The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-09

owe "a rs Wat occurs and the eQuinocal storms are
!, ave T.al leave here for Brest maSin9 brief stay
o.,,ny ~ then gong 10 Orient and kocheort meray
maV Of October shall probably be in Lisbon, where
ts not unlikely shall winter That seems TO be the
=" gramme just now; but before the time for
ding into winter quarters arrives c:rcu instances
may enable Admiral Goldsborough 70 take the squadron
the Mediterranean The Keasarge is stl at Brest
where she will remain until the flagship arrives there,
when she will accompany 1t to Lisbon. The storeshp
National Guard Is at cadlz whore she will remain until
the port the squadron Is TO winter IN Is decided upon
Tho Shawmut has gone TO Brazil
Admiral Goldsboroagh gives dinner tomorrow even
French naval officers here The commander OF the Rus
sian corvette and tho commanders OF the American
ses VA be present II Is given at the Casino, and WIN
be the dinner OF the season.
The Russian corvette roae 10 China via Brazil
AMI SAN Francisco She IS splendid shiF, hncy
offered and manrcd, and ~ to be the agship tho
Russian Admiral when she reaches her station She viii
probably spend somo time in San Francisco.
ihe Gather for The past three or four weeks has been
magnificent throughout France. The grape crop was
never SO large or IN such condition present The
wines q thts year will be abundant and the vintage m
equallod Reports from all fections oi Europe
gratifying The vintage promises to be something extra,
ordnary- Fruits are Pile f and OF the finest q:ality
and the agrcuiturist seqaly fortunate in being blessed
While In Paris, few DAYS a-o had the pleasure OF
meeting Hon. John p Hale, Minister to Spain He is
taryng while in Paris with his family, awaiting the
return OF the Qaeen TO Madrid and tho abatement OF the
cholera which has prevailed at Madrid extensively The
eq cite Of the Spanish court is strict that il would
Queen returned 70 the capital when he only present
his credentials. Meanwhile Mr. Perry, the Secretary OF
legation is attendng 10 the duties Of II legation which,
IN the absence oil the cour. arc very light Mr. Hale will
proceed 10 his station at an early day.
Al opoS OF our representatives abroad is subject
of speculation whether the State Department s aware Of
the rather liberal and eqrivuca line Of conduct pursued
by Mr. our Consul, consular agent at Nieuwe-Diep
North Holland. He Is 81 consular ag nj, Vice Consul
OF Great Britain as well as our representative When
tho rebel ram Stonewa left France she Neuwe
Diep and coaled and provsoned, and this effected
through the agency of no less person than the
fuiar agent OF the United States He admits that
he supplied her with everything she wanted
and transacted the entire business of the ship.
But he claims that he did not she was q Con EIDE
rate vessel If he did not he must have been stupid
and bind TO be proper Consus agent Of the United
States If he did he is certainly unfit for the position he
now occupies As every else in the little town Of
Nicuwe Dep knew The character of the Stonewal and
knew where she was going, what mission, il is
not probable that the agent who furnished her supplies
and was in daily intercourse with her officers kept
in the dark concerning her nationality mission had
intended to have alluded To this matter while al Nenwe
Dep but it was overlooked IL is perhaps late
now for the State Department to inquire into the subject
The post Of consular agent IS worth something, and
doubtless good men and loyal men may be found to I'LL it.