Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-06
BRITISH QUIT CORINTO.
Their Flag Hauled Down and
 Troops Embarked.
WARsHIPs LEAVE THE HARB0R

him to cvaCUate the port on Sunday. Tho warShips pro. Cnted n scene of order ly hustle Sunday morning, giving evi- donco that something out of the usual course was going on. Boats passed ire quontly between tho shoro and the yes Sols, the little midshipmen in charge wear ing an air of greater importance than usual. They wcro evidently bearers of communications to Captain Trench of the Royal Arthur. who upon tho seizure of CorintO, had been appointed by Admiral governor of the port,
 Tho force originally landed by the Brit ish to hold tho placo was 400 blue jackets and marines. but on Friday, when it be- cano known that the tension had become all of them, with the exception of 5S marines and thcir officers, were with drawn.
 shortly after tho flag denoting that re- ligiOuS services were ill progress on board the warships was hauled down, the ma rines, who had boon drawn mp in front of tho custom house, wcre ordered to return to their ships. A flow minutes later the British flag was hauled down from tho government building, and soon the soil of Nicaragua was rid of tho British invad CTS, and tho long strokes of tho sailors woro sweeping tho heavy boats to the war ships lying in the harbor.
 Hundreds of persons assembled along tho shore 10 see tho authorization of tho marines. and cheer wont up as the noses of tho boats headed harborward.
 The Royal Arthur Staid to Salute.
 Tho warships were soon riding at short cables, but their departure was delayed by the tide. which did not servo until in tho afternoon. It was expected that the flagship would depart with the other two vessels of the feet but when the water was high enough on the bar to permit of tho passage of tho vessels only the Wild Swan and the Satellite got under way, and with the red ensign of Britain snap ping in the breeze stood out to sea The tlagship-the Royal Arthur-paid out her cable again, and this fact was believed to Nicaraguan flag when tho government re- possessed itself of the port.
 As has before been stated. Nicaragua has agreed to pay the ST, 800 demanded by Great Britain for tho expulsion of Pro consul Hatch and for other alleged dam- ages to British subjects arising from the recent troubles in the Mosquito rcserva- tiOn. but instead of paying tho money Ut the cannon's mouth, as tho British gov ernment originally demanded should be done. sho will pay it in London 15 days after the last vessel of the British fleet withdraws from Corinto. ThCro arc other questions of damages to British subjects to be settled, but Nicaragua believes that if these questions are submitted to an i'm partial commission the Judgment will he rendered in her favor.
 Well authenticated reports have reached here that Chief Clarence, the depused ruler of the Mosquito reservation, who is now in Kingston. Jamaica. IS tho recipient of G6 per day from the British government, and these reports do not tend to allay tho popular animoSity against Great Britain, it being held that she would not tako such an interest in Clarence if she did not have ulterior designs regarding him. It is broadly stated that Great Britain intend ed to restore him to his chieftainship, but to do so now sho would have to deSpoil Nicaragua of tho territory formerly ruled incorporated aS q state, which was named Zelaya in honor of the president of Mica ragua.
 In well informed circles it is not boliov- ed that Great Britain will over attempt to restore Clarence under the present status, as should she Cndcavor to do so now it is thought tho United states would interfere to prevent what would practically amount | to n COnfScation of territory.
 Nsralhuue To san S3tlNauOr. Thcrc is much doubt hero as to what the oxact attitude of tho government at Washington has been during the whole of | tho dispute. Many conflicting statements | are made. some of which are to the effect that the nited States. if they protested | at all a'.a.nst the occupation of Nicara- guam territory. did su in n porfunCtory | manner. while on tho other hand, 1t is | claimed that it was through their efforts | and in measure under their direction that SenOr Medina, the Salvadorean min l ister at l.Ondon, took such sucrCsSful | part in tho negotiations that led to tho ac l cCptance hy the Earl of Kimberley, the British foreign secretary, of tic proposal that tho smart money be paid in London I instead of to Admiral Stephonsnn at Co rintn
 Tho action of San Salvador in guaran, tccing tho payment of the indemnity. as, l in fact, her course throughout tho whole | dispute is worry favorably commented upon in official circles. and it is believed that an entonto will be established that will | lead to results beneficial to both countries It would not be at all surprising if thi: trouble wirh Groat Britain should result | in the formation of Gn alliance between | the several Central American states fol | defensive purposes.
 There is no denying tho fact now that the attitude of Great Britain ir her treatment of Nicaragua and in hel dealings with other small powers has caus cd an awakening among the Contra American republics tO the danger to which they are exposed from British aggression.
 There is a strong belief hero that Great Britain will never submit any question that may arise between herself and tht Central American states to arbitration
 but that she will herself sit in judgment | on tho question and then proceed by fore, of arms to enforce her own doorce
 Nor for years has there been such una
 nimity of opinion among tho Spanish
 American republics and the situation
 may be best summed up by comparing il
 10 the furry among a group of chickens
 when n hawk dnshes down among then
 and despoils the flock Great Britain ha
 successfully played the rolo of hawk, anC
 the furry caused by hor action shows n'
 sign of subsistence.
 The governments of all the Contra
 American states and thoso of several O
 the South American cuIntr cs have tele | graphed to President Eelayn suggesting
 the formation of commercial uniol
 against the productions of Groat BritaiI
 and also against the transportation of Cen
 tral and South American products il
 British bottoms. If such a union coult
 Do definitely arranged and the terms b
 put into force. quite a severe blow woul'
 be dealt to British trade, and eventuall
 the British government would find tha
 its treatment of Nicaragua had cost 1t
 sum Of money far in excess of the smar
 money that sho demanded from Nicaragua
 The News at Washington.
 WASHINGTON, May o.-As far as coul
 be learned tho subject of an American un
 ion, such as indicated in tho above dis
 patch has not been a question of very It
 cent discussion here by the diplomatic IeI