The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-29
OBITUARY..
Sir william core Ouselex, x. Q. b.


Late European news announces the death of this
distinguished English diplomat, at the advanced
age OF sixty seven years. Thirty years of service
In diplomatic capacities on this continent made
him familiar to most Americans, and his career
interesting to all. FXgtEE
Sir William Gore Ouseley was born in i799.
He was the son of Sir William Gore 0useley,
well known for his Oriental attainments. His
narrative of the mission of his brother, Sir f.
A. G. Ousely, to Persia in 1910, and his works
on Eastern antiquities and literature, are we'll
known mine OF oriental and classical learning.
This Baronet Ouse,ey became very celebrated
through the succesa of this mission. An
uncle of the late baronet served for many
years in India, was professor of Persian
at Halleybury, and was latterly serving as In
terpreter to the British authorities at Paris.
cousin, Rev. Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley,
is NJ. A. and Musical Doctor OF Oxford Univer-
slty, being large pecunlary, as well as scien
tlhc and literary, contributor TO the promotion
OF art. The mother OF the deceased was the
granddaughter of Sir p. E. Irving, Governor
General of Canada.
The late Baronet was educated for the diplo-
matte service, and at a very early age became
attached to the Stockholm mission. This was
in 1917 He became attached to the Washington
Legation i'll 1885, where he renamed until 1880.
He was next appointed Acting Secretary OF Le-
cation at Brussels, during Sir r. Adair's EN-
bassy and subsequently at Rio Janeiro at
which court he resided for several years
as Charge d'Afalres. In 1874 he was named
Plenipotentiary at Buenos Ayres, and in lSl5
Lord Aberdeen said, in his instructions, "To
open up the great arteries of the South Ameri-
can continent would be not only vast benefit
TO the trade of Europe, but practical, and per-
haps the best, security for the preservation of
peace in South America By his endeavors to
carry out this policy, and protecting British sub.
jects, Sir w. g. Ouseley provoked the tyrant
Rosas; but had his reward IN the applause such
conduct earned from all classes Addresses from
the British and French residents at Montevldeo
were presented to him when recalled by Lord
Pamerston; while not less than eight hundred
native Monteyldeans, the elite Of the community,
rendered thanks for his efforts to preserve the ma
tional independence. His eXertions for the pro-
motion OF commerce particularly deserve men
tion, now that what he recommendedso SO strongly,
as to opening the rivers, has been ratified in
respect to Paraguay, he having, in l846, sent
the late Sir Q. Hotham to Assumption to treat
with President Lopez, and projected CONNER
Cial league between the States of Paraguay,
Entire Rios, and Uruguay. On the accession of
the Derby administration Lord Malmesbury
despatched Sir @. Hotham to Assumption to
complete the work in which he had previously
been employed; and, feeling now much was
due to the originator of the same design, OBJ
tanned for Sir w. G. 0useley the Order of the
Bath, in acknowledgment of services to COM
merce and humanity during his Platine mission,
In 1851 Sir WIG. Ouseley was appointed Special
Minister to the United States to settle the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty question, so long a subject of
discussion between the Cabinets of st. James
and Washington. IL was thought at one time
that solution of this problem had been arrived
at by the treaties negotiated in 1856, between
Senor Don Victor Herran, the Honduras Pleni.
potentiary, and Lord Clarendon on the one
hand, and Lord Clarendon and Mr.. Dallas on the
other, providing for the cession OF the BAY
Islands to Honduras, REIMBURSEMENT of the
British protectorate of Mosquito, ETC. But
clogged with conditions Objectionable to
General Don Santos Guardiola, President
OF Honduras, and also to the Cabinet
of Washington, these treaties were not
ratified. 1t being, however of the highest i'm.
portance to arrive, without further delay, at O
thorough understanding on the. .UeLCtd quGStiO OF
Central American entanglements, the most eX-
pedient course was to accredit from England to
Washington a special Minister of professional
status, qualified not only by his familiarity with
Spanish-American topics to appreciate the
full bearing of this subject but also likely
from personal and other attributes, tC
render the exposition of his instructions
directly acceptable to the head of the United
States Executive, and afterwards to present the
results ofsuch arrangements to the Central Anne
Tican Governments in the mode best calculated
to insure their cooperation, and Sir William
Gore Ouseley was selected by Lord Palmerston.
After visiting this country he went to Centra
America. After completing his labors there he
returned home since which time he has re
manned quiet in England. Sir William was the
author OF Remarks on the Slave Trade,n "Soutt
American Sketches,p aud several pamphlets il
connection with the social and political instltu
tions of the United States. Sir William wa
married to an American lady, at Washington, il
1929. She was the daughter of Governor VaI
Ness, of Vermont, and sister of Mrs, Judgj
Roosevelt, OF this city.-N. Y. Herald
The number of known collisions at sea OF
The British coasts was BIG in 1856 277 in 1857