Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-21

sulls u about 10 arise hOm IL. py oo'''s
our strength, trusting in cur own STRENGTH 60
living On ourselves, We shall give add'lonsl
s,ter 9Th to our European friends-then, white
W. read Ties. on couraging signs from Abroad
Ist us not rsl:x our Efforts ut homo.
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From Private Letter
CARLTON CLUB, Pail Mall, London,
December Is, 1864. !
We bs,e ceased to talk CT shink
.ho,, Mr. l,norl..'. "a. election. We do not
.y,,, concsru ourselves about Generals Grant
nr Sherman, except to discuss points OF strAte-
Nv vt luug rargs, Have 80 ceased tn do shree
tbjnvs because We have grown Indifferent =
Not a. all. But our thoughts are turning to
olb,r noints-tEeoIies, policies, exped'ehors
aud ali that sort of thing, in connection With
vour glorious struggle. Sons hold, IN the
Federal interest, that you are, a. they say.
bound to be whipped" Others, and that tho
moro Humorous and more reputable party,
coutsnd that history has no instance OF PEG
p!e who stood 90 calamity and succsssfully
together, against ru,h isarfal odds. ever bong
oo,ou,r.d. Poland is tho only instance
know CT, which tho undying glory Of her eo.u
corld not save; bu, Poland was not conquered,
ale was only diplomasiealIy drugged aud then
cIswed TO her living grave, by all Lee neiHn-
bor,, zach tskiag slice to compensate o''.
honor.
In the Carlton, we have theory which has
coma 20 be q conviction, and it leads rs TO feel
certain t, at it would neither suit the inter
ont or policy Of France or England 70 permit
your subjugatiop, even If that could be at
tsinod. / am Sati.f3ed tho governments think
with us in this. The fact that you seem worse
minced than heretofore, has aroused an appse-
heusion-sn alarm OF re union. They say
Napoleon has always declared it to be On. OF
thu power Of Federal might to conquer you
u.ros, ne was in no LurrJ to move, as it gave
him on excellent chance of communicating lis
own schemes on Mexico. and perlecilng vast
plan of Colonial Empire, which he entertains,
on tho Gee ,ar.ns Pre- Dor sular prinoipls. They
who soy those things ought to knew,
It.is they who, also, say that tho instant
he began to fear The possibility of your being
worsted, hs sntered into q project, sail to
Lsve been started By montalambsrt, in his
Review" for the joint mediation OF France,
Spain and Austria, on tho ground that, after
the Alb of March next, Mr.. Lincoln will not
hsys political claim over the Confederate
States. Up to that time diplomacy and po
litioal customs may hold bis pretences valid,
since the States that refuse to acknowledge
him wero parties to the constitutional CONTEST
which resulted in his slection. tits held that,
having then voted, they were bound BY ths
CONSEQUENCES; but, ~ they did not vote itr
or against him this time, tnd had nothing
whatever to do with his election, and as they
have, for four years, moet heroiral'y demon
- o. l. nd hio
ton, and unaffected their ability to maintain
themselro, in the character they essume,
TINY Ass, and must be regarded ss an indie.
pendent reople. At ell events, the members
of this club are resolved to work on that view
of the question, and, understand, Lord Stan
lev will sustain motion in Psrlian eat, early
next Msrch. for the end contemplated by 1t
No doubt Gibson, Fred Peel and the restof the
Office holding red-tapists will oppose II On
peace grounds.
tury, or non Parliamentary, discussion CT onY
Of theas theori,s, / am persuaded that tho
NOV emens told you about lsst June has been
n.de, anJ that Austris and Spain will be
smploysd as active agents in your affairs by
next March. That France is connected with
this movement there osn bs no doubt, and that
England knows Of it is equally Certain.
If England, under Russsps iIf'uonce, should
hesitate, Franc. will not pause to take
anu favorable turn 10 erents. Tbs interests Of
Brszl give zsss TO Austris's action. Those
ard her own interests show Spain what has
10 DO done. With Fesncs committed
to the c>nseqn,noes. ,h.y would 70
oai.s no moro. That tho Pope has worked
,or this is not denisd by persons who are CON.
yerssnt with his views, and that be has tften
spoken in warm terms # your maDfdl strug-
g;e is known 10 all Europe. ! suppose you
ere aware that HIS HOLINESS, rs . Bishop, was
ono Of the most zsalous supporters tf The re-
oopnitiou Of Chill, and that he was some!lme
in South America on mission. Ill mistake
NOT, he stayed at Norfolk, Virgins, doing
works tf mercy" on his way to or from
that mission. At all syests, he is cordially
attn shod to your cauee, and laks that fact as
no little significant 10 connection With tho
movements believe to be on footin tho three
g,.as Cs.holi, naions. If thsrs was nothing
elas, it lends great strength to the superstition.
But. VI ,rs is much more. Here, in England,
eyerv nerve 10 strained 10 put our navy on tho
most formidable footing. This, during timo
whoa we are ct peace. Tbs same thing is
being done 10 France for the French navy
his may oil mean something a. to tho future
stu,ulo of both PoVers-eaah toward The
other but, thsre 10 ostensibly such q harmo-
nv of action at present, ii looks ss if they uns
derstood each other perfectly we'll, and were
not Dissatisfied in the least with what either
is doing. Of that am not quite sure.
We aro greatly amused hero with the brova.
do of the Federals that is o. n ,tsnsly hurled at
our hsads because they have 90 many ships.of>
var: some seven hundred or 90. mouhtipg
n sarIy five thousand gins. With these, / sup.
noss ,thsy arc Roiag 10 sxsoute their proverbisl
threat. and having first settled with you, then
/" lash all creation" Ibis amuses ns much.
Already they have on hand more than they
oon do with their extensive IN exhaustive ar
mamepts. But, extensive % it 10, We can now
tnrn ont twenty ssysn sessels.of war, mount
in a larger number Of guns. If, with twenty
ven shIrs. we can moot tho whole fDrce OF
N air widely distributed armament, how II.
d;cnlop, mcsE tho great number sevsn hun.
drsd s,em Bus of that and things snent it,
presently.
nu,hne, to its ploss practical ISSUE, every
noint in tho proof srmor theory, though they
bav, ros vet decided that the Ram is Of much
General nss. Thrss-d scksrs arc Undergoing
tb. IRON improvement, with other alterations
iook inc to spsed and mobility. Sssunoh old ships
ar. b.ine rtz ed with dense metal plates, and
iurni.b. Cd with the best and most powerful On
oin.s. Several wrought iron vssssls OF huge
dim .ns;ons and wonderful strength are On the
v.ya for what unusual sef.s', ION Gn'y ,ne hJT
chos Layo already been finished. lfimpeoetra-
III, ~, r.. .kta;n,d 20. Nv human skill, these
vessels will have it.; but there is no unity Ct
oninion a, 10 their practical .tfioi' my.
Tho friends Of the F.dtrals, here, say they
have o, will have secured this desidsrstum
nvuinsr,bility; in their new iron veesels. !
much doubt it, end think it more than hkeiJ
that the necessities Of tho war snd the hurry,
,curry Of oysr- eager contractors has foiisd
and will foil their hopes and plans in tina: i'm
por.ant particular. Moreover, they have bean
IN tho habit IF getting from onr foundrise
- aasentixl m II and fh6y are NOT