Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-07

IOTf (Y0Fead0H y NJ. BachUdu.
10 1.-THE undersigned Her Naestys Principal Secretary
Do of State of Foreign Affairs has the honor ackrowl-
edge the receipt of the which Mr. buchanan Ea-
voy Extraordinary aud Minister PlenipOtcntiary Of the
United States addressed him the It'll inst,
Ding that hela been directed by the President before
retiring from bis msssn 20 request from the British
Goternnfent statement of the positions which IL has
determined maintain In regard 10 the Bay Islands
the territorv between the Sbuu and the S,rstoup A. we'll
the Belize settlement AMI the Mosquito ProecUp.
rate and setting forth the conclusions at which the
President has arrived upon tbe whole case namely that
IL the intention Of the Convention OF the 18th OF
April 1850, 10 exclude both the contracting parties from
holding occupying we'll "a from acquiring territorial
posscsslots n Central America, and that consequently
Great Britain ~ bound TO withdraw from the possession
che nov holds % Rd'tn, and othof Central American
Islands the oi che State OF Honduras. vol
" RON the territory 10 Genital America, between tao Sbun
aud the Sarstoou that the possession Of the British 10
verhnent the Belize shofd restricted the limits
and Objects spechedin Che treaties between Great Britain
anil Spain u aud 1856 1nd that the proectorate Of
the .oeaIed Mosquito Kingdom was hnaly disposed Of
Tho undersigned observes with pleasure that while
thus expressing the opinion u The President Of the United
States on the rvcrd points thus enumerated, Mr. Bucha-
N u far from bis purpose o. reopen the
general disru+dou hpon them. Hef Maiestys Govern
had indeed RETAINED from puruing that dscusOn,
by teplring Mr Buchannn Of the Of July 1884,
bccahse IL appeared % them that the continuation
Of the coresponicare was not likely 10 lead 10 any salts.
factory conclusion avid Her Majestys Governments are
stl Of that opiuo the undersigned will cohhnc his
ever 70 hr Buchanais present pOte within the same
limits those which NJ Buchanan has prescribed 70
himself
In snswst therefore TO the question put by Mr. Buobs-
hl,d Lsr AJesfys Gsteruuet 0di>rcs 10 The opinion
rtich h.y hdrs urlforig hsif Oat ne Contesiioo of
dpi 10, $50 e1f Derev prospective IN Hs opsro'io.
and DID not w any interfere with tho state q things
existing " the 6me a its conclusion.
n " iiad been intended to DO 40 there be ques
fiun bht tltst IN conformity with what the undersigned
believes obs tlc universal rnle ~ regard ~ instruments
81 this ndturc 10 would have contained specific
PRONUNCIATION The part n gfeat Britain Of the pos'es
ions aod rl which up che conclusion Of the Con.
vcnoo sc had claimed 20 mantan and rcnuncia.
- m tion wooh nct have been ie Of infer.
Neither can Her Majesty Government subscribe 10 tie
position that the Donvenuon DID bear the meaning
attached " ~ the Goyerunient o the United State Il
SBsld have imposed upon the Government II The United
States scifdetyug obligation which hot eqIslly
contracted by Great Bttain, and tha surll Of
things ec,hd not have been in THE hteuton ~ the
trrilag pssfea bscfse " tn Gouventon did beer the
meaning attached 70 10 by the Uu,ei Stues.i would
chen have imposed Upon treat Britn the obligation
Teh6unce possession aud nghts wi0tB uy equisslcn
fennuaiioh NE part a. nc United Ssatcs ~ t'
Government of the Vned Smfes coupsin IN the
gsse II che roovcnton pteseThg urihater ssiaf
uuiaeofabc she United States. with much grcaie
N in tioseI, nsut o. tseat l',sfasl Rtp'