...ever erect or maintain any fortification ocmniaudiug the same, ortho vicjuity thereof. " Neither will occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Kica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America. " Neither will use any protection...

...its mutually selfdenying policy, and in the second place declares that neither of Ihe parties will „occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America." We now reach the true point....

...directly opposite and contradictory constructions upon its first and most important article. Whilst, in the United States, we believed that this treaty...or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion"over, any part of Central America, it is contended by the British Government that the true...

...that "the governments of the United States and Great Britain, neither the one nor the other, shall ever occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Mosquito Shore, or any part of Central America" The matter was brought under...

...ever erect or maintain any fortification commanding the same, or the viciuity thereof. Neither will occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America. Neither will use any protection...

...any fortifications commanding the same" — that is, the canal — " or in the vicinity thereof, OR OCCUPY, or fortify, or colonize, OR ASSUME, OR EXERCISE ANY dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America." When a party is obliged...

...neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Musquito Coast, or any part of Central America ; nor will either make use...

...nor will they erect any fortification commanding, or in the vicinity of, that canal ; nor will they occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over any part of Central America1 ; nor will they make use of any protection which they afford, or may afford, or any alliance...

...«2lmerifa" (ihc g-overnmenls of the United States and Great Britain, neither the one nor the other, shall ever occupy, or fortify , or colonize, or assume , or exercise any dominion over Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Mosquito Shore, or any part of Central-America). Sir 21и^фи)? fur bie...

...directlv opposite and contradictory instructions upon its first and most important article. "Whilst, in The United States, -we believed that this Treaty would place both Powers upon an esnct * Vol. XXXVIII. Page 4. equality by the stipulation that neither will ever " occupy, or fortify,...