The morning call., 1894-04-22

of the Sambo and the caprice of the In
dian. He was killed in drunken brawi
in 1894, and succeeded by his brother
Robert, who was found 10 be too friendly
with the Spaniards to suit the Jamaica
king-maklug traders. and was deposed or
ferent family and tribe, and named
George Frederick" who died, or climbed
a tree, or ran away, and the traders COM
missinned a Mosquito. and named him
Robert Charles Frederick" He was
taken 10 Belize or British Honduras, and
duly crowned on the 23d of April. 1926. A
procession was formed and proceeded to
the church, when he was placed at the
altar, and the English clergyman read the
coronation ceremony, and poured conse-
Grated oil upon his head, when his Majesty
signalized his approval by running
his fingers through his wool, and apply
ing them to his nose. The king" and
his followers were entertained at a cOro-
nation dinner, when they got stupidity
intoxicated, and with shame be it said
thu ended blasphemy as disgraceIul as
ever stained civilization or a Christian
community.
After these unctuous proceedings at
Belize King Robert Charles Frederick was
induced to reward his followers and
friends among the Jamaica traders by
making extensive grants of lands and trad
ing privileges in his Mosquito kingdom for
the consideration OF rum and bright cali
cos. When these proceedings came to the
ears of the Governor of Jamaica and the
Supe rintendent Of Belize it created great
alarm, and McGregor says upon their
coming 20 the knowledge of the British
Government they were disallowed, and
war vessel was sent to take King Robert
Charles Frederick to Belize, where he
could do no more mischief.
His Majesty could not endure the re-
straints of civilization and he pinned away
and died. However. before the catas-
trophe he was induced to affix his royal
mark" TO a document styled "a WIZ that
provided the affairs of his kingdom should
be administered by Colonel Mcdonald,
the Superintendent of Belize, as regent
during the minority Of his heir, and guar
dian of his children. He remembered
the spiritual wants of his Mosquito king
dom. and directed that "the United Church
of England should be the established re-
ligion of the Mosquito nation forever" and
so ended the days of Robert, who could
neither read nor write.
One of the first acts of Regent McDon-
aid was to revoke all the grants made to
the Jamaica traders of the deceased King
of the Mosquitoes on the ground that he
was drunk at the time the grants were
made; that he was habituallv intoxicated,
and these grants had been made without
consideration.
All these proceedings and encroachments
were protested against by the Central
American States that were affected, and
appeals were addressed to the civilized
nations of Europe protesting against the
encroachments upon their territorial rights.
A fervent appeal was made to the United
States for its interference in behalf of their
clear territorial rights and national SOW
ereignty.
The close of the Mexican war, the pur-
chase of California, the discovery of gold
and the rush over the San Juan River
route, by way of Nicaragua Lake, brought
the question up between the United States
and England. 1t was apparent that the
ACQUISITION of California would give the
project of a ship canal net 1een the Allan
tic and Pac fic oceans new life and Imme-
date IMPORTANCE. The British Govern
ment was not slow to perceive these proba-
bilities and precipitated their action.
Orders were at once issued for the immedi-
ate seizure of the port of San Juan del
Nicaragua. the only eastern terminus for
a canal by way of the river San Juan and
the lakes, although not Mosquito Indian
had resided within fifty miles of San Juan.
vet il was on this pretenss of MOSQUITO
shore protectorate that England Claimed
the right 10 act.
Two British war vessels entered the
har Dor Of San Juan In the month of JAN
nary, 1S4S, and tore down the Nicaragua
flag and raised what they claimed was the
Mosquito flag, turned out the Nicaragua
oficials ana filled their places with Eng.
lisnmen.
The Ncaraguan forces expelled the Eng
fish, but were again attacked by q largely
increased force who drove out the forces
of Nicaragua with great slaughter and re-