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f The following despatch was addressed by
Earl Russell to Earl cowley,. her Majesty's
Ambassador at Paris :ie 5o"]'' ) 'fh
MIR LORD TIE Count De Flabault came
toIthe foreign Office BY 'appointment on
Monday, the 10th inst, and read to me "a
despatch from NJ. Drouyn dePHuys, rela-
ting to: the civil war in North America
In this despatch the Minister for Foreign
Affairs states that the Emperor; has fol-.
lowed with painful Interest, the struggle
which has now been going on for more
than year on the American coutiuent.-
|. He dossjustiee to the energy aud perse.
verance, which havesbeeu displayed on both
sides butihe observes that these proofs s:of
their courage:have been given at the ex.
pense Of inuumerableE calamities and im.
mense bloodshed.s To these. accompani:
5ments ofthe2ciyil conflict is to sbe added
the: apprehension iofi servileg war,a which
would be the climax of 80 many irreparabie
misfortuues. ,SIf these calamities affected
America only, these suferinss Of a friend.
lyg nation would be enough to excite the
anxiety and sympathy of the EmperorJe but
Europe has also suHered'in one Of the prin-
cipal branches of her industry, aud herear-
tizans have been subjected TO- most cruel
trials. France and the maritime powers
have, duriugthe struggle, maintained the
strictest neutrality but the sentiments BY
which they are animated, far fronrimposiug
on them anything like Indifference, seem,
on the contrary, toEequire that theyIshould
assist the two belligereut parties 10 an en-
deavor to escape from position which ap-
pears to have ne issue. The latcstaccounts
do not show any prospect Of a. speedy. ter
mination Of the! waraa.. lr-asz sa:ssza =:
These circumstances, taken together,
would seem to favor the adop,iondof meas
ures which: might bring about truce. The
Emperor of the French, therefore,iis of the
opinion that there is now an opportunity of
offering to the: belligeren.s the good offices
of the maritime powers. eHetherefore pro-
poses to her Majesty, as we'll as TO the En-.
:peror of Russia, thatthe three courts should
ieudeavor, both at Washington and in CON-
:munication with the Confederate States, TO
bring about suspension. Of arms for six
months, during which evcry'act of hostility,
direct or indirect, should cease at sea as.
well as On laud. This armislice' might;if
necessary be renewed to a further period
- This proposal; Drouyn de rHuys pro.
ceeds to say, would not imply on the part
of the three powers any judgment onthet
origin of the war or any pressure on the ne-
gotiatious for peace which it is hoped would
take place during the armistice. -Thethree
powers would only Interfere to smooth the
obstacles, aud only within be'limits which
the two interested parties would prescribe
The French Government is of tho opinion
that even 10 the event of failure of imme-
diates success, these overtures, might be use:
ful. in leading the minds of men DOW heat-
ed BY passion to consider the advantages Of
Cancellation aud peace. 10 s.qcss "; ise.,
Such is in substance the proposalof the
Government Of the Emperorof the French,
and I need hardly say that it has attracted
the serious attention other Majostys'Gov-
ernment. . Her Majesty is desirous of ac-
ting in concurrence with France upon the
great questions now asitatiug the world,
and upon none more than on the cootin-
gencies connected with the great struggle
now going ou3in North America. Neither
her Majesty the Queen, nor the British ma,
tion, will ever forget the noble and em-
phatic manoer in which the emperor of the
French vindicated the laws of; nations and
assisted the3cause@ as peace, ,insthe instance
of the seizure of the Confederate Commits.
sioners on board the Trent. Her Majesty
Government recognizes with pleasure the
design of arrestiugsthe progress Of the war
by friendly measures, the benevolent views
and humane intentions ofsthe Emperor.
They are also of the opinion >that,.if the
steps proposed were to be taken, the con.
currence of Russia would be extremely de-
sirable Her Majesty's Government have,
not been Informed up to theopres.
ent time that the Russian Government have
agreed to cooperate with England and
France on this occasion, although that Gov
ernment may support the cndeavors of, ,Eag-
land and France to: attain the end proposed.
But is the end proposed attainable at the
present moment by the course suggested by
the Government of France? Such is the
question which has been auxiously and
carefully examined by her Majesty's Gov
ernment. After weighing all the informa-
ton which has been received from Ameri-
ca, her Majesty's Government are, led to
the conclusion that there is no ground at
the present moment to hope that the Fede-
raj Government would accept the proposal
and refusal from Washington
at the present time would prevent any
speedy renewal of the offer. Her Majesty's
Government think, therefore, that it would
be better to watch carefully the progress Of
opinion in America, and if, as there appears
reason to hope, it may be found to have
undergone, or may undergo hereafter, any
change, the three courts might then avail
Of such change to offer their
friendly counsel with greater prospect
than now exists of its being accepted by