Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-07-28
THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AMI
THE SOUTHERN CONF7EDERACY
LETTER FROM MESSRS. SLIDELL, BENJA
MIN AND OTHERg-MEAICO AND
TENAS-A BRITISH SPY.

The Commune Of Paris, when it found
itself in possession of the private papers of
the NapoieoDic Court, commenced an at
tempt to blacken tho reputation Of the fall
len Emperor by printing variety OF the
documents, chiefly such as referred to pri
vate or personal scandals which had long
been sufficiently notorious among the GLASS
of persons who care to IL tere st themselves
in that sort of knowledge Consequently
the publications quite failed of their de-
siIed effect. Before the Communists had
tagen mp the more :eflCus papers of the
curious aud int. reetlt s cOIlectIOn which
bad fallen iutO their hands they found
other aud more pre- ssing work to do, and
finally, before the publication could be
resumed, the Commune had PASSED away
But the documents had not. They per
tanned to what W. called " the CabiCet Of
the Emperor in which it would appear
that every PAPER of whatever character
that was ever ADDRESSED to his Ma iesty was
carefully filed away. = cons ilerable mum
Der and assortment of hem have been col
lated and forwarded By the Paris cores
pendent OF the New York Herald.
CONFEDERATE STATES DIPLOMACY.
Some inte1e sting points of Southern
thu Empero. with q large map Of Vlr-
ginia, for which he had expressed wish,
date January Ii, 1865, Mr.. John Sldell
gracefully remarks that none can better
appreciate the genius of Lee than the
historian Of &c ,ar," and then takes occa-
sion to suggest that from the 4th of March
next the government at Washington will
present itself in a new aspect before the
world Mr.. Lincoln. at his first ele ction,
was chosen President in accordance With
the forms of the constitution, and foreign
powers were necessarily oh ICED SO to con-
slider and treat him. All this will be
changed, and MIR. Lincoln will claim to be
President Of the United States, while
eleven of the States which participated in
his first eli c!ion have taken no share in
the second. To the sagacious aid COM
preheDsive mind of the Emperor any at
tempt to develop this idea would be super
auous 1t is offered TO the consideration of
his Maje=ty on the hypothesis that reasons
may pre- sent the mselves for modifying the
policy heaetoft re plreued by France to-
wards the Conf. derlte States"
Ga April 16, 1868, Mr.. SIiGejl writes con-
corning the steamer Japan or Virginia, |
which YVES then reported as having lef, |
Greeoocb, believed for the Confederate |
service, to ak that, ii khe be- compelled |
o put into French port for repairs, the |
emperor may command ali necessary fla |
iliues to be extended her, and then he |
goes on to contend for an eli in addition to |
he initial inch. He writes: at is further |
submitted that the fitting out of ships foI |
he service of one belligerent is not a VIC |
ation of neutrality under the laws of Ma
lions so long as the same privilege
-qually accorded TO the other. a. the un
iersigIed is informed, no special legisla-
lion on the subject exists IN France, and |
either The Confederate OF
Federal Governments may, without viola
alton of the municipal or public law
Ieely build and equip in France vessels OF
var. About the year 1888, the ChiliaI
Government, tnen at war with Peru, caused
10 be built and equipped for war purposes |
oy MIR. Amman, the well known oonstructo
1t Bordeaux, large frigate. The fact be
coming known to the Peruvian Minister
It Paris, be made formal representation
md protest to the French Government anC
eQuired that the ship should not be al
owed to proceed to "a. The answer :.
his protest was that the sailir 6 of the sbil
would be permitted; that Peru could no
complain of any breach of neutrality, il
smuch as she was free to build and eqaiI
q French ports all such vessels as sh, |
nigh. desire. The frigate accordingly
allied from France under the French flag |
nd was delivered to the Chilean Govern
aent, fully armed aud equipped, at tn
ort OF Valparaiso. The undersigned hac
his statement from a gentleman of higt
landing at the ministry of foreign affair, I
nd 1t has been fully confirmed to him by
Ii. Arman."
Mr.. Slidell encloses and submits q re-
ort made to him by Caleb Huse. Major /
States artillery. and purchas
q agent in Europe of military supplies,
wh Vnh hot ~ tSnA IS h II