Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-21

French dispatch was not published, and
how in fine it is that the papers are an
nOuncing an alliance between France,
Russia and Prussia. st-u Er
But the most curious part Of the affair
| is, that Englapd, being thus placed NOR
ally in an attitude of hostilityto France
and Russia, will be forced into q friend.
ship with the United States
Another result of the affair is, that the
Mexican elephant will be left on NapOieon's
hands, for the Grand Duke Macmillan ROH
refuses tie nesO throne, and there Is NO other
Prince elegibis or acceptable who will
take il.
As 10 the friendship existing between
| Russia and the United States, there is
probably no hope of destroying that; but,
| in case of war Russia has moEe interest
| with France than with the United States,
and thus France Gao secure her neutrality
in American affairs, which is all she de-
sires for the present By this arrange
meur sne VIII fFducs the number OF her
enemies in the Mexican PT0ceedings to
One-the Uuited States.
The manner In which the French gov
erument covers up its sudden change from
| its English Austrian alliance to Russian
Prussiau one, is by raising an immense
dust about the reforms which the Emperor
of Russia is about to introduce into bis
empire. The ministerial journals are full
of these proposed reforms, and they de-
clare them adequate to satisfy even tue
Poles themselves. Thus they would have
their readers believe that France has actu-
ally pushed Russia into granting about
what France demanded for the Poles in the
famous six Points and thus may history
be perverted by Press which is welded
| like platoon of soldiers,
In regard to the alliance between Russia
and the United States, abeut which so
much has lately been said in the European
Press, there is not one word OF truth IN It.
Mr.. Clay, 1t is understood, takes the Rus
sian side of the French quarrel, Rpd does
not hesitate to pledge to Russia the SYM
pathies of the United States in case of a
European war, but that is the extent OF the
alliance. Aud now that France and Rus
sia have made friends, and there ia no pros
pect of a European war, there is also no
| question of an alliance between Russia and
the United States.
| A good deal of noise has been made in
the Press here, about protest the Ameri-
eau Minister, at Paris, is reported to have
made, by order of his Government against
the Empire in Mexico. II is probable that
no such protest has been made, for there
was no need of it; the situation IS perfectly
understood by all parties.
The French Government is now urging
this view of the case in regard 70 Mexico
There is to be no Infringement of the Mon
roe doctrine, because there is to be no ac-
QUESTION of territory, and no permanent
military occupation. As soon as u stable
Government is formed, aud their war in
demrity is secured, they will retire from
the country. AS to the form of Gov
/ ernment, that will be left TO the people
-knf 9IoEtso,-ths TTHitsd States being =
country of popular sovereignty, cabuot
deny to the Mexicans, the right of choos-
ing an Emperor, if that suits them. The
United States live on good terms with the
Empire of Brazil, why may they not also
with the Empire of MexicOH The races of
America, they say, are as different in their
aptitudes aud tastes as in their origin, aud
the form of Government which suits one
does not necessarily suit the other. Tue
Republic has given the people of the United
States prosperity and a grandeur without
| example, while it has brought ruin to the
people of Mexico. Let these people, there
! fore, they say, try the Empire, since the
Republic has brought them nothing but
confusion, anarchy and misery. This is
the argument of the moment, but it Is
| probably only the argument of the moment;
/ that is to say, an argument which will be
held till the tinal policy is adopted.
There is a general emulation at this
moment among the Government papers as
to which can make the most fun of the
| Monroe doctrine. They discuss which of
the two is the most absurd-the doctrine
| itself, or the American people for suPPo-
slug that any one would pay any attention
to such pretensiou.
! The Florida put into the port of Brest
because, according to the English law,
I she could not enter twice in the space of
three months into an English port, and
| it has not been three months since she left
! the port of Bermuda The engines of the
Florida, which are of English mauufac-
ture, were put in two years ago ut Mobile.
They have not been repaired since, and
are now much deranged. At the time Of
the escape of the vessel from Mobile Bay,
she ran on rock and damaged her cop
per bottom, which also has been sadly
ldetefiorating ever since Maflt was there's
fore, obliged to stop somewhere soon, but
| be found, TO his great astOnishment, alter
| arriving at Brest, that the French work
men could not repair properly his Eng
Iish engihes, and that he would have ~
wait till he could get English wOrkmen
all the way from England All this has
caused delay which has put Matfit in q
towering rage, for now his vessel will
probably suffer the fate Of the Sumter at
Gibralter; but there is no help for it.
Maffit says that but for the mistake Of
Lieut Reed, who cut out the Caleb Cush-
ing at Portland, it was in his programme
at one time to enter the port Of New York
or Boston and burn the place. 9
When the Florida first entered the port
of Brest, Mr.. Dayton protested formally
against her admission, but not probably
with the expectation Of having her ex-
PEELED, for so far the French have faith
fully executed their neutrality prOclama-
Etion in all other respects, and it was 70 be
expected that they would also in this.
But . protest guaranteed the incidental