Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-11-29
THE BRITISH LION
GrowIS at the Condition of
Affairs at Bluefelds.
The American Eagle Calmly Watches
Lion and Its Own interests.
II Lion Gets Too Ugly II Will Find The Eagle
Fully Prepared.

Warrington, Nov. 2S.-It is understood
that today's dispatches from Ambassador
Bayard show that behind Great Britain's
refusal 20 approve the new Nicaraguan To-
cal government at Blueilelds, the hanish
mcnt of British Vice Consul Hatch plays u
somewhat prominent part, In the earlier
conflicts between the Nicaaguans and
Mosquitoes, commencing last February,
Great Britain and the United States sue
cccded in preventing excessive measures.
While this country, with England, was
restraining Nicaragua, the inhabitants of
the Mosquito territory, under Chief Clar-
ence, overthrow the temporary NiCara-
guam military rule,
At that moment the United States was
recognizing the full sovereignty of Nioara-
qua over the Mosquito territory in terms
more explicit than hitherto had been used
in the negotiations based on the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. Gen. Barriu had been re
ceivcd by England rs the Nicarguan en-
voy, largely upon the representations of
the United States, to negotiate Il conVen-
tion which would place Great Britain in
an attitude similar To the United States
Nicaragua crushed out the Clarence re
bcllion by drastic measures. Clarence aud
many of his supporters fled and Others,
including several Americans and English
men, We're arrested and hIniShCd. Whilo
the legality of this action was never inn
pcachcd, the United States regretted the
proceedings, as it was calculated To cm-
barrass the negotiations which would
practically abrogato the Clayton BulwCr
treaty.
Among the prisoners baniShcd was
British Vice Consul Hatch, who had not
been recognized by Nicaragua, and J. :.
hampton and Il. ID. Wiltbank, Americans.
These three men were active participants
in the rebellion. Hampton and Wilthank
have since been pardoncd and permitted To
return to Blueflclds.
II is understood that the Nicaraguans
Were unaffected by the repeated and per
sistent demands of British Minister Gis-
ling to extend similar pardon 10 Mr..
Hatch and this Is one of the real causes of
Great Britain's present attitude. Mr..
Hatch owned property at Blucfields, which
was confiscatCd. The question of the right
of Nicaragua to rfus,' to recognize Mr..
Hatch as Il consular official is said to bc
involved.
United states Minister Baker has been
instructed to exercise his good offices in
inducing the government ut Managua to
restore Mr.. Hatch's belongings and rccog
nizc him as vices consul, with tha assur-
ance that the United states will use every
proper effort to prevent future successful
resistance to NicaITguan sovereignty at
Blucficlds. Great Britain meanwhile is
To give the implied guarantee that Mr..
Hatch viii not be active i'm any further
conspiracy to restore the rule of Clarence.
The United States could well undertake
this responsibility on account of the inter
csts she had at stake in securing the sue
cessful accomplishment of Barro's mission
in England. which could not fail To result
in giving the United States an incontcst-
able title to any intCr-occanic canal that
might be built over the Lake Nicaragua
route.
Secretary Gresham is confident that seri-
Gus trouble Will DC avoided, nevertheless
the United States has been preparing for
emergencies. The British North Atlantic
fleet consists of 10 vessels. OF these the
Blake, the only one of considerable fight
ing power, was, at last accounts at Hall
fax. with several other vessels. Two
small British cruisers are Mt the West In
dies. and the Marblehead and Montgomery
would easily outclass them
Ii is the custom Of the British fleet to
rendezvous in the West Indies every win
ter and during the present winter it is
the announced policy Of the United States
to maintain u fleet Of superior strength
in the same waters.