The New York Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1863, Page 1

wie MEDIATION. Ampertant Correspondence Between the French ‘Minister for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Dayton and Secretary Seward. eye Mr. Dayten’s Expesition éf the Situa- ¥ prove " ‘coun- tion of the Belligerents. ipl-wore eoteolaty about eight ber contonly of white lation. the BWA RR . | test are slaves, Of this populasion Tho able-bodied are now almost entirely away with the army. Could at Tho French Proffer of Mediation and Mr. | tebe mate hrs or i uu enon to omy the . Jenna tos forced cane, thay. Seng senns/ eae any 's Reply. 200k Ce itiemdiy: shelter of the Union flag. "put neither . a cs Principle -or policy, will induce the United States to en- 3 , throat of his ihr oe hia erate are oe Rapoleon’s New Plan of | mem wii utevdeperm 2c HlarA orci ?. Mediation’ °°? foc gant Waairarox, Fev. 12, 1008, | We President to-day scent t0.the Senate: the follow ing fee = tot! that is money. 1 their resources in money, 1 am instrected that, a of $400 000,000, represented by peper ahs of 6 er cent, thet bat polier saiped ‘Daye they the jeans of raisthe, a revenve equal to {$10,000,000 i any ieah pen cas oorbine.. ‘Want and are already ‘WILITAM H. SEWARD. “ | Sotire re eis ering Mf. DAYTON 70 BR, SBWARD, ° hand, the government of the Uni 9 fextract.. 9 instructed, @ revenue available ia Precious metals of be > Paris, Nov. 18, 1862, | more than 100 000,000, while ielding gold . @ma—Borewith I enclose to you jue copy vi a commuui- | More than foreign trade withdraws i from the ae tenn Seen de tees. SEER LAR Ae Reattar of Snance,, sharefoes, shore lem ir obedient per" does ne ex etween parties an equal! ii adoc MWLAIAM 4, DAYION. | ate ‘Likes sth So far, indeed, as T can eee, auch equallt eXicled now here, except on certain battle ict Tm peas ally betwoon the’ two great armies in Virginia, tiers RUF YONIATEX—In_ A Fecent conversation ha — bores nara ‘Your Excellency, ob asked some questions in rela- et ee ee ee ‘yot nee eee Here at tothe jation of theSouthern: boy Sed the United | feast ‘hey have shown equality of strength: but every- }, and position of the seve Wwisions of our This, Ine connection” with a statement in your | (ware ese the permanent gain has beon with the armies of’ the 30th of @ctover to his Majesty's Ambae- 3 ‘at Lopdoy and at ln Papal it ee, pie occasion to renew to your oe me to make to you communicution. | with which Ihave the honor to he your Excellency’ ver; ace Ee tants oe Wig Tte | ovadient servant, WILLIAM T. DAYTON. Sat T em watoY shait be excused if f refer to it in con. MR. DAYTON 10 MR. SEWARD. with tbe subjectanatter of your conversation, f {Extruet—-No, 23.) not with a view to any criticism, or to the expo Pants, Nov. 25, 1862, of my opinions beyond those alroady given by Sin— J received lant vlght from M. Drouyn de Louys 3 hy, i} to ) a3 1 can, what sooms communication, dated the 23d inst., In answer to mine of iy “o Wis ppr alee of facts, 1 do thig ‘i the 17th inst, (dated by mistake the nea The comuni. that ‘should the question present Nesolt cation of M. de Lins is ope of go apuch ivterest that I consideration in the future, your Fxcelloncy } S:nd you berewith a copy of the original and a transla. be indnced to rovise Rnd opibions as to the | tion, * Op ae of the parties involved in the war now existing Tar, sir, your ghedionk seryont, Initod States. Your E-xcolleney eays there has ex- WM, 1b. DAYTON, Ted tJ bp ee Me gutect of ‘To Wa. H. Sxwarp, Secretary of Sta an equi white! as rom almost nN id aver wince; aid atter so much MR. DROVYN Dy LMUYS TO MR. DAYTON, {n this rempest very rearly in the a ons Ae bd ned y ly i xm, Nov. 23, 1862. 5 or ietad tathety elena, ae anoarly (ida aadh yon have Wook ‘pleaser’ <d covmettteate tho vb WI Oui ve heen please to communicate to me Sta answer 10.300" que-tid-e In our conference ot Upon the reppnetive situation of the two Delizerenk gare ineh. sTendenvored, with the aid ‘of map,40 | ties iu the Onited sta express to mo the hope ‘out the 3 Of country Occupied at ut by of M y ine bn eo fe poe that these inodily way opinion as to the equilibrium of strength beiwecn the States of the North ; recall these qhestions, and compare " 0 t . “gee ‘ aud those of the Sout! with the of | to make mo appreciate alt the resources of your - or evon hs it Deeh within the past year, you | mout, audit Boose Rasen ia <hah, nabediinlaniianitae mast errgey 1.00 ear easton axnyo Houbt as fo the ae” | ing;cality of umoversaud of financial means, notwithstand- ‘Of opinion expre in the above extract, ing loca) advantages and®partial conquests, the conditions of ago the whole of the #lave States