To His Excellency Hon. George Williamson to P. S.—I inclose to your excellency a copy of the measures dictated by this government in consequence of the conduct observed by the chiefs of Mosquitia. Hon. Geo. Williamson, February 2, 1875

No. 105. Mr. Williamson to Mr. Fish.

Sir: I have the honor to inclose you correspondence with the minister of foreign affairs of Nicaragua, on the subject of the pretensions of the “Mosquito King,” together with copies of the originals and translations of all the documents he sent me therewith, except the proclamation of the said “so-called king,” which was sent with my No. 289, dated January 6, 1875.

Tour attention is especially called to the following words in the note of the minister, at the close of the last paragraph, to wit: “And it would wish to know on what assistance it could be able to count, on the part of the United States, in bringing to a conclusion its measures.”

I hope my reply to this vague language of apparent curiosity is sufficiently general, and may prove acceptable to you.

I take occasion to say that I have frequently observed a disposition upon the part of the diplomats of this quarter to emphasize their construction of the Clayton and Bulwer treaty, either against the United States or Great Britain, as they may think danger or menace of danger is threatening from one or the other of those powers. It may be I do not fully understand the scope and true intent of that treaty, or may be mistaken in supposing whatever good can result from it has been fully accomplished; but I do not think I am mistaken in saying it is construed throughout Central America as being far more valuable to these countries than to either of the high contracting powers.

In fact many expressions here might lead one to suppose it was made for the special benefit of the Central American states.

I have, &c.,