American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-01-31

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that The subject therein discussed will DO
taken up ia that body on Monday next.
when an important debate will ia al prob
abiIiIy ensue
LORD JOHN RussELL TO Mr. cRAAAToy.
LosDox, Jan. 70, 1858.
Sir-fn treating Of the affairs Of the
Mosquito. | must in Abe first place refer
you % The despatch Of Lord Malmesburyl
OF the 9Th Of July. 1859. upon this sub
ject. Ills evident that since Great Britain
irst assumed the projection and defence
Of tbs Musquito Indians, ,hs position Of
all parties has changed.
First-Spain, instead Of exercising abb
%soluIe sovereignty over Central America.
and prohibiting al commsres on the coasts
under hcr sway. has entirely LOST her DO
mInion over the continent Of Cape H0ruto
IFlorlda.
Second--The Mosquito Indians. instoad
Of governing iheir own tribe according 10
their " customs. furnish a name and H.
tie TO Enropssus and Americans who oar
Try on trade at Greytown and along the
coast Of Mosquito, according TO the usa-
Qes Of c~ivilizsd nations.
Third--GrsAt Britain, insieaI OF haV-
ing an interest in The defense Of the Mos
quito Indians. for the sake Of reseuing
part Of the territory Of Central America
from Spanish control. and obtaining an za-
thority for her commerce. has no other in.
terssi in Mosquito s!Ian ihIt wbiuh IS de-
rived from al honorable regard FIR her
old connoctien with the Julian na;ion Of
Mosquito.
Her MaJesIy's government has for sew
ersl years endeayore1 10 suit her engage
meats to the altered eircum stances OF the
case but every proposal tha! has been
made with this view, has encountered
some insuperable obstacle. Ths couten
6ons in Central America between Nicara-
qua, Costa Rica, ard Honduras; the alb
sence ofany authority with wbish any per-
manent agreement could be made; %unfoun-
lel jealousies Of Great Beitain, aud yari-
Gus other circumstances, haze prevented
the settlement OF this Yexltious question,
In conformity with Ihe opinions stated
in Lord Malmesbury's despatch Of July G.,
to which Ihave already referred, | have
10 state tina! the committee Of government
Of Greytown, are in fact tho real power
that exercises authority in that part of Cen.
trail America. To her MpJessy'G govern
mentit would be q matter of Indifference
whether that authority was exercised in
the name Of the King Of Mosquito, or in
name Greytown itself. But ills desirable
that what ia apparent, should be male to
conform as far as possible, with what is
real, Whist rs apparent is that the King OF
! Mosquito exercises sovereignty over Grey
. town itsolf. What is real. is That he had
r no authority there whatever, but that the
| committee Of Europeans and Americans
> carry on the government of!hat port.
! What her Majesty's government, there
fore, should consider a good and final ar
! rangoment would be--First, that Greytown
should 10 q free and independent port,
connected with Mosquito by such relation,
Of friendship and alliance as may be agreed
upon. Second. that decentralization, OF
advantages equivalent to those laid down
in the project of convention Of The 13.h Of
\ April, 1852, shall be assured to Mosquito
in return for its withdrawal from lis pres
, ent position in regard to Grsytown.-
Third. that Great Britain and the United
States without guaranteeing Greytown
should be ready to scti in concert to defend
: the Independence of the free city or port 0
q Greytcwn. from Whatever quarter it nigh
be attacked. What is essential and Of i'm
mediate Importance is that the authorisie,
d OF Greysown shouldabe ready to assume
y either unqsliisd independence. with an en-
Q gagement to defend Mosquito. or quslife,
Independence, owing allegiance and sup
port to Mosquito. For this purpose, som,
i person qualified to treat should proceed a
once to Grsytown. Whether a naval off
n Ger Of her Magesty's service or a civil on,
}" would be a filter person to be entrusted
with this mission, [ leave you to decide
k It would be desirable, if the goyernmen
d Of the United States should concur in Ties,
o views, that q new convention, IN place O
If the unsccep.ed project Of agreement o
April, 1852, should be proposed and con
Guided, and that a person similarly quail
fed should be sent by this government a
the same time and for the Same object.
,e have only further to say that indem
nifty to Mosquito might possibly be no
made in money, but in greater security
for certain fixed territory within which tn,
free port of Greytown. assisted by her Maj
h esiy's ships of war. might manage to be
fond the Mosquito nation. The Goyerno
lie General Of Canada and authorities in othe
10 Of her Majesty's North American posses
sions, have made from time to time, agree
ments somewhat similar. The Presiden
le of the United States has frequently mad
a conventions with the Indians to the lk
l. effect. The popularity of this case is tha
g certain ~neighboring States deny sltogotlie
a the Independence of Mosquito, and tb
Mosquito nation sre liable every day /
new lncursions upon their territory. w
IS can make no complete provision sgain,
h this danger, Our policy is TO do all lhs
lie honor and humanity require in behalf o
the Mosquito nation, But we intend i
IS adhere strictly TO the treaty Of Washington
of the 10Th April, 1850, and not to assum
-e any sovereignty. either direct or indirect
in Central Americs.
FL J. RUSSELL.
h~EMoRANDUN IN Mr.. %EyERFTT's
HANDWRITING.
d Mr.. Champion authorized me 10 com
municate this to Congress in any way
thought proper. e.