The New York herald., 1863-02-22
INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH.
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Indignation Against DrOuyn de Lhuys'
Plan Of Gaining a Peace.
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The Emperor Of the French
r, Severely Lectured.
Reported Defeat Of General JeA. q.
Davis Division,
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The Rehcls Non't Mediate.
From tho Richmond Enqsirsr, Feb. 49,


MEDIATION.
1hero has bc0n intention pretenco q Intention
70 mediate at ALL The French government has simply
addressed appeal " tho Washington government
cosnmcndng-not peace, not much armistice
for single hourbut that "nforal conferences" be
held by commissioners from the United States and from
Tho COnfedsrates-to do whatf To "examne into rocp
yOcal csnplamtsnto enter upon ian argumentatve DIS
u the which divide them" Tho French
Minister II careful to EXPLAIN that while these Conferences
pcsdng the United States be burning slaughter
ing and bombarding all the tme and his proposal would,
account "gve rite 10 the same hope as the I'm
mediate conclusion Of armsticen And N. Drouyn DO
LnUys demands, "why should not such . combination,
which respects all the relations of the United States, OBJ
tain the appreciation Of tho federal government"
Ihat Minister seems not have adyerted TO the fact
thnt 70 overy conference here parties and
that there certain others well ~ tho "united
States" whose relations TO be respected He does
ark appoint commissioners 10 tho conference; in
fact he could not ask his government does not know
The oC this government and Of cannot
be expected respect anything q We want
his mediation his pcuyaris, and for commission
crs to "treat informally" with the United States whe
hostilitics stIl 90 wc already have those comms
sicnsrs-Ice, Bssaregard, LOngstreet jackson, John
ston.
We trust that sAnguino friends who relied upon
mediation satisfied Mr. Seward, for HIS part
highly pleased, and lectures she Emperor In superior
STYLE Tho insosence Of his letter rises - tho sublime,
and IN that respect is is . WORK Of art.
n. pvOuya 4 Lhuys ssss IN hs dssxiusiaa. "we
Asvs hese IL political sense, North, soush,
Northern southern States We have insuvrectson
ary party, which located upon and chiefly adjacent
10 she shores u the Gulf Of Mexico, and ~ is
possible for she government Of the United States far
compromise The national authority 70 enter into such
dsbases." We nsusrectonASy party (which they
povs''-thsss all. 30 fas from being Independent
couedcracy u statcs not southern States At
all Now the thing 70 b. observed w. thss In all ihs the
French government has gone the wrong work md
hold of the subject ~ the wrong end Tho nrst
thing 20 be donc when desires % interpose between
two parties 70 recognize the fact that there two
but the French government hitherto only
one long that state Of things exists long Mr.
seward Ia entitled (n correspondence with Prance) TO
call insurrsctIonasy party "thAt he has, some
whore In his dom,n,ons.
s well that the Washington government has refused
tbs suggestion Conferences good and battle good
conferences and battle both together would be too
much. Nov what IN shc French Emperor going u do
about ~ He was snubbcd BY England, snd contsmpts
ously ccturcd by ths United stated WIN he end, ~ he
ought 10 have begun by recognizing tho eonfedescy and
sending his ministers 70 RchmondY Until he brings him
solI 70 that pc1nt inc tOLsotFatc government
more shask him his Interference than tho Yankee
Reported Rout OF General Jen. &. Davis
Division.
Prem the Richmond Enquirer, Feb. Is.
wo learn that successful assault made on General
jefferson c. D~vs division, stationed In and around
Franklin, yesterday morning At oayb break The attack
led by General Forrest himself with his usual dash
and daring and tho Yankees dspersed IN every direction
aud before O'Clock full retreat toward Nash
vile. 10 .ay the which reach BY the evening
train. the whole OF this Ia correct-and
TO doabt liz autbsDtoity-n entirely breaks the
force ihc rcpuss from Por Donelson and proves For
and his merry pen irresistible aud never reIresibe
Our own sdylfcs from General Davis command states
that they returned 70 Marboro the Of bo l3,h
instan, nom their expedition intercept Forrest after
his attack upon Fort Doneson. Although they failed to
catch tho feed footed rebel they captured two hundred
and atty q his followers Thus appears that the trout
q Davs' Is no, rebel victory bu, partial defeat.
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