The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-03
Important from Europe.
rho Reported Auslo-Prench Alliance. Etc

important from Europe.
Tho Reported Auslo-Rrencb Alliance. Etc.
Tho Cunsrd steamship Scotia which left Liverpool
on the afternoon Of the 29d and Queensto~n on the
2sd April arrived here noon yestordsy.
The following 10 the full statement of the London
hoENISG ApvERusrH concerning the reported alli-
ance between France and England for the "pro,eo-
tion Of Mcrco:"
on receipt of the news n the fall NJ Richmond
Ious Napoleon proro-ed IN Lord Covey that Eng
land and France should. by treaty ofcn.ve and de-
fcnsive, mste common cause asair., the United
attacked nv them France should assist ENGLAND With
al her land and forces and that In the event Of
Emperor M.rlmilian, or In any wise endnnserine
b. throne" Enslnad should. IN conJugction with
France defend and support M.Nimilien In the sNne
manner and on the same conditions M thcy sustained
the sultan Of Turkey nsainst the aggression OF Rus
iis' do not kno- hos this very cool overture h~
been r~eived nv oar Government hut We know Nha.
n, 'mphatc an,vef ought to he. ON the r'a-s"ti-
l'c IL sure 10 receive immediate attention, and the
id'n VII he denounced In the strongest lAnsussc
ich rariiAmsntsry notion. Of popdetv will ALLOW.
stI more deep III h. the indifu.'ion NJ the corn-
uy :. the propoia for thc whole nation s'il .naru
a. The remembrance of the rianncr in which Louis
Nsp1eon treated 10 IN ont unfortunate alisnoe in
hun In the case II The Cnmean War. Were minis
ter, ~ ent r'sin the des Of the rop~cd alliance
even for dsy, IL wouli indle hnno the nation
ihoeom which would 10 productive Of more serious
ofeCtr theu the overthros OF 4 cabinet.
The Pari- correspondent OF the london HEEAp,
writing on the 18th. saws:
The possibility OF = war with the United stnte.r
very GENERALLY canyas-cd In Paris, both qmone tho
public at lsrse and in r-oli'cd circic. Ne,- will
probably elApsc before the occupation Of Mexico hv
the French Ia At end, hut the might be employed
with far lcss advantage 10 European ntorcds else-
cedc, and ,hlnk thai those Who iinssinp Tia, the
dread Of giving offence TO tho Yankees will ineuco
the Emperor rrecpiia'ely to withdraw his ,roop-
commit an egfegi"us mistake. ! must aleo note a
sirn Of the time. umor that the French Govern
mont had made overturrs 10 out Cabinet for olnt
action, in the event Of the sttitude Of the Yankees
respecting Cannd, or Mexico iendcrng an ousrgetic
! lie formed IN the Channel within the ncNt two
months, ~ that nnv diplomatic rcmonrr ranccs" the
| two eountrie, mrht deem u advi'ah" TO offer could
ie suprorteh by such force A. would in,uro their
| being attended 10.
Tho Paris Correspondent Of the MoRNr>G Pos1, un-
der date Of the 18th, writes
All the Partisan papets advcrtisc the new Metic.n
loan, and tho Journals are iull Of Hercan ue-s,
mo- ot which proiniee. trAnquihtv, property, and
| brilliant future Tho loan will come ou In Pnri.
hactcd hy weighy incfesls no doubt Late dispatch.
O. from Washng,on represent The President snd his
M on tho mlI of Richmond when the public voice was
for ,ettling accounts With England an turning tho
You NAV expect 10 hear more Of this in the United
| States newspaper. But should presume that her
MNe,ty' 'tovernment ~ wei n' thrt ~ the tmNsror
| the Wa.hinston Cabinet. Ihete statements are not
made on doubtful authority.
The DFp.Ts in regard 10 the alleged aggressive in
'en,ion- the part Of the United sta.es after pe.oe
| hv been restored, says;
Nor I, there nnvthins 10 Justiiv the thought thN
the foreign policy Of the Dited Stre. will become
more sggretsivo from the mere fact that they are
about to enjoy informal peace, and tn live olhervl-e
| than under arms. What ia nov passing in Canals
s not OF nature TO hasten The execution Of the sn
stnle., and po,sibIy ,ue,o,cd by geographical po.-
lon it,eli Admitting that The annexation OF Canals
eau be more agreeable 70 them, or more likely TO
.nsren isrhesranee than 20 ,,ee Canada o..
ihe nominal suthority. oi Enel,nd, and Gradually
secu.tomlns hsrii TO the practice oi me AmeI,c,n
compare Canada toa pear which gipenlng Tor them,
and which tw9uld he impruden, 20 pluck when II
MeI leo more calculated 20 excite u not the rpprc-
honsions Of The United State at lev, their impa.
| thence but the conquest Of Mexico cannot tempt
them ct. II 10 when American emig granite have al
ready overrun territory, when the American popu-
nited states BEGIN 10 think OF avoring or compie
tng that movement by conquest. No reason Of tbs
five may naturally impute TO them the desire 90 seo
the collapse Of the iuOuarchy apcd 10y oar hands
on their frontier u l. s.tlssctvu which they await
with confidence from the course Uf events aud they
will not by an attempt pleciptae lt, expoe theln
selves 70 the risk OF pay Ing more than II is ~ots.
| 1nR KEBEL cAu1 GIVES ur.
Up 70 the time OF the departure Of tls scotia in
formation Of the surrender ~ lee had been received
in England, but IL was evidently expected. The
TIMYs Of April 20 says:
The Confederstes certainly can now expect 10
make but poor terms compared win shat tiey might
nave eNActed a wear ago but even nov, lhey have
the means OF INJECTING euch 0a~c- on the Notth, by
maintaining their TesstGnc', that the Washington
govy Tnment may not be unwilling 10 grant honorable
peace to thOre who have fought anu tAuoi With
honor, Even hoIale~ contest, Kept mp nv que rrla
bands, without unity Of purse or any object but re-
yenge, may force the NOTh MAINTAIN fTcAt aiInies
throughout the cGpinse of the southern states tor
many yearr 10 come. such va. faro must be ce-
poled ~ every humane man.
In another article, the iNre expresses the opinion
thst cordial reunion IL possible.
II appears as II the North, lh1ugh actually victor
has AZ much 10 foTpct the south, Ia rot unVil
ling N perform its own par, ~ the reconciliation
They are p7oud even ~ the .hevemenp of their
Southern nrethren. 1hcy urging their govern.
men 10 offer the most heral terms N their late
mies on the single condition Of suhusslon and aETFe
ment and In this they sIe guided pl9bably mole nv
feeling than BY any deep political calculation. siav-
cry need no longer he any stunibling block IN Tic
way of union, This fatal institution Ii already haii
extinct, and 10 yeTging on ia final doom,
The ARMY AND NAVY GAIITTE save
With only one Confederate Amy in tho field and
that weak one, IL IA impossible that Organized Io
sstanee can be prolonged by the south: When Lee
| y. gone, Irant and sherman ana HANCOCK and
Ihomss viii bo able to mach where they pieAee.
Tn c IspEL. ConiedeTa;e organ, still p-ofeased II
look hopefully upon the ,eoond sot of the var, when
"the Confederntes for the hrst time will have th'
Jul cement ol .hsiI ySI tepIIUI " t1sgesn ta--