The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-17


with The cons q actoo II the canal m question.
e. The govern Of the United states and Grea,
Britain having hc only desred ~ entering ioto tns con
yeuuun, 70 Gccoapeh particular obIcct, but aso 10 es
tabsh general principle. they hereby agree to extend
their protection, by uca'y supniatons, 10 any other
racpcabe communlcatons, whaihcr by canal rail- way,
across the stbmnss which CONNECTS North AID 10 h Ams
rcn ard especially 10 bc inter communications,
should the prove to oe prac,cab whether BY canal
railway, which proposed he blshcd by
the way OF Hhuantepec Panama. IN granting, how
ever their pt protection to any sch anas or rl~ays
by I'll article specIhef always understood by
the UGised States aud Great Britain that the plrues con
srociing OF owning the same SHAN Impose NJ other
charges conditions OF tar Lheeupnn than the hufe.
saia governments shah approve Of as Just aud equitable,
and thar the same canals or railways beag open v the
czens AMI subjects o the Untd states and raat Britain
on sqpa i'fns shall also he onen on IKE terms ~ tha
snzns and subjects OF every other Sate which = "ing
10 grant thereto such protection The Untsd states and
Great Britain engage 10 aifOid.
Art 8. fhe ra0caton or this convention shall be
changed al Washington within SIX months from tins day
In faith whereof We the respective plaipoeu tarcs,
have signed ihs convention, and have herconto aiAed
cur seals.
Done at Washington the iq,h Of April Anno Doain
JOHN NJ CLAYrov, us1
HENRY LYrrON R,lIWER, H. :.
And whereas the sad neel ton has been duly rancd
on both parts, and the respective Publications y lbe same
exchanged at Washington the 4th instant, by
John A. Clay ton, Secretary of State Of tno United states,
and the Right Honorable Sir Henry II on Balxcr, Envoy
Extraordinary and s ster Plenpotenary q her Britain
me Majesty on the part Of their respective eoyernment
Now, therefore, Da 1t known that J. zachary Taylor,
President Of the United STATES Of Amesc, have caused
The sad convention 10 be made public u tho end thar the
same, and every clause and article thereof may be Oh
served and fuhled with good ith by the unei States
and the citizens thereof
In witness whereof have hcrcunto set my hand, and
caused the seal OF the United States 10 b. laiSed
Done At the city Of Washington this 9th DAY of July, IN
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
H. 81 dred and my aud or the Independence of the
United States the seventy nth. T. Taylor.
BY the President }. II. CLAYTON, Secretary OF state.
Ds,iARAijoS.
In proceeding to The exchange Of the raacatons Of the
convention, sisned az Washington ou the leth OF April,
hoo, between ber Bfnnc Majesty and the United states
Of kmeica, relative To the establishment Of comunca
ton by ship between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
the undersigned, Der Britannia Mestys penpoentiary,
has received her Majesty Instructions 10 declare that her
Majesty does not understand the engagements ot mat con
vcnron 10 apply TO Ar N3eys settlement ~ HonoafdS ~
70 W DEPENDENCIES Her aijesys ratification Of the said
con,cnnon IS exchanged uhder the explicit declaration
above mentioned.
Done a, Washington, the 10Th day of June, 1850
IL. L. BUlWER
mEaogaNpCM
iEPA.rMryr OF STATE,
WAsnSGroN, July 3, 1850
Tie within declaration Of Sir H. L. Bulwer received
by the 29 DAY of June, 1880. In reply, wrote
him my note OF the 4th OF Jnly, acknowledging that aa
dTrod Rstish Honduras ,cas, net .brdcd ~ The treaty
ofhc leI doy OF 5pyd df; Dut AZ TIE time,
fully declining 10 arm deny the British ute g their
settlement or is alleged dependencies After signna my
diaiey proceeded without any further other action TO
exchange the raAcations Of said treaty TIC consent Of
the Senate 10 the dccarat not required and the
treaty was ratiiied as il stood when 7 vas made
n B.-The rights of no Central American State have
been compromised 10y thc treaty, or by any put OF the
negotiations.
