The New York herald., 1862-01-29

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ENGLISH TRADE WITH THE REBELS UP HILL WORK
ENGLISH MERCHANTS WON'T BITE AT SECESSION
BAIT-No IMMEDIATE HOPES FOR RECOGNITION
THE REBEL AGENTS IN EURoPE-wHo THEY ARE
From the Richmond Enquirer.l
RICHMOND, Dec. 20, 1861.
laval myself OF opportunity to write you few
chat the very limited time have before will compel
10 be brief, and fear very unnethodcal in style
expectation that the manufacturing necessities Of England
and France scoud force them speedy recognition IN,
reference Nth the federal blockade There was, too,
equally confident impression that the commercial enter
prise Of England would spring at 10 the enjoyment
the high prices the blockade established by sending
forward cargoes Of arms munitions medicines and other
stores most needed in the confederacy.
The first tn9I learned after my drrirol Me- great
Of these expectations. Immediately getting to London,
endeavorcd to start shipments to the Confederate
States that had been suggested by certain parties from
whom carried messages, but soon found uphill work.
almost say, channezsd-as in England All their com.
mercia operations IN grooves, established by the
customs Of centuries, from which IL Is almost impossible
to divert it, so long 1t is kept within these grooves,
John Bull will trade boldly and romptly aDd chiefly
any one but will not out OF the sphere Legitimate
traffic.
when told them Of hundred per cent profits they sad
"tcn per cent without risk, five and we your
men but no range OF profits however high will tempt us
70 risk uncertainties Those who came back some
months ago know what unring efforts made for this
purpose but am sorry TO say without the success we
confidently anticipated. This matter, however, shows
signs Of continual Improvement ana hope the channels
of trade will be opened. can say however that
powerful combinations OF money and enterprise al
ready formed 20 go into operation in connection with di
rect Southern trade peace is established.
hater myself that the attention have given these mat
home for the last ten years enabled Of
somo service In assisting TO get up these
fact which hope 10 make duly manifest early day
Thsfdtdcy If popular 1pcctron reference speedy
recognition and intTence ,ths blockade tpos era rops
srosoly apparent and should my opinion be tqnSirto
crort IN srpe Justice 10 the CONFEDERATE Commissioners in
Esrops The difficulties in the way Of speedy interfer
ence the part OF England and France consider among
other things, TO have been-
Fiya--The fact that both OF those governments arc
sminsntly conservative, which, coupled with the fact
OF both possessing important colonial possessions made
them naturally cautious in encouraging innovations
pcsiton 70 revolution that might be turned against them
In somc day Of future trials Of their Again VIC.
lent change In America naturally nducve Of similar
changes In Europe which, In their conservative charac-
ter they wished " see avoided
Second-A prevalent impression among nearly all
classes that the differences between South and North
would be speedily settled either by peaceful division
Of the late Union peaceful reconstruction in natu
raj ignorance Of the American question: they could not
understand why this struggle was commenced or why
II should connue-especsaly when its continuance was
sure TO be materially destructive. "f" they argued,
'hs thing be soon settled peacefullyand soon II must
Il policy 10 continue relations that would insure to
England and France the trade and good will OF either Sec
tion."
Ta;rd-A very general fear among those particularly
friendly the South that she would be and
auered in which they said 1--WE should find diff
Guilty on hands from Interference nvhfch would be
ANYTHING but advantageous or agreeable" The fear was
greatly strengthened by the fact that during the winter
40 many Of the Southern people, and especially in the
border States showed much repugnance 10 the break
ng up Of the Union and the reports constantly published