New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-08
ENGLAND.
THE GREYTOwN QUESTION.
From The London Time'

From The London Ttmes.
The message of the President OF the United sla0.
nv which Congress was requested TO place a sun n
$40 600 eco al the disposal Of the Executive GoVnt
m.ni in order TO NEE such exigeueies OF the p1bl9
service as may arise in the recess has failed TO pot
duce the effect anticipated by Mr.. Pierce and n
fi. nds. Congress has adjourned until the month N
December and has refused 10 give the President hs
extraordinary vote Of confidence which he Tsquaei ,
The accounts recei, ed from America all concur 4
stating that this refa-a has not arisen hom any rs9c
tan ce on the part OF Congress or the people Of ~
United States TO take advantage Of any and every %.
currence favorable to the acquisition of Cuba ~
that the last intelligence from Central America ~
especially the outrage committed by Capt Hollm
Greytown had excited the strongest disrust Of q
Administration by which actions so discrelitabe \
the American flag and so injurious TO the positive ID
teIests of the country could be authorized IL tsa,
isfactory 10 learn that up 10 the present tno no
tempt has been msde by any party in the QnleS
States to justify that unparalleled attack q
defenseless tOsn. known only ~ p4
Of passage to traders. and placed, IA suclI, undf
the especial protection of tho American II
Brtsh authorities. The peculiarly "f The ea.e
that il is not easy 10 determine 10 what state IN ~
catalogue Of civilized governments the city Of Gry.
town pow belongs. Ia lsi7 Lord Paimerston Laid
down In imperative Language that "tle right OF u
King of Mosquito should be maintained as oxsni
:" ing from Cape Honduras Gown 10 the mouth Of -
"Riyer San Juan, aud that Her Msjesiys Covers
"ment would not view with Indifference any attend
:" of Mosquito, who is under the protection Of u
British Crown -On these grounds, Capt, LOch Z
successful expedition TO Nicaragua was undertakefs
by which the claims advanced by that State 10 y
mouth Of the river were extiDguisbed. In pdinl Z
fact however il could not be denied that this goyer
menl Of the King Of Mosquito a myth, AID 4
IOtctorBte, which tad 10 q certain extent been 4
eIcised for 200 years under this title, was an onro
Oblie alton on ourselves. The port Of San Jusa, Z
GieytOwn, though included under the prutec,0ri4
lan i.nD ~ N in "A ame of
kiDg Of Mosquito by u committee OF Americas
Englishmen elected by the people. The Bdts4
Government, therefore, came to the conclusion that
bad no longer the same interest in this county :
when it defended the Independence Of the No-qa1
Indians against the exclusive and arbitrary e.
loDial dominion Of old Spain; and it aekaoH'
ltdged this committee of local government :
The only real power exercising authority
that part Of Central America. The treaty Of -
19lh Of April 1850, between Great Britain aud -
United States expressly declared that neither Powe
would make use OF any protection II affords or ~
have afforded to any Siaie or people on the Hosqo
coast for the purposo Of erecting fortiicauons, or
assuming and exercising dominion over the same
the British Government further intimated ts de'
that GreytowD should be free and independent -
connected with Mosquito only by such terms Of f1e
ship and indemnify might be agreed upon. and y
The United States snd Great Britain without iom'
guaranteeing San Juan del NOrte, should be ready
oct in col cert to defend the independence Of the
ard port in whatever quarter it might be attsciH
Such we believe 10 lie the substance of the view. ~
pressed by the British Government on this suo'ssI
and, though we are not IN possession OF the rePyg
on behalf Of the United States, we have no reason
suppose that they rejected so fair and relsonsos
proposal
This being the state Of the case, Gtytown
be regarded ar an independent self-g0yerning -
muDity, The local authorities Of which were penec
competent TO punish the crime OF murder when
mitted within their jurisdiction. IL can be no 20
IN tna sh hat a
and miscellaneous for in that country cities sre eT 81
DAY sprineirg into power and wealth ghicl oQnsA
but few years before Of blockhouses Or iu2r' -
Tie frt condition Of thoir power and weai'n ~
establishment Of freedom and OF Law 10 rest = u
primary relations OF society, ami To secure ihS
nuniiy from unreasonable demands an1 uGqroN -
aggression. II is precisely because G'ey@"h -
hee and unprotected place, having no p)it~sl ~
nnieTy character, but existing solely by me
Ierclai interests spnngins UP al the i''a.h % p -
Ssn Juan, that It's destruction wac scsnd I1ls "
d"ne not ooly TO iis ~ Inhabitants, bat 10 NE
csptle interests OF tie worf. -,
Under these cIcum- teoces, Lieutenant JolYt3
Her Majesty schoo4ar bermuda, was pi.eea
Iuy embarrassing C-ilion by The exirsofiinafy ~
cmT+bce hat took ril,e before bis eyer. " heh <
eittSk commenced r. naturally prOiesied az Mh H
AID Ierrtited thst j. Rad not force 10 dsie~. 2j
Town. Captain HO having departed shoFuy ~
Ne execution II BIZ - ,ructions, leaving ~. fs'
q c town and n IRE he'd Inhabitants 70 "a i,s K
u BTtiifh officer VITO remained behinn dii WI IL,
coulc t. r store suil ~riiy IN this rayaged az
'olsieo community. i1s Municipal GoYeriiiaT ~
II p.ic set ns 10 as, Gsappeartd 7ltOge-l1 =
q tie oi ne Amerio guLs and, as % 'Hs, ~,
os'rt knit iof r.'fp. he reunaat Of protery -
- irfs"!s # :ae ill 'eH's, Lieu'enmt joy ~
lttIGy .pok i!e W under his pr0lec''oH y
iLI!ir Uts.. co4.! e. received, aud pro- "
= bItai hW-lG; H. o.. las which conm-s''
tfi-,tr il Her Nsiesi! 'eryice may iniorce wnsss