Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-02

70 the French Consul CHARLIE ton You will according
! IN snt.r iato tho irsIk-sS oomuunlcAuon with your
Frsrch colleague on be sur sct and will &c csrefl TO
| act ia s,rict concert With b,m.
| IhAve, H.,
Signed LYONS.
| Coa5uI Buaeh {, Lord Ly,nI
! BRirsH oSSULArL
CHAKIIsIoS, August l6 1851 J
Ertr0etl
have the honor to aIkuo sledge the receipt the
l9 uitimo OF your Lordslip', dispatch OF the Of
] LIZ ,ck.,her with its enclosure w a dspA CT from
Lore hn Russel Of tie ~ OF May last cn the sub
ie,s Of The PROPOSED adhesion Of the COuk dsia States
Of Amer CO Ihe four Arels Of the clSrioo OF Pa
ri and OF the rights Of Esu'rls 10 the cones uOw "a.
Eiueia tbs ecu rJ. proceed TO reply 10 your Losd-
sips cou mualoAIioD.
Ia so dong begin by rsquS s:irg your Lordshp 10
e,.Vsy 10 Lord John Rlsse the expression OF my sin
e,ri gratitude for TIE horor Which he tAs bscn pleased
to confer upon by selecting me as The organ CT Her
jsstys Government IN the negotiation TO which your
Lorcsaps dispatch and i;s enclosure havs reference
neg leave aLo 10 TER TO yeut LDrdshP my grateful
a-knoa aledEmenis for the kod manner in which you
hive paced the matter 10 ny hAods
IrmediAtey upOa &c receipt OF your Lordslps dis
pa,cs proceeded 20 pu. myself INTO communication
Uta my French cOllesgur Mems de BellGny Who, -
found bad received Instructions from Mons Aerci,r Of
\ character precisely similar to these with which VS.
hoaofed After the u est ard tAnkss interchange of
our respective IisuI determined upon the line Of &C
ion which An about 10 report 10 your LoreshiP
Our ten,!on as, directed TO the susSGs ion con
taiued in you, L)rcSh ps cipatoh that as il would be
ire dent for us to 20 Richmond negotiation
mShg PROBABLY D. GdSAi SgeOu ly conducted through
Mr.. ekcns, the Governor Of South CATol'ns, With
ubom you n,iutlT Supposed thA, we're in fr "a nj
communication. Ba' Notwithstanding cur earaesG de
se 10 every uGy the desires OF cur chies We
uere forced the co3euson tha. would be xped
snt to approach hm for several TeAso amongst which
IL nav suic' 10 mention bis Aosenoe from Charleston
He beu fer weeks past cn bis plantation 10 the
interior Of the StAe.
But ue we're 50 fortunate to the yslibe
vices Of an agent IN the person Of M --, who Is
vel kuo On to your Lordbp, and whose position sGemd
admirably Idsp: him for the duties which be was go
obi g;ng TO undsr.ske
Mr. - l.it for Richmond on the 20 b Of July -
Arriving on the % D. be iould that the President was
with the army, Wtither Mr.. r.- followed him, but
ms.tnE him bali wsy between Richmond aud Manassas,
returned .h hin to the eaP on the 21d Oa the neIt
DAY NJ. had an interyisW uh hs Exc, neDcy, and
oonnunoA o. TO hin the msion with which be charl'
e. NJ DAVIS expressed unuir goes 10 entertain tie
matter al hcugh he sgaided his regret hist should not
have been formally brought before him, ~ Il sseu
cd to Kim tta the declaration witch il was scughi TO
obtGin from the GsVcrnmen Of the Con edera'e Sates
Of Sufficient importance to require tie overture nov
made him. t of equal ,querce that IL should
| &c mad IN Q more r,gvlAf manner.
his Exc lsrey, a5 We understand, a. oncs su nmoned
n y
the hands Of the secre Of State, HT. Hunter, who
has been Gppoiated in he Place of NJ Toomls lt Sss
soon determined lha; C1Dgress should be invited to s,
Gu, series Of Tesoluocs, by skoh the agcond, t-ird
and fourth Articles Of the Dsciaraon OF the Tr,aty OF
Piris should be accepted by the Confederate StAtes-
Ths &c resolutions pAssd on the IS:h instant ao
proved the zane day by the Prstieeni, aod have
honor TO enclcse herewith 20 yeur L1rtshp The copy
Of them Shich HIS beeu sent to Ar - by the Sc
rstlry Of SSe to be delivered TO hcrs De Bahgry and
my1elf.
Your Lo-dshp vii ooservs thSt by these Resolutions
toe Uosied rAe Sla,es scsspt the sccoct, tbri and
fourth arc-s OF the esraaOn OF Paris bT' by thri
rrsolacu declare vh ffer 10 tie fret A'sl' that
they MAINTAIN the rghs If p-isltseshg ss H hI' 6ssH
lag ss'aLihsd Ly tie practice aud rec gnfsd BY the
! iao Of RatIOHs."
viii respect 20 tbs resou iop, beg TO remark that
the wishes Of Her Aiesys Gever msnt would seem to
have been fully met tor prol M made tina. the
ConiedsIAte Government should sbois1 privAteerpg IL
could be 1Cc ed ha, theI ud 90 OF their
sccOfd as II is the upon which they most rly for
tbs irjut4 Of the cI:tnd.d commsrce OF thdr enc
nv Bot the SsoreGry Of Stale has placed In the hand
| OF Mr. -, for conmu1'cA'ion to US, The ncosed
COPY OF Ibe i-sJuc oI issued for be guidance Of pr
v,terra aud appeals 10 them vel the character
Of the Cover, u ut for proof Of their de.crmiaann
tha. tie prVitesTs shall conform III m5ases t. ths cr
| nhy prAcsces sano, o ed BY lbe hg of nsross. We
tbi thai may rsy on .hs assursncas thus giTeu,
.upp2red as they o. the llpgu OF the resolution
.Tbe ises a that the Presesut and the Gov rnmst {
are . good deal annoyed at the rsiusal OF Fruc Eng
and sGd other rstorS 70 aoE pIEss 20 be eondemned
10 their Jors which they oons der O. someuhat OF &C.
p,rture nom strict erahty aud which hey still hope
may - consider The coutes sdvsrcya They a.
50 ton6dsn,y Ip'c that the anIisy for the mt-
gA5n OF the evil colstq Of the present var, which
h.s rendered the Of he Confederate sat's to
the clsra'iOn Of Paris matter OF interest 10 France
AMI gnd vii induce these nations to insist upon the
g9rous fu by the UEited SatTs OF the principle
contained IN tie fourth STIsee, viz The effectiveness
of fhe blockade instituted by that poser.
The besOiaiDn having thus been brought 70 q coso
,be President expressed to Er.- his hope that the
II stem Of those extended r,iJns Of commercial In
tefcouse Oh ch bad rendered he app cation nos made
10 him by The Governments OF FAtOe and Ergand NO.
ceesy in the visu ofthose nations would materl con.
uhuie hasten the formal recognition oi tie Cob
l.dra.r nhch ma danoA on L. part 70 shoH ils full