The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-19
Our Paris Correspondence.

PARIS, August go, 1861.
Trip from No York in the Flton-Secesonas on Board
and Their Reports ofthe Rebel Operations against Wasa
ingtc's-dnriey Respecting General Roserans-Earore
aciu Respect the Blockdde-ae Confederate Commissioners
and Value Of tie Confederate Bands dc.
Leaving New York in the steamship Fulton on tho 18th
inst, reached Havre yesterday morning early and
this city to-day The weather .was delightful and tho
voyage every way pleasant.
We had more than hundred passengers in ALL fully
onchaf Of whom Germans and French, most of
whom are making visit to the Old World and expect to
return in few months, some of them in few weeks
they seem determined to stick to their adopted country
and far from being disposed despair whatever may
be the result of the present civil war.
We had several Southern people on board who of
course sympathize with the secessonsts One Of them
tgenteman from Baltimore, alarmed of the passen
gers who were trembngy alive to the welfare of the
glorious old United States by saying that be WIS assured
from the best authority-even from the most hiyh and
potent chief, jeff Davis himself-that the rebels under
bis command are certainly going TO inrade Marvand
BY crossing the Potomac dbope and Jelo,o VdsA,non and
nus scd,e that city, their intention being to first gain nos
session of Maryland for the secession cause 1t NAV no
SO; but If so, you will have known the matter pretty
fully before this letter reaches.
may BIO that JEFF. Davis will make the
attempt; it may also be that he will succeed
Albeit, II Jet lavs and his friends do not desire to
nrlVe the North 10 make this struggle a war asainst
savery-chng ng the entire issue-they will do wen to
act on the defensive But 'whom the gods determine to
destroy they fist make mad, ;" as saith a heathon
philosopher 1t is, therefore, quito possible that the
rebels may resolve at all hazards to "march ON pai
more" If they should do SO they too may lind " Bul
run" on the way. W
good deal Of is felt by our friends ON tbis
side OF the water for the fate Of Resccrans viii hs be
able to Withstand General Lec The question has proba
bly, been answered before this time f'
have Just seen friend from Charleston, South Caro-
una, who has good deal of cotton hand in England
From hip learn that The great business mn ~ in
kngldad and France haze no, the least idea mat Pyunoc
and England utH not respect The Llocdde of tho Southern
ports IT be male effective and if it be not the rebel
ships Will break it, But this is only the opinion of tho
merchants is also that Of excellent Ambassador al
this Court, who IL attending TO his duties with 0delity
and who brings to the task equal ability and PATRIOTISM
AS - tie "thgee worthes' who represent the rel,l
states they are very active, learn, trying to in
uence the press wei tho courts of Europe in their
behalf II Is believed here that they are sparinp no
amount OF money to effect this purpose and are sbsi.
dlsng even writer's from the North who are willing 10 do
INC WORK OF Janizarice and who are in Europe How
nluch money the rebels are going u have cannot say
but was assured by an English ant who came over
win US, mat no positively knows gentleman in New
orleans who recently sod $4,000 o. Comic crate bonds
for 1880 in gold. Certainly The credit Of xps land, lis
uot great IL my humble judgment, t North should make