Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-19
From Washington,

WASHINGTON, Sept l0.-Lieut. Gen. Scott
is to sail ON Tuesday for the seat of difficult
ties on our northwestern boun daries. He is
to be accompanied by Adjutant Gen. Thomas,
Lieut.. Col. e. w. Lay. and Assistant Surgeon
Charles H. Crane. Upon his arrival at San
| Francisco, he is to be taken on to his destina-
! ton by special steamer, unless the regular
one for carrying the mail is ready to depart.
The General is also empowered to control the
movements of mail steamers after reaching
the Strait or Gulf Of Georgia.
The President has said that our right to
the Island Of San Juan is clear, but the SEN
ate rarely presses extreme claims ut the haz-
ard of war. Hence Gen. SCOTS hands are
not probably tied up with Instructions, but
in the hope Of pacific solution. or with n
view to drferring decision. n large margin
Of discretion will doubtless be given him.
/ | am authorized to state that the letter in
the New York Times concerning the govern
mcnt finances is not official, 50 far a amy cx-
pressions Of the Secretary Of the Treasury or
of his assistants are concerned. They do
not expect that the revenues from customs
the present fiscal year, will exceed in amount
the sum estimated by Mr.. Cobb last Dcccm-
her, namely fifty six millions Of dollars
| This is six and half millions less than that
estimated in the statement referred to above.
!! The amount uf money in the treasury sub
iect to draft mt the close of last week, was
four Million eleven hundred and twcnty-cight
thousand dollars.
| The late Convention between Great Br-
tain and the republic of Guatemala has not
excited "a renewal Of angry controversy
between this country and Great Britain, rs
was recently predicted by the English press.
On the contrary. both governments are still
animated by the hope that their Central
American differences will be happily adj
,justcd.
The larger part of the Balize had never
been the subject of actual survey, as was
officially declared by Lord Grey in 1896:
and the above mentioned convention, it is
said, merely definitely fixes its territorial
limits, which act was intended by Guatcma-
Ia rs barrier 10 British encroachments on
its soil. This arrangement is claimed to be
| in accordance with the BALLAST Clarendon
treaty. a clause of which, to this effect, sub
stantally, consenting to such an arrange
mcnt, having been ratified by the United
States Senate, while the treaty itself WAS de-
featcd by that body, owing 10 Il clause there
i'll Of an anti-slaycry character
The other points proposed to be settled in
the same treaty, namely: with regard to the
island of Ruatan, and the surrender of the
Mosquito protcctorate to Nicaragua, will be
placed in charge of Mr.. Wyke, the new Bril-
fish minister, and it is thought that these
questions will be adjusted by him to the sat
isfaction Of all parties concerned; Great Bri-
tain having undertaken To remove the OBJ
structions to the full force Of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty.
! If any dissatisfaction exists it is because
Great Britain has first settled the point which
sof the most importance to her; but this may
/ be the result Of accident: Sir William Gore
Ouslcy having previously sought 10 surren-
der the Mosquito protcctoratc Ia Nicaragua,
but in terms unsatisfactory 10 that republic.
! What he has failed to do, it is confident he
expected his successor, Mr.. Wykc, will ac-
/ cOmplish.