, 1864-03-21
FRANCE AKDTuE UNITED STATES
Correspondence New York Timcs.]
PAms. Tuesday. March /, 1854


PAn1s, Tuesday, March /, 1854.
The French Government, tired Of the aunoyances
caused by the presence Of Confederate ships in
French po7te, has announced as its law Of action.
same 'f IT. th9se ysehSaea 1w@ q
These new regulations arc more stringent tha4
the original neutrality proclamation, and tsnd
70 diminish apd simplify the eopieststions stlen
specified In these regulations, arc two, TO the effect
that no vessel Of either Of the beigerenta can re-
main in port more than twenty flour honrs, unless
Hy stress OF weather or for necessary repairs. and
List no vessel can. return to French port, after
leaving it. In less time than three months. Thcae
rules the French Government hope viii lessen the
indneement for making Of Is ports haFooF ot
Tfe RsppahsnnocK has furnished fruitful ex-
ample Of tbe nature Of the a1noynnccs these yes
Commander, Captain Campbell, declares that she
Cd Of was blown into calats, which circumstance
clause, and the contrary cannot be proved:
But evidence has been obtatneo from England,
that when the vessel escaped from Shectness she
was Dot4n fit condition to go to sea, as for ex-
ample, among other things, that the masts were
not e'aye, aud uRon t1is seI. et[ons R9tnt Il Is
urEed that the French G1t rssstf no. 70
Again, 1t was objected By the American Minister,
that the packages sent to the vessel from England
oSght rot b Rstsd t. t. e Ehe on sn sess Sn1 t4s
ment, On the ground that part Of the mater1al in
The packages was for the repaii Of the real
o preteSaed accident de- to the aea'ns5z sag
more or less supe1nuoue articles for the furnishing
Of The cabin and kitchen. And again, q serious
discussion has arisen IN Eesa5d t. ,he crsw Of sne
has been drawn. Several crews, xurrepttfous!y
recruited In England By Confederate agents, hare
a5 a9 q It cas3s ans nea sn.ss5 the
hen applies to The pelice authorities a. o. y
the town to aud him IN preventing these
4estions This siFeustanse h;ous9t .es Le5d
into the affair, 60 that the fight bus now become
q triangular ono and bids fair also to become an
Interesting one Calais 1t Tll be undesst9'd, fss
tire port from which the English msu
beats start twiee a dag to. uoss the chan
n and faoT once .Sa Sn eosa sn 81
stop TO discussion which was annoy Ing and trti"
tatipg to all parties the commander Of the Rappa-
hammock asked The privilege Of transerrins sis
il no ready WY Of escape to ENGLAND; but as the
1nnlter Of desertion WAS no business Of the French
the request vas T. TeEy ns:nsy Fs'9s r
ressel can hardly exceed half dozen. !,
The American Minister at Paris has collected
enough evidence in regard to The 1appahannoek, to
satisfy i.xn that this vessel II allowed to 20 70 Sea-
ought by every fair construction Of international
law, to etAnd IN the same relation to the French
Government a. the Alaha1aa and Florida DO to the
yE1fttcn notice to the French Government that Il
win Ee held responsible for all the damage she may
do TO American commerce.
This otficiM notice Of the American Minister at
encc Eaye an increased gravity 20 the affair, anl
the Emperor, whosc attention had been EpeciAli,
Called 10 the subject, ASSURED the American Min
ister in lengthy conversation. that the tntesna
tipna. Inv, Whateyer it shonld prove to be
should be sttinsently executed His Majesty, II
fact, could promise no less than this Tor sing
he eets himself up as an arbitrator in the wof|d'
al,aire, he could no. allow TO 90 upon the rccors
8 precedent which would prove go prolific 9
truublc in the future rs this one certainly would
Thus, at the present moment, the prospect Is thu
the Rappahannock will not be allowed to 60 to Sea
But Have already made this statement, and th
contrary statement TINT she would be. allowed Il
20 ont, and these oppostte statements we're true
the time OF making them, for the chances haTe 20
f;eti according to the evidences brought to light
IT present, as haze said the prospect II that tn
vcsscl will be retained; but international law
not construed in all countries alike, and the la1
counsellofs OF the French government may fin
+; some technicality We 1ave not yet dreamed G
cc1ofs the atlanttc.
believe have not get said that the Rappahan
mock is expected TO meet at sta, II Ehc gets out
british vessel containing the armament necessar
10 complete her as frat-claes privatecr. and thu
wc ,;:lf have another example Of the new code 81
up By the rebels: that Of ipasting to vessels the
. nationality ard distinctive character on The Ats
sea inftc1d Of in port. as heretofore.