The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-10-12
ABBEyILLE CAROLINA MORNING. OCTOBER 2 1861

would be te',-fold repaired by future bene-
fits to English commerce. This, however,
involves questions not necessary to discuss
at present. 4. f a. ;aa.sH.
Touching the fulhllmcnt Of the treaty
sl;pnla,ions between Great Britain and
Honduras, I mpst reply that no one can be
more a"xious'ttlan saaselifor the complete
carrying out of the treaty Of tho 52sih No
vember, 1850. 1t was ia aeSpectation of
this treaty's having been fuly.carried out
that visited tuatan III the mouth of june
last; and excuse me i, in this connection,
| refer to What yoii call my unauthorized
occupation Of this port.
1t would Le a long story fors,ne to. tell
youEw why claim the right to make war on
the existing authorities of Honduras. Suf
flee i, to say that my presence here; ;atthis
time, is dnc entirel TO the cngagemepts
which consider liad in slionor CONTRACTED
with a people desirous of living iii Genital
America underline ancient laws and Gus
toms Of the English realm, Ginning Will,
them common interests under the ,istitu-
tons dcrivcd-from the code Of Alfred. 7
thought it no wrong to assist them in the
maintenance of rights they had lawfully
acquired.
Asking pardon for so long dwelling on
the statement Of your letter. have TO re-
ply that i! you deem it your duty to re-
establish the Eormer authorities Of this port,
shall do no.hi, consistent with honor to
prevent your execution of what you think.
duty. As to The terms proposed, can
not, under the circumstances, regard 1t
'disl.enorable to lay down my arms to I'D
officer Of the British crown, inas,nuch;s
many of the persons compromised by their
adherence to me may claim the guarantees
ofsnglish subjects. In regard to our en-.
bafking,tyou daspot specify on what ves-
basLor az whose expense such re .embarka-
ton is 10 take palee. Concerning the
|s"onoy and p"pe9sske"n o4atyss"y that, as
they never camosinto my Possessions ii is
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u.r in which yo,; nn,noso - orr;vo o., ,l,,
facts touching lite meaey sail7to hay@been
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on.yo' preventing a"y ''uf'"e' sHus'on tea o.
''ooa' oos; also WIN INC vic" 0l pre-
Se"''"ss any 'o'Sasf damage 10 .hc Town
ana inc progeny contained IN H. so mucl'
81 oi Yalch Is Seta'ned on credit from br't~t'
fsss0' flssuses seesss sAsee''ze. ~ -. u
s.sahs supremegavernment Of Honduras
in 9aaPropisaalen received by me this
morning, does not appear to wish VA code
OF Alfred introduced into the country in
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"Pp'"' 70 10 u we same pi"'o"' J"os'"a
"o'' '"e' numerous "PP''e"''''S "'"uo ''
me Tor protection a"' assistance winch
'"n must oo q"''ste aware mat l 'h
| duiDOIlZeu III giving 10 any ItlcDuty STATE