The New York Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1863, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OLVICE NX, W. CORNER OF PULTON AND NASSAU 8TS. Money sont by mait will be Nono butebank bills current in New York taker THE DAILY HU Tilh, WERLSE py. At 41), Tunes cents per copy \ HERALD, every Saturday, at Five cents per ec bseription price :— Ou Coy Pon Copiee Auy larger nmmber, address $1 50 each Twoniy copies, to one address, one year, $83, and An extra copy will be gent t These rates make the Wexaix Hxwann the chonpest publication tm ihe country. The Venus Epnuow, every Wedneaday, at Five ceats per copy, $# por aawum to any part of Gteat Brifain, or @G to a.) yurt of the Contineut, both to include postage. The C4isrousta Evros, 60 tho Ist, Uth and 2ist of each month, at Srx cents per copy, or $3 per annum. Avvketsusenrs.ta a timited number, will be inserted in the Weex:y Hrmatp, and im tho European and Califor - nia Fuitious. 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A message was received from the President, in response to a reso- lution of the Senate, transmitting a» report from the Secretary of State, with the correspondence and papers concerning mediation or arbritration onthe part of the French government. These important documents are published in to-day’s HagraLp. The President was requested to commu: nicate to the Senate any information he may have | regarding the employment of negroes by the French army in Mexico. Resolutions of the Penn- sylvania Legislature in favor of repealing the duty viding for an assistant collector of the customs, to reside at Jersey Oity, was passed. The bill to increase the number of major and brigadier gene- Tals was taken up, and a motion made to limit the inerease to twenty major, and fifty brigadier gene- rals was adopted, and the bill was passed. In the House of Representatives, the bill provid- ing atemporary government for the Tertitory of Montana was taken up. A motion tostrike out the proviso prohibiting slavery in the Territory was rejected—-39 against 96—and the bill passed. Montana is contiguous to the State of Oregon.and Washington Territory. The Senate’s amendments to the bill for the relicf of sufferers by Indian out- rages in Minnesota were concurred in. Resolu- tions of the New York Assembly, recommending a reduction of the duty on imported printing paper, were presented. The consideration of the bill in- demnifying the President for arreats made under the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus was postponed till Tuesday next. In Committee of the Whole the Naval Appropriation bill was laid aside SIBLO8 GARDEN, WALLAOK'S THEA’ Knowtns. LAURA KEENE'® THEATRE, Broadway.—Faz Oss 7 EX Locks—Supnxn ‘Thovenss. : ary.—Der Freiscnorz— Sauvatek —CoLLren Bawn—Yaxnre Mains. BOWERY TUBATRE, Bowery.—Pact Pay—Jace aya Tae Beansrack—Uakrkste% or Rovan. e bein OVERA HOUSS, 18 Broadway—Masox axp OvmS atti, § AMERICAN MUSBUM, Broadway. 2 AMZ. SKA LIOs. se, at ail hours-—Pu, Yous Awentva. Afternoon and Evening. LRYANTS' MINSTRELS. Mechanics’ Hall, Way.—Erutoriay Sones, BuZiesqi Davpr. ‘Woo! Bon 472 Broad. Dascxs, &c.—Hica. D'S MINSTREL HALL, 516 Broadway.—Eraioriax Dane», &6.—Ruxxine Tar BLOCKADE. BROADWAY MENAGERIE, Broadway.<Living Wiip AdMALs—PeRvORMING BLevuanrs—Comice Maes, &¢ AMERICAN THE (TRE. No. 4s Broadway. —B. Pistoximus, BUrLisaues, &o- ee S CABINET OF WONDERS. 63 Wee Open duily from 10 A. ¥. tilt IOP. M. Henaiway HOOLKY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooktyn. — : Soxas, Daxcxs, Buruisquns, de is. Rane raMt BROOKLVN ATHENAUM. Crutsre's Minstrecs. THE SITUATION. ‘The State documents which we publish to-day velative to the question of French mediation are about the most important features in the war uews, The correspondence between Mr. Seward and Mr. Dayton upon. this question is worthy of the most careful study of opr readers. Mr. Seward firmly and emphatically disposes of the views ex- pressed by M. Drouyn de Lhuys with regard to the | position of the two sections of the country, the intentions of the government of the United States, ‘and the prospects of the insurgent.leaders. The movement to settle the present difficulties by a convention of representatives from the free States is progressing in the West. The Ilinois Legislature has appointed a committee to confer with those of Indiana, Kentucky and other States, at Louisville, in the month of March, the foremost man in that committee be- ing a strong adherent of Mr. Lincoln, and heretofore a staunch republican. Mr. Logan, the gentleman in question, it appears, took @ prominent part in the November cleetion, by urging all his friends to vote the democratic ticket, in order to eave the country. Many other eminent politicians of republican proclivities have been appoiated on the same committee. The Measure was opposed, but in vain, by the aboli- tionists in the Legislature. It