The New York Herald Newspaper, June 27, 1862, Page 1

—a- ermunenaonaig WHOLE NO. 9422. THE ADVANCE OF MCLELLAN. ther Particulars of the Fight on Wednesday. liant Conduct of the Union Troops. Rebel Camp Occupied by General Hooker’s Division, ‘General McClellan Present During the Bngagement. Wames of Some of the Wounded qi Union Heroes, BS) Reo de MoCumuan’s Heanguanrens, June 25—Evening. ‘General Hooker, at nine o’clock this morning, advanced Qs division, with the view of occupying a new position. ‘The result was that bis troops met with a most deter- Gained resistance from the enemy, which lasted until four @elock in the afternoon; but the rebels were forced to @ive way before the invincible courage of our men, During the day everything indicated a general engage. ment; but the enemy, for some reason or other, backed @ut of it. ‘The troops al) fought as gallantly as ever. The loeson ‘@er side will be about two hundred killed and wounded, ‘The following are among the wounde Oolone! Morrison, volunteer aid to General Palmer, ‘Wounded in the hand. \ Gaptain Rafferty, of the Second Excelsior regiment) ‘wounded in the leg. ‘The loss among the officers in the First Massachusetts Peginent, which suffered the most, is as follows: Captain Wild, wounded in the band. Captain Carruth, wounded in the breast. Captain Chamberlain, wounded in the face, Lieutenant Thomas, wounded in the arm; amputated. Lieutenant Dalton, wounded in the breast. Lieutenant Parkergon, wounded in the leg. Oar killed is small, most of our men being wounded. ‘The loss of the enomy is net known; but it is believed 80 be equal to our own. The camp of the rebels in front of Genera! Hookor was @aptured, and is now occupied by his troops. The ground fought for was a swamp, with thick under- Brush, beyond which is an open country. The woods ia ‘Servening between our troops and the evemy prevented the result of our artillery firing from being known. Two Napoléon twelve-pounders, under Captain De Busey, succeeded in getting through the swamp during ‘the afternoon, and did excellent service. An effort of the enemy to capture them resulted in their being driven ‘Beck with come loss. ‘The result of to-day is highly important to the health @f the army, as but little more ground i@-to be gained to Dlace our troops beyond the swamp. General McClellan was present during the whole day, |@eperintending al) movements. ‘Wasinoton, Jone 26, 1862. A despatch received at the War Department thie after- ‘ébon from General McClellan states that the affair of ‘y wae perfestly sueceasful; that we bold the picket line undisturbed, and that ail ie very quiet on the banks of the Chickahominy. ‘Tho advance made by General McClellan yesterday ie Pegarded in military circles hore as of the greatest im. & dasbing recopnoissance was made by Captain Kee. ‘with two companies of cavalry, to James river, on . The Captain understood from citizens resid- os the James river that a gunboat bad of late been ing the shore, as if anxious to communhate with jour land forces. He obtained permission from head. (quarters to undertake to open up communication with camp Casey’ Eero He pain gc Bsesict Sage ha Address of the Rebel General Longstreet = ee opposite Fort Darling, with his command to His Troops—The Enemy’s Loss in the = troops, constituting the extreme right Battle,of Fair Oaks—Keported With- hau tae ines sie ,Bickets of the rebela reached | drawal of the Union Forces from Chat- ‘wore closely posted, the Captain determined to hazara | tamooga—Arrival.of the British Steam= ‘@e probability of capture and go aboard alone. He pene- er Memphis at Charleston, &c., dic. ‘Qrated in the early morning the enemy’s picket line, and Crry Porst, Va., June 26, 1862. Gorced a negro, w! he found ina house near by, to wel bird 3 Pow bim to the Galena; for such was the gunboat. Tho Last evening one of our gunboats moved up and gers oo him under protest, Captain Keenan | shelled the rebels on the Petersburg road, but without INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH. '® pistol to his ear to prevent treachery. He re- t a of the Galeca ‘till the appr y: Piped any casualtios on the side of the rebels, according to ‘warned him to be away, when he returned and thetr own scoount