The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-27
FOREIGN NEWS.
Lord HartlngtOn's Uttsrances.
The ColOmbIans Exercised 0ysFths Attitude
Of the United States on the Canal
QusstiOn-The ChlIl.Peruvlan War
Matters Of Note and Interest
Abroad.
SOUTH AMERICA.

PANAMA, March 26.-The Columbianl
are much exercised over the reports from
Washington that the American Govern
ment will oppose the construction of the
canal by foreign company. They say
that they want no protectorate, neither
French nor German, and will submit to
neither without striking back as hard as
they can. They are strongly incensed at
the slight offered Columbia; in that she
is MOTTO be allowed the right to grant con-
cessions to private companies, other than
American, or without asking permission
OF the United States.
The United States vessel, Kearsage, has
been at Chirqui Lagoon for some time en-
gagged in the surveys which the sealed or
ders, under which the Kearsage sailed,
directed to be made.
The Stdr and Herald says: The facts con-
cerning the Thompson grant may be
briefly stated. On the third OF March,
1865, Gen. Mosquera, then the Columbian
minister in London, signed contract
with A. w. Thompson, in the name Of the
improvement Company OF Ohiriqui,
founded in Philadelphia for the purpose
OF establishing a line OF steamers in the
Atlantic aud Pacific. The project also in
Cluded the construction Of railroad or
macadamized road from Bocas Del Toro TO
Costa Rica, from the Atlanticto to the Pacific
Ocean. Upon the completion OF the rail-
road or macadamized road the COM
pany would have grant OF
10000 acres Of land, to be divided
in equal lots for colonization, the Govern
ment and company to possess alternate
plats. Provision was made for the annul-
ment OF the contract il not carried into ef-
feet in 1867. 1t is patent TO all on the
Isthmus that this contract was never car
ried out by Thompson. No cart road or
railroad has ever been run across the con-
tinent at the place specified. The steam.
ship Chinese in that region are unknown,
and all the conditionsof the contract have
failed; neither A. w. Thompson nor
the U. S. Government, acting according
to this contract and concessions he was 10
receive under the same, have any other
right than that given by a document which
ceased to have value alter December 81
1867.
PANAMA, March 2G.-Chilian forces OF
about 10000 men, with cavalry and abun.
dant artillery, landed at Ilo, Peru, on the
18th OF February. Ilo is about 10 miles
north of AFRICA, where there is a Peruvian
force OF about 10000. Alta point 20 miles
south OF Ilo the Chilians have landed a
force OF 3,000men An attack is expected
by land and sea on AFRICA. The position
oil the Peruvian commander is deemed
critical. A cargo Of arms has been landed
at Callao.
During the landing OF troops demon.
strations were made against africa by the
Huascar and Msgallanes, two ships on
blockade duty, but they are reported as
having been roughly handled by the old
American built monitor, Monco .Capaca.
This vessel which has laid at anchor dur
ing the war, rendering no active services
whatever, was got under steam and under
command OF Captain Moore, OF the i'll
iated Independence, steamed out to meet
the Chilian vessels. After a half dozen
shots from the 800 pound Rodman guns,
carried by the Peruvian monitor, the
Chiian ships got out Of range as fast as
possible. The Peruvian officers report
that the Huascar was struck twice by
those formidable missiles, one shot de-
stroying the upper works Of the bow and
the other sweeping the deck. The Magal-
lanes is also reported injured.