, 1863-02-06

1"- Il i acs;,ab1e tb-.. it sud h. mad,
urder relations the p,:,st FAVOR hi. t., ih,. III
ieriur refatiu,,n Of the two Status II. wi,lcl, il
will Give birth.
This dispatch. III which N. 7 T1ouycucl eayr
his cleaTrst impressions OIL &c issue nf tl,t
Mercicr, dated the 18th OF tn. same raont:,.
IN which tue writer ''does not think il II piece
IL temtrlty to suppose that the huur Of pcac,,
nay not he very far off," conloariut, tic ;,r
r'ngen1rnts then existing with those Of the
present year, and he asks whether stfis is
mol the moment when European mediation
"5;a wGtiia be grsat good, and supported by
The Imperial Government, however, did
believe that the auspicious moment had ar
rived, and on the 18th Of September, 1862, II.
IEouEcncl asked n. Ncrcer to gather To-
gctilcr all the information he could\on this
matter. Later. in dispatch dated November
!, and signed moi by lhouycnel, but Ay II
Drouyn dc 1.1luys, this latter gives te, n.
cation which lie lr,d just addressed to London
and st. Petersburg, adding that he had no
doubts as to the benefit to the Uuited S.atcs
Of 0 moderately long arInisticc" (unc tre,e dc
qHslque dur,r}, and "that he had at least the
association In our amicab1e efforts Of Tue
two great powers which We believe to be to-
wards the United States ani1na cd by feelings
as friendly as our oWn.h
Nevertheless, NJ. Mcrcier wrute on the 10th
OF November, TINT the then recent elections
Indicated a change Of opinion, . diversity Of
aspin'ions, but ''scemed TO be definitely, and
aboyc Ill in their practical consequences, alto
gether in opposition to thc war TO the end.n
n. Mereicr tlicn believes it oppoHune for the
French Government to Trejmrc to take some
coneilatory steps, which might aid in the re-
establishment Of reace."
Eight days latcr-the 18th of November
I, ~ In $1o+4 =
tial point to bc attained by 4 mcdiator, was
to prevent the renewal Of hostilities in the
spring, because if q new campaign should then
begun, il would be very difficult to arrest it,
and the culture Of cotton, beginning in March,
would be abandoned. so that it would he
difficult 10 say When it would erer be resumed.
But on exactly the same day, Nov. 18th,
n. Drouyn de L'Huys announced to II. Mer-
cier the refusal Of England and Russi1 to
mite In the effort nlatir by the French Gov
erntnent, unknown 10 It's Minister at Wash
ington, though in conformity with bis known
that owing to the refusal Of the other Powers
10 act in thc matter, France will also abstain,
but that ..wc will reilain in tue firm belief
that the offer Of our united good Offices would
hare opened perfectly acceptable way Of
hastcning the df'.o"nA.t Of the present crisis,
md We do not abandon the hope Of yet see
ing others enter into our yiews.''
The last phase Of this diplomacy il Il dis
patch addressed from ComI'iognc, November
3, lSG2, By n. Drouyn dc L'lluys to Mr..
Draytnn, who had forwarded him information
respecting The two bclligcrcnt parties, ut the
same time expressing the hope that this ill.,
formation would modify his opinion regard
ing the equilibrium Of the respective forces Of
the North and the South. NJ. dc L'Huys re-
cogDizes the fact that the information is cal
culated to give good idea Of oil the resources
OF the Federal Government .tbut it is not
the less true, "says he, that, notwithstand-
ing the Inequality Of uumbrrs and financial
means, the conditions Of the soil and climate
seem to oppose inyincible arguments to
the progress Of the war" - am pleased"
lc adds, '$to render homage with You to the
courage evinced by the Americans on huth
sides; but even this courage, while exciting
the admiration OF the world, IL in this case
only instrumental in rendering more uncer-
tain the results Of battles, and IN postponing
the end Of this disastrous and bloody war;
The minister rays that 1.-THE reception by Eng
hand and Russia Of the proposal Of mediation,
prevents us from following out the 1uatter,
but that onr aulicablc disposition towards the
Americans remain unchanged