The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-07

for the sviftest ships The United States navy The
close OF the Anericsi put stop TO this trade and,
consequently the demand for blockade runners ceased
Since that tune number OF steamers-some Of them
cnrey new bcats and others that have successfully run
me eaan.es of the American bockading Meet on more
Imam one oce asion-have been lying unemployed IN the
Liverpool Ind Birkenhead docks Most oil them are
reaoy 70 proceed 70 at short notice. II 10 said
tnat the blockade OF the Chilean ports will bring
sns m already selected 70 run the blockade and
mat II there be not change IN the position OF AFFAIRS
thsy will sail a few days for Chile IL Is understood
I'd ~ the first ports which the blockade runners will
direct their attention win be Valparaiso, yaidra, Co
qumbo New Conception and Puerto Moult These ports
tho principal emporiurns Of Chilean commerce; but
there number Of smaller places along the coast TO
which cargoes might be safely run There is at pr sent
o large OF English merchandise at on board
vessels their way 10 Chilean ports. Those IN com
mand Of these vessels may be in ignorance OF the EXIST
Of the bockadc and therefore, the Spanish admiral
may do serious damage to the shipping belonging to this
country unless decided steps be taken by the Erg
lsh naval authorities on The Pacific station.
MEETINGS. IN FRANCE
The merchants OF Paris had held meeting in regard
70 the Spanish Chilean affair and adopted pstton to
the Emperor praying him TO his influence for set
toment OF the dispute by arbitration.
The merchants Of Havre had also held meeting on
the same subject and adopted similar petition
Belgium and Maximilian.
(Frorp the Liverpool Post, Nov. r.
A conversation has Just taken place in the Belgian
Chamber Of Representatives which, interestingly itself
s doubly interesting from the suggestions wt3cn It az
lords tho relations Of several Powers upon which
She future Of Europe greatly dependa petition was
presented from certain military men who asked
for permission TO enrol themselves In the Next
, regiment named after the Empress Charlotte.
Upon its being presented member asked whether
the government had any information as the
exchange Of prisoners in Mexico TO this the Minister
for Foreign Anaire replied that he had taken "a
keep the families Of Belgian soldiers in Eexco informed
of all he knew the subject No exchange had, how
ever taken place. though the Belgian agent jealous
~ pressing Mexico his laboTs to that end member
named Coomans then and said he did doubt that
the government would do their utmost to procure the
liberation Of the Belgian prisoners and 80 70 repair a.
oecn parties This brought the Minister'S feelings
promptly out and he informed M Coomans that
that was ''slly his opinion" To this, however
the sturdy representative replied that IL wal
also the Opinion OF large number of his fellow
and hunilaiing decree by Uhich the Empcrr AdrimaiaN
has ordered all The Quarts pis Ie SHIT The Min
TO induce Macmillan Withdraw that Decree for feaI
that It win result in reprisas OF which compatrots
10 the granting Of the permission asked for in the nett
ton. In the first plac. do not think that e hare any
thing o Tecenge IN hersco and in Tie second place
to the Emperor MAMMALIAN than King Leopold.
now demand formally that the government should
publish in Of tho coming numbers Of the Monstear
the of the Belgian military who have deserted
since the LIST OF January with the titles Of their baons
their regiments and their companies Every one IN
view But the Belgian Foreign Minister was Of a
different opinion lion ,, :, v Although the Empress
VI uhuBueT VI ming LcOpOiu enough
that venerable monarch deeply Interested in the pros
perity Of the Power is by likely that the
policy by which Belgian soldiers melted to desert,
and the Belgian nation is dragged into interference with
foreign and transatlantic embranglements is adopted in
Difference TO his personal preferences The real
dread Of France Belgium conscious of the constant
greedness OF the regard which France bends upon her
and is aware of the very general superstition that her
independence will endure as long longer the
Kings life The ministry therefore encourage soldiers
to help Mexico; not only TO keep up warlike spiyit
among them, which may prove useful on OCCASION but
tn tltata FINN nf I'm
that tho dreaded occasion may not AeSico TO
be supported utth drdor not because The Bids Love Mar
iilidn, bat because they fear Napoleon The Belgian OPP
position that the Mexican empire would not subsst
If the French troops withdrawn but the ministry
and the country know that Belgium could subsst II
France under avorng circumstances, 10 encroach
upon II.