The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-28
TEXT OFTHE ULTIMATUM
GREAT BRTTATN'S DEMAND ON
WEAK NICARAG qua.
An Idemnity of 5000 Pounds and Conn
mission OF Three to Assess Lossos-ohS
Ono Member Can be an American

WASHINGTON. March 1.-The fuh
icxt Of Great Briialn's ultimatum 10
Nicaragua IS made public to-nlBnl. II
is dated February 18th. and is addIesscu
o. Senor Don Modesto Barrios, ana Is
document Of 800 words Following - 10
suhstaucc AT the outset Earl kimOcf-
Icy says:
"Hcr Majcstys Government have care
fully considered the voluminous docu-
Inents incloscd in your note OF the "a
Of November last, which you nave COM
rnunicatod 10 me ia iusthcauon of the
proceedings OF the Nicaraguan Govern
1nent. in regard 10 MIR. Hatch, British
pro-consm, and other British subjects,
who were arrested i'm August last in the
Mosquito Reserve, imprisoned, and OK
PEELED from Nicaragua, not only without
any form OF trial. but without any COM
munication 10 them of the charges against
them, 20 as TO afford them an oppOrtuni-
ty OF absolving themselves.
SATISFIED WITH HATCH.
"Before proceeding 20 examine the
Ftatemeuts ma>S~ IN those documents, 1
may observe that although Mr.. Hatch
was not. strictly speaking, an officer in
her Maiesty's consular service it might
have been expected that the Nicaraguan
authorities IN the Reserve who carried
on "a correspondence with him and made
use Of his services In a consular char
actcr whenever and so long as it suited
their convenience to do so, would, as
am ordinary courte -, have communica-
ted with her Majesty's Government be-
fore resorting TO the arrest OF that gem
1leman."
The grievances Of the British subjects
concerned in the Bluche.ds affair Of last
July are stated in detail, and the charges
against them by Nicaragua and the al
tdavits and evidence in their behalf, arc
summarized. Earl Kimberley then says:
with regard to the conduct of Mr..
Hatch. her Majestys Government arc
satisfied, from the reports of her Ma
jestey's naval officials. that it was per
fectly correct during the time that ne
acted as British pro-cOnsul."
PERSONNEL OF THE COMMISSION.
"I have only to request that you viii
without delay inform the Nicaraguan
Government that her Majesty's Govern
/ ment cannot admit that any adequate or
lrelable evidence has been produced 10
justify the arbitrary and violent action
daken against the Queens subjects. They
hold the Nicaraguan Government respon-
sible for those proceedings, and they
must require them to pay the sum of
1900 pounds on account of their action in
arrestng imprisoning and eXpelling those
british subjects further, to cancel the
decrccs of exile issued against them, and
80 agree TO the constitution of a COM
mission to assess the losses sustained by
chem I'm their property of goods in the
reserve, owing 10 the action Of the Mica
raguan authorities; such commission TO
De composed of q British representative,
a Nicaragua representative. and a jurist
not a citizen of any American state to
be selected by agreement between the
Nicaraguan Government and the Gov
crnment of her Majesty; and, falling such
agreement by the President of the Swiss
republic, the findings of the commission
TO be by a majority, and the awards TO
be final, and to be paid within three
months Of the conclusion of their labors.
A further penalty of 800 pounds is as
sesscd as Indemnity for offences against
British subjects not included in the fore
going
THE TREATY OF MANAGUA.
The ultimatum concludes as follows:
In previous letters which have been
sent TO you / have explained that her
Majesty's Government are not prepared
10 discuss any question with regard TO
the treaty Of Managua and the recent
proceedings in the Mosquito reserve until
this matter of arrest and Imprisonment
OF British subjects had been disposed Of.
In order TO avoid any misunderstanding
on the subject. 1 think it right TO in
form you that to this determination her
MajeSty's Government intend to adhere,
but so soon as the demands which / have
made in my present note have been sat
isfied, 1 shall be prepared to receive and
consider in friendly spirit any repre-
sentations on those questions which the
Nicaraguan Government may desire TO
make TO her Majesty's Government
gfr dor fflaf4 rrrrffs
humble and obedient servant.
"KINRERT. Y"