of the affair. his command, having fully accomplished the pur- | General Longstreet issued @ flaming address to bis of hismission. Captain Keenan commands a com- | troops on Monday. in view of the great conflict immi- of the Peni cavalry. ment mad is fis conv saininanas tiene ac orate Coming | Bent, inciting them to mew deeds of heroism, and advis- ep to Yorktown. ing them to aim low and make sure of tho mark. ; - ‘The official lists of the robel losses at the battle of Fair aad sind a fins Oaks have been published. Eighty-live regiments and 7 @PMCIAL REVORT OF THE FigaT BeTweeN THE ouN- | D*tAlions in all were engaged, sustaining a:loss of killed, BOAT JACOB RELL AND THE REBEL BATYERY ON nd missing of five thousand, eight hundred and ‘WASKINS’ BLUFF. in, Uniren Staves Steamer Jacon Bett, James River, June 21, 1862. @a—! respectfully submit the following:— ~*~ Yesterday, in obedience to your order, I proceeded with the despatches up the river to the Monitor. On Passing the Red Bluff, known as Watkins’ Bluff] was | parole of honor to Fort Warren, the rebel government ‘@pened upon by two batteries, three guns each of twelve- | having decided not to make any individual exchanges un- Pounders, and about five hundred sharpshooters. The | til (he United States government shall agree upon terms @hannel being very narrow, aud being obliged to go within | fur a general exchange of prisoner: ® few foet of the bluff, I suffered severely. The hail of General Prentiss and fifty other federal officers, taken Dallets from the sharpshooters prevented mo for a time | at Shiloh, have been removed to Atlanta, Georgia, Grom responding, having n0 covering for my men at A despatch from Chattanooga says the federals have Whe battery, 1 would not expose them to the heavy fire, etampeded from that place, leaving their camp and A chet, however, came and carried away the rudder | everything bebind. @hains, and my vessel got ashore in front of the batteries. ‘The Chagleston Mercury says all was quiet at James was determinedto go by; somanned my guns, steaming | Island on Sunday; but the enemy was busily engaged @n, and forced her over. throwing up earthworks, The batteries were s0 masked that I could notace them Cuanteeron, June 24, 1862. ‘aptil opened upon, though the upper battery raked us The steamer Memphis, from Liverpool to Charleston fan we headed towards it, which, from the nature of the | tia Nassau, N. P.,ran the bidckade yesterday success Thad to do; but we stood on under their firefor | fully. She has on board Mr. Ward, late Minister to t five minutes; which I considered better, as 1 had | China, and a valuable cargo of British goods. The Mem- of retreat) until duties were and "s ir ninety. ‘The rat of postage on letters in the “Southern confe- cerncy”” has been raised from five to ten cents. About ton o'clock this morning @ conveyance ar- rived at City Point with Captain Robertson and Lieu- tenant Sykes, of the rebel army, who return under their i to Captain Ring- sold. Captain Cadwallader Ringgold, of the frigate Sabino, is to be the recipient to-day, at the Brooklyn-Navy Yard, of a magnificout sword, the manufacture of Tiffany & Co., a8 @ testimonial for bis gallant conduct in rescuing the crew of the Governor (four hundred souls) from a — Amd ee the port wheel, | watery grave in th wets raging storm. The sword will no me to be | has been on gxhibition at the store of the Messrs. Tiffan leita conde fm sg for the jan wr ayn, tad beveral whe ‘txitnined fk de. In fact the apper works are completely | olared txt it was. perfoct gem in its way. It is com- struck the valve stem, bending it, | posed of solid silver. The top of the “grip,” or place ogee resera after Seinerine at for the hand, is ornamented with a figure of the head of b—— - the battery again ight, but | Neptune, and the guard holon grip is adorned with oak Ten shots struck the vessel in all, to eay nothing of the pis bert ve. "the ee. Hy ‘anyone’ of told tity of bullets in the woodwork from the sharp: On iP, connecting with the tera; but mo upe was injured on board. head, is a fall anchor, adorned by @ laurel wreath. At i { y in ati His if Hl # H Very respec , Your obedient servant, the end of the guard is the figure of a spread oagle. Th ee