The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-01-05

oi'u ttI'SiIcTiIio 'ttuSit!O! WHICH SIT III
tends to submit ,''r the ga, ;.aliz.tion Of the
Sound dues. and the distribution Of the Sound
dues to be pai. aS co,lilnu: .:inn among the
Governments a cortlirS to be respective pro-
norton of their maritime con ,nprt'e to and
from the Baltic have declined IN t.half
OF t'..' !! Std >;,tr> - a'"ti. this for the
most ,"'!. ii rea>cns One :. IA n,'n;narH
docs MT otter 7, S,li,rit I, the convention the
xnt>t on T.. Der rieit I" ,,v IT,. Sound !nrs,
\ second is That il TIE convention We're Al
lowed u take ro.'iZ,ncr u that particular
question. still il world not H.. ,on,tut,.'.t II
tea! with Tie great international i.rInri,ic
involved which ;,i..'.t, The !, 4; IL ot',: "a
SEES Of NAVIGATION and ,.o:nuI".t.i,i freedom, A.
well As that 1T access II the Bate Above
ali. i;v the express terms of the ,,ruJ.o>;i:..n.
4 Is rcntein"'atrd that the rrn>i.i.ra'lon Of
the Sound dues SHALL be tomun:nrled with
aud made Suhoriiat.tp matter wholly ex-
tranecr< VIZ: the b,anrp Of power among
tae Governments ct i-nrop"
While. however. rri-,tin. this proposition.
and in>i>.!n. on :',t ri.it Of tree TRANSIT into
and from the + IT.. / have Expressed VI
D,nmark willingness on the part OF tie /
nlt.-i States to share lihrfa!iv with ether
powers ~ compromising her for any ;:':"ar-
ta.c> whlrh commerce. shall hereafter DERIVE
from expenditures made Nv be- for TIE I'M
provrmtrt and safety Of the navigation OF
the Sound or BrIt, ! Law before >ou here
with suulrv documents ON the subject. in
which nv views are mere fully di-'io>cI.-
Should no satisfactory arrangement lc con
cln,led soon. shall again call your attention
to tn, sni jtct. with Recommendation Of such
n'eastrts as may appear II t' required IN or
del t. assert an! secure the rights of the t.
nltsd States. So far AS they are a!le,t.d by
the rrrtension of Denmark.
| announce with much cra;ifrarion that
since he adjournment of H.. lat Congress
the question then cX>ting between this GOV
rrnment ard that Of France rc>lvrtiug The
French consul At san Francisco has been
satisfactorily determined. and that the r-la-
ton of the two governments continues to bc
OF the most friendly nature.
GREECE.
\ question has been pending for several
wears between the United States and the
kingdom OF Greece. growing ont of the >"Jnts-
tra'ion hv the public authorities OF that cou,,-
try o: pro;'crtv belonging to .he present A.
nrriran Consul at Athens, and wine Il bad
been the sal jet ct every earnest discussion
hrrrto:orr, ha> recently been >ettl-d to til.
satisfaction OF the party Interested and Of
toh governments.
With Spain. peaceful relations are still
maintained. and some progress has been maic
in ,~.urin: The redress wrongs comp am
ed ii ~ th, government. SPAN ha. not on
" ,ii>avow-d and ':',sppro,ri The conduct "f
the officer. VII" illegally seized and detained
,Ir ,'ram~r Bak Warrior at Havana hr'
has Al.o l,Ani the sum claimtd a. ir"i,lnr.,i,
for the !o., thereby Inflicted on ci:zc,, # .l,
tuited Stans
In 60. srG'irnrc OF a ht>'rurtivc furrirart.
which visited Cuba in lN43. the >ul.'rr,. .u-
ihor,v o! that island issue! 4 decree ad.n'r-
ing the Importation. TOR ~" I''-la! OF >j\
months OF certain buiiln! ma erals and pro
Vision. free OF datv : but revoked it when T.
bout half the period Only had ELAPSED. :" III.
injury Of the ,,tizrns Of the nltrd States
who had proceeded :" act on the rai'h OF 'he'
decree. The Spanish government refused
indrmniti alton to the parties agHritvrd uuti
recently, when it Wa. a,>.n'cd 10. rsvua-nt
being promised to he m,i' 80 soon a, the
amount ,lIr can be a>cer'a'ned.
Satisfaction for claim for the arrest and
search OF the steamer FL Dorado has no. VET
been accorded. but there Is reason to h-i,,c
that case With c:hp-, continues 10 be IrI.i
on The attention 1T the Spanish Government
do not a!al!n the hope OF conclulIu.
With Si'an >"ln' genera arrangement ~hrh
u !: d" NOT wholly prevent the ircnrrrn" OF
!!liru!;Ir> IN Cuba. viii render them less
:,ul~:t and wh-urvrr ;h,v >E..l oC-ur, to
facilitate their speed, settlement;
MFXICu
The intcrnos'ion nt THIS Government has
cen i..ynk ~ W. 49, - -" r;.r1"r> ON a.
,.l1". e.: ,ni'!r !pY, , tftir i,"->~'s al
Ih,ir property. tur With the M.~i.an We.
vnrl,r Is res: on>ii,le Thr unhay.u, >''ui'lru
Ut thar country for SON" SIN" ,,,-t '.r- Mt a.
lowed i's Govrrnln,n u ciyr due cons !rra-
ton to claims Of private rcI,-,'ion. and has
appeared 20 call for and Justify some t,rhrar-
anrr in such I'M tiers on the part ct the Gov
,rnn,rnt Bur if the revolutionary move
mn's which have l,tclv or,nrr, i IN that Be-.
public result IL the or"a,,iz,.iOn ~ /, static
"nvrrrnI'n'. :rG'n' Appeals to rs Iu-:r,r viii
,hrn ~, mad and j, mdv hr ho,,r,l win sue
cess. arI TO lie redress OF all COMP. H's OF
our ciIzruS.
CVNTEAL AMyE!C\.
In r"c,rd to tn. Central AM r;can Renr|-
lies whjch. from Their pr"<im!'N ard Other
CONSIDERATIONS. from peculiar relations To- ,l,i>
Gnvcrnnrn' which, It has hrrn my constant
aim 10 observe all the ohlic,;ior.S IT political
friendship and of Good ne. 'lborhool. oh>t,
rlrs 10 ihIs hav" arisen W >o'u. at them from
their own insufficient lower 10 check lawl<>
rru;,ti0n> which IN effect throws most of th-
task on the tni'cd Safes. Thus it Is that
the di>trartrd internal condition OF the State
Of Nicaragua has made u incumbent on ne
TO appeal to the good faith OF our cuiz"rs to
abstain from unlawful intervention IN It's at
furs and I" adopt preventive measures to the
same end. which on a similar orca ion had
the hest results in rre-SnrnG the peace cf the
Mexican States OF Sonora and Lower Cali
iornia.
TREATIES.
Since The last session of Congress- treaty
Of an'y commerce. ard na,ira'ion, and for
The surrender ot tnHitIve criminals with the
Kingdom Of the Two Sciie> a tr,.aty of
friendship, commerce and Navigation with
Nicaragua: ard a convention q. commercial
rrcipr"ritv with the llawaiain kinn .lnm have
declaration recoyn'zinc as international
rights the principles contained in ,lr con,cn-
ton between the Unitri State. and Russia
r, the 2od Of July, 1854. There treaties and