Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-01

cby into the interior forty miles from tde-water during
the continuance ofhsttes as was done during the late
war with Great Britain.
regretted extremely to that Mr. WALKER in let
ter to the meeting o the foreigners in this city in
pLment to Capt ISRAHAM has out favor of the
doctrine that mere declaration like that of Kosta ent
ties him to protection. Mr. WALKER, should hope had
not given his usu reflection to the subject he would
never have eometo that conclusion
think you will agree with me that Mr. EVERETT in
his recent letter has taken the hide and hair" off of
Lord JOHN RUSSELL Some disposed to censure Mr.
EVERETT for interfering private citizen in matter
purely official and one paper accuses him of having
done SO with view of taking the wind out Of Mr. MAR
cY's sails. do not agree in this view Of the subject
for the letter d Lord Jo RUSSELL was of nature that
required repy and particularly to that part of it about
the melancholy ayowalfor the chief Of free State
which Mr. EVERETT satisfactorily comments on. And
Lord JoHss letter. it also be recoltected was not
addressed to the United States but to the British Minis
ter at Washington, aud therefore could not be officially
noticed by the American Government 1t therefore
have remained unanswered and be left to create
favorable impressions regards the United States unless
Mr. EVERETT replied and FOR which he had very fair
excuse, seeing it in reply to official document of
which he was the author
Can you say how this letter of Lord JOHN RUSSELL
impression
communicated to Parliament under call for papers rela-
tive the slave trade bf Cuba but it appears the Br
tish papers repulshing it with surprise from
American journals Vas it, then, first published in this
country?
suppose you have seen the paragraph that the custom
house officers have sed certa, goods which Mrs Uncle
Toms Cabin Stowe attempting to introduce illegally
into the United States As, prsume these goods
gratutous gifts to her in England, should think she
could have afforded pay Uncle ams legal duty instead
of entering upon the smuggling lhsiness.
For the first time have this week made visit to the
Crystal Palace and not content With one have made wo
the last in the evening There ore great many objects
of interest, but whole, it did not meet my expecta-
tons was much disappointed in the sculptures of
Thorwalsden perhaps, however, it my taste and
sight that at fault, and the chisel Of that
eminent artist must take another of his Apostles
What was However, greatly pleased WITH the Fres
mel light belonging to the Government which the light
house board has very literally and properly allowed to be
put together and exhibited. 1t is flashing light of the
first ORDER ind learn is intended for the lighthouse at
Cape Hatteas. Without pretending to much knowledge
the subject, should say it the perfection of q
lighting apparatus 1t is series of solid glass lenses
presentinga height of nearly six feet and proportion
ate diameter, with immense lamp in the centre, which
nashes alu concentrates the rays through the Whoe
height ani be distinctly for thirty miles at
the revolving machinery and all the fixtures and
sories most beautiful and complete you may
dy suppose when tell you the cost of it in Paris was
10000 francs, (SS,000.)
When is the Sentinel, the paper of Mr. Tucker to
appear in Washington We have for some time beer
looking for it with considerable interest. We ais
anxious know what to be its shnities and princ
PIES Nhit 70 with the Hards Softs. alias Pun,
heads Win 1t support General PIERCE and the Adm
nistration out and out, only half wsyi Win il be
the conservative or fbustering order.
Money is not easy in Wall street, though there is l
particular pressure The constant accumulation in Il
Subreasury IS matter Of some anxiety though do M
think it very important long the rate of foreign
change does require export of pecie for the
arrivals from California in the absence of foreign de
mand will furnish material for any further increase ii
the Treasury and at the time give additions to th
amount held by the banks The cotton crop now within
hailng distance, and will afford large supply of foreign
bills which will tend to check any advance in the rates
There would however be dreadful state of affairs here
with ten millions in the Subtreasury if there at the
same time heavy foreign demand for gold. X.