is expected that the States of Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York will combine in this movement. We publish to-day the official account to the rebel government of Commodore Ingraham, de- scribing the late attempt to open the blockade at Charleston. Reports as to the whereabouts of the Alabama continue to arrive. Captain Martin, of the Ham- borg bark Maria Sophia, which came into this port yesterday, reports having been boarded on February 2, in latitade 26 30, longitude 67 48, by a screw steamer, rigged asa bark, painted black, bot- tom red. On approaching she hoisted a flag, which he could not make out; but afterwards changed it, displaying the American flag. The steamer had all her canvass set, including stud- dingsailu, and waa also under steam. She had one smoke stack, which was quite low. The aboye steamer was without doubt the Confederate steamer Alabama, as the description answers her appearance in every particular. Upon learning the nationality of the Hamburg bark,'the Alabama bastened off. The steamship Arago, from Port Royal, 8.C., Fobruary 9, arrived ut this port yesterday morn- ing. The news by this arrival is interesting. The Monitor battery Weehawken, Captain Rogers, from Fortress Monroe, arrived at Port Royal har- bor om the 6th inst. in tow of the United States gunbost Ladons. The psssago was made under great difficulties, the weather being quite tempes- tuous. A full account of the voyage will be found in qur Port Royal correspondence. Major General Hunter has issued an order ordering the conscrip- tion of all able-bodied negroes within tho lines of his department, The remains of the late Captain A, J, Clifton, of the United States gunboat Joln Adams, arrived in the Arago. His boat carried « portion of the troops belonging to Colonel Higginson's tate ex. pedition to Florida. While ascending the St. Mary's river Captain Clifton, standing at his post near the pilot honse, was killed instantly by a Minio ball fired by « robs) byshwhacker from the Pivpids ahora, to be reported to the House. The bill making ap- propriations for fortifications was then taken up, and the sum of $200,000 for the defences of Wash- ington agreed to. The committee rose, the bill was’ passed by the House and the House ad- journed. THE LEGISLATURE. Tn the State Senate yesterday favorable reports were mate ‘on the bills to appropriate the pro- ceeds of State tax for the support of the public schools and to authorize the payment.of the inte- rest on canal drafts: protested for non- 4 Bills relative to our city rallroads and to make provisions for the transportation’ of passengers and freight from and to different: were introduced. A large pio session wes consumed over £ vill. Inthe Assembly the revolutions inviting General McClellan to visit Albany as the guastof the State, after being amended so that the whall-be given by the Governor. instead of a committee, were adopted by ninety-five affirmative votes to four in the negative. Bills were inffoduced to ap- propriate sixty thousand dollars for improving the navigation of the Hudson river; to give the mem- bers of our Cominon Council annual salaries of three thousand do}lars each; to subject to stricter police regulations all city railroad cars; to give effect to the New York Common Council resolution authorizing the extension of the pier on the south side of pier No. 1 North river; to give the Sheriff of New York county power to appoint marshals who shall perform the dnties now devolving onthe constables, and authorizing justices of the peace in Kings county to hold inquests inthe absence of coroners. Resolutions were offered directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the expedi- ency of a bill for imposing @ tax on foreigners who neglect to become citizens after the term required for their naturalization. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Captain Borden, of the schooner Warren A. Griffin, from Sombrero. Island, which arrived at this port yesterday, reports the laborers at that jisland ‘in a state of mutiny, refusing to work ‘at loading the vessels in port. A chaplain in the rébel service, while passing through Canada West, in the caraof the Great Western Railroad, on Saturday, February 7, was robbed of a massive gold repeater, $200 in gold and $160 in greenbacks. Shouldn't have been there. Asoldier in Washington was, on Tuesday, mar- ried to a lady in Oswego, by telegraph, the minis- ter (Rev. William Carr) being present in the national capital. The snow has recently been so heavy in Canada as to impode the railroad travel, the express train between Montreal and Toronto being twenty-one hours over time in performing the trip. Professor Horsford, of Washington, has demon- strated a plan by which the army can always be supplied with fresh bread. The Buckeye Quakers have petitioned the Ohio Legislature to be excused from all military requi- sitions, whether for men or commutations, or equi- valents of any sort for military duty, for the sake of their consciences. These ‘men all voted for Mr, Lincoln for President, and helped to send such ra- dical negro-worshippers as John A. Gurley and Jaines M. Ashley to Congress; but when they find that their radicalism has planged the country into civil war they hold up their consciences to shield themselves from their due proportion of the bur- thens which it entails. Gen. Pope will be in St. Louis this week, and it is rumored that he is to take command of the ex- pedition against Vicksburg. Owing to the illness of Major Don Piatt, Judge Advocate, the Buell court of inquiry is not In ses- sion in Cincinnati. