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THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUEsrfON-aEk. OASS PRE-
PAIRING 4 REPLY TO LORD NAPIER
WASH "a lR6T


wAsaSGrox, May %, 1861.
understand that Geu Cass is engaged In preparing
reply TO the recent application Of Lord Napier 10
goatons In regard 10 the affairs OF Central America This
application Of the British Minister you will reccnecs WIS
made shortly aes known that the Dallas Clarendon
treaty had beeo rejected by Lord Palmerston
This letter VIII skesch the political history OF Central
America the United States, and England, aud their
relations and connections for many years back. and
will be very able State paper. 1t will exhibit In
statesmanks and mastery manner the relations OF kn
rope with this connent and the course the United Saes
% q leading natcp should take the question Con.
CAss viii show In the strongest light the admirable and
comprehensive policy naugurasd by Mr. Buchanan In re-
gard 70 our position in Ill great international disputes
Tns Central American question has been befogged and
bedeyed during the last ten or een years by disgrace
full entangpg alliances sprngpg from the ignorance, str
pidy and oadying Of consuls minister's and silly Pre-
tenders 70 diplomacy. The policy OF Great Britain 10 all
her movt and designs In that quarter VIII be de-
veloped laid 10 the world This VIII be done with
dignity and courtesy; but the letter will necessarily show
up the double dealing Of Lord Palmerson In his relations
With the several Central American States
Is not probably Intended that this despatch shall close
the correspondence this subject prevent an arrange
ment by which the two nations may cooperate in
placing Nicaragua and the other States in an independent
and proper position The administration do not mean TO
get entanged In any alliance like the Clayton and Bl!wer
treaty and Champion convention or Dallas and
Clarendon treaty. Such arrangements are unnecessary
The United states should occupy position above nese
peddng agreements. u cur duty to preserve the In
tegrty OF Central America and the shmus routes for the
commerce OF tho world and the safety OF our Pacific
possessions. Indeed will be made clear thai our az
requires 10 prevent by proper cooperative arrange
msn interference of European Powers In The progress
CA. LnFt to Dir vu1A
THE FRENCH ABMY IN THE BA9r-GEN. JEsCrs
CRITlQUs ON MARSHAL vAILbAErs REPORT.
WASHINGTON, May &c, 1857.
The following is an extract from letter OF Major Gene
raj Jesup Qasrserma General Of the army OF tho
United States friend, reading the exposition by
Marshal valiant, the French Minister OF War, or tho
whole Of the administrative arrangements for the late war
In the East and their results Is particularly interest
Ing
Until road tLs exposition b. Marshal valiant was
at loss 70 comprehend the operations Of the allied armies
the Crtmea From the battle Of Alma the conclusion
of peace those armies constantly acted violation Of mil
ary AXIOM, disregard which Is almost always fsta Tho
axiom Is hs-Whcrc there Al important fortress 70 DO
attacked, and army in tho hed TO be fought, the
army shorld be fought and beaten Out OF the Geld
nor numerical force, attacks the fortress rs may
be 90 crippled 70 fail easy prey TO the army In the
neld.
The French In the psonel Of their army and IN all the
appliances Of their artillery and ordnance, are greatly In
advance a other Nations but the exposition OF Marsha
Valiant shows that in all their administrative arrange
cnts which relate 10 the and Supply Of armes
In the held and particularly Ia that which regards land
transportation, they far behind On ~ s'
II
Ieas urriied find nat for force Of the, hundred and
otSand ay employed Les ndn hd!f he nurder
Of animals for al puros, during t war, 'oAih sup
piled for drr and raosn9 alone for army in xioo,
a nerer erceeded fony fv thosond We able
70 70 here pleased and Va take all the appliances
war with They, for the want Of the means OF
pcrtaiiou, were not able at any time during the war
| 70 20 twenty Eve miles from their ships, and opc
rate q single week against the Russian army In
| the Geld, without starving. Hcrce they had no
other alternative but 10 invest Sebastopol and short
a. were the iipes there, Marshal valiant says the
place was never entirely invested but throughout the
siege received constant rcinorcemsrs OF and sup
plies from the Russian army without Had the alice pos.
se.scd p-oner a,d sufficient Of transportation they
could have beaten their enemy cut OF tho Crimes and
then by closely blocSadng sebasopol by Land and sca
they could without firing gun, have forced 70 cAplu
| h,e.
ihope our country may never have occasion 10 60 10
war again but the cosey look into the details,
we'll the strategic combinations OF European armies, the
less fear war. Those armies have fair stock OF pro
siooa intelligence, but II they lave gonus, think Is
| genius p Us dccreritode.
| III & JEsvr.
| WHAT TIVE cAprSFv ARE ARorr--rHS DIPLOMATIC
AND coSsULUs APPoNrnEsTs-A INV GRAsa.
| DIAN ARMY ORGANIZING TO OCCUPY TEE 18TH.