New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-02
DUTCH EAST INDIES.
rose of Walter N. Gibson.

1.-THE letter received by the s'' Sran9''
hving come to England BY the overland mall FROM our az
n.,n,ance with Mr. Gibson we have no douOI OF 'hS 0
s,,n,, Of hi, statements and whatever ACQUISITIONS the
Dp,ch Government may brng against him. IL IS evident 'a'
h. trested with unjut and excessive rgo Ills Case u'
serves the attention OF the A"ie''A" ''''' ID Tribune.
WALTER NJ GIBSON, COMMANDER OF THE FLINT, 10 - =
DANA, EsQ, or NEW YORK.
DEAR SIR: Fifteen months ago. s8U
with YOU, Gen. Mosquera, and MIR. Marcoieta' ID
NV back parlor, at No. A. Bond-st. was then
uneodinr 70 YOU some views regarding Central
America. TO be carried out in connection with the
Cheyaler Gomez. Shortly afterward, pur'
chased the ex-war. schooner "flrt, ana com-
plete armament, with the intention OF selling h7r,
and offering my services to Gen. CaTera, OF uua'-
emaa. But a tram of circumstances, noNhea
these intentions, and caused me to steer another
course. Nv acting master, taking advantage Oh
NV Ignorance as practical seaman, endeavored to
cor rid of nv presence and run oil with the
schooner to the African coast but proved the
stranger and set him and his abettors on the
Cane de Verd Islands. Again, my second oincer
| endeavored to carry out similar design by open
mutny; but this was more owing to drunkenness
than TO any premedtated treachery. After some
| 6phting. and the entire cutting up OF the second
mate, again worsted the mutineers and lett
| them. six in number on the coast OF Brazil. Al
ter short refit and obtaining few Portuguese 10
add to nv crew, made sail for the East, touch
inc at Tristan d'Acunha, st. Paul's, the Coco+,
and many other points. During the month OF
January of this year, sailed up the Palembans
Il - CHI
was seized by Dutch force for an alledged Urea
sonable correspondence with the Sultan oil Jam
bee. over whom they have precisely the same
claim that the English have upon Spain, IN conse-
ouence of holding fort petty IN the case oil the
Dutch upon the extreme limit OF this territory
or rather a nominal portion, never claimed by the
Sultan. Outside of the walls of this fort, the
Garrison has lust the same privilege that the Eng
Esb have beyond the walls Of Gibraltar on the
territory of Spain-that is, the privilege OF having
their threats cut at any moment nave III
frpged no laws, and interfcred with no just rignU
Of the Dutch but have been guilty oil enught-
ening some the Sumatran chiefs as to their own
mover and resources. | am now nearly four
months . prisoner in the damp dungeons OF Blta-
vim. The Netherlands Indian Government have
NOT nm to this time been able to find terms upon
which to found an indictment any crime against
their laws. am merely held upon the Suspicion
. If being dangerous indyidual-that 49, danger
J, ms TO their monopoly of this Eastern Archipelago
! Iconnot now enter into any particulars of my
late career for this letter has to pass through n
close espionage, and very liable to be stopped.
have written, chiefly 10 inform my relatives aud
.l,,,f and ont pni ffnft
which trust they will be enabled to learn by the
perusa of this in the columns Of your paper. |
have written on two or three occasions to several
persons. under the eye Of my ailors which letters,
wish TO state now, gave fictitious account OF
nv condition. | have been prevented from co n
mnpicating ANYTHING bnt n commonplace state
ment of nv health aud detention. have been
put in cell IN which my predecessor, young
gentleman suspected ~ liberal IDEAS, huGg hunsei
in fit Of delirium, three days before my entry.
The floor of my cell is below the level OF the m at
of the prison, so that the brick pavement is con
tInuav wet. | am confined with mad nan oa
ei,her side of me but still, | have marye0us!'
retained my health and yigor. Some OF the ont
est of nv seamen have succumbed 70 the deadly
damps of the prison. ! have been busy leernias
the MALAY and Javanese languages from my guard
and have acquired a knowledge of ARABIC Writing
Rentiou and Diawa, which are the Chief winter
characters Of the Archipelago. This employment
and the hopes that lie beyond my prison walls
have sustained me- The Dutch cannot xii me D.
confinement, discomfort or insalu6rity.
The latter part of this letter, which hay
, crossed ont, may do immediate IojIry TO Aner
/, cans in these seas and not help m therefore, o
second reflection, have thought hast that
should not be made public. I could not get
second sheet, for a copy, therefore YOU must nc
cspt this, which, made into small bail, wa
; thrown into my window. and | viii throw on
again. not knowing whether it may fall into tn
hands of my Judges, or he read by my friends i
Newly ork, some months hence
WALTER NJ. GIBSON.
EUROPE.