The New York herald., 1867-08-15

SPECIAL coRaesPonpENcs Of IHe HERALD.

'Doing Paris'' I'm Naval StyIe-Exnminntion
Of Instruments Of War by the AdmiraI-The
Public Cool Towards Americnns-Drift OF
Feeling Cenceruing Mexico-General Dix's
PARIS, July 2s, 1867
Ny last letter concluded with the announcement that
Admiral Farragut, nanked BY several members OF his
raf was quietly inspecting the prominent objects Of
interest in and around this gay Of the world.
Since then have 70 chronicle little Of the
SORT" for II seems 70 be the dissemination of naval
hero to accomplish much possible during brief
scjoun in the capital; and all Americans know full we'll
that when he makes up his mind DO anything all the
obstacles in the world will not prevent him from
making the attempt Those who accompany the Admiral
In his tours Of observation bear full and ample testimony
TO the fact that he has most nqurng mind, FOR he
never even passes q work Of mechanism without know
ing the full value Of ts construction and power and
seldom permits the simplest invention escape his
scrvation. As may be readily imagined all the improve
msns in military and naval engineering auc everything
relating 70 the science Of gunnery and the defence Of
forncations. seem to have wonderful charm for him.
and cause him to linger long in their inspection.
One would be justified IN supposing that man who
had been exposed TO every danger from 'vanous salt
petre and who had withs;ood unnerved the bursting
around him Of every explosive known in modern war
fare would be very willing to pass by all such disagree
able evidences OF the destructive power OF the times
cal shaped shell OF somo gun with Iveliess in
crest and critically nspects the immense mass Of
iron, yclept cannon, which is pronounced by s
any wall in ChriseDdom One Of these beautiful TOYS n
exhibition In the Great Exposition. II was cast
in Prussia and brought 10 Paris . made expressly
for its transportation IL weighs over one hundred
thousand pounds and throws ball the very appearances
Of which s sunicsnt 70 produce most frfghtfnl night
mare As gazed with mingled feelings OF awe and ad-
miration upon this immonss mass OF metal and then
oDssrved French soldiers mentally measuring its
powers Of destruction could not resist some little CO.
osty TO know how the two Powers thus represented
exuIting and the other perhaps, congratuatng him.
sell oser Its practical nutity Such thoughts will sug
aes themselves in spite OF our peaceable hopes and
With the honorable exception Of American ofacisIs
ana those OF our counsrymsn now residing passing
through Paris Admiral Farragut has yot received no
saeItion during bis sojourn In this civ. cannot
peheve TINS 70 DC Intentional, inasmuch bis visit
entrcy uno1cial and merely for The purpose Of
seeing the Exposition and other objects Of attraction for
S Sn'un .hs Guy has become fAmous am unwilling,
however 10 omit this opportunity Of stating that
among the ofhcan OF France, from those n pover
about tne throne down 70 the youngest odicsr VINO
is not existing much love or admrat,on for rv
American cousins regret that find myself COM
PEELED to record this fact; bu. observation sod sx.
truths against which tbs eyes Of dscrimInstIor man
cannot well be closed Whistler this feeling resuits
from still slumberng jsaousy engsndered against us
origin in action in regard TO the Mexican mbros,io
this deponen would rather not an opinion hut
that exists s a clear 10 every American a thsIiehs
The most amusing OF all the visionary idsas which
now roam unbrIded through the excited
OF the people Of France that America IL rsspousbIe
for the execution Of haxmilAn and that through ths
sacrificed in Mexico Tnis idea II not only amusng but
IL is absolutely absurd simply from the fsoa that * ali
.he Pewsu of the earth, our own wss " snly ens