Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-11
L0''do" correspondence Of the v. y. Reraid

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Cur'os' Parliamentary Paper-7I, Bay LISd. 6o,-,,
BY EHghsh Official Returns not r-fbjs m, r., -.
bes< or Dspsnde''eiss Of it Progress of m, Moo
fdtLoHstor The RStitutioH IF the hLads TO Hons,r,,
-Ihe Entente CoTdidie Cooling RaDiHl,-TI. -.
tutio"di oH the Honduras Proposifions de a.
send you copy ot paper which Mr. Gibson moved
% o ~ 'e nous OF Commons some DAYS sgo and which
has just been laid before Parliament IL Give. ,ba -
daries of Belize claimed by the British pov.rn, -
1885, which boundaries do include the B,v Ilsnd
nor come within sixty miles Of them in any dirrctn, :
10 the plea that these islands are dependencies ot r.
ils tails TO the ground there has been no legal .oui
sit.on oi them by Great Britain since that period
Inc negotiations for the restitution of these island. In
Honduras progress favorsby. The ony effort Of c.,
eilan i 70 make "a good terms possible Hoodur..
insists on her absolute sovereignty and our Minister haL
her up lou may rely upon 1t that the plan of which
sent you the details in last letter will be- the or ,b
VIII De earned out II 50, the Central American ou.
ton ~il! be really settled outside Of political and dol
nac management, by civilians in accordance with com
mon sense. believe IL Nicaragua had Niri.,., -
now, he would very soon be received especi.llv il he
we're smposered to treat definitely sbout San Juan aud
the Mosquito territory
The relations of England with France ar. col,s r,,d
Tue coup OF oDonnell in Spain will make the sepSr.
uoh ~irr Look at the remarks Of Palrnerston st bt
"hen questioned by about the French Intervention Tbev
"ere INTENDED as a warning to Louis Napoleon
ms will help the Central settlement a. f.,
gland which Is equally ready ally hersef with God or
the devil, will lean towards American favor
The CondsttaioRHei OF Yesterday in speakinp of tb.
propositions TO make san Juan free port which pleas.s so
much the London Tunes, observes that this would he sim
ply to place the mouth OF the San juan in the haud of
the government al Washington and to constitute il s
dian Of that river. The CoHs;itutionnei adds .1t ,Li
mode OF settling the questions suits England we cannot
complain. IL seems TO us, however that the nss.ur.
would have proved more acceptable before the Uni,ad
states had recognized the government of the 6lbust
IL Is understood that France accepts the pronos i
Gle which sent you some time ago according free tan
sit &c. through Honduras.
Return TO an address OF the Honorable the Hop.a or
Commons dated July l. $50 for a copy OF letter ades
sei by the Under Secretary OF the State the Colonies
IN November 1886, to S COge, Esq., defining the bouuda
mes OF the British settlement of Belize
DoNNISG STREET, Nov. 20, 1886.
SIR am directed by the Secretary OF State 10 ac.
kno"edge the receipt OF your letter of the 7th inst in
quirng on behalf OF the Eastern Coast Of Central Amer
lean Company, What the boundaries claimed bv hs
Malesys government for British Honduras or Bezr
anu am to acGuain in snswer that the territory
claimed by the British crown, belonging TO the Bh
settlements IN the Bay Of Honduras extends from the
river Hondo on the north the river Sarstoon on The
south, and as far west Gabuts Falls on the river Be-
hze and line parallel to strike the river Hondo on The
morrill, and the river Safstoon the south The British
crown claims also the water islands and bays living be-
tween the coast defined and the meridian of the
most point OF Lighthouse Reef
am at the same time TO you that the greater
part OF the territory in question has never been the sub
Ject Of actual survey and that parties assume
the topography of the remoter tracts and especially the
course OF the rivers upon the authority OF maps would
in all probability, be led into error. l have &C.
GEO. GREY