Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-03-29
THE BL UEFlELDS INCIDENT
No Mosquito Protectorate Contemplated
BY England


President to-day transmitted to
Congress the answer OF Secretary
Gresham to the resolution offered
in the Senate BY Mr., Morgan, OF
Alabama. calling for information
relative 10 the recent British occn-
patton Of B,uefelds.
The letter of Secretary Gresham
states that an explicit declaration
has been received from the
British Government t at 9th
ing in the way of psotectorate
over the Mo quito Indians is des
sired or intended by, the BritisE:
Government. The Secretacy's e;-
ter. which is addressed to the Press
ident, is as tollows:
s'The Secretary of State, to whom
was referred resolution adopted
in the Senate # the United States
on the 75h instant requesting the
President TO Inform t!ac Senate, il
it is inconsistent with the public
ineres's, whether the Government
oft Great Britain has occupied
Bluef1elds or any other place on
So: No quito reservation, III the
thate of NlcaTagua, wi h military
it-ce, and the character aud
strength of such force, and the
claim of au' 1rity on the part oi
that government SO to occuYy tha'
countrF, has tie honor to submil
tor the Presidents consideration.
Senate, tho following report, L,
preparation OF which has been
necessarily deferred in order t.
Obtain Trustworthy Information.
The state of war VIII ch existed
between Nicar~gaa and Hondura,
recently term mated by the success
OF Niu@ra.ua. Daring the ccntest
it was repo;te that Hondura.
forces had taken possession If o. IA
Gcac;as a Dtos, a point ON II,
nor hea5tern extremity Of N Cara
ena, l}ii.g on the Caribbean Set
above the northern limit OF tbs
Mosqn;t4 e62jv4tiou, and contem
p ated al attack thence npol
Biuefie!ds, the chiet toHa Of thar
reservation.
CAS- the territorial sovereign the
Cove nment of Nicaragua appear.
to have dispatched troops to Blue
fe ds for the defense If that pori
against the threa e ned attack anc
pr, claims martial law in the
Territory. A cot.f g. - sufaorit,
en*ucd between the Nicaragua
age1T aud the 'o;a .Iudian author,
ltie-, the latter denHiag the righ
of n cara-ua t. "ceupy the couu
try Or set its power above that q
tue local administration estaoii4b bec
under the treaty OF January 2S
1860, be:ween n caragua anc
G:eat Britain. The matter wa
brought TO the attention Of th,
Minister O Foreign AA'4its, LorC
Kimberly, from whom it Wa
learned that her Maje8F5's govern
ment bad given no Instructions il
The premises and was awaiting in.
formation, which, when receives
wonid be fully and instantly com
municated to the government O
the y UAited S s.tes
"His Lordzhip stated that by
telegram Of Ma CT 4 he B it's
Consul at Greytown had in oru1e
the British Mini ter al Guattmal
City that Nicaraguan forces ha
suddenly taken possession of Blue
fields, displacing the flag OF tn
Mosquito Indians and treating th
Local authorities and in nhabitani
with violence AID hardness. Fear
ing disorders and dangers to Ii
residents in the Tetritory,a a Britis
shiI-ot,war had visited Blue field
with the result CT replacing tn
fl x of the Mosquito Indians ali
restoring tranquility pending a
understanding as to the question
Involved.
"His> L7rdship most positiyei
reaHrmed the dec aratioD hereto
fore made on repeated occasions b
her Mai ssty's GOVERNMENT an
particularly in note of Marqa
of Salisbury to Mr.. Edward
British Charge d. Affairs at w
irgton, dated March z, 1889, an
printed Oh page 468 Of the voIum
OF foreign relations the Unite
States for that year, and averre
that no prosccsogate over the Mo-
qaito Indians in substance or form
nor anything in the nature Of
protectorate is desired or intende
by British Government.
''In view of these explicit decl.
rations, Mr.. Bayard is led to e,
press his belief that the landing
the British force was merely to e,
tend safely to the residents
Blu,fsds and vicinity, and
Geek arprehepded act of vioenc
the loss of tie Kearsarg g
while on the way to the Nicaragna
coast. has prevented the time
presence OF United States ship
war at the scene Of disturbances
Another vessel lie, however, no
proceeding thither, and her arriv
may be expected IN the course of
few days. "W. @. GRESHAM"
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