The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-25
WAR HISTORY.
England and sac Confederate
States.
From the Mcmphi. Appeal.
MEMpnIs. Anril u. 1871

From The Memphis Appeal.
MEMpms, April H.. 1871.
In an editorial in the Ledger Of thia
date, II says; There Ia statement DOB
the papers that Vice President Colfax rc-
Gently published in the Independent
a statement 20 the effect that Russia In-
aucnce alone prevented the recognition
Of the Southern Confcderacy. which Lord
Granville subsequently denied in thc
House Of Lords IN the following language
4 As member of the Palmcrst0n and
! Russell Cabinet, he could say that q pro-
position 10 recognize the South was not
1 even entertained
As mere matter Of history. 4 Mill r..
count an incident with which / was con.
nected in London Just at the time of tbe
battle Of Gettysburg.
On Saturday preceding the Sunday
that news Of the result of that battle was
received in London, I had an interview
with Mr.. Roobuck then % member off
Parliament, and the leading friend 81 thr
Confederate recognition in che House of
Commons.
The interview was upon his invitation
lie expressed desire to speak with mo
concerning the state of affairs in tho
South, preparatory o. making hi- speech
on resolution Introduced by himself
looking 10 our recognition AIy rgeoI-
lection Is that his speech was tn have boon
made few nights previous. bat bad been
deferred. or that he contemplated making
II on that night, but had chat dav DE-
ierred it, ! remembered we'll The FOL-
lowing statement of bis. (which sup
pose is no longer confidential, if DC ever
was.) He said 10 me.
The government Is pressed hard Co ru-
cognlze 10y the Emperor of tho French.
and l would like % have urged my ros
olution, aided by this pressure but we
expect 20 hear daily Of the dcfnitye bot.
tie. in Pennsylvania. Everything depend.
ing on that. j have c0nversed with PAIL
merston, who requested me 90 postpone
my resolution and speech. and he has
assured me that il the Confederate gain
the victory in the baltic now about b. be
fought, the government will be- forced to
recognition.
q / was clated with the information. ~
none Of us who knew Gen. Lee and thr
army Of Northern Virginia doubted thc
result ! mentioned the conversation
freely among the Confederate that eycn-
ing.
On the next day. Sunday, about noon.
number Of Confederate were nd my
room, IN eager expectation of the arrival
OF the steamer az Queenstown. when a
person who proicsscd Southern sympa.
thies, but who was distrustcd, appeared
at the door and summoned me. ] dd
not invite him in, but answered Dis sum.
mons. He informed me that news had
been received Of disastrous defeat of
Gen. Lee. i replied il was impossible.
for i had news from the Confederate lc.
CATION, and the steamers bad not been
sighted from Queenstown. lie said, that
is true, but nevcrthecss the fact Is so:
the news had been received / c0mmu-
nicated the information as ] had received
IL, which produced n general gloom. al-
though no one thought 30 possible chat 10
could be authenticated.
About two hours after the steamer wn.
sighted and the telegram brought thc in.
telligencc Of the uutowurd and disastrous
event Ineyor ailcrward saw Che man I
have alluded 10, and the matter remains
n mystery how the news obtained cireuln.
ton in London before the steamer could
communicate with Queenstown.
Whatever Lord Granville may think
of IT, Mr.. Rocbuck was suuguinc iu do
assurance which he thought Dee bad from
Lord Palmerston.
! give you the above merely as au item
Of history. Mr.. Rocbuck said yot moro
10 me lie said Lord palmorlun.
(Palmerston, as be- styled him. sympH.
thized wholly with the South. aud 6uf
for other restraints would have already
expressed them and / remember De-
gave me the energetic language of Lord
Palmerston ~ 30 what they would dl iu
the event Of our success in Pennsylvania.
England ought not 10 escape from tlr
only part Of her policy toward the Com
fcdcracy which Is crcditnblo to her,
mean the inclination tO recognize us Dr.
she had dared. When ! sny if .he had
dared, do not mean to imply chat .he
was afraid of the universal Yankee
nation" Butina-much as She bad fought
against the Declaration of Independence
and the right Of sclfg0vcmmrnt u 1916.
she was timid about consistency But
she need not have been for Mns-acbuaotia
makes no point on that score, from DIE
base Of Bunker Hill.
Very respectfully YOUR,
ID. *. McltAE