The New York herald., 1867-02-07


Frederick seward's Expcdifien % the West
M p w. seward, Assistant Secretary OF State, ~
turned 70 the city yesterday aer an absence OF about
thr veeks On sone business the obscs OF which yet
rsmsins . urofouud secret II will be remembered that
ON Christmas night the Gettysburg grounded on bar
near Annapolis and attention being called 70 her pre-
o,cament IL was discovered that Mr.. Seward was on
board together with gentleman employed In thesStae
Depsrtment Is translator Of French and Spanish and
that the strong Dox Of the weasel contained unusually
large quantity OF specie When thess facts worc made
public various conjectures and surmises were made
70 the object Of the expedition. Among these
ruesses and the which seemed most probable,
that made by your correspondent, which designated
the Island Of st. Thomas as the des.lna-
tion Of Mr.. Seward, and preliminary measures
70 be taken for the purchase thereof for
naval station the United states his object Whe-
ther this is true solution or the mystery remains yet
10 be seen, but do not possess the island Of st.
Thomas before the LIST OF January next will b. mat;
ter Of surprise TO many who or the ideas Of
the Secretary OF State in regard TO the accumulation OF
valuable properly. Mr. Seward Ia busxy engaged
In making out report Of his expedition, which will
shortly be submitted TO the Secretary Ssts for his
approval. and then be sent to the President !. 1
Letter dated St Domingo city January - gives an
account Of the mysterious mission OF Assistant Secretary
Seward and Rear Admiral D. D. Porter The writer states
that the Gettysburg arrived there the 10th Of january
with Frederick Seward Assistant Secretary Of STATE and
Roar Admiral d. d. Porter board. The object Of tho
visit to effect treaty with that governments for The
purchase OF naval privileges the island. The Gctiys
burg was TO sail FOR the United States tho day OF
writing and 1t was currently reported there that the
mission a failure The III Of the enterprise
was owing, believed the island. TO the fact
that the power TO conclude The treaty was intrnssed
to an incompetent man. The person to whom ihs au-
thorty intrusted Is 4 man BY the nsme Of Smith,
from Pennsylvania who is tool Of John ". Forney,
and how he succeeded in securing his appointment a.
penpotentiary agent exces hto SURPRISE ss II
known there that the name or General Caseneau had
been the Senate by the President There was no
doubt entertained there, however, that the mo1had
failed completely.
CRAMPS Reception.
The reception of General Grant this evening" was IL
possible more brilliant and fashionable than any OF the
preceding ones ana highly enjoyed by those who
had the good fortune to be present The spacious ha and
parlors filed TO overnowing with the elite and beauty
not only of this city but Of many other parts OF tho
country. The General and his lady were unusually
aGable and entertaining and received their guests
daily and gracefully Among the distinguished per-
sonages present Secretaries Browning Stanton,
welles and Randall and Assistant Secretary Of State
Seward; Generals Sheridan, Thomas Williams, Town.
send, Fry. Tompkns and Meigs Judge Russell and LADY,
Of Now York; Senators Williams, Trumbull Yates
Cowan. Morgan, Harra Sprague and Sumner, together
with large number Of Representatives and other high
officials On the lower floor fine band discourSsd
hvening strains and the dahcing was kept up until
late honr. t,R s
Reception Or Chief Jasfice Chase.
The weekly reception Of Chief Justice Chase tonight
was of tho select and elegant Of the
Distinguished gentlemen OF III branches Of thegovern
ment wore prescn. ,...s ~
III Dinner BY Secretary weliss. :,
Secretary wees gave dinner thts csentng to ssveral
Senasom and members os the House Of Representatives
~. Issernal Revense Receipts. 80. d, s
The receipts from Internal rsvsnse to-day were
= '''' ''' The ssw.rd.Mos,s, Asa,..
The following papcrs wore laid before the scnste h
morning:- em i.
. DEPARTMENT or STATE, wAsu,scrox, Feb. I. 1867.
To rHE PREsIDExr:-The Secretary Of State, 10 whom
M Ds 2. q me-. aG
II In his opinion NOS incompatible With the public In
lerest copy Of the lstsr on which tho Secretary Of
State fou nded his recent inquiries addressed 70 Mr. Not
ley, Minister Of the United States al Vienna, with regard
reported conversation and opinions andc furnish
before the Prssiden: transcript q she gsPsr refer
GEORGE ". ncRAcKm 10 rHE PREsIpESr or UNITED
HoTKL MrrncE, PAWS, Oct g. 1S0d
MI PREsfpEST-I have travelled good deal in
Europe duriny the last year. and had occasion to SEQ
something Of our Ministers and Consuls In various
countries large majority Of thosc whom met with
bitterly hostile 10 you and your adinistratlon, and
expressed ihat hostility In 50 open aud offensive man
ncr astonsh american travellers, and 10 leave
very bad impression on Europeans who were present
This particularly Of those from the Now Eng.
land states: Of whom large majority Of our foreign
en- set they aTs, individually and collectively. s.
Mr. Motley, Minister at Vienna, does not pretend TO
conceal his "disguffn he styles II elegantly at your
shala rorfiu. lppp I'M ed hy
Charles Sumcr, he applauds him and hs revolutionary
dcctrne despises American democracy and procains
or div that English nobeman Is the model Of human
perfection. Tlere Is not IN Ill Europe moro thorough
nunkey, or more IN american funcion,ry. He tells
that you have deserted your principles in common with
Dir. Seward: who, he says, !. .hopecsaly degraded
ccaraa han sioo co throSsh bis oe docarsS
repeatedly that the threat Of his friend Zach Chandler
wold be malc god, and ought to b, By Jour impsach-
mon. rhis Is nosoriors, and a public scandal The
eios bmeef is vulgar ignorant and unworthy, and Is
one OF Chsndlsr's tools
Hal, at Madrid, condemned your course in q ralIg-
paut to various Americans. and did Norris, at
Constautinople. some of my friends who went TO Mo
sSa%eruy against you saying hs Vas reaSy to ,sra
Perry, At Tans wns equally offensive In his language
There many others in the bos and II n time
that better men wer~ appoluted-cn who viii as least
respect the President and the dignity OF his once.
Radicals Of the worst sort make you and your
friends under every preo1 and yet tho instruments Of
that faction blatant all Europe 10 condemnation
OF botb ~ " shame ana Stigma 10 permS thn any
longer Massachusetts, eeorns 70 monopolixe lions
share OF the consulaies and Joston has les Than
three frst Missions, MessfR Adams. Buringame and
Motley.
Is ohcr part Of country 70 Be consdsrcd worthy
of DotlceY Must General Butler, Philips and Chandler
and the like sngoss all the hon0rs for their satetcs
waut nothing at your hands Of any sort, bat ht and
decent men should be sent abroad Who wiz not Islander
the hief Executive and the government
The Consul at Geneva 10 q common drunkard, and
disgrace to the country When sober be abuses tbs
President In the hearing q esesysody Eespsctaols,
such unworthy persons In places Of tut and responsi
o y and few like the task of letting their experiences
be known, 1 have done. There arc hundreds who
know more, but prefer to remain silent Most respect
fully,
friend will doIivsr the note personally.
Cenvenfion Of Tobacconists. r
The Convention OF Tobacconiss assembled In this city
to-day. md temporarily orgsnized by appointing
r. A. Mayo. Of Richmond, chairman. ana Alexander
Mcdonald, Of Lynchburg, secretary. Some debate 90