Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-11-15
England and France.
war WEE rnE tNIrrD srATrs.

The following letter from Baltimore to-
the New York Herald will attract atten-
tion
] 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 confirmation as
could be desired of the inimical attitude
Of France and England towards the Uni
ted 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 army before Wash
Iington, under the protection of flag of
truce. 1t is proper to state here TINT
have derived none of my information from
Sir james, or from the gentleman who ac-
companies him. Indeed, it is due to him
to say that he has behaved most honora-
bly, in this respect, regarding the privile-
ges of flag of. truce as too sacred to be
violated
The facts then are these The aopen
letters of introduction" which Sir James
bore, were from higher source than Dud
ley Mann. They were from Lord Palm
erston, aud, 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 re-
bells, as, if accepted, it will virtually place
/ fha Hnnfo1aroto q,
tion of England 1t has not yet been ac-
cepted. 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 the 18th inst.
On the 18th inst, these facts were
known at the State Department in Wash
iugton, and on that day the Secretary of
State issued his proclamation to the Gov.
ernors Of all the States on the seatoard
and lakes.
This proclamation means more than it
says. 1t implies that the negotiations that
are now on foot between France, Spain
land England on the one hand, and the
rebel States on the other, will result in
foreign aid being furnished to the latter
that an actual necessity exists that our
harbors and lake ports be put into state
of defense Immediately; and that in all
human probability we shall have Euro
Ipean war on our hands in less than sixty
days. This proclamation will be followed
? next week by one from the War Depart
ment, the language and requirements Of
which will be still more explicit. Those
States which have not yet furnished their
F fIquota for the war, will be required to dc
SO forthwith. Such are the facts When
it is remembered, in addition thereto, thai
the Prince Camille de Polignac, and five
, other French officers Of high rank, are now
serving in the onfederate Army, with the
approval OF the Emperor Napoleon; that
T he has refused and forbidden 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 reigDing Emperor, have been Civ
en- commissions in our army; and that il
it is not long since Napoleon declared tha
4 the South must be recognized as Italy hat
been, it requires no great skill or penetra
, ton to decide which way the Emp ro
f feels inclined. Finally, the fact came tc
light yesterday, that Messrs. Mason ant
Sidell are authorised to treat in Englan,
and France for European protectio
over the South.