Year: 1863

OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENCE.


PARIS, FEBRUARY "a 1863.


The affairs Of Prussia and Poland have momentarily d.
verted the attention Of Europe from those Of America
We have had complete panic at the Boarse, and fall Of
per cent 10 the ubc stocks, chiefly owing to the
ventlon entered into by Frederic William of Prussia with
the Emperor of Russia 10 aid the latter in carrying out
his measures to suppress the nsurrecon in Russian Po
land The feeling strong here that it is impossible to
say what consequences it may lead to- The Emperor
anxious to embrace the opportunity OF sone new
intervention which shall be popular than that began
but far from ended in Mexico, and which shall help TO re
treye the prestige which that unoward affair has lost him.
The report prevalent yesterday that French de-
spatch had left for Berlin pointing out TO The King the
risk be running Of opening out the entire Polish
question: and this morning the Patre asserts that such
despatch has actually been written and forwarded by M
Drouyn de LHuys by the Emperors orders On the ohr
hand the Prussian Parliament is just about to protest
against the policy Of the King and his ministers, who
thus be placed between two 6res-one from abroad and
the other at home The question is will they yield to
circumstances And looking at the characters both Of
the King and his minister, M de Bsmark, few persons
to think that there is much chance of their doing


The money market is further complicated ut this
ment by the prospect OF loan of hundred millions
Of francs about to be raised by the Italian Government
There has been great fall in tho securities OF the French





But American affairs are by no means forgotten
count Of this cOmmotion home The last has
been received with great interest The hopes which
ay begin to be entertained here of termination Of the
conflict have been further raised by the that
the Emperors proposals have not been received with dis
avor and secondly great importance seems to be at
sched to the manifestation in favor of made by the
State Legislature of Illinois. heard well known Sena-
tor much 10 the confidence of the Emperor speak of this
incident the other day though it had created deep i'm
preston in high quarter The Moniteur also notices
o6 hQ
demonstration remarkable because Illinois is Mr.
Lncons state and the centre Of his popularity" official
journal also publishes at great length the speech Of Mr. Con-
way Congress- further proofot the growing uDpopu
lariy of the war; 1t also gives report of Mr. McDougss
motion in the Senate respecting the Mexican expedition,
with the article from tbs World on the event, which
endeavors to prove that in any whether separation
takes place not it is to the advantage Of the United
States that Mexico be pacifed and consolidated notice
the above contents of the Mon teur chiefly to show how
much the Imperial Government continues occupy itself
with American affairs, aud that its expectations tend gen.
orally to the prospect OF a solution.


The Emperor and Empress show themselves much in
public just now The weather is remarkably fine for
early 10 the season. and has tempted the Empress
her habit of appearing horseback The other day
she rode 10 the Bos de Bouogne o two hours at the time
when it most crowded The court cavacade made
quite sensation when appeared composed besides the
Emperor and Empress of large body of ladies and gem
tlemen, all supetbly mounted the Emperor's stud The
Empress rides gracefully and looked extremely we'll ia
dark habit and ow-crowned hat, with plume of white
feathers


very gay wedding took place last week at the British
Embassy the occasion of the marriage Of the youngest
daughter of Lord Cowley Lady Sophia Wellesley, the
eldest son of Earl Hardwcke The Hon. Mr. Dayton,
with Mrs. and Miss Day present and signed the
marriage register better tone and feeling
spripgug up between American and British residents in
Pais, both in official and unofficial cles, and DISPOSE
ton to remember all that ought to b1d their two nations
together instead of what has of unhappy estranged
aud exaspera.ed them


PARIS. FEBRUARY "a, 1863


Any latent hopes which might have been cherished BY
any person that the propositions of the French Govern
ment for the establishment Of peace IN America would
be fayoaby received Washington have been entirely
initiated by note this mornings Moniteur The Off
cia journal publishes what it terms resume of the reply
received to it's last overtures and the result s it appears


civil but very peremptory refusal to accede to the pro-
jects Of the Emperor.


That the reply Cabinet of Washington which grees
eyes this morning in the columns of the Moneur will
create considerable disappointment you must be prepared
to expect but that any thing further will out oftI
neither believe myself do think you need be under
any serious apprepensions The feeling which noticed
in my last communication prevailing French official
circles and generally among the French people, viz that
the conflict coming to end of itself, will, whether
such view be correct otherwise contribute greatly to
check all further action, and induce both people and Gov
ernment IN 10 dDlue the Win patience
note in the Moniteur is unaccompaued by any word of
comments but there BIS little doubt that the Govern
ment has drawn very different conclusions from those on
which Mr. Seward baes his rejection of the French
proposals


see that the letter of the Emperor to Gen Forey,
respecting the ultimate object and design of the Mexican
expedition has produced unfavorabe effect American
official quarters here and has rendered Diplomatic inter-
somewhat less pleasant and friendly than it has
hitherto been Fortunately, however, for American affairs
both the French Emperor aud Europe generally just
now very much taken up with their The Polish in
surrecen is highly popular in France and commands uni
versa sympathy, thereby rendering the personal
existing between Napoleon and the Czar much deli.
cate The commoon caused by the incd mt he Russo
Prussan convention has, however very much subsided
The act itself considered to be much ess important
than at 6rst supposed and moreover it appears very
doubtful whether the tipulaons agreed to respect
ing the passage of the Prusan frontiers by Russians with
out being disarmed will ever be carried out.


Our money market has resumed It's calm, and securities
are recovering the value they had lost


THE IJNIONISTS OF NORTH ALABAMA