New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-06
England and France--AVar with the
s-- United States. - ~A -
The following letter from Baltimore to the Ne
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The following letter from Baltimore to the New
York Herald will attract attention. hog4 .
/ have been put in possession of some very
startling facts to-day which, taken in connection
with Others already we'll known, furnish as strong
a confirmation as could he desired of the inimica
attitude Of France and England toward the United
States. You are aware that Sir James Ferguson
a distinguished member of the British Parliament,
is now in this city, having come from Richmond
through the lines of the opposing armies before
Washington, under the protection of nag Of
truce. 1t is proper to state here that have de-
rived 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
henora bly, in this respect regarding the privileges
of a flag Of truce as too sacred to be violated.
The facts then are these: The 's.open letters
of introduction which Sir James bore, were from
a 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 JEFF desired to
whatever communication Sir james made. That
will shortly see the light. Although verbally
made, it was of the highest possible Importance to
the rebels, as, if accepted, it will virtually place
the Confederate States under the protection Of
England. 1t has not yet been accepted. But after
it was made, Messrs. Mason and Slidel were ac-
credited By the rebel Government as ministers to
England and France, received their instructions,
and sailed from Charleston week ago to-day,
namely, On the 18th inst. f-5 - =
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 seaboafd
| and lakes.
| This proclamation means more than it says. Fl
implies that the negotiations that are now on foot
between France, Spain and England on the one
hand and the rebel States on the other will result
in foreign aid being furnished to the latter; that
actual necessity exists that our harbors and lake
ports be put into q state of defense immedi-
ately and that in all human probability we shall
have European war on our hands in less than
sixty days. This proclamation will be followed
nezt week by one fromthe 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 Wheuit is
remembered, in addition thereto, that the Prince
| Camille de Polignac and Ave other French officers
| of high rank are now serving in the Confederate
| Army, with the approval Of the Emperor Napo
leon-that he has refused and forbidden officers il
| the French'army from serving in the Union army;
| that the two sons of the Prince de Joinville the
hereditary enemy Of the reigning Emperor have
been given commissions in our army and that il
is not long since Napoleon declared that the Soutt
mustbe recognized as Italy had been, it requires
no great skill or penetration to decide which way
the Emperor feels Inclined Finally, the fact cams
to light yesterday that Messrs. Mason and Sliael
are authorized to treat in England and France fol
a European protectorate over the South.