Barnabe Tanna, Colonel, Commandant and Reprosentative of Awastara.

Jacob Tasbin, Captain and Representative, Pahara. Jeffery Maker, Captain, Pahara Tara Representative. Elia Poolin, Captain, Morgantown.

John Powel, Captain, Winatcalia Representative. Cyprine Drummer, Captain, Wooskera Representative. Fabian Belian, Captain, Akeweeta Representative. John Kerry, Captain, Quamwatta Representative. Lucian Cyah, Captain, Wanata Representative.

I present the above to you, with my most hearty and best wishes for your speedy enjoyment and happy reign in your kingdom.

King Frederick.

(Signed) Stephen,
Prince Regent.

4.

Convention entre le Gouverneur anglais de l'Ile de la Jamaïque et le Roi des Mosquitos, relative à l'envoi de troupes auxiliaires, signée à San Jago de la Vega, le 25 juin 1720.

Articles of Agreement made at St. Jago de la Vega, in the Island of Jamaica, the 25th day of June, in the year of our Lord 1720, between his Excellency Sir Nicholas Lawes, Knight, His Majesty's Captain-General and Governor-in-chief in and over the said Island of Jamaica and all the territories thereon depending in America, Chancellor and Vice-Admiral of the same etc., of the one part, and His Majesty Jeremy, King of the Mosquito Indians, on the main land of America, of the other part.

Imprimis. His said Majesty King Jeremy doth hereby covenant and faithfully promise, to and with his said Excellency Sir Nicholas Lawes, that he will, as soon as may be after his arrival to his kingdom, gather together and send on board Captain Towgood's ship, fifty able

private men of his subjects, and proper officers to command them, and that they shall immediately upon their arrival in this island go out in the woods, to pursue and destroy the rebellious negroes lurking in the mountains, and shall continue on such pursuit or expedition

six months certain.

Imprimis. His said Excellency Sir Nicholas Lawes likewise hereby covenant and faithfully promise, to and with His said Majesty King Jeremy, that he will pay or cause to be paid unto each private man of his said subjects that shall pursue the rebellious negroes, the sum of eight pieces of eight or forty shillings of the current money of the island, and twelve pieces of eight, or three pounds of current money of this island, unto each officer, and sixteen pieces of eight, or four pounds current money of this island, unto the chief captain or general, per month.

Imprimis. That his said Excellency Sir Nicholas Lawes shall and will provide and furnish such of the subjects of His said Majesty King Jeremy as he shall send over, and that shall pursue the rebellious negroes, with arms and ammunition, provision, and with other necessaries that shall be found proper for such an expedition.

Imprimis. That his said Excellency shall and will take due care, at the end of the said six months, to send them home to their own country if they shall desire it, but if any of them shall seem inclined to remain in this island, and become planters, that then they shall have all the liberty that any of the subjects of this island now have, or hereafter may have, and that if at their return they desire to carry with them the arms furnished them by his said Excellency Sir Nicholas Lawes, then that the prices of such arms shall be deducted out of the pay that shall be then due to them, otherwise, that they shall return them to his said Excellency.

Imprimis. That his said Excellency Sir Nicholas Lawes will provide rum and flour sufficient for the voyage home, and return of the said fifty men hither, and that Captain Towgood shall be allowed and paid twenty shillings per head for the passage of each of the subjects of his said Majesty King Jeremy that he shall bring over, and that the said Captain Towgood shall be further rewarded for such services as he shall perform

in endeavouring the transportation of the said people, according to his deserts.

Lastly. That such of the subjects of His said Majesty King Jeremy as shall come over to pursue the rebellious negroes as aforesaid, shall be equally entitled to all such plunder as they shall take in such pursuit, with the white men that shall go with them as guides, according to the several Acts of this island for encouraging parties to suppress rebellious negroes.

In witness whereof, as well his said Excellency Sir Nicholas Lawes, as His said Majesty King Jeremy, have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written.

