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mitted to the legation of the United States, with instructions to apply to 

 the British government for your exequatur, which, when obtained, wilt 

 be forwarded to you with your commission. 



The agent of the department has been instructed to furnish a flag^ 

 press, seal; and the arms of the United States, for the use of your con- 

 sulate. 



I am, sir, (fee, 



JAMES BUCHANAN. 



Christopher Hempstead, Esq., 



United States Considy Belize^ Honduras. 



Department of State, 



Washington y August 29, 1848. 

 Sir: 1 have received your letter of the 29th ultimo, and have to thank 

 you for the information it contains. You will please give your attention 

 to all matters of interest transpiring at or near your consulate, and report 

 them prompdy to the department. 1 have to request that, in conformity 

 with your general instructions, your despatches may be regularly num- 

 bered . 



I am, sir, &c., 



JAMES BUCHANAN. 



Christopher Hempstead, Esq., 



United States Consul, Belize. 



Mr. Carcache to Mr. Clayton. 



[Translation.] 



Washington, December 31, 1849. 



Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the principal object of my 

 mission, as charge d'affaires of the government of Nicaragua near that 

 of the United States of North America, is to solicit, on the part of the 

 latter, the ratification of the treaty concluded between the two republics, 

 by their respective ministers plenipotentiary, at Leon, on the 3d of Sep- 

 tember last. 



Allow me, sir, on making this communication, to say that the special 

 convention concluded at Guatemala by Mr. Hise, the charge d'affaires of 

 the United States, and Senor Selva, the commissioner of Nicaragua, has 

 been, as publicly and universally known, disapproved by my government. 

 My government desires the ratification of the treaty signed by Mr Squier 

 on the 3d of September last, which it considers sufficient to insure the 

 execution of the work of the great canal through this isthmus, present- 

 ing the most practicable channel of communication between the two 

 oceans. Under these circumstances, I trust that the government of the 

 United States will ratify this latter treaty, so that the respective ratifica- 

 tions may be exchanged within the period fixed by its stipulations for 

 that purpose. 



