The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-13
FROM Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.

Tm Hasun March 20. lisa
have vague lndsuact twiiighty sort Of seoocsdoo
u having made promise 10 YOU parting Lex yos
bear from me- while abroad But mastery nsciiyi,,s
is Of my pecullarities, and not that an cum.
peed % remain within doors until the cggylookag sun
Of these parts ushers ia another day and that Tie bol
and newspapers within my reach are printed il lAas,.
Of which profoundly ignorant q The veruaeu
Of the choctaws is barely possible that my eonse.
sead have been gently preked by the recollection .
a promise made the American side OF the Atlantic
will not weary yon with detailed account of ms ,-
from New York LIVERPOOL although the noble R.l,
the medium Of transportation. have olea reaa 4
the poetry Of motion and have been oea struck wA
the graceful character Of the expression bu, soya,
the Atlantic Ia the howling mouth Of Februas,
wl disahuse you Of all such ideas as eoau.
ing poetry with motion. You tossed pitched ana
shakenyou all down steps and You fal up s,epsn an
conceivable ways and az all conceivable times aud AMID
the universal neverenans stihe9innng bitSbiags and
heavings the sole solemn solitary wish il for o6gyoos ~
pose
The journey nom Liverpool 70 havrc aud trOm Ilays,
10 the Hague Is swift safe and certain aud fun Of Ar
bile motions and emotions The whole has bceu a.
often travelled and described by American tourists chat
must De as familiar the readers OF the Union as IN,
journey from The Capitol the White House For this
and another very weighty will skip gracefully
and swiftly the accidents aud incidents the nqFes.
sions and expressions by railway and steamboat Tor tie
purpose Of getting AZ my present starting point which
in the comfortable Of all Dutch inns ia the comotta
bic kingdom Of Holland, | have been here some seven
days, and The longer the more am delighted
with the place and the people. II viii take time 10
get accustomed country nnoeent Of hills and orcss
and filed with ladies and gentlemen whose avoirdupc,
battles conjecture but still satisfied that nowith
standing the eternal atness Of things and fairness OF Der
here and hereabouts win take with the States
the most agreeable impression Of the Netherlands
must take this occasion, In common with all Amer
visiting the Hague TO make my Acknowledgements 20
talented popular and efficient minister Mr. Belmont
for his eonsderatc politeness He IL in The
discharge OF his duties and has already secured for him
self and the country he ably and faithfully represents
such degree of influence and consideration with the row
eminent 20 which he is accredited as can DO proud,s
offered the most fitting refutations 10 the miserable
ISLANDERS which have been circulated against him BY The
abolition press Of New York The late consular treaty 30
ably and successfully negotiated BY Mr. Belmont lie con-
cessons in which his predecessors strove for than
twenty-five years secure and in vain Is an en-
during monument Of his influence aud ability
On the last anniversary Of Washingons birthday the
American minister gave large and splendid ball. which
only attended by the whole court the Dutch minis
and the various members Of the diplomatic corp by
the King and Queen and the royal family eight in number
This compliment paid 10 the memory OF the immortal
Washington the CRAFTY ing from the fact that this
the first private ball with exception the French
mnster that the King has been present a, since his
cession the throne He remained from nine o'clock in
the evening until three the next morning. During tho
evening the Queen honorcd Mr. Belmont with her band in
the dance and afterwards extended the honor to his
secretary, Mr. Prime AS they accustomed 10 dance
with sovereigns At bone they behaved well could h
expected under the circumstances.
did intend before closing, to indulge in few spscua
tons about the political and warke movements thu
continent but you in the regular receipt of the Lon
don and Paris papers il is not likely that add any
thing your stock of Information under this head Yoa
may hear from again my return 70 England. So