The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1861, Page 2

General Beauregard’s Oficial Report of the Battle of Bull Run, Fought July 18, 1861. ‘Heanguanrers First Corrs, ARMY oF TITR Porom(c, } Geewrar:-—With tho genoral results of iho engagement MANAssan, August, 1861. botwoen several brigades of my command and a conside- rablo force of the enemy, in the vicinity of Mitchell's and, Blackburn's fords, Bull ‘run,on the 18th ult.) you wore mato duly acquainted at the time by twlegraph, But it is my place now to submit in detail the operations of that day pportunely informed of the determination of the enemy to Pr gah ss baad a aeimoad brigades, on the night of tho 16th of July, were made aware, from these head: " ng Movement; and in exuct tions, & copy of which is ap- A,” their withdrawal within the lines fected with complete success during the ay and night » 17th ult., in face of and in immediate proximity (o a largely superior force, despite a well planned, well eaeeri'edd effort to cut aff the retreat of Bonham’s brigade, ivat at Germantown and subsequently ! Cr e, whencd ee withdrew, by my direction, after 1 n, although enveloped on three » ent had the intended gifvet o/ ng the enemy as to my ulterior purposes, ani led hin to anticipate an wni- resisted passage of Bull run. As prescribed in the first and second sections of the Paper horewith marked “A,” on the morning of the 18th ‘of July, my troops resting on Bull ron, frota’ Union Milis ford to the Stone Bridgo, a distance of eight miles, were poste us follow Rwell’s brigate occupted a position in the viel Union Mills ford, Tt consisted of Redes? Fifth and Seitiel’s Sixth regiments of Alabama, and Seymour's Sixth repi- Ment of Louisiana Volunteers, with four tweive-pounder of Pull ran was oollis: .NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1861. marvellous and fittl cursors t¢ ry achiove- Mnonserthe tat otdaly. ta the ota Reo wan rected against the cnomy's infanuy, whose bayonets saming above the tree tops alone indicated their presence and foree, ‘This drew the attention of a battery placed on a high commanding ridge, and the duel began in car. neat. For a time the aim of the adwrsary was inaccurate, but this was quickly corrected, and shot fell and shell Curat thick and fast in the very midst of our battery, wounding in the course of the combat Captain Bschelman five privates, und the horse of Lieutenant Richardson, From tho position of our pieces, and the nature of tho ground, thoir aim could only be directed at the smoke of the cnemy’s artillery. How skilfully and with what oxe- ention this was done, can only be realized by an eye-wit- ness, For « fow moments their guns were silenced, but were soon reopened. By direction of General Longstreet, his battery was then advanced by hand out of the ranges how ascertained by the enemy, and a shower of sphor! care, shell and round shot flew over the heads of our gn- nors; but ove of our picces had become hors du combat fromm an enlarged vent. From the new position our guns-—fired as before, with no other aim than the smoke and flash of thoir adversaries’ piecos—renewod and urged the conflict with such signal vigor and ot that gradual- Hi tho tire of the enemy siackened, the intervals between their discharges grew longer, and finally to cease, and we fired a last gun at abefiled, fying foe, whose heavy masses. tn the distence were plainiy seen (o break awl scatter in wild ¢onfusion and utter rout, strowing the ground with cast away airs, hate, Uankets, and knapeacks, as our parting shell was ron amongst them. Iw choir retreat one of their pieces was abandoned, bat from the nature of the ground it was seut for that igh and, undor cover of darkness, tho y recovered it, The gups ongaged in this singular conftict, on our side, were Hiree six-poundor rifled pisces and four ordinary six- pounders, allot Walion’s buttery, the Washington Artil- lory, of New Orleans. ‘Tho officors’ immodiately attached were Coptain Eschelman, Lieutenants 0, W. Squires, Rich- ardson, Garnett and Whittington. At the samo time our mtry held the bauk of the stream in advance of our howitzers of Walton's battery, and Harrigon’s, Green's and Cable's companies of Virginia cava D, K, Jones’ brigade was in position Ia'rear of McLean's ford, and consisted of Jonkins’ Fifth South Carolina, and Burt’s Sevontecnth and Featherstone's Kigliteenth regi- monts of Mississippi Volunteers, with two britss six. pounder guns of Walton’s battery, and one company of cavalry. Longstroet’s brigade covered Blackburn's ford, and consisted of Moor’s First, Garland’s floventh and Cors.'s Sevontecnth regiments of Virginia Volunteers, with two #1x pounder brass guns of Walton's battery. Fouham’s brigade held tho approaches to Mi 1 cell's: ford. Le was composed of Ker, second, Williauss’ Third, Bacon's Seventh aud Cash's Kighth reziments of South Carolina Volunteers, of Shields’ and Del Kemper's batteries, and of Ford's, Bedford’s, Payne's, Hall's, Wick- man’s and Powell’s companies of Virginia cavalry, under Col, Radfor Cooke's brigade held the fords below and in the vicinity Of the Stone Bridge, aud consisted of Withers’ Eighteenth, Tdeutenant Strange’s Ninotocuth, and R. T. Preston's Twenty-oighth regiments, with Latham’s battery and y of cavalry. y loft Hank and protected the Stone rossing with Sloan's Fourth regimonut South C nteerag Wheat's Special battalion Louiaian Tunteers, four six pounder guns, and two companies Vir- ginia cavairy. rly’s brigade, consisting of Kemper’s Seventh (six companies), Early’s Twenty-fourth regiment Virsinia Volunteers, Hays’ Seventh’ regiment Louisiana Volun Weers, and (hree rifled pieces of Walton's battery, Liew fenant Squires, at frst were held in position in rear of and as. support to Kweli’s Brigade, until after velopment of the enemy in heavy oifensive fo: ‘of Mitchell's and Blackburn's fords, when it was phi fn the rear of and nearly oqui-distant between MeLoan’s, Blackburn's and Michell’s fords, Pending the development of the enemy's purp’ About toa o'clock A, M.T estabtished my headquarters shear to Meld is, where two six pounders of W 'y were in reserve; but subsequently during the engagement, I tock post to the left of my reserve, Of tho topograpical features of the conniry thus ¢ pied, it must suffice to say that Bull rox Tunning in tis locality nearly from confluence with the Occoquan’ ri from the Potomac, and draining a consid y from its source in Bull van moi of the Potomac, at Occoquan. , it is however to its » to a short At thir season ha. rapidiy ine banks for the most p abound in long used fords, much broken and thickly woo rolling and open as it recseds from northern side the § nth mands the oth: intersect the sur tion, Finall ut equi distant betwoen Coutrevilie and Manassas, some six miles apart. ‘On the mo) of the 18th, finding that the enem; ening attitude, im addition to the already stated, Tord in rear of Ponkau companies of Kelly's m up from Camp Drigade, the ¢ Bix Eighth ‘regiment Louisiana yolomteors and Kirklan joventh regiment North Carolina volunteers, whic having arrived the night before on route for Winchester bad halted in viow of the existing necessities of the ser- Vico. Subsequently the latter was placed in position on the left of Bonhams be igad Appearing in heavy force in front of Bonham’s position, tho enemy about meridian openod tire with several tw ty pounder rifled guns, from a hill over ono and a half miies from Bullran. “At the same time Kemper, snp. portod by two companies of light infantry, oceupied « Fidge on tho left. of the Centreville road, about s dred yards in advance of the ford, with two six-po (smooth) guns. At first the firing of the onomy random; but by balf-pust twelve P.M. he had obta tho range of our position, and poured into the by Shower of shot, but without fajury to ng in men, | | or g rem the distance, howewr, or gue coule not reply with effect, and we did nol atten Eng a more cpportine moment. Meanwhile a light battery wae pushed forward by the enemy, whereupon Kemper threw only » Pationtly await thave boon consiterad! je movement on tho part of The purposes of Kempor's position