Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-23
JAMES W. McHrNaY, AdJueant,GensraL
A Conversation with WIN. L. Yancey.

A Conversation with VIVA. l., TRHceF.
Correspondence oiths Baltimore American
PARIS, June IS, 1S61.-T had, last evening, a
conversation with Mr.. WIN. i. YanceY, chief
Of the sou bern mission to Europe. Mr.. Yam
cey informed ne that he had been in Paris less
than q week, aad should return to-day to Lon
don, where his colleague, Mr.. Mann, still re-
NAMED, not yet having CROSSED the channel.
Judge Rost, Of Louisiana, the third connie
sioner, has fxei his headquarters in Paris, and
is exerting himself eDergetically to obtain a
hearing from tie imperial government. None
Of the %envoyshave succeeded in reaching the
emperor's preence, but Judge Rost avaiIs him
self Of every opportunity to converse with Jour
ualists and the public fGnctionaries, who nav
be readily approached, turning to the best &C.
count his perfect familiarity with the French
language, whist no member Of the United
States legation can speak that tongue.
The disadvantage is, at all times, considsra-
bic, but at this particular moment it is enor.
nous. l an well aware that very few
American stategmen a-e acquainted with the
language of European diplomacy, but q great
error has been committed by the government
at Washington in not appointing secretaries
to Mr.. Dayton capable Of acting as his inter-
prefers An idia is prevalent in the United
States that the minister has frequent inter-
views with the Emperor, who speaks English.
since us dIIiNfiS MI layton has beeh Inc
Emperor once only, for the purpose Of pre-
senting his credentials. All the business re-
lations of the United States envoy are with
M. Thouvenel, minister Of foreign affairs,
who neither speaks nor understands English.
In my convsFsation with Mr.. Yancey, that
gentleman expressed HE vlewB unTestrainedly.
/ told him that my object in seeking the inter-
view was to lay the result before the AmeTi-
can people; that | believed my account of his
remarks, whatever they might be, would be
widely read in the United States, and / wished
MIN to distinctly understand my intentions be-
fore giving uttsrsnce to anything be sight de-
sire to withhold from publication.
He said be had no secrets. The object o. his
mission was well known, and he had reason
to anticipate complete success. England had
not vet deteTmined 70 recognize the indepep-
dence Of the Southern Confsderacy, but six
months hence, that is to say, between the
present time and January l, 1862, that recog-
milton would be a fsit G~ccon1pli on the part Of
Great Britain and France, when the same line
of policy would be adopted without difficulty
by all the other powers Of Europe.
The influence OF England would be para
mount, and England must have cotton. Man
chester has a supply until the first Of Novem-
Der, but was hardly probable the British gov
eminent would wait until tie last bale had
been reached before determining upon the
means OF continuing the supply. If the block
ade OF southern ports was naietainod until
the new crop should be ready for shipment,
the blockade would then be forced by British
cruisers, when it should be found that a Tigor-