wcekea wut, Commanding, | bunds’ are heavily ebesed, with, a. fat aches Commander J, P. Gis, commanding naval forces in | on each side. ‘The tail ‘piece boars ropresen. dames river, — lations of au ane or, a trent fo a dolphin, ant po ans — and ave ail The Maine Telegraph Company, Mit, Between the first and seooshband abhard Bancor, Me., June 26, 1862, is a yery well executed representath ii rs of At tho annual meoting of the stockholders of the Maino | thecray of the Governor nud wnderneath the following ‘Telegraph Company, holden in this city yesterday, thig frigate Kabine, Dy tbe util Sof Oateea Mollowing gentiemen were woapimous'y elected directore,| 8! rescued by his gallantry from the or the ensuing yoar:— eur ai rt Governor, he Lighit of the 2d of No- Hiraw 0, Alden, James White, Belfast; Albers W, cual. “The sword onse ts oF Poine, Jacob A. Smith, Albert Holton, Bangor; Joseph 3. fad ihe whole thing cost $650, On the guard Betiow, Ww. P. Morrill, Portland; Aarou Hayden, Kast. Aiocwewa are beccmabeaed é We are bro i renmy port; Pdward O’Brien, Thomaston. “ Atasubsoquent meeting of the directors Miram 0. Alden was clected President and Wm. P. Morrill was eve: how exq vigite the b Diels Bees oie dy aie Jrembuies ior bie wLnying years? of the m Tine, will make the present gre, a” reflects PCN AB OS yy nore ie antiainaiod, THE NEW YORK HER Low \ LAND The Exeeution To-Day. The execution of William H. Hawkins, the negro cock. who was convicted of the murder of Captain William Henry Adams, of the ship Lamergier, will take place in the yard of the City Prison to-day. Thenecessary prepa rations for the occasion were completed yesterday by the United States hal, and, unless a” reprieve i granted, which is not at all probable, the unfortunate man will suffer the extreme penalty of the law this fore. noon. The gallows—the same upon which Gordon, the slave dealer, was exeouted—has been erected in the south yard, and the usual arrangements have been made for the admission of a number of spectators, including the press, the coroner's jury, &€. During his incarceration in the Tombs, and especially since bis sentence, Hawkins has manifested a spirit of resignation and cheerfulness which haye won for him the esteem and sympathy of his jailors. Mr. Satton, the Warden of the prison, says the conduct of the con- demned has been unexceptionablo, and (hat he never came acroes a more intelligent negro iu the whole course of his avocation. On Wodnesday tho Uuited States Dis trict Attorney visited Hawkins in his cell, and conversed with him for an hour or more upon the subject of the | trial aud the approvching exec When asked if he | anticipated any hope of his sentence being commated, | he replied in the negative, and said he had mado up his mind for the worst. For several days past he has | been in cloge communion with bis spiritual adviser, Rov. Mr. Garnett (colored), to whom be manifests great contri tion for bis past sins and wickedness. The reverend | gentleman visited the condemned again yesterday morn- ing, and remained with him ducing tho greater part of | thoday. At the request of the prisoner, the clergyman | called again jast evening, and made arrangements to stay with the culprit until all was over. llawkins is a ative of Rhode Island, apd is about thirty-four years of age. He i# about five fect seven inches in height, weighs about 170 pounds, and is a fine specimen of the African race, both physically and intel- lectually. During bis imprisonment his appetite has never failed him, aud at no time has he been heard to complain of his healt The Coming Fourth of July. HOW 18 THE NATIONAL HOLLIDAY TO BR CELE BRATED?