Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-20


For your guidance, private property on the
high seas will be exempted from seizure By his
Majesty's ships, without regard to reciprocity.
BISMARCK.
The French Minister called upon the Secre.
tary of State to-day and verbally informed him
that his Government would also respect
the treaty of Paris
Minister Washburne telegraphed 10 Secre-
,ary Fish to-day that he had just returned to
Paris. The Secretary telegraphed to him, at
the request of the North German Parliament,
asking the consent of the French Government
TO permit our Legation to extend to the sub
iects OF the former the same degree OF personal
protection in Franco as was extended to French
subjects in Mexico by our Legation in that Re
public, the request at that time coming from
Baron Moustier. Minister OF Foreign Affairs.
1t is regarded as somewhat singular that this
request OF North Germany was made on the
same day of the same month July l9) as the
request Of the French to our Government in
1867.
Baron Gerolt states that the force of circum-
stance will govern the question whether the
Prussans will act on the aggressive and cross
the border into the French dominion. lie
states also that his Government has no line Of
policy with reference to assuming the defensive
alone; that they are 10 earnest, and If an OPP
portunity favorable to their arms and cause pre-
SCENTS itself, they will at once invade France and
torce q battle. He thinks that France so de-
sires 10 order to throw the responsibility of the
war on Prussia.
A Washington dispatch on Monday says:
Secretary Fish was in receipt OF dispatches
this morning from Paris and London, the con-
tents of which he communicated to the Presi-
dent 1t is learned that they related to the ex
act course to be pursued by our Ministers
abroad After the Secretarys interview with
the President was concluded be sent dispatches
to Europe to our representatives instrnctlng
them 30 to our neutrality. We will sell arms,
ships. food. 10, to either party, but no enlist
ments will be allowed in this country Tor either
side The Secretary is OF opinion to day that
Russia and Austria will be 10 the quarrel beturc
the lst OF August. He had received no new
of any engagement having taken place.
Baron Gerolt and Mons. Provost Parado
received several dispatches to day, but Meth
er Of them had any news OF All engagement
having yet been fought.
Postmaster General Creswell expresses him
self 10 day a. perfectly satisfied i'll reference to
the Transmission OF our foreign mails. He in
formed the President that lie had arrang, 4
with tho Inman and the Cunard lines to carry
our mails at his rate oil charges lie says that
the North German lines desire to continue
and run the risk Of capture but he thinks
that such a course would hazard the safety OF
our mails. MIR. Creswel says if the English
steamers fail to carry our mails he will DC pro
pared ior the emergency. lie Informed the
President that the mails should certainly 20,
and it is arranged that ii they cannot be 'raus
mitted any other way, it must be done IN our
regular man of war steamers. The President
was much pleased with the prompt manner
10 which General Creswell had arranged the
matter.
Orders we're issued to-day by the Navy De.
partment TO the commandments OF ali the navy
yards in the country to made ready for sea
Immediately all the war steamers now ylng
in ordinary, in order to be able to Send these
vessels to sea iu case Of emergency. 1t will be
necessary to recruit about G.O0O seamen. There
is 10 appropriation Tor this purpose, but it is
expected Congress will vote an appropriation
for the deficiency at its next session.