..."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...

...this treaty would place both powers upon an exact equality by the stipulation that neither will ever "occupy, 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 construction of...

...ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same" — that is, the canal — " or in the vicinity thereof, OR OCCUPY, or fortify, or colonize,...Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America." When a party is obliged not to occupy, and not to exercise any dominion over a particular...

...ever erect or maintain any fortification commanding the same, or the viciuity thereof. Neither will occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume, or exercise...Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America. Neither will use any protection which either affords, or may afford, to either alliance,...

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

...maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fort if)', or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over...Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America." If her Majesty's vessels board our merchant vessels for the purpose of examining...

...maintain fortifications commanding the same, or in its vicinity, " or occupy, or fortify, or colonise, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua,...Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America;" nor " make use of any protection which either afforded, or might afford, or any alliance which either had,...

...fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicarsgua, Costa Äica, of the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America ; nor will either make use of any protection which eithèt affords or may afford, or any alliance which either has or may have, to or with any State or...

...is herewith inclosed, expressly excludes each of the Contracting Parties from assuming or exercising any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America. I am therefore directed to inform you that no such interference with American commerce...

...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,...