The New York herald., 1862-11-27

These circumstances. taken together. would to
favor the adoption Of measures which might bring about
truce The Emperor OF the French therefore Of the
opinion that there Is opportunity Of Offering TO the
bellerents the good offices Of the maritime Powers. He
therefore proposes to her Majesty well the EN-
peror OF Russia that the three courts should eudeavor
both at Washington and in communication with
the Confederate states, 10 bring about a sus
pension OF for SIX months, during which
every act OF hostility, direct indirect, should
cease al sea well land This armls,ice might IL
necessary, be rcnewes for further period.
Ths proposal Drouyn de pHuys proceeds say, would
not imply the part OF the three Powers any judgment
on the origin of the any pressure the negota
tons for peace which 1t is hoped would take place during
the armistce The three Powers would only interfere
smooth the and only within the limits whch the
two parties would prescribe The French govern
meni Is OF the opinion that in the failure
Of immediate success these might be useful in
leading tho minds of men heated by passion to con-
slider the advantages OF coDela,icn and poace.
Such IL substance proposal Of the gov of the
Emperor OF the French and need hardly say at
ac,ed the serious aitent of her Majesty
Her Majesty is desirous Of acting N concurrence with
France upon the great questo agitapg the word
and upon than the contingencies connected
with the great struggle now going In North America
Neither her Majesty the Queen the British nation will
Emperor Of the French vndcaicd the laws OF nations
and assisted the OF peace In instance OF The
scye OF the Confederate Commissioners OIL board the
trent. Her Nais-ty's government recognizes with
Measure the design OF arresng the progress or
war BY friendly measures, the beneyo vievs
and humane Intentions of the Emperor They are
also OF the opinion that n the steps proposed were TO he
taken the concurrsnce OF Russia would be extreme,v
desirable. Her Malestys government have however
no, been Informed up the present tins that The Rms
sian government have agreed to operate with England
and France ON this OCCASION although that government,
NAV suuporl the endeavors Of England and France N =,
tain the end proposed Bat Il the end proposed attain
able al the present by the course suggested nv
thesoyernmen, OF Fraacss Such is the question whoh
has been anxously and carefully examined by her Ma
cstys government Afsr weighing all the Information
which has Seeu received from America, her Ma
jesty's government are lea to the conclusion
thas there Is no ground at the preseo,
moment To hope that the federal government would &C
cept the proposal suggested aud refusal from Washing
ton at h present time would prevent any speedy
of the oser Hsr Msestys government think therefore
that It would be better to carefully the progress Of
opinion In America. and e. there appears reason TO
hope II mag be found 10 have undergone or nav under
no hereafter any change the three courts mirg,i then
avail themselves Of such change 10 offer their frondv
counsel with greater prospect than now EXISTS OF ia be
ng accepted by tbe two contendns parties
Her Naestys government will coninunicae 10 that f
France any intelligence they may receive from Washing
ton or Richmond bearing on Ibis important subsas
Your Excelency may read this despatch TO NJ. brcuyn
de pHuys, aud give him copy Of n. RUssEIL
RBPLy op RUSSIA TO THE PROPOSITION OF FRANCE. I
~ PsJr~srRa, Nov. 15, 1859.
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