Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-23
THE FRUIT OF FACTION AT HOME.
FROM TaE BOSTON rnAsscnIpr.


FROM TIE BOSTON TRANSCRIPT.
RATHER BROAD HoAx-There are some pos
tulates too absurd for grave confutation and ridi-
cule is theonly appropriate weapon with which to
periorate them. Such was our opinion on seeing in
the Washington Union some time last summer Sc
rious editorial article, charging upou the VINES and
certain members of the Cabinet of President TAY-
LoR the design of converting present system Of
government into monarchy! We Immediately
thought of our old and esteemed friend, /" Peeping
Tom, OF Hull; and ndimagining ourselves in his COM
pany in that old nook at Crawfsh Cove, where the
Huionians were wont to congregate at low water,
we dreamed dream of "Skipper Nudge and his
bark Nancy" which finally took the form OF let
ter and was published. 1t was about the time that
the newspapers were filled with stories of the Hay
ten Emperor and the Mosquito King; and those
personages very naturally figured in our dream,
coupled with the alarming prognostics which the
Union had uttered in regard to monarchism in this
country. The letter, which was the result of all
these alarming condolences and fancies, may be
found on the last page of to-day's paper
Much to our surprise the whole of this "stuff,
such as dreams are made of has been grayely
copied in the London Times as bona fde history.
The chief fault to be found with the letter. on re-
peruslng it, is that the burlesque is too broad and
obvious. But the result would seem to show that
there were gudgeons who could not pass it by.
We must let Mr.. KENDALL tell the rest Of the sto-
ry, in his editorial correspondence to the New Or
leans Picayune:
PARIS, JAN. Z, 1861 was much amused, two three
weeks SINCE the in which the London Times has
been "sod," by republshing, with all seriousness letter
from person who imagine must be other than the face
tous Hull correspondent of the Boston Courier CA slight
msake.) This letter announced the arrival Hull Massa-
of sL ,Jr
ras and gave full of interview between the skip
per and bis Majesty the King of Mosquito The dress Of the
latter what there of it, mnutey described together
with the circumstance Of his receiving the skipper drunk,
seated barrel marked Monongahela The dress in ques-
lion, in which his Mosquito Majesty received the republican
Nudge consisted, all told of cooked hat SASH and pair OF
gilt spua touch it is true, above the Georgia
tune Of shirt collar and pair Of spurs but still rather
scanty for royalty to receive company in.
AS this letter repubished among e@s items, and with
Of any kind, there be doubt that the
Times honestly took every line Of it for law and gospel
truth But perhaps the amusing part of the joke the
fact that friend of the Mosquito King taking umbrage
the liberty taken with the character and costume of his
Majesty Of Bue6elds, in the Times with fiat
tradcon Of the statement of skipper Nudge in which he calls
his story fabrication of fasehoods" He does not doubt
the existence Of the smack Nancy that of skipper Nudge
not III the quesuons Seraci'y oi
But perhaps may be better allow the Times coespon-
dent blow off his indignation in his way Here
his communication the editor of the great London paper
81 observe in your paper of the 22d instant quotation
from American paper which is likely to mislead OF
your readers with reference the King Of the Mosquitoes
1t is there asserted that the skipper of the smack Nancy had
lust returned from Honduras and had had interview with
the King of Mosquito, whose uniform consisted only Of
cooked hat, sash, and gilt spurs that though not
than twenty years of age he rather intoxicated seated
whskey cask, and concluding with few facetous remarks
his Majesiys suite imagine, sir, that this quotation
must have been inadvertently permitted place your valu-
able paper your frequent remarks the Mosquito ques
ton show that you have at all times access to correct inor
nation from that quarter and you must consequently be well
that this Yankee article is fabrication Of fasehoods
Until the early part of lS4s the little King resided with and
educated by her Britannia Majesys late Consul General
in that territory, and his accomplished lady at Buefelds
Since that time he has resided with Dr. Greene her Britain
mic Msjesys Vice Consul Buefels and Grey Town.
Mosquia without having been Honduras where Skipper
Nudge states he had his interview The King about
eighteen years of but his extremely delicate appearance
and dminutive size make him appear not than fifteen
His dress and quite English and bis department
gentlemany am confident his Mosquitian Majesty is not
likely to have received Skipper Nudge in the light and
airy costume described by him, than Prince Albert to
ceive the Archbishop of Canterbury such scanty hab
English the only language spoken perfectly by the
King, yet the Skipper asserts that eyed drummer or
gentleman er acted interpreter Either Skipper Nudge
must have returned from his first voyage resolved to eae
the great waters and invented this ae he must have been
imposed upon by the residents Of Honduras is evident
he has his Majesty You may perhaps consider
this contradiction of Skipper Mudges assertions worthy
corner in your paper.
Can any thing be dicrousy serious than the whole
Of this communication The honest indignation with
which the correspondent takes up the cudge in behalf Of the
personal appearance, Dress and habits of his friend the King
of Mosquito the perfect confidence be has that he would
receive the Yankee captain in the costume position, and stu
ton described and the grave and solemn earnesness with
which he proceeds to ebut and dprove the statement Of
Skipper Nudge, would induce the wag who perpeated the
hoax split his sides with laughter Of the two, although
the editor Of the Times the most essentially "sold by
this piece of Yankee wit yet think that the correspondent
who undertakes him has been taken in.
THE SEA SERPENT AT THE SOUTH.
FROM THE SAVANNAH REPUBLicAN OF mAncH II.