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday, be- fore Recorder Hoffman, Adolph Blank was con- victed of grand larceny, in stealing $1,929 from his employer, Albert Dung, on the 16th ult. The prisoner is a German, forty-three years of age, and was employed as a clerk in the drug store corner of Canal street and the Bowery. The mo- ney was stolen from the safe after the store had been locked up for the night. During the Crimean war Blank was a member of the Foreign Legion. Before that time he had been employed as a sur- veyor in Brazil, and afterwards turned coffee planter. He is a highly educated man, and donicd all knowledge of the robbery. Mr. 0. L. Stewart, Assistant District Attorney, who conducted the prosecution, made out @ strong case of ciroam- stantial evidence, and the jury, after a short ab- sence, brought in @ verdict of guilty. The pri- soner was remanded for sentence until Raturday next. The trial of John. Lang, indicted for ar- son in the second degree, in setting fire to the atore 398 Bleecker street, on the 234 of June last, was commenced, and will be continued to-day. The trial of Sullivan for the marder of Thomas Byrnes, Superintendent of Lands and Places, was resumed yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Ter- miner by*the samming up of counsel. Judge will charge the jury to-day. The number of fhmatesin the public institutions of the city is 6,695—a decrease of 97 for the week. Thé Humber admitted during the week was 1,456, andthe namber discharged, transferred or who died was 1,663. Tho stock market was extremely dull yesterday, and prices were generally ® (raction lower. Money was easy at 6 per cent, Gold Muctaated between 163\, and 165, closing at about 15434. Exchange fluctuated between 169 and 171. The cotton market was very quiet yesterday, without change In prices. Flour, wheat and corn were in moro emagd. Prices Of flour advanced be. #100 ; wheat and Pork, bacon and lard were quoted rather higher was jews notivity in groceries and ovat kind verohana.« Whiskey der lived gu gidly Freigiits were Uys There f imported yh in wang hfrom all sides that France is really inimical to cora le. & 20. Provisions were also in more request, | Our Relations with @rence-Important , Our Naval Disastere—Their Cause—Abso- Replownte Commsmnetanes...Retwoom Dir. Soward, Mr. Daytom and the Ereach Ministers. Some highly important state papers were communicated to the Senate yesterday, and are Published in our columns to-day, They com- prise @ correspondence between Mr. Seward and Mr. Dayton, concerning. the proposition of mediation by the French Emperor, and the communications whith. passed between our Minister at de Ibuys. Baron de Mercier’s letter and Mr. Seward’s vigorous answer to it, published in the Hxratp, must have caused @ great sensation in diplo- matic circles at Washington. In.this city con- siderable excitement was caused by the oorres- Pondence in question, as from its tone it is easy to foresee that future relations between our Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Emperor Na- poleon’s Minister wi ll be extremely unpleasant. We are at 9 loss to understand what course M. Mercier can pursue, save:that of demanding his passports, Hoe made: an assertion compromls- ing our Seoretary of State; who, in the most dis- tinct manner, contradicts his statement. “ Be- twoen gentlemen,” as the Czar ‘Nicholas would Say, in .private ..tife,.the- course: te - pursue Would be clear; between persons ocoupying the high positions which Mr. Seward and Baron Mercier respectively fill it becomes a matter hard'to decide, At this stage of our affairs it is to be hoped that all unpleasant complications may be avoided; but wo feel assured that the letters which have just been made public by the French Minister and Mr. Seward, added to the Emperor Napoleon’s missive. to General | Forey upon the Mexican question, to say noth- ing of the intrigues of the French consuls | against Texas, will cause il! feeling between atie people of this country and France. From the commencement of the rebellion we | were inclined to look upon: France ase friend. She was not making an illicit commerce with the rebels. She made