The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

| LETTER FROM JUDGE RoST TO Mr. YANCEY.-
At the desire and request of Gen. Butler, the
New Orleans Picayune publishes the following
letter, dated Hotel d'Ynglaterra, Madrid, 22ud
March, 1852:
Hon. VIM. L. Yancey, Richmond. My Dear
Sir-Trusting that you have ere this reached
the ne" field of your labors avail myself Of
the departure of the Cadiz steamer to let you
hear from US and our doings
For some time after Mr. Sdell's arrival in
Paris, the weather was extremely cold, and my
wife being in feeble health, delayed my de.
parture until the 18th Of February l stopped
on my way at Bordeaux, at the request of Capt.
HuSe, TO see about setting some of his freight
on board OF steamer loading in that port, and
then wenti the neghborhOod to see one of nv
sisters, who had been seriously i'll; there my wife
fell sick, and after a few days parted from her
on my way to Marseilles where took the French
steamer of the 9TH of March for Valencia. Mr..
| Fearn met me on the way
! | arrived here on the Sth, and was well re.
ceiged unoicially, but as far as l can ascertain,
there is truth in what was told me at the Spanish
! legation in Paris, and also by Mr. ThouYenel
that Spain would not act alone on the American
question. When you left, we did not expect
that our government would be recognised but
we had well founded hope that the blockade
would be set aside. You will, no doubt, have
seen that the declaration Of earl Russell, that il
could not be considered Ineffective had been
sustained in parliament, and that similar de-
cIaration Of the French minister had also been
carried in the chamber of deputies by large
| majority. This destroys the last hope we had
that those governments would do Justice be
tween the belligerents
1t must now be manifest to every one that we
have to rely exclusively upon ourselves and our
internal resources to establish our independence.
After we succeed, we will owe the European
governments no thanks, and war duty on i'm
ports sufficient to pay the interest Of the debt,
which their course forces US to incur, and create
sinking fund, must be levied
Coupled with the declaration that the block
ade was not Ineffective earl Russell made the
statement, unsupported by any reason, that he
trusted that by the lst Of June, or even before
the civil war would be ended After reading
in the presidents inaugural that the war would
probably continue a series of wears | am forced
to conclude that this earl gives faith to the as
surance Of Mr.. Seward that three months after
the people Of the Confederate States had become
convinced that they had nothing to hope from
England or France, the rebellion would end
The last news of our reverses, exaggerated as
they have been by the northern press. have done
great injury to our cause. When people hear
Of 1900 men, strongly fortified. routed and
made prisoners by an equal number OF assail-
ants, they begin to doubt the bravery Of south
ern troops and their ultimate success Can you
not through Mr, Helm, or by some other chan
mel, send Us reliable southern papers, exposing
the fasehoods Of the northern press
Remember me to Gen. Sparrow, Messrs Con
rad, Semmes, Perkins, Kenner and Marshall, and
believe me, truly your friend p A. RosTn
j. S.-Present my respects to the president.