, 1865-03-25

PANS. Friday, March 8, 1885.
Dr.. Gwfn arrived here On Tuesdny evening
last from Mexico, much to the surprise OF his
family, who were mt looking. for him.
Nothing has transp',ea ns get Us to the real
caslse q the ex-Senator's return, or IS to
whnt bis future plans may be. ills surmised,
however, that Maximillian discovered III time
thnt there WIS ds much danger to lim iu the
colony Of Southern msn the new Governor
OF sono,a WIS going to gatler about him, US
there vas Of mbIciIing Mexico with the
unit States on account Of this colony.
Both Maxint'1ian and Napoleon SEE now, If
they nevcr did before, that th: rebellion caa-
not Hive. and they have no need Of a:cnmu.
latipg more pror0cation for war with the
United States. ThFy ought to, and probably
have, compt tnsated Dr.. Gwin for the violation
OF contract which was no doubt made III
good faith, and which promised him a fortune.
The rebel diplomaJ: council which has
+ hct n sitting here for some duys at the Grand
| Hotel, b'okc mp yesterday. Messrs. Mann
and Buchanan have returned to Brussels, aud
! at the nature OF the deliberations Of thls body
Of mtn by the Indications We pick up from
| outside sources. Il
| A question decided rppn by the rebe1 coun~
Gil was as to Whcther the ram Olinda, Or
Stonewal1T should fight or not Her com
! ire man md an accomplished Officer, has been
! here in ccIsultation with the council, aud
left two days ago to return to hts vesse. IN the
| port Of Cor unna. Before leaylng he declared
ihat bis vessel was pcrfectR competent to
Cross the sen, ard that he vas going to 20
| His Instructions, therefore. from the Coun-
ell, e. etn to be to fight. Whether he has
! b,en Instructed 10 revenge the atfair of the
| Eioridn at Ratifa, aud nttack the Federal yes
sells inside the three mile line, Of course nc
it, not Snow but now learn that the Span
have
the b:,dc1 Of the port where the hostile yes
eels tie, md that they declare the intention
| having their neutrality respected. 1t remains
to be Seen, h0E,res, whether Captain Page
with his srohgly atnaored ram, will pay ut,
ten,ion to ths Spanish gu2s. ,,. ~.
gnra md Sacramento, but this may be Il mis-
take, fof 1t was generally understood that the
! 1rcqno's was ordered to d distant service ser
/. eral months ago. However this may be, au
othtr Federal vessel appears to hare Joined
the feet, and TINS added little more force
| to cur side. We age not without apprehen
slons, howeyer, asto the result, for We know
that CQpt. Craven, the commander of OIL
fleet, Intends 10 fight, and We know that~ thu
Stenewan carries 30Qpound gun and I
thick culrass.
The Njaearu, on her trip 10 her present 10
cation, made seventeen knots In one 1ur
under toEoatl. alone, at q point On the Eng
] sb COAST. It would be great loss to los
70 flne vessel ard 1t is much to be regret
; ted that We have no cutrassed vessel Oh 1h.l
! side Of the Atlantic.
The Pail hall Ga=ette says that, In conform
ity With public opinion IN France, the EN-
peror Napoleon will leave Mexico to her des
tiny as soon as the French troops have re
turned. There Was rum0r, however, that I
reinforcement Of !, 900 tloops Was to be sen
shortly to Mexico. The draft Of: the addtcs
to the Emperor, which Is principally para
phrase Of the speech from the throne. hat
Been read in tho Senate. The address ap
p}auds the proposed measures Of home policy
Speaking Of the le1atious existing be'wces
tic Chu, ch and the State, It says: Franc
!, willnot allow the law OF 1so2, whichls = d.
fense against possible abuses, both from wltht
!! and Without. to fali into abeyance." It ap
proves The Empe1or's foreign policy, an.
hopes are expre ssed fur"the CONSOLATION O
the new Mexican Empire, aud, however serl
Gus may he the questions that arc still to b
settled, the Emperor Maximfllta viii be abb
to decide them by prompt and energetic At
r tton. France will learn, from the tes fmon,
Of her soldiers, son to retu'n to their cnur
) try, that Mexi1nirian relgns oyer peopl
: sheltered henceior1h under the banner of Of
Or: Allud;ng to the words Of the Emnetol
that the temple Of war shall be closed, tt
address Eaye: Peace will be the policy {
.. the future; Let IN work In concert to Re,
: ;; der plentiful this lasting peace.'t