haying now heen | fully served, his pieces and support were withdrawn across Mitchell's ford to a point previously designated, and which commanded the direct. approaches to the fori About hait-past eleven A.M. the enemy wae also dis covered by the pickots of Longstreet’s brigade advancing in strong columns of infantry with artillery aud cavalry on Blackburn's ford. At meridian the pickots fell bac’ ‘vancing foe across the for f southern bank of the str nt of Long. atreot's brigade, was covered at the w edge by an extended line of skirmishers, while two six-pounders of Walton's baitery, under Lieutenant Garnett, were advan. tagoously placed to command the direct approach to the ford, but with orders to retire to the rear as soon as com- meanded by the enemy. Tho northern bank of the stream, in front of Long- #treot’s position, rises with a steep slope at least fifty feet above the level of the water, leaving a narrow berme in front of the ford of some twenty yards. This ridge formed for them an admirable natural parapet, behind wh they could, and did, approach under shelter, in b force, within less thian one hundyed yardy of our afer ers. The Southern shore was aluidzta plain, raised but & fow feot above the water for several hundred yards, then rising with a very gradual, gentle slope, and “undu Tating back to Manassas. On the immediate bank thei was a fringe of trees, but with little, if any, undergrowth or shelter, while ou the other shore there were timber end much thick brush and covering, The ground in rear of our skirmishers, and occupied by our artillery, was an Old fold extending along the stream about one mile, and immediately back for about haif a mile, to a border or skirting of dense second growth pines, Tha whole of this ground was commanded at all points by the ridge oc- + cupled by the oaemy’s musketry, as wae also the country to the rear for a ‘distance mich bevoud the range of 20-pounder nile Fy by the range of bile on whieh their datleries were planted, and which, it may be further noted, commapied also all our approaches from this di- ection to the three threatened fords, Before advancing his infantry, the enemy maintamed a fire of rified artillery from the batteries just mentioned for half an hour, then he pushed forveard a colunm of over three thousand infantry to Decal, wttkeuch weight of num- Bers as to be repelled with dificuly by the comparatively small Force of rot more than twelve hundred bayonets with which Brigadier General Longatreet met him with characteristic vigor and intrepidity. Our troops ongaged at this time were the First and Seventeenth and four companies of the Eleventh regiments Virginia Volunteers, Their resistance was rosolute and maintained with a steadinoss worthy of all praise. It was successful, and tho enemy was repnised. In a short time, however, he returned to the contest with fncreased force and determination, but was again foiled and driven back. by our ekirmisbers and Lougstroet’s re- Berve companies, which were brought up and employed ‘Bt the most vigorously assailed points at the critical mo- mont. J} It was now that Brigadier General Longatreet sent for Feinforcements from Early’s brigade, which Thad antivi- patod by directing the advance of General Early, with two regiments of infantry and two pieces of artillery. AS these came upon the field the enemy bed advanced a Chird time, with heavy numbers, to 1 roet's Position. Hays’ regiment, Seventh Louisiana Volunteers: ‘which was in advance, was placed onthe bank of the Blream, under some cover, to the immediate tight and feft of the ford, relieving Corse’s regiment, Seventcenth Virginia Volunteers. ‘This was done under a heavy fro of muskelry, with promising steadiness, The Seventh Virginia, wwier Lieutenant Colonel Williams, was then tly before the ad- he entire forined ‘to the right, also onder heavy — fire, and = pushed — forward tothe stream, re: Hioving tho First regiment Virginia Volntec Al the same time two rifled guns, brought up with Barly't Brigade, were moved down in the ht of thevoad, 30 as to be concealed from the ri ty the girth of timber on the immuodiate bank of d there ‘openci directed only by tho a0 io enemys muskety. Unable to effect a parsago the enemy kept up ® scattering fire for some time. Some of ovr troops had dacross the stream, and several small parties of rao’s regiment, under commund of Captain Mayret met and drove the enemy with the bayonct, but ag the roadway from the ford was two narrow. for & combined movement in force, General Long. reet recalled them to the south bank. Mean. | while the remainder of Farly’s infantry and artillery had Deen called op—that is, six panies of the Twenty-fourth reziment Virginia Volunteers, under Licutenant Colonel Hairston, and five pieces of artiliory, one rifled gan and four six-pounder brass guna, tncleding two eix-pounder uns under Lioutenant Garnett, which had been provious. ly sent to the rear by General Longstrest 3 infantry swvas at onco placed in porition to the left of the ford in @ Space unoccupied by Hays, and the artillery was untim- Wered in battery to the right of the road, ine with tho two guns already in action. A scattering fire of mug fotry was still kept up by the enemy for a short time, But was that soon silonect Mt was at this stage of the affair that a remarkable artillery uel was commenced and maintained on our side with a long rained prof Well as the number of his weapons, provided with improved Gime occupying the commanding position. The rvs | The rendition of thi al opponent, superior in the character ax | | engroseing a guns, and tho missiles of the combatants flew to and fro Above thein as, cool and veteran like, for moro than an hour they steadily awaited the moment and signal for the advance. While the conflict was at ita height, before Blackburn's ford, about four P. M., the enemy again displayed himself fore Bonhita’s position. At this Colonel Ker- wiv, With four companies of his regiment , Secchd South Carolina, and one pisce of Kemper’s artillery, were thrown across Mitchcll’s ford to the ridge whieh Kempor hed ocenpind that morning. ‘Two solid shot and threo wrical case, thrown among thein Will a precision in- od by that artilieriat at Vienna, effected their di fiLure ant disappearance, and our troops in that qua ter were again withdrawn within our lines, having dis- charged the di igned. At the close of the engagoment before Blackburn's ford 1 directed General Longstreet to withdraw the First and Seventeenth regiments, whieh had borne tho brunt of the action, to # position in’ reserve, leaving Colonel Early to oveupy the fleld with bis brigade and Garland’s rogitacnt. As apart of the history of this engagement, I desire to plice on record, that on the 18th of July not one yard of in- trenchanonts nor one rifle pit. sheltered the men at Black- burw's ford, who, officers and men, with rare exceptions, were on that day Jur the forst time ‘under fire, and who. taking and mainaining every position ordered, cannot be too mauch commended,for their soldierly behavior. Our artillery nel and ofticered by those who edfrom the civil avocations of a ’ tched with the picked Hight of the federal regular army, Company E, Third artijlory, under Captain Ayres, with an armament, as their own chicf of artillery’ admits, of two ten-pounder Parrot rifled guns, two twelve-pounder howitzer and two six-pounder pieces, aided by two twenty-pounder Parrot ritlde guns, of Company G, Filth artillery, under Lieut. Benjamin. Zhus matched, they drove their veteran adversa- ries from the field, giving confidence in and promises of the coming effleicucy of that brilliant arm of our service. Haying thns related tue main oF general results and events of the action of Bail ran, in conclusion, it is proper ize some Of those who contributed’ most to the gatisiactory results of th hanks wre due to Bi Ewell, and to Ce der them, for tho ability executing the retrograde mgvements on Buil run, directed ia my orders of the 8b of July—movements on which hung the for- tunes of this army Brigadior General Longstreet. who command ¥ the troops engaged ¢ on t expectations , at tho right pli not ainong