The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-02
mr.. RUSSELL'S THIRD LETTER
TIRE
BATTLE OF MANASSAS.

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BATTLE OF MANASSAS.
lCorresrondenee ofths London T'tres1
WAsnisaoE, July 2a, }sef
ch tbs day Week the Confetssra.sa cautl
have ma rehe sd into the Capitol Of tbs tJnit . j
STATES. They took no immediate steps 10 tel
io~ up their unexpected succsss. To this mo.
nlent their movements have BETRAYED no Il sify
OF parpose or settled plan to pursue an aggres.
siFe war, or even '.to lihesate haryiand il
tGey have The means Of doing So"
And, ildeei, their success was, ss sus.
pected. not known 10 them III Is fun ,sropor-
tons, ard their loss, com haeu parilGr}s 9th
the CONDITION of their army, as Iauehas a po2IgI-
c9l ana PRUDENTIAL motives, ;ictuaI4g their
leaders, may have had a iair share in DrrsLuc-
ing the state OF Inactivity win which the
tederalists have no reason 70 be dissatis fisd
shB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 4TTEHpTs A DI
FLohATic VIEW OF oUR USIoz POSITION
Let us look around, now that the smoke Of
oattse has cleared away, and try 10 examine
the condition of the ground
ftist as resal DIS foreign relations
ihe persona! 6 sed feeling and Perfect under
standing which exist between the rey,1e seg 4 .
uVes of the great European Powers dfreetsr
interested Ia ATnerice are founded on an ilrs.
ctAtlon o: the exact demands OF tas in tsTests
taeg represent, and on Tie necessities OF O.
coTaon honorable policy E gland. hAyi. !.
I. VAST coTonerca directly invoiyetf fn fre ran,
tEEf
is safety IN American waters, AID has i.st,
felt 1t desirable, III the face of the desaerst,
coun sells watch hare bsen glvsst Gu this ss5ss
OF the Atlantic, TO tQTnish trsfiibg rain force
m1ent TO her small military establishment a.
Canada. The fleet at present IL ohsprvatie13
Is n n9itner powerful nor extensively disposed
and no exception can be taken t3 the Dl0sa II;
which 1t has acted by the most sensitive
American, although attempts have b5en mace
10 arouse vulgar preludices by erroneous ST. te-
merits yespe citing the views End declarations
OF Adm r. i6iiAe. The aU th oritatiya
On hat snhJset III some OF the jeurnais here
are desutat5 Oh authority. except tSGa o. the
writer. WEat is Of more GOES qlfepee g1sr-
heps, in respect TO the ptese walton CF friell1g
relations tstween England aud rhe Irnlfed
States, Is the iaet that great csaanGe has c1caa
over the views OF the members or member
Of the Oabines who was supposed 10 seek the
~ecCnstrnetfon OF the Union ta q wa wit
q teat Britain, and that the N st iavcrapis,
Cl.posi lion is syineei 10 cBlIivate our go q
graces, not cy any sacEtf . OF pIlneip es Gal
bv the adoption Of q 10 G ut 0rca calm ius
and dignifi7d. which viii he 1pT1rscf8ta{r bf
the Foreign Office. 1t is rot Dreaabls. II haf
that we shall hear much more about the i'm ?
mediate anne xation Of Cs.nad4, and the tuts
OF T50 oo3 s'bett ter than Frenctt'' soldiers With
which we were Threatened viii be for q tiSe
ayerted.
THE no8giLL TARIFF As A G&UsR GF EMBgaTLMarF
But II there are such pieasaD cbangea IN lie
diplomatic a2d press world. rhale IS Ia4 4
Hti Inns iGSlil III SClh+a9afGiAt xt4aG.&ELa-
the Senate 1t is proposed TO clap & rouQd ist.
Ter cent. CA all the duties to ae levied Ss4ssgr
the Morrill, tariff. md Mr.. Simmons The fhtlle.
OF this wicked iittta bit of roiitleal econ IN :,
declares he " Ill thereby raise $40 600 Q01 OF ID
ditional revenue. The House Of Rs9res4.1. "a
tiyes, on the Contrary, propose "a rasS YSy "a at
ny taxes On coffee, tea, sugar. pepper spices 5
and srlicles OF the sort, 10. of necessity nor
OF luxury, but In the intermed}ate POSI-. .iOG; SO
that every one who uses them gey viii ecn-
tinue TO do so. notwlths landing the tax and
no one will be the wors for it. On b gss rt.as
II is probable there will be n conference be-
tween the two branches OF the Lagisiatnre, IN
Which the coGten6Irg sy TENS may os adjasteli
or alnaissrna It'd The iucnnle tax to be tsiops-
ed will give some I'll, 900 600, according 10 The
calculations of the designers, aud taa people
fondIy believe II viii be removed as soon as The
war is over.
sIA-oPIsIoEs OF MINISTER'S CT BOTH THESE
COUNTRIES.
II the increase of ten per cent. on the Nor
ril tariff he actually passed, 1t is difficult TO
see how France can continue TO regard with
friendly feelings such direct attack on her
great article of exportation. England is aceus-
toned to bear these things from the United
States, but France cannot ford any gleddiinr
or mischief in her wine trade ang her tobacco
monopoly. Nj. Alereier, the energetic ar d Bile
representative OF our ally, is said to sn tn III
strong notions that the contest now WaRipg
cannot terminate in che snceess Of the North
:
NJ. de Stoeekl, tha Russian Minister, who
has lived long in America knows her states-
men and the genius of her people and fasti9n-
tiaas. and is a man of segacaty and vigorous
Intellect, is betfsred Go hotd fse eaYae gtsgs.
Perhaps The only minister whe has really
been utral, observing faithfully all engage
msnts TO actually existing Phwers, sad sedu-
lously avoiding all occasion of offence or irTi-
tahiiity TO an irritable lsaorle rendered. mora
than usnaliy 50 by the evil days which have
feilen upon them, is the discreet and loyal
nohiesnan who represents Great Britain. s-ga
who Is the only one Threatened With with
avail cf passports and all sorts of pains
and penalties for the presumed hostility OF hiS
Goyerp nent to The United States.
THE NORTH on THE pKFEEs,vE.
The world sees that the North has not
treated the Scutherners as reees--w we viii nos
wit has not dared To DO so. Bat the fas
era.lsts have treated the fscnfederates up 10
tnis moment as be'ligsrents. Rebels are
hanged. Imprisoned, aad shot at discretion
Their rags are not received the exchange of
prisoners with rebels is ridiculous. a regular
8. bicesaies' of rebel ports is quita anomalous.
II resaains TO be seen, after mr. Davis <eea. I
hints what thu Government dares 10 do in tire
case CT the ''piratss' whsTn 6 cruisers eanga :
in the act, red handed, of privateerins policy
Meant tire the arm raised 70 chast stise and sub
due has been struck down, and The afAtm6a
OF the North is just now defensive There
viii se on tba part OF the one reaplA whs N
the American press has most insaitad ana
asused every disposition to give far play ard
10 listen TO the call Tor . tllae !" Bat tie
quarrel must have its iiInifs--tae tirae must
bs fixed, aad the sponge muss ne thrown 4 p
ii oae or other Of the conbaEants cannns
=" come up'' 10 it; nor does it seem. case Ia
which any amount CT "Judicions bottle
holding can proiong the 6ght Nor, 1T the
present moment the North is less able to 90
iato the contest than she was q rnopfh ago
She has suffered y defeat, she has iost mar4le
and nsatsrfeI.. Besides kfiIsa, wounded sals
prisoners, cannon. arms, baggage, she has lost