Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-12-25

result opposed TO pseificatien However, If
France should persist in her intention of media
ton and England should anauiesce in her course,
1 instructions shall be sent 10 Baron Stosckel al
Washington, TO lend TO both his colleagues there,
the French and English Ministers, If no. official
aid, at least moral support.
EARL RUssELL's REPLY.
The follnwing dispatch was addressed by Earl
Russell 10 Earl Cowley, her Msjesy's Ambas-
sador.
FOREIGN OFFICE, Nov 10, 1852
My Lord The Count De Flahault came at
the Forsgn Office by appointment on Monday,
the 10th inst; and read to me dispatch from NJ.
Drouyn de fHuys; relative to The civil war in
North America. In this dispatch the Minister
for Foreign Affairs states: Here followsa reca-
piin'ation of The points presented in the above
dispatchl
Such is In substsncs the proposal of the Gov.
eminent of the Emperor of the French, and
need hardly say that II has attfacted she serious
attsntisn of her Majesty's Government. Her
Majesty is desrous of acting in concurrence
with France upon the great question now agtat.
lhg Inc world, and upon none more than ON the
contingencies connected with the great struggle
now going on Ia North America. Neither Her
Majesty the Queen, nor the British nation will
ever forget the noble and emphatic manner in
which the Emperor fthe French vindicated the
laws of nations, and assisted the laws of peace
10 The instance OF the Confederate Commission.
ere on bord the Trent. Her Majesy's Govern
n,snt recognizes with pleasure ths design of ar
resting the progress of the war by friendly
measures the benevolent views and humane iil
tentions of the Emperor. They are also OF the
opinion that " the steps proposed were to be
taksn, the concurrence Of Russia would be ex.
tremeiy desirable. Her Msjesty's Government
have, however, not been informed up 10 the pre-
sent time that the Russian Government have
agreed to cooperate with England and France
IN this occasion, although that Governn en
may support the erdeavofs Of England and
France TO affair the end proposed. But 10 the
end proposed atainable al the present moment
by the course suggested by the Goverament of
Frauc.7 Such 10 the question which has been
anx iouslv and carefully examined by Her Maj.
ssty's government After weighting all the
| infarnatinn which has been received from Amer
ica Her Mtjesty's Government are led TO the
conclusion that there is no ground at the present
moment TO hone that the Federal Government
would accept the proposal suggested, and a
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 10 watch carefully the
progress Of opinion in A merica, and IT, as there
appears REASON TO hope. II n,aY be found TO have
undergone, or may undergo hereafter, any chance
the threB opurtsingh thnn avail shc,nsplvp ps Of
such change 10 afer their friendly counsel with
a greater prospect than now exists Of It's being
acrsued by the two cont ending parties.
Her Majestys Government will communicate
totbat of France any intelligence they may
receive from Washington or Richmond bear
ing on this important subject.
Your ExcelIency may read this dispatch to M.
Drouyn do Huys, and give him copy of it,
. RUSSELL.