no -endeavors to break our blockade, and sold no ships to the insurgents; nor did she construct and fit out pirate vessels to prey upon our commerge. ‘So we felt an- noyed at England, who did all this, and we were friendly disposed towards France, who did fot. But now it is forced upon our conviction us. We have the assertion from the Emperor himself, who says that France must atay our’ pregress on this continent, and who chivalrously undertakes the task at a moment when we are bampered by » gigantic rebellion. M. Mercier statea.that he went to Richmond at the instiga- tion of Mr. Seward. The latter Astly contra- diets this assortion. Singularly enough, at this Jancture of affairs we find in the columns of « ich periodical an article which goes to prove that M. Mercier went to Richmond with other motives than those he acknowledges. Mr. Cucheval Clarigny.a writer.in the'service of the French government, states’ in the Annuaire. des Deus Mondes that it was French ‘influence, that determined the Confederates to defend Richmond. ' It must be borne in-mind that at the date of M. Mercier's visit to Richmond the rebels were inclined to abandon that place, }and that they had determined upon’ re- moving the seat .of their: government to some other olty, ‘They, after M. Mercier’s visit, concluded to remain, and did so success- fully; and now we find.a prominent French writer assuring us that Richmond.beld out at the instigdtion of France. It is. clear that. Mr.,| Cuchevat Charigny would not have bazarded this atatenientin Paris bud he not Deen funy informed upon the subject. : The unfavorable statements made so con- stantly by the semi-official organs of the French government as regards the position of our a4-/' ministration; their desire that France should mediate, all, of course, with a view to meve- rance of the Union, are persisted in with @ bad grace, knowing, as they do, how offensive to loyal Americans would be any foreign inter- ; veition or meddling. We fear that any abrupt or incautious policy at this moment might re- sult badly for the entente cordiale between our government and that of the Emperor Napoleon. His alliance with England is on its last legs, and, ashe is ambitious to elevate the Latin race at the expense of our power and prestige, he might gladly seize upon any oceasion to rend asunder even the semblance of good feel- ing which exists between us, and thus. have done altogether with the Anglo-Saxons... Wo would warn, our authorities at Washington to exercise the greatest caution and delicacy in handling M. Mercier, and the most untiring ex- pedition in building iron-clads and arming them heavily; for if we must have a foreign war let us by all- means be prepared for it. nection with the correspondence between Mr. Dayton and Mr. Drouyn de Lhuys, which we publish to-day, put him before the people in against him by Baron Mercier, he makes no deviations nor explanations, but uncompro- misingly denies them. This places M. Mercier in a most unpleasant predicamegt, and will most likely lead to his recall,as he can no longer continue his relations with Mr. Sew- ard. It remains to be seen how the Emperor will’ look upon the matter; and, as we said abovo, as long as a doubt exists let us prepare for the worst, The Emperor of the French, should he be inclined to take advantage of this incident, will find that his calculations as to the diminution of our power are sadiy at vari- ance with the real atate of the case. A foreign war thrast upon us at sueh a moment ‘would rouse the people of the North to a display of their real power, and the world would then find out what twenty-two millions Band moved by a single purpose, can ‘See ¥ It is useless for us to add how greatly any trouble with France is to be deprecated; but wo must indist upen the maintenance of our na tional dignity and a firm demeanor towards those who would take advantage of our troubles to deeply wrong us. Tne Porsce Comnssionsasnir.—it is report- ed that Confidence Cassidy and « friend from the countey are now in town, b that they have the appuintment of the Police Com- missioner who is to succeed Bowen entirely under their control. It appears that Thurlow Weed has Bowen's resignation in his breeches pocket, and will present it as soon as ke and Cassidy have agreed upon a man for Governor Seymour to appoint. We hope tbat there is no truth in these rumers, and that Governor Sey- mour will ateer clear of the Albany Regency in } this and all other matters. We require an hon- est, able, energetic man—not a mere political | tool —in Bowen’s place; and those who know Confidence Cassidy at » that be will ( yomigate ge duck persou . and wisely took advantage of the Florida’s England is in having vessels ofgreater velocity. , We must not place too much dependence ‘answer an.excellent purpose when once along- aide of the enemy, they amount to we do not possess the ability to get