Year: 1863

PARIS, FEBRUARY IL, 1868.


Dispatches of great length from New York have just
hand giving account, amongst other things
the pretended ang Of the blockade OF the port of Charles
ton But nasmuch the latest telegrams received BY
the arrival that twenty Federal shpsof-
war; had reappeared before the point Of the South
ern csas the preensons of the Conied
crates viewed here with feeling very nearly akin to
the ridiculous and but the most avowed friends of
the South disposed to admit the absurd claims to
sixty days reprieve from the penalties of the blockade
On the whole The last intelligence regarded favorable
t. the North and above ALL the announcement that the
Senate had rejected by a.arge majority the hostile vote
respecting the French expedition in Mckee, which had
been proposed to it, has been received with much sss-
faction by the Imperial Government 1t may be well to
observe that the Emperor m extremely touchy upon this
latter point The expedition is, rather was generally
dsapproved of by the country in its origin has cost
the Government no small trouble and unpopularty any
addition to which, coming from foreign quarter would
be regarded with great dispeasure.


The distress caused n Paris by the immense loss
tanned remttances to Europe beng very
y felt Some Of our Oldest American residents who have
lived here account of health family connexions or
other for twenty thirty years. preparing to
break up their establishments and home if indeed
the latter word be any longer applicable to either the feel
ugs position OF such parties who have long made France
their adopted country. In instances very painful
Of pryaon and separation, the of aged per-
have been the consequence of this state OF things


The debate the address has just terminated 10 the
Corps Legsatf by the usual majority of 245 Imperass
against the members who constitute the opposition The
only parts Of the discussion interesting American readers
have been those which turned upon Mexican affairs and
upon the amendment attempted be introduced into the
paragraph respecting the conflict in the United States La
the former, NJ Jules Favre the celebrated Democratic
orator, pushed the Government very hard the subject
Of the iamous rather infamous Jecker oan on which
principally based the enormous French demsnd for
pecunary compensation He showed up the entire nature
of the Transaction and nsnuated rather asserted the
influence had had both on the origin and conduct of the
expedition by Of these securities having passed into
the hands Of certain persons Of high political position in
France who anxious that their cms should be up
held and realized by force Of NJ Blsult replied
behalf Of the Governments but although the country is
we'll inclined and fully determined to support the army and
military reputation OF France at every hazard aud
pense it bsars grudge against the orgnatOrs Of the
pedtion and may very likely show its dspeasure the
subject at the approaching elections Were the press al


lowed to speak freely about the matter the result might be
very serious for the Administration.


The paragraph on American affairs in the address


fined itself to expressions Of regret al the civil conflict
raging in the States aud 10 the disappointment experienced
by the refusal of the other maritime Powers of Europe TO
join France in her attempted mediation 10 this the cot.
ton interest endeavored to add clause intended to
press the neceocy OF the blockade aod expression Of
regret that 1t had been recognised by the country But
the Chamber displayed disposition to support such
OF the and the amendment carried
TO division capital speech from the vicomte Anatoh
O,noacioi Europe nh1 w w
to convince the South that would in be
koowedged as separate and Independent nation in
which Gaze, he said the war would be mach
than most people thought


We are now at the very height cf what is still called
Carnival time 10 Paris and for many nights past masked
balls OF the most ~ endd description have been going
n official residences The grandest of al was at the Tu
cries where six hundred persons Of the highest rank
invited and where tho decorations and dresses were the
most sumptuous character many Of the latter costing from


ten to TIVE nty thousand francs The Emprese wore mag
p6cent cosume to represent the ady of Doge Of Venice
while the Emperor wore Venetian cloak and the Prince
Imperial similar style Of dress. To day being Mard
Gras or Shrove Tuesday, there IL complete hoyday the
streets crowded to overlooking and hundreds of pub


lie masked balls will be open till late hour Of the morning