—-ACTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL, ETC., BTC, A weck from to-day we shall celebrate th hty-eixth anniversary of the independence of our glorious eountry from the domineering rule of the British crown. In view of the momentous events at pro: mo this continent, the auniversary of oui ional holiday ought | this year to bo celebrated with additional rejoicings and eclat. The almost uninterrupted series of successes which | have attended our arins during the last twelve months demand that the day shall be joyously celebrated wh t the length and breadth of the land, as, in all prove i1ity, the black imp of secession will thon be laid wand his shadow disappear from the land in the blaze of glory with which the glorious Fourth ought to be cele- brated, The whole world with anxious eyes is striving to get ace of the real situation of affairs in this country. coming Fourth will be a good time to show them “what has been done, and by the ra- diance shed around from innumerable fireworks let them see that tho glorious Union wilt and can be reserved. Anything which shall tend to detract from je proper observance of theday will undoubtedly be | Severely commented on by all classes. On the 16th ing the Board of Councilmen passed a resolution appro ft ating $8,000 for the purrose of celebrating the day. paper was sent to the Board of Aldermen, who have not taken any action on it, On two occasions been brought up, and then laid over. This course was taken with it at their moeting yesterday. and unless it isactod on at the meeting of the Poud to be held on Mouday next, we «hall have no municipal | colebration of in this city. The great objection itg adoption by the Board of Aldermen is that the beliave the amount to be too la ge, Tht can, however, bo ly reme at their next meeting, | when a smaler amount can be appropriated, and our citizens be graced with the usual pyrotechnre de lays, Result of the Hiliiard Mat: at Boston, rN, Jane 26, 1802, The biltiard mateh, carom game of 1,500 points, wos | Played last night between Win. Goithwait, of Boston, | and John Peery, of Now York, The gamo was carefully | contested, occupying from eight tll two o'eleck, when Golthwait won by 230 points, The St, Av fr. Joune, N. F., Jane 25, 1802. ‘The steamebip St. Andrew. from Glasgow June 11, fer quebe # toured ¢ WC INAGG Wb vy. ats emg rl NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1862. a eh ans. et ALD. PRICE TWO CiNTS. THE DEFENCES OF RICHMOND. Position of the Formidable Rebel Batteries and Earthworks in Major General McClellan’s Front. COAL HARBOR! @ she = ANEW BRIDCE ae & Swdewrs) on iy un hy t nD a a) AS Sys AND oy San with a repulse. He carries wiih him the prestige of snoeces, and by the past wo may safoly judgo of the IMPORTANT ARMY CHANGES. ORGANIZATION OF THE “ARMY OF VIRGINIA.” General Pope Assigned to the Command of McDowell's, Banks’ and Fremont’s Corps. SKETCH OF GEN. POPE'S CAREER, Ker Rew kee Warttixctox, ‘The forces under Major Gencra’s Fremont, Banke and MeDowe!l have been consolidated tuto one army, called the Army of Virginia, and Major Genoral Popo has been especially assigned by the Prosident to the chief com mand. The forces under General Fromont constitute the first army corps, to be cemanded by General Fremont. ‘The forces under General Bavks constitute the second army corps, and are to bo commanded by him. The orces under Genoral McDowell constitute the third army corps, to be commanded by him. Sketch of Gencral John Pope. Major General John Pope is aman nearly forty years of ago, a uative of Kentucky, but a citizen of lilinois and ‘a graduate of West Point, which acadomy he entered in the year 1838. He graduated in 1842, standing high ina large class, and was appointed to the army from the State of Illinois, entering that service as a brevot second lieutenant of Topographical Engineers. He was engaged in Mexico, and was brevetted a first lieutenant for gal- lant and meritorious conduct in several conflicts at Mon- terey—the brevet bearing date from Septembor 23, 1846. On the 234 of February, 1847, he was brevetted captain for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Buena Vista. In 1849 he conducted the Minnesota oxploring expedition, having accomplished which he acted as topo- graphical epgineor in New Mexico until 1853, when he ‘wan assigned to the command of ono of the expeditions to survey the route of the Pacific Railroatl. From 1664 o 1859 bo was engaged in the exploration of the Rocky Mountains, during which time—viz: on the Ist of July, 1856—ho,took the actual rank of captain in the corps of Topographical Engineers. On the 17th of May, 1861: was made a brigadier general of volunteers, He held ‘command in Missouri for some time before he became particularly noted; but when Geseral Halleck took charge of the disorganized