pont end climate seem to insuperable obstucles to ee ‘atmost tothe “MisslastPpl, | tne progress of tte st and that the equal energy of in all, were iu ponsession of the insur- | poth tonds to impress upon it a charzcter of indomi ‘ only © pe Ye ‘irginin | table Sagteemion. Teme to render homage with ‘on to the courage wi Ampricans, wpon one Bae and the other, liave shown thusfar, But this conr- oge, even while it excites the admiration of the world, is only cuicnlated to reuder more nocertain the result of the combats and to retard the termination of the disasters of this bloody war. You kuow, sir, what feelings this ead te hay given rise to im us. You know the step which @ profonud sympathy for America has inspired ip the government of the Kmperor, inthe of opening the way to @ reonciiiation, ‘This siepou alse ought nd voull take pice, im the opinion of the. Emperor, only with the eonsent and comeurrence of the two belligarent . At present the reception given to our proporition By'the cabigete of Lancton and 4. raburg prevents us roe Shy ‘iy dispoditions have not changed, If some day the Americans, (ired of turning their valor against themselves, should wish to have re courre to uF, in oor to seek in comeert the means of ‘ermivating this conflict, they would dud us always ready, associated with other Vowers or separately, to wid them with ont 0» jon, and. to testify by our good ettices the ieeliags which bave not eoaveil 1 animate J vance in regard to Lbem. Reecive, sir, {he assurance of m sideration DROUY Mr. Dayiox, Vnvéy Extraerdmary, &e, MR, SPWARD 10 MR. DAYTON, ‘MR, DAYTON TO MN, DROUYN DELHUYS. iwtinguished con. ve LAUT. t commercial metro the winerous fortitentions. 62 ‘They huve likewise fovt the ver Jortitication, 2a¥0 te which it was defended. Thie valley Sts he i i -ARIMENT OF SraTe of the West, and Noy. 28, 1862. navies of the worlt, whictican | Wat. 1. Darran, Eeq., de, bridged, ianst forever separate the Sie—Your despatch of thelr contiguous tery erin ‘on its | Tecwlved only at this late da: ay from those on theengt, ‘fhe ios of this river | that the views presented by me to wy despatelt of Neto. the cause of the incurrectionists | ber 20 are 1! Ntherate aud settle! convictions of the ‘Battier, Conscious that iwis would | government, always to be expressed when jo your jndg- ur Excellency will remember, | lent any expros whatever on the subject of the ace below and at New Orleans, but | ton,of foreign Powers shall heeither necessary cr expe point upwards, yot with its many dient. In reply to ® suggestion Iu your despatet, it is 4, it bas within the | Proper for me to aay that nelther"M. Mercier wor any enneasoe and Cunmber- som as Bad the leant warrant from sny of the West, with | authority of the United Staies for reprose fovtitications, lave likewise ; Vernment that the President wonld be dispo: * hard stroggle, the ar. | 8UF proposition in ragerd to the action of this govern he , the’ ingnrgents | ment in the conduet of ovr domestic aleire trom any of ground which ‘they did eres foreign quarter whatsoever, ‘Ibe oxace contrary im in sabe fiag of the Union bas been | eftect all 4 to his go to entertain ion Saat las ever pazsed between alt the ministers now floats somewhere on the } Tesiding here and this dapartment. You will jndge fortifications of every slave State save | Whether It is important to ciear up this yeiat at Pare have, inthe meantime, deen driven | | a7, #7, your obedient servant, country embracing inthe aggregate not WM. If. sewanD, miles, and occupied by a popula MR. SKRWAKD TO MK. DAYTON. ‘to 3,008,000 of \ { No, 26%—Pxtreot 5.( L consiats pop ta these t bye oe mé, therefore, to rom your Kxcellen~ | swaileal! the fnelpiont ‘forts on the part of the | Ww to create a navy have beeu defeated, and ber vewelt > Gemtroyod, the'navy of tbe United States has, withiu the 225) Novem er 14 ( from « femal to great power, . also, by aid of the tek . PY th ot the South, rectuding, save with | stance of the invitation wich was addressed by the fan. ‘@@r consent, all entrance to or exit Karn thom, unless by | veror of Irance to thp Fmperor o! Rumen and the Qoero Ith ornockdent. This power, which the south hug | of Great Britain, to join in recommending an arm ittice in | #0 SOV to meet, is nimost exelusively the growth of the | our ciyi! war, together with t gyeer, and on our own coats, and in the porte, harbors | ercikns declining that invitation. fn reg a4 rivers of the South, tteannot but be in the future a | ambyect my inetre «will be very Simpl efficent moans of attaek or defeuce. i conference ovucerming the United are two other ¢lementa of strength whieb spectat Letween these Powers, all of whom avow yu sire