Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-30
THE TREATY BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN
AND THE LIMITED STATES.

AND The UNitED SlAlES.
The New York Herald publishes the following sy
nopss of the treaty with Great Britain by Minister
Dallas, and recently sent to the Senate for rafca-
tons
By the first article Of the treaty between the Uni
ted States and Great Britain the contracting parties
agree Jointly 20 propose 70 the .epubcs OF Nicaragua
and OF Costa RIGA the arrangements contained III the
following articles:
A territory comprised within tho following limits
shall be set apart for the Mosquito Indians And
then it goes on to establish the boundary. The boun
Diary is to be designated and marked out by two
| commissioners, to be appointed one by Her Britain.
mic Majesty, aud by the President OF tine republic
OF Nicaragua.
BY article third, the Mosquito Indians combining
themselves within the territory designated, shall en-
10y the right to make, by their national council or
Councils and TO convey into effect, ali such laws as
they may deem necessary for the government and
protection of all persons within the same, and of all
property therein belonging to their people, or to such
persons as have connected themselves with them
Their rights Of property and OF local government
within the territory defined shall be recognlZed al
6rmed and guaranteed by the republic OF Nicaragua,
in treaties to be made by that State with the United
States and Great Britain respectively.
BY article four all the territory south OF the river
Warcoe, Sesovia not included within the limits OF
the reservation apart for tho Mosquito Indians,
shall without prejudice to the rights OF the republic
of Honduras, or any question OF boundary between
that republic and the republic of Nicaragua be re-
covnsed and declared TO be within the limits and go
vereignty Of the republic of Nicaragua.
Art. ) provides that the republic Of Nicaragua
shall enter into positive treaty slipu!aons with each
of the two governments of the United States OF Amer.
lea and Great Britain that it will make the grant OF
freedom to the city of Greytown, or San Juan, sub
ect to tho condition that the municipality OF the SAID
city shall, as COON organized, pass laws and ordi
nances evying by tax duty on imports, some rea-
sonabe sum, to bs paid half yearly to the Mosquito
Indians. by way Of annuity for limited period, az an
indemnity and compensation Tor their interest IN fhe
territory recognized and declared by the first clause
of article 4 to be within the limits and sovereignty of
the Republic Of Nicaragua.
| By article sixth her Britannia Majesty and the re
public of Nicaragua nal within six months after the
exchange of the raticatious of the treaty to be
cluded between them in virtue Of the present ar.
rangelnenis, appoint each commissioner for the
purpose Of designating and marking ont the inland
boundary separating the territory to he set apart for
| the Mosquito Indians. They shall also appoint each
q commissioner for the purpose Of deciding upon the
b0aa tides OF all grants of lands they shall further
appoint each commissioner, for the purpose Of de-
terminng the amount, The period of duration, and
the time, pacs and mode OF payment Of the annuity
to be paid 10 tile Mosquito Indians according 10 the
stipulations.
Article seventeenth provides that the commission
shall inset at such place or places as shall be here
after fixed. After they shall be respectively named,
and before proceeding to business they shall make and
subscribe .oIen declaration that they will Impair
TALLY and carefully examine and decide upon all the
matters referred 10 them for their decision. The
commissioners to appoint third person TO act as ar
bitrator umpire in any case or cases in which they
may themselves differ in opinion.
Article ninth provides that tho two governments
bind themselves in the republics of Nicaragua
or Costa Rca, either Of tbem should refuse 10 ac-
eept the arrangements contained IN the preceding
articles rot to propose consent to any other ar
engagements more favorable to tue refusing party or
parties. ISignudl q. NJ DALLAS,
CLARENDON.
REPORTED ARTICLES.
Article l. Whereas. the arrangements set set forth
in the treaty of this date provided al an adequate
substitute for the protection heretofore extended by
Great Britain to the Mosquito Indians; and whereas
one or the other both Of the contracting parties.
may find in the condition of their political relations
with the republic of Nicaragua obstacles to prevent
an immediate execution of the said arrangements ;
now, therefore, il agreed and understood az follows
That any delay in carrying out the said arrangements
arising from tho circumstances Or relations OF the re-
public of Nicaragua shall in no respect impair the
validity or force of the treaty as between the con-
tracing parties, but the same shall remain obligatory
upon and TO be executed by them early as may be
practicable that whichever of the two contracting
parties may soonest find itself in such political rela
tions with the republic Of Nicaragua enable it to
do So shall first propose simply to that republic the
arrangements contained in this treaty. lie assent to
those arrangements, the other contracting party en-
gagnS aud reserving to itself the right also to con-
Guide with the said republic, at the earliest moment
treaty containing the said arrangements.
Article :. And whereas, the relations of amty be-
tween parties, and lhe neutrality ofany
aud every communication by canal or railway across
the Isthmus which connects North and South Ame-
RIGA, aud to which communication, by canal or rail-
way, ther protection has heen or shall be extended
may be further assured by some de6uite arrangement
OF Two othe. questions which have come into dscus.
sion. now 1t is mutually agreed and understood that
her Britannia MaJestys settlement called The Base,
or British Honduras bounded on the north by the
Mexican province Of Yucatan, and on the south by
the river Of Sorasoon, not aud is not embraced
in the treaty entered in between the contracting par
ties the 18th Of April, 1850, aud that the limits Of
the said Balize on the west as they existed on the
said 10Th day of April, 1885, shall, if possible, be
settled aud fixed by treaty between her Britannia
Majesty aud the Republic Of Guatemala within two
years from theexchange OF the ratification Of this in
strument; which said boundaries and limits shall not
at any time hereafter be extended; that the islands
and their inhabitants of Roalau, Bonaco, Uta, Bar.
loretta, Helena, and Morat, situated in the Bay Of
Honduras and known as the Bay Islands, having
been by aconvention bearing date 9th day of Au
gust 1856, between her Britannia Majesty and the
Republic Of Honduras, constituted and declared q
free territory under the sovereignty of the said Re-
public Of Honduras the two contracting parties do