Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-02
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The following letter from Baltimore to the
New York, Herald will attract attentions. n
l have been put in possession of some very
startling facts to-day, which, taken in con-
nection with others already web known. turn
ish as strong confirmation as could be de-
sired of the inimical attitude of France and
England toward the Uaited States. You are
aware that Sir James Ferguson, a disiin-
guished member of the British Parliament
is now in this city. having come from Rich
mond through the lines of the opposing arm
les before Washington. under the protection
of flag OF truce. 1t is proper to state here
that have derived none of my information
from Sir James, or from the gentleman who
accompanies him. Indeed, it is due to him
to say that he has behaved most honorably
in this respect, regarding the privileges of a
flag of truce as too sacred to be violated.
The facts then are these: The s'opeu let
tiers ofsiutroductionn which Sir James bore,
were from higher source than Dudley Mann
They were from Lord Palmerston, and.
Whether addressed TO JEFF. Davis or not were
presented to him and served to give all the
sanction that j If. desired to wha ever COM
muDication Sir James made That will
shortly sec the light. Alth7 Bgh verbally
m ID +, it WAS OF the highest ppssible import
ance to the rebsls. as, If accepted, it will viz
tualiy place the Confederate States under The
protection OF England. 1t has not yet been
accepted. But after it was made. Messrs
Mason and Slidell were accredited by the
rebel Government' as ministers to England
and France. received their Instructions and
sailed from Charleston week ago to day,
namely. on tie IL inst
On the 18th inst these facts were known
at The State Department in Washington, and
on that day the Secretary of State Issued his
proclamation to the Governors of all the
States on the seaboard and lakes
This proclamation means more than ii 81 vs.
It implies that the negotiations that are now
on foo. between France. Spain and England
on the one band. and the rebel States on the
other, will result in foreign aid being fur
nished to the latter; that an actual necessity
exists that our harbors and lake ports be put
into a state of defense Immediately; and that
III all human probability we shall have
European war on our hands in less than sixty
days. This proclamation will be followed
next week by one from the War Department.,
the language and requirements of which will
be still more explicit. Those States which
have not yet furnished their quotas for the
war will be required to do SO forthwith.
Such are the facts. When it is remembered,
in addition thereto, that the Prince Camille
de Polignac, and five other French officers
of high rank are now serving in the COnfede-
rate Army, with the approval of the Empe-
ror Napoleon; that he has r. fused and for
hidden officers in the French Army from
serving in the Union Army; that the two
sons of the Prince de Joinyille, the hereditary
enemy of the reigning Emperor, have been
given commissions in our army; and that it
is not long since Napoleon declared that the
South must be recognized as Italy had been,
it requires no great skill or penetration to
decide which way the Emperor feels in
cIined. Finally. the fact came TO light yes
terday, that Messrs. Mason and Slidell are
authorized to treat in England and France
for European protectorate over the South.