, 1864-03-07
Correspondence n. Y. TImes.l


Members of Parliament are talking about
the treaties Of the last century, willie the
armies of Austria and Prussia hare driven
the Danes out Of the two provinces, ond are
about to attack them in Alscn and Jut1aul.
It is natural enough that Peers Of seventy,
scVenty-tlye or eighty years Of age, as Prince
Napoleon remarked the other day ct Paris,
should hive faith in treaties, constitutions
md alliances which they helped to mike
when they were In the prime of their man.
hood; but the Generals Of an invading army
stuff these antiquated and obsolete docu-
ments into the mouths Of their cannon.
While England talks, Germany fights.
The English army press makes the cam
Faign in denmark the text for new attack
upon the conduct OF the war in America.
See real what Generals do with real, discip-
enough to look at the map first, and the scale
Of miles appended. Why, the field Of opcr-
ations is about as large as the state Of Con
nccticut, the roads In good order, the ad-
vance BY rail, and the prepondcrancc of force
overwhelming, and that not of raw lcvies,
but the pick Of armies numbering in the ng-
grcgate million OF men armies, large num-
be1s of whom were in the campaign Of Italy
But our old friend J. B. is not In good
lumor. He feels surly; his head ia down.
his brow corrugated; he is utterfng low and
ominons growls, and may make an ugly rush
in some direction at my moment.
In the Lords, last night, Earl Derby re-
newed bis attack upon Russell, for yielding
to the threats Of the American Government.
Earl Russell denied the soft impeachment.
He had made up his mind to stop the rams
three days before receiving the urgent re-
monstrances Of the American Secretary
"1hen why did you say, that tue matter was
1.,1 L.
up your mind:'' asked Derby, "Bccause,
though had made up my mind and wrote to
Lord Palmer6ton what Was going to do. 1t
was under consideration in the Treasury De-
portEent," answers Russell. :" But how
about that dispatch which Mr: Adams did not
And now the truth came out at last Mr..
LA14RD, few nights ago, In answer to some
searching interrogatorics Of Lord R. Cecil, /
believe declared upon his honor, that the Gov
ernment had had no intimation Of such a dis
ratch as that Of the 11th OF July; but Inst,
DEHEH, confessed that Mr. ADAMS, when be
had received any dispatch from Washington
Which might be unpleasant, had been in the
habit Of keeping it safe In his pocket, while
he Informed Earl Russell verbally Of It's pur-
port, and this, you will remember, is precise
II the explanation gave in one Of my recent
lid not GET my information from Mr. ADAMS
or any member Of the American Embassy:
but It was none the less authentic,
The truth is, that the American Secretary
Of State has played his cards like master,
and has been ably seconded by Ar. Adams.
Earl Russell, like IN old coon In the story,
gun WIS pointed at him, and Mr.. Adams has
not been Obliged to play his trumps or cx-
pend his ammunition. Federal diplomacy
has won series of brilliant victories, more
important than many in the field It was
this that made Mr. Mason Tithdnaw to Paris.
chance with Earl Russell, who treated him
with positive discou1tesy. America could
scarcely wish for q better ally than Earl Rus
Sc q, and it Was by his orders, no doubt, TINT
Confederate cruiser has just been seized BY;
The British authorities at the Cape Of Good
Hope. It is not improbable that orders have
been sent to other Colonial ports, to seize
other Confederate pr:7ateers, which if this
policy is really adopted, will be compelled to
resort to French and Spanish ports in future.
The news Of the proclamation for draft OF
I'VE hundred thonstnd men has created lit
tie surprise, and, perhaps, more than sur
upon the fourth year OF a war calls into tie
field half million Of men, in addition to pre-.
vions leEics Of million and half. The
idea Is overwhelming to the English mind.
England could send into the field, to the aid
o1 Denmark, say twenty five, or, at most,
thlrty thousand men. To raise u hundred
embodied for home defence, wonld be i'm
possible: Yet England sees country Of less
population rafsing annual levies, year nfter
year, OF half million Of soldiers. It may
well be said that Englishmen do not under
stand America. They cannot understand the
prseasaahlliity pIasal Of raising such armies, or Of
For nil thIs. It would he wrong tn saw or