coneideratiou—men and wow € ‘The ariujes | elves an friends of the United States, and yet the T the Wouth have been iu! States were car y excluded fom te ¢oufer ved with the extent fon from which | Neher party tn the o Tene proposed any combina- have been drawn. Tornise them to their want | tich to coerce the w outro! the policy of ‘the the conscription law of the South bas ‘cataoed Stater. Under thes otancoe the United States are from the age of eighteen 0 larly tive years. Their 4 not called upon to ewy what they would bere done if the ec, like Oarown,warte away by the casuulties of ommmition of France, which wae declined by Rnesin an@ , and there can be little force ia reserve toampply the { firext Britain, liad been avopted end carried into em Grain. £0 SxniMivation of tho proiiminary repertof the | Nor are we calied upon to ecise cemaur of 1900, cf which I have hid the honor te trans. | prepositions and proceedings rempectis walt fou , Will show on page 151 that the body of | parties in the conference, such » 16 Npeu « eohject She population spon Whish Vos South inast ttraw tov the | whigh Ins alecady lost tis practi¢al character, or whieh, mely ‘tho drain ix leas even than { ‘suggoeted 1 our | % #peak more aoonrately, haa not aitained such w charac idee moe, i ‘The 6 free popula oof | tee, might produce trritations and jeaiourter which the imotnd i , Delaware, Vice | Provident desires toayold. Actinw on these principles, we ' ie £249,769; bat'from | Bba!! nek no explanations, nor shall we i es teow Of these eh \ve | comment upon the explanations which shal) be rolwnte. leet Btates whee | rily made. A government whieh i sondvettog « groat tid portibig © | tation th a,civilwar monet dea) covtinoally with Of the South, 1. | hew events ae arise, not with those which bove o thea twa es hanrnen, pare a nally 6aid rope Unat U, frow yi Uaioe ped that the may og 9 ; Kea. | Of the Amerivan he A OO; Kony oa ah at all of (RO patios phan pee combined. Bach mey, es Vie - free blacks of thesoute to | prolong and agitate OOF unsatufA mod lamented writs AD aggregate of 4,598,128, y oxoiting Or maMtaining the cae wh te iy jus | yal citizens; but AO our to Ps) Cj ee GC Ree Tete, is will mongure he casaail’ of! bebrasieere the r. trae i ° Revtiios iow magditude of the dangers with which -the ie country pot ip | threstened, Foreign oatious need to he re. ‘be al lonst | minded that family quarrel# are Siwoyw re the | thin; that the very scandal whieh (hey bring overates as an ineentive to recomciiiation, Much more daqs the an- ension of (oreigy Mterforenee: work in omissariee of treason who ww re- ‘opean capitala will very #00m ding pear, yori people will forever wards e asking woe Seong foreigu nations were most r Dai Addition to and moat forbearing to ther country in ite * of ip tho A Pt nr pee q the P: t's policy so t eonduet ¢°ur months, «principally yee ae o ire that all who have heretofore been o'r men, a there fg yet onother and still another army ia may abide in thai retation. If any of them wheal hesorve, fs I hu, instrvcied, to take thew pags in Fy args le modified by (he. rullestiod that: wee to fc nga te nan saniy, ee beren at resulted from our muafortune, and not A A ab ‘ or ee ae m either ores aaa Lng Maal Your obediont servant, inn ‘ fn ee Re by ay ' MA, SEWARD TO MR, DAYTON, Ny Lote 6 we. to labor with (Extract 6—No. 665.) mass bave toiled in Derartuast of Stare, | Wasmnaton, Dec. Sin— Yow of November 18, eens iveee ; is Yea cogs sinearaing, tes ute Freeh soyornbeads neveapasy i i : ~n, uew for mé@.te review the nete which, abponce muscentibilitien S instructions, eee to Mr. ee « els would ane tee earet, a ges: Steere, iMbout the co-operatiou.of Europe, To Wa, 1. Davrom, Eeq., &¢., 2c, 4 . To Mn Mamoian, Minister of Prance at } A. fEwARD "43 ARTE Wasuinuron> Fed. our despatch realized, "tie Wx. 1. Davron, Kaa. , Xo. Bre—The iutimation giver 1 jom dtr. Mercior, bax been the 3d instant, and gave me he bad jast received from Mr. Dron: the date of the 9th of January. tructions, and I now proceed to © subjpot in question. rorulting from the.re- eof France are kn wa to be fault- American uation in the misfortunes Py more than a obsession of the tWo countries, Bs Eng 5 i with seriounness, il = s dees not despair, we. kuow, of giving more jen” and again. De re protraction of the shaken the c he definitive anocess of ite efforts. teem to me to do unintentional injustice whether confidential or public, in wi on the sablect hie government bas the war. It certainly has 80 f foe “Caniuing a irom any dospoudeney, N in werd; has not open which thie govern. a aa WR. DAYTON TO MR. GEWARD. [Extract—No, 246.) he American people bat par Preserve (be