The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-29

The Final Settlement Of the Central
American Question.
TREATY BETWEEN HONDURAS AND GREAT BRITAIN.
THE BAY ISLANDS CEDED TO HONDURAS.
The MOSQUITO PROTECTORATE ABANDONED,
&c, &C., &C.
Special Correspondence OF the New York
Herald.

Special Correspondence of the New York
Herald.
LONDON, Aug. Is, 1856.
am happy to inform you OF the de6nitive settlement
Of the Central American question and hasten TO present
you the general terms Of the adjustment.
1t should be observed that FAR Honduras Is
cerned, the matter has been arranged between Lord
Clarendon and Sr Don Victor Herran Penipotentiay OF
Honduras, in London The treaties drawn up by these
negotiaors have already been signed, and consist
lst or general treaty Of amity and commerce.
ID Ofa convention for the adjustment OF all claims OF
British subjects the government Of Honduras and for
the extinction of any Inian Mosquito titles within the
territories recognised pertaining to Honduras and
3d. convention for the restoration the sovereignty
Of Honduras OF the Bay Islands
The convention for the restoration Of the Bay Islands is
that which, from the crcum of their occupation
and colonization by Great Britain having been regarded
in the United States fragrant violation Of the Clayton
and Bulwer convention first cisms attention, 'and will
excite much interest The convention restores these
islands the sovereignty OF Honduras only spuatng
behalf Of the people who have established themselves
there under the British Fancy, the perpetual enjoy
men Of certain rights and privileges. The ground upon
which the restoration is made the importance Of
serving neutral the Of the proposed
railway trough Honduras.
Taxing into consideration the peculiar Typographical
position Of Honduras, and in order to secure the
tay Of the islands adjacent thereto with reference to
the opposed nteroceanc railway the territories
OF Honduras &c &c. thsrefore these islands placed
by mutual agreement under the sovereignty Of the
public of Honduras.
The Inhabitants already established there are
1. To govern themselves by means Of their
nd adco 10 Dc .p a sbsr Dy
according to their own regulations.
g. Trial by jury in their courts.
Perfect freedom Of religious belief and worship pub
A. Exemption from all taxation real estate or other
properly except such as may be imposed by their own
municipality and collected for the treasury Of the same
and to re applied to the common benefit
g. Exemption from military service, except for their
The republic Of Honduras engages its
rights OF sovereignty in any manner to violate the rights
and mmunes specified in this article
The republic Of Honduras also yages erect no
permit tp be erected any forticatons said islands,
any OF them, the right of sovereignty them
any part o SUCH sovereignty, to any nation or State
Art II The contracting parties agree to communicate
the present convention to all other maritime Powers and
10 invite them to acctde TO H.
This the tcal Of the convention touching the "Colony
or the Bay Islands, which thus disappears from the list
of British colonies, and dcvoives its legitimate owner
Honduras. The stpuations concerning religious free
dom and trial by jury, thus forced Hondu
ras, and furnish the germs from which these emf
nentiy Anglo Saxon ideas institutions must soon
spread to the main land-ibc sooner the better.
The second convention provides for the estabishmea.
OF board Of three arbrators-one to be named by the
Eugihh government, the second by that Of Honduras,
and the third to be chosen by the thus named He
muat be British subject citizen Of Central Amer-
Ca, United States. This commission is hear
and decide all claims between British subjects aud
the republic Of Honduras, and Its decision is TO be dual
and without appeal.
The limits OF Honduras are recognised extending to
Cape Gracios Dos and the Rio wanks Legoria the
south; but II the Commission Of Arbitration and that
there any Mosquito Indians the territory above
that river they TO decide upon the time when such
Indians shall withdraw from IT, and the amount of the
annuity meantime TO be paid to them in consideration Of
such withdrawal.
The treaty Of amty, commerce and navigation contains
the usual stpulalons Of such treaties with aidi.
tonal article guarantyng the neutrality aud protecting
the independence Of the proposed great
railway through Honduras This article Is as follows,
and Is directed equally against interior and external
roes;-
the government Of Honduras and a company entitled
the "Honduras Inter oceanic Railway Company for the
purpose OF constructing a RAILWAY from tho Atlantic to
the Pacific ocean, through tho ter tores Of Honduras,
which contract ratified by tho constitutional powers
OF the State and procsimco law the 23h day Of
April ls5.; and snce, by the terms OF artic g. sec g.
OF sad contract he government Of Honduras with the
view 10 the route herein conte mpated from all
Corruption and disturbance from any under any
circumstance engages to open negotiations with the
their separate recognition OF the perPstua neutrality and
for the protection Of the aforesaid route" therefore, TO
carry out the obligations thus incurred
1. The government OF Honduras agrees that the right
of way transit over such route road any other
that may be constructed within It's territories from
sea- sua be times open and free the govern.
mont and tu6ecis OF Great Britain, for all awlut pur
poses whatever, and no tolls, duties charges OF any
kind shsll bc imposed transit Of property belong
ing 10 the government OF Great Biiain the pubic
MAJ ~ se o. voc sms nor upon me SUD
factures merchandise other property belongn ng
subjects Of srest Britain passing IRON one the
other In either direction shall not be subject any
port export duties whatever, and shall be
protected from all interruption detention The part
thc STATE snd nraly, evidence Of its disposition
20 to the travel and OF the world all
the advantages resulting iron s position u respect
the two great Honduras OF her good will
cages to tabsh the ports at the exremcs Of the
tempatcd road as free port for all the purposes of
a. In consideration OF these CONCESSIONS In order TO 80
the construction and pcrmsnence OF the route
read herein contemplated and slso for the be-
nett OF mankind tho uninterrupted advantages OF such
communication from to Great Brtain recognizes
and over the line Of sad road for the
guarantees positively and ocsciously the entire ncuera
~ Of Tic same long Great Britain shall enjoy the
privileges conceded in the preceding section OF this
article. And when the proposed ROAD shall have been
completed Grca, Britain equally engages conjunction
with Honduras TO protect the same from Interruption
seizure, unjust connscaon, from whatsoever quarter
The attempt may proceed
Such are the OF the arrangement between Great
Britain and Honduras, and will only require the ap
prova othe Legislature Of Honduras which will be given,
of should be observed that the government Of
France agreed the article guarantyipg the Bondn
railway appendix 70 the treaty with Honduras,
already existing II Is well understood that thcse qua
rantees secure an amount Of public interest In this rail
way which ensures It's speedy construction
In respect the remaining issues in the Central Amc
rcan complication, has been agreed between lord Cla
rendon Mr. Dallas that the port OF San Juan de Mica
rsgra fGreytown shall return under the sovereignty Of
Nicaragua, subject however, 10 the stpulations
with the bay Islands The Mosqato sovereignty cali
cd to disappear forever and the Mosquito Indians
70 concentrate themselves within certain defined terri
tory, within which they shall Ave, for a term
Of years, such possessory rights as are accord.