his mea, by the exhibition of charactor- ‘and by his words of encouragement to the umand, he inspired a confidence and spirit that contributed largely to the snecess of our arms on Early brought his brigade Into position, and ntly “into action, with judcment and at the moment. He displayed capacity for command aud onal gailantr: Colonel Moore, pmmanding the First Virginia yolm- foers, was severely wounded at the head of bis regiment, minmd of which subsequently devolved upon Skinner, Lieutenant Colonel Fry haying been. leave the fold in conseqnence of a sun stroke, lished, promicing officer, Major Cartor If. nth regiment Virgina volunteers, was Whiie leading two companies of his the enemy he fell, twice shot, mortatly ior General Longstreet, while finding on all sides ty. ardor and intelligence, mentions his special obli ations to Colonels Moore, Garland and Corse, command ing severally regiments’ of his brigade, and to their ficld officers, Lieutenant Colonels Fry, Fuuston and Mun fora and Majors Brent and Skinner, of whom he s “They di coolness and energy than is usual © oll service.” General Longstreet t of Captain Marye, of the onth Virginia Volunteers, ag especially gallant on easion in advance of the ford, The regiments of Earl manded by Colone! Harry Hays and Lieutenant Colonels Williams and and Harrison, who handled their commands in ac | coolness and skill, supported DY the wait Colonel De Choissul and Major of the Seventh Lonisiana, aud Major Patton, of the Soventh Virginia Volunteers. he “ill, the conduct, aud the soldierly qualities of tho Washington Artillery engaged, were all Uhit could be de- sired. The officers and men attached to the seven pieces already specified won for their battalion a distinction which, [feel assured, will never be tarnished, and which will ever serve to urge them and their corps to high en- deavor. Lieutenant Squires worthily commanded the ivees inaction. The commander of the battery was ne- cessurily absent from the immediate fleld, under orders in the sphere of his duties; but the fruits of his discipline, zeal, instruction and capacity as an artillery commander, ‘were present, and must redound to bis reputation. ‘On Lhe left, at Miichell’s ford, while no serious engage- ment occurred, the conduct of all was eminently satisfac- tory to the general officers in commaut, s due, however, to Colonel J. 1. Kempér, Virginia forces, to express my sense of the valuo of bis services in the préparation for the execution of the retreat from Fair- fax Court Houeg on Ball run. Called from the head of his regiment, by whut appeared to me an imperative need of service, to take charge of the superior duties of the Quar- terimaster’s department, the advance at that criti. cal jnneture, he accepted the responsibilities involyed and was eminenily efficient. For further information touching officers and individu- aig of the Virst Brigade, and the details of the retrograde movement, Thayo to refor particularly to the report of Brigadier General Bonham herewith. Jt fe proper here to state that while from the ontset it had fe'n determined, on the approach of the enemy in force, ta full back and fight him on. the line of Ball run, yet the position occupied by General Ewell's brigade, if neccessary, coula have been maintained against a largely superior force. This was especially the case with the po- sition of the Fifth Alabama Volunteers, Colonel Rhodes, which that exeeilent officer Jhad made capable of a resolute, protracted defence against heavy odds, Accordingly, on the morning of {he Lith ulli- mo, when the enemy appeared before Uhat position, they were cherked and held at bay, with some confessed lox, in askirmish in advance of the works, in which Major Morgan and Captain Shelley, Fifth regiment Alabama Vo- Inntecrs, acted with intelligent galtanury': and the post was only abandoned under geneval Le specific: imperative ordere, in conformity with a long conceived, established plan of ac- tion and batile, Captain K. P. Alexander, Confederate States Engineers, fortunately joined my headquarters in time to introduce the system of new field signals, which, under his skillful management rendered me the most important servive preceding and during the engagement. ‘The medicul ofticers serving with the regiments engaged were at their proper posts and discharged their duties with satisfactory skill and and om one occasion at least , under an annoying dre, when Surgeon Cullen, First regiment Virginia Volunteers, was obliged to remove our wounded from the hospital, which had hecome the special target of the enemy's rifle guns, notwithstanding it was surmounted by the usual yellow hospital flag, but which, however, I hope, for the sake of past associations, was ig” norantly mistaken for a Confederate flag. The name of each individual medical officers L cannot mention, ‘On the day of the engagement I was attended by my personal stalt, Lieutenant 8, W. Fergueon, Aid-de-Camp, and my volunteor Aids-de-Camp, Colonels 'Prestov, Man” ning, Chestnut, Milet, Chisholm and Heyward, of Sonth ,| Carolina, to all of whom 1 am greatly indebted for mani- fold cszential services in the preliminary arrangements for the occupation and matutenance of the line of Ball ran. Colonel Thomas Jordan, Acting Adjutant tain C, H. Smith, Assistant Adjutant Gi Jones, Chief of Artillery and Orduance ; Mi Cabell, ter ; Captain W. H. Fowle, Chief of Sob. aixtence Departinent; Sargoon Thomas H. Willies, Medi- ca! Director, and Astivtamt Sorgeon Brodie, Medical Pur- veyor, of the general staf’ attached to the army of the Potomac, were necersarily engaged, severally, with tholr ile dutiee at my headquarters at Camp Pickens, hoy aiecharged with wu eueray and intolligcued for whieh | have to tender my sincere than Messrs. McLean, Wiicoxen, Kincheloe and mer, cit zens ot this immediate vielpity, it is their due to say, have plied me aud the comiry under great obligation for the intornation relative to this region, which has en- abled ne avself of its defensive features and re- gourees. ‘hey were found ever geady to give me their time without stint or reward, Our casualtic 1 sixty-eight killed and wounded, were fiftean (including two reported missing). kiHed aud fifty-three wounded, several of whom have since died. ‘Yue toes of the enemy can only bs conjectured. KH was unquestionably hea’ Tu ‘the cursory examination arnination which was made by dotatis fom Tangstreet’s and Barly’s brigades on the 18h of July, of that part of the field” immediately evntested, and near Blckburn's ford, some sixty-four eorjas \ rome fow wounded and 8 least t picked up, besides oné hundred 4 of arms bi and quite one stand fifty The efiect is day's conilict was to satisfy the @bemy that ho could not foree a paesage across Bull run im the fi ‘or troop, and fed him into the flank move- meut of the 2let of July, and the battle of Manassas, the details of which will be related in anot Hoerewith Thave the honer to transmit th rte of the several brigade eongaged und of the artil- lery, Also a mi propor to say in con clusion, has been ved by the consiantly I could not set aside or postpone on any account. Ihave the honor to be, General, your obod! Orval, ‘AUREGARD, Generat Commanding. nk, Adjutant and Lyepector, AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. Our Paris, Berlin and St. Petersburg Correspondence, Lord John Russell en the Annexation of St, Domingo to Spain and the Atti- tude of the United States. The Cotton Supply Question in England, &., &e., &e, Important from Russia, OUR ST. PETERSBURG CORRESPONDENCE. Sr. Perersnuec, August 17, 1861. Opinions of the Russian Press on the American Crisis—Ils Unparalleled Importance and the Impossilitity of Fure- seeing tls Result—Russian Newspaper Correspondents in New York—General McClellan and his Report on the Siege of Sebastopol—Count Lambert Appointed Viceroy of Poland—His Origin and Antecedents, de, You will be surprised to hear that noither the Polish troubles, nor the emancipation of the serfs, nor the derangemont of the money market, nor any other internal question, occupies the attention of our pub- lic go oxclusively as tho events now transpiring in Ame- rica, Says the Severnaya Pchelia—which may be called, sans comparaison, the St. Petersburg Heranp—<Mony of our readers have confessed lo us that the present American contest interests them a great deal more than Europecn affairs. This preference of America to Europe 18 quito intelligible. In Europe no transaction can be looked forward to which has not its histori- cal precedent. Whatever complications may arise, they will only be a repetition of former ones, We have already had the spectacle of a war between Austria and Hungary; the struggle of Austria in Italy te hard! cluded; insurrectionary movements in Turkey haye been of constant occurrence during the last four centuries; Franco and England have quarrelled 80 often after their cordial alliance that we would not bo astonished to see it transformed into open hostility. this, the events that are passing in Europe will unde edly be of the highost importance, but their results can be foreseen and calculated upon by the analogies of the . 