The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-23
Foreign Ministers in Washington.
4 Correspondence Of the Boston Postl
1WAsHINapoN. Oct. IL. 1867.

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aJbe corps diplomatique has just
been increased by the arrival here
this afternoon of George Ruester, the
Fman, but his Secretary, Alfred Box,
| is a dark mulatto: Never before in
the history Of this country has there
been such numerous body offoreign
Representatives at Washington as, at
the present time. 500. tat5 r. in4f
One of the most popular and high
toned of the South American Minis
listers, Mr.. Molina. is about to leave;
but it is hoped that he will, after a
time, return to this, country. He is a
modest, unassumiug gentleman, who
has done much to, strengthen, the
bonds between the South American
Republics and their portly North
American sister. boij .-5.a t+ ~
BIr. Romero, unless he becomes
Mexican minister Of foreign affairs.
is also likely to again show his iamil
lar face on the avenue and in the lob
by Of Congress. The Brazilian min
ister, soon after. his presentation to
President, wenthome on .eave ofab-
senee, but, will probably return to
! Washington, unless; he can secure a
more congenialr mission at some Euro
pean court, having lived long at Wen
lnat H e is q poet of great eminence, aud
has the advantage. of having pretty
daughter. The Chilian minister, Mr..
Cana, is a gentleman Of high accom-
plishments, and the author of several
works. The Portuguese, Spanish
and French ministers were all direc-
tors of the. foreign service Of their
respective countries before coming to
the United States. They are bureau
men in the best sense Of the word
steady workers, without being bril-
i ant men of salons. "A ,. eiii -:
In the absence of the Portuguese
minister the legation is in charge of
his first Secretary. Mr. Rosas. who is
called the Saint Of the diplomatic
wing Of the Roman Catholic Church,
in Washington, from his devotion to
that Church. Baron Gerolt, the vet.
eran Prussian minister, is also a Ro-
man Catholic, which is not usual for
Russian diplomats, he mailing from
Catholic Rhenish Prussia. His house
is the great resort of diplomats, his
to make it agreeable. The new Italian
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most distinguished of, the corps; both
having high official positions in. their
own countries, and being men of uni
versal reputation for scholarship.
The new Turkish Minister was Con-
sui at Naples for many years, and is a
gentleman of French Levantine de-
scent and of great self assurance and
knowledge of the. world 49,
The new English minister is not
definitely appointed, though the Lon
don Times announces the nomination
of Mr.. Thornton, late minister to
Brazil, and recently appointed to
Lisbon-a gentleman who springs
from an old landed gentry family, and
who has the reputation of being an
able man. The Prussian, italian, and
Grecian ministers are elderly gentle
men, while the French, Spanish,
Portuguese, Belgian. and Austrian
ministers are comparatively young
men. The jolly Russian minister is
too well known in Boston to require /
any description. His wife has recent
ly returned to this country, but it is
said said she will spend the winter in
I" The Dutch Minister, Mr.. Won him-
burg. well known from his having
married a daughter Of. General Cass,
is not likely to return to the United |
States The, gentleman temporarily 1
in his stead, has, also gone /
away on leave Of absence. THE ques Z
ton of appointing a Swiss Minister
still continues. to be agitated. and it
is to be hoped. that. our only sister
Republic in Europe win 4 oon be-
automatically represented here. z1ed