New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-28
INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT.
The Grand Diplomatic Council.
GrpsoNs ADVENTURES IN HOLLAND.
THREATENED WAR WITH THE DUTCH.
THE ANNEXATION OF MONACO.
From Our Special Correspondent at Psri..

From Our Special Correspondent at Paris
PARIS Thursday, Oct. l2, 1854.
The council Of American Ministers referred to in
my last letter being the eve of converting at
Baden, is now in session at 0stend in Belgium. the
place of meeting having been changed 10 suit the
wishes of Mr.. Buchanan The Ministers at the Courts
Of England France and Spain, alone compose this
reunion. The objects of the conference were fully
exposed in my last letter. Subsequent information
has confirmed the statements there made. and leaves
no doubt that the menaciDg attitude which the Euro
pean powers have lately assumed toward the United
States has been the principal instgaon of the meet
ing in question. The Cuban difficulty will enter
largely into the deliberations of the council, and
learn that the return of Mr.. Soule to Spain will de-
pend somewhat On the conclusions arrived at.
Mr.. Dudley Mann does not form part of the con-
ference of Ostend. He leaves Paris for Englsnd to-
day. intending 10 take the Collins steamer of the 18th
at Liverpool on bis return home. He came to Paris
for his health solely and leaves with a marked i'm
provement in his condition. The disease under which
he lsbors is that Of calcu Of the kidneys disease Of
grave character and attended with much suffering.
He sought here the advice Of M. Leroy d'Etiolles
surgeon who makes this class Of diseases
speciality, and it is ardently hoped the part Of
Mr. MAINS numerous friends in Paris that the benefit
which he has here received may prove permanent.
Some curious proceedings have taken place in the
Captain Gibson case since the date of my last which
Justify me in again directing your attention to that
subject. have already taken occasion to exonerate
the Seer etary of State from the charge of want Of
efficiency in supporting the claim of Capt Gibson
his orders having been the contrary decided and
positive The first dispatch Of Mr.. Marcy the sub
iect demands, quoting textualyi it required ample
I" and immediate reparaton for the outrage commit
"ted" on Captain Gibson, which is as strong Ian
puage as could be desired. With the same dsposi
ton to do justice to all parties, now desire to men,
ton some of the more recent proceedings of Mr. Bel
mont in this case, which mitigate to some extent the
censure which his previous proceedings had justly
rendered him liable.
The Minister at the Hague, after his return from
the council at Paris addressed to the Dutch Minister
of Foreign Affairs note, in which the words of Sec
rotary Marcy quoted above were made use of, with
the addition that If the terms of the note were not
complied with, the Government Of the United States
would take immediate measures for their enforcement
After the lapse of few days note was received
from the Dutch Minister, asking TO be instructed in
the meaning Of the word enforcement, as found in
Mr. Belmont's dispatch; whether, in particular, it
meant all armed enforcement. To this Mr.. b. re-
piled that the word was in constant use in dpo-
matte intercourse that the Minister must be well ac-
ouapted with the word and with the full Importance
ordinarily given to it, In reply to this the Minister
again asked for a fuller definition, and desired 10
know especially what definition Mr.. Belmon. al
tached to the word ct the moment Of using it, The
patience Of the Minister as may well be imagined,
was about exhausted at this exhibition Of stupid
ity, or more probably duplcity, on the part of the
Dutch officer; and taking down copy of webster's
large quarto Dictionary for schools, be drew black
line around the word enforcement and its various
definitions then turned down the leaf aud sent it to
the Minister with note stating that his oxceOency
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 valou'
definitions which the word received from the highest
authority in the English language, and he prayed his
excelenoy to select whichever definition suited his
excellency's views The correspondence terminated
here.
In regard to the demand Of Capt. Gibson that the
Minister of Foreign Affairs should indicate the partlc-
Mar papars desired of the package cent to him by
mistake no reply has been made. The Government
makes a vague demand for certain papers which
have bean rendered the Captain by mistake, and
,l;cb rroye the boseness and the enormity OF the
outrsces which they have heaped upon hun ou'
,ben 10 asks before he returns them, thst the Gov
eminent will authenticate and verify the existence OF
those papers by indicating to him their titles no re-
snonse is made The charge OF duPheuy and mus
81 :. therefore. clearly fixed upon them. Ihey
woud rather the papers would remain 10 as nan Is
than TO verify them. The Captain having gwen SD,
e., time for the recognition OF the papers, ana
having pledged himself to restore mem VIC ' l
,bo reeorri,cn was made now feels e1oneraed from
.-,, Of Unfair dealing tossrd the Datch Gov
-, and he has therefore sealed up these curious
and 70 him. precious documents, intending to place
, su iumedaely in the hands of the Government al
f Sprp ,S5 iu.ay c.poascd hi. cause. entitled in it;
80 all the evidences which can be placed
=, rs disposal and these document, Of right there re-
So-o fsu into it, hards. Capt Gibson Stars 10