Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-17


ment whereby Great Britain may withdraw her
/ ,,rasee.esa,e from the port Of Grey,own and the
! Northern bank of San Juan thus leaving the
residue Of The Mosquito coast in its present con-
dtion.
The Gov, rnment Of the United States can
become party 10 such arrangement. IL
stands upon the treaty which il has already con-
clnded FIRMLY believing that under This Great
Britain should. more than four years ago. hive
ceased To occupy or exercise dominion over the
whole and every part of the Mosquito coast
From despatch dated February IT, 1853
extract /. giy.n in which Mr.. buchanan states
that from a conversation which he casually had
with Lord Aberdeen the day before the vote
against his Ministry in the House of Commons
he Mr. Buchanan) was confirmed in the belief
,bat the Central American question would have
been settled had he remained in power few
weeks longer"
Mr. Marcy next writes to Mr.. Buchanan mp
proving the manner in which he had conducted
the correspondence with he British Government.
and expressing the Presidents desire to bring
the Central American affairs to a conclusion be-
fore Mr. Buchanan's retirement from his mis-
sion. He is therefore instructed to make GER
tain representations To- the British Government,
the nature and purport Of which are stated by
Mr. Buchanan in a letter addressed to Lord Clar-
endon. under date ll,h September 1855, from
which the following extract is taken:
The President has directed the undersigned
before retiring from his mission to request from
the British Government Il statement of the posi-
lions which it has determined to maintain in
gard to the Bay Islands, the territory between
the s4buu aud the Sarstoon, as well a. the Belize
Al Al
long delay in asking for this information has pro.
oeeded from the Presidents reluctance 10 manifest
any Impotence on this important subject whilst
the attention of her Mnjesty's Government was
engro-sed by the with Russia. But more
than year has already elapsed since the term-
matt on Of the discussion on these questions, and
the first session of a new Congress is rapidly mp
preaching. the President does not feel that he
would be justified in any longer delay.
aWhst il j. far from the purpose of the
dersened to reopen the general discussion, he
has been instructed to communicate TO the Earl
IL Clarendon the conclusions al Which the Pres-
dent has arrived upon the whole case.
After having carefully reviewed and reconsid-
cred all the questions involved. with the light
cast upon them lay the Earl of Clarendon's state
Inent Of the % If May, 1854, the President has
expressed his unwillingness to believe that the
positions which he conceives to be rather indica-
ted therein thnn 6nnliy adopted will be adhered
Ia by the British Government.
1T was in his opinion the manifest intention
Of the convention to exclude both the contrac.
ting parties from holding or occupying. AS well
from acquiring, territorial possessions in Cen
trial America; and that the intention is not cloth
erd in ambiguous language. but Is set forth in
explicit terms. The United States have bound
themselves not to acquire any such possessions.
mud Great Britain has stipulated not to assume
or exercise any dominion over any part of Cen
trnl America Indeed, without such recipro-
cal engagement M muuHty whatever would
have existed between the covenants of the con-
tracing parties. Whilst the United States ARE
excluded from occupying colonzinG, or exerci-
sing dominion over any part Of Central America,
il cannot be admitted that the same restriction
imposed in the very same language, is not equal
Is appcableio Great Britain.
"Ihe President. therefore, confidently believes
that Great Britain i. bound by the first article
of the convention $50 to withdraw from the pos
session che now holds of Rautan and the other
Central American islands on the cons of the
State of Honduras, well as from the territory
in Central America between the Slbun and the
| Sarstnon, which has been encroached upon by
! her Malestys subjects. He is also of opinion
! TINT the possession of the British Government Mt
the Belize should bo re,rictsd to the limits aud
ohoet, specified in the treaties between Great
Britain and Spain of 1874 and l7S6
In regarl to the alleged proteetorate over
the 50 called Mosquito kingdom, the President
has Instructed the undersigned to say it was his
confident belief that this proectorate had been
finally disposed of hy the convention. 1t l.,
therefore much to hi. regret that he finds it is
still continued n the basis of British dominion
over an extensive region in Central America.
To which Lord Clarendon replied follows.
and in communicating which, under date of Dc
tober 5. $3.50, Mr.. buchanan asks for his letter
Il ah had sl,,i
sired to be relieved of the mission.
"FoREIGN OFFICE Sept. %, 1855.
The Undersigned her Maje>ty's principal
Secretary of state for Foreign Affairs, has the
honor tn acknowledge the receipt of the note
winch Mr.. Buclan an, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Ptenipntenary of the United Suites
addressed to him on the 18th instant. stating that
he had been directed by the President. before
retiring from, his mission, to request from the
British government IL statement of the positions,
which II has determined to maintain in regard to
the Bay Islands. to the Territory between the ST.
bun aud the Sarstoon, as well as the Belize set
Element, and to the Mosquito protectoratc, and
setting forth the conclusions at which the Presi-
dent hls arrived upon the whole case namely
that II was the intention of the convention of tho
19th of April, lS50,to exclude both the contract
ing parties from holding or occupying. well as
from acquiring. territorial possessions in Central
America, and that, consequently, Great Britain.
is hound to withdraw from the possession she
now holds If Ruaian aud other Central American
islands on the coast Of the State Of Honduras as
well as from the territory in Central America be-
tween the Sibun ard the Sarstoon that the pes
session of the British Government at Belize
should be restricted to the limits and objects
specified in the treaties between Great Britain
and Spain Of l7S3a 1886, aud that the protec-
torate of the called Mosquito kingdom was
finally disposed of by the convention.
..'Ihn c.