The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-31
: Tire Frs.eIr T.bssc, !, supply.

~ Will % remem pTrsn tnat Iafs Scrounta
FROM Europe state fhas the E1n psror N apo-
icon, IN herring or tha dsfeat Of tha Lincoin
ties ut Manassas, ds cssreti th,t b. won id bs
eomLssled TO acknowledge tbs indsrepdencs of
OF the FIN peror reached tIs cniy gs tins unau-
NOR zsd report OF q P1ris letter. writer 10 the
i.on1en herald, but tnere Ere circumstSnees
~n.en 6ufnoTza rs TO put m re than ordinary
confidence in the reIort
IL was rem, rksd soma time since bv tba
Senthefn raIsrs, rs n sigr!fcsnr fact that
agents OF the French Government VIZ re ma K.
,hs .ness usssl Supplies Of tobacco Y Tir-
ern ports by the Lincoln biecRnde I1arxe
onIc 1asas Of t0bacco have also hesu MADE In
New orleans on scconnt OF the FrsnoA Gov
ernment. It was thought hy rnanv tbat
these purchases were significant OF q deter.
T1ination on tie part Of the Frereh En- rsror
to disregard the partial hioesads OF An. ricau
rorts, oas the fotowirg ~ tiols iscm the New
Orleans PropdsG.eur Gathelfque, { { The 1y.h
INST, flor atransiA tisn OF wsich wo are In
debtsd 20 friend nOrds q d q rent soiu ion
Of the m1ttsT, a2a saoTs tlat the over.
confidence of Old Abe la his poE7a- 20 suhid-
gate tbs South by q giyen stiE's 4 Likely TO
Involve him In a serious difficulty sThs fol-
lowing is the article from the Pfopo1oset.r
"7ae Reason Way KcDo,sel1 ,eas sa sueA
Haststo Gre B7tt!t al 4ar arGssas.-t4 L nc
Do5vsu ovvledgss, III fss-s-sc-t tsaE he
hasfsned TO give battle as Manassas bafe p all
his plans we're v-eii yas ture5. lie gives -a.ae
reasons t".jusdfy his precinitancy, buf .lsrs
Is another reason WEsc n he has new ls19-5 TO
siye, and which, neyeithe!ess, descrga- . he
made public
Ii we are well inforraea--sEd we b. lsva
hat we arc--lslacolG bad Pic fasd a. laa. II TO
feitvef tia tnsaeco cf Srsffia 20 tliS =. anch
Government bv the 1sS es Ane Ca taie
eonaiticn, tae French GcyarnHlens had iu-
th3fizsi lis agents 10 purchase The saisS
were concluded. hut wi th tha express Ut DER
standing that the Gosernmsn st Warrington
Sould bs prepared TO deliver The tobacco on
the 1st of august. 80 &
]. 2lss OF Juiy--time passes. Bat by extexfni-
mating me Uonft ierate army, Scott h 7red to
enter r ehmeDi iu triumph ON the 22tii uad
the to5a cc1 conid then have baea delivered ct
he da - agreed upon. Bat lincoln, who has
probably not read Latontsine, had eold the
bear skin before killing the hear The Qaes-
tion now is 70 know now ths French Govern
N ent viii take the ha zardous Joke. =
IL is with tne same Trcgaac that Lincoln
has promised the Enrcpaan powers To s.sltyar
10 them The cotton of the South Ia tne middle
Of Oetober. We shall aow see Ii shese geutls-
men of tie North win Come foI r."
When 1t is remembered that tohacco f. an
impor ortrnt fovcsnmeat monopoly in France,
from which the Emperor derives millions Of
revenue. and that infruexvs purchases eg to-
baeeo have raen made, which are now lucasd
up by the blockade, it is rot ciificu.t to be-
l|eve thatNaroleon, having become convinced
that Old Abe Is a hum5ug, and that he haa
not the power to subjugate and plnnder ths
South is inclined 70 recog uiZe slis tn6eTasd-
enee of the Coz Eedarsta States. The truth is.
he has it 10 30 Or go without his tobacco
S1p0fs5;dh Essps.