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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Morgan, John Tyler 1824- (search)
President Hayes, where he said that this must be an American canal, under American control. The concessions made by Nicaragua and Costa Rica are in line with this declaration, and make it even more specific by the opportunity given to the Unitedle, States, and federal government of the United States. No nation has the right, in view of the concessions made by Nicaragua and Costa Rica to our citizens, and of our legislation to aid and perfect those rights, to say to us that we shall not honor and integrity of the United States. Then, recent history would condemn us in the eyes of all nations, for, when Nicaragua tendered to us almost the full measure of sovereignty over the territory occupied by the canal, we seemed to shrink frohe people who have money will build this canal, if no government takes it in hand. But some other government besides Nicaragua or Costa Rica will build and control it. The people of Europe built the Suez Canal when the profits of such an investme
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nicaragua. (search)
Central Americans under General Castellon, but when these saw the Nicaraguan forces coming against them, they deserted Walker. The latter and his followers fled to the coast and escaped in a schooner. Walker reappeared with armed followers on the coast of Nicaragua in August following, and on Sept. 5 the emigrants in the Mosquito country, assuming independence, organized civil government there by the election of Kinney as chief magistrate with a council of five assistants. At that time Nicaragua was convulsed by revolution, and the government was weak. Walker, taking advantage of these conditions, had two days before vanquished in battle 400 government troops on Virgin Bay. He captured Granada, the capital of the State, on Oct. 12, and placed General Rivas, a Nicaraguan, in the presidential chair. Treating Kinney with contempt, Walker drove him from the Mosquito country, and attempted to strengthen his military power by emigration from the United States. A British consul re
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Peary, Robert Edwin 1856- (search)
Peary, Robert Edwin 1856- Explorer; born in Cresson, Pa., May 6, 1856; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1877; appointed civil engineer United States navy in 1881; assistant engineer Nicaragua ship-canal in 1884. Lieutenant Peary made voyages to Greenland in 1886, 1891, 1893, 1896, and 1898. He is the author of Over the Great ice; A complete narrative of Arctic work.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Taylor, Zachary 1784- (search)
asking the friendly offices of this government to prevent an attack upon the town of San Juan de Nicaragua then contemplated by the British authorities as the allies of the Mosquito King. That letterply was made to this letter. The British ships-of-war Alarm and Vixen arrived at San Juan de Nicaragua on Feb. 8, 1848, and on the 12th of that month the British forces, consisting of 260 officersingston was appointed by this government consul of the United States for the port of San Juan de Nicaragua. On Dec. 16, 1847, after having received his exequatur from the Nicaraguan government, he adting that he had been informed that the English government would take possession of San Juan de Nicaragua in January, 1848. In another letter, dated April 8, 1848, Mr. Livingston states that at thBritish government would then have possession of the entire coast from Cape Conte to San Juan de Nicaragua. In another letter, dated July 29, 1848, he wrote: I have not a doubt but the designs