New-York tribune., 1868-05-27


LETTERS FROM TiIE SECRETARY OF STATE
OF TIE DEFUNCT CONFEDERACr IN EvI-
DFECE.
In the Marine Court Of this City yesterday a
suit involving inside view Of tho secret service OF
tho late socalled Confederaoy was tried II was en-.
titled Edwin Do Leon agt. Charles q. Hapine' r. H.
proprietofs Of Tlc T5ri Cs newspaper. and this
suit brought against them by DE Leon for 800 claimed
he.sH su D sS.r ta , "a dJ Of Augna 1861 cy Of
s'asS n, Fs%S be 5tsa sSa . M % & for Fr Up bss
Ieadsai 30 q laayt., W o. SSglofs & M y y ssIsCy Sa
paper sth Of iuon weekly Of not less than p Or more
.aIsos Ann M X pS Se Isl, ne conies;ts DpIo@ney Abroad
By Leon ConSd.ua Aoi q the CoafT.s state Depart
Europe This VII also ncaie per.oa hs,ehss Of pFSglaa,
q I E9s, Lea @ % ,;s, S, 0ss ssa as Or TIM SPss
,ls peue comics Of certain dispatches European snaton al
by Mt De Leon tn, s'asa, lDd serst Of state
Ss Ps u sdvSne tie am q @ and $500 o. completion Of
i r undeoo snd sfreei that the proprietor, Of m, Csea
shall take ont 'oget ~ tbs yo 90 Or bsior, the Issuing q h,
The compsny tie ba ne sad auilOI u De Leon
hereafter % ses1 ugo and te n. po to Be divided share and
sh. alike bwee The two eos,',eng P.Ie' aeoy' neh01s
second $500 TO be paid on the completion OF the WORK IS
sued for. The defense is denial OF eyelytlhng
dental that the agreement made by the defendants
that he confidential agent that he had per
formed the agreement and therefore deny that any
produced the papets IN which MS articles appeared
DariETsESr o, srlrE, RcuNoSD Jan. l6 1862
s%: Your dspcs. Nos and o. and 3h November were
eeys 18th ut and have beea read With great interest YOa s
D s & m % has 3 Ge r pSs soen
RELAXED lie energies there disposition do So notwithstanding
by tbe French Government msy follow the rIeo
n Of the proposals mad, by ,l 20 s o %0 I0' o
be due but have right cea undouhe night TO recognition ana
PdH, s't Ia. uttered s iS 1n1T
sal sentiment Of this people that treatment b Europe has been
G and uoG, Though BE- va. rot pe%&si IN & .. & , Rs. % 70 a Sa %
North nothing add former instructions The Department
sRf sao opSon S By Disseminating widely possible The Truth
% So % 90 to 5 S sBo but m u T S 81 BEEN S performed %
gence and ability which happy recognize You will receive here
%nt expect. an account q Tie d.sus@sp Of money
Nh vouchers 9 all where receipts can Be had and WITH csr
Tbs.s saa yousr kept do 1% leave the De-
n q The Pdai Who not belas called TO .csSu1t for the
have the honor to be- your obsdi;ut sesysph ,,o.
CosrFDERATE SrArEs OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF STATE
you ih. ocsp, Of ycu Of Nos aud
This last received 90 Tie 2 Of June although dated the 1r Of
ter, 20 private hands sead them the Bnssh mail Major Norman
me n THIRTY forty DAYS trouble never expect
patel sho committed to pn,s .,P, % &. S from three % i
nsione from Europe b only Necessary g say hst there we're other
he and which rendered Their abroad
S p pSSoG and 3 ss s.ceaa ess, vhss oar du,
lay and mSs duPIey wherever Nigh, eIist Recent Develop
France ready and DESTROYS Of Recognizing US and that Great Britain
obstacle the face tho world 10 the restoration Of
peace this continent for be blind 70 The i the per
that wou the North The Cabinet OF IT. James
cannot Nhst to msnklnd large that simple
recognition BY the would put end to the and
therefore the legitimate deduction that they desire
The continuance Of hottIes the Interest Of Great Bhtan Long
this reaches however Il probable that b Mason viii have With
drawn from London snd distinction will thus have been esiab
sed between relations With Great Britain snd those OF France
What the effect will be De oo bat the seErespect Of this
required the step Whatever be m Your
muncsons beng real g interest both by the President and
request that month
tnng the state 0f sfars
m very respectfully, your obelieht servant,
J. r. BKSJAHis Secretary Of State.
BIvIn De Leon. esq, Agent. &c, ke, Paris
The xaminatOu OF the plaintiff, developing
the defcse endeavored to show the substance
OF the articles written by Mr. DeIeon matters pre-
viOsy published. and not secrets Mr. Deeon admitted
that Duch of the matter which he knew he had not
given these articles, he bound In honor not to
reveal H. but that IN the conversations anteeeden 10 the
agreement and In the predatory article he bad given
fully these observations. which predatory article was
published before he received any payment He pointed
out various matters which he thought were new. Mr..
Roosevelt asked him about certain complaints lac had
made OF te want or interest In the articles but Mr. De
LeoB answered taat ts Vas DISCUSSION, on witch