New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-19
THE DALLAS-CLARENDON TREATY.
nRAET OLE TREATY

BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND TIE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA. Arc. -, lNJ6.
Her Majesty, the Queen Of toe United Kingdom Of
Great Britain and Ireland, ard tue Inlted STATES OF
AueIcs beiLg DESTROYS 10 settle in friendly manner
the questions which have come into discussion between
them relative TO Central America, have resolved to
conclude treaty for that purpose snd have named IS
their respective penpotentiaIies that IS to say: ieI
Majesty, the Queen OF the United Kingdom OF Great
| Il naln ard Leland, &c, and the PRECEDENT OF the
| Uniteo States Of America, &c, who after commnni
csi;pg 10 zach other their respective foil powers found
good and due form, hsye agreed upon and concluded
the follow Dg articles:
ARTICLE /. Her Britannia Msesty and the United
States Of America agree oioty 70 propose to the Re-
Iubcs OF Nicaragua and vi Costa RIca the arrange
ueuts contained in the following articles.
ART. III. territory compriied within the following
limits shall be set apart for The Mosquito lndians
The boundary lire sh MI beg at the mouth OF the river
Rams in the Caribbean sea thence Il shall run up
the mid course OF that 10 its source and from
such soulce proceed in a line due west to the meridian
OF - teg. - min Ion. west FROM Greenwich; thence
due up tire sad meridian until 1t strikes the river
WAX StgoVis, and down the SAID course OF thai
liver TO its mouth in the sea at Cape Graciss Dios
aid thence s0uherly along the shore Ct the Caribbean
Sea to be mouth Ct he liver Rama, the point Of com
meDcement.
The inland boundary shall be designated and marked
cut By two Commissioners 70 be appointed one by ner
BlitsDLic Majesty and ons BY the PresideGt Of the
Republic OF Nlcarsgua.
II, in Masking the survey for this purpose, there
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English miles of the above mentioned meridian line on
sice of such meridian lice, and extending
the whole distance from the river WanJ 10 the parallel
Of the river Rama II shall De tho duty Of the Comns
sCpers to report the same and such natural b)unday
-hsll be adopted instead Of the astronomical one.
ART. Ill. The Mosquito Indiana cOnhnug them
selves within the territory designated by the preceding
Article, shall ENJOY TIE right to maze BY their national
council Or uncl. ana 10 cary 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 10 their people or u such
pereOLs as have connected themselves Win them.
Tie clause "O or 10 such per1ODs a. have connected
themselves with them" le qualified so "a 10 exclude
Brtish Influence Their right of property snd OF Local
government within the territory defined, a. described in
the preceding article shall be recognized affirmed and
guaranteed BY the Republic of Mic .ragus in treaties 70
be fmsde by that State With Great Britain and the
United States respectively; aud the Republic Of Sica
rsgua in each of those treaties shal tpula,e an1 en-
gage that will enact laws to prevent the plrch .se OF
lands rcm the MOsquto Indians, and the Introduction
and ssle Of spiruous liquors among the said Indians,
srd that the republic viii protect thm from ali lnrosos
intIusicns agsressIoIs along tner western onISef
Ite Mosquito Indians email Dot be aoe u CO le Their
territory OF rights 10 any other Stare without the On
-.Lt Of Great Biitan aud the United States BY each
separately expressed: It being however UNDERSTOOD
lha Dg shall preclude TIE coDei4sI-n Vi sacn vol
unay cornptct ana arrangements between the isepuo
c Of N;csragus sni the Mosluito Indians, by which
tne later may be dehn'vty Incorporated aud united
With tre former. bur IL snail stipulated u -acn cage
rat lie sald Mesquite indians sne eDJgy the zane
ii. bis AID Re liable 10 the iu'les Ss tie other c-
zer- e the said Republic Of Nicsrsgus In me last
c.use beginning but It snail be Stipulated 6c
rhe phraseUlOgy changed " render i may en-
joy tie an.e sAis, g.
ART ". The Iest of TIE territory hitcerto claimed
p, beong og % tn Nosqu.o Indiana south ot lie river
Waux or - -Oyis yer. of the line 70 be drawn south
ward from tne said riyer 10 the parallel OF the NE:
Rsua end soutn Of TIE aid parallel znd OF the aver
ksuo sLali DO r,cos nILsd su4 oelBfcd % 1e g.1hin
tie nts and sovereignty u The Republic q Nicsragus
On lie following coudrior-:
Fir,'. The Republic Of Costa Rica shall retain f3r
lie citizens the freedom Of cation up sId
rivsr juan from IL, G.,-tI 70 tie m)uth o. the
SeIsLiu kyer VIII liberty % e.itr aud lgi- the pof
ii "a. Juan q GTeytcgl With ther vesselz snc D.
stlie TIER csrooes IL that port
SScOnd. TIE kepa0los Of Nicaragua aad o. Costa
Rca sha allow the ter.I,ora. disp-tes between them
If TIE zane caIrot be- sn.ca0'y adjusted between
themselves 70 te serced By tie arbt-s.cn q Great
Britain the United >,sres " America. sno, on any
1oVi TIL point sta te able 10 c.. for the cccsou Of
bird patty.
Tdird: A 4 bons fee gents tb.. hsye been made by
the Government Of Mosquito Of lands heretofore poe
sessed BY tie said Inoians, and lying beyond tue
limits Of the prescr bed territory sha4 be mir ned
The foregoing clause, No. 3, q entirely stricken orl
Fgrutk The Republic Of EIEAs.A saAl c0asutv's