New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-26

John Russell TO Mr.. CHAMPION ia i0D~' VIM"
posed 10 materially to affect the pening controversy
between the English and American ""'erh~e"e
about Central America
,oyn ,oHs RUSSELL TO Mr. chAhProF:
bohO ' IosDON Jan. 10, 1885.
=, ..o..;., ~ the affairs of Mosquito, must
,ba srs, place refer you 10 the dispatch OF LORD
Msmesbury Of the ON o. ~, sssnmr3 the
..a.;on and defense Of the Mosquito Indians, the
,rrston Of all parties has changed.
IT,a Spain instead OF exercising absolute sOFeT-
,ntv over Central America and prohibiting all com
800 on the coasts under her sway, has entirely
Lost her dominion over the continent from Cape Horn
Second The Mosquito Indians, instead Of govern
ING their own tribe according to their own CUSTOMS
furnish name and title to Europeans and Americana
Who carry on trade at GreytOwn and along The coast
of Mosquito, according to the usages OF cVlnzed IA
tions. ... ;,,o,.,4
nm the defense OF the Mosquito Indians, for the sax
of rescuing part of the territory Of CeDtrhi A.e.."
from Snansh control, and obtaining an anihol!ty
O., bey commerce has other Interest IN 'i"7iuO2
a. ,hat ,ybcb IL derived from honorable regard
Cor her old connection with the Indian nation ol Nue.
quito. c-.., ..,o,. on
deavored to suit her engagements the altered olf9un
rapces of the Gaze but every proposal that has Oee
made with this view has encountered Some lhruPeid
HE obstacle. The contentious IN Central America De
tween Nicaragua, Costa kica, ana hoolWas-tne
agreement could be made-uniOunded Jed"us'S oi
Great BIitain and various other CIRCUMSTANCES uaEc
prevented the settlement ofthis VeXatous quS,,oh III
Conformity with the opinions stated in Lord Ma.nes-
bury's dispatch Of July lG, to which have aHcady
Uferred have TO state that the committee ofGovern-
ment of GreytOwn are, in fact, the rca power that e1
ercse authority in that part Of Central America 10
her Maiesty's Government it would be a matter OF n-
difference, whether that authority wac exercised IN the
name of the King Of Mosquito or in the name OF Grey
town itself But it is dosirable that what II apparent
- cdatn conf far NJ
il real What is apparent is that the hing Oi MOS
quito exercises sovereignty over Grey0wn. Nha' y
real H. that he had authority there Whatever nut
that the Committee Of Europeans and Americans carry
on the Government of that port. .,
What her Majesty Government, therefore, should
consider n good and final arrangement would DC:
First, that Greyown should hc free and independent
poIt connected with Mosquito by such relations Oi
friepdsLip and alliance ~ may be agreed upon.
Second that indcmnitication, or advantages equvd-
lent to those laid down in the project of convection
of the 18th Of April 1859, shall be assured TO Mos
quito in return for it, withdrawal from it, present
position with regard to GreytOwn. Third, that Great
Britain and the United States, without guaranteeing
GreytOwn, should be ready 10 act IN concert 10 de-
fend the independence of the free city port OF Grey
town from whatever quarter it might be- attacked
What is essential and of immediate importance y,
that the authorities Of Greytown should be ready to
assume either unqualified independence with an en-
gagement to defend Mosquito, or qualified indepcnd-
enee, owing allegiance and support TO Mosquito For
this purpose person qualified to treat should pro-
eeed at once TO GTeytOWn. Nhelher n naval Oncer
Of her Maiestys service civil one would be filter
person TO be intrusted with this mission, must leave
Won to decide 1t would be desirable, if the Govern
ment of the United States should in these VIEWS
fhat new convention, in place of the unaccepted
project of agreement of April 1882 should be proposed
and concluded and that person similarly qualified
should be sent by this Government at the same time
and for the same object.
have only further to say that indemnity TO Mosque
10 might possibly be not made in money but in greater
security, for certain fixed territory within which the
free port of Greytown assisted by her Macstys ships
ofwar might manage 10 defend the Mosquito Nation.
The Governor. General of Canada and authorities in
other of her MaIcsty's North American possessions,
have made from time TO time agreements somewhat
similar. The President of the United Stutes has
frequently made Conventions with the Indians TO the
Ake effect.
The peculiarly Of this s, that certain neighbour
ING States deny altogether the independence OF Mos
uuitO and the Mosquito nation are liable every day TO
new ncursions upon their territory. We can make no
complete provision against this danger. Our policy IL
TO do all that honor and humanity require in behalf of
the Mosquito nation. But intend to adhere strictly
to the treaty of Washington of the 10th April, 1850,
and not 10 any sovereignty either direct or in
direct in Central America. j. RUSSELL.
.IMORANDUM IL MR. EVERETT : HANDWRITING.
Mr. Champion authorized me to communicate tbi-
10 Congress in any way thought proper.