Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-03
AMERICAN TOPICS IN EUROPE.

Tux RECALL OF Mr. BURLISGANE.-AoyENENrs oY Our
FOREIGN AGrSrs-WHES THE CONFEDERATE CoHNIs-
sIoSERs PRoPosg TO COMMENCE THEIR GRAND TOUR
The PRICK OF FIREARMS, &c.
From the Correspondence Of the N. Y. Times
PARIS, Friday, July II. 1861.
announced to you two weeks ago that Mr.. Burlin
game had le Paris go to his post in Vienna, and that
ne expected be received by the Emperor Of Austria
A week later was surprised to in the American
papers a statement that Mr.. BurlDgame had been re-
called from Vienna and transferred to China because the
Emperor of Austria would not receive him the report
was not at first believed here because would have been
An evident faix pas in the Secretary of State to send
recall which might arrive Immediately after the reception
of Mr. Burlngame and thus place him under the neces
sity OF bid ling adieu almost as soon as received
Bst Mr. Burngnme has just returned to Paris, and we
have now an explanation Of the whole matter. The
Government at Washington, DESTROYS Of maintaining
agreeable relations with all the European powers saw
no necessity OF asking the Austrian Government to
cent any man who was entirely agreeable to them
aud they therefore, wrote TO Mr. Burngame, telling
him that If the letter should reach him in time not to
presert himself at Vienna but TO return TO Paris for
arhsE isstEassqRf DdfFSysHic in Switzerland On kis
yay TO Vienna and he has accordingly returned here.
No news has been received az Paris OF tho movements
OF Mr. Harry Minister to Portugal. The disclosures in
relation this gentleman must have reached Lisbon in
advance of him. but whether he has assumed the duties
of his Office or not we have not learned.
Paris CORE spordent OF the Independence BEIGE who
has personal communications with the agents OF the
Southern Oonfederscy and who disposed to make
the of these relations says in tho last number of
that paper "Messrs Mann and Yancey, agents Of the
Secession States Of America TO England and who TO
visit from London the other States OF Europe, will not
commence the until the Confederate States shall
have been officially recognized by England and France"
What wonderful piece Of intelligence, indeed
Muskets which were offered at the standard price Of
As frank5-mns dollArs-when the American agents first
"A nalo hava To
10 fanks-feen dollars This is partly due TO the fact
that Mr.. Butler King bids against the agents of the
Northern States, and that the agents OF these States
even bid sgans, each other The latter THINKS Mr.. King
bids high only because he does not expect TO buy and
hopes thereby TO embarrass them.
surprised to the clerks at Rothschlds' few
DAYS ago. paying drafts exclusively in silver and bank
notes and still surprised to hear them cay that il
was because all the gold In their vaults had been with
drawn to 60 to New York. Upon irquiring further,
find that the same ia true of all the banking houses in
Paris-even tho Bank Of France commenced yesterday
refusing gold. The fact will appear singular when
il is recoected that only few months ago. and running
back through years. silver was go scarce that several
occasions the financial people were thrown into quite
panic about it Nothing but the discovery Of the Washoe
Mines prevented the French mint from sditeratng its
silver coin TO degree which would have rendered its
expectation for industrial purposes useless But all this
gold is drained from Paris TO 60 direct to New York.
the most of il is exchanged in London and is appropr
ated to the payment OF English debts aud since the
French are 10 no particular way benefited by the opera
ton, they complain most bitterly
Mr. Spencer the American Consul at Paris, complains
at his abrupt suspension from Office supposng that the
removal based upon reports against his fidelity TO
the Union. This must be 4 msapprchension, since
every one who knows Mr. Spencer Intimately knows that
he Is as good Union lives We suspect that
Mr.. Spencer was removed because he appointee
Of Mr.. Buchanan end because he acid good desirable
place. which was sought after by many il fuenal and
competent who had rendered service ta the present
Administration, which Is reason enough, In all con.
science, things done now-a.diya
But Mr. Spencer's removal was dated two days after
certain publication in the Iribuns -Pu''nE " nun I'M
nairin,~ -.~euts because no Lslp'ed 10 meeting.
NE Spsactr tcrused inc use OF hu Office for this pur
pose because the instructions to al Consus contain
peremptory prohibition to that ehet, and because 10
disobey this prohibition at Paris particularly would
have brought him and his Government in confc! with
the police. He admits, therefore, TIN much but thinks
it unkind that his political and socaposiuon should be
compromised upon grounds such as hose. We do not
imagine however, that it is any suscion of want of
patriotism which has induced Mr. Sremo,aL
This morning CharivaIi contains Al engraving on the
American war from the pencil of Chm, which CONVEYS
deeper meaning than most Of lhosebn the same sub.
ject. In the background the two Anrcin armies are
pitching into each other with the furpf demons yhil
Msss urging them on, and danc with Joy at the
row he has kicked up. in the foregnnd stand two
French soldiers-a Zouave anu hasseur Of tie
Guard who look at Mars with al expulsion Of rage and
Indignation, and shaking theis is It him exclaim
"You scoundrel Mars! After bringiu the water into
our mouths, you 90 of to America !"
dir. T. Butler King, We understand threatening the
Freuch community with brochure 4 eply to that re-
printed here from your columns, entl Facts on Sc.
cesson."
Mrs. Bonaparte Patterson, whose &C, you will have
learned, has been decided against he econd time |
with certain degree Of brutality in Il terms of judc-
ment has decided not to appeal to III Cou. Of CASA.
uon she is satisfied that she cannotl tain usee and
is unwilling longer TO bear the aims her char
ac'er, which each Pleading brings out She as taken
| her passsge home in the Fulton on thsgaj
Do not be led into error by the slash, les of tho
London Times, on the Emperor's decrcs oufoole..
From that article the English reader at WILDE led
TO believe that the Emperor is q recsr con rAo the
necessity OF putting down the slave tade tuNtylapd
converted bin and that France ~ tins tmo Nbeen
engaged in system Of negro anigranoP scar opo :
remove from the veritable ss'e trade Al 'nesc o.
stons Of the Times ara totally untoundei. Ino ,
ror is neither new convert to the neceaity oil puv
stop to the slave trade, nor has he been epgased'
the affair OF the Charls AID George, two years ago.
nnythng assimati ~ the slave trade He has NJ even
been engaged in anything vile as the Epghsu 0'ne
| trade In China.
| Mr. JAmcs .he famous English lawyer late %ed
of Psranent and believed in Loudoi 70 have vi
cd 10 America, was married here yesterday ~ I'''