The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-17
M. Dallas 10 IE. Glss Il Extracts. I


London November 20, 1855
SIR Having just returned from the Foreign Office
have the honor to report the substance of my
ton with the Earl of Mamcsbury. After receiving me
with ankness ard cordality his lordshp said that he
had invited the interview because he that my
letters for Washington would go forward to and
he wished me to convey in them some few remarks from
him.
l. lord Napier had communicated to the President the
treaty negotiated by Sir w c. Ouseley with the minister
from Nicaragua. 1t was believed that objection was
expressed to its provisions. One of its objects
terminate the Mosquito protectorate
2. Sir w. G.. Ouseley was by this time at Nicaragua.
and would exert himself to obtain the ratification OF the
treaty in doing which, was Indispensable that he should
be protected by the presence of naval force from any
violence meditatcd by fillibusers.
The two governments harmonzed perfectly in their
determination to arrest crush the ravages of General
Walker and his associates. Nothing could be
trely just and satisfactory than the Presidents proca
nation.
A. He had, however, been much surprised at the
tents of recent letter from Lord Napier which stated
that General Cass considered the orders issued for the
protection of Sir W. q. Ouseey to be incompatible with
the Clayton Bulwer treaty Those orders to the effect
that If the government of Nicaragua required for their de-
fence from iibustors the active intervention of military
power, suitable armed force to land seize the
offenders, and hand them over, American to the
est authority of the United States having done hs to
retire Immediately. His lordshp could not understand
why such proceeding should be regarded i'm violation
of that article of the treaty which nterdicte 'occupn
ton doniinon especially clause of the Cass.
rissari treaty, with which this government found no
fault but the contrary desired to effected, pro-
vidcd for exactly the sort of temporary assistance
1t impossible to allow their diplomatic representa-
tive to have his object cut short by marauder When the
treaty disposed of there would be end of their in
reference Thus far as to Central America
s. In regard to Mexico his lordshp described Spain
extremely rrted by the crucltcs inflicted upon Span
ards, and threatening to send fleet to punish and
exact redress England, however had successfully per-
suaded delay Mexico was in so distracted condition
that she could scarcely be said to have responsible
government England had herself been grossly out
ragged in the person of Mr. Hanson, whose treatment
could best be resented in the opinion OF the law officers
of the Crown, by British fleet sent to 1ampco Her
Majestys government, however, averse to any
strong measure which might make things worse than
they already are, and the severity of which would prob
ably f, upon the innocent 1t difficult to say to
what result the dsordered state of Mexico must lead
the nations interested in her well being orbore to inter-
venc. ......
My socitude in this narrative has been to give
the leading ideas of Lord Mamesbury. OF course he
not unfrequcntly interrupted by comments from my
self which led to collateral explanations Among other
things remarked that the provision in the Cass Issar
treaty which seemed to rather to carry out than to
violate the Clayton Bulwer treaty, by securing for all
equally the safe and uninterrupted transit essential
ly different in its character from Admiralty ORDERS which,
amid the struggles Of parties left to the discretion of
naval officers whom to recognise the de acto govern
mcnt of Nicaragua and whom TO denounce for British
pursuit and dispersion hllibusers. If the popular
party now in motion acquired strength, their advcr
saTies would as matter of course, brand them with
that odious name and call for British thus in
sailing foreign troops to settle the political destincs of
the country. That was consequence to which the
President aud people OF the United States could not be
supposed inscnsible which Of all things was most
pugnant TO the spirit and terms of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty, aud which could not possibly follow from the APP
plicaton, contemplated by General Cass of merely
such temporary force might be thought by Nicaragua
herself necessary to keep the transit open for the COM
convenience. His lordship insisted that both lam
dings in the two equally right equally
wrong he esteemed them to be right; and certainly
any attempt by fbus,es to defeat the operations of Sir
w. G. Ouseley would be put down.
also incidentally remarked that regretted that his
lordslp had expressed leaning in favor of Mr.
Belly's project He disclaimed having done Mr.
Belly patropized neither by England nor France.
He specuating adventurcr. 1t was immateria by
whom the work of opening tho transit effected. If
any OF the citizens of the United States held unex-
ped unforfeitel contract he would be entitled to go
on He not intimate with the merits Of the several
claimants 10 contracts.
Again, in the of the interview, referred with