, 1860-10-04

shape.
Another cabinet officer, transported By its
gorgeous pictures of mineral aad commercial
opnience, remarked "TEat in the inevitable e.
Tee. ofits Developments upon gene1 1al commerce
md finance Tiers ID nothing since the discovery
Of America By Columbus that Gun be- compared
to it." An observation, d will appear in the
fequcl. wnich has been eve3 more than rea!:zad.
Had the government co operated with i.m he
YOU'D hare aided, au private account to the
proposed expedition, thousand additional
men.
Filling in governmental aid, private entc:-
p1ina WIS attempted with tue cooperation Of
several gentlemen. The Messrs. Asp:nwall, Of
New York, large stealn salFpsng house. wire
sounded VI to their willingness to put on Il linz
pf eseam!rs tn the new Ell Dorado, v hich from
motives Of policy) was represented a. lying on
t'la 0rinoco; but :lrcady oVerporered with
bnss.rss and in x.ous for repase, they declined.
The idea Of n private enterprise was sooa after
abandoned. America not seeming to of=r
sufficient field, hr. Parrish proceeded 10 En-
1up.. ia the hope thut some oae of its govern
ments might have the segac:ty to perceive its
vAlua, a1d undertake tt: prosecution Of his
scheme.
liz arrived il !aris on the 1G:h October, so;,
aod addressed himself to his E1c.lteacf, ".
Fonld, Minister cf the Imperial Household, 1o
knoE If the Emperor would entertain u propo-
.i:i3u Ct this na:lrr, SAY Ing That lie va. pre-.
pared TO demonstrate ltd value Ahd its couEe-
n!eut accessibility 10 tie arms Of Ffaace,
provided he could secure those interests in ta.:
enterprise whicl, he desired TO retain. His Ex-
ceiIency responded that it would be necessary
10 ae= the Emperor, who Wns then ut Com
p'egrr, and that be would give response in
few days. At Ike same time his Excellency
waS reminded BY Mr. Parrish ihut he wouiu
treat ~ith the Emperor only, and that his Auj-
es:y should rot be put to the p4isa ot an extra.
ordinary audience. cnfeas prepared TO prosecute
the enterprise, and 10 make Sir. Parrish scnle
proposals to which he could acced1. NO luti
NATION IVES given then, or at any tlne afterward,
that Frsncn contemplated any project Of the
ki1s, OF th:t G4y o: her cotnuie4 ere ven sup
posed to be r;cl. IN geld. On The contrary ahe
scheme wcs hailea with enthusiasm, aud its
novelty was admitted tn be equal II ita intr;c-
| informed thns the Emperor would undertake it,
aud would be rle:sst to see him. Where.pon
an extraordinary audience wa4 appointed for
| its consideration at st. C;uud, 30ih October,
1868, Meanwhile {8y detailed il mis- letter to
| the President, pu'lishtL il tire Philadelphia
| Ersainy H"!ltttn, Of Aug. y, 1867 bis Exss!-
| lpncy II, Fould insisted m Mr.. Pa1tisa's recep-
| tim of 1itteea mill.ona ii fraucs from the En-
| peror. Th!g WIS pzeciAeiy tao weeks attrr hlA
| urrirsl in P4Tis-a rsoDI:lsude c1rtrasting
| harshly vita the stv.n yeurs which lare now
| c|auec1 since che Rulrenoer of rls schenle, with
ou: the manifestation nf any disposition On the
psrt of the French government to carry out its
| engagements vith him.
| The conversation wAs in E1g!ish. The En-
| pe.or stated that he mud Understood from II.
Fou!d the nature Of The subject, DC. aud in.
quired If Temuneras1ou Of tittesu millions nj
francs would te satisfactory; or half the product
of tie mices for term Of ycars. To ths latter
proposition ME. Parrish demnrred, main!y on
The ground Of it's magnitude, but otherwise init.
mated his consent The subject 'Fss then dis.
| ccsscd for some time, in the course Of which he
ots;sna:cd africa IS the scene Of the enterprise
part,cula,iz=d soMe Of tie points where go1d
| was mast Gcu1duut, aud responded 10 the inter
rosatorip6 U. The tsnperor respecting the Gis.
taaces, the 1equisits erptduionary force, &C.
lie was then t.qnest to lug the written eEi
dencts Of the autiert before ths Minister Of The
French Marine. who Should be Instructed IL
give lin 1roltt, II guarantee tue conditions
thus agreed upoa, oue af Which expressly pro
yidea that the 1.lane5 should bs pay able az soo1
a. the French arms should be ed Abished II
taken Of sovereignty oser any portion Of tht
terrl&ory indicated.
