Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-18
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN and n e A.
IUAN QUESTIONS.
IMPORTANT DISPATCHES FROM OUR
MINISTER'S To ENGLAND AND SPAIN.
The affair Of the Steamer Washington.

w ASH lNGlDN, ~ - IL uts~aHc
from the President, sent to the House on
Wednesday, in answer 10 resolution OF in
curry, was orderei to be printed ye ,terdsv,
without having been read at length. The
communication merely gives the facts rs fur
bished from the State and Navy Departments.
Secretary Cass sends letter fr III Mr.. Dodge.
our Minister at Mad.id, in which it i stated
that Spain refuses the med tatou OF + gland
in her Mexican qnartel. Numerous extracts
are also given from the CORES p0ntence OF Mr..
Dallas, and from the Spanish Secretary for
Foreign Affairs. The most important OF
these documents Is a letter from Mr.. Dallas
TO Mr. Cass, reporting tho eubstauc" OF
conversation he had with he Earl ot Mains
bury, his Lord5hip ln"itlnr the int r'iew -
He was aware that NJ. Dallas letter. Tor
Wasn!n. ton would g forward on the 9Th
of November. and he wished Mr.. Dallas to
convey in them sUme remarks from hun -
First--Lord Napier had communicated to the
President the treaty negotiated by Sir Gore
Ouseley with the Minister from Nicaragua.
1t was believed that no objection Was ex-
pressed to its provisions. One o. It's objects
was to terminate the Mosquito ProtcctUrate.
| Sec0nd-Slr re Ou-eley Was by this time
at Nicaragua and would exert himself 10 OBJ
tain ratification cf tbs treaty, 10 dong
which it WAS Irresponsible that he should
ne protected by the presence naval force
ON any Hiolence which might be meiitaed
by the tillibuSters.
| He ha J, however been much surprised at
the contents of recent letter from Lord
Napier, which stated that Gen. Cass cJnsld
ers that the orders issued Tor the protection
of Sir Gore OuSeley to be incompatible with
| the CLAYTON Bulwer treaty. These orders
were to the effect that if the government OF
Nicaragua required, for their defence IRON
filibusters, the active intervention or militia
tary power, suitable armed fJrce was to
land, seize the offenders and hand them over,
if American, to the nearest authority OF toe
Uolted States; and having done this to retire
Immediately. lie could not under -tand why
such proceedings should be reg'rIed as II
violation of that article OF the treaty which
interdcted Occupation and dominion espe-
cislly as a clause IN the Cass-lrisLrrl treaty,
with which this government found 10 fault,
but on the onrary desired to see it effected,
provided for exactly the same sort OF tempo
rary assistance.
1t was impossible to allow their diplomatic
representative to have his object cut short
BY msrauders. When tue treaty was dlspos-
ed of, there would be an end OF their inter
ference Thus far as to Central America.
Third--iu regard TO Mexico, lie described
Spain az extremely irritated by the cruoties
Inflicted up)o Spaniaris, anu as threatening
to send feet to punisb and exact redress.
England, however, had successfully per-uad
ed delay. Mexico was in 50 distracted q
condition that it could scarcely be said to have
| ~ nd had hnr-
self been grossly outraged IN the person OF
Mr.. Hanson, whose treatment could best be
resented, in the opinion of the law Uthcers Of
the crown, by British fleet being sent to
Tampico. Her Majesty's government, bow
ever, were averse to any strong measure,
which might make things worse than they
really are, and severity would probably iali
up q the innocent.
twas difficult to say what result tn" dis
ordered state of NJ axcp must | al 10, II the
nations interested in her Wel-bel1g torbcar to
Interfere.
Mr.. Dallas say.:--"My solicitude 10 this
narrative has been TO give the leading IDEAS
Of Lord Malmsbufy. Of course, he was not
unfrequeutly Interrupted by comments from
myself, which led to collateral explanations.
Among other things remarked on rhe pro-
vision 10 the Cas5 lrisarri treaty which seem
ed t. me rather 10 carry out than to violate
the CiaytUu-BuHer treaty, by securing Tor Q !
equally safe and uninterrupted transit. II
was essentially different 10 Its character, I ON
the Admiralty orders, which, amid the sttus-
gl..s of parties left t. the discretion "i naVAi
Ulcers whom to recognize as the dc jaco
government Of Nicaragua and whom /" q
nUunce, tor British pursuit aad dIsper-ioi',
as fillbusters. If the lopular party, DOW III
motion, acquired strength, their adyersarle'
would as u matter of course, b!and them
! with that odious name, and call iur Btitlsh
succ1r, thus installing foreign troops to settle
the pOlitial Gestines Uf the country.
That was u cOnseq ience to which the Pfes
: ident and peoy le Of TIE United States could
, not be supposed TO be inscns blc-wtlch OF
all thiags was most repugnant 10 the 81 ri
and terms o. tho ClIytou-BuIwer treaty, and
which c,ud not possibly follow lrcm the ap
pli:ati N. as cuneu plated by Gen. Cass, 0i
merely such teml orary fierce might bt
thought by Nicaragua herself necessary Il
keep the transit route open for common con
venienoe. lie Insisted that both landings IL
the two cases were equally right CT equally
, wrong. lie esteemed tbcm to lie right ate
ny W Wv
] feat the operations Of Sir Ou7ely, would DE pu
down.
slsp incidentally remarked that regret
! ted that biz LordsbiD bad expressed som
leaning in favor of NJ. Belly's pr,Jecs. li'
r disclamed having done so. NJ. Belly wac
, pstropised neither by Englsud nor Fra zee -
lie was srecuating adVenturer. II wa
inn .terial by whom the work OF opening th'
transit route was ,hectel. Ii any OF the ci'
A liens of the United States held an unexlircc
or unforfeited contract be would be enttle@
to cjon. lie was Dot Intimate with tbt
merits Of the several claimants to contracts
Again, 10 the course OF the interview re
!. ferred 10, with probably an obvious feeling
b.. the alleged "joiut note" addressed 10y the
French and British Ministers to our govern
ment respecting ". BeIiy's contract; ht
promptly aud enphatically denied that any
thing OF the SORT had been written or ever
contem ploted The ruUor OF the morning
coming direct from PARIS, was adVerted to
r that The Anglo French feet bad orders to pro
coed to the Gull Of Mexico. Thas be
said had lowered the funds, but was never
, lheIess utterly destitute OF foundation.
eau perceive that the discovery OF the
goldeo land 90 Fraser river, leading to the
creation of new colony 10 British Columbia,
ba, i,o.o,s,d the sniiritude for lstbmlau