The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-20 00:00:00

AUGUST 20, 18M.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(ROY OUR OWN

PARIS, MONDAY EVINDNI.

The clerico-retrograde journals, while singing
paeans at the prospect of an Anglo-Austrian alli-
ance, seem wholly to ignore the sole basis upon
which such alliance (assuming it, unfortunately, to
become a political necessity) can ever be founded—
that is to say, the adhesion of Austria to English
liberal and constitutional principles. They contem-
plate in a single visionary tableau the subjugation
of 'Lowy, and the repression of Venetia, together
with the overthrow of " the revolution" in France,
and all this by the aid of the armies and fleets of free
England. The Mwede treats the so-called constitu-
tionalism of Austria as a preposterous notion.
Austria must be absolute or nothing. By adhering
to her old system she may get through her difficul-
ties ; hesitating—paltering with the revolution—
she is lost.

The Bourse was firm to-day. Rental rose sc. for
both cash and account, leaving off at 68fr. 45c. for
cash, and 68fr. 50c. for account. Mobilier rose
6fr. 25c. for cash, and 10fr. for account, the prices
being respectively Mfr. 50c. and 740 fr.
M. Miris appeared before the court to-day, and
on his declaring that it would be impossible to
prepare his defence before Monday next, the Presi-
dent, after some hesitation, agreed to an adjourn-
ment of the defence till that day.
The Pattie comments in not very measured lan-
guage upon the fact of the English. ship
Exmouth having landed her Marines at Can-
tellurian., where, by the permission of the
governor, they went through their evolutions.
The Petrie sees in this a cheap mode of
appearing to aid the Italian cause, worthy of the
country that has declared she will not give a man
or a 'chafing to the same. Yon are accused, too,
of not doing anything in Italian Ratites in your
market.

Prince and Princess Murat, and the Princess
Anna and Prince Achille Murat, have arrived at
the camp at ChAlons on a visit to the Emperor, and
are to remain there for a few days. General Fanti
and two other Italian officers have also reached the
camp to witness the manoeuvres. They have the
honour of residing at the imperial head-quarters.
Prince Nalim Pacha, brother of the Viceroy of
Egypt, returned to Paris yesterday from a visit to
his Majesty.

AMERICA.

(nod on ow'

BOSTON, U.S., Auourr 5.

Reverses rouse a brave and spirited nation, and
as the North was only partially awake to the ex-
tent and greatness of the conflict in which they are
engaged, the battle at Bull's Run has served to
open the eyes of the people. The feelings of sad-
ness and gloom which at first spread from the
Potomac to the St. Lawrence have given place to
activity and hope. This sudden rebound shows the
natural elasticity of the North. It has not as yet
made a great strain on its resources, so that the
discomfiture it has received will prove a whole-
some check instead of a aenous disaster. From the
heart of New York city to the remotest rural
village there will be found this buoyant feeling.
The belief is well nigh universal that the Fede-
ral army will in the end show its superiority,
and that the cause of the North will triumph. Whe-
ther this will prove true or not in fact, the people
firmly believe it will, and this conviction fills them
with eagerness and courage. True, the tone of
public sentiment is sobered. Men begin more
vividly to apprehend the serious aspects of war.
They are less sanguine, but more resolute. The
efficiency with which the new commander has en-
tered upon his duties has contributed to increase
the confidence of the public, while a fresh spirit
has already been infused among the soldiers.
General M'Clellse has the entire confidence
of men of all parties. His previous brilliant ser-
vices in the Mexican war, and the marked success
which attended his recent campaign in Western
Virginia, have given him a prestige second
only to General Scott. He is thoroughly
acquainted with the advanced modes of scieu-
tarn warfare, has had • military education
superior to most American officers, and has
that tact or ability of controlling men which are so
essential for a successful general. In some features
of character he presents a striking contrast to Gene-
ral Beauregard. The latter has the tire and ardour
of a Southern. He has engaged in this cause with
the roused passion of an euthusiast, and allows his
feelings to blind his judgment. This is shown in
his proclamations, some of which I have made men-
tion of before, where he mis-states and misrepre-
sents the purpose and conduct of the North. He
belongs to that clam of men who feel so iutensely
on that which interests them as to be incapable of
doing justice to an opponent. This may not de-
tract from his military capacity, as it would from
his ability for comprehensive statesmanship. Still
it does hurry him into language and seta
which his high sense of honour and truth
would otherwise condemn. General Beau-
regard's ardour of feeling, so far as we
know, has never led him astray in the camp.
His bravery and skill as an engineer are unques-
tionable, and he seems to have a natural aptitude
for war, which approaches, even if it does not reach
to military genius. General M'Clellan, with equal
skill and in some respect. wider observation, has
less ardour but greater depth of conviction. He
would not so readily impress a stranger, and by the
cast of his mind is so far from enthusiasm that be
can look upon a subject from an enlarged point of
view. His proclamations in Western Virginia and
his addresses to the soldiers are entirely free from
misrepresentations of his enemy. Both are of a
character to deepen the convictions of men rather
than to inflame their passions. In the character
of the one sentiment so largely enters as
to be the ruling force of action, while a
calm, fixed principle more fully controls
the other. Of their exact military qualities
we shall have more knowledge after they have
tested them more completely in the severe school
of actual warfare. Of one thing we may be certain,
that as long as General M'Olellan shall have the
organization and command of the Federal army
we shall not see a repetition of the blunders of
Bull's Run.

General Welellan had not been in Washington
twenty-four hours before his presence was felt. He
at once inspected the ciimpsand fortifications. Before
a week bad passed the army was divided into
brigades, with their proper officers, and separate
encampments, and appointed drills. The dram
shop, that pest of the soldier, was taken in hand,
and invoking the arm of the law, these sources of
demoralization were suppressed. Parades, a species
of play soldiering, have given place to the serious
work of preparation for actual service, and re-
porters of every kith and kin are expelled from
the lines, and if found with their blabbing pen or
pencil will be summarily dealt with. Officers and
men are put under the strict discipline of the
camp. New regiments as they arrive quietly go to
the places previously assigned. Better care is taken
that the men be well fed and clothed, while a new
vigour and efficiency are infused into the War He-
pariment.
All this will strengthen the weak points in the
Federal army. One of the greatest sources of in-
efficiency has been in the lack of suitable regi-
mental officers. This to some extent might be
expected from the circumstances of the case.
A large army raised and organised in a
hundred days from mom engaged in peace-
ful pursuits requires • largo number of com-
missioned offivers. Beyond the supply furnished
by the graduates of West Point and those who had