Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-05-07


of the Union II quite remarkable to observe how
this feeling seeusto beprsadng through all parties and
how great change has taken place in the tone Of public
opinion the subject Seeing the Desperate condition to
which Their friends reduced the Southern agents here
and London moving heaven and earth induce the
British Imperial Governments to do something be-
fore is late They have obta cd the insertion of such
articles that in the semi official London Post of the 18th
instant, representing the standing STILL" ssking
hoS lopg Europe is to wait aud starve" how long the
paper blockade" (Which is, nevertheless fsctua
be dprvng the South almost of the necessares of life
say nothing of the exclusion Of and railroad mate
rial j how long this blockade is TO be respected" So
again the unofficial portion Of the Monen of this morn
ing the parties have oontrved to get inserted
presentation to the effect that the meetings the Northern
armies in favor of the prosecution Of the in direct
contract with the opinions of the people,"
have the best for believing that such nsinua
ons do not by any represent The real feelings and
views Of the respective Governments Of France Eng
land and that they but "weak devices Of the enemy"
intended to keep aoat the sinking resolution Of their
ceVed coun!rymen in the South But these desperate
pedents reveal desperate cause, and this begin
ming to be pretty well understood
Some of great public companies have been holding
their annual meetings ateyamongst others the Credit
Mober of which NJ Isaac Perere read the report The
dividend announced is at the rate Of 2 per cent for the
present and the amount secured by the ava
able Of the company for the next three years
This sent the shares up thirty
five francs The company has paid average Of six
teen per cent The ten years of its existence M Perre
gave favorable account of most of the great enterprises
going under the auspices Of the Credit Mobiler The
Russian railways progressing the line from Moscow
to the voga opened in time for the great fair at No
vogorod promises already good The Austrian
lines also advancing But it s in Spain that most has
been accomplished In that country nearly hundred
miles of rail have been undertaken by the company, of
which about five hundred completed, and twenty-five
thousand workmen are employed on the remainder. In
July the line will be from Madrid to the Pyrenees
before the end Of the present year there will remain
only about twenty miles, the Pyranees, to be ira
by the ordinary road between Madrid and Paris In
July 1854 this interruption will have disappeared and
direct railroad communication will be open from Paris
Madrid The Transatlantic line to Mexico also under the
auspices of this company announced so far to be COM
plete success BY the cooperation Of company
Credit Foncier is now being established at Turin and
the bill is before the italian Parliament.
PARIS, APRIL 81, 1863
1t almost unnecessary to begin again by repeating that
the relations between the British and American Govern
ments continues to be the chef topic Of remark and
versaton The notice taken Of this amportant subject
by the Moneur to which drew your attention my
letter. has not failed anticipated to make considers
BILE and the official Journal has since reverted
several times TO the increasing hostility between the two
countries The object to be to put the commercial
and maritime interest Of the country upon their guard
to coming events and these repeated warnings would ap
pear Indicate that the French Government augurs the
the maintenance of pacific relation. between Eng
land and America becomes very serious question under
these circumstances for all loyal Americans to know what
post France would be likely to in the event Of
hostties actually breaking out between two great mari
time Powers At present the imperial Government
t, hold frm the British alliance, and the Mexican expe-
ocn and that unfortunate letter of the Emperor Gen.
Forey have rather cooled the old feeling existing for
between France and America England s evil
IDENTIFY bidding st higher the imperial favor and about
send her heirappaent and his bride to CRAFTY the
Emperor and Empress by paying them the first visit to
foreign court Then again the Polish question assuming
AN awkward aspect The amnesty has proved comolete
failure in the country where it published and it
has been met almost with insult by the semo press
France is DESTROYS of sroDg measures that direction
and England would Of course do any thing to CRAFTY in
Of rupture ensuing betWt on h-rsef and America
This would necessarily throw Russia still into trans
At antic alliances but 1t leaves the two great Pow
of Europe united and this is the point which makes
rejecting view the prospect Of premature conflict
with Great Britain with alarm and desire to soc il avered
by every prudent of concession aud wariness
| These thoughts are pasrng anxiousy through many
minds. Meantime the gddy multitude 10 occupied only
the coming deuge The Court about to pro-
coed to FoDtanebeau where the visit Of the Prince aud
Princess of Wales lie to be received The Empress went
there person the other day to give direction. and super
intend the for her expected gu mag
ncent ball is to be given the occasion at the Hotel de
Ve where the temporary staircase leading from the Cour
Henri Nv TO the municipal council room erected for the
ption of Queen Victoria s being taken down and re-
placed by permanent of marble of great beauty and
c0stlibess.
The Emperor just TO be ubiquitous and is
every where The other day he drove one Of the
railway stations got out took hs ticket himself and paid
for IT, and went dawn the line Little way and back again.
without his ncogDto being disturbed Both he and
the Empress have been dgent attendants the Paris
races going on at Longchamps in the Bots de Bou
ogne in presence of brilliant sssemblage Of the very
highest fashion The Due aud Duchesse de Morny drove on
to the superb barouche and four magnif
bay horses, with positions in scarlet jackets and rich
ly embroidered caps OF the color preceded by
mounted Out-rider scarlet coat The whols turn out
Of the most elegant costly, and almost imperial de-
scrpon. The Duke and the Emperor walked for long
time and down together the stands and the
resemblance, both OF person and feature which to
increase with sge the subj Of general observation
The Empress atiired in delicate pale lilac silk dress and
tunc the latter with brandeburgs aud white edgngs and
buttons and lilac bonnet with backtho flowers inside
and surrounded by brilliant court prolnenaded hong
time The bowng and smng to all she met The
weather has been Of the most glorious description and
highly prop ous to these outofdoor recreations which
have almost entirely replaced winter amusements
To-day grand review immense scale takes place
in the Champs de Mars, and write the population ia
focking thher in vast numbers to witness this avorite
spectacle.
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