The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-29 00:00:00

ment. He.,could not pretend to give the details of a
conversation at which he was accidentally present ; but,
according to his recollection, the substance of it viso
directly contrary to .the statement in the newspapers,
and sustained the account Mr, Ciayton had given of it.
" Mr. Clayton said he had made speech after speech
in the Senate, endeavouring to prove directly the reverse
of what he was represented as admitting. He was will-
ing to put the most charitable construction upon it, but
it was an utter mistake.

" Mr. Casa thought it very certain Mr. Clayton, un-
le-s in some fit of insanity, could never have said to Mr•
Crampton what was attributed to him.
" Mr. Pratt inquired what evidence there was that
this letter was authentic. He thought there must be
some mistake.

" Mr. Clayton had no knowledge as to its authen
ticity. When his attention was called to it that morn-
ing he was much astonished, and bis first duty waats
disprove the statement. No matter by whom. made,
it was false. If Mr. Crampton never made such a
statement he was not injured by these remarks;
but, if he did make it, it was for Mr. Crampton
to explain. It had appeared in the puhlic • prints,
and, until it was denied or disavowed, Mr. Clayton
was bound to suppose that it was a genuine document.
Lie should, however, be very happy to be assured to Oa
contrary.

" Mr. Fish, in response to a question from Mr•
Clayton, said that in the course of two interviews with.
Mr. Crampton the latter had sttted that Mr. Clayton
always denied that Ruatan was a British possession:
He (Mr. Clayton) thought there must be some mistake
in the copy of the letter.
" Mr. Cass said that Great Britain, being repeated',"
driven from one point of defence, had invariably taken
refuge at another, 'and recent events bad shown this
more strongly than ever."
Mr. Buchanan had had an interview of several
hours with the President on the 14th, in which he,
made a personal report of his mission. His friendsare
much buoyed up by the demonstrations he received
while en route. Mr. Clayton's denial of Mr. Cramp-
ton's allegation that he had admitted to the latter
that Ruatan was as much a British possession as.
Jamaica made quite a sensation in the Senates
being sustained by Mr. Crittenden, who was pre-
sent at the particular interview. It is understood
also that Mr. Fish was prepared to testify to the
same effect, having seen Mr. Crampton after the
interview mentioned and received a similar state-
ment from him.

In commercial matters there is no charge of
importance.
A. despatch from Washington, of the 15th inst.,
states that Secretary Marcy sent for M. Mar
coletta, the Minister from Nicaragua, and in-
formed him of the determination of the Adminis-,
tration to receive the Padre Vizil as the Minister
from the new Government of Nicaragua. g•
Marcoletta complained of it as violating the laws
of God and of nations, entering his solemn protest
against the proceeding, and informing Mr. Marcy
that he should prepare an expose of all the facts,
to be communicated by him to the members of the
diplomatic corps.
Another despatch states that the President would
send a message to Congress on the 16th, announc-
ing the recognition of the Walker Government, and
giving his reasons for that step.
Telegraphic accounts from New Orleans of the-'
14th repeat the arrival of the San Francisco mail, •
bringing dates from that city to the 21st of April.
The steamer George. Law has sailed from Aspin-
wall for New York with nearly $2,000,000 in gold
on freight.

The San Francisco markets were quiet.
A messenger from Nicaragua arrived at Aspie-
wall reported that Colonel Schlesinger had been
recaptured, and would be shot.
The British ship Wilson Kennedy, from Liver-
pool for St. John's, New Brunswick, was abandoned
on the 10th of May, in the Bay of Fundy. The
crew were taken off by a schooner and taken to
Boston on the 14th. The City of Baltimore left
on the 16th inst.,—not the 15th.