The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-15

THE NEW MEDIATION PROJECT

Our foreign aJvices BY The Arabia represent that
the recent news Of Federal disasters before Rseh
mond, aud Of Confederate saccssses In the South
west have given new impetus to the mediation
movement In England and France. We present
some extracts this morning which will be found In
terestins
From the London Correspondent OF the New York
Express
learn that the Emperor of Russia has made
personal appeal to President Lincoln to come to n
compromise with the South. Baron Brunow has
communicated this to the British Cabinet, and also
to the Emperor Of France. \. Thouvenel has left
London for Vichy to convey kari Russells answer
TO the Russian communications 10 Leuis Napoleon.
Il 10 this II the Government 1t Washington re-
f,se to listen to the proposition of the Gar then
England and France win jointly interfere In behalf
posed If refused. rscogni.ion ef the South and in
ierrention. or breaking tae bIockade will (oiio,o
The increasing distress csused by the "cotton
famine, y" which IL now stirring Parliament and sn
pressure. million of people are starving, for
want of the raw material, of which the war de-
prives them, for want OF the Southern market for
manufactured goods now sealed by the blockade
In England nor France LoHis Napoleon has
enough to do In Rome, and in Mexico and he will
he compelled to taks steps 10 appesse the suffer-
Ing and discomfort oceasionsd by the American
embargo.
THE FRENCH PRTss oS MEDIATION &C
The Paris correspondent OF the New York Coau
saercial wites under date Of July 23th:
THE French secession pauers insist upon con.
STRUNG Lord Palmerston's late speech against me.
diation in America a. meaning that the ministry IA
paying the subject attention Nth a ciec 10 a pe.
aidton, while the liberal jour mails the contrary
construe II to mean that the time has not vet come
for such movement, that they will watch for IL,
and when 1t does arrive will avail themselves of IT,
As you will readily perceive there ID an important
difference between the two constructions, and a.
the second one seems to be really tho meaning Of
the Prime Minister'S words the argument of the Ne,
cesssion papers appears to be but-as 1t Ia aptly
called in nFrench-echoppatoiSs; hole to creep ont
at
They had 80 bluntly declared that the time had
come for An Intervention, or at least mediation,
and were 30 firmly convinced that the English were
Tor violent measures, that they nd hard 70 admit
their defeat. Their Constitutional is to commence
tomorrow morning Series of leading articles from
It's principal editor in favor of mediation based on
the late discussion in the English Parliament
The Connitnionnel defends the cause Of the
South AZ If ordered to do 90 by the Government
the PatSe appears to defend from conviction aud
the Pays from Ignorance; bat they are all probably
aciing on ministerial order The fact is that part
OF the ministry which has control of the press, by
IN ur fortunate hazard il secessionis and believes
firmly and honestly that the South will never be
conquered In this view Of the case, a mediation
Is one OF the possible event4 and 1t IL to prepare
the public mind for such contingency that the
ministerial press has its orders to keep the subject
st mediation before the public l: serves also as
menace to the combatants in America TO force them
10 peace.
The French journals remain perfectly silent on
the subject of the return of the Orleans Princes
England Notwithstanding 1t ID much discussed in
the English papers. Their names have not been
mentioned except In the teegrsphic dispatches and
the official paper, In order not to mention their
at an omitted the telegraphic dispatch which
gave the news of their return
The Paris correspondent of the New York Eren.
ing Post says:
McClelaD's address to the army, ON the 4th OF
Jnly, IL published in ali the papers and variously
commented upon The Patrie SAYS of il: I'VE can
understand the Illusions and the exaggeratons
whose aim IL 10 sustain the morale OF the soldier
but 10 travestie the truth in this way and present
six successive and bloody defeats series of vic
tories contributing to operate combined advance
movement is to push little TOO far the right of not
avowing that one Is beaten"
The Pasr;e, like the Times, does not relish what
1t calls parody upon sentence of Bonaparte, II
was Of the Army Of the Potomac" and ends with
ptiing up tbs following Mssstan Of 1oss and disss
fars the result OF ell that has besu done In this
war Until now the clearest results for the two
countries q. North and South are these cities
burned immense quantities of merchandise lost
telis aud hsrvests laid waste. pillaged. ruined
blood nowing in torrents commerce annihiiated,
production and consumption stopped private for.
tunes compromised and for the Government of the
North a debt almost equal 10 that of England
Such are the results obtained within a yesr,''
The Constitutional seems no less eager to seize
upon every scrap which favor the pro secession
side. 1t says: 1T is at the gates Of New Orleans
that the separatists rstake the political capital of
Louisiana, Baton Rouge" This sounding sentence
day that there WAS rumor 10 this effect, But
shadows substance for the ConstisutiOnneLi ..It
Is in the environs of Nashville that reaction Is
operating--that hole corps of Federals fell into
the hands of their enemies, and that q moysmsnt
is begun which promises to render useless all the
advantages gained the past winter by the Northern
States, at the price of American blood and Of pub.
lie fortune" This journal winds up with quoting
article from The London Timss In which No
Cle;Sn il accused outright oil simply lying ia his
speech to the army.
WHAT THE LONDON JOURNALS SAY
From the London Times, July 25thl
Exhortations to perse ere to send reinforcements
TO deliver the Union army from its difficulties, 10
avenge the dishonor of its dag by triumphant On.
try Into Richmond, have, of course been plentiful
but as to anything further. there is dead and most
portentous silence. In feet, it is felt that the de-
feat Of McClelian's army has changed everything
But fortnight before, vast and we'll provided
force was investing the capital city Of the SOUTH
defended as 1t was thought, by onlv few starving
regiments. All was joy and ignorant of confidence
Now the truth is revealed. A whole population is
seen TO have risen in arms enthusiasm and devo-
ton have made good all defciencies Generals Of
fanatical courage, and an army equal to tho great
est Of those with which European rulers make war
guards the frontier Of the Confederacy after hav.
ing crushed the main force Of the invaders.
The Northsrners, though they have shown them
sslves mora liable to delusion than any one could
have believed of such people, are not fools; and
in spite of the boasting and lying OF their Govern
ment, they are receiving the conviction that such
u people as the Confederates can never be suhju.
gated. It were war for fortress or frontier,
they would not be discouraged; but when they re-
fleet ON the object Of the present invasion and re-
member that they have undertaken not only to de-
feat the armies of Lee and Beauregard, but to ut
terly destroy them, to occupy the whole Southern
territory, and garrison it year after year with q
standing army Of at least quarter Of million
men, il may well be imagined that they are cooled
and sobered by the prospect.
We cannot but think that a great
change Of feeling 10 likely 10 lake place at the
North. The under currents IL the popular mind
at first not visible 1t Is only when they have
gained volume aud strength that they can change
the cOurse Of the stream. But there is enough to
show that the mul,itudes OF the Northern people
are becoming weary Of this purposeless slaughter
About the temper Of the business men there can be
little Doubt that they have been for many weeks
giving to the cause of peace all the influence which
their timidity and the constitution Of American 40
ciety will allow them. But now We have fair
grounds for believing that matters have gone fur.
iher. and thai the great body Of the people are
slowly coming round 10 the opinions Of their less
short.sighted c0untrymen. That these will be can
did and confess their own maduess IL not 10 be sx
pectsd
Drafting for service. or, In other
words. conscription, was talked about; but We
scheme of foreible levy Of troops In Republic TO
su bjugete and hold down another Republic IL one
that will hardly bs ssriously proposed even by the
more fsnatical Of Mr.. Lincoln's advisers.
From the London Herald
Unfortunate Mcclellan. Who Can venture 10