II was. no doubt, Mr. Clayton's intention IN tue Grst
article this treaty do away with the British protecio
The Mosquito shore. lie also hoped to check the
growing influence OF Great Britain in Hoaduras. Tor
many years England held the Belize under perins
sion granted to cut mahogany. II claimed, IN addition, as
dependencies, certain small islands within sight OF tsc
Belzc-whiCh claim was kcty submitted To. Encouraged
by ths saocess the Day Islands, which form tfc KEY
10 thc Fey Il Honduras and which contained number OF
BTeh subjects, menaced, the ground that they
dependencies OF the Belize our goyernmcns, a.
| well that Of Honduras, held that they were
rather far OF for "depondcncics.r In Mr. clay.
/ tons memorandum he gave way the Honduras
question, bu, believed he right the o,her But Mr.
Bulwcr insisted that his government did give up the
procctorate, but only pledged not TO for the
purpose of obstructng the canal Further, has been
claimed by Clarendon that the right protect quite
different affair from the right 20 occupy forty coIonse
or exercise DOMINION and t u further
claimed that by acknowledging that British Honduras
included in the treaty Mr. Clayton acknowledged tho
sovereignty OF Great Britain the Bay Islands and all
These points thoroughly ventilated In lengthy
rcsrondence between the governments, which continued
several years.
Mr. Clayton returned 10 scna,e where he was rre-
quenty cai,chiscd the subject He frequently at
tempted justify himself but the general impress
sion that Buwer had ovcrrcached him Mr. Cayton was
much affected by his failure, and rs believed 10 have
hascned his death Mr. Clayton went out Of Office with
the death Of President Taylor and The o Pses
dent Fillmore.
The affairs Of Nicaragua and Costa Rlca attracted the
attention of Mr. Webster when he took tho chief
Of the Fillmore Cabinet Perhaps tho Secretary state
encouraged by the of his predecessor In
making q convention between two Powers relation
90 the aals of a third. AT any rate he arranged with
Mr. crRnrson, her Majesty Minister Washington, the
project e treaty between the governments ars named
IN the following tcrns;-
THE CHAMPION WEBSTER TREATY
BASIS or A CoSyENTiOS FOR run SETTLEMENT or
TnE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND COSTA
RIGA, PROPOSED ny THE UNITED STATES AsD
GREAT BRITAIN.
Tho undcfgned Daniel Webster Secretary or State of
the tinted states, snd john H. Champion Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister PlcnipoicntTy Of her Brtannir
Majesty having taken iuo consideration the state 81 the
relations between the republics Of Costa Rca and Mica.
hes and between the repahc Of Nicaragua and tho
ritofy claimed by The Mosquito Indians, and beng muu
ally DESTROYS that all pending differences respecting those
questions should he Rmicaby, honoraby and definitely
adjusted 90, behalf Of their respective governments
earnestly recommend 20 the respective governments of
The ropubhss Nicaragua ami Costa Rca arcommoia
ton and settle Inent Of these differences upon the follow
Article l. The Mosquito Indians may reserve IN them
ped by them the eastern coast OF Centrs America
district Of country, and tho jurSletou same,
TO BE- bounded a. follows, namely beginning On the
shore Of the Caribbean at the mouth of the river
Rama, which Is, {accordn ny 20 Balcys map of Central
America puhlishci in london November, 1891 II deg
"a min north latitude and 80 deg % west ougtude;
running thence due west ~ the meridian of ~ deg %
min west longitude from Grcenwch thence due north on
said meridian 10 the river Sgeva Faata-na Wauz,
thence down said river ~ tue Caribbean thence
southcry along tho shore IL sd - thc place OF be
gsnnng and all the and remainder of the territory
and lands lying souibery westerly OF sad reservation
h.r,tofore occupied claimed by the said Mosquitoes, IN
cluding Grcytown, hey asaU re,1gath and csfc % hs
r1c u Nicaragua, together with all jurisdiction over
the same consideration of the net receipts for period
of three a duties evid and collected NJ Grey
town the OF per cent ID rtorem all goods
imported into the state the period a throc years to
mence the day ~hep Nicaragua shalt formally take
possession and into the occupancy ~ said town
And The said receipts shall be payable quarterly
every three months 70 such agent agents may
appointed 10 receive them.
And the sad republic o Nicaragua hereby agrees not
any way modest interfere with Mosquito Indi.
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