, 1864-06-14
OUR PARIS LETTER,
EFFECT OF OUR WAR NEWS In
PARIS.
THE sCMLEs WIG HOLs-
TEN QUE &BTKON.
From Our Special Correspondent

From Our Special Correspondent
PAK1s, Tuesday, MAY "a, 1854,
Even as ! write the long and appalling tel
egrams of the three terrible days battles of
| the 5th, 9th aud nth inst, lie spread before
NE. Need I say that the events they record
are apparent in the thoughts aud language of
eYer. one, Ind form The AoIe object 81 fou1 con-
yersation and comment. The tidinss arrived
yesterday and appeared in print in the eve
ming journals OF that day. Expectation had
been strained almost TO- the anguish point
by the previous knowledge that the army
Was In motion, and once more advancing
against the foe, that events of stupendous
magnitude and import were pending, and by
the fact that the next arrival must bring u6
intelligence lat@ by several days than any
that had yet reached Us. But great as the
existing emotion Was, I was not prepared to
see and scarcely ever witnessed since the War
began such climax as that to which public
feeling rose when the kilograms arrived and
were pnblished.
happened to be spending the evening in
a salon, where there was present Large and
varied assembly OF the representatives OF
many nations, such as one constantly meets
with in the cosmopolitan society Of Paris.
The evening newspapers were handed in, aud
Immediately they we're known to contain
tidings from America and the seat of war,
the entire company Tas clamorous to be-
come acquainted with the intelligence, I
was deputed to read aloud for the general In
formation; and shall not readily forget either
my own sensations or those of my audience
as passed through the various shades 2no
episodes Of the terrible story which hangs In
briet suspense between the opening engage,
yet conclusive, conflict of the 11tn. One drew
along breath on coming to the end, ,bewi1derea
by the moving aud changing incidents Of the
heavy fight The changing vicissitudes drew
forth involuntary acclamation from those
who LIS tened, as did also the short and fatal
wick was no mbge, how that Getty, Morris,
Baxter and other Generals were wounded.
That the Losses Of the enemy had been terri
BILE was evident from their Generals own
confession; but all hope that there Is great
exsggeration in the estimation Of those Of
dispatches from 5000 or u, 600 to q, 900, and
finally to the enormous amount Of 10000
killed, rsouudcd and missing. The latter
category, probably, has been swollen to unu-
sual dimensions by the marches and battles
intervening betw cen the 5th and the l1th.
I make no excuse for entertaining yonr
readers with the history Of our own orno-
tions over the intelligence you sen Us. How
is il possible, indeed, at such crisis, to
thnk speak OF write Of aaysnng, ese
between hope and lear. Nor must disguise
from you that the general impression as yet
produced upon the public mind Of this coun-
Try, as displayed. by the language Of this
morning Journals, Is that Of an indeelsiye
conflict Still, we and Grant steadily Sd
vancing in spite Of obstacles md resistance,
and Lee retreating; and the hope aud expec-
tatiou Of all friends of the North is that this
mot ement will prove contiuuous-that the
North .eM still advance, and that the South
NUT still retreat, until the great victory is
at last achieved, and the Federal leader cries
co,:srnsndfnDa cit in the streets of Richmond.
OF course no details have get reached us.
We await them and the next arrival with In
tense anxiety.
I have no European news TO offer which
could hope to command attention or Int rest
among you at such moment. 1t meets with
none even here, In PRESENCE OF the tidlngs
from America; how could it expect to do so
on your side Of tho Atlantic? All eyes, all
thoughts, are strained to perceive the pur-
port Of the next Intelligence.
FRIDAY, May eth, 1864.
Another telegram by the City Of Washing
ton. and again another By the Belgian, have
maintained and even added to the sensation
ever, even Jet adording us conclusive cvi-
6ence of the final result. But still the It'd
ings are that the North advances and the
South retfres; aud SO long as the movement
continues IN the right direction, so long will
confidence in the Federal arms continue in
the ascendant. We are now als6 assured Of
the success Of Gen. Sherman at Dalton and
the capture Of 5000 prisoners and thirty
cannon. On the whole, confidence here
Ia strong in the cause and v0lor of the
Union and its armies and in the belief that
this last and great effort to quell the rebel
hon will prove Irresistible. Thcre is but
| one voice, but one opinion, as to the almost
superhuman vtgor and tenacity with which
Grant has clung to the retreating foe, and al-
! lowed him no respite after such tremendous
conflicts. Even the London ionrnals-even
the Times itseH-fs compelled to admit the
stupendous resolution and determination Of
| purpose which has been exhibited, and to
confess that the Northern Forces and their
lender do indeed acquit themselves like men
who have sworn to do or die. AWfu1as have
been the events Of the campaign, and fearful
the carnage, the heroism exhibited has gid
ed even the frightful details and drawn all
eyes In admiration to it's devotedness-
The tremendous incidents Of the Amerl-
can conflict have occupied public attention
more completely and exclusively, from the
total absence of all matters of Interest In
European affairs. A. the -4o'iso, observes
state Of sta enation." Nothing can exceed
| the universal weariness of the public mind
with regard to the Schles wi -HolRteln ques-
tion; and firmly believe that almost any
solution would be thankfully accepted which
wouldrid us ottheioathsome subject altogeth-
er. The whole matter may be summed up as the
most pitifnl display ofiDjustice and capacity
on the one side, and OF pusiltanimity and
time-serying. on the other, which has ever
been exhibited by the nations Of Europe.
On all sides, the policy pursued has been
miserable and dlegracefnl In the highest de-
@ * tns ola Void II haSe hi baIlie%d, % Worried and
tormented one Of the very smallest, and
having beaten 1t solely BY aid Of an over
whelming superiority Of force, have celebrn-
ted their '+victoEy" C!D with rejolcines
as cruel and shameful as they
while this diegracetul scene was enacting,
the other Powers Of Europe" as they cali
themselves, {Iucas non lueeado,) looked on
and from miserable combination Of selfish
ness, timfdity and Jealousy, allowed al this
wrong to BE- pcrpelrated In direct violation
hear no more nonsense abont the "faith Of
treaties - when England, France and Russia
stood by and saw their signatures thus torn
to shreds before their eyes. Without pre-
ter upon, much less to decide, the tiresome
and complicated ENHANCEMENT of Dsnish ard
German rights and wrongs and dynasties and
succee6ions-plain common sense aud feel
ing are enough to decide that the war has
been unjust and cruel, and the conduct of it
more unjust and cruel still
The opinion which seems to prevail for the
moment Is that there will be division oi
territory, and that part of Schleswig, with
Holstein, will he given to Germany, while
the remainder Of Schleswig will be joined to
Denmark In perpctnity.
Marshal Pelissier. the conguerer Of Mala.
kod, has jtet died at Algiers Of Inflammation
Of the chcst, in his 10th year.
FROM ST. LOUIS.
More About Troubles with Euerillas-
Preparations to b ccetye the lkebelY-
The Cleveland N0mfn naffons -Ehs
Fair and she sword Contest, &c.
[From Our Special Correspondent