alongside or bring the enemy’s.ship within the range of our battery. What is the use of eplendid Dubigrens’ if we cannot get near enough to use them? . We. have a large navy; but it consists principally of, Mr. Seward’s straightforward letters in con- | the best light. As regards the charges'made) lute Necessity for Fast Ships. In the construction of vessels for our naval service during the past two years, the import- ant point of obtaining the greatest possible speed appears to have been almost entirely ne- glected. The ability to carry a large number of heavy guns has alone been the.object simed at, and we have but little cause to ‘congratulate ourselves upon thedesult. The first requisite in @ man-of-war is speed. The most important element on the ocean is apeed. Speed. above everything, guns, slze and every other qualifica- tion, is the desideratum. Ability to carry heavy battery ls the second consideration; speed is the,firat; and until this plan is adopted and carried ont in the construction of vessels for the navy there is little hope of our being able te cope with the other maritime Powers of the world. : The abip that has the ability by superior speed to. take s position and maintain it in any -naval engagement. has. much the advantage over-n slower vessel; although she may carry's/ greater ‘number of> guns, and they of heavier | calibre. ‘Phe news which we “published yester- day: relative to. tho chase of the privateer,Floti- da ‘by the United: States steamer ‘Soioma, and the escape of the former by reacon of her supe- riot speed, fully confirms the above assertion. The Sonoma carries a’battery sufficient to have crushed tbe Florida bad she succeeded in get- |) ting alongside of her. Maffit knew this fact, speed to run sway from certain capture. Our‘only hope of capturing the Alabama or Florida and the other steamers of a like charac: ter that are being constructed for the rebels in number and ‘size of guns; for, although they if slow coaches and lame ducks, vessels that if the xebel privateers cannot fight they can run away from, which is al! they desire; for their object ia not 4o obtain glory by fighting an equal match, but by injuring and destroying as much of our commerce.as possiple, The few ships we )os- wess that ore ‘eosin in point of speed of the Alabama and Florida are, with 9 single ex- ception, purchased vessels, built for the mer- chant service, and exceedingly liable to be disa- bled in their machinery on acconnt of its eaing™ nearly all above the watér line. Taking, as samples of vessels of this class, the Vanderbilt, Connecticut and Rhode Island, three ships which, for were intended, are ‘without superiors; but the chances are that, if coming andes. the fire of the Alabama or Florida, they would be, we Have the purpose they by a well directed sbot or. shell at close quar- ters, crippled.and become an easy prize. If we cannot build ships at home we should ge elsewhere forthem. But what will the world) think-of that course after our boasting over the clipper ships, the Collins steamers, the Vander-— bilt, and so on? John Bull will work for us as’ well as the rebels, provided he can make money by the operation; and it were better that we should be awindled ‘by English contractors, vo! long as we obtain a good article for our money; than-bo swindled by contracters at home and: obtain ships that are worthless, There is mo denying the fact that England is very far ahead of usin the construction of ssrew steamenips: for war purposes, If we did not know it before, we bave discovered it to our cout since the war commenced; and; if it is not too Inte to profit by what we have learned, let us: take immediate steps to remedy the evil by purchasing vessela abroad, if they eannot be had at home, and building and lauecking the absurdities called gunboats, thatare being added daily to our large but apparently inefficient navy. Will Mr. Welles consider this matter and take meaty to procure a few vessels for cruisers that will be of service, instead of contracting for ships that cause our naval officers to blush'when they look upon them and tremble for their reputa- tions? What we want are a reformin the Navy Department and fast ships; then the Dahigrens and the Parrotts will complete the work: Te Case or Commanper Prepix.