WASHINGTON, Nov. l, 1845.
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The Myster1Ous Mtsst0n to Hayti.


The noise which certain correspondents Of the
Commercial Advertiser has made, and promises to
make, about the mission Of John Hogan, ESQ., Of
Utica, New York, to the Island Of ST. Domingo, is,


in fact, nothing more than the ebulition Of an un-
balanced brain, and the evidence of strong desire
10 get at something which the writer believes to
exist, but cannot, and for the very best reason in
the world, viz. because he knows nothing whatever
of the affair, either particular general, from any
of the only sources where such information is to be
had. That Mr.. Hogan sailed for the Island of st.
Domingo in April last upon commercial mission
from this government and that he has performed
the duty entrusted to hlm in able and satisfac-
tory manner, are facts about which hear little
no dispute, but as 10 the details OF this important
piece OF diplomacy, IN which the commercial wei
fare of the country may be deeply interested, can
assure you, Sir that no one knows anything OF them
at this time, but the authorities, whose business
it is and, consequently, all the wind which the
Commercial correspondent has pLffed out about them
is merely speculative and apocraPhal.


The partiZan papers, too among which may be rank
ed the National Intege"cer OF this cty,are trying TO
make some little political capital, in advance Of The
meeting O. Congress, out OF the Commercials arti-
Gle, and denounces the administration upon
hlmsy an hypothesis, for sending secret agent to
meddle with the affairs Of foreign nation. With
out, however, pretendin- to know anything OF the
Instructions gwen by MIR. Calhoun TO Mr. Hogan,



had any such design in sending an ageni-a secret
agent, il you pease-to the Domlnicans, there
no precedents on record in the State Department to
serve as guide tor the past and present admins
tration to BE-. governed by in such mattersl Before
the Independence of Texas was recognized by the
government of the United States, was not ]. H.
Moffit, Of this city, commissioned to Mexico as a
secret agent TO ascertain how matters stood between
the belligerent parties, and have not others been
sent to various other parts Of the world by every
enlightened Government for similar purposes? The
National lnteHigencer Is not candid in thus con-
demnlng what has been since the formation Of the
Government, its invariable practice, and much
unfair still tor it to promugate the idle asser
ton of mere letter writ, this place, that the ad
minisratlon has had it in contemplation to inter-
fere in the internal affairs Of the Haytian Govern
ment. ! may, in short time from this give you
insight of the whole merit Of this affair about
which there has been SO much idle speculation by
those who know nothing of it, and can learn no.
thing certain respecting SO important a question,
unless through your columns-mark this well.