7. B ‘To General 8, Cou: past. The American wor, on the contrary, is a phe- nomenon without parallel in history, It cannot be judged Uy anything that has preceded it. Every incident of it strikes us by its strangeness. ond novelty. ts result cannot be foreseen, nor even conjec- tured. In a contest between two morarchical States peace may be expected from the character or will of one man, In America thirty millions of people decite the question of peace or war. Consilerations which, in the eyes of aking or a general, would be suficient grounds for the conclusion of peace, are disregarded by the masies, or looked upon as treason to the couse. A national war is al- ways more destructive than a war between disciplined armies; Duta national war, carried on by @ population of millions at the height of civilization, and etploy ing all the resources of art and science in the work of extormination, must produce unheard of results; and it is no wonder, therefore, that the attention of mankind is directed in, breathless suspense to the scones that are enacting in Virginia.” In another article the same journal remarks:— “We foretold not long since thai that portion of the press and public who were taunting the contending parties with their dilatoriness and complaining of their inactivity would soon have their impatience gratifled. The federal army has sustained a sovere dofoat, and the war iv Amo- rica has obtained such dimensions that tho effusion of blood is likely to satisfy the most exacting critics and amatours of carn: Tho check suffered by President Lincoln will certainly ne motify is policy mor produce a change of public opinion later of the North. ‘heir momontary ill- success will rather instigate the government and the peo- ple to fresh exertions against their enemies. The Anglo- Saxon race, who love poace for the sake of the advantages derived frem it, and are slow ip proceeding to extremities, may sometimes be stunned by sudden disaster, but when recovered fronr the shock they return to the charge with an energy which inspires them with fresh courage and al- most insures 8 It ts not surprising that in the first collision between the North and the South victory should have declared for the latter. The tnhavitants of the Southern States are not braver than those of the North, but they are more * warlike. ‘hey had Ton been meditating ‘and preparing for insurrection, and Made themscives familiar with tho use of arms,’ Butoniy give the North time, let their troops, hitherto illarmed, MLelothed and ill fed, be properly orgenized and led by competent commanders, zn th reappear on tho field of battle inured to danger and 1 goo canse with true Anglo-saxon bravery By the way, the Serernaya Pehelia has iis “own corres- pondent” in New York, who writes his letters in English, and they are translated into F nat the office. TI Russky Viesinik, a bi-moathly r editedat} NW, ale: contains regular communications from New Y¢ A lite- rary gentleman of this city, who accompanied Admiral Popott in his voyage round the world, in 1868-60, has pub- Mshed some interesting sketches of California, which are read with great avidity, ua is everything ‘relating to America. Our military men think that in Genoral McClellan you have at last rit “the right man inthe right place.” His re- port on the siege of Sebastopol was translated soon after its appearance into the Morskoi Sbornik, a naval review published here under the patronage of Grand Duke Con- Stantine. Itdisplays great powers of observation anda raro strategic coup det, and {s considored the best ac- count of that famous siege that has as yet been given. If he fights a8 well as he writes, McCiellan must be one of the first generais of the age. The appointinent of Count Lambert to the office cf Namivstuik, or Viceroy of Poland, is now a fait accompli. Hoe hasnot yet been gazetted as such, but his commission has been signed by the Emperor, and he will start Warsaw as soon as his Majesty takes h the Crimea—to-morrow or next day. 80 young a man (the Count ie only about. forty-five) toa post of such high honor and distinction hes excited con- siderable dissatifaction among our old officers—the Mouravielts, Perge, Suwarrokoils, &c.—the more #0 as Lambert is what used to be termed a carpet knight, who has attained tho rank of Licutenant General without hay ing ever fleshed his maiden sword, except doring the short campaign in Hungary in 1849, when he was attached to the staff of Marshal Paskievitch; but in this instance the susceptibilities of our vetcrans have had to yield to the raison d'etat. Count Jambert, though born 1 Rugsia, is the son of a French father and @ Polish mother, by whera ho is re- lated to some of the first families in the kingdom, and besides this he is a Roman Catholic; it is hoped, therete that he will be acceptable to the nobility, and’ especially to the clergy, and that he will succeed in percuading the latter to exert their inflveace in allaying the agitation among the people, instead of inflaming it, as thoy have done hitherto. Tam afraid their hopes will prove delusive; hu! nd Wholly Papist as he is, Count Lambert wears a Rnssian uniform, which would be qnite sufiicient to render him vbnoxious ‘to the national party if he possessed all the virtnes and good qualities under heaven. Versons well acquainted with the spirit of the Polish nation, or, more properly speaking, of the domi- nant classes,’are’ of opinion that all these conciliatory measures will bo of no use; thatevery fresh concession will be attributed to weakness, and only serve to en- courage the opposition; and that if Russia does not want to give up Poland altogether, she will have to rovert to the system of stern repression which obtained under Nicho- las, and which, whatever may be urged against {t from a moral point of view, at least secured the tranquillity of the kingdom for more than a quarter of acentury at a time when all Europe was convulsed with revolutionary outbreal Correspondence Pans, August 23, 1868. Interest in the Reorganization of the United States Army-—An Acceptance of the Services of French Offers Recommended—Daily Drill of Napoleon's Furecs—Pokicy Of the Emperor Towards North America—Ininense Naval Preparations in France—News from Ialy—Visiters in the City—A Monument to William the Conqueror—Mili tary Training of the Prince Imperial, de. In 8 country 60 essentially military az France, indepen. dent of every other consideration, the reynodelling and reorganization of the army of a powerful and friendly State cannot fail o be a matter of deep inter When that State happens to be the country of Washiugtons whose early struggles for independence were eharad end often directed by French enthusiaem and strategic art, ft naturally follows that such interest must be propor. tionably greater, Idid not seruple to rocord tho criti cisms, unfavorable as they wore, which wore rif every circle concerning the coustitution of that army which your diplomatic orators at the Hotel du Lonyre ex. tolled 50 loudly, 1 told you at the time that, accordi to French opinion, as I could collect it from the highest mi} jireles of the capital, your