The New York herald., 1845-08-06


CHEvAttEe Wkorr IN Lospos I'VE have heard
that good many inquiries have been made IN the
BARRIERS shops, and amongst the walters, relative
the whereabouts of the Chsvaler Wikoff-what he
was doing, and where the scene of his operations
In our last English papers find an answer to these
inquiries and hasten. 10 relieve the anxieties of the
Chevalier's friends. This answer is in the form OF
a letter published in the London Morning Post
perfectly unique, amusing and characteristic. Here
| il ISL
/ From the London Morning Post, July 8, 1881
| MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES.
| To the Editor Of the London Morning Post
SIR-l have read in your journal of this morning
prominent article touching Mexico and the United
States, wherein my name has been introduced in
manner which makes to take formal notice
of it, By what ingenious and means you
have arrived at the intelligence you publish it is useless
TO attempt conjecture and it remains only admit or
Of spev sOa %
the question is not at all in condition to allow of any
public comment Suffice il to say, that many of your
avermens correct On the late departure of the
Mexican Envoy, General Almonte from Washington and
the withdrawal Of the American Minister from Mexico
probability of chiefly, it struck me- from all
means of communication being off between the two
governments At this critical uncture had
from General Amone Of his arrival in Mexico together
with some interesting information which deemed II
proper and necessary to lay before government.
received in return the most positive their
friendly dispositions towards Mexico, their anxiety to
see devastating war sverted and their readiness
ploy all honorable for that purpose lost no
time in forwarding through the Consul General at New
York, Senor Grana these kindly sentiments Mexico
and have little doubt they will be most cordially vel
coined. The sympathies Of General Almonte know to
be in the highest degree favorable to the United States
and opposed to all hostile proceedings; and they
worth advertng to- his influence most decided the
councils Of the Mexican cabinet give simple version
of the facts connected with this important affair to- pre-.
vent exaggeraton or misconsructon and may add the
hope entertain that negotiations will shortly ensue in
due form, between the United States and Mexico which
will lead to a satisfactory ISSUE
The inference suggested in your columns that visit
London and Paris at this moment any official business
whatever IS permit me to say, wholly gratuitous My
private and therefore do not properly within the
limits OF editorial discussion dismiss the subject with
an earnest expression Of regret, not of course
any good that may result from the unexpected disclo
sures that have appeared in your influential journal but
that transactions of SO delicate a nature where was
only voluntarily concerned should have been SO pre-
maturey exposed to the public eye Of this country and
the United States.
have the honor to subscribe myself Sir
Your very obedient servant
HENRY WiKerr.
Longs Hotel New Bond street. July >.
The Chevalier, it is toleraby well known here
entered the tea trade some time since and is the pro-
prietor of little store in Fulton street, which fills
the papers with extraordinary pufs of the superior
qualities Of its hyson and bohea. His visit to Lon
don most probably, has some connection with ''the
shop" and his motives, whether personal or other
WISE" to which ne SO modestly and delicately al
ludes, undoubtedly closely allied to gunpowder-
tea For the purpose of creating "a sensation" he
has likely taken leaf outof the book of some vo-
lunteer diplomatst, and certainly deserves credit
for the ingenious mode which he has adopted to get
before the London public very important po-
litical parsonage The funniest part Of the scheme
is that alluded to by the Chevaler when he expresses
his great astonishment at the ''ingenious and in
comprehensive means by which the Post obtained
its nelligence-that having been in all probability
furnished by himself in order to obtain the opportu-
nifty Of publishing this letter. Not SO bad In the
Chevalier "Do you take green tea or black, Ma
DAMP ''Green, if you please, Ma'am! !'