The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-21
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We have received from Hon. IL. w. ErLswUgIH
United States Change d Affairs In Sweden, copy u
circular letter. dated Stockholm, April 20 In Which
he dIsproyes the charge OF smuggling OF attempting
TO snnggle goods through The swedish custom
house. We give below The essential part Of hls'
letter:--!Ncn York Tribune.
Having ordered late III the Autumn-asil has been
my practice for several years-houschold provisions
aud wearing apparel as supplies for Wiuter. Was
informed by my 0gent that these articles, together
with some books designed for my private library
and documents for the legation would be forwarded,
II ready, in the schooner duDtnn Val, intended 10
reach Stockholm early In December. Application
was therefore made for the admission of these arti-
cles, which We're particularly described. My boxes,
however, were hot ready for the Allmant Vaf' al
the time Of her departt re.
a lew days after the arrival OF the "Alman Val
the schooner Friheten reached the port Of Stock
holm, having on board number OF boxes, with no
direction whatever but the shipping marked II
and an unsigned bill Of ading referring them 10 my
address. On the transfer Of these boxes to the GUS
tom-honse--where first saw them-I perceived az
once, that they did not, probably, contain what
expected and Immediately mentioned this suspicion
TO The Inspector of the Customs. The boxes which
were opened by my direction, contained nothing
ordered by me, intended for my use or in The least
dsgrss corresponding nih my reclamation. They
were therefore instantaneously rejected, and handed
over 10 the custom-house authorities.
In few days, a letter was received from the ship
casoned by blunder Of his clers who amid
large number of boxes marked f., had sent the
wrong ones, and that my articles si remained nj
Lubbock, where they must BIO Winter-bonnd until the
Spring-and desiring reshipment of those Tor
wnrded through error This letter, ! at once deliv-
cred 10 the proper authorities, rs did with another
one still more pressing, which arrived soon after.
My conneSion with the articles, far Us any such
existed from the fnct that they were addressed 10
me, was severed at the moment Of my disclaimer
The insnuation that an attempt was made at mis-
representation Is even more ridiculous than The pre-
tended "mortifcaton' Of the American Presidents.
VFrHa~ Af
House, no such attempt can be made rs TO articles
admitted free Of duty for n minister. The boxes
which contain them must invariably be opened, and
the contents jo,rnased at The Custom House before
deiirery Nothing, therefore, but the baeest nialg
niiy could insinnae a suspicion involving the cha
racer Of numerous faithful officers al The same time
with my own The assumption ia too ridiculous TO be
discussed for moment. Even had the boxes OF
the "Trlheien' contained the goods was expecting
would not have received them on IN order for ar-
cles coming from the Allmant van
ltwill appear therefore, from perusn 81 the docn-
ments annexed:
nerer reclaimed, or attempted 10 be by me-bnt were
found 10 contlin nothing corresponding even with
my expected articles. They were instanianeously
surrendered TO the cilstom-house authorities, my
intention being, under any circumstances, TO have
nothing TO do with them.'
III. That no misrepresentation was attempted or
could have been made under the regulations Of the
custom house.
credited has nersr for moment entertained the
hottest suspicion Injurious TO my character but that
on The contrary, both il and the customh0nse nu-
thorlties--who Of course We're the most Interested
have borne constant testimony to The promplness
and good faith with which acted.
Such is The evidence offer TO silence the ISLANDERS
Of an insSious newspaper publication in an article,
the baseness and fasity Of which shows lis parent
age to be similar attack in tho columns Of the Son,
ddgsbiada, low and scurrllous print established in
this city. | oppose in fact the testimony of the
Swedish Government TO the malignant efforts Of Il
private enemy-one who is well known TO me.
The document annexed consists Of letter from
Baron thunderstorm, Chief Secretary Of the Minis
Try Of Foreign Affairs, fully confirming Mr.. Ellis
wortll's statement; similar letter from Baron
| Stlerneld the Minister in which he says he had
Informed the Swedish Charge at Washington that no
doubt could be entertained Of Mr.. Els perfect inno-
cence Of the malicious charges against him, which
he says first appeared In obscure and scurrilous
Sunday paper In Stockholm, and were never copied
IN any Government ionraal OF an official statement
/ Of the custoni-house auorities and finally, two
letters from the merchant at Lubce who forwarded
the packages the copies and TRANSACTIONS of all being
| properly aitssted as correct.