Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-08-18

received yesterday The European mails by
the steamship Aafiat,e, which arrived al
New York on Saturday morning. from
Iisvte The let met. The Adrfatie brings
interesting details Of fofeign news, three
days latter than the adviees by the Europa
The Poiiev n Napoleon tgpards Epgisnd
-,Lsttsr Of ne Emperor 10 ne french Am
basssagr IN london The following impor.
tant letter from Napoleon 10 NJ lie Pefsig-
ny will attract n tention n was written
NJ moment when Lord pslmerston's
famous speech on the Defenses cf Fog
land had created psnic In Paris. and
general distrust was excited throueyut
Great Btitainby Napolson's interference
In Syrian affairs:
81. Cloud, July s5th, 1sso.-My deaf
Fetsigny Affairs appear 10 me w. be 40
pllcsted- thanks TO the tnisifust
excited evetyw here since the war In Italy
that ! write ~ ron IN the hope that y
con vefssttoa, In perfect ftsnkness, with
Lord Fslmetston will remedy the existing
evil. Lord Palmefsten knows me. and
when 7 affirm thing he will believe me.
Well you can tell him from me. In the
most explicit manner, that since the
resee Of Villaftsnea ! have had but one
thought, one object to inaneufate new
era ~ peace, aud ~ live on The best tefius
with eli my neighbcts, aud especially
with England. I had renowned Savoy
end Nice the extraordinary additions 70
Piedmont alone caused ne 10 resume the
desire b. see reunited 10 france provinces
essentially french. Hut II will BE object
ed "Ycu wish for peace, aud you increase
irnmoderately, The military forces ~
France" ! deny the fact w every sense.
My army snd my feet have IN them moth
ing Of y threatening character NV steam
navy Is even far from being adequate TO
our requirements, and the number of
steamers does not nearly equal that ef
sailing ships deemed necessary In the
time ~ King LOFTS Philippe. have
400 600 men under arms but deduct from
this amount 10000 In Algeria. e00o at
Rome. 5000. IN China, 10000 eendstmes,
the sick, aud the new eonsefipts, and you
will see What is the truth--that my reg
inents are If smaller effective strength
than during the preceding reign. The
only addition 10 the A tmy List has been
by the creation If The IMPERIAL unatd.
Moreover. while wishing for peses. de
sire also 10 organize the forces Of the
country on the best possible footing, for, "
foreigners have only seen the BRIG ht side
If the last war, 7 myself close NJ hand,
have Witnessed the effects, and wish o.
remedy them. Having said thus much.
have since Villaftshea, neither done, nor
even thought any thing which could alarm
sny one When Lavaletts started for
UUnstsntinople. the instructions which I
gave him we're confined To- this-"use
every effort 70 maintain the sfsf9s quo the
Interest of France is that Turkey should
live 90 long 80 possible"
Now. then. occurred the massaeres in Eyris.
snd II is asserted that I am very glad TO
End new occasion Of making little war.
or playing new part, Really. people give
me credit for very little comm on sense. N
! instantly proposed an expedition, II wss
because my feelings were those Of the PEG
Pile which he's put me ut its head. and the
intelligence from Syria transported me
with indignation Ny fret thought, never
theless, was 10 come 10 an understanding
| with England. What other interest than
! that Of humanity could induce me 10 send
troops into the country Gould ~ he that
the possession Of u would increase my
| strength Can I conceal from myself
that Algeria. notwithstanding It's future
| advantages. IL source of weak ness TO
France which for thirty years has been de
| voted 10 " the pntest of I've blood and its
gold said 1t 10 1863 at Bordeaux, and
my opinion IL still the same have great
| epnqdests TO make, but only in France
| Her Interior organization. her moral de-
| velopinent, the increase Of her resources,
have still Immense progress 70 make.
There aeld exists vast enough for my
ambition aud sufficient 10 satisfy II.
" was difficult for me TO come 10 an nm
a ii
Of Central Italy, because was bound by
the peace Of viliaffanea. As 20 Southern
Italy am free from engagements. and
ssk NO better than q concert with England
on this point, ne on others. hut. In iieav-
ems name. let the eminent men who are
placed at the head Of the English Govern
,nent lay aside petty jeslousiss and unjust
disttusts.
| Let us understand one another in good
faith, like honest men no we are. aud not
| like thieves who desire 10 cheat each
| other.
To sum mp, this IL my innsrmost thought
! desire that Italy should obtain peace, no
matter how, but without foreign intervsn-
tion, and that my troops should be able
TO quit Rome without compromising the
security OF the Hope. ! could very much
| wish not TO be obliged 10 undertake tho
Syrian expedition, and, 10 any case, not TO
undertake IL alone, firstly. because 10 will
be sgreat expense; and secondly, because
] fear that this intervention may involve
the Eastern question: but, on the other
hand, do not nee how 10 resist public
| opinion In my country, which will never
understand that we can leave unpublished
not only the massacre Of Christians, but
the burning Of our consulates, the insult
to our asg, and the pillaKe Of the moaas-
teties which were under our protection.
| ] have told you all ] think, without dis
guising or emitting anything. Make what
use you may think advisabls Of my letter.
Believe in my. sincere friendship,
| NAPOLEON.
The London Tim,s, while evidently dis
trusting the Emperor, is glad Of any coca
sion which has ELECTED an expression OF