New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-10
INTERVENING REBEL DOCUMENTS.


The documents given below by some means failed
to reach their destination and came instead into the
hands OF the State Department here. They afford
some curious light upon the inside of tie Aiiirs OF
the sham Government at Richmond. They are not
likely 10 reach the persons to whom they are sd'
dressed. unless il be in this prnted form:
CONFUSION orTHs CoyFyp,s'rs sr,,ss a' as1sls''
The Hon. X. NJ. r. HuSTrR, &c., &S.-S~. I
hive the honor TO inform you that l arrived IN
Madrid scooInI anied by Mr.. Fearn, A. tie news
Of our reyortes was being received. After waiting
some time in the expectation Of learning its real ma
tnre and extent through Southern PAPERS, appied
for and obtained an interview with Mr.. Caderon
Collsntes the Spanish Secretary oil Foreign Ahsif7
whose reception was KIND and fiendiy: 'oia hib'
At the outset that my Government had been aDAiour
from the beginning TO form friendly relations with
81 an and had cent Inc III August last instructions
10 proceed 10 this Court, which the arrest and dete
ton of MessTs. Mason and Slidel lad prevented ne
from obeyipg sooner. l stated the nature Of ihore
nstrnc,ions and yentured tho hope that the object
of my mission might be attained without too great
deiay After pressing his Qualification At ny sal.
arrival, and the assurance that would be pleased
with the society OF Madrid, as All pre-. ous Amen.
can enyoye had been, he asked me whether bad
sny authentic accounts of our recent reverses, and
sxpressed great surprise that fifteen thousand Con-
celebrates shonld have surrendered without greater
resistance regretting the effect that sueh disaer
WAC calculated 10 nave upon Tue "0f"e vi oSr
troops. -
told him had no authentic information, but had
no doubt the number IL prisoners ~as grossly ex-
aggerated as from what had een IN vaIi0us Amer
lean Papers, the real number must DO under FIX
ihousand; that the enemy was vastly superior IN
numbers and the resi- aucc of Gen BuokDer all that
could be desired. l unioded before him map Of
the nited States, and pOined out the localities II
Somerset, Fort Henry, and Fort Donelson, showed
him the distances from those point. TO ew-Ofleans
aid Texas, along the line OF the Mississippi River,
which the invading army intended 10 follow. |
stated that throughout this distance there. no
roads upon which the transport Of the patere OF an
army could be effected, while We lad nearly three
thousand leagues Of railway which could be used for
purposes Of defense, and destroyed a. the enemy ad
yanced and that, besides, the Northern troops could
stand neither the heat OF our Summer, the
ma ladies' incident to the climate l concluded by
saving that even without these natura! obstacles j
need not tell a Spanish ninster that a brave aud
united people fighting for their nationality and indie
pendence. could not be subjugated; the armies Of
NAPOLEON gained many important victories Ia spain
ard for years occupied its capital and forrescs but
when the Spanish annies had been nearly destroyed
the entire people rose II tier might ard drove tEc
imperial legons beyond the Pyrenees 70 II would be
with us in the end. He was well pleased with the
allusion and said he had 10 doubt OF or ultimate
success provided our people could stand the priva
lions which IL proiracted contest would bring upon
them. lie went on TO say, that On the question Of
right he had no doubt it is clearly with the South
as much AN il had been with Spain in tho French in
vasion, or with the present Queen Ia the contest
with Don Carlos bat the question With which for
egn Governments had to deal was question Of
fact not Of right; we ask 10 be recognized q Gov
eminent do fsctO; We must show IA Spain ard the
Queens parry bad shown, not only that wo had the
r.ght 10 establish and had established Govern.
ineni, but that We had the power 10 naihtsn il
against all efforts OF orr oplonerts and thus far
il could Lot be s8Id had made that proof further
time must elapse before tie Queens Government
could recognize oufe.
Continuing the conversation he asked me what
lad been The result Il tic interview of Mossrs. Ma
ron and Slideli anc III. IhOuvenel. said these in
erviews had led to no result that tue Emperor Ma.
poleo2 considered the uiarupton of the Union, and
Of It's rising Navy, a. great msiotuDe 10 France,
and WIZ, Oi LAKE. inclined TO hope that IL might he
rcconetrucied and further, that he would, undor 10
incur tie enmiy Of the North by
taking TIE lead ia recognizing us, while the present
Administration in Ing and was, 10 great extent, 4
oOmpOsed Of Abonuonists, and wanted the support /
O the Abolition faction for It's mainter ance III power,
deuGiDg Itself a, the same time with The vain Lope
that, II The civil war rOiracted, and the culture
OF cotton oeaaed-in whole or in part-the monopoly
OF that staple would peax from the Confederate /
States To India, as compensation Tor the present
ruiierings Of the British manufacturing population
But Spain was differently situated; her interest was
that North America should be possessed by two great
Powers, VINO would balance each other; her coun-
sells were not tainted with Puritan finniicsn, and
surely sine had 10 interest that the monopoly Of the
cotton suppl y should pass from to England 81 am
vas our natural ally and friend, and her paramount
interest was that We should become an Independent
Power.
When we were recognized, similarity Of in.tiiu.
ions, ideas, ard social habits woud form ba ween
s cordial lrendship aud alliance than had
yer existed between two people. lie said he hoped
might DO 80, but he would not conceal the fact that
Ir. Seward taking great pains to convince Kim
bat the North had always been friendly, while the
0uth wac ever hostile TO Spain; thai while the
i@is We iAslg lssl ,s,.9&.y W !Is igST y. Ls.