i ty of the 265, ie recetved. my des: Prouyn fore. He told me what he had done, and | could answer, 5 , the Cpe thouglty uot oe view of the posail ir. IWeweye de Lauys of November 23 last, a copy of which acen y onpaten No. 231. my : hat I felt tnat it for combat by the unbroken peace sedition, put forth yovesses’ 50. signal aud the progress of Wis | ter ai not appear to consider them wareasonarle, vn alled xy aesurauces of the most cistinguithed consideration, , ies 60 Vigorons apd ach fev had occurred fairly to represent ite condition, fective na those Tam, sir, your obedient servant, To His Fxcellene, y Wisiam H. Sewarn, cecretary of peers ~— MR. SEWARD TO MR. DAYTON, (Extract—No, 283. Dev akeneent ov Stare, WABHINUION, Son-—Your despatch of December 23 (No. an bmitted to the Prosidevt. clally No. 268, will bave relieved you prudent to cbeerve, in the first ivsiarce, ia relation to the to Mr. Drouyn de Lhu: mediately alter the publication of his cor with the goverfments of Great Britain and relation toa proposed arm! tnue, and wasejudiciously gratifying results. Lam, sir, your obedient servant, ‘Ww. 1. Davros, Faq., &c., ke. ‘MR. DAYTON 70 MR. SEWARD. —No. Pans, Jan. 15, 1858. Sin—A despatch will shortly be sent by hr. Drouyu de Lhoys to Mr. Mercer, requesting him to suggest to you on a snitable occasion the propriet sioners to treat with the South for peace’ bie. for such terms of separation as upon. ‘This communication was yn de Lhays to the FE: inst., ae. returned to him by the Emperor despat the objections to » proposal (hemselyes forth se en to them am un t thie wation of tb gang of poblic orinion here, and haa ‘Vt is te bo remem- y millions ts civilly divided and Territories, which ©. S,thaa Europe; that t! dom of speech aud sc Mrage ; that 4 great f vchowent an well an profound’ sharp collisions of individ rests, sentiments wnd conv controversy 6 increased by the intervention of spocula- and passions from every It is, however, through it of the nation My recent cospatcbes, eape- f the ating tree ved, and it hes intercsts, prejudices the cited world. habituatly attained, its resoiations fiebed; while th e has been much diflerence concerning the ts who iples on which ie sua be shall be prosecuted. Louys bas only to rofer to the statute and the executive ordinauces to lear ity has hitherto beenend yet is as efficient as that of any other nation, what- ‘that the national activ! circumstances, safety and welfare. Not where out of the Immediate field of the insurrection favor of foreign intervention, or ise, with the retingn! domain or the surrender of even che constitn- At the same time it js manifest to the ‘The Lynchourg Daily Republican has the following: are yet abundant and our credit Pird—It proposes, tt > iatorfereves of any kind * saye, no by a foreign Power. . m7 wer sities pending the agoations: buts ke te negotin 8, but, like ‘ tions for peace in 1783 between the Uni fa tn everything to proceed as if no ef- were made. Tam, sir, your obedient servant, ‘ To Hus Excellency Wa. B, Skwarn, wn. DROUYN DE LAUYS TO MR. MERCIER. DerariMent or Forman Aryans, Pouncas liviaoy, Panm, Jan. 9, 1663: Sur—In forming the purpose of ansia ‘offen, to shorten the have pot to be guiied beyond ‘Luates the government of the Fly pited States. ‘The fittle success chill the wterest with which we tollow (he fluctuations of This contest. but the sentiment to which we have yielded too sincere for indifference to find thoughts, that we should cense to be painfully afected while the war continues to rage. out profound regret this war worse than clyii, compare terribie distractions of the 8 multiply in prey to the resource» and the valor which each of the rent parties develope. The government of bis Majesty- Dave, (here(ore, seriously exanitned the objections which been made to us when hat friendly mod 0 . . At id that our resources ited States and forts for m pelt Wi, 1. DAYTON. Secketary of Stale of the interests whict (livide them. Hi , “that the commissiouers would seck, by means of wel deliberations, whether there inte definitively irreconcilable, whether separation t¥ an extreme that cau ne longer be avoided, the memories of bap era, ge = cont N by the friendahip which ‘or ip regard to the our overtures might ha degree of proepet are not more powerful than causes which hee pi od arms in the paudsof the wo populations.’’ ‘The suggestion 's uot am extraordinary one, and it may well have been t ‘rench, in the*earne stn: for the restoration of peace, a But when Mr. Drouyn de jhuys shall come to rev. it must necessarily beexamined in rdly fati to perceive that it We cannot regard with- of his benevoinnt desire and whowe disast } in che hight in w! this country, } think he enn arnouuts to bothing Yeas than « proposition that, while this ument jk engaged in suppressing au armed insur. rection with the purpose of maiata ‘ational authority and proserving country, it shall enter into diplomatic discussion with the ft gente mpon the questions whether that authority hall not be renounced aad whether the coumtry shall not be delivered over to disnuion, to be quickly tollowed by | through Reveidom; b If it were possible for Uke go- od States to compromise the wational 'y 50 far ato enter into auch @ebates, it isnot | ‘The Sonthera jo. "'y to perceive what good results coal! be obta The commissioners taust agree im recommending or (hat it shall be volun leave the vital question the constitutional fotegrity of the | breaking of the blockade by the momjuito fleet of the t aside as prem been opposed to us the repugnance of the United states to admit Lhe intervention of foreign influence iu the dispute which tbe (ederal goverumeut ing is Solution by force of arm 10 the good offices of ave ‘oware contains nothing incom on the other the hope ed, of | eainer tbat the Union shall st tarily dissolved, or else they unsettled, to abide at least the fortunes of the war. The governreeat has net shut out knowleige of the pre sent telnyer, aay more than of the past parpore genis. There is not the least ground to sup: that the controtiing actors wortl be perruacted, at uments which « o to forego the arabitton ¢ portion they are occupying, honld be appointed by thowe actors jotation oF infuenee, tava ente once imbued with the spirit and pledg fortunes of the insurgents chiele s would be mnheard, and furnish examples ourselves, wasiden , thi the dicposal of the he ligerant parties to f their negotiation nudging, we bai in peatfering to place ourse! ‘ecilitate between | of which we abetain from sted to the patriotien of the nited tater all ibe ronsiderations to which it la 40 w we form tu favor of peace, | all the, susceptibilities of ing ; not at’ all question the federal government to toclive the eo operation (om itime Powere of harope, of the great ni Bat tthe ooly mcaem whiels offers ite! On the other hand, as 1 hay out how not the least thought of relinqa ch hus Bean soutidel to it by the nati g politiod awuetions; and, if it had nay suck Chonght, it weuld have still aban , Propored at (he co-t of dissolution | be Iminediately, universally and indignautly re, I ya great mietake that B. viready intimated the seme | honorably accept ria! couferances with the ant present the States of the South? mont doen not despair, we know, of giving a more acti e its saerifions have not cabaw ied | its rewonrces, stil Joss ite perseverance and it ‘The protraction of the struggle, ima word, hus | etaken ite comidence im the defmitive mecess « A direey (powrparter) | writy. whieh my The feiteral goveru t solemn of all imvalem to howtliics by the Americat people. toxmen male if Me Whatever, in case 0 au insurrection, the peo- OF Switzerland or of the +, would 40 to save their national existeu ight be regarded by it the. opening of the Lelligerent par mediate cewsation of hostililies. | peace are net always the cousequence of « euxpension of gon the contrary, more often th How toany times h ‘ufortual con’ ee, oF Gremt Brita thes does not necessarily imply the Negotiaiions elwut establohment of a truce econ plenlpeteniiaries meet, exclenge commas provimons of treaties omiaon besedt ‘a de and Atlantic erant Gols of St, Lawrence and Mexico, (om: mou Day gation of tbe Rio rw i, Oto, Bt, Lawioure Hud 7 national highways by whict this whieb to them i@ at Once 0 land of tub: 1 Lance aad opened anit watered. agents Of the American people, thus @xare's jog thelr power, should, tarough fear or faction, fall be low this Deight of national virtoe, they would be speedy Toplsced by others of everner ear be chowea to say, algo, that Mr. Dronyn de jeseription of the parties to (he prerent |.) ‘We have hore, ins political eenge, no North, on | Northern, no Southern States. Wo beve ‘an | josurrectionary party whieh is located apon, amd ls chie“y on the other hand . padi if one Tnor Meld L. e poeple, who commits @ ly Northern Btates, but Bustern, M. and Sathern States. J have ou many oocwion ber: (0 fore submitted to the French government the President's Views of 1R@ Interests and ideas whic of the devermination of the American opie 10 maintain the federal To leaders of armies the strife, and entearored, even to the latest moment recall obly One meme United States—the nogetiat were comnene bad ceare | iy the N hs Yomg: before hoatilit +s ow Worlt, and the arm: he S0th November, 1752 which, andér the name of provisional articles, embr