Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-06
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
TREATIES IN EssE AND POSSE.


Surprising our readers to partake OF the common
curiosity to know what is going on behind the OIL
cia curtains we resort for their benefit to the
lations Of the industrious and prying Washington
correspondents, from which we extract the annexed
items:
APRIL 28-"T Nicaragua treaty has been under con.
sderation in the Cabinet. This is commercial treaty
but stated heretofore also undertakes to define and
recognise the boundaries of the State Of Nicaragua and
thus concede to her the whole of the Mosquito coast
though she had the slightest foothod in it. and though
her claims have been recognised by Musqito and
though the British Government remains pledged here
oore for nearly three centuries oprotect the Musquto
Indians in their territorial rights 1t is probable,
learn that this treaty will be submitted to the Senate
and, if it will give rise to renewal of the war-cry
against England and against British interference the
American continent"
ssThe President has had the Mexican treaty before
him for two days. and has had conferences thereupoR
with Mr. Marcy and with General Amonte, the Mexican
Minister understand that the President has expressed
his thanks Of the Wing Senators for their earnest
and influential efforts in behalf Of the treaty, and that
he is the WHOLE content with the Senate project In
communicating the Santa Anna he may, however
changes from that project and Santa Anna
reopenng of the negotiation and if the treaty back
to the Senate there is certainty that it will be again
approved"
The Cabinet are be consulted the treaty to-day
and then no time will be lost in sending it to Mexico.
Several soicous Of the errand to take the
treaty to Santa Anna."-Jour. Of Commerce
APRIL Box. of the Sun writes Although some of
the papers still endeavering to make fuss about the
Black Warrior affair, again repeat there is nothing in
it. The matter is good settled, and our relations
with Spain are the most friendly footing"
MAY Ditto: & The Senate was to-day thrown into
CONSERVATION by resolution offered by Mr. SL1DELL Of
louisiana to inquire into the apprentice system recently
introduced into the Island of Cuba and the system Of
Africanization' praosed there to the certain know
ledge of the honorable Senator The resolution also
poses to inquire into the expedency Of repeating
neutrality laws"
MAY Lion, of the Sun, writes :" Great sensation
will be produced throughout the country by the motion
and speech of Senator SLIDELL the subject of Cuba
The whole Senate was at once alarmed at the dangerous
situation Of our Southern islands,
'The veto message read in the Cabinet at twelve
to-day, and will probably reach the Senate tomorrow
This is number one but will be followed by numbers
and three when the land distribution and homestead
bill pass.
sion, and will return home Immediately. Letters to this
effect were received from him yesterday"
APRIL 20" Inspector to the Courier and Inquirer,
has the fonowng "The treaty negotiated by Mr.. Bor
land with Nicaragua and brought hther in March last
promptly rejected by the President and Secretary Of
State. In its general provisions it favorable
rangement for the better regulation Of commerce.
navigation, and intertransi communication with and
through Nicaragua But to this unobjectionabe portion
of the connexion added article Of very great i'm
porance and Of manifest improperly providing that the
entire district of country known the Mosquito territory
should be annexed to that of Nicaragua am informed
through unofficial source that Mr. MARCY pronounced
this clause clear infringement upon the stipulation of
the Clayton and Bulwer convention which binds the Gov
of Great Britain and the United States
their good Offices in settling the boundary disputes be-
tween the Central American States and never to favor
Of them OF the expense of another in respect to
their mutual territorial pretensions."
The correspondent of the North American writes
on the LIST instant as follows:
The Senate, to-day ratified the treaty with Paraguay
negotiated by Mr. Pendleton This treaty gives
chanmen the free navigation Of the Paraguay river to
Assumption, and of the right side of the Parana from
where it belongs to Paragua the city Of Encarnaon
1t contains the usual reciprocal stipuations Of liberal
commercial treaties also provides religious freedom and
enjoyment of the rites Of religious worship by Americans
in Paraguay"