, 1864-07-23
From Our Special Correspondent

tFIDM UuI SpeE1Al IotTesponQcnt4E
PARIS, Tuesday, July 5th, 1861
The American residents in Paris, who, by
the BY, are reduced to very small dimensions
at this season of the yeaF-have just had IN
opportunity presented them, of which they
gladly aVailed themselves, to pay honor
where honor WIS due. Captain Winslow, Of
the kearsarEe, has paid rs visit, the reason
for which regret, however gratifying 1t my
have been to us to be able to make the per
sonal acquaintance Of the hero. whose name
is in every mouth It appears that Captain
Winslow has suffered from complaint In hfs
eyes, ever since he was employed, some two
years ago, on the Mississippi, and he came to
Paris for the purpose Of consulting some Of
the eminent oculists OF this city. I need
hardly say how gladly mud proudly his fellow
citizens embraced the occasion Of testifyiug
their high appreciation Of his late invaluable
services; nor need add how much the sim
pie modesty and manly bearing Of the con-
querer Of the Alabama, raised him in the es.
TEEN Of such as were previously unacquaint-
ed with him. 4 dinner was offered to him,
In good taste and without ostentatiou or
public demonstration, at the well know
Restaurant kept by philtppi in the Rue Non
torguenil, at which Mr. D1yton, the United
States Minister was present, with the Secre-
tary Of the Legation and numerous other
gentlemen. AZ the dinner was in q sense
private and not public, abstain from saying
more than that the language and sentiments
OF the company were such as became Amer
semhled to do honor to the man who had
eeTved that country go well Besides Capt.
WfnsloW, the paJmaster and surgeon of the
Kear6arge were also present Nor were those
who had died Tor the good cause forgotten In
the presence Of those who still lived to up
hold it. Of the three wounded men, who
made up the entire loss OF the Eeazsarge In
this marvellous action, one has recently died
In the naval hospital at Cherbourg. A prop.
osition was made after the dinner, for col
lection to erect d monument to this sailor,
and sufficient sun for the purpose was i'm.
doing well, SO that the crew Of the Kearsaree
have to regret the loss Of only one shipmate
as the price OF this glorious achievement. 1t
is scarcely possible to estimate too highly
toe moral effect upon Europe Of the skill
and courage Of Capt Wlns1oW and his gal
The conduct Of England in the late confer
ence Is still the prevailing topic Of the.
Parleian jon1nals and their remarks are as
severe az ever. The .Siecze thinks England
"doubly guilty." and says that " neither her
fear Of france or America is sufficient to ab-
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having caused the renewal of the holy ALI
ance at Kiseingen, and says that she now
stands I" "ieolated and alone, and has compro.
missed the liberties Of Ill Errope."
The Opinion Nationa1e has just been
"warned'' second time, in very severe
terms, for attacking the policy Of France,
and tsdaring to 6ay'' that ''the Imperial
Government had adhered to the shameful
principle Of peace at any price"
The returns Of the French Customs for the
first five monthB OF the year present some
interesting features. While Imports have
been nearly stationary Of late, exports have
gone on progressively Increasing, and have
now reached an amount hitherto uuknoWn
in France. For the first FIVE months OF 1861
French exports amounted to sos millions;
for the same period Of 1854 they amount to
1.2SO millions? The principal items Of inter
est have been silks, and next to them wool
lens. which have increased In three years
from 70 millions to 1856. Turnery ware and
mercery have increased from So millions to
Sc; aud millinery and artificial flowers from
s to & mfJlions. In this connection / may
mention that the United States appear to
have Ind large share in the augmentation
OF French exports. I have been gfyen to un-
derstaud that the exports Of French silks
alone to America during the past year has
reached the amount of eleven mtllions Of
dollars, and that the shipment Of other arti-
cles OF: export and luxury to the United
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