The New York herald., 1863-09-02
British Account Of the Dissonsions in
the Rebel Army.


Military Mortality in the
South.
The King Of Dahomey and Queen
of Madagascar,
TO-. Ac., 10.
yesterday, with advices from Europe Sunday the 2sd
ult. three days later.
Our European files by the City Of London dated in
London and Paris the 10Th Of August. The papers
contain the following very interesting news reports
addition the published in the HERALD on Tues
day morning.
The steamship New York Captain wenke from South.
ampton the 10th Of August arrived this port yes
terday evening. Her news has been anticipated by the
City Of London
The letter from special correspondent in st. Peters
burg, which is given underneath viii found Of very
great importance.
Our 81. Petersburg Correspondence.
81. PETERSBURG, August IL, 1858.
The Rejoindrs Of the Western Poscrs-Poiicy of Eng
lond-Is Success Triple Aniance-Russia, Prussia
ftnun0-lHe
tion in LitAaania and Poland-7he Too Generals Non
rauts6, DC. DC.
The telegraph that the notes Of the three
Western Powers in reply TO those Prince Gortschako
sent of by the respective Cabinets on the 9th inst
The authority for this statement La France the special
organ os ths Freuch Minister, Drouyn de Lhuys, but
there Is reason TO think that it s msinsormod;
documents 10 question had been despatched that
they must have arrived here yesterday which they
they delayed for time longer, is evident
that the unanimity between the three Powers Is
by means 90 complete the French Jour
mails wish to persuade the public. The firm and
decided reply Of Premier their missve has
quite thrown them of the track and instead OF leading to
immediate declaration Of might have been
psced from the high tone hoy had assumed, IL appears
70 have brought them back to peaceabe frame Of
mind. BY grasping the nettle danger nrmiy we have
perhaps deprived Of its sting agreed all sides,
and admitted by La France that the British govern
ment has declined join Napoleon in his proposed uli
matum, to send "densical notes,' which would
be the FIRST preliminary TO hostile against US,
and IL England backs out, may be quite that Aus
tria, who always looks well before she leaps will 60
forward without her. Unless therefore, the pressure
public opinion the noxication OF his successes In
Mexico should hurry the cool and cautious Emperor the
French nto de t the rest OF the year will proba-
bly, be spent negotiation and In efforts on hts part to
the understanding with his confedsrates who
at the present both ready to desert him.
Opinions divided TO the motives which have
caused England TO moderate her and to her
lence In restraining the other Powers Of insti
eating them against she did in the previous stages
Of the Polish question: Til England has always taken
the initiative u Lord Russell who addressed the
remonstrauccs Cabinet the subject OF lPoand.
dist from hosc nj
aud Austria by their and acrimonious
language and the proposal OF armisce which com.
picatcd the negotiations by woundng the pride of the
Russian government and the Russian nation, proceeded
from him. France and Austria only followed in his wake,
and drawn on by the energy and vehemence OF the
British Minister greater lengths than they had nppa
rently contemplated Can this have al been sha In
tended only to embro France with Russia aud produce
such feelings Of enmity between them would reuder
their future alliance impossibeS 1t s well known
| ,ht this alliance has long been the bugbear Of
England The intimate relations into which the two
empires had entered since the crmean viewed
BY her with the utmost jealousy and she labornR
under the apprehension that the Eastern ques,
ton would be settled by them In way preudcial 10 her
interests and 10 tho safety OF her Indian possessions
What tnen could be more desirable for England than
diLcu,y between these Powers which should put end
10 tncT friendship before u had ripcned alliance
and which, whou, proceeding TO hostites-the Of
which ght raise the prepondcrancc either or them
heght-woud electunliy preclude all
further chance OF their future cooperation any poll
toaI aueson n such we're the of the I,rjtish
statesmen must bc acknowledged that they have been
upon with equal ability and and they may
sleep quietly tor many years, without being dis.
turbed IN their siumbcrs by the phantom OF Franco
Ruxsitn allisncc.
II IL suggested BY Others that the change the attitude
England chiefly owing 10 the events your side OF
the Atlantic II certainly undenisble and hardly
be quite accidental that coiDcides exactly with the de-
,oniedera,cs we're marching upcn Washington aud the
key of the Msss pp remained Ia their hands the Ame-
riean rcpuohc was reeardcd az politically de,
question. ana t. a. may b. expected they should result
10 be breaking ~ the southern conederscy and the
restoration o the unipu. her will be nmeasurably
| greater than u before Such prospect may
welt induce England TO pause before engaging in a
European war which might offer your people oppor.
tunfiy o repayng her with interest for the insults
,av shcd upon them uv her Parliament her press,
and Tor m. material asstaucs Afforded by her 10 the
rsbes without which ihIs unhappy niernccine struggle
would long have died natural death. There bave
bcon rumots bore q trple alliance offensive and de-
fcnstve between Russa, Prussia aud America. which
no doubt premature but which may perhaps be Of
those shadows that coming events cast before them.
tyery Russian VIII be ready 10 admit that In such an
alliance shoald he the principal gsners, in OF
hostes with England and France you would nud plenty
OF occupation for tue English feet and should be c
10 deal with the French which are not much afraid
Of But the advantage would not be entirely side.
inasmuch with Russia would prevent Napoleon
from sending re,nlorcemcuts to Mexico and his troops
would either have 10 evacuate that corntry be
CAPTURED Sy AZ 1mssS my n sp Which yos might
ANY how appears 10 us that the events of the last
| few years must have shown both The Russian and
the American tho necessity Of under.
standing between thc two countries 10 balance tho great
ncreass Of power obtained during that period by England
and especially BY France, and which h alternately
| pIoycd against Russia and the United Ssaies
The Emperor returned last week from Finland, where
| his rscsrsson was excellent. much better, tndeed
| than va expected. the Swedish papers are
Obliged 70 adut, very much assanst their will No
had rtvsn the Fine cre< much enthusiasm. The
convocs,icn ~ the National Dist appears 70 have quite
gained their hearts and " there nm anti Russian party
IN the o'uatry no rsces o. = we're :: DE- seen Ihs