department, he, having great confidence in Brigadier General Pope, gave him tho | charge of the district of Central Miseour, This was in December, 1861. On the 17th of that month ho scatter. ed the rebel camp at Shawnee Mount, toking 150 pri- soners and most of the enemy's wagons, tents, baggage, horses,’ &c, Un the 1)th he su prised another camp near Milerd, tok ecme 1,900 prisoners, 1,000 stand of arms, 1,000 horees, sixty-five wagons and a largo quantity ‘of tunte, baggage and supplies, He also seized two tons of gunpowder. This cumpayn crove Prica below the Osage river, which ho never again crosved, Maving | cleared this district, he was next appointed to clor Southeastern Miseourt. On the 28d of Febraary, 1862, ho Feached Commerce with a small force, Me tive gathored his men together, and im six days marchod to, Now Maditid, This place soon fell into his: hands, and shortly alter, comparatively speaking, he cut that noied canal which caused the downfall of Islaud No. 10. Kor this masterpicce bo Was trade a m jor general. He was next appeiuted to act at the head of a goryp to Go-operate with Ma ‘kein the reduetion of Corinth, After the evacua tion, his remarkable parsuit and eapture of part of Bean. ° 6 8FO OO Teed in the minds four remteragg wed Weehiyeuie URW giWal Have an the military career of Gucere’ Pope is the fact that he Bas never mas REFERENCES eaqimes miLLaaS/ sam kai, ROADS —— Common ROADS : SE ReEEL BATTERIED G Hoon @S" REBEL RIFLE PITS Ly, Ws ® F REBEL PICKETS s "iy = AABATTLE FIELD OF MAVEIS¥ MY LANE BB BATTLE FIELD OF JUNE ISB = WATF.2$-SON ENG.N.Y. we \ (x ei fo RICHMOND ARS calle aliin SCALE OF MILES THE WHITE RIVER EXPEDITION. Oficial Report of Flag Officer Davis— The Explosion on Board the Mound —Barbarity of the Rebels, é&e. Wasnuxcrox, June 26, 1862. The following official report of Flag Officer Davis bas Sin—The Conestoga, Lieutenant Commanding G. W. Blodgett, arrived here today from White river. brings information of the capture of ty st. Charles, eighty miles from the mouth, the first of h mounted four Parrott guns, and tiv forty-two pounder ritled guns stood, were taker n from the gunbo ntlod, was sunk. gunboat remaining in W mounting three or five gans, aud baying her protected by irou amd cotton. The enemy has attem;ted to block up the river by driving piles and by sinking boats, but no serious ob- structions have yet been discovered. ‘The Cones toga will return to White river to-night with reinforcements, accompanied by au additional transport, Jaden with comunissir: ‘The victory of St. Charles, which has probably given mmand of White river, and secured oar commu- nication with Gon. Curtis, will be unalleye | with regres cident to the steam drum ant he itloaed in my telegrapiic despaich of one hundred and seventy five ity-two have already died, iorty three were killed in the water or drowned, and twenty five are soveroly wounded, and aro now on bpard the Among the latver is Capt. Killy. Three officers aud tweniy-two men but for the fatal ac ©. the Mound City, n 0: the crew, consistin oiticers and’ men, promise vo do well. escaped uninjored. After the exploxion took place the wonuded men were shot by tho evemy waile in the water, and tho beats cf the Conestoga, Lexington and St. Louis, which went vo the assistance of the scalded and drowning men of the Mound City, were fired into, both with great geus and muskets, and wore disabled, and one of them forced on shore to prevont vinking. The forts wore commanded by Lieutenant Joseph Fry, late of the United States Navy, who is now a prisoner The department and the countr: barbarities of a savage enemy wil made by our ovvn people to rescue the wounded and disa- Died, under similar circemstances, in the en; th inst. Several poor fellows, whe expired shtrtly ; their wiilinmese to die when they were told that the victor: Thave the honor to be, very Feapees oy, your obedi- Flag Off'cer Commanding West: rn F otilia. To Hon. Gioton Waites, Secretary of the Navy. Will contrast theso he hamane efforts FASHION PLEASURB GROUND ASSOCIATION—TROT- ‘Tuurenay, June 26.