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river below that point is subject to the jurisdiction of the Mosquito 

 government," and that no usurpation of those rights will be consenteel 

 to by her Britannic Majesty's government^ as protector of said nation. 

 I have the honor to be^ sir^ your humble servant, 



THOMAS MANNING, 

 Charge of the Vice Consulate. 



CONTESTACION. 



D. U. L. Casa de Gobierno^ 



Leon, May 26, 1849. 



Di cuenta al Director supremo del Estado con la communicacion de 

 Y. en que, con fecha 25 del corriente, indica derechos territoriales en la 

 costa de Mosquitos y rio de San Juan de Nicaragua hasta el randal de 

 Machuca, con motivo de la contrata concluida entre este Estado y la 

 compania de New York, representada por el Dr. David T. Brown, para la 

 communicacion interoceanica desde el indicado puerto de San Juan, 

 hasta el pacifico ; y este alto funcionario me ha dado orden de contestara 

 y. que sin entrar por ahora en cuestior, sobre la mission y autorizacion 

 de V. como vice-consul Britanico en el puerto del Realejo, para hacer 

 esta clase de reclamaciones, el Estado de Nicaragua enningun tiempo ha 

 dudado, ni prescirdido de sus incuestionables derechos en la costa, 

 puerto, y rio expresados; que portanto nianca ha reconocido a los Mos- 

 quitos, ni menos al Gobierno Ingles, la menor sombra de derecho en las 

 predichas puntas; y que, por to mismo, admira que Y. le reconvenga 

 sobre propriedades y possessiones que le reconocentodas las naciones del 

 murdo. 



Con sentimientos de aprecio, me suscribo de V. at servidor, 



SEBASTIAN SALINAS. 



Sr. D. ToMAKo Manning, 



Vice Consul Britanico en et puerto del Realeja* 



B. 



Legation op the United States, 



Grenada y June 23,. 1849^. 



Sir: By an official publication in the Gazette of the Isthmus," 1 

 learn for the first time that a commissioner on the part of the repubhc of 

 Nicaragua has proceeded to the city of Guatemala, there to negotiate a 

 treaty of peace and amity with the United States of North America, rep^ 

 resented by Mr. Elijah Hise, late charge d'affaires of the United States 

 to the republic of Guatemala. By the letter of the commissioner of 

 Nicaragua, dated "Guatemala, May 17, 1849," I perceive that the pre- 

 liminaries to snch a negotiation had beea entered upon. 



It is proper to inform your excellency that Mr. Hise was superseded ob, 

 the 2d of April last, upon which date I received my commission as bi& 

 successor. 



It is also proper to say that Mr. Hise was not empowered to eater Uipoa 