whole system of mil! tary organization would, in the hour of trial, prove but « broken staff. And now that, by your owu admission, th's opinion hag been verified, all mon are scanning with de anxiety the vigorous efforts that are being made toreforn: the evi! A predominant idea prevails that you would do wi to accept on a large stale the of French o Our Par service! What can there be derogatory, it is asked, toa great » tion like the United States in euch a fact. Sho po in excess all the necessary to thes! by L under pee ances, T f nation ent ved from the obliga donly finds itself conip Now our circumst t reverse of this position, F thorsbaye only moved and liy cd army pet and drum, and every town and villago and hamlet in France is literally flowing over with precisely the mato- rial that America Just now has nood of—mon endowed with military qualification, acquired by service, first in tho ranks, and subscquently in all the subordinate grada tions of command, How gladly—with what joyful en- thusiasm, it is urged—would this military experience be plied at the disposal of the people of the United States. They donot want us to Aight for them—that they aro enow, and more than cnow, to do for theinselves; but they do want to be told how to abstain—how to moderate their ardor, tempor their minds and bodies, and discipline their noble courago, that it may speedily boar that logiti- mate fruit which shall result in a thorough trampling out of the Jast spark of rebellion. It can be no more humiliating, say thoy, to employ the services of auothor nation in such a righteous cauge, than to open your ports to the artificers of the world for tho Purpose of commorce; and if by doing so mighty civil war should bo surnmoarily nipped in the bud, who shall gaivsay the policy? Look at us, say the advocates of this proposition, how we learn and have learned the trade which the United States, have hitherto been able to dispense with: we begin at the beginning; we enter the army a3 common goldiers, Vor six months it is de rigewr; we fulfil every detail, the smallest as well us tho greatest, of the common soldier's duties. We riso oarly and lato, and take reat, Every part. of our clothing and accoutrements is under tho strictest surveillanco, and it is for the most part our ewn hands that must keep them in repair. Every day of our lives wo drill, exerciso, pitch tents, march in heavy order, sleep on plains, and go through every minutia of a soldier's lifer from eight to ten hours. This is not done con. stantly; but we may be said to be nover at rest—tho musket, bayonet or foil is never out of our hands, Then, what with answering the muster roll, weekly reviews by the colonel, and incessant applica. tion to the thousand et ceteras of asoliier’s life, wo be" come, after six months, such perfect military machines that we could go through our duties almost ii our sloop. After this it is that the better edueated and more intolli- gent begin to advance. A manual is placed in our hands, wherem aro duly described the modus opartndi of disci- pline, from the soldier asa unit to the soldier en masce, whether in company-or division, Classes are formed and Ivctures given on this manual, aud the most intelligent eleves aro reportod to the colonel, and thus the corp. aro selected, who subsequently become sergeants, ser- geant ma.ors, sous-lieutenants, Houtenants, captains, & Good conduct with us ia everything—Ly which we mean the most absolute obedience to superiors, clean dress, smartness, sobriety, ke. Now France aboutids with m thus eduedted, whose manners and attainments are pre- cisely what America wants. Let hor say the word, and they will fly to her flag by hundreds and thousands, and insieal of repenting—as it is possible she may do—the disaster of Tull run, she will, by atte: tion to the expe- rience they can impart, march to cortam victory, Tam bound to chronicle opinions of t rt when I hear thom go eften reiterated as to assume the form and substance of national exprersion. At the samo timo, as wo are all for ourselves in this world, it is right lo state that there is a growing presentiment that froin the Northern States of Amerie a great cause of aggrandizemout to France will ar'se, and there is, therefore, the thorough degire to originate some sort of Liaison with them which may lay the grounds of a lasting union, ‘The symp ithies of England, it is plain to ses, advance moe and more to the South. "In the event of the present armed porce be- tween France and England bein interrupied—and, in the present stete of the Italian question, who shall say how goon this result may foilow?—it would bo of immense im portang: to France to have the Northern States of America ‘on hor side. What could res st the combined force of two such Powers? The Canadas, the whole rebellious South. yea, England herself, fer al! Wie court shy is payia ‘Austrin—eout hard ors that, under the :eg! shalled against her. Whether Na eon appronriate willbe at his service, and Sweden and Denmark and Russia and Spain willall have their marine at the bid- quite impossi aggeorate th that aro now being nade at all the various na here. At Toulon the work goes on at night as weil as day: the Lammer never ceases. Throughout the French ariny & constant idea prevails that ils services are on the eye of being demande’, From the superior officer dowa 10 the lowest soldier but one notion prevails on this sub Ject, and it is difficult to believe that the mot darder of all this docs not take its initiative from the highest quar- tor. In England a similar opinion i current, and so fi tigued are all men there by tho: overwhelming expense and tho constant draft on the time which the voluntest ing system entails, and about (he efliciency of the since Bull run public opinion begins to wa 5 —that they are ready to accept any condition of quarrel rather state of aif ed war. ks moat unfavorably of tho health of the Pope. 1 is indeed said that 60 much js his death antici- pated, that this circumstance alone prevents the Emperor froin {aking some decisive step regarding the French oc- cupation pf Rome, His Majesty has purct from Fraueis If the Farnose Gardens, On which formerly stood the ancient palace of the Cansars, ‘The ostensible motive for tho purchase ia the making of excavations. Paris is full of strangers, all eagorly employed in in- spocting tho recently inaugurated Boulevard. Extremes uve a natural tendency to produce the same effect, and really the present eflect of this great motropolitan im. provement is as if the capital had been devastated by a orde of Goths and Vandals. So thorough has beeu the cutting, 80 absolute the demolition of honses and streets, that the most experienced halatue of Paris is now some what troubled to find his whereabouts, It will probably tuko something like flve years befure tho new Boulevard, in all its length and brea lth, is quite presentable. At present, oxcopt that you see the design, all is cout ded. Parisians seein as much astonished us foreigners and provincials at the stupendous cuttings, ‘The solid earth, from twenty to. forty feet im dopth, arranged on either side, but more especially on ‘the right ag you descend from the Arch of Triumphs attests the prodigious Inbor ein- ployed. One of the gad necessities is that the whole breadth of the beautiful Pave de Monceau, through which the Poutevard Malesherbes passes, cannot be retained. A largo portion, and porhaps the mest beautiful, is obliged tobe. sacrificed to tho houses, which are to flank what is left Magnificent old trees, stich a8 the soil of Paris does not or- dinarily permit, but which have been nursed with con summate art, and stand inclamnps, are to bow their lofty tops to the axe, and thus the Pave, shorn of these Proportions, is to be but, after ail, a shadow of its tormer self, Any way, it is one of the best of tho landscape or: nanonts of the city. The trees being of ancient date, it has only been necessary to make clearances and. spread grassy, undulating lawns. A broad road for carriages passes through it, Maguificent flower partorres are scat- tered hither and thither—walks, seats, cascades, urbors aro accessories jn abundance, and tho,effoet is very charm- ing. Thus, when the sovereign issues from tho palace gates of the Tullcries, whether he direct his course through the palace gardens in to theChamps Elysees, or by the splendid church of Ta Madeleine up the’ Boulevard Malesherbes into tho Paye de Monceau, ho irs which seems just a8 preju than prolong will emerge by the Arch of Triumph, through picturesque gardens of the capital, | till he descends into the Avenue de I'Imperatrice—that elysium of modern creations—and reach, throuh the happy valley of the Bois de Boulogne, that loveliest of all his palaces—the Chuteart of St. Cloud.’ Even Nero, the most luxurious of all the Roman Fraperors, could bave desired uothing more euchanting than such a Bowery outlet from the carcs of Biaio. A monnment has just beem erected at Dives, the place where William the’ Conqueror assembled his’ army of 50,000 strong for his invasion of England. ‘The Emperor takes over saring the Httle Prince hnperied to the army. He accompanies bin to Chaions—he rons about tie camp by himze!f, aud oven- sionally 13 seen dashing some tattered drapeau whith attests the dangers of the Crimean struggle, ‘The Empe- ror spares nothing to make this same camp happy. The soldiers at first improvised # theatre of their own, and performed the parts. ‘The Emperor attended the repre- sentations, Then he built thein a theatre of wood, and afterwards gavo money for a company of performers. This sum of money he has increased, and now per- formances take place six days a week. to which every company is admitted in turn, The army is thus amuse'l and happy. You have none of the scenes of debauchery that disgrace the cainp of Aldershot, in England, becwuse amusement and discipline go band th hand and are con- sidered each neceseary the one to the other. Most dolorous letters come here from that party of the French army left in Cochin China. «(Our huts!” they writo, ‘are not pleasant residenoes;; repiiles of all kinds, enormous scorpions, suakes theso yards long, lizards, frogt, toads, ke., Tavor us iH tlicir compoeny, and at night, in spite of mogquito-curtaing, we are tortured by these tearful inseeis) We-eannpt bathe far fear of croco- dies, and all we beg and pray for is, that we may return homo, a8, Our, work, im a.miliniry sense, 1s already com- neted. M Napoleon trons the earmp of Chalong, has just decreed that « million slorling shall be advanced, for the period of eight years, for the topairing df what ure called vicinal roads’ in tHe country—tiat ia, bylanes and crossroads, templates the’ species of omnipotence that cha the general surveillance of Napoleon Uf, frou 1 ton of the minutest military det smullest agricultural intereste—his patione in his coming hour, his wonderful succes at the fulsome li when doing ho las guage nved to him. say, verily, by his various emph hor ten years like tis among ue Panis, August 20, 1861. AU Pervating Intercot in American Affeire—Repmblican Government on I's Trial—News of the Accest of Mr. Fuutk Oficial Antecedents, dc. , &e eat which attachos to everything American is no hat men comparatively disregard matters nearer Never were your institutions 80 canwaseed, ‘The vast republican empire that so lately awed the donizons of the Old World now lis befor it like the Israclitish champion i | ner—H ‘The int absort home. treachorously shorn of his hair, Perha iver, thral of inflvitestmal bonds while his pig) aggressors half tremulously disport themselves over hie prostrate but still formidable carcase, ig a more apt Yo your your eay ts of victory, your sts familiar as ho’ ry rorurt, whether high or e Swith which the © res olism, your Jnstration rng e military sot de ehokt words in ev araus ef ty | 1, those headed + Rome, y “at. Petersburg,” Mad or | ! srogarded if there is a syllable of York. And when it is rome a Ives, are sitting on Lol asbos, aud that he tr dinia, as is expected in Engluud, or not, its naval harbor | a bold man who would the peace of Eavope for | yesterday from left his wife and iwgnisoueoar, tie igor sa Gate wa hart he cor se oe this mipraing uses the following Stahl, the able lesser of the onary party langage respecting i Lincoln's recont proeia- | in the Herrenhaus (Prussian Hause of Lords), died quite mation:—" Such indicate more ration than | suddenly tast week at the baths of Bruckenan, His mor- strength, and tend to exaggerate the horrors war without | tal remains havo been brought to Berlin, and -_ its duration.” terred on Sunday with reat in the rq the Thoir Garton. Stahl way Cy ‘There is, evidently, best babes in high places hore that | St. Matthews America would do wecept the sounded cortain depths in your troubled waters. not appear to me, however, that public oplnlee at all responds to such & sentiment. It seems to mé, on the contrary, that 1 nover hear a voice in favor of the South, bat only ons hearty, unanimous desi may rise liko a giant and execute a mighty vengoanco on the sit who are struggling to blot out from the map of the world the nobiest, grandest and most benevolent work of court, is a circumstance of surpassing Interest. good ollices of | Munich, in France, and it is protty generally believed that Prince | Christian faith when quite Napoleon will not recross the Atlantic without having | studied law at tho that the North | doubtedly one of Bavaria, of Jewish parents, but embraced the ‘oung man, and iniversitios of Heide!burg Tt doos | langen. In 1832 he was appointed Professor of J dence at Erlangen, and in 1840 at Berlin, where he haw resided ever since, enjoying considerable scientific repu~ tation and still greater political influence, Ho was ume the ablest juristy aud perhaps the orator in Germany, and it 4s mueh to be regrettod-thathe: should have exhausted Lis brilliant talents and professed: Jearning in vain endeavors to arrest tho march of intel- lect and to revive tho political despotism and religions Of course the arrest of Mr. Faulknor, your lato Ministor | bigotry of tho idle Agen as substitutes for modern atv mani of very inferior capacity to his ‘ ‘sor, Mr. Mason, or to Mr. Rives, whom Mr, fol. lowod, his frank, reaty manner made him generally pular ng Americans here—which is not always tho best ae le of Americans who take vp their residence in Yaris, His conversation was generally found to be want- {og in that catholic character proper ‘to a representative of a great country, of such inixed jntorcsts ax the United States; and the perpetual desire to clevate the South at thoes of the North was more expecially evident im his intercourse with those not of hig own country. ‘To whatextont ho nay have carried this in his diplomatic relations 1 am of course not aware, furthor than that @ general report prevailed in the British aud Freuch chan- colories that there was good reason for believing that the Union would be found to be broken fore . Everybody was in the habit of speaking of Mr. Fanikner as Sontti- ern in his views, prejudices and tastes, and J dow’t think apy ono Is greatly surprised at (ho news of his arrest. Paras, August 31, 1961. Nupoleon’s Visit lo Biarrite—His Majesty in Good Health— Ricasoli om the Papal Brigandage in Laly—Another Embrcilment in Naples Ezpectod—An Tmperiat Pur- chase in Rome~News About Tobacco, de. ‘Tho Emperor has just quilted St. Cloud to join the Em- Prega at Biarritz, ‘The fatigue be underwent at Chalona, in visiting every part of tho camp and associating hitasolf with its exercises, is a sufficient contradiction to tho re- ports 30 industriously disseminated regarding his health. Acorrespondent of (he London Times, who was sont to ob- servo the mililary evolutions at the eamp, has made some comment upon au apparent weakness of gait in his Majesty's walk, which seemed to corroborate tho sinister reports that had prevailed, But this is altogether 9 mis- take. Napoleon is, without exception, one of the most awkward walkers in Europe. He turns out bis foet and strides from hia hip rather than the kuee, go that at each stop his shoulders make angles and his whole body seems distorted. Aa it is now, so it was a dozen years ago, It is only on horacback that his appearance is unexceptionable. He