—In spite of his long and valuable services and his un- blemished character, Commander Preble was summarily dismissed from the navy, some time ago, because he allowed the Oreto to break the blockade and enter the harbor of Mobile. Since that time the Alabama has escaped from several blockades of foreign ports. The Oreto (now called the Florida) has sailed out of Mobile and slipped away from the pursuit of several of our vessels. The blockade has been broken aad four of our ships captured or destroyed at Gal- veston, and two of our steamers have been disabled by @ rebel raid off Charleston. Still we do not hear that any other officers have been dismissed. Now, we are not in favor of dismissing the officers who have permitted the blockade break- ing at thege various points; for we believe that they did the best they could with the means at their command, and that the real fault rests at the door of the Secretary of the Navy, who uses our fastest steamers as bumboats and keeps old tubs on active duty. But we claim for Commander Preble the same leniency as that accorded to these other offiders. He, also, did the best he could with the means at his com- mand. His three vessels were too slow to be of any service in catching the Oreto, and he does not deserve biame because be had an inefficient force ander his control. ‘We hope, theréfore, that either the President of the United States or the Congress now in session will revise the case of Commander Preble and reinstate him in his formét tank. We bave too few good officers to dismiss any of them hastily and unjustly. Geverat MoCietian ann tam New Yore Luamsturs.—The complimentary resolutions inviting Genoral MoClellan to visit our'State capital passed the Assembly yesterday by ao nearly unanimous vote—ninety-five to four. The resolutions have been slightly amended, so as to extend the invitation through the Go- vernor, instead of through a committee, in order to preclude any possibility of their being mis- taken, either by his friends or foes, as a po- litical endorsement. They fully endorse his military course, however, and thas do him no more than justice. General McClellan is no politician. He would not accept a political demonstration. He is a soldier, and a great soldier. The receptions which have greeted in this city and "New England, and which have taken the form of enthusiastic popular ‘The army were uaprovided with tents, and have » ed-out than six hundred at a time. eo. To ovations, show the inigh estimate whigh the vod, | Grog, @ he pitted agnigant Palmerston, and ple have of bis: ability sve general and his in- | oat France is readyto: make @ row with Hag: tegrity as @ man. The passage of those .re-;| land should she solutions is a sufficient rebuke to the sneering, | tinue in her present course of opposition to alt captions, insulting remarks of the Tribune yes- | the politionl moves of Napoleon. Baron Grow” terday, in cegard to MoCiellan; and if he con- | is considered a most capable diplomat, is fully; sents to go to Albany the citizens of that place, | devoted to tho policy of the Kmperor Napoleom and of the country, will meet him | and is just the person te match Palmerston’e there to testify their appreciation of his mer-'| wiles with a stubborn doggedness of purpose its, which shine the brighter the more he isas | which the cunning Euglish Ptemicr will fad It eailed. bard to circum vent. Failure of the French tn Mexico. Triee or THY Rewer. AGENTS IN Kceope.—-We Weare reliably informed that by the steamer | find in the columns of the Paris journal Le from Vera Cruz of the 15th of November last'| Putrie @ statement which i published for the General Forey wrote to the Emperor Napoleon’ purpose of inflaming the minds of the French that be should require reinforcements to the ex- | people against the North. The Patric says it finda ? tent of sixty thousand men before he could | «in an American correspondence, worthy of ea- undertake the capture of the cities of Puebla | tire belief, the announcement of a fuct which will end Mexico, aud that in view of the state in| create great satisfaction ia France aud Euglena which be found the army be shonld make no Delegates from the seceded States have met an@ | formal movements -towards tho interior until | decided to send twenty millions of frence (fous the receipt of further instructions. The cor} millions of dollars) asa” participation ia the Tectness of this statement receives confirmatioa/| fund: for the relief of the: working ‘classes:o8 | yin ‘the fact that, up to our latest dates from} Europe. Mr. “Jefferson Davis has demandes: |, Mexico—t 24th of January—thé Freach lines’! from President Lincela tbe. authorization. fet. had not exterided beyond San Andres'smd | (he export of cotton to the above “named. sum, Perote, and their siege train was still at Vera | which will be sent to'Southampton, Nantes ea Oruz. i Havre, Such au action is worthy of iT praia, ’ + We are, also informed that, the entire forco | It proves thal. the Confederates, appreciate ‘the show the least desire toon which has reached Mexico under Lorencez antl | close association between their interests ag@ Forey has amounted to upwards of 40,000 men, | those of our working classes. It remains to Be but'that of this‘force not ‘over 23,000 men now | seen whether the government at Wi remain effective for duty. The balance, consider- | wil} allow European vessels to enter the South ably more than one-third, have disappeared in battle, through sickaess and: by desertion. Be- | cotton in question. We may surely hope sides this i the loss ia the naval service, which’ | such permission will not be refused.’ has been very heavy, and has embraced some The object of the above lie is as.clear as of the most abte and prominent officers it the/| poonday aun, and nesds no comment to French marine. « It is stated that this latter loss ern ports for the purpose of loading with nae inimical purpose to be understood by our, neal. , has heen yery severely felt; for France, as her | ers, Of course the hopes of the poor starvingope | officers declare, can better afford to lose tea-| ratives in France will rise tofever heet when sim” menfrom her army than ove sailor from her mavy. will, a3 the Patric will be sent by thousands of ; * Itseems, also, that the expeditipn has been | copics ito the manufacturiag. districts, white oharactorized by @ total want of provision’ with | Paris correspondents will dilate upon the fast regard to moans of transportation and supplies. | in all the provinckal journals. announcement reaches them, which it been obliged to procure ali the spare canvuss | rive, the anger atid M will of the Freach pee and old sails from vessolsin Vera Cruz to. make ple will turn pen the Washington goveramegs up @ limited and hasty supply. Catoilating | as the batbarouseunse of-the popular disage upon getting supplies in the country, the army | pointment; and, as. sitre result, these poor, As time palaiee-): and the twenty riltions of francs do not ge’ * suffered froth the want of everything éxtept ignorant, starving men, women sad chidiga 2 wines until provisions could be procured, at F will learn to hate, the loyal Americans, whet the cost of our neutrality, from te-United they are tanght to look upon a8 their enomion States, Apparently icnowing aothing of the } This sentiment bas been encouraged. not only country, and anticipating to find railroads | py the rebet organs in Fraace, but by the somi-- ready constructed te their hand, they brought | oficial as well as the official organs of the: no transportation facilities whatever; and at | French governroent; and against alt this tee one time the, entire means of transportation Of | rent of abuse and misrepresentation, kept os the whole Frenoh army at Vera Crug; incred? | for the last two years, not one word of contre: } ble as it may scem, was limited to fifteen carts | diction has been uttered. and three yokes of oxen. Afterwards sortie forty Tt may not be amiss to state hero Gam wagons were procured from tho Mexicans, and | our Minister or our Consul in Parle oealé } thevey with others procured in Cuba, lasted un- | easily publish in any Fronch journal wihtgh* til the rainy season, when, gefting stuck in thé | makes an unfavorable statement against ‘the mud, they became an eacy prey to the guerillas; United States goverament ‘an immediate te and it is only since wagons; mules and harness} futation; and this not as a favor, but as a have been procured from the United States that | right aitowed by the French law eet the French army has been fn any condition for ing the press: 'That-they should not have) 8 forward movement, Biit it appewrs that fur- | done se is clearly an oversight which shonid be ther difficulties have still pursued the efforts of tepaired. The rebels; who seem fully te General Forey; for no sooner have his expensive} qnderstaud the power’ of the press, make of nitttes from the United States artiv-| ample use. of its. inflience ‘abroad: me t a they have been attacked en roule ot | should our government not instruct its repre- the laterior, stampedéd by the. Mexicans and | yentatives in Europe to do the same. -Any-ot drives, off, as we have recent advices, by the | our ministers or consuls might easily. ‘idialost misvepresentations. of the European. presi constant and dignified denials. The experiment. should be tried. Its not too late, asthe pee , ple. of Europe are naturally inclined to toot” uyon us with favor. , ee Tt mist be borne ia mind ‘that absolutely comes from the great interior of Mexi- the French it is as a sealed book, and everything has to be brought from the United States or must be orderea trum Pemwce. Phew difficulties, triffiag as they may seem, have yet beea the bands with which’ the French have been tied to the const, and in the vain struggle against which, and the constant annoyance of guerilla parties, night and nai “Tathet. reend a Babi 0 seen that they modify the first acoonats of, t victories to inspirit them, little change of | Muir, and vowhere claim the technical and t scene to divert their attention, an enemy a lii/| 88! consequences at first assumed fo tle way in advance, but no means to reach him, | Pinions expressed by the pr of he, Ba poor supplies, constant alarms, and the oon- | Steamer Cadmus in regard to its unsubstantiad sctousness—which is now uaiversal among both | Tesults to the Confederate cause bad preparom, officers and men-—of bad cause.’ All these | '# for this bucking dowa of their pretensions Qa" are difficulties enough, to. say nothing of the | the part of the rebels. The only advantage: enemy they have to meet if a united people which they could have hoped to gain from ig, fighting for the liberty of thelr country, to dis- | #e¢ing the preparations that are ged made to, pirit and disgust even an army composed of | 'educe Charleston: by a superior ncaa poo more phiegmatic materials than that of France. would have been to temporarily alter AS yet we havé news of but'the scanty reine | Consequences: to vessels) attempting to run 5 forcement of six to ten thousand men being | blockade. This state of things, however, 4 sent from France, This witl not Gl even the | Only have eudured afew weeks, and would have vacancies which have occurred, and the sickly bead prodaative: of but very little ere season is again st band, which will more | the ere fap ag Sag wn than decimate the remaining force. Unless, ore HiOEe HO i ; therefore, reinforcements to the ‘extent call- : | ed for by General Forey are at once | We wish that the facts in relation to the effort sent out--and we havea right to judge that toraise the Galveston sox eat er equally this will be very difficult, if not impossible, for | *Mélsfuctory. It is asserted mer ae the present resources of France—the expedi- | 5° © ca Lyons a despatch in which tion to Mexico must be pronouaced a failure, mates that “the blockade at that port may have and ifs conception and mansgoment-as blun- | been interrupted, but that it was resumed ig- ders of the most fatal character. No mysteri- | ™ediately,and will be continued bef ous idea, however importantit may be supposed | S0tice.”” This is regarded as an admission to be, can cover the plain practical resulta of | the blockade had beea substantially br =| gross agement and , -| and mag give rise tosome troublesome re tans ¢ Dioula alee tions of international law with Baglend im re? gard to the seizure of British vessels in the ia- Tax New Frexcu Aunassapor 10 Eoranp.-- | terval defined by the notice. The shortest wag When Count de Persigny was recalled from the | to settle any doubts existing on the subject embassy at London to aseume the Ministry of | to send euch a force to Galveston aa will the Interior at ‘Paris, the Emperor Nepoleon | us to open that port ourselves to the co appolated as his successor, in o most informal | of the world. It will not do for asto be manner, Count de Flahault, a nobleman'pastthe | volved in any doubtful controversies of this years of efficient service, but considered quite | sort with the European governments. adequate to the requirements of the post: ye France was then on the best of terms wit A Faekcu Boxpetett.—The French govern- England, and, as Count de Persigny was to inau- | ment hes recently issued s carious week, gurate a new system—that of free press and | known es the “Yellow Book.” This week! free discussion in the Chambers—the Emperor | is net to be associated with the Napoleon deemed himself gure of the aympathy | Meas connected with our ordinary of England, and thought {t useless to send to | vered literature, because it ts that court any of his more effigient diplomatic ey tha ue eae te. Time passed, and M. de Persigny's Plas for a teed peat subtid il to be ® great poco somo ot humbug, while the freedom of parliamentary dis- | like, but it is » document full cussion, from which Napoleon expected se much | means something. The in his favor, proved all in that of his opposers. | from this book in ety -vepre Ae England, however, did not, as was expected, prees has acted very muck os accord her sympathy to Napoleon, and intrigued of the well known Pulshes g°% against his policy whorever she could. M. de | up the ire of Jobn Bull, primi Fiahault became, in the midst of all this, but of eiaed the rebels, who wont little use to his imperial master, and now we that Nepolooti wes oe be ae find that Baron Gros, notorious a8 Napoloon’s | and no doubt it Bas been casual in China, is appofhted to succeod | measuro, of the sharp Le the Count de Fishault,and has already sesumed | Secretary wae mag tially the position. terday, Mr. er“ "hes It is known in Burope that Baron Gros is no | a return shot to ven ‘sin a shot; and th woll wisher to the Anglo-French alliance, and | Jubn Bull hes ng + Gath tee vi his eppolntment to tbe Ambessadorship at Lon- | rebels, whon Wap Mey ow fre don may be viewed in the same light as was | kee fornery, iaaiieere Lexis oe: cha a a | a bt Tt means that astute, Epglapd-hating Baron se of te Veatenns, af ow ; Tae Reset, Brrorrs ro Rams Tax Buea avE.—-We copy from the Charleston official reportsof Captains Ingraham and er, the officers incommand of the two rebeh. ramis engaged in the recent raid againstiome btocknding squadron at that port. 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