The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-16
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News from Washington.
OuR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND AND FRANQRETHg
POLICY OF QUA GOvEKsMsNr UrOR CENTRAL
AhRKIcAR AFFAIRs-THB CHR SRA ISLANDS PRO-
THCTOKArE-vIsTT OF GEN. WALKER TO rHB PREsI.
DENT, ETC., ETC.
WARRINGTON, June Is, 1857.
The incIinstons OF the administration towards England
end France Of the most friendly character bur STILL
before thc,e be any comprehensive reopenng of ne
gotaious upon Central American Affairs the British gov
ernment must restore the absolute sovereignty Of the
Bay Islands TO Honduras and the entire jurisdiction over
the Mosquito COAT and the Mosquito Indians to the State
Of Nicaragua
When Lord Palmerston shall have made these sasfac-
tory concessions Mr. Buchanan will be prepared to
With him and she government Of France for the resors
ton Of order and the security Of the isthmus transit to tho
COMMERCE and passengers Of all nations upon a broad
and liberal basis The President scouts tho idna Of tho
annexation at any time remote, OF any part Of
Central America to the United Safes perfectly absurd
He also regards the idea Of the permanent occupation OF
The Bay Islands, Of any part OF Central America, by
England slavery or no slavery, wholly inadmissibIe
As TO the Caytoo Bulwer treaty, always unpopular in
this country 1t WILL have to believe be asrogated
by the EEK. Con The ground will thus be cleared
for satisfactory arrangement with Epgi md upon
the basis Of commercial reciproccs provided, al
ways that her Majesty government in the meantime shall
relrqush entirely Gil It's claims pretences Of jursdc
ION occupaon every part OF the Central neri
States and the Islands thereof
Since Lord Napier has received the reply Of Gen. Css to
the proposition to reopen negotiations his lordshp has
despatched to his home government full the
points ssue and has expressed desire to be authorized
to open the budget OF Central American affairs upon
basis analogous to The fair and just demands Of Cab
net The issue will depend the wisdom folly Of
DoIx.o y tn A. n,
cbanan has made up his mni not only upon his ultima
In this business but TO meet the consequences Of Its
acceptance refusal, as ex,gencios may require.
Dispatches from Peru state that the Peruvian Convcn.
ton had under 5rot consideration In secret session
proposition to ice the Chncha Islands under the joint
protection Of England and Frsu:e. majority OF the mem
bes Of the convention were avoraby disposed to the
plan, but supposed that President Castillo would
oppose IT, When the advoes left Lima he he'd gone to
the south Of the republic for the purpose establishing
order and driving Gen. vivanco out Of Arequipa. II
argued in the convention that such proteorate was the
only Of stopping the continual revolutionary srus
giles for power there, the administration Of the
from these islands being the chief aim Of all parties.
General William Walker the defeated Ncarsguan ali.
buster, has had private interview with the President,
but nothing remarkable took place the interesting
caaion Walker talks, however, but little upon his Late
operations In Nicaragua, and has apologies to make
nssmuch he WAS invited there by domestic party,
presenting doubt majority Of the peo's Of the States
The prevailing opinion here Is, that Walker committed
many runous bundes and incompetent for the task
which he assumed and this Is doubtless the solid opinion
of the whole country On bis arrival, however. in New
York. he will probably give more iatsfactory account
Of himself than anything have yet received In his be-
half From all can learn q good many months may
eiap'e before be will again embark for tho invasion of
Nicaragua
General Walker having prolonged his stay here, will
positively leave Thu afternoon for Philadelphia and arrive
In New York to evening.
The War Department. received dispatches to-day from
the Paonc. The officers and soldiers were all in Gne
health.
s. Cole, Esq., Chief Cler.of the Pension ONCE lst this
morning for Csnandsigus 10 prosecute Andrew Baird OF
PhGnix N Y, for forging bounty land papers. Mr. b.
applied for bounty hand warrant for stiles Freeman,
whom be .kes ogn and acknowledge the declaration.
The hes Of the deparn cni show tina, Freeman dead,
and ,ha, forty warrant issued to his minor child
der the of 1880 Baird has been arrested and Is
un Ter bonds for bis appearance.
Vim. A. Caruthers Register at Sank Rapids, Minnesota
Territory has given boad In the penalty OF thousand
dollars md Abraham H. Pamcr, Receiver and Dsbursng
Agent ut Counc, Bluffs, Iowa. in the penalty Of afy Eve
thousand dollars for the faithful performance OF their du
'ie1
The bids for constructing the Marine Hospital at VIII
mngton, N c twelve In number, this day opened
at the Treasuary Department O'Clock, IN the pre-
Of the bidders The Secretary viii not make the
award upon the contract until after the bids registered
and compared.
The first Naval Court heard tho lmony OF Lieut. John
Gsoo called for the United States the Of Lieut.,
Abncr Reed and then suspended i proceedings an,ci
patton Of The arrival Of other government Witnesses The
Second Court this morning listened defence or Lieut.
Alexander Gibson which read by his counsel p Phil
lps Either The case OF Lieut. Robert Handy Lieut. y.
A. Parker, both furioughed Will next occupy the attention
OF this tribunal The Third Court adjourned without doing
business In consequence Of death IN the family OF Com
modcrc Newton, the frefidep, Of the court
Tho following Passed hidshipmen have been ordered 10
the United States steam frgaie Minnesota, viz y.
Rake, H. u. Todd, C. Y. Graves, T. Terry, II. D. Sccly
r. v. McNair and n W. Miller The following TO the
stea mshp Mississippi, viz J. NJ Priichea, T. wilson,
I. b. Mills and A. r. Yates.
TX Governor Wright, OF indiana, will leave Washington
10 for his home There is n that he will de-
cline the mission 10 Berlin. am, however assured that
he has already accepted
Tfm oESxiu srvsrAfTR pePATcu
ruE ELECTION RIOT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NAIL
ROUTE TO EURorE VIA HAVANA, rAYAL AND SAN
TASDEE-rHK BIDS FOR oaRRsIsG rBE urrrKD
STATES MAIL OVERLAND TO THE PACIFIC, ETC.