The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-15

more solid, ana 70 CONFORM 70 English custom and
practice and am fully convinced has been adopted in
reference to the stir which has been made about the ter
rtorial rights Of Great Britain TO this place.
Since the formation OF the colony Of the Bay Islands
al Of her Maestys officers here have been steadily at
work, conforming In every particular to English law Gus
the same plan as in any OF the Islands or colonies Of
Great Britain; and why, let me ask should they not
this country in the undisputed possession OF Spain
few reebooters made these Keys place OF resort They
In exploring the rivers, found valuable dyewoods and
through their government obtained leave to cut these
woods in the vicinity Of Belize, in other words from
miles to the south Of this town, distance Of
hundred miles. The whole Of that territory, extending
10 have Of and what Ina Say y
acquired nearly or quite as much more territory namely
from the sboon to the sa:stoon river. The original
claims from the Rio Hondo TO the Siboon are without
doubt the State OF Yucatan, which State Mexico nr
has in way claimed or nterfered with the British claim
territory from the sboon the Sarstoon is as clearly in
the State OF Guatemala which State has never made any
claim whatever TO SOIL and what still stranger she two
Guatemala and Spain having claimed the right
this territory, and Great Britain having had peaceabe
and quiet possession for over century, am free
fees that can very little chance Of having the Mon
roe doctrine extended to this place.
With regard to the new toony of the Bay Islands the
Is quite Different and believe stands nearly thus
The sir islants which compose that colony at
one hundred anr twenty five miles from Belize they are
and within twenty miles from the coast Of the State of
Honduras and in the actual Of that State
up 10 the car lo40 wnen they were practically seized by
order OF COL McDonad the then superintendent OF this
seuemeni ana, Notwithstanding the protest OF Honduras
nave renamed IN possession (under protest from Hon
euras) OF d. b. Majesty ever since Or course you are
aware tnat HONDURAS mas moi the aoy or power 10 pre-
vent IL nor fas she had the power TO prevent still
greater wrongs ana outrsges from the same pc yer
on ner towns on the MAN, some years since IN
formed you that TWO OF II. b. M1csty's war vessels
had visited Truxlo town in Honduras and demanded
$40 from that town for having enforced its laws
on al English merchantman who had come into that port
time AFTER under the administration Of p ~ Wode
house, the great English buster, who superinen
dent here The steamer Devastation, with hbuster
Wodehouse Mr.. Augustus f. Gore his secretary another
flbuser, board, anchored in the harbor OF Truxo
and sent word to the commandment that the State Of Hon
duras must give up her claim the whole coast from
Cape Gracios a Dos the Roman river, to the Mos
quito ration that in OF refusal the guns Of the
Devastation would be opened the town, and 1t de-
stroyed. They were unable to resist protested, and
yielded Honduras was thus again virtually robbed OF
another large portion territory that by H. B.
Maesty,s Superintendent of Belize This piece terri
tory together with the islands Ruatan Uttta Bonacco
Barbarat Helene another she still keeps possession
Of all this has been done while Great Britain Processes
to be with Honduras rccolect that have
ever this matter noticed by any of your statesmen,
commented by any of your newspapers, which
has often been matter OF surprise to me
that the proceeding was published in the HERALD
as | could send it you at er it took pl zee. have
already been far lengthy than l intended TO be
when | commenced this letter, aud must defer some
facts which suggest themselves to my mind to another
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