Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-01-11
Congress.

MONDAY, Dec 31.-In the Senate the Presidents
Message was read and ordered to be printed. After
the reading MIR. Clayton expressed his approbation
OF The ground taken by the President in regard ~
our relations with Great Britain on the subject Of If
fairs in Central America. He entered into review
OF the question and of the understanding of the Fy
ecutive at the time of the negotiation of whats Com
monty called the &c Clayton Bulwer Treaty. He va.
not only for maintaining and insisting upon tbo
American construction of that Treaty but if ro1
be, enforcing the Monroe declarations which 1871
yet had received the formal sanction of Conpreso
He argued that the right of way from our Atlantic ~
our Pacific possessions must be maintained At III
hazards, unless are willing that California ond
eae learlsones aaJonlng mat oale were to be cast
OFT 10 form an independent Republic Mr. Cass con,
graduated the Senate upon the accession of tho o
leman from Delaware to the Mnroe doctrine and 70
capitulated his own views of the alleged aporoS0.
purposes of Great Britain in regard to Central Ana
lea, delivered two years ago. Much as he lovnd
peace, he had hesitation in saying that the homo
of the country demanded that should insist upon
the Interpretation of the Treaty understood by our
own government and by every honest man in the CIV
ized world who regarded the just meaning Of the
words Mr.. Weller followed in commentator of the
views taken by the President, not only IN regard n
this subject, but in reference to the agtang topic of
the day Mr. Seward concluded the remarks on this
topic by declaring his understanding of the CLAYTON
Bulwer Treaty to be that insisted upon by Mr. CLAW
ton, and that he too. was ready TO support the Mon
roe doctIine if the emergency required resort be-
yond the fulflment of that Treaty in good faith bv
both parties 10 it. He thought the reason Congress
had never formally expressed It's concurrence in The
Monroe doctrine was because it had never been pre-
scented in any other form than as an distraction =
The Senate then adjourned to Thursday.
How Much Guano is there on the Chmcha Is
lands:
The question is propounded by correspondent Of
the New York Express, and he proceeds 10 answer il
as follows
call hands concur in stating that each of the
Chincha Islands from five to six miles in crcum
ference or in all seven square miles of territory and
that the deposit of guanO them from three feet
to two hundred feet deep, and on an average at least
fifty feet deep. The specific gravity of this article
is stated by as high authority DR.. IRE TO be 100
! lbs. per cubic foot. Taking however, 60 lbs. as
true basis, there is 26l 100000 tons of guano on
these islands alone, exclusive of the Lobos Islands
| Islands, which probably contain enough more 10
swell the gross amount to more than 800 0OO 900 of
tons OF guano belonging to Peru, instead of
l2,U0U,OO0, as her agents would have the American
people believe. The present annual consumption of
this article is rather less than half million Of tons
If, therefore, the above statement approximates to
the truth, there is to apprehend any scar
city of it for at least three hundred years 10 come
| from Peru alone
"Other deposiles are also constantly being discov.
cred in different localities, one on the Pacific coast OF
Mexico called Maria Islands, from which some
three American ships have recently been driven par
TALLY loaded. Another, the Bird Islands, in the Car
ribbean Sea, from which VenezLeleans drove off
Shelton & Co., OF Boston, and lastly, the sitna-
ted somewhere here in the Pacific, to which the oN
ners have sent one or two vessels aud the Govern
ment ship-of-war TO project them.
| " Doubtless many more will, 'ere long, be found
either by citizens of the United States or some other
county, since it is understood that particular nstruC
tons have been given to the commanders of the
English, French and American squadrons 10 make
dilligent search for these invaluable depostes
& 1t will be accounted quite happy in naval
service when the navies of the world, instead of de.
stroying life, shall be employed in finding food for
mankind.