Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
INTERESTING FROM ITALY
NAPaLEON,s TETFER.

NEW York. Aug. 1.-THE convention was agree
ed TO by Garibadi and Clany. The citadel of Messi
ma will not fire on the town. The Garibaldian col
ors will take equal rank with the Neapoitan Tag.
Iii rumored that the royal troops are about to
eyacuate the citadel of Messna. Hostilities
pended
Napoleon's letter to the French Ambassador to
London, dated the 18th of July, is published. He
says:
!" Since the peace of Yillafranca l have had but
one thought, one object-to ina1gurate a era of
peace and to live the best terms with my neigh
bors, add especially with England. / have annexed
| Savoy and Nice. The extraordinary additions to
Piedmont alone caused me to assume the desire to
see reunited to France provinces essentially FRENCH
| But 1t will be objected-'YOu wish for peace aud
you increase immoderately the military forces of
France deny the fact in every sense that my army
and feet hvae in them any thing of threatLing
| character. My steam navy Is even far from he
ing equal to our requirements, and the number Of
steamers does nearly equal that Of sailing ships
thought necessary in the time of Louis Philippe
have 40 1000 men under arms, but deduct from this
amount 10000 in Algeria. 1000 at Rome. 5000 in
China 600 gendarmes, the sick, and the new
cripts ard you will see my regiments are of small
err effective strength than during the preceding
reign The only addition TO the army list has
been by the creation of this Imperial Guards
Moreover, while wishing peace; desire also to Or
ganze the forces of the county the best possible
footing for if foreigners have only seen the bright
side of the last war, close atAand have witnessed
the defects, and wish to remedy them; having said
thus much, have, since the battle Of VIlafranca
neither done, nor even thought, anything wmch
could alarm any one When Lavelette started for
Constantinople, the instructions l gave him were
confined to the use of every effort to maintain the
Statl quo. The interest Of France is that Turkey
| should live as long as possible Napoleon then
touches on Syrian affairs, saying his first thought
in the matter was to come TO understanding with
England and asks what other interest than that Of
! humanity could induce me to send troops to that
| country?
He also says that the interior organization of
France and to increase her resources are fields vast
enough for his ambition and sufficient to satisfy 1t
it was difficult for me to to understanding
with England on the subject of Central Italy, be-
| cause was bound by the peace of Nillatranca AS
to Southern Itaty, am free from engagements, and
| ask nothing better than concert with England On
this point, as others, in heavens name let the
eminent men at the head of the English Government
lay aside party jealousies and unjust mlstruss let
us understand another, in good faith, Ike
honest men, as are, and not like thieves who de
sire to cheat each other.
To sum up this is my innermost thought desire
that Italy should obtain peace, matter how but
without foreign Intervention, and that my troops
should be able to quit Rome without compromising
| the security of the Pope. much wish not to be
Obliged to undertake this Syrian expedition and in
any case not to undertake it alone first because it
will be great expense secondly, because | fear
this intervention may involve the Eastern question
| But on the other hand, do not see how to resist
public opinion in my own country, who will never
| understand how can leave unpublished, not only
the massacre of Christians, but the burning of our
Consuates, the insult to our flag and pillaged mo
| nasteries, which were under our protection
The London Times, while evidently distrusting the
Emperor is glad Of any occasion which has ELECTED
profusion of such friendly sentiments. and trusts
| they foreshadow policy under which we may en-
| Joy peace, without being compelled longer to sup
| port all the burdens of war.