ace in advance (he principal clauses Of thedefinilive troety ¢ therefore, would hinder the government which It believes jt ela artain by toe oo the advantage comtipuation of the war, from entering upon {informal conferencen with tho rates ne io cage they should rhow the tn adecent (0, the abores Representatives or comms | he designs: red bentral. Reciprocal oom; tty at thin meeting. the eccurations whch 0 Preetient hes a and other poblio ain, therefore, from reviewing that existing qnestion means of weil ordored and | Argoment 1p couneation Drouyn de Lintys draws to bis aid the conferences w Lick took plage Between the colonies and Great uritain tn ow Revolutionary War. He will allow mo to anewer that | & ation, must nocord wih ite ne can be seldom conformed to pre Great Britain, when enter) tion, bad manifestly come anterte uititnate @uecems, aod it is rértain that the evane!l’ of the colonies comid Bot have failed Wo take new courage the pareat “tale cuore vuitee4 the vermis of cow It Is trae, indeed, that penne moet come conferences mort attend if they are he ideation, There \s, how conferenee than the one . The latter would pation of the United woul CARTY 00 weight, because dewtitute of notion, fu the eriats of fo (ar a8 0 Went pome tine, ad that which Mt, Drong de Lau 7 States furnishes a copatigutional forom Detween the alicnated parties. Senator and Lives from the joyal poopte are there already, to confer. And seats are also vacant abd and Reprosentatives of the discon- » Who may be constitutionally sent there States involved in the insurrection. Moreover, Captain Martin, of th can thus be held in Congress have | whicbarrived at New Y this adyan| ar any that sould be organized of | Loarded on Februa: the Et Of Mr. Drouyn do Lbuys, viz: that Congress, if it t wise, coukt call a national adopt Its ve ther ail th ity and claimed by the insurgents, are re guo nes ted | Congress, aud are submitting, with perfect freedom an fp a proper spirit, their vee upon the Gourke best cat culated to bring about in the shortest time a firm, lot yng and honorab's peace Repreventatives have hoon sent, algo, from Touisi. a thers understood to be coming from Arikan: ere if @ prepon argument in favor of tho asjonal form of eonferen:e over that which is susge government jate goncurrence with tho insurgents in disre garding and ing aside an important part of the con Stitution of the United States, and so w Bicious example, jbo Cungressional con contrary, presery: Ml gives. now trons ° sacred atrament, witch rast continue through fu' ages the sbeot anchor of the repubite. You will heat liberty to road this despatch to Mr. Drouyn de Lhiys, and to givo him a copy if he shull dosire it, To the ond that you rey be imformed of the vom ee, 1 tranamit a copy of Mr. Drowyn de Lhuys' Tam, tir, your obedient servant, DSP WARD. FROPOBAL ¥OR AN prt) (Jan, 23) correspondones of Londou Tim: Constiturionncl of Tuesday contained an article » ing that Commissioners del by the federal g9- eating ve verpment of America and by the-Southern States should me | Sarees ecco nore rate su0ces. ishing and Y desotate, that t now 89 deso ot rf many familie: he das might cause a jo their the of Ve | opinions? The commisstoners, after matui beration, might declare whether they considered tho separation indispensable Unions and if_0, declare on what condition’ i coult bo maintained. ‘The voice of these men. ay i ‘The Northern States and those of the South in this stall timate the cause of their difference. ‘This government, eonld more calmly estimnat ‘They might advise mutual concessions, and effect a rec_n- eon #0 desirable for the intorests of the world. ‘YZ aliude to the article of which the foregoing ia the sub stance merely to say that J have reason to } that in- Fortec at Washingoe © that tho substance of ths a: inister at Wash , substance of owe in Ps the same time communicated to the structions was Amerjoan Minister in Paris, and that the American Minis for, of unaccepladle. ‘ {From tbe Paris Pays, Jav. 28.) ‘We beliove we are able to state that Emperor has addressed a communication to Wasiing ton, ofticiously the means of an arrangement Detweon the bi which would fully protect the amour propre aud dignity of the Americans. news FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Yournes Moxnox, Feb. 11, 1863. In reply to a demand made for the release of Unica army officers, Colonel Indlow, United States Commissioner for the exchange of prisoners, has received infermation from Mr. Quid, rebel Commirsioner, that all tho United States officers captured before the 10th of Decem Dor, 18623 the date of Jeff. Davin’ proclamation, would be immediately released. All the satters, clerks aud United States employes con fined in Richmond have just been released, and Lav arrived bere in the steamboat New York. Private Frank Bloomfcld, of the Eleventh Penysylva- nia cavalry, was shot at Great Brhize, near Deop creck, last night, it is supposed, by a rebel rai! carrier. came im out of the storm. Momma, Fe ‘The iatest reliable Jelpumetion from Memphis Oar Pertress Monres Correspondence. Vorrees Mewnon, Feb. 11, 184%. 