(Signed) Nicholas Lawes,
The mark of Jeremy,

King of the Mosquitos.

Sealed and delivered in the presence of

(Signed)

Fra. Rose.

Sim. Clarke.

5.

Protestation du commissaire nicaraguais contre l'occupation par des forces britanniques du port de San-Juan de Nicaragua, signée à San-Juan de Nicaragua, le 3 janvier 1848.

Traduction officielle.

The Supreme Government of the Sovereign State of Nicaragua has done me the honour to entrust me with a commission to enter upon friendly communication with the British Agent who may present himself at this port, for the purpose of avoiding the violent occupation of it by the troops under his command, under the pretended right which is sought to be alleged in favour of a chief of the tribes of Mosquitos, who, under the title of King, without being recognized, is supported by the English force to which at present there is no equal force in this port to offer opposition, in support of the unquestionable right which the State of Nicaragua asserts over the coast

of the Sea of the Antillas comprehended within the shore of her territories.

But as you have openly refused every thing, and have carried into effect your operations of usurpation without attending to my amicable invitations, in fulfilment of my duty, in the name of the Supreme State of Nicaragua, which I legally represent, and in execution of the powers conferred on me by Government, I protest against the violation and outrage inflicted on the rights of the State, and I make its authors responsible, in the face of the civilized world, for the effusion of blood which such an act must cause, as well as for the loss, damage, and injury which public and mercantile interests, national and foreign, may suffer; the loss of vessels, cattle, and other agricultural produce, goods, etc. San-Juan de Nicaragua, January 3, 1848.

Contreprotestation de l'Agent et Consul-général de la Grande Bretagne contre la protestation précéSignée à San-Juan de Nicaragua, le 3 janvier 1848.

dente.

Sir,

,,Vixen", St. John's, January 3, 1848.

I have had the honour to receive your letter of this day's date, with a protest inclosed.

As your Government had invested you with no power to recognize the authority of the King of Mosquito at the mouth of the St. John's, or to enter into any amicable arrangements for a mutual and beneficial intercourse between the port and the interior, and more particularly as you refused to admit the right of the King to be recognized as an independent Prince, you removed all basis for negociation.

I am sure, however, that you will admit everything was done by us, which could be done under the circumstances, with the most friendly feeling, and in the

kindest spirit towards the State of Nicaragua; and I am induced to think this admission will be readily allowed, by the courtesy evinced by you and the Commandant in your personal demeanour."

I am led again on paper to correct an error which I brought under your notice on Saturday, in conversation, as to the right of Nicaragua to the sea-coast in the vicinity of St. John's.

Assuming, for the sake of argument, that the King's right could be disputed, and that the Spanish Sovereigns had a right of dominion, from absolute possession, over the territory in question, it would appear that that right devolved upon New Granada rather than upon Central America, for under the colonial, the jurisdiction over

7.

Traité entre la Grande Bretagne et l'État de Nicaragua, relatif à un accommodement provisoire des différends sur le port de San-Juan. Signé dans 'Ile de Cuba dans le Lac de Nicaragua, le 7 mars 1848.

Texte espagnol.

En consecuencia de las desavenencias que han tenido lugar entre la Gran Bretaña y el Estado de Nicaragua con relacion a los límites del Territorio Mosquito, y que ban producido choques entre ambas fuerzas, el Gobierno de Nicaragua ha nombrado Comisionados, a los Señores Ministro de Hacienda Licenciado Francisco Castellon, y Licenciados Juan Jose Zavala y Jose María Estrada, para que en union del Señor Granville G. Loch, capitan del buque „Alarma", de Su Magestad Británica, oficial principal de los buques y embarcaciones de la division de Jamaica perteneciente a la estacion de Norte America y las Indias Occidentales y al mando de las fuerzas unidas de Su Magestad Británica en el Río de San Juan de Nicaragua, arregle las diferencias entre estos dos Poderes; despues do una premeditada y madura deliberacion, han convenido en los Artículos siguientes: