Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21
THE DALLAs-cLARENDoN TREATY.

THE DALLAS-CLARENDON TREATY
There has been no official FORMULATION of what
is commonly called the " Dallas Clarendon 7rea-
y" in regard to Central America; but the New
York papers appear to have access to State secrets
in Washington, and have given what purports to
be acoect copy Of the Treaty, with the amendments
proposed thereto by the Senate To satisfy the curl
osty of such of our readers as take an interest in
the subject we have thought it proper to transfer
to our columns the entire proiet It can have no
effect unless the amendments of the Senate be ac-
cepted by Great Britain.
Draft of Treaty between Great Britain and the
United States Of Amerfcd, august %, 1856.
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and the United States of Anne
rica being DESTROYS to settle in friendly the
questions which have into discussion between them
relative Central America have resolved conclude
treaty for that purpose and have named their repec
tive Plenipoentiaries that is say her Majesty the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land, &c., and the President of the United States of Anne
RIGA, &C., who after communicating to each other their
respective full powers found in good and due FORM have
agreed upon and concluded the following articles:
ARTICLE l.
neT MAJESTY anu the Ouitcu CldttS vi
RIGA agree jointly to propose to the Republics of Ncara
qua and of Costa Rca the contained in the
following articles.
ARTICLE III.
territory comprised within the following limits shall
be set apart for the Mosquito Indians The boundary
line shall begin at the mouth of the riEss Rama in the
Caribbean sea thence shall up the mid course of
that river to source and from such proceed
line due west to the meridian of SAC 15 gitudE west
from Greenwich thence due north up the said meridian
lkpCtb n he
said course OF that river to its mouth in the at Cape
Gracas Dios and thence southery along the shore of
the Caribbean to the mouth of the river Rama the
point of commencement.
The inland boundary shall be designated and marked
out by two Commissioners, be appointed by her
Britannia Majesty and By the President of the Re
public of Nicaragua.
IT, in making the survey for this purpose there should
be discovered any natural boundary within fifteen Eng
sh miles of the aforementioned meridian line the
western side of such meridian line and extending the
whole distance from the river Wanx to the parallel of
the river Rama it shall be the duty of the Commission
to report the and such natural boundary shall
be adopted instead of the astronomical one.
ARTICLE III
The Mosquito Indians, combining themselves within
the territory designated by the preceding article shall
enjoy the right make by their national council
cils and carry into effect all such laws they may
deem necessary for the government and protection
all persons within the same and of all property therein
belonging TO their people, to such persons have
connected themselves with them THE clause, or tc
such persons have connected themselves with them
is qualified so as exclude British influence Theii
rights of property and of local government within the
territory defined described in the preceding article
shall be recognised affirmed and guaranteed by the Re-
public of Nicaragua in treaties to be made by that State
with Great Britain and the United States respectively
and the Republic of Nicaragua in each of those treaties
shall stpuate and engage that it will enact laws to pre-
the purchase of lands from the Mosquito Indians
and the introduction and sale of spirituous liquors
among the said Indians, and that the Republic viii
protect them from all nroads ntrusons aggressions
| along their western frontier.
The Mosquito Indians shall not be able to eede the
territory rights any other State without the
of Great Britain and the United States, by each sepa
rately expressed it being, however understood tina
nothing shall preclude the conclusion of such voluntary
compact and arrangements betweenthe Republic of Mica
ragua and the Mosquito Indians by which the latter
be definitely Incorporated and unei with the former
but shall be stipulated in such that the said Mos
quito Indians shall enjoy the rights and be liab
to the duties the other citizens of the said Re
public of Nicaragua. In the att clalse, beginning
with but it shall be stipulatd &C., t5e phraseolog,
ARr1s1 nv.
The of the territory hitherto claimed belonging
to the Mosquito Indians south of the river Wanx or Sc
gova of the line to be- drawn southwark from The
said river the parallel of the river Rama and south
the said parallel and of the river Rama shall be
missed and declared to be within the limits and sovereignty
the Republic of Nicaragua on the following conditions
First. The Republic of Costa RIGA shall retain for til
citizens the freedom of navigation up and down the
San Juan from its mouth to the mouth of the Sarapqu
river with liberty to enter and quit the port of Sar
Juan Greytown with their vessels and to store the
cargoes in that port.
Second The Republics of Nicaragua and of Costa Rcs
shall allow the territorial disputes between them f the
cannot be amicably adjusted between themselves
to be settled by the arbitration of Great Britain and the