is a Perfect master of equilation, and deports himself in the sadtlo with an cage and dextority that few or none of his officers can pretend to, From the closo attention he gives to everything pertaining to military discipline, the constaut reward held out to the soldiery, the in creago and increasing rocompense for continned good conduct and sorvice, it is hardiy possible to believe that he does not contemp'ate some speedy jon for their employment, Lord Palmerston may well say that wh holds ont the right Land of frledahip across the chan- ne! the left hand is constantly on the hilt of his ‘Tho circular addrease t by Baron Ricasvl to his varie diplomatic agents, and which appears (his morning fn the Coistitutionnel, is worthy of observation for its deter. mined reproaches to the Papacy, Briganday tho Neapolitan kingdoin, there has always bee whatever fori of ad various means deen found effectaal in dealing with it; but in the pr instance it 13 bl Chureh, while a monarch, not less dethroned by the arms of his subjects than solemuly denomiesd by an over. vord. sent whelming plebescale, furtively, under this ecelesiastical protection, stimulates aud nourishes it, Barca Ricaso!t, It is argued, would hard!y have used language to. this of foct without the sanction of the Conrt of France, and poo- in to believe Mhat the year 1961 will not pass away witnessing the departure of the French troops m fon the ancient villa just been oF gunners increased, from the Eternal City. Fer sayeelf, I shall only believe in such « consummation when I see it, It may bea part of tho imperial programme to let the Sardinians have their way, if only to show the feet they caninake of it. Botno sane porgon can bolic Napoleon would countenance Francis ., the King of Na plee, as-he does, if he did not expect to derive an ad yige from the embroilment his pr: rates, the mist of all care is speciaily taken (hat Francis shall do nothing for his permanent in A certain air of ridicule ls throwa around whatever he d end while his queen is petted aud praised, she is cucouraged to commit absurditic: possible, from the stentting in to the shooting of AIL seems to be pre paring for the Lime when Napotvon, like Kutward tho First of Fngland, may be eailed in to arbitrate between riv disputunts and take the subject matier of dispute under his own rule aud governance, The Moniteur has publicly amenuced the completion of the purchase of the Farne dens from the King of Naples ‘Tho Einporor, it says, has just bought, out of his privy purse, the portion ot the Mount Paiatite which is com prised under the name of the Faruese Gardens, and whic belonged to the King of Naj Tiiis portion of the brated hillis by far the most cousiderable. ‘There only veraine, in addition to the part bought by the Emperor, ‘on the south, whore excavations have y Je,and in which there is now a ons, and On the cust aconyent of ground purchased by his Majesty is not less than eighiven acres inextent, It inchides the famous ruins of the palgce of the C: , two entire stories of which have been covered with rubbish since the time of tho invasion of the barbarians, and must contain Biatues, paintings aud inscriptions of the highest interest, Tt is from this soil, which has been scarcely torchet up to the present tims, that several masterpieces of antigne art have been procured. It wag also on this domain that was recentiy found the original walls of the ancient enclesure of Rome, that which surrounded the Palatine when it alone supported the original city at the very time of its founder, M., Pietro Rosa, author of 9 archmologi- cal and lopographical ma n appointed Conservator of the Pal vaars, and is at the sane time to be director of the excavations, which will commence in November next. Tei seldom t'tat I make extracts, but the above intelligence is much too interesting to be given in any other term than the ipsissima rerta. ‘The French regiment of marine artillery has ‘aree batteries and a compe ded to it c ¢ Ambassadors have givea up their intention of visiting and, wnd are to take their departure in about a fort it. © ‘heir way homo they are to visit the French possessions on Cochin China, 7A curious paper has just been read before an important, society at Rowen on cobacc ct ion is enor- three per‘cent of uicotine, of which a few nffice 1 orca sion death, there is, according to the general consumption of tobucco, 7,590,000 kilograms taken by the world of this poison. | This is the season when the various Presidents of the | ncily Generai—a species of Provisiount Pariianienl— sasion 10 make speeches laudatory policy. Napoleon has always hid 1 . “Save me from my friends,’ and the present ocrasion is noexcoption, M. de Morny hes overshot the mark by eulogizing the advantage of ‘-accorded” liberties, in allu- sion to the decree of November 24, when the right of criticising the policy of the government was “accorded.” Marshal Niel has outstripped Count de Morny, by {n- forming his Council that France is only afraid of having too much liberty accordet her. On thia the Opinion Ne | tionate remarks :—“The Marshal need not be alarmet; | France has not experienced any such misgiving as ie stipposes.’ ‘on the subject of peace, Marshal Magnan, who pre sides over the Council of the Bas Khen, obsery “France, glorious, powerful and prosperous, under tho strong and prudent hand to which she coutides her des- tinies, wishes only to enjoy in peace the benefits she hus reesived.”” Meantime experiments are going on at. Toulon with in- cendiary shells, which bid fair to give birth toa new and torriblearm of modern warfare, ‘Tho explosive compost. | tion with which these sholls are charged {. 1 liquid fire, which is fatal to overything it comes in con. tuct with. For the moment the experimucuts are broaght tow standstill, owing to the damage do the floating target; but enough has been di ow that a me clive agent, of ¢: inexhanstive iu character, has been employment ained Gur Bert 2 Correspondence. Berwin, Angust 1set ig of Prussia om a Visit to Ostend—The Coming Mecting with Napoleon, &c. The King hae left Ruten-Baden for Ostend, where he will stay about a month, after which he proceeds to West phalia, to assist at the mapwuvree of the Prussian corps davmee, under Gen, Bonin, which comes oif towards tho end of September. When they are concladed he wilt The Napoleon will thus take place, probably on or about the Sth of October, ‘This (¥. ¢, the moctlng) Is quite positive, unlest some. ng very exiracedinary should happen, the Prussian Atabussador at Varie, Count Pourtales, baving been ordered to aknounce his master’s visit to the Preneh Kine peror, and to offer his excuses for not having accepted ais invitation to Chatons, which haye beon very gra- chously recived by the great man te whom they were ad. tre Tam told that the Prussian despateh trans. mitied ty Count Pourtales on this subject, and communi- catad by him to ML Thoavenel, was a mastery’ } diplomatic tact und fines, and that it bas qrite effioed © tho disagreeable impression produced by ‘he apparent f the King to hay his for. , Pourtales ®, to say that everything is sand that ail traces of il RU yor a tute In bis dea ae disappeared. The od and sanctified by the Father of the | return to the Upper Rhine, and his interview with Louis | Hization, only attained bis tifty-ninty year, amd his mintimoly death’ isa heavy blow to his party, whe have no superabundance of talent to boast of, and with fou! his loss severely in the next Parliamentary Our Berlin Correspondence. . Bratx, August 28, 1861 General Mecting of the National Association—Ke Pre- ceedings—CcUlections fur the German ¥ leet—Contributier fron New York—Ministeriol Changes in Prussia-— Prince Hohenzollern and Count Berastorg's Patents of Nobility at a Premium, de. , de. ‘The second goneral meeting of the National Voroin waa held at Heidelberg, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, on the 23d and 24th insiant, J need not remind you that this assuciation was formed about two years ago by a select band of German patriots, whose object waa the union o Germany and reform of its conrtitution, doing away with the