Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-12
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" " dSilngt0n CITY, Jpne2 1878.
" the British consul general, A. St. John
Baker,is about TO depart for Europe tile os.
tensible cause of his departure is the recove-
ry OF health, but II is sufficient TO look in his
lace TO see that il Is only common diplomatic
disease, which may be aggravated or cured at
discretion; the real object is diplomatic: the
English cabinet has expressed some hesitation
In regard 10 certain subjects i'll Mr. Ba"Ot's
dispatches; and The fate Of the two English
emissaries, so unexpectedly executed in Flori.
da, and tile speculation carrying on between
The Spanish agents and some persons in this
place, opens field of corruption So wide and
comprehensive, that the details will not lie sub
mitted TO paper. Mr.. Baker goes prepared 10
state the facts from his immediate knowledge:
Tor no man Is better acquainted with men and
things here. The chevalier colonel Sarn,iento
is also preparingt e visit Madrid but his bust
ness appears TO relate 10 the mercantile affairs
OF some Americans on the " est Coast he re-
ceived ~ 900 dois. for one service of this kind
but the object Tor which lie received the do
ceur failed, and he will not refund" Anrora
AMERICAN CONSUL AT ST. THOMAS.
MIR. hlUNRoE---YOur readers, most
probably, are already aware that The A.
merican consul for the island of ST. Tho
mas. has been recently removed from of
flee. To a gentleman Just arrived from
thence, I am indebted for statement Of
the cause OF that event, which appears TO
have been personal variance between
the Governor General of the West India
colonies and Mr.. Harrison from The same
source have derived information OF The
circumstances which produced that vari-
ance, which are as follows
II appears from the united testimony of
all honorable men who bad an opportuni-
~ OF Judging, that Mr.. Harrison had al all
times most aSslduUusly and zcalousIy en-
deaVOred 10 fulfil The duties of his Office,
and on a occasions evineed an earnest
desire TO shield his fellow citizens from
oppression and their interests from inju-
ry and perhaps DO man, in a public of
fee, has been more Gnpleasantly situated
than him, for, from the moment 81 his
appointment to the consulate until the
present REGAL, he was increasingly har.
| raised and insuIed by such Of the officers
OF his Danish Majesty's Government as
considered their einoiumeDts diminished
by the execution of his official duties : it
was, indeed, III The irst instance deter
mined that lie should be removed al all
events. This removal would not, per.
haps, have been effected so soon, but for
an occurrence which took place al Saint
Croi1 III July LAST. allude 20 lie circum-
stance already before your readers of an
American seaman having been flogged by
Tue NEONciHOi bIucG OH DUdTu Il DANISH
vessel of war. MIR. Harrison having been
| at the time on visit TO Saint CroiX, the
general suspected that the statement Civ
! eli III your columns was furnished by him,
which you know. Mr.. Monroe, was not
the case. On this suspicion, repeated ap.
piications were made by the Danish mi
hlsier to our government for his REGAL, aud
they have at le8etli been successful. So
far did ihc general carry his cnmity, llat
II has been reported la SainfTbomas that
he was heard to declare, that II MIR. Harri-
son was not recalled from the consulate,
he would resign his gOpernmem
] AIN perfectly aware that it is proper
public agents in foreign countries should
endeayOr 10 preserve good understand
ing with the officers OF The government
where they reside, but am at the same
time convinced that it is frequently not
only very difficult, but utterly Impossible,
to preserve such understanding with some
OF those officers aud SelIeye the latter
to have been the case, ia regard TO The
governor general Of tie Danish West lu-
dia colonies and our late consul al Saint
Thomas. On tie one hand, kaOw there
was an assumption of power exercised 10
the Getrimcnt ol Que Of our fellow citizens