The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-19

of the steamer We such enterprise entirely
to our contemporary of the NeW York Sun who will issue
an Extra Immediately on the arrival of his balloon,
and although he will forget to stick in the prices of
ton he will take stick it into the rascally
boys
The Newspaper War Of the n w York Pre- -
against the New York Herald.
For several months past, and particularly since
our return from Europe, we have been expecting a
fresh eruption of the newspaper press of this city
against the Neo York Herald, on some pretence or
another. The progress we have made during the
last few months in various matters connected with
public affairs-the energy with which our estab-
llshment has been conducted in all its departments
the numerous humihating " BEATS which we
have given our contemporaries. in all matters of
enterprise-have certainly been sufficient reasons
for our rivals to hate with perfect hatred, and
10 grasp with all the frenzed eagerness of jealousy
and revenge at every straw, which, to their blood
shot vision, might present the means of impeding
that progress and setting bounds to that enterprise
For five or six years this war has ragged with more
or less fury--now smoulderng in the ashes of de-
feat-and anon famed into fresh and more hiss.
ing blaze, as some evidence of triumphant pro-
gress, more striking and convincing than that
which had gone before, presented itself to the pub
lie eye and brought us, the reward of successful
enterprise and labor. AT one time, the war has
been conducted with all the agonized energy of
despair and at anoher with all the impotent alb
surdy OF farce. The last onslaught has been so
completely farcical-so supremacy rdiculous-so
amusingly Insignificant that think, before we
get through with the campaign we will wiring out of
it materials enough for dozen reasonably length
ened farces, equal to any that ever emanated from
the pen of blanche.
Il
''moral wars" OF former years, our highly respect
able contemporaries have caught a stray donkey
and bestrdng him, come forth to the world, arm
ed and accoutred like Pantaoon, "mock che
valier," determined to destroy and put down for
ever the Neo York Herald The parsonage who
has thus borne antagonists into the lists, is Hen
ry Wikof by name, and during the last few days
the New York press have given to the world some
of his precious revelations connected with Fanny
Essler, and various other parties, for all which
shall make the prieux chevalier most sincerely
pentant before we have done with him. We have,
as we have already stated, been preparing full
account of Fanny Essler's career in this country,
illustrated by the letters, and documents, and pa
pers, of this self-same Chevaler Wikoff; but as
there still some papers remaining, Tor which
we are searching, these delightful memoirs and
still more delectable snatclles of autobiography,
must be delayed for a few days longer. In the
meantime, have few words to say in refer
ence to an article which we find in the Express,
purportjng TO be extracts from recent revelation
made by this chevalier, whose business appears to
be to pry into the wardrobe of females, and inspect
the contents of ady's dressing business
which, it is to be presumed, must be admirably con-
sistent with the quality of his honor and the range
of HIS capacious intellect. Here the extracts
from the Express, and we believe they have been
endorsed also by that finished gentleman, indus
trous editor, and incorrupble patriot-Mr. Charles
King of the american
But to continue He says he Fanny Elssler in
London last summer II tre but only to levy more
oblack mail" upon her. Both he and his wife repeatedly
called her. and their visits most anxously avoid
ed by Mile Essler far her womanish of this
mans well knswn magnity allowed; but their object
was obtain from her boxes at the Italian Opera, and
though they selling at six and guneas, and
for which Mile. Elssler obliged to make compensa
they exacted them from her every night their
in London. They very anxious associate with
Mile Esslcr and begged her to dine with them at their
hotel, but she declined pontedly the honor .
will add another fact in illustration Of his system.
took pains to induce Mr. Macready to call Bennett in
London hoping preserve this distinguished tragedan
from his scurTility With great reluctance MIR. Ma.
cready did and Bennett having prospect Of black
malo dawning upon him wrote instantly to his men
here whom he treats serfs without consciences to
''puf Nacready" Hearing few days afterwards that
the tagedian had given party to some dstinguished
again to his friend ito stop the pu" and then he
has annoyed this gentleman much as he could. will
prove this by his bookeeper, and others.
HENRY WIKOFF.
We shall dispose of these matters very easily
and in the order in which they are mentioned
And first, of the dinner to which invited Fanny
Elsser at Longs Hotel in London, and which she
declined. Now, II appears that this very dinner
suggested to us by this very Chevalier Wikoff,
and pressed again and again by him-why! Why
in order to furnish him with opportunity of re-
Installing himself in the good graces of Mde. Fan.
ny, He had offended her very much soon after
his return to Europe, and soon as he discovered
that we were at Longs Hotel, which was forty
eight hours after arrival, he made his appear
ance, and day after day his visits were repeated,
his continual object being the discovery of some
mode by which he could regain the favor
OF Md'le. Fanny and the invitation to dine
with us, was the plan which he suggested
Well, without any disposition to dsobge any
person, and thinking there was no great harm
in the matter Md'lle Fanny was, we believe,
invited to dinner and accepted the invi-
tation, but when she found that her former Cheva
ler was also to be guest, she declined. POLITELY
assigning an apology, the extreme fatigue of get
ting up some new opera. Fanny frequently expres-
sed in conversation her opinion of the Cbevalier
by the aconic, but sufficiently significant phrase
"Hes mean man"-to which her cousin added
with more emphasls-"Wikofi is a very mean man.
indeed" / believe that on the very day on which
Fanny was invited to this dinner Mrs b. and had
received an invitation to dine with Mr.. MacGregor
the Secretary of the Board of Trade London
and in order to crafty the desire of the Chevalier
Mrs. B. was persuaded to decline that invitation,
leaving me to go, which did, and found as the
guests of Mr. MacGiregor several members of Par
Lament, and gentlemen from the United States
Mr.. MacGregor we may add, is one of the most
eminent political economists In great Britain and