The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-06-14

Tnr following are letters of correspondence
from Rebel ENJOYS In Europe Ia the Confe-
terate Government at home, which failed to
reach their destination, and were received BY
the State Department at Washington. They will
10 found Of interest;
e"As'Ss'or "s ~. con.xrsnArx srArys ov)
AMERICA. Madrid, March ~, 1901. /
Hon. X. n. T. HUNTER, &C., &c.
sra; have the honor " inform You that arriv-
cd In Madrid, accompanied by Nj. FKARs, ~ the
news Of our revorses WAS being received. After
waiting some time In expectation Of learning liz real
nature and extent through Southern papers, I ap-
piled for and obtained interview with Mr. CALpx-
aos CoLLAsrEa the Spanish Secretary OF Foreign
Affairs, whose reception was kind and friendly n.
asked me whether hAd any authentic accounts of
and great surprise that
fifteen thousand Conederates hay surrender.
ed without greater Resistance, regrettng the effect
that such disaster was calculated u have uIon the
morale ~ our troops. told him had no suthen-
tic inirmation, but had no doubt the number Of
prisoners was grossly exaggerated. unfolded DO
fore him . map 81 the United States, and pointed
out the localities oi Somerset Fort Henry and Fort
Doneson, showed him the distances from thuss
points ~ New Orleans and Tex ~, along the line Of
the hissi.sppi river which the invading army In
tended 90 follow ] stated that we had nearly
three thousand leagues Of railway which could be
used for purposes ~ defence, and destroyed the
enemy advanced, and that, besides, the Northern
troops could stand neither the heat Of our summer,
nor the mAlades incident 10 the climate. con-
clwied by saying that even without these natural
Obstacles need not tell . Spanish minister that n
brave aud united people hghting for their nAtion-
atty and Independence could no, be aubjugste,i.
lie replied that we must show, MOI only that we had
the right W establish and hsd established govern
ment, but that we had the power 70 main
tain II against ell efforts of our opponents; and,
Is thus far Il could not be said we had made that
proof further time must elapsc before the Qussn's
Government could recognise ours. Continuing shs
conversation, he asked me wha, had been the rsst
Of "a Md dali
u. Thouysnsl. l said these interviews h.d led 4
no result that the Emperor Napoleon considered
az greai mis/ortnx TO France, AND was, ~ L.it,
i,elnsd 10 hope th0t ustgA b rseonsfr,.ctsd o,i
further, that k wotlld, under No Svcumstaness, ~.
cur the s'~nity Of s North BY taxing tAe lsad in 70
ooyn.f'r9 US; while the present administration In
HnslAnd was " great sltsnt composed Of aboli-
uonists, and wanted the support Of the abolition
Notion for ~ maintenance In power dsluding itself
q ths same time with shs vain hope that II the
civil war VA. prO.rae,sd, and ths culture o.
cotton csssed, In whole or In part, The mo-
popoly of that staple would pas from ,hs Con-
,sasIs uss..s 70 India :. compensation for the
pnlAton Bus Spain was differently situated.
When We we're recognized, similarity Of ins,i,u.
tiona, ideas aud social habits would iSrm bs,wssn
ever existed between two people. lie said he
hoped II might DO 80 but he would not Conceal ,bs
TACT that Mr.. Seward was taking great pains "a
convince him the, the North had always bean
! answered that the representations Of Mr. bsw.
ard were disngenuous and untrue formerly
the North, A. well ~ the South, wanted Cuba
me North wanted H. and will ever want
H. Tor the prohts OF in commerce; the South want
ed ~ make three new States Of it, and thus obtain
In the federal Senate six more members with the
rse3n..r'tton Of the Union, the South, together
with Brazil, would have the monopoly OF the sys
TEN OF labor, which alone can make intertropical
America and the regons adjoining IL available 10
we uses Of msn, and TO- great extent OF the rich