Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-17

Your obedeat servaBt
j BENJAMIN Secretary OF State.
! Mons. TABouELLE at French Consulate Richmond.
Mr.. Benjamin TO Mr.. StdeU.
/ mo 81 DEPARTMENT or STATE,
Richmond, 2sth October, 1862.
| Hon. JOHN SLIDELL &c, &c &c, Paris.
SIR: Since writing my No. Of 18th aud goth instant
have received from he hands Of Mr. Fern (who arrived
on 25th inst n) your No 10 OF 25;h July with IT, very
nere sting reports OF your intel with the Emperor
of the French aud Mr.. Thouvenel had previously re-
ceivsd ION 2lst instant) your private letter of 18th
September forwarded through Mr. Mason this last hay
ing reached in shorter time than any conmnnice-
ton hitherto had with Europe and demonstrating the great
value Of the Of intercourse opened ard
which we hope 10 maintain Mr. Mason will explain to
you the detsis Of the arrangement and your best
will be to for yard your future dispatches through
him.
The volumnous contents Of your despatch aud that Of
Mr. Mason have prevented their communication to The
President with whom desire to confer before answering
you The President is for the moment deeply engaged IN
military maters and endaayors to repair by com
bnaons the evils resulting from tho failure OF the Ken
lucky campaign which has eveltuaed in Of the hap
py consequences which confidently hoped The ony
gain has been the capture OF very large amount Of sup
plies.
have no time to add any thing by this conveyance but
another opportunity will offer in few days for full do
spatch
l am, very respectfully your obedeut servant,
j. p. BENJAMIN, Secretary # Sia'e.
P.SMrs. Davis begs me TO say that she anticipates
with eagernesa the promised ettr from your daughter
which has moi yet reached Richmond
Nh. Benjamin to Mr.. De Leon.
TNo21 DEPARTMENT or STATE,
Richmond, December ID. 1862.
SIN: avail myself of unexpected opportunity to
acknowledge receipt Of your Nos. aud 2. They have
the Department fully advised Of your conclu as to the
probable action Of European Powers fast their views
Developed eth through the press other agencies
The President has been fully occupied with military
Inns baah apu
with him at length the matters suggested by you and
he has just departed very suddenly for tour IN the South
west where his presence was greatly needed to restore
affairs and to mpart renewed energy aud activity To our
military operations.
On his return will take measures forward you add
onal to enable you to extend theel Of ope
aiions and to embrace if possble the press of Central
Europe your campaign. Austria and Prusst, az well
the smaller Germanic Powers, to require inel
geacs of the true condition OF our ars aud OF the nature
of our struggle and it is to be hoped you may ni means
to act with efficiency in moulding public OPP mon in those
countries
When send you REMIT nee on the return OF the Pre-
sieHt Cat The end OF this month will give you my views
The bearer Of this goes in part to complete
for prompt communication and hope that for the
future my dispatches will reach Europe more regularly
and promptly. Your ,bedent servant
J P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of State.
EDWIN DE LEON Esq
Care of Hon. John Slde, &c, Paris.
Mr. Benjamin to Nh. Mason.
Duplicate.
TNo.71 DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Richmond, September 26, 1862.
Hon. JAMES nj. MASON 20. &c &c London.
SIR: Since my No g. of 10Th July, have received three
communications from YOU (not numbered, all Of which
arrived the 25h August also received duplicate of
your No IL Of 10th Nay.
To your general despatch of 23d June the number IL
has been affixed To another despatch of date in
laton to newly invented guppowder the number IS has
bsen affixed and to your despatch Of Oath June in rea
ton to counterfeit issues of the Confederate Treasury
notes and other Southern paper currency the number IA
has been affixed pray you to make your own numbers
conform to these and to notify secretary OF this over
sight, that it may not be repeated
Your numbers s. 6, T. and are still missing, and for
the regularity of the archives of the Department beg
you to forward duplicates of them.
Here the body of this despatch to Mr. Mason is pre-
csely the with that addressed to Mr. Sdel, under
date Of Richmond September 26h 1862 above printed
1t concludes IS follows:
enclose you, for information copy of despatch seat
to Mr. Mann the subject Of recent convention between
the United States and the King Of Denmark relative to
Africans captured from aivers at 1t may be well TO
Of slaves captured from peop and you will perceive
viaws on THE interesting after.
must again request of you TO have communicated TO
Nj Mann copy Of that part of this despatch which
ates to the and present state of the country it is
out of my power to write to him by this conveyance.
am, sir, respectfully yonr obadent servant,
j. p. BE- JAMIN, Secretary of State