The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-14

Fr0m Washington
CASE OF CAPTAIN 0IBs0k-COErENTs or TaB Pm
vATB DOCUMENTS OF THE DUTCH GovRRSAEET-
LUrCH INTRIGUE IN THx HAST.

Il Wo00umRUOns
| CASE or CAPTAIN GIBeok-CONTENTs OF raB Pm
vATB DOCUMENTS OF THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT
IUrCH INTRIGUE IN fHE RAsT.
WASHINGTON, 6eptsmbsr l3, 1854.
The documents which have fsjlen, In such an extrs-
ordinary manner into the possession Of Captain Gibson
consist Of tee enormous volumes of dispatches bound
IN parchment Of about 800 pages each. Thess do
msnte fully esasish that tkere . couson between
the Governor o. Bspca aud the Governor Of Pasmtsug
in sumatrs, to entrap Captain Gibson They believed
him to be secret en- ssary Of the United States
pears that after Capt G. bad been acquitted BY Court
of Justice, the Governor General o. NethsrAnds ndia
gave instructions TO higher tribunal prosecute him
stbl further, urging that though he bson) coud not
be proven guilty Of high treason yet he (ths Governor
General) had the conviction that "ths American cap.
tain dangerous to the peace Of Netherlands India,
and to bs convicted At all hazards -
Tie documents furthermore show chat the chief wis
nesses who appeared against Capt. G., and who it Is
known, bis Malay servants and secretary fur.
nished 20 him By the governors Of Banca and Paleu.
bang now in the employ Of the Dutch goverpmsnt
and have been rewarded for part they took IN the
AFFAIR. The two servants, sahdoo and Mooncawa, are
erspoyet as policemen at Batavia, at 45 forms per
mooth each, and the sccretasy, Kagoos ranang, has
been appointed secretsry TO the sultan Of PonanA,s
vass,l Of the Dutch government.
COL do Brauw, the Governor OF PalcmbauS says, IN
comic entail letter to Mr. Dugmser Van Twist the Go
General at Batavia, that he cannot the
pesce Of his territory Captain Gibson be not put to
death.
The way in which the mistake occurred in regard to
the mis- sent documents at tho Hague is involved In
great deal cf stery But Is very generay believed
in Holland that part the agency
That aided in the Of Captain Gibson from the prison
d weltevreden has placed hic, in possession not
only Of oil the documents which charge Of treason
against bim founded but also Of documents which
exhibit in very extraordinary light tho secret policy
of the hitherto mysterious Dutch administration in shc
East Indies 1t comraented upon time ago. ~
singular coincidence, THAI Captain Gibson the former
member Of the High Court which condemned Gibson,
should arrive at the Hasus on tho san day Recent
events have given to this peculiar signia
We hope by next mail from Europe to be 70
give you many interesting particulars connected with
Capt. Gibson's second visit to the Hague.
THE FISHING GROUNDS THROWN OPEN TO AMERr.
CaNs-DENIALs-THKrA ATs-TuE GovEEkORsuiP
OF OREGoN-PLENTY OF RAIN.
WARRINGTON, Sept. IS, 1854.
The Union that orders have been received
for the wi hdawal of the British feet in the Gulf OF ST.
lawrence, and TO throw open the prohibited fishing
grounds to Americans.
The Star reiteraes Ito denial that any treaty for tho
annexation Of the Sand wch Islands has been re ,eved
Ths Star also threatens tho vengeance of the govern
menf aganst the Alvarez hiibustering expedition IL II
exists.
HsrvsyM. watterson, Of Tennessee is not an sppu-
cant for the Governorship Of Oregon.
very heavy rain experienced last night The
farmers apprehensions In this region in regard to pro-
pairing the soil for wntcr grain, entirely removed