The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-18
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KURopEAN NRWS.
From our late Northern nles ws continue
10 extract from the latest European inteli,.
sencs - follows:
Tn AxlalcAs oussfrox-ArrIruDB OF FRANCE.
The correspondent Of the New York Timss
writing from Paris, under date Of Jan, 24th.
says:
The French Government has probably pro.
testsd n4Aipst the closing Of the Southern
ports with stones, but If 1t has, 1t is done in
more becoming language than that en- ployed
BY the English Foreign ofice, for the same
Purpeoe.-a IN London they continue to write
tng the Lead IN the matter Of recognition
Of the confederahy, and declaration Of the
nuility d the blockade, while in Paris hey
wrtts 70 London that It is the English Gov.
ernment wAich IL 'aking the lead. The state
nsnt 20 oftsn repeated, that in July laet the
French Government proposed recognition
70 the EnEtjoA Government cotttintes TO cir.
culate unccntfadictea, and yet it would be
important so Know what foundation there is
for sMEh q report. ~
:. /. Would b diacult to say upon what fact
u teetU the trri tAston against rs al Paris il
odssd. the commNrce at Rousn and at Ly.
ona 10 arrested, and q hundred thousand
workpeople ct leest are now living on contri.
butionS from the Government and from prf.
vate individuals; but to provoke war with
the people Of the United States, or even the
since we snppose that in such a contingel cy
there would be total prohi bi ton Of trade
with France, and tnat while gaining the
trade of eight millions Of people, they would
y~~ %hns ~ vrSeC+ I'll
the public men Of France must perfectly
coinprehend. But the people seem to be irri-
tated because of the inactivity or incompe.
tency OF the army, anu the constant boasung
prove also OF the sinking Of obstructions In
the ports Of the South, on the general pril ci.
PIE that 1t 10 an unnecessary abridgment Of
the resources which nature has offered for in.
creasiny the worlds riches. They are irri.
ssted, also, because the Government of
Washington does not boldly decl'.re the abo.
lit;on Of slavery.
rxI EMP meas soURol OF REFORMATION.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Star, writes as follows:
It will, doubtless, be interesting to your
readers to hear that the EN- peror does not in
any way consult these 0racles on the subject,
any more than does generally the public here:
His Imperial Majesty, can with the greatest
confidence assert, derives much of his infor-
nation on American subjects from an Am
erican gentleman with whom he Is in the
habit Of convsrsing frequently on Transat-
lantic affairs, and who has lived 80 many
years in Europe as to enable him to take a
less prejudlctal view Of men, par ties, and po.
Ntical events In America than he could un.
der any other circumstances. Yesterday,
this gentleman had the honor Of being sum.
moned to the Tuileries, where he was, in the
course of q long interview with the Emperor,
interrogated, with evident interest, about the
probable effects on the Charleston harbor of
ha atS IF hn jfn ho xo0
graphical features of the region round the
Potomac, the probable chances of the Seces.
si0nist party succeeding in breaking up the
Union, and more especially the paren tage,
dents Of Mcclellan.
The person of whom his Imperial Majesty
demanded this information II acquainted
thoroughly with the South and the coast
line along the Southern States. He is fell
loW.towpsman Of Mcclellan, WAS on init
mate terms with the General's s father, an Irish
surgeon, who settled at Philadelphia, ,and who
was noted for his kindness of heart, shrewd
original manners, as well rs his great success
| as medical practitioner. Surgeon McClel-
Ian was also celebrated for the good advice
he was In the habit Of giving to tho yolnS
years age, to the gentleman who yesterday
enlightened the Emperor as to his habits
and manners, some that was followed, and
/ by being followed broughtin Europe young
1 aUO uu6uOWA a moI1cdAs d1teG q lew year 8
steady industry, to a position honorable in
| the highest degree.
After listening to the history Of the respec.
| table old Irish emigrant, who, His Majesty
/ which he performed the old. fashioned oper
! alton ON those sfaicted with the doloreu1
| was nicknamed "Core tic doloreux instan ter .
/ the conversation turned to the Commander
/ in Chief Of the United Sta tes army. lima
| poleon was not already aware that Gen
Mcclellan was trained In the art Of war a
the military academy of West Point. and IL
| the Orimean War with the "Je.neese ssran1ere,'
he was on this occasion informed Of it, a
| we'll us the high probity and unfiinchin,
l strength OF character which, irrespective O
| great intellectual qualities, would be sum
i cient TO mark him out as one Of the leadiul
| mon in tho American Union.
Circumstances illustrative Of them wer.
brought for ward, and the narrator of tn,
previous history Of the Commander.in
Chief Of the Federal army, with an homes
pride. laid great en- phasis on tho fact, tina
/ II his parents were not obscure, they wer
the opposite OF iliustrious, in the sens
generally attached to that word. The con
versation then turned upon Charleston har
Dor. His Imperial Majesty seemed to blam
the recent course OF the Federal Govern
ment in relation to 1t, and said. If I ,remem
bsr rightly. that France would not think /
necessary 70 pursue such course were
1T war with neighbor.
THI ARRIVAL OF HAsox AND sLIDxLL.
An English paper says:
It appears from the statement of gentle
| man who has accompanied them home thb
Messrs. Mason and Slidell left Fort Warren
| At Boston, where they hai been confined, O.
the LIST OF January, the nrst intimarion {
| arrival OF q hpsta6 to tell them to 20 out Q
their prison. Mr. Slidell asked him for hi
papers, o show his authority for the cours
he was taking. The tipstaf replied that b
u n n dali AnnI ~ =
leave; but he at length yielded to the solici
l tations of Col. Dymock, the commandant {
/ the fortress, who begged him to 60, as b
knew the man, and that NO papers could b
J proJuced. The four prisoners were take
from Fort Warren in charge Of the tipstu
and six marines, without any odicer, an
conveyed for.y miles In a steamtug to Gap
Sable, where they were transferred to Her Ma
jesty's gunboat Rinaldo, Captain Hewitt
which was lying off to receive them. Tn
| RinEldo bore mp for Halifax for four day.
and was then driven by the violence Of tn
storm that was raging 10 Bermuda Theya
] lanued at Bermuda, and remain ed there ON
day. Admiral Milne ordered the Rinaldo t
| take them on to st. Thomas to catch the ma
| steamer for England, Offering the Commif
sioners, however, II they preferred 1t. to sen
| they expressed themselves we'll satisfied wit
tho Rinaldo, and accordingly proceeded in hel
She lsft Bermuda on the 10th inst, and al
rived 81 Ct. Thomas on the l4th, about tw
! hours hsfore the flata sailed for this port.
The health Of the prisoners has not suffere
in any vey by their confinement in Fol
Warren, although they describe both tn
prison and the treatment they received q
being very tad. Capt. Hewitt, Of the RinaldG
did every thing in his power to testify tn
kindly feelings of the British Governmen
towards the prisoners, and TO promote thei
comfort on board his ship; and they spea
In the same manner of the behavior and coz
l duct Of all the British officers, both Of tn
naval and merchant service, with. whom the
/ have come in contact.
| fnr Inndon. whanca he nroceAde to Pari,