, 1862-01-28

Thc resolutions Of the French citizens Of
New Orleans TO appeal to the protection Ct
their flag for i safe conduct out Of the Coufcd-
eracy and back to "L;4 Belle France" l. sig
oiticant Of ;he waning confidence in the integ~
rity Of JET. Dayis's bogus eoTr-nale.7' \
ecut,rnian 1urais;4c5 the New York Herald
some Interesting facts in connection with this
movement. He says:
81 the "Frcncli residents yu11r rc,lers
must not understand the creole population,
WHO are indigenous, but that lar-ee and very
respectable l|oating class Of Frcuchuen who
come from France to Few Orleans to deal in
cotton and otlrr commodities suited to the
Eurorcan market. THESE individuals come,
with 1lieir wives and families, to spend three,
i've or ten Years, according to circumstances,
| and always return to t;lcir OWL country after
| acquiring Il competency. They form III atti:c
and Intelligent class Ut business men. They
| arc largely backed by capital from the other
! side. and add much III good tinrs, to the lite
ard hl;stlt and activity Of tile Crescent City
t NOW, tEiS class have suffered severely from
I! the Ett,cr StC.natio1l III ai.;irs cansvd by tho
+, blockade Of the 3lississitpi In ftct tIivy
/ lave lad literally nothing to do. Besides.
! they were cut tt from COIL ElunicIion with
lnc and Lave been put to their wits ends to
+! kn":v What course 10 take. i nlaju1ity desIr-
| tti 10 leave New OEc"lls in tnc suul:lrsr: ku.
| tEt s;szcr:s We're confident that tic block
| att would bc ;=iscl III O"toncr that they
! would mot permit Ike IsttstIou to be a--uedi
! II ,y:i~ "cprt:1tt,' and 'athuty who dSu'i;cl
it N;s m ci;cn1y to !ilc Confederate States ol
| Aulclie:3- They succeeded III inducing s1i-
! lar bel!tI il tlE IiiaS Of til: Frcnylliucu-1ot
without sei.ie 11lSYi, H'Gs, which, however, it
| WAS not prudent IN u.tvr- Wej1, O,;u:,tr
| passed and November c:lnie. The in!n!;tants
lad given the matter up Thc bio. Ea.ic T:ls
not III lie Et1isetl. a.;ti t,c Frs1icl families
l,1v!fafi2y 10 l..ayv, El,:n tn, Mason ava. Sill
| dell seizure iiird itlr wIi. South with 10y
| Tl1c French werc puzzled What was tt 1'c
! Io.:e: They look Il ytry cot1llun se:lse
| Washington to solicit m intcryicw With Mon
! sirur 3lercier, and to set from the Minister
| whatever information Ike chose to afford. Tie
Individual selected fur the mission REACHED
Washington the day after Mr.. Stewards COM
| municalion TO Lord Lyons that Mason and
Sl1tsell wou1a he :-ivcn up. Hc called on Mon
eien: Acrvirr, stated the eN.tt situation; Of the
French residents in New 0rEt,us and the et,l-
! barr"ssmelits they ]ahorea nnd.r, growing t,rt
Of tie doubt and uncertainty about The aucs-
| tiun OF blockade, and askfn, for some light
t On tie subject. The Munster replied, without
the least 1cseryc:-'' Fr1i;cr will not interfere
| with the blockade III ordtr to yet eottnu. She
will not Interfere unless Il t.as should arise
which should Justify ait interference. Eng
| land had c',s in the seizure ct Mason and
SlideIl, hut thai is now happily sctt1el.'
The Frcnvhnan had achieved tile object of
his mission, and mad. the best VI lis way.
back 10 New Orleans. Tile meeting held on
tEc 1C1h fyE,lens t[,e r.st