The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-04
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
The Ministers PIenIPOtentInry and EN-
vOys Extraordinary az Present In
Warrington.

v0ys Extraordinary Rt Present In
Washington.
The representatives OF foreign powers who
are Ministers Resident at this capital have for
the most part, returned from their summer
trips Of pleasure and travel, and have settled
down with critical observance of men and
politics ia Washington. At no previous period
have they exhibited so keen an interest in Anne
riCan affairs, for the coming excitement of a
vast Presidential campaign and the important
issues to be presented to the November session
of Congress have attracted the attention of all
foreign powers.
Mr.. Francis Clare Ford the first Secretary is
in charge OF the British Lega ion since the death
of sir Frederick Bruce. No successor of Sir
who was formerly the first Secretary OF the
English Legation ut Copenhagen, is likely to
remain in charge for the present. NJ. Jules
Berthemy, the new French Minister, has re-
NAMED here during the summer, and has been
assiGuously engaged with the important busl-
ness of this Legation. M. Berthemy is one of
the most accom- mpiished diplomats of Europe
and gives the domestic affairs OF this country
his closest attention, tor the benefit of the nome
Government Senor Don Gabriel y Tassara,
who has been the representative Of spain for
eight ears, is not at present in the city. Senor
Tassala, before he came here, was in the State
Department at Madrid. Baron Gcrolt, thu
Prussian Minister, is now in Washington, where
he has represented his Government for twenty
consecutive years. Prior TO his coming here to
full mission, he was COnsul-General to Mexico.
Baron Gerolt was warm supporter of the cause
Oh IDc Union uurlDg JDe war, ana Is q close
personal friend of the Secretary of State.
The Ru. sian Minister, Baron Stoeckel, re-
turned q year since from visit to st. Peters
appointed to Washington shortly after the Cri-
mean war Madame Stoecke has just returned
from Europe. Baron S. contemplates returning
to Russia after the final settlement of the recent
Russian territory purchase by the United States.
The new Austrian Charge d'Adaires, Baron
Won FokrnStein, has Just arrived here to sue
Ceed Count Wydenbruck, the late Austrian.
RarOu II ia q fnll
but reciprocates with diplomatic eXactness the
course OF this Government in sending a Charge
d'Alaires (hlr. John Hay) to Vienna TO sue
ceed MIR. Motley, who was full Minister.
The Diplomatic Corps has recently been REIN
forced by two new missions, newly created Tor
this country. Blaque Bey, fine, scholarly
looking Frenchman, has lately arrived as the
Turkish Minister He takes deep interest in
American affairs, speaks English huently, and
has made himself the target Tor m8uy a good-
natured joke by a remark made TO the President
in bis presentation speech, that he saw no dif-
ference between the institutions of Turkey and
the United States He was Consul to Naples
pliOr TO his being sent to fill the first full mis-
sion to this country from Turkey.
Alexander RIs Rangabe. formerly Minister Of
FOREIGN Affairs in Greece, is the first Greek
Minister to Washington. He arrived here last
summer, and Is laboring zealously to render his
country popular with US.
The italian Minister, Signor Cerrut is the
| successor of Sienor Bertinatti so well known in
! Washington, and was formerly Assistant Secre-
ldIy Oh SLdte at fIOIenCe, ana afterwards MlDl9-
ter to Constantnople. He is at present in Wash
| ington.
The Ministers from the Netherlands and Bel
gium are necessarily smaller stars in the Diplo-
matte fImanent NJ. Maurice del Fosse of the
! latter Kingdom, has been here about eighteen
months and NJ Mozel, of the former has been
Minister Resident about five months. They
are now in the city.
The Diplomatic Corps do not recognize the
! Mexican legation for the reason that none of
| the european powers represented here recog.
nize the Juarez Government in Mexico. Senior
Ingo Mariscal, the first Secretary, is now acting
! Mexican Minister In the absence of Senor
Romero, who has Just sailed for Mexico
| The new Portuguese Minister here is I'm town
| and the success or of Colonel R1umain, the
Hsytien Minister, divides his time between New
| York and Washington.
Senior Louis Molina, the Ncaraguan Minister,
! has been recalled, and left Washington in Octo.
| Der for Central America
Baron de Weterstedt the Swedish Minister, Is
| located permanently at Elicott's Mills. Mary.
/ land, and does not make his residence here.
| The Venezuelan and Brazilian Ministers have
| been absent for some time. Their FIRST Secre-
taries are in charge Washington Star.