antiquated, suporamnuated Bund, or Dict, that baw always shown itself powerless for anything but evil, am@ is the chic cause of the profound dissatisfaction thea has pervaded the whole country for the Inst forty yearm, Atti thix national society was looked upon with eom siderable suspicion by the German governments, an@ even by russia, to whom it proposed to confide the leadership of United Germany; it was regarded as a gore of Jucobin club, plotting to overturn the established order of things, and to erect a republic oh the ruins of the am cient monarchies; but lately these apprehensions have very: Much subsided, and, with the exception of decidedly re actiouary governments, such as Hanover, Electoral aad Grand Ducal Hose and the two Mecklenburgs, the Verem is tolerated in ost, and oven encouraged in some, of the: German States. La fact it: ucles are avything but revolutionary, and the direction they have now taken will, with proper Management, rather serve to comirm and Hrengthen the thin to subvert it. Instead of re hg the constitution of Germany, Ue members of the Lieu oppear to have turned their attention exeba- the developement of its military resources, pecially to the creation of « German navy, which bas become their favorite hebby, and to which ail other com i tooned. ‘They imagine that when Gere < with bayonets, aud her couste are pro athed figatos and gunboats, she wit power of tho German sovereigns, and of the Prqseia in part forn 5 teeted by iron st flud herself mi icisure to work out her internal’ regenerae tion withont of deing disiurbed by forcign aggreme sion; b: ffrmidabie military and nawel armaiments haye never yet tended to promote the cause of popular liberty’, and That they only inereaso the power of the gover which, with strong armies and fleetm to rely upon, will be less likely than over to yield to the Wishes of the people, by M. de Poningnesy ninition, ‘There wore present, including My Welcker, ite er on international law; ML Uarch, the tast President of the Vrussiau National Aseem- Diy of 1848, and of Deliech, a leading de Paty of the domocratic party in the Prussian Seoomé Chamber, Ih report presented by the s¢ erein showed that the number of ine! general fiy fifteen thousand, | or Prussians, over 1,200 inhabitants ies of Humburg, Bre- | Men ond Franktert, aud some 500 or 600 Gerinans abrogd—in bngiand , Swi ‘Ths receipts amounted te ssiag Ngure, but consiterably 8. A groat many eloquems several motions proposed aad ge majorities, referring, in the tirst places. Hessian question, expressing tho thanks of the 1 ¢ fur tho courage and peree- of their coustita- of a system of on the pattern of the Prussians; apd, ation of a Ger tleot a8 a contribution: ins were voted trom the funds of the r 10,000 were subseribed by individual Hidiuge the sun of $100 nted Dy M. Ra : New Yorke: a ‘At (ie same tine a resolution was passed catling upem the Legislatures of the reveral German States to rate with (het 1 to gea.t thoir gow ernments the WS required (or carrying Out & scheme of so 10 portance for the safety and d of (he fai yee dings closed wilh an ove. tion to the Duke of Saxe Coburg, “who bai sot the frat exuinple of sacrificing is special prerogatives to the * This isan ilusion to the nulitary eam " between the Duke and the King @& Prossia, by which te federal contingent supplied lagr Coburg, amounting, Thelieve, to no less than 1,200 is vivced at the disjesal of the Prussian government, He New Miuis/er of Foroign Atfurs Count Bernstorff, ai bi a jor Secretary of state, ‘m ina very. resigoation of M. de'Seblenita. BB wili be ome further changes in the ough they will probably not, be comme ma nced til after’ the eoron The President of the Council, Prince Hohengollern, omly: in 1868 at the express desire of Uhe (the present King), who thought the prestige of his name would oyerawe (he aristocratic opposition in the First Ch he has never taken « yory active part in the rs of government, and of Tate has been suffering from matic complaint that has rendered hit still mere - to the turinoll of polities. ‘The physicians hare vised him to pass the winter in a milder climate, am@ as the Legislature meets in January, and it would Be rather awkward for the Cabinet to carry on the offieiat business for an entire session in thy absence of their head, the retirement of the Prince may be looked forward to previous (o its commencement. Whether he will bes dd by M. Averswald, en the rea who has all along b ! Premier, or whether anoiher political Jew of high rank will be chosen to ply the vacancy, is not knows, and indeed can live been seltledt y ,as the King is exeodingly loth te part with Hehenzotlern, As for Count Hern: torf, it is the: general opinion that his term of office will be Dut short, and that he will soon make way for M. de Bismark, the Ambassador at St. Petersburg. The late Prussinw Kuvoy at Rio Jansiro, Baron Meuseluch, whose escapades Tmem- a former communication, has returned te vonlition, He ix as mad and “has had be if har. btoalunaee avvlan. Tt is assorted that he wam Mare y planters, out of revenge for hie rent of the German emi 1 hy promises of large Gael vs among the haciendys of the Kc like begro slaves; but he centric, and the hot sum vt with the mortifieations he experi- llcod ta develope his malady poison. magnates was always consi of Renal, consti enced there, may have without the assistand ‘The coronation w ion ef paren nobility. 1 a so many applicants for the latter favor that the heruld’s office is at work night and day examining theie claims, aut that not more tham a teath part of the politicians will be gratified by having the magical little word ‘von’ prefixed to their cognomena. ‘This craving after what may appear an empty title dees ever, arise entkely Crom vanity, for, notwith- x the paragraph of the constivition which pro claims equal rights for all Prussi citizens, thore are @ yy valuable privileges ‘attached to it. AN the ea of State, of the army and of the magia clupively with nobles, and while a merchant or manufacturer #6 exchided from court, the youngest Heutenant or a country junker, who has noth his ancestors boast fs admittod wit i It is not surprising, therefor anxious for a distinction which confers noitier wefith nor tnerit can procure fer them, and thas orders and titles ace still coveted py men who would have: ood gense enongh to despise such baubles, if they were not connected with solid advantages to which, in these old Europesn monarchies, few can afford to be indifferent. tion of San Domingo to Spain. \ OF THE ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED STATES. j British parliamentary papers just pablishe, relating to the annexation of Esetern San Peminge to Spain, i the following expression of opinion on ihe partof the Ruglish ¥ an Minister—Jord John Russel—in a despatels: jo Mr, Edwardes [Cnr ters Orie, May 14, 1861. nt towoigh in the balapoe The Anne ‘GLAND’s 01 Forr | It is Cor the Spanish governt | of their indgmont. the sdvantages and. inconvemiences | whieh may arise frem the on of the territory of the Lomitican State to the domiuions of Spain ; and aay opinion which her Mafesty’s government tnay form on the } subject can be found uoeiher consideration than @ look vn as the real and: par nenis inte Ter Majest; overnmont would, no doubt, have felt a | fone ud dec iaet dlisanticfoction at the proposed aunexa- tit bad been likely to lead to the introduction o& into a community whieh is free from tho taint of ‘cious inetitntion; but the formal aid repeated declarations of Marshyd O'Donnell, that under no dances will sluvery be introduced into the Dominican | cory, have removed the main eause which would have i Miys vorernment to vicw the proposed annexation he i Le cend repughance, y *s government certainly apprehended, whan | fake seed annexation was talked of, (hab it iutoexceution invelyeSpain in unfriend> miict, either with Prance or with both, With regard vorpment have not Tearak tag 1, ifearriet y crsatons, “f not in | with: the United State 1 of any positive revistance the Somikorn Confeb of this ime 1g Northy AmB. abe Cut when the civil wax ave been brought te Gi: ene