The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-19

foreigners will suffer direct injury. 1t is to be
| hoped that our next intelligence from Shanghae
and Canton will present an equally satisfic-
! tory state of things. OF Mr.. Marshall we hear
little or nothing, since he stuck in the mud
so prov identially on his way to Nankin. Sir
George Bonham, the British Envoy, an uncer-
tain vacillating officer, was glad to hide him
self behind one of the masts of the Hermes
and so protect his person from the Chinese
shot; hut, in revenge, he seems to have evinced
quite as much sympathy for the insurgent
cause as his diplomatic dignity would allow.
Other foreign powers are looking on tran
gully, biding their time.
WASHINGTON IrEMs-Capt. Gibson has had a
talk with the President, has laid his claims be-
fore the government for indemnity from the
Dutch, and Mr. Belmont, it is understood. will
go out to the Hague with some special nstruc-
tons on the subject The Captain is moderate
in his demands, only asking some $4,000 in
demnty for the bad treatment aud bad faith to
which he was subjected by the Dutch authori-
ties Of Sumatra; and the right and title to
certain coal mine in those parts, from
which he thinks he can supply the Australian
steamers at four or five dollars per ton. We
should like to see that coal mine in the posses
sion Of an American citizen.
The Secretary of War, Gen. Davis, it appears,
has gone for the benefit of his health to the
White Mountains, and will amuse himself there
Tor few days in the inspection of the natural
curiosties thereabouts, and of the operations of
the corps of the coast survey stationed in the
neighborhood at this time.
George Sanders. it is said. did not get the
London Consulate without considerable oppo
stion-from the Premier we presume Vide
the Dcmocratic Recie,c and the old foges of
last summer) Rumor further has it that there
is another old fogy who will be apt to remem-
Der George in the Senate. We hope not. We
would suggest rather that the meeting of Con
gress shall be made the occasion for formal
treaty Of peace between Young America aud
the old foges and all other cliques. clans and
individuals Of the democracy, excepting Old
Bullion. He must be lett ont, or there will be no
fun. Meantime we think George Sanders will
make good Consul, and if he should revive his
RerieD in London, he may give new and sue
cessful start to kossuth and the Chartists. Who
knows?
The newsmongers about the White House
further declare that they think they smell rat
in regard to the mission to France and that Mr.
Dix, after all, will not be appointed, from free
coil considerations. Curious affair, that any
way. We still suspect however from the very
mystery in which it is involved that the ad-
ministraton does not want to offend Mr.. Dix,
aud do not desire to distract the democracy in
the North And so the mission hangs FIRE Ell?
Nous reryons
We published a despatch yesterday stating
that Mr. Thomas Butler King had failed to sa-
tisfy Mr.. Guthrie in his explanation OF the def
cit alleged to be due to the Treasury from the
said King as the late Collector Of San Francis
co. Well, if there is a deficiency and Mr. King
cannot command the money, we should like to
know what theSecretary Oft the Treasury is going
| to DO about it. That's all. Item.-Mr. Guthrie
has confirmed all the late appointments ofCollec
tor Bronson hard and soft. Now let us have a
hundred or two. 1t is cruel to keep the poor
condemned wings in suspense. Let another
batch be executed without delay. The weather
is getting pleasant, and they will not suffer 80
hard as when the heat stood above ninety in
the custom house Let justice be tempered
| with mercy. Now is = good time.
COL John W. Forney Is in the field agan fer
| Clerk Of the House ef Representatives three
thousand Il year, with good lump Of patron
age. Hon Linn Boyd. of course is up again
Tor Speaker; and it would be downright folly
to suppose that Gen. Armstrong had ceased to
be a candidate for the printing Of both Roases
yielding clear profit Of from one hundred to
hundred and fifty thousand dollars year But
can Mr. Boyd be reelected Can Col. Forney.
Can Gen. Armstrong2 We must wait for the
answers required till Mr. Tucker new demo-
cratic organ at Washington Is out Meantime
we would caution the oye-conadcnt against
any rash bets in the premises
We published q telegraph. dcrpatch yes-
tcrday announcing The wonderful fact that the
late commission 10 Mexico IN the Gardner case
had found The alleged mines" This i truly
wonderful But what alleged mines, and
where: The prosecution under Mr Nay locate
The alleged mines in the district Of .Jalpan.
in the State Of Qucre.aro while the claim Of
Dir, Gardner locates them in Rio Verde. in toe
State Of San Luis Potos Where did Major
Mordecai find them, and when were they last
worked: Twenty-Five years ago. or at the
outbreak Of the Mexican war Old news, by
telegraph, is waste Of lightning.
The fishery question, Cuba, Mexico, Central
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