Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-22
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The American Charge at the Hague and
Captain Gibson.-We have RETAINED from no
ticing the charge of the New York Tribune,
that Mr.. Belmont is engaged in the banking
business at his Office at the Hague, until this
time, only because We desired to obtain
positive information a. to Its truth or falsity
before commenting upon it. At length We
have sasia6ed oursslf, from an interview with
. gentleman direct from that quarter, on
whoss Information W can rely implicitly, that
there il not the slightest foundation for it, the
story being falsi6cation from beginning 10
end. From othsr facts which have come to
our knowledge, We have reason to believe that
Captain Gibson, we'll known in eonnection
with his claim for indemnity on the Dutch
Government, Is At the bottom of this IN,
founded accusation, As he has Of late mani
Tested singulsrly vindictive hostility to Mr.
Belmont. 1t seems, that in the beginning Of
July, Captain Gibson arrived at the Hague
with An Introductory letter from the State De-
Partmsnt, and was placed at once, by the
American Charge, in full possession Of all the
correspondence had between that func :ionary
and the Dutch Government, relative to his
case up to that time. He expressed himself,
repeatedly satisfied with every thing that had
been done in his behalf. About the same
time the Dutch Minister Of Foreign, Affairs
addressed to the American Charge q. long
note, In which he stated the reason why the
claim Of Gibson for indemnify could not b.
entertained, Gibson having been tried and
convicted according to the lawsEof Dutch In.
dia, DO. To this argument, our Charge re-
plisd at great length, insisting earnestly upon
the payment Of the indemnify claimed by
Gibson. Gibson was privy to all this CORES
pondencs, and oppressed himself highly salts
led with Whist Mr.. Belmont had done in his
behalf. The Charge then awaited further in
struetions which he had asked from the home
Government. In the meantime, Mr.. Belmont
did his best to strengthen his claim, by be-
slowing his personal attentions upon him
during the eight or ten days he remained
there, entertaining him at his house repeat
sdlys and several times driving him out to
public plaess around the Hague. While
there, hs applied to the American Charge for
loan OF 5000, which was politely declined,
Mr.. Belmont not having tho money to spare
for one who had no greater claims upon him
than Captain Gibson, q comparative stranger
After this refusal, on being informed by the
Charge that according to the custom Of the
Dutch Government il was probable that a
month OF two would elapse before a reply to
his argument might be expected, Captain Glib
son, assuming to have been authorized to die
tate tho measures which should be taken in
his case, wrote Mr.. Belmont a violent and in
sulting letter about 1t, insisting that he sbould
instantly take steps which would amount TO a
notification 10 the Dutch Government that all
friendly raj ations between them and the Uni ed
States would cease, unless the claim was set
tied in ten days, DO. This was followed by
various petty annoyAhces directed againt Mr..
B., more especially through the columns of an
opposition paper there, the Echo with which
Captain Gibson eorresponded from Paris, and
in which he undertook to announce the vievs
and purposes Of this Government on hi. case
iuterlarding his statements plentifuily with
assumed official censures on the American
Charge. It was expected when our infori mant
left the Hague, that Captain Gibson would
soon return there, and there was danger hat
his efforts to take his case in his own hands
would compIicats it. and our relations with
the Dutch Government still farther, if not end
In his arrest, he being still under sentence of
the Dutch East India Courts. The laws of Hol.
land render him. at any moment he enters
Dutch territory, liable to re- arrest. The
Charge, however, 10 said to have oh. ained 4
promise from the minister to prevent, if los.
sible, any such action on the part of bis col.
leagues. That, however, had been rendered
more difficult by the conduct OF Captain Glib.
son, who, in spirit of bravado, as it we're.
left his card upon the Minister of the Colonies,
at which the Government felt greatly out
ragged, and had signiaed that it, on his expect
Oh return, he set out again to brave tie IN ia
their own capital, they should be compelled to
order his re- arrest under the old and uusx-
pired India sentence. We have not been able
to ASCERTAIN whether the Government here
have yet reeeiy ed official information of these
occurrences, Of the truthfulness of viii b, we
have satisfied ourselves, at least. It will be
remembered, that when lately in tho United
States, the Captain carried matters with a
high hand. 1t strikes rs that he has made
grave mistake in essaying to take his case out
Of the hands of the United States Govern
ment, 90 VIGOROUSLY disposed to obtain indem
MITIGATION for him by prompt and energetic
resort 70 all proper measures to that end.
D. 8. Diekinsen on the Eebraska Bill We
have frequently heard it stated of late that at
tho late Hard" New York State Convention
Mr.. ex-State Senator Cooley. their candidate
for Canal Commissioner In the last election.
stated freely that he should not have taken
ground against the Nebraska bill, bat for the
receipt Of . letter from the Hon. D. ;. Dickin.
son, advising him 90 to do; he being at that
time Indifferent on the subject We give pub
Iicity to this statement, inasmueh as it is but
right that the world should have q clear in.
sight into the views Of 30 distinguished and
prominent gentleman as Mr.. D., on 10 i'm.