—Handicap stake $375, mile heats, Dest three in five, to wagons. H. Woodruff named br. g. Relinnoe, D. Tailman named b. m. Minnie. ‘The above race was soon settled, one heat being all ‘hat was required to determine who should have the ‘The lover was a great f.vorite previous to the to one being curren! on her winning the race, and her defeat was attributed more toaccident than to a “i. Reliance, however, made The public will be betior able tw maro’s capal)ilities when she vext makes hor She can undoubredly do better than she She broke up ae Foon As the word was given, Rolianea opening a apace of tifty yards before che Ho was more than that distance ahead at tha quarter pole in thirty-eight seoonds, and a fall dis. jap @uheud at-the haif mile pole in 1:17, the mare hay- Dvken UY @ second time, Between the halt and thece quarter poles, she broke again and again until her of saving her distance Were entiroly out. hance was kept at the top of hie epoed until he crossed the score, Winning the heat and race in 2.981, The Western War Claims Commi soa IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE. OUR PARIS AND BERLIN CORRESPONDENCE Progress of the Coalition Against the United States and Mexico. CUENP BE PSOSONTS MISSION TO LONDON, The Speeches of Karls Russell and Carnarvon and Lord Palmerston on (2, Butler's Proci:meation and“ Mediztic Napoleon’s Policy im thc East and West, ker Kees Bee The mails of tho Arabia reached this city from Boston Stan early bour yesterday morning. Our Kuropean files are dated im london and Paris on the 14th of Jane, and contain some very iinportant details of the news tele- graphed from Walifax, which was published i the "Herat last Weduesday inorning. ‘The letters of our Puris correspondents relative to the attitude of France and England toward the United States and Mexico are of a very interesting character, aud wold command the attention of our readers, Oar Paris Correspondence. Pan, J The‘ Mediation” Scheme Assuming Shaye—’' Bases, de, The «rie of yesterday contains the foliowing para-~ We aro assured that negotiations are about being opened in London for the purpose of arriving at aa understanding which will permit the forming of pro- positions for & mediation in the affairs of Auwrica. If the negotiations referred to succeed, the mediation of France and England will be simultaneously offered, it is said, and in identical terms, to the belligerent parties. ‘The most implicit contidence is not always to be place@ in the statements of the Patri. “Lying Patrée’? and “Journal des Canards are tho familiar titles, in. deed, by which it jocularly catled among it® readers. Besides this, it is well known to have been sold body and bones to the “Confedcrates,”” and to be the most persistent and au:ceapulous of any of their organs in the circulation of auy lies which it in be” er } lieved will bénedt thelr caase in Europe. Were there | bo better evideses than the statemont of the Patris | (hat the French and inglish governmests are again couspiring ngainst our independence of action, 1 should be inclined to pass it by asa wea invention of the enemy,” notwithstanding the somt-offcial odor which floats about tho Pairiz. But there is other and very strong corroberative evidence that the statement made by the Patric, aud which I have given you above, is per- fectly correc the article, of which 1 send you a translation, and which appeared in the columns of the Cons!tutionnel om Sunday last, and in which this “mediation” scheme wae clearly foreshadowed, was followod by the departure of Count de Persigny, the Minisver of the Interjor—the foun- tain head from which the Constitutionnel receives its in- spirations, the warm personal friend of John Sjidell and the most active and determined sympathizer in the rebel cause holding any official pesttion—for Londen, About the same time tho London journals echo tho sen- timents of the Constilutionnel, and.urge upon France to assume the initiative and lead the way for (he~guppres- sin of the “fratricidal struggle.” ‘The recoption of the news of Pauke’ retreat gave the finishing touch to the preliminary negotiations whieh have been in progrese for some time between the two governments; and the escape of the rebel army from Coriath has had the effect. to strengthen the determination which secms to have been arrivekat. Had yon been able to send over hero, instead of these, the long expected news of