CHAPTER VIII.

FOREIGN INTRIGUES AGAINST AMERICAN LIBERTY.

How the Imperial Pirates of France and England Were 59

Frightened Off Through the Diplomacy of

Seward.—Ominous Appearance of the Russian Fleet in

American Waters.—Napoleon Aims at the Creation of an

Empire West of the Mississippi, and the Restoration

of the Old French Colonies.—Plotting with Slidell,

Benjamin, Lindsay, Roebuck and Others.—Urging England

to Recognize the Confederacy.—Disraeli Explains

England’s Designs and Diplomacy.—After the Naval

Victory of Farragut and the Capture of New Orleans

England Hesitates Through Fear, and Napoleon Changes

His Tactics.—Renewal of Intrigues Between England and

France.—Their Dastardly Purposes Defeated by the

Victories of Gettysburg, Vicksburg and the General

Triumph of the Union Arms