New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-16
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Important Letter of the Emperor to tb
French Ambassador In London.

The following important letter from Napoleon
to N. de Persigny will attract attention. 1t was
written at moment when Lord Pamerstonts
famous speech on the Dcfences of England had
created panic in Paris, and general distrust was
excited throughout Great Britain by Napoleon's
interference in Syrian affairs:
ST. CLouD, July 25.-Mfi dedi' Pe;stga}-
Afairs appear to Inc to be so cOmpiicated-tbaIlks
to the mstrust exercised everywhere since the
war in Itay-that | write to you in the hope that
conversation, in perfect trankness, with Lord
Palmerstun will remedy the evil. Lord Palmers-
ton knows me, and when i affirm thing he will
believe me. Well, you can tell him from me, in
the most explicit manner, that since the peace
OF Nillatranea have had but one thought one
object-to inaugnrate new era OF peace, and to
live ON the best terms with all my neighbors, and
especially with England, ! had renounced Savoy
and Nice: the extraordinary additions to Pied
mont alone caused me to resume the desire to
see reunited to France provinces essentially
French,
But it will be objected "You wish for peace,
and increase immoderately the military forces of
France | deny the fact in every sense. Ny
army and my fleet have nothing in them OF threat
enng character. My steam navy Is even far from
being adequate to ouf requirements, and the num-
ber OF steamers do not nearly equal that Of sailing
ships deemed necessary in the time OF King Louis
Philippe. ! have 400 900 men under arms ; but de-
duct from this amount 60,000 in Algeria, GO00 at
Rome, 5000 in China, 10000 gendarmes the sick
and the new conscripts, and you will see-what is
the truththat my regiments are of smaller effect
i've strength than during the preceding reign.
The only addition to the army list has been by the
creation of the Imperial Guard Moreover. while
wishing for peace, desire to organize the forces
of the country upon the best possible footing, for
if foreigners have only seen the bright side of the
last war, myself, close at hand. have witnessed
the effects, and wish to remedy them. Having
said thus much, have since Villafranca, neither
done, nor even thought, anything. which could
ala I'M allIr han fuNr1 1fpIta rjnl TI,
stantinople, the Instructions which gave him were
confined to this "Use every effort to maintain the
status 4uo; the interest Of France il that Turkey
should live as long as possible.n
Now, then, occur the maSsaCreS in Syria. and it
is asserted that am very glad to find oeea-
sion OF making a little war, or OF playing new
part, Really, people give me credit for very little
common sense, Ii | instantly proposed an eXpe-
dition, it was because my feelings were those of
the people which had put me at its head, and the
intelligence from Syria transported me with indig-
| nation. Ny first thought, nevertheless, was to
come to an understanding with England What
other interest than that of humanity could induce
me to send troops into that country2 Could it be
that the possession of it would increase my
strength? Can conceal from myself that Algeria,
Notwithstanding its future advantages is a source
of weakness to France which for thirty years has
devoted to it the purest of its blood and its gold
| said it in 1852 at Bordeaux, and my opinion is
still the same--I have great conquests to make,
but only in France Her interior organization her
have still immense progress to make. There a
field exists vast enough for M ambition and sutIi.
cient to satisfy it.
1t was difficult for nae to come to an understand.
ing with England on the subject of Central Italy,
because was bound by the peace of Vilafranca.
As to Southern Italy, am free from engagements
! and ask no better than concert with EEmland
on this point, as on others; but, in Heavens name
let the eminent men who are placed at the head OF
the English Government lay aside petty jealousies
and unjust mistrusts.
| Letus understand one another in good faith, like
honest men as we are and Got like thieves who de-
sire to cheat each other.
20 sum up, this is my innegmost thought. de-
sire that Italy should obtain peace, no matter how,
but without foreign intervention, and that my
troops should be able to quit Rome without com
promising the security of the Pope. / could very
much wish not to be obliged to undertake the Sy-
rian expedition, and in any case not to undertake
it alone firstly, because it will bea great expense,
and secondly, because fear that this intervention
may involve the Eastern question: but on the
other hand, do not how to resist public opin-
ion in my country, which will never understand
that we can leave UNPUBLISHED, not only the massa-
ere of Christians, butthe burning of our cansuates,
the insult to our Tag, and the page of ti8 monas-
tefies which were under our protection.
81 have told you all | think, without Disgusting
or omltting anything. Make what use you may
think Rflpfsablenf nay letter..
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