Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-12

summary OF the news
IMPORTANT FROM FRANCE
The Paris Correspondence of the London Telegram
says that the following is an analysis of what Occurs
the "Y elbow Book" which is usually distributed to ths
chambers, but has been withheld this year coDcarr
America, viz
Mercer informs the Ministers of Foreign A LARS .t
in his correspondence with the o. s. Government b..
had enbeaVored to word his replies ia such manner
to accustom that Government to the recognition Of te
South by France, in case hostilities should c0n0il
without any marked result in favor OF the North
At the same time MERCER wrote to Seward ON a.
sut ect OF loss to French subjects by reason Of tie a
lutte impossibility of corresponding with the pap.
ton OF the Sou herD States These losses are rTc
ed to be SIS 900 900 in New Orleans alone.
Nercier demanded that French Consuls in lii. Cam.
tederate States should be permitted to forward bgs
correspondence Seward referre the matter TO Lra.
stating that the demand was of the highest mou.nt.
On the 9th February, 1862, Thouvenal asked Me-
cer to deny, as he had previously DONE the recognition
OF the Confederate Government by France, she intend
ing to remain strictly neutra but, on the 9th OF March
the Minister of Foreign affairs wrote MERCER s.qGa,
that SUCCESS by the Federal army in Tennessee might
soon end the campaign, without the honor OF La Gu.
eminent at Washington suffering, and thai Fran.
greatly desired to see that Government endelyorug To
solve the difficulty peaceably Ihouvene added. t.a
the Cabinet at Washington alone could 5G51 lay down
the basis OF compromise necessity for which Is GILMORE
keenly every day 6Sq
Ibis was the beginning OF the events which tolm"a-
ted in the note of Drouyn De LFuyS to England AID
Russia. When Mercier communicated this note to
Sc ward he replied that any step on the part Of neutral
Powers would only result il complicating the dibrl.
ties Mercer, 10 his letter il forming ThouyCuc this
conversation added that nobody pretended to recon
meet the South to the Union against its will but only
to give it lesson and to withdraw it from the ilal1
OF its present leaders, that it might return OF los
accord. The Federas determined to carry ont iae
trial to the end, and if alter that the majority Of a
Southern population persist in wishing to separat m
the Union-well, it will be suffered to 90 CO."
A dispatch, bearing date Apr 18th, says that ME
cfers visit to Richmond was undertaken at the s0gga
ton OF Seward who then believed in the speedy rts
tablishmert of the Union Mercier came ID .a ual .
standing with Seward that his journey should Do. b.
connected with recognition of the South, but oly "a
attempt to bring about an arrangement Seward charged
Mercier to state at Richmond that the North was b"
actuaed by sentiments of revenge and that great SAITH,
ton would be Afforded the North by the sight OF South
ern Senators 10 Washington. Mercicr mentions taG
the most portant conversation he had was with A
Benjamin. That gentleman said that the South bad
committed fouI pas by relying too much Oh 'orefa
interference; but the illusion had been dspsei. Cd.
Southern people were unanimous in their dgermil.a
to separate and would fight to the bitter end.
After relating this conversation an erteus9 NgEc.r
adds IN bis Dispatch that everybody held the 1
guage and nobody hesitated to declare that the la-
Ia ADJUSTMENT OF the Union was impossible