The New York herald., 1864-04-04
Rebel Negotiations with the Emperor
MaxiRiElan I'm Eurspe.
Slidell's Proposition to Maximiltan Re-.
hrred to Napoleon's Cabinet.
Mr.. Preston, Mr.. Slldcll, JEFF. Davis and
Southern Independence ignored
~ tho Two Empersrs,
Ass, As.s &ss
Our LONDON Correspoudencs.

Our London Correspondencs.
LONDON, March 10, fse4
Re6sl Negotiations for Recognition from Merioo-Ar.
Frss.on's Comalision as the Davis Minister to kars-
ssiian's Court PropositioM Of SYideu to &e Emperor
Elecs-Napoeon C6Msulled aad No ReysI Notice 10 bs
Taken sfthe CosfoderacySlidsls Diplomatic faiissrs
and tie Independence of TIE Re54l Mates Anoyet,so
The news have to send you today is OF most int
resting and important character You will not find r
the newspapers and doubt the political portion OF
viii 60 out TO your government in ministerial deatches
You aware that one leading and important object
with Jefferson Davis has been to get the right side
Of the new Emperor Of Mexico, aud AZ
be assumes the rens Of government 10 o.
tabsh diplomatic relations with him. He has
already accredited 10 his minister to the now
Mexican court Mr. Preston, late United States Minister
70 Spain under tho Buchanan dynasty. He has ls't
Richmond succeeded 10 running the blockade, and Is now
In Havana; but many weeks eapse pretty large
nea viii be dropped into his But to como back to
Europe Mr. slide sent confidential agent to Trieste 70
confer with the Archduke Maximan and arrange In
terview when the latter should arrive in Paris. He
promised 70 do sc seeing him, or course, merely IN pr
vatc capacity. or no could do no more, he not
being an emperor de jMrs or de faco the o.hsr
envoy Of recognized government. That Was all sder
wanted. Bat arriving at the Tuileries Macmillan
referred the matter Of interview with the Southern
brought up the whole question or the future relations
between Mexico and tho United States, sud between
Mexico and the rebels
As u Il quite essential to the plans OF Louh
Napoleon and the new Emperor that they be
friendly terms with the United S,ates, toe rebels
could not be recognzd in any form, either by Mexico
France #4A .-~r Z
On the 22d Of this month Msximian is to accept the
imperial at Miramar fhs seat near rrleste) and
then he win send a formal notification, stating the
duties be has assumed to all princes and
poentates with whom he desires to enter into diplomats
relations. Among these will be the United States. to
whom he viii his intention Of accrcdi'ing
minister and express hope that the President will in
return send representative 10 Mexico.
No such notification Will be sent to the rebels. ana
that this determination
ohe Instructions sent by your Secretary OF State Mr.
Dayton. Your government prob ,bly that. n they
declined TO enter into friendly relations with the
empire OF Mexico they would be playing the for the
rebels and thus oe Mexico ana probably 700
70 recognize the confederacy.
Now comes Mr. Slidell's great blunder. After
II was intimated to him that the Archdukc
could not grant him an Interview, he made .
Formal request 10 him do so, and in writing. This
brought tho whole subject before Nspoeons Cabinet and
N. Drouyh DO Lhuys told Macmillan II not sufficient
for him to merely inform Mr.. sdel that, owing the
brief and informal nature Of his visit Paris he could mos
him, but he must write formally and sel the Southern
commissioner that impossible 10 enter into any
diplomatic personal rotations with him. in short tha:
he did mot know him and would not II he could.
more complete diplomatic fasco sustained.
This happened Thursday and Friday the 10th and llh
Of March. Ny informant gentleman just arrived here
from Paris, and who personally cognsant Of these
details, by his intimacy with persons In the highest
political positions in France. Ho says II y conceded
by those knowing the circumstances that the rebels
have not met with such disastrous defeat IN any
quarter since the waroommsneed. their isary
defeat at Gettysburg, Neg Orleans or vicksoora u
was diplomatic cold shoulder but complete
rebuff So the rebels In Europe completely 'payed
out, They and their cause are nowhere