The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-01-05
From Washington.

From Washington.
WAsHfNaToN, Dec. 80.
Adsices have been received here that
the U1itsd States sloop-of.War st. Marys
arrived at Gnaymas on the 18th inst, just:
in time to prevent the expulsion Of Colo
mel Stones surveying party from Sonora.
Contrary to recent rumors and positive
assertions, there is official authority for
saying that the Government, up to noon
to-day, had not received one word relative
to the alleged return of the schooner .Su-
san to Pensacola from Nicaragua.
The Government is in daily telegraphic
communication with the Federal officers
at several Southern ports, and is kept ad-
vised of illibustering movements so far
as they can be ascertained. Every effort
is madc on its part to suppress them,
The recent chartering of steam-b boat
at New Orleans with this view was by the
authority of the Government in response
to an application for that purpose.
It appears from official returns from
Hamburg and Bremen, two of the most
important emigrants ports in Europe, that
the number Of emigrants thence to the
United States was 4l,344 for the ten
months and half previous to November
Is. This is considerably less than the
emigration for the corresponding period
the year previous.
Lord Lyous, according to the late
British advices, will reach Washington
about March /.
Our Government has no recent advices
from Mexico.
The President has signed proclama-
tion ordering public sale of $4,000, ,Oo0
acres of land in Wisconsin in April and
May, including alternate sections which
belong to the Government along tho rail-
road lines.
Such lands as may not be sold will be
subject to private entry.
The Central American Question What
there is Oft.
The New. York Herald ventllates the
Central American affair in about seventeen
columns, and sums up as follows:
First: That Clayton and Bulwer at.
tempted to settle the Central American
question, and Clayton being humbugged
the affair was left to Webster and Cramp-
ton, who went to work in roundabout
way with Costa Rica, and failed through
the pride OF the Nicaraguan Government.
Again: Dallas and Clarendon adjusted
a similar circutous course by way Of
Honduras, aud they met with no better
success than their predecessors Malmes-
bury pursues straighter course in send
ing special envoy (Ousley) to make
seperate treaties with each of three lead.
ing Central American States. England
will give to Honduras the Bay Islands,
aud the territory claimed by the Mossui-
to Indians, within Honduras-to Nicar.
aqua the remainder of the Mosquito
country. Plans will be suggested fol
the settlement of the disputed boundary
question. When all this is done, some
thing like the Dallas Clarendon treaty viii
be negotiated with the Uni.ed States
1t will be noticed that, by pursuing thi
course, the official abrogation of the Clay
ton treaty may be avoided, ant
the diplomatic honor of Great Britial
preserved from any such rubs it received
N the dismissal of Champion, and tn
Right Of. Search question.
| Presuming that this mode of procedur
will be ultimately adopted, the specula
tive affairs of M. Belly, White, Stebbins
Van Dyke, Vanderbilt, Couty, ct i'd omn,
genus, will be settled by the Centra
4 American Government themselves. Th
Cass- Yrissari treaty, which is precisel
\ like that made between England and Hon
duras, will meanwhile be ratified by th
Nicaraguan Government, and so the affai
may be ended. 1t is very unfortunate
however, this Central American diploma
| Icy, and the best plan may be upset b
some over-zealous, thick-headed Britis
naval officer interfering with our ship
f for the purpose of finding some of thes
terrible Walker 6llibusters.