New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-20
MIR. BELMONT AND THE RUSSIAN LOAN
Frem The Union Of Sainrdau.

When this story about the Russian loan reached
Mr.. Belmont, he naturally enough felt indignan. At
this renewed evidence of malignant persecution, and
very properly adopted tuch means as were at his
command 20 place himself in true position before
the country whose nationality he represented at a
foreign court. He promptly addressed letters to the
American Consuls az Rotterdam aud Amsterdam, aud
10 Col Bohen-the latter being the only American
gentleman at the Hague who did not occupy an OF
fetal position, and whose political predictions were
unknown TO Mr.. Il. In these three letters Mr.. Bel
mont repeats the Infamous charges preferred against
him By The NEw-YoRX TRIBUNE and Herald, and
asks for plain, categorical answers as to their truth
or falsity. These gentlemen answer as follows:
ROTTERDAM, Thursday Oct. 49, 1854.
DEAR SIR have the article ia THr NEw YORK
TRIBUNE received by the last mail Az is malicious Perona
sS.r,s with which you have been recently distnsuised By
fhe correspondents Of some Of the New YoIk papers from my
REGARDED simple absurdes; but as vote Of truth and as so
sud they they calculated TO lessen the dignity Of
country by being directed against Of ia
tye agree you that they ought 70 be noticed aud
That since your residence in Holland have not known
suspected you Of having transacted any eommere OF
Whatever and much less 10 have opened an
That during my frequent visits Office of the legation
percsive an thing would
pcon that you occupied with any other the
ordinary personal matters except Mr. Prime your
ach known OF any other clerk st any
That the charge your connection agency in the negoa
tTrh, and that with ample opportunities. and the
and other circles here hsve never heard the ru
u
agency yours with Russian or other Earopssn govern
f1s loan BrLmos NOUN inser Resident Of u 5 America
the Hague.
AMSTERDAM, Thursday, Oct. 10 1854.
DEAR sra have ust now received yours Of tss ls,h G'
IN recent numbers of THS YORK TRIBUNE aud Herald
s sRs ,si 70 spssei the following queries
list Have you at any time beard stsons the eomr srcia
loan for the Russian army or any other Government In
that have never anything of he kind.
ID your several visits ohe Hague have seen any
thing which would warrant even tne remote Suspicion
business this residence that any clerks were employed BY
snswer-Thst nothing that have in nv visits you
at Hague has excited the emoest suspicious 10 my
mind nor have heard that engaged personally
H. Commercial business You had employed clerks for
such purposes either out Of office Of The Legation
remain yours. very truly. IL. g. BAkNWELL.
Hon. AvGUsrL BELMONT, &c, 60.
BEEKEsrYx, Thursday. Oct. 10, 1854.
SIR Your letter Of Yesterday reached me ms morn
~ onsT;es which Won propose have hesitation
in answering that the charges when you STATE are maze
No enc in the Hague IN Holland, suspects you Of trans
.tinF banking business the Hague much less OF having
nsyotsteS Russian OF any loan while there's have
hssd sny rumoT whatever unisvorsbe TO yonr pvse OF OF
nca SS .sys 10 have been such the dignity Of
~ Won represent while know your Intercourse win
the general society Of the Hague to have been OF 'he most
YOU should have been annoyed BY charges made 50
eS Ssspse n IrS yOuI ao.t obed.ut
Hoa AvGUsrE BELMONT, SC &c HENRY bohLEM
In order TO give an air of plausbiity TO this now
exploded charge about the Russian loan SILLY story
was put in circulation by one, if not both tne
papers named relative to the paternity OF Mr.. BEL
mont. 1t gravely asserted that Mr.. Il. was the
natural of one of the ROthschds; and, by pro.
cess of reasoning peculiar these journals the alleged
bar sinister on the escuoheon of our Minister at the
Hague wa. indubtable evidence of his completely in
the financial affairs of the Car Nicholas. We have
before us a letter from the elder Mr. Belmont TO his
son Instead Of being Rothschild, and member OF
the greatest banking house in the world the worthy
old gentleman ia the owner OF small estate in pr
many. the cultivation of which appears to afford
ample amusement and occupation for the declining
years of his life.