community from
Understandable, demands aud unproyoked aggTes
sim Itis preeisgly becatlse Gfnytowu is free
nnI unmatched Mace having no political or mil
itnIv cbarno,er nut existing sOlel, by the CONNER
EiaI interests snfinsinp nm al the mouth Ollie San
Iunn tin lis tissiructiou was a scandai ous wrong,
hone not only 10 lis own inhabitants, but to the
mere mile interests OF the world.
! Ilnj.r these circumstances Lient. Jolly, Of Her
/ AInir gtVfg schooner bermuda was nl0Ceu m NeIy
s,ninrt SINS nosiIion by the extraordinary occur.
Fences lhatlook mace befoIe his IS. When u e
ibtinek commenced he nuturlly protested against
n and t,ytetted thnt lie hal not force 10 de Cend
Ibo town' Cant. Hollins hayiDg .Gepared shortly
. ,Il,r he execution Of lis insiructious, having
The rims NJ lie Town md lie Wretcbei inhnbi
ants io ibeit fate, the BRUSH officer who remained
behind did what he could to restore authority in
III rovssed and ,IpSolot.d community, Tue mnni.
;iai ao,.,,,r,ant oI lie Mace seems To bay, dis
ns,a,s,I oiIoesflrT ,im,ier the fire. of The Ameri.
1s amp nc NJ, can .t,ii,ie,l noyyer existed To
,,n,sc' ,Ds ,e,4nsni m n,nnerly aid ibe rsons
r. lie iMbobiiants TIa,I joiIy very nroneIIylo took
vi bis nro,sci,on. nnIi I,ItbeI orders
.nsii liz b r.csysJ mi HTocIoineJ martial law
.,,S,i. 80 Is,v o,bicb y commissioned officer IN
un' se,,;ce NAV snGrce when ni oibe,
, IA nv, bo,,iv me bren ,les,rove6 This oct
~" aru iv cao, IIonoock of Il Briiish slim
g'n,sTe Who o,,ivelon lie siolinn len DAYS laler.
.,n5 ne in,eIsstoft the American Tronst COMPANY,
nnaiI nc OH, nelson's on, tbs snot. were nInced
,n,,s, Ills temnnfaTy safeguard. Ills dificuIt 10
49, What h.. nrnos, md intentions of tbe
yI,,.ri,or ,,oy. ,nmsnI on5 iis naval Ienresenio.