Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-07
a NEW ENTERpRIsF ON Foot

The correspondence Of the Washington States, Of
which mention has been made by telegraph, is as
follows, under date Of the 10th uls., ct Panama:
Il may be important to you, or some Of vouf nu-
meroas friends, to know that Col. Kinney has been
for some time treating with the Mormons with a
view Of settling them on the Mosquito coast Some
months since he despatched from this Dlase an Eng
hsh Mormon, empowered to sell them one half of
what Is known as the shepherd and Haley Grant "
learn from gentleman here who is partially in
the seeret-for everything respecting the negotia-
ton has 8 yet been kept from the public-that By
the last California steamer the Colonel received in
teligenee that his proposition had been favorably
received ~ the Mormons and that this intelligence
ms enabled him 70 raise (his friends say) thirty
thousand dollars in cash, and some eighty thousand
more Us merchandise and supplies, with which, and
accompanied By about twenty followers. he has
sailed for Greytown
The goods, and perhaps the money, flor few
weeks ago he had not the means 70 pay his board,
and was compelled to borrow from frieDds,) we're
furnished him by some English merchants. I'M
derstand he expects to obtain through the influence
Of Gen. Lamar, (the General Of course knows moth
ing Of the negotiation with the English MormOns,)
permission 20 oolonize the country under the Mica
raguan flag Obhgating the eolonists to help defend
Nicaragua against the fbusters. He expects that
the raising Of the Noaraguan flag, where for years
the government Of NiearGgua has not been able TO
sustain it, viii induce the Martinez Government to
grant him the privilege Of cOoniziDg. Failing to
obtain that privilege ne will raise the Mosquito
flag. As this is under British protection, he expects
no serious opposition from any quarter In fact, it
is difficult how any opposition be raised,
except, perhaps at the porte Of San Juan Del Norte
which, by the Yrissari treaty is declared free port
and considered as belonging to Nicaragua. But
then the abrOgation Of the Clayton Bulwer treaty
will according to the Interpretation Of the United
Ststes) restore the MusquitO pretectorae. England
has never abandoned it, Those now residing at
San Juan del Norte hold the place under the Mus
quito flag What is there to prevent the Mormons
from doing the same? England is anxious. deter
mined, if possible, to keep the Yankee out Of Cen
trail America. The English Mormons would be an
efectual barrier against them and doubtless would
receive not only the sympathy and moral support of
the English, French and your own Free sOilers but
as citizens Of the Mosquito kingdom, the necessary
British protection.
The United States Government will find out when
it is too late, that it is overreached by Great Britain
in its Central American policy England can well
afford to sanction the Yrissari treaty; to counsel
peaceful policy nov, by pesceable emigration to
Nicaragua, after she has driven by force the Mica
raguan authorities from the entire eastern coast,
and replaced thereby her own, under the himsy
guise Of the Mosquito ProtectOrate. Her plan is to
build up empire the coast, that must even
tually absorb the crumbling community Of the in.
terror. The plan is practical one; the foundation
Of the empire is already laid and its completion is
only question of time.