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case may rest withiii the scope of his memory) the matter contained' m 

 the second paragraph of said letter, arid that you may possibly make 

 known to the Supreme Director of the State the impropriety of such asser- 

 tions. 



Your present position with the government as minister of the United 

 States^ and with which her Britannic Majesty's government is on the- 

 most amicable footingj induces me to conceive that your making known 

 this grievance to the government would tend Very materially to change 

 the conduct of its public officials until I am able to make known the case- 

 and circumstances to her Britannic Majesty's consul-general at Guate- 

 mala, assuring you, as I do, in the most positive terms, tliat there does 

 not exist the slightest foundation of implication towards British subjects^^ 

 in such statements, of late too often made use of, directly or otherwise. 

 I have the honor to be, (fee, 



THOMAS MANNING, 



Acting Briiish Vice Consul. 



Hon. E. George Squier, 



Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States Government 



to Ceiitral America, Leon. 



Grenada, My 2, 1849. 



t)EAR Sir: 1 think it my duty, as a British subject, to inform you of a 

 small occurrence of yesterday. I was at General Munoz's place when 

 the American minister (Mr. Squier) came in, with his secretary, to felici- 

 tate the General's arrival, who, after having thanked him^, stated that he 

 was sorry that Mr. Squier should arrive at a moment that the State was 

 rather in disorder; but the present factio7i was all made up by the English 

 in this State— men who had views to see the State ruined, and the Mood 

 of its inhabitants spilled. This was said in a public place where there 

 were at least seventy persons of different classes. 



I think it will be quite necessary to stop these sayings, so often re- 

 peated, and which will at last cause an excitement of the inhabitants 

 against British subjects in this State, which may cause disastrous results. 



I remain, &c., 



H. GAUSSEN, 



Thomas Manning, Esq. 



Unitei> States Legation, Leon de Nicaractua^ 



July 10, 1849. 



Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 

 ;9th instant, covering the copy of another from a gentleman of Grenada^, 

 relating to remarks alleged to have been made by General Mufioz, chief 

 of the army of the State, in an interview between that officer and myself;,, 

 at Grenada, on the 18th ultimo. That interview was entirely unofficial^ 

 and the conversation upon both sides consisted in an expression of per- 

 sonal sentiments and opinions. Whether they were well-founded or 

 properly entertained, I conceive to be, as was also their expression, en- 

 tirely a matter of individual opinion and responsibility. I trust, there- 

 fore; that I shall not be considered as wanting in respect to yoU; person- 



