The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-17
Uncle Sam and the Mosquitoes.

The withdrawal from Blueflelds not only
OF the Cleopatras marines. which Captain
A. @. CURzoN. HOWE had landed. but also
OF the Nicaraguan troops under Gen. LA
CAYo. makes good clearing OF the coast
for the expected arrival Of United State 8
war vessel on the scene.
That one Of Admiral BENHAMs cruisers.
the San Francisco. has already been or
dered to BlueHelds. Is known, and the Adj
mlral himself accompanies her.
The inference is that the Blueflelds Incl
dent Is not yet regarded as ended. Although
the Cleopatras armed landing party.
about 200 strong. has broken camp at Blue
fields bluif and has been resmbarked on the
cruiser. JOHN BULL Is still keeping watch
on the coast. One report lately represented
tho Cleopatra as still of Bluefelds bar I;
another said that she would be relieved by
the runboat Buzzard. which lie smaller
vessel, OF about 1,14O tons displacement.
1000 horse power. and eight guns. well
suited to service In those waters.
Besides. although the Nicaraguans have
withdrawn. by arrangement with the Brit
ish. the latter even taking most OF them on
the Cleopatra to Greytown. and the re-
u
Bocas del Rama. beyond the Mosquito
Reservation. 1t yet remains to ascertain on
what terms this Joint evacuation was eff
fected. According to ono report. Pro-
visional Government was to have been
established In Bluefields under o coun-
Gil Of five persons. three appointed
by LA CAYo and two by the United
States Consul; but 1t appears that
this council failed to agree on the selection
OF officers to govern the reservation, 30 that
affairs must still be rather chaotic there.
The chief gain thus far for foreign resi-
dents seems to be the abrogation Of some
new shipping rules made by the Nlcara-
guans and the restoration OF the old invoice
In the English language only. An assem-
bly, OF the head men OF the Mosquitoes to
settle upon q new government has been
called. but evidently the crisis that orig
inally caused the Kearsarge to be ordered
to Blueflelds has not passed.
There Is another point for consideration.
Although statements have come from Brit
ish sources that the landing from the Cleo
patra was with a view to preserving order.
disturbances having occurred between the
Nicaraguans and the Mosquitoes in the
what JOHN BULL has been doing on the
Mosquito Coast: what authority the COM
mander Of the Cleopatra asserted or pro-
posed to exercise: what authority was con-
coded to him. and what the actual relations
OF the Nicaraguans, the Mosquitoes. and
tho British now are. The proximity
OF Bluefields to the Atlantic end OF
the Nicaragua Canal makes 1t neces-
sary to leave no doubt as to the po-
lltical status OF the Mosquito Coast. The
instructions given to Admiral BENHAM
followed the adoption OF Senator MoRGAN's
resolution Of inquiry: and since no answer
to that resolution has yet been made by the
President. although communication Is open
with Minister BAKER and with our consular
representative on the coast. 1t may fairly
be presumed that the presence OF war ves-
sci is deemed desirable. whether for pros
ecuting investigations into what has been
DONE or for safeguarding American inter-
ests at Bluehelds in the future.