, 1862-03-01

least Of The elements Of this prosperity. would
be Visited with results disastrous to the world,
a. y Gil ss to the master and slave.
- RESORT TO sERyLK WAR
Resort to sergfle war has, it il. true; a. We
1ase heretofore stated, not been proclaimed,
ont oncially abandoned. It tas been, how
eyer, recommended By persons Of influence in
the United States; and when ali other means
shall fall, as the undefaigned assure your Lord
ship they will, to bring the Confederate States
into sub1ecdoh to the power Of Mt. Lincoln's
Government, it's By no means improbable
fhat It may be fnaNgurated. Whenever ftshaIl
be done, however, the motive, It Is now rcn-
dered clear, will not be that high phiianthro-
pic consideration which undoubtedly beats in
the hearts Of many in ENGLAND, but the b1se
:feelng at ;eelfish aggrandlzement, not IN
mixed with eowardiy spirit Of revenge.
- BULL RUS-A- BoAsr.
!. The undersigned call your Lordahip's atteu-
ton to what Is now SO publicly known as a
aact-to the great battle Of Bull Run, threa
. wen-appointed army of 5000 Federal sol:-
diets gave battle to- the, Confederate States
army Of Inferior force. After nine hours hard
fighting the FederalIsts were defeated, and
driven from the field in open fight, md were
Centreyille, the position Of the Federal re-
serve. The enemy lost honor, and nearly all
the arms aud munitions Of war which had
been 50 induEtIiously gathered together for
months for an offensive campaign in Virginia :;
aud they didnot cease their light until, under
cover Of stormy. night, they had regained
the shelter Of their entertainments in front Of
Washington.
The Confederate States forces have COM
menced offensive movements, and have driven
tae Wanting hosts Of the United States behind
eatTencbmcnts upon the borders Of Virginia,
md SO far from threatening the integrity 0fthe
fbn oF{ {1o
Of the Confederate States, the Government at
Washington seems content at present, and will
be rejoiced If it can maintain o successful de-
fense Of its capital, and preserve the remnant
OF its defeated and disorganized forces.
COTTON PICKING SEASON.
The undersigned would also ask your Lord
ships attention to the fact that the cotton
picking season in the cotton-growing States
Of the .Confederacy has commenced, The
crops bid fair to be at least au average one,
and will be prepared for market and delivered
by our planters aud merchants as usual, on
the wharyes Of the ports Of those States, when
there shall be prospect of the blockade being
raised, and not before. As defensive meas
nre, an embargo has been laid by the Govern.
ment of the Confederate States Upon the pas
sage Of cotton by inland conveyance to the
United States. To be obtained, 1t must be
sought for in the Atlantic and Gulf ports oil
those States.
They submit to your Lordship the consider
alton OF the fact that the blockade Of all the
ports Of the Confederate States was declared
to have commenced by the bloekadins officer
OF Charleston, when, in truth, 1t that time
and for weeks after, there was no pretcnse OF
blockade Of the ports Of the Gulf Tney
submit for consideration that since the estab.
Ishment Of the blockade there have been re-
peated Instances Of vessels breaking it at vii
nsingtou, Charleston, Savannah, Mobile ant
New Orleans It will be for the neutral Pow.
ers, whose commerce has been so seriously
damaged, to determine how long such ;
blockade shall be permitted to interfere Will
their commerce.
TEE LAST APPEAL.
In closing this Communication the under
signed desire to urge upon her Britannia Ma
jesty's Government the Just claim which. i,
their opinion, the Government Of the Confcd
crate States has at this time to e recognition q
q Government de .tacto whether its interna
peace, or its territory, its population, its grea
| resources for both domestic and foreign com
| mercc, end its power to maintain itself, ar
| considered; or whether your Lorlship shal
| Eetcial relations being established with it
| With view to the preservation Of vast inter
| eEts Of the commerce of England. II, how
| ever, in the opinion Of her Britannia Majesty
| Government, lie Confederate States have no
| yet Won right to PLACE among the nations Q
the earth, the undersigned can only nssur
your Lcrdship that such an announcement
will be received with surprise by til
Government they represent, and while tha
Government is to be left to contend for inte,
csts which, it thinks, arc as important t
commercial Europe rs to itself, without eve
| friendly counteaance from other nations, il
citizens win justify the undersigned in hayin
| prtEscd the question upon Her Britannia Nh
| esty's Government, and When peace saa
have been made, their Government will :
least feel that it will not bc justly responsible
fer the vast quantity OF blood which shall hay
been shed, nor for the great and wIde-sprea
suffering Which so prolonged q conflict wi
have cntailed upon millions Of the huma
race, both in the Eastern as well as upon th
North American Continent.
The undersigned, &C..
WI. YAHcEY.
P. 4 RosT.
! A DUDLEY MANN.