The Ottawa free trader., 1854-11-11
Tremendous sENci,cmcni---WGf with The


CAPTAIN GinsoS is getting 20 be a famous
man. Secretary MARcy, as our readers viii
remember, sent dispatch TO the Govern
meut OF Holland, requiring sample aud i'm
mediate reparation for the Outrage commit
ted on GusoS. UUr Minister at che
Hague, Mr. BCIvoSr, after hi, return from
the council at Paris addressed 10 the Dutch
Minister Of Foreign Affairs q note in which
tIe5, words OF A!r. NAErl's were quoted,
with tLc addition t..at il the terms Of the
note were NOT complied with, the Govern
mlnt Of the United States would take .mm--
diatc measures for tlDir enforcement. A
correspondent Of the y. y. Tribune tells ,Ac
following story about !ls reception.
After the lapse Of isw days o note was
received from thc Dutch Minister, asking TO
be instructed in the meaning Of the wo.d eH-
.t5rcs00f, as fouad in Mr. Be!inogts dis
patch whether. IN particular, il meant an
armed enforcement. 10 this Mr.. 3. replied
that the word was one in constant use in di-
ploinatic intercourse; that the Minister must
be well acquainted with the word and with
the fall importance ordinarily given to it.
In reply to this the Minister again asked for
a fuller definition, and desired to know cspc-
cia,ly what definition Nr Belmont attached
~ l4lN NblN n the lttbtlNNl bi AnlIi- 20. ! &c
patience Of the Minister, as may well be i'm
agincd, was about exhausted at this new CX-
hibitiOn Of stupidity, or more probably dupl,-
city, on the part Of the Dutch officer and
taking down a copy of Ncbatcr's large quar-
to Dictionary for schools he drew Il black
liuc across the word enforcement and its
various definitions, then turned down the
lcaf, and sent il to the Minister, with note
stating that his cxcclcncy, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs Of the Pays Bas would please
find in the Dictionary which accompanied
the note, at the page and place indicated, the
various definitions which the word received
from the highest authority in the English
language, and he prayed his cyccllcncy to
select whichever definition suited lis excel
lcncy's views The correspondence tcgmi-
mated here.
1t further appears that Capt GrBsoy went
to the Hague ior the purpose Of couteract-
inr, by his presence there, the influence OF
certain statements which the Foreign Minis
ter had made concerning Lin on which the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs sent pressing
demand for an interview with Mr.. BFrNoNr,
which being granted, Mr. y. was informed
that Captain GIBEoS's visit was in very bad
taste, aud that an order for hi, arrest had
been made out By the Attorney General, aud
would be in the hands ofan oficcrwithiu one
hour, If he did not leave the place. Mr.
BEnoNr replied that the Captain did not in
tend to stay longer than till the following
morning, and that fhc was arrested or ofii-
cia,ly molested during bis stay on Dutch ter
ritory, he lAIr. b. would demand his pass
ports and leave the Hague with tie entire
Legation. This firmncs5 had the desired G.
feet, and the captain was not moigatcl.
The latest news we have in reference to
this threatened war in Flanders and the
movements Of Capt. Gibson, is contained in
tho following despatch from Washington:
WAsmNGroS, Nov 6.
The arrival Of Capt Gibson of Dutch East
India notoriety yesterday, has caused much
commotion in this city, it being supposed
that his visit is in some way connected with
the forthcoming letter threatened By Mr.
Belmont with reference u his case. It is
thought Capt Gibson has some important
disclosures TO make concerning the late min
iatcrial conference at OstcHd Tie impor.
tant dcnoucment viii be given up to the
State Department Capt. &. had an inter