Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-12
THE BRITISH AT BLUEFIELDS.
story Of the Landing of the Sailors on
the Mosquito Coast.


The report of the landing of the British at
Rluefields in the Mosquito reservation was
confirmed yesterday at Savannah by the ar
rival of the steamer Elliot, Capt. A. Brown.
The Elliot which is British steamer,
left Bluefieids sunday morning, March 4.
She arrived there February -. just one day
too late to witness the arrival of the Mic
araguans. Capt. Brown says the Nicara-
guans entered Bluelields February % and
&c He did not know their exact number,
but there was an armed force of four or
five hundred of them at Biuefieids when he
arrived. They brought no cannon with
them. They simply entered under arms
and without any resistance on the part of
the natives. hoisted the Nicaraguan flag
over the custom house and over the other
public buildings.
The flags remained up during the time the
Elliot was in port. There was no fighting.
The Mosquitoes were considerably terrified
by the presence of 50 large an armed force
as they were practically without protec-
ton in the city.
Capt. Brown says the reports that reached
this country with regard to the name of the
British wdrship there are in error. 1t is
not the Cleopatra, he says but the lamar.
The Mosquitoes, he states, fearing they
might be attacked by the Nicaraguans APP
pealei to the lamar for protection.
Thursday. March l, the lamar. without
any authority from the British government.
as they had not had time to get any such
authority, sent three boatlCads of armed
men ashore. Capt Brown did not know the
exact number Of men, but between eighty
and hundred were landed. They were
armed with carbines and cutlasses.
Two Calling Guns.
TIE men went ashore in the steam launch
of the man-of-war. and carried with them
two gatling guns and three field pieces. The
British forces did not land at Bluefeids,
D !.
miles northwest of the city.
There was some understanding between
the Mosquito chief and the officer in charge
of the lamar. the chief asking that the
men be landed for the safety and prDtoc-
ton Of his people. The British soldiers
went into Blueields from the bluff several
times while Capt Brown was there They
could not 60 by land. but had to use the
steam launch, on which they carried one of
eating surs.
There was no fight of any kind between
March l. the day the men landed, and
| March !. the day the Elliot sailed. Capt.
Brown siys there WIS little excitement
among the people. The Mosquitoes We're
somewhat frightened when Nicaraguans
! first entered. hut after the LANDING OF the
British troops ali excitement subsiici. and
the people seemed willing to rest easy aal
| let things go on as they were until the
/ trouble between the Indians and the Mica
Ia guans Is settled.
| Heterogeneous Objected.
The Nicaraguans. Of course, objected to
| the landing of the British troops. and
charged the British officers with an open
violation of the Cfayton-BuIwer treaty
Little attention was paid t. this ~ the
British. The NicaraEuaEs wanted them TO
stick to the terms OF the treaty.
! The lamar sailed from Blaedel7s Thurs
| day night for Colon. for the purpose Of
cabling to England for aivices. III the
meantime the troops were LETT in camp at
! Bluefelds Bluff. The lamar returned to
/ Bluefelds late saturday night. Capt.
! Brown did not learn the result Of the cor
respOndeHce with the English department or
I foreign affairs. as he was fifty OF sixty
miles away from BiGe.g.ls, and Ill not
| land there again before leaving Sunday
morning. When he left the soldiers We're
still In camp at the bluff.
| simply Protecting thc Reservation.
| DR. c. T. Rogers OF ncaoous, Mimi.
who is his way to BluCds!ds. where he
! has large interests. and where British
troops recently landed thereby creating Il
sensation in Washington, passed through
Chicago Saturday. Tie slid: "Englani 1d
/ the riSht thing in landing troops on the res
/ erVatiOn, and every american in that ca'.n-
| try was gll1 to see t. done. The Amari-
cans are the powerful people there. They
control the Wholesale trade and own the
big plantations.
! ''The reason the queens soldiers we're
sert there was because Nicaragua had vio-
| lated the treaty of 1>'D. This treaty pro-
videi for the autonomy of the MosI.'to
/ reservat ton. and was signed by England
| and Nicaragua. The United States gave
their tacit consent to the arran cement. ana
would have signed the treaty had not the
rebellion kept Uncle sam busy with other
matters \ few weeks ago Nicaragua in
violation of the compact raised It's stand
| ard a Bluefei1s, and beEan collecting rev
enue from the Mosquito folk Now Eng
! land proposes to make Nicaragua Keep its
hands of, and this course meets with the
approval of the Americans and all other
| foreigners interested at that point"
| Mile Rhea and entire company at Elks'
benefit tonight. Albaugh's Opera House.
Advt.