Lie two great battles before Richmond and Corinth, accompanied with the defeat of the rebel forces, one of the strorg props of . the mediation scheme would have been taken from under it. Now, the assumption npon which this preject ix b eed fs that which the govervin f Europe have takenfrom the beginning—the wish ig father to the thought— er might be the incidents ccc the * iemvet inevitably torminate ina re] acting upon this assumption, (hey Rrgtwtioa eve y day's continuance of the war is but an unnecessary waste of Blood and treasure (the Earopean governmonts hav ng always shown such a religions desire to spare the for- tner),and that in the interest of suffering Iimaniy im America aud Europe it is their duty tointe-tere. Franee, too, has been promised, through the Confederate Ambas- fader here, certain commercial advantages in the trade with the Confedcrate states after their in secured, which long aro excited th» ambition of je, Rouher, the Minister of Commerce ant Agric .ar8> ancl Zo hi epee U6 At IST Too bard ime T commeresal rival ho meatié itnpus the mid rithougl E able to modifiea- @ rough they will be ae ton the part of th abolish slvery gra ill convent immediately te th of the Ei {for after negotiation t the refusal on the part of our govern- the immediate recogiitiou of tants ts to bi is understood t ment is to be f the “Soathern confeders Hero is the sebemo as it has acquired shapo in Paris. God may confound the unholy in London, and prevent it from ever reaching maturity; bat our goveraa ment should be preparing to maintain its indepen- devee, and fight the world in arms, if need be, in its be- alt. a ‘the Paris jour quote the Courrier des Etats Unis aw an Amoricad journal and the representative of American sentiment. This villificr of us and our institutions has done us » great deal 0; harm in France. ‘The Minister of Marine will ask for a credit of severad mitiions for th ‘The Minister of War will, it is said, do cab war stock is growing every day more and more unpopular in Paris, Panis, Juue 13, 1962. The Franco-English Plan of ‘* Mettation”—M. de Per- signys Mission to London—The Delay Before Rich- mond—Napotcon’s Enmity to the Union—His Alarm at Our Growing Naval Puwx—Endeavor to Draw Russia from the Side of America—The Mexican War Question, &e. I have ill news to communicate this week, Montba ago IT warned you that what I now have to tell would cecur seoner or later; that js, that France and England would interfere in the American quarrel, and that beyond: adoubt they would favor the South. After waiting to see whother General Mc@leilan would pot at once destroy the rebel army at Yorktown, or between that place and Richmond, the French government, finding that such a roault was one of time, has sent M. de Persigny, that most liberal of all Hbe:al ministers, to London, where he ie to endeavor to persuade the St. James Cabinet into a joint action with France, in what the letter styles. ‘‘me- diaticn,” but which, once refurod as France fondly hopes it will be, will degenerate into an armed and forcible ia- tervention—a most unwarrantable ittterference in the affairs of othere., But I warned yu months ago of this, and that at @ time when others were assuring you that Napoleon was your friend, that he had bis eyeon Eng. land, and eveh like bosh. assert again, as I have ever since the commence. ment of the American rebellion, that France is and has been from the first hostile to the Washisgton govern. ment, At the commencement of the struggle it was Ne- poleon II!, and his sycophants who were your exremien. Now scarcely a man in Franco but what deems the goy. ernment of the United States in error, and bat whatsides: with the So so much for the shamecal course par. ved by the French semi official press, as woll ag by the \merican Mivister here, who should. have, exerted newber of elaime thee far per commission bag reached weasiy seven hundred, rep: senting, 16 the agaregate, $144 000, himeoit in causing the fou nrisrepresentations of the Parts prose to be stopped. He could have accomplished. this hal heen cavored ty do so; At any race, he could Pec ae ” eniyle to be given te b ao foul lies and slandore against the government he epreseniod, Those who haye go eonsiantly repeated