The tenor Of Mr.. rarsish's memorial {whict
il still in the hands IF the French Emperor
WIS substantially As follows:-To plant mia
s;ouary setsIement, with one gun, upon rocky
ik!ard in the Niger neioH The mouth Ct th
| Tchadda, aud thereby, through this, It's nasura
outlet, to command the commerce Of its i'm
measurable vailey-avaley stretching from tn
karg nourtainn on tha west to the 1emot
h,ahianGs on 'hr east, which divide the "4ter
of the Niger frun the Waters Of the Nile. FIJI
| tnermore, b7 treaty or purchase, 10 d'5p1aca til
/ EuIopeau settlements on the west coast por.
of the line: ard thus, with the desert as
) northern boundary, the Atlacsic IN the wes'
,, the Mountains Of tn: Moon on the south, an
western ridges Of the Nile upon the fur east, t
establish cclo5y, which for lis inexhanstlbl
| nil RI fnF II
wealth ID gold, ecu have no rival ucon the su1
= face oil the earip. Space will MT admit Of eu
: | larr;pg here upcn the evidence adouced to 6ho
! the facii1ty xith which these measures mist
be carried cut, nor i'll demonstration Of the Ut
exam,,!rd prcd:gallty Of the gold deposits sea
tered tor u thousand miles s..or* the taon
| mouul1ina.
Ga 1h. l:t of November, 1858, tbis memoria
| with sotoe OF the 1u1tber evidence which b,
iaueed to II, WIZ submitted by alr. Parrish I
+ the Minister Ct the French Marine, with the u,
e ders, anairg thl: his E1celic1cy would, in
sh1r. tsE1e, decide upon tas so!s1tty Of the Ct
tesprise, and in The eyeat Ut his approval, prt
? coed to draw up the 1ras*. Oa The 5th Of ID
!. cember, 1865, Mr. Parrish again saw his txce
t lency. Who then iu!crued him That the prcj.'
had been adopted hy tue Empe1oT, That IN c1
redtion was then fitting ou. for its p.o-ecutio,
:, sud that the Tfaite would probably be read
0 tor execution in lew day=, taa delay whic
G had already occurred osirg chargesble to Il
= lacsssans dl1aands upcu lis time BY the Le:ai
d u he enterprise, d.. Decau<c, u da: OF t.
afler .tlis, Mr. par1i.il hea!tated 10 adopt c:e
), | tufe Of Mr. For!6'f - be named al his copur
= ner in that Instrument, it Was never delivered
lin. His access to al the Offices OF the go
o e1nment Was Immediately cut 1T, and q sysie
It If vindic:iya perteeutlon directed sKa1Lat ii
y which three t2ve7a' times c,apelied him
II leasethe coua&.y His communication with i
is | Euperor bv leltcr or otherwise was defsate
und until the present time, Notwithstanding II
l. tr1umphai kuccess OF the enterprise, and ii
10 very considerable expense and trouble be Ii
.e undergone, his interests hare mAds 10 pr
q. gress. The other particulars OF this negoi
ia t,on will be teresser given, With Ms CORE po
- deuca with the government Of France, which
{" ten 7o.uuinous for the present comn,unicatio
An revolutionary forcc of thirteen vessels Il
Or Twenty-Five hundred men was despatched
i. Senegal (the base Of ofe:atlousl during D
~. ~ cemher, 1855, and in Tie ssme month tie
cE commenced q series Of imperial DEGREES. nc
* amounting TO two or three hundred, and for Il
most pert published in the Nonieeur, whi'
va were psssed in the Development Of the scheun
"a The first, which is for the enlistment Of nat,
nv blacks ii the coiouixl service OF Senegal, v
r. published on the 5th Of december. is;
i'd Another, chsrtering the Bank OF Senegal, I
,rt Louis contained thirty-nine tradesmen, and Il
If bank, which YVES utterly superiuous TO tae
ck was designed AS place Of deposit for the 60
ce, then in expectation. On The esh 81 AaJ. IS;
!, voluninous decree was published, reco
ror structing the colonial system Of France: a
he placing Senegal under The q: sPee{a, pEe:iasn
NJ June, and 10Th Of July, will be found official
,se ports of tho successful progress OF the expe'
{ul linn. On the 10th Of August, 1854, = dec,
nd appoints the officers Of The Bank Of Seneg
Iye Gn the 18th Of August decree establishes
corps Of qardt; d. nina. On the 18th, anoth
a.t organizes the the judiciary Of Senegal. 0nt
.d 18th oil October the Judges arr appointed to I
nd Colonial Courta. On the Esd Of January. IS
"a. q decree establishes ciy,l commissariath
rtb On the 18th Of March, 8th Of August, 10Th
liz October, and ia several subsequent lnatanc
no decress organize emigration companies for !
nj M transportation Of "apprentises"t tn. Antil!
ii. which are nothing more or lesa than tho nat
~. prisoners Of war, captured b1 this expedite
n. berord the numbers which wers ntcea1ary
nng the mines. On the I'D Of July, 1855, there
II. further legislation! respecting the school.
I'M mines. On the I'd Of September, 1855. is
official report Of tho consolidation Of tho Fren