4 Brit sh Maid from the South—How tne ag iah Naval Offcees Obseree Neutvality—the French Minister"s agent— News from Richmona, dc. narder should happen to have been detained in w York on the regular trip, you may eet it Sonthera mail by ber, which came from “ Dixie last evening by fing Of trece, in charge cf an officertrom the Brith slomp-of-war Totrel and acinus are boty sta t (., after lying in Hampton Rowts for montis pat You may take it for granted that the mall brooght by this offeer yorterday, in « sealed” bag, relates to tue boas! ea tor Ingraham, The mall carrier alluded to wee attired i full uniform, which would have inaured him 9 safe transit his Job Boll features would t © bun with | Out rurpicion of boing aogut else but dna. ie pnblished « ot that (be | Koglioh inan-of'war «adtous, Captain Joun | rived at Charleston, aod their commanding | formed them thetgtie “Yankees” ar | preparations to atigek that oity. fp { inforaration the offcers of tbe Cadmus have receiv m8 obtained bere Wh | stationed at Hanpton Roads) and | measures contemplated; satrumt: | speske volumes for ‘the heuor | concerued, expecially sivoe tavir taxned @ neutrality proc tion. But | officers of most of the i nglixh po are aritoorals , and bitterly oppose! te the North Wheo they are i | Norther waters they profess {rieadship tor our | aiid as soon as bley leave they Woady vo the part have \ v#R0ciale will nex!, 1 think there are » | fine pointe in di wo be lowed into by Mr, Se | Our able See Coneerniug ‘be dugbiet | Unewe Bits Ido not feo why were | petled to traneport r riers tur Vranee ye | from Reveldem with * if, ae the vebele | the blockade at¢ the Batternuts sen! son | RAN Wo tranoport their « | low tbe baglish Wo neo | puots South, bat alo f at Washington, bar a m bas been broken, why 4: en Wrelington | Domes y fag Of trnce nat week ' yet retar Occasionally 1m e choice bits news happening y King Jets fat, probibited frov oA Yn Een tbern Dewr Lae « How | obtain it ip a mutter of af coneeque to mat S49 world, Lat May nOwertbelews, eo fe jet up ue. For instance, the ‘eapt dare, Ihe Lenror of el deny oasting mer moronetty, and ® writer her, nother and sister of bere ta Kiehiond, aod (ral ver mortifed eonaeqnent pon the i008 ace heaped upow Judels 2 'y @ Mate, Cor writing sod sendin Prigadier General Trivs mor }, and has Stonewall,” bean p Jackson exmumer sctive duty ty Tennessee, w suas From this gate source Taito learn — that Daviels, the foreniric editor of the Wiebmond Raw m | (ner, hes tad & fare ap with the Confederate authorties , 60 mx h 0 that he told them in plein language that the whols tribe were a wholesale lot of swindiors, and be should not bavitate to pobiieh hie opinion t the world, The effect Of this quarrel was, that the authorities prob itt the Zeaminer boing Sout North, and te reeu!t is Uaat ‘tee jpurtal net received bere as regularly on the viber | Boulbern jin yee sd a | jowye harping on the brillisnt (1) vickory be Ad oi ah the * Deserted Mn y bed | Geners) Corcoran, a8 im the sidrow to hie troope be | Compliuente them on their bravery, in defeating a4 | Griving the enemy—where force newibered Bre to th 6 | coe tre Mee pattie Reid, and poccesded in killing so4 wounding three bundre’ The braggadocia & only « wd t | repetition @ all other feuthern seoonnta of battler Pryor ot being 0 yery ricet Alseiple of truth, on forse! his eblvalry by vtating plain frets News \o thia departeveat We very marca, Quiet rover on the pontnania, sa well as on the Nansemet ant ot Norfot, Capt. John T Motlord, the eMojent flag of trove officer bas hoon very iil for @ week part, but uw rey recover yng hie Tes Cote Mantes The cabinet oak or ¢ tbls ety held an adjourned meeting yeatay leet, when & ree. lution wan adopted tbat tn fetore po work sieald be done by the pisos, but by the week, it be og eapponed (hat the former method war anlegun etic 0 ‘be \alereete of the trate Ht wes sinoagreed (ba! oy cabinet makers hos id | CPEREE LO Work for lene Than © be Mofiar® per week. PRICE THREE CENTS THE REBEL PRIVATEERS. The Contede Alabama at Sen Again, org bark Maria Bophia, ports having bean 26 40, longitude 67 40 wted Diack, bot wuich be could it, displaying the by a ucrow steamer,» tom red. On approach not make out; afleryards ¢ American flag. The ofeer, « bark’s papers, they had been at goa five he belonged to) give the vessel's name ver ask to be rep neomen to be in a hurry to leave a8 son AB he aecertained tho nationality of my Tho steamer had al! her canvass got, inclvding etad ling salle, apd was aloo under steam, stack, whieh wag quite tow The above wens Ankod if bad seem any yon enthis searching She had one smoke without doubt the Confederate 29 the doseription answ very partioatar ° Another Rumor About the Alabama, From a copy of a totter addressed to Khwood Watter eccotary of the Poard of Undorwriters, daiod Bab e have the following — gon, from Rio Janeine, here totay, reporte having kpoken on the OL Borth, longitude 12 46, drig Darien, of Bengor, from a port not named, bound to Portland, the coptain of whieh informed bin that the rebel steamer Alabama had been captured sVohroary 11, 186i, » 3d February, in latitude 2b Privateer Retribution—Block- ade Banners at St. Thomas, dic. Captain Clark, of the brig Waltham, which arrived at ‘Boston om tne 911 inst., reports that the rebcl schooner about thirty men on board, on a piratica’ cratse, The Dixte had sailed previously with the Retribution’s arma, ment on board, aud probably both went to rome unia habited island ja the Carivboan sea to At up. bution was formerly the propeller Uncle Beu, seized at Wilmington at the commencement of the war, but is now without steam. Sho roo the blockade at Wilmington, or thoy migh: declare in favor af the | twking cotton and turpentive to St. Ibomax, which ahe was allowed to laud and sell at thot place, The authori tee would wot atiow lier to fiy her 1 GO 10 sea, notwithta United States Comal a Nova Scotian, aud but they Jet her t of Mr, Fdge, the tho Ketribetion is 1s once prize master on board the He was alo prize master of the schooner Captain Clark also re white be was at St. Thomas four Ragiish rived, and three departed, all intended for ‘The ‘Ihieito sailed December 25. She had been ashore on Horseshoe Reel and damaged of bor cargo of clothing, dry goods and paper. The Havelock was the only steamer reinaining in port wheo Captain Clerk left, and rhe had been on Horseshoe Re Bue bed no cargo, bat wow bon of Newburyport, running the blockade. government of | Part City Intelligence. Ou Toneasy Nor lx Favou or Prac. Por dag et past ro mors bare been fy ing about (he city to the effect that some of the high priests of Tammany fall bad necome converts Wo the ‘peace doctrine," ond that, to fact, antl war repota tions were all diawn up ready fo at a future meeting of the Generat Committers, ‘The story appears to have beon, if not entirely without fonndatie at Iratt very much ‘eragyerated discussion and edoption No motnber af the ve been able to learn, favor. the introduc erent jupetire, te miiat loaders of the party that the war shoud be nen Jetermination Uap e* vurdy, Tweed, | of contrary , ail thie inf harmony on’ the cuted with greste sented by Lironnan and imtiuenee of the form the otrengt 1) seem thoroughly imhuet with the ‘The steamboat Canonicus arrived at Fortress Sonroe | Wh! iden today from New York, ¢4 roule to fiilton Head. Sbe | hay to the General ¢ sere prertieen et veka Their efforte thus far, 1 slightest fucces®, Conamittes it was oxpee! trodacer the kind transyiret Tux Jexion Diran Tow at InvING HAY? y wenewsary to wid. 1 York Free Acadew y Teving Hat! towt An daterecting exhibition wt 1 porwarhtatud)ng th aatrniwe , tee Tall was oreubed down to the credit of the represeitative of ner Britannic | The exerc Majeaty at Washington, in order to send «large ART OF 4 PU ER MN fox Williston, & pam which arrived tm thin ety on Wedoe the Cantora Hy nger on the Oxy of the Frenet nary tote, whieh & | tendor in payment of at r reneed!, jrmier “0d Alonander BK fon, 4 tm Ue force & hin Cope bot the names of both the gurtice remowet aot oeehate’ sco aiheld for the C the depart aeut od even charseler © bering Gipeeed Of the offer feet able devote Bis whole energ ict to the ae ve Mir. Drennan’ abare of the credit fon of Comptrotier Lawrene 04, was ected in 1809 only 6 few weeks lo CM sent ecrrte yo Kare see Her taieog W needay night » with & beary ther attoudeuts of way socminely, bas et office Veldere end eovir Fibat ng We Vhe wtreet elem ore o Sera 16 Tew & Comer: of Miata who suffered teearser rte and prinoos of the United vod themeclven tno s ' { coneerting tmearares vo ol are vances, They ely 0% the 4G Of Beat March, w wrong wil be fully éimcused, nat oe wilh be agreed o) on en Twin eveming 8 Hi take place as Ian Aumctation, af owe ety being etr arnctar, there ia oe deeds ho rumen! @aterlaimineut ay! Nigueoe and praieew ort. the Caley tobprel Ba we yetrow res