The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-29
The Mosquito Dlmeulty.
The National Insuigeneer of yesterday contains thu
following authoritative announcement:

Inc Ndt0nn In6HtgeHceT OF yesterday contains the
following authoritative announcement:
statement is going the rounds of the opposition press
hat curespondenee has arisen between this gov
eminent Tue British charge d'atfaes, Mr.. Champion,
about the British claim the Mosquito coast The whole
story sheer invention In this respect, Is very like
another ridiculous story circulated by the democratic press,
that the Secretary of State had advised that Madame Pous
sin should be received the Presidents and that Mr.
Poussin resented by insulting the ishad
necessary that there is foundation whatever for
such Statements or for any part OF IT, There
kind feelings between Mr. Poussn and any member of the
cabinet The sole of government taking offence
be found in the correspondence of Mr. Poussn alone
We are happy to see both these statements officially
~~..--urOr1u rnis arIuunvcn-ur satisfactory, as to
Mr.. Champion. But may we play Paul Pry upon the
dignfed organ, and ask further information without in
trusion' We hear that a correspondence relative to
Mosquito has taken place between the Secretary Of State
and Lord Pamerston the British Minister for Foreign
Affairs Gossip says il might have been more credable
to the American dipomatist We would therefore re-
specully ask the National lntelgene il this story Of
correspondence with Lord Palmerston is sheer inyen.
ton We do not see how Mr.. Clayton could properly
open negotiation relative TO the English claims in Mos
quito with Mr.. Champion But the report runs that Mr.
Clayton has opened correspondence with the English
government upon that subject Mr.. Champion, unless
specially authorized by his government has nothing to do
with transactions in the Mosquito territory But Lord Pal
merston stands in different relation and we therefore
ask if be true that Mr. Clayton opened correspond
ence with the British minister and may we be permitted
to ask, further, whether the British minister advised him
to LEI the matter drop, and that the Secretary has thought
it best to do for the present. for so runs the report
We happy every account to see the delicate re-
port about M. Poussins family fatty contadicted II
FIRST appeared in the New York Herald and not in tbe
democratic press" II was said that the French minister
had been pronp ted by his feelings TO write the notes
which offended Mr. Clayton; and we are happy to see
on account Of the Executive well for his own sake
that there is no foundation for such story.
No sooner, however, is one rumor laid at rest
than another starts into existence correspondent Of
yesterdays Baltimore Sun states that there has been
a hare-up between the Secretary and Mr.. Ca.
vallo, the Gillian minister The report runs, that ga
clerk IN the State Department gave Mr.. Causn, the
father-inaw OF Cavallo, paper which threw import
ant light upon the case being prosecuted by the CHILEAN
government; and that Mr. Clayton finding that such in.
formation could only have been obtained from his depart
ment, interogaes Mr. Cavao as to the source OF the
possession of the paper, who refers him to Mr. Causn
and he in turn to the clerk who promptly dismissed
from Office for this violation Of official confidence al
though nothing very serious may grow out Of the fact
that Mr. Clayton and Mr., Cavallo have eliminated and
recriminated-one accusing that il was undplomatic TO
make Of information surreptously obtained from
the archives OF government; the other that it un.
ministerial to rebuke foreign funconay for prosecu-
ting legmately just claim
We trust that this report too, may prove to be grossly
exaggerated The Secretary has petty quarres enough
on his hands already They donot leave him time enough
to attend to the appointments which are left TO his
decsion