FRENCH MEDIATION: Important Correspondence Sent to the United States Senate; THE PROPOSITION REJECTED (2/13/1863)

The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate, of the 10th inst., requesting the President, if not in his judgment incompatible with the public interests, to lay before the Senate any correspondence which has taken place between this Government and the Government of France on the subject of mediation, or other measures looking to the termination of the existing civil war, has the honor to lay before the President a copy of the correspondence called for by the said resolution.

SIR: Herewith I inclose to you the copy of a communication just made to DROUYN DE L'HUYS.

MONSIEUR DE MINISTER: In a recent conversation had with your Excellency, you asked some questions in relation to the population of the Southern States of the United States, and the portion of the several divisions of our army. This, in connection with a statement in your dispatch of the 30th of October to His Majesty's Ambassadors at London and at St. Petersburgh, officially published, induced me to make to you this communication.

Although that dispatch was not addressed to me, or to my Government, yet it so intimately concerns the latter that I am sure I shall be excused if I refer to it in connection with the subject matter of your conversation. I do this, not with a view to any criticism,

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The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

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French Mediation: Important Correspondence Sent to the United States Senate– 2-5
Important from Port Royal: A Reconnoissance of the Ogeechee Defences by Generals Hunter and Foster – 5-6
The Pirate Alabama: A Vessel Boarded by Her on the 2nd inst. – 6
United States Sanitary Commission: Grand Promenade Concert of the Woman’s Relief Association of Brooklyn, at the Academy of Music – 6
Important from Washington: Passage of the Finance Bill Through the Senate – 6-7
Editorial: The Western Copperheads – Duty of Loyal Men – 7-8
Editorial: The French Proposal – 8
Gen. McDowell – 8
Laura Keene in Brooklyn – 8
The Peace Resolutions in New-Jersey – 8
The Peace Resolutions in Illinois – 8

Here is an updated listing of Civil War massacres, so far:

Civil War Massacres as of February 1862

Name of Massacre	Date	Place	State/Territory	Number killed	Perps	Vics	Description
Pratt Street Massacre	1861 April 19	Baltimore	Maryland	38	pro-Confederate civilians	Union Army	pro-Confederate civilians fired on Union troops marching through Baltimore
St. Louis riots	1861 May 10	St. Louis	Missouri	35	pro-Confederate civilians	Union troops	pro-Confederate civilians fired on Union troops who returned fire
Gallinas Mt. Massacre	1861 Sep 16	Gallinas Mountain	New Mexico	3	Apaches	Confederate troops	Confederate troops killed by Apaches
Sacking of Osceola	1861 Sep 23	Oceola	Missouri	9	Union troops	Missouri civilians	Jayhawkers sacked Osceola & killed pro-Confederates
Bee Creek Massacre	1861 December	Platte County	Missouri	2	Union troops	Confederatge prisoners	Union 18th Missouri murdered two Confederate prisoners
Nueces massacre	1862 August 10	Kinney County	Texas	37	Confederate soldiers	German Texas civilians	Confederate soldiers killed German Texans attempting to flee to Mexico
Tonkawa massacre	1862 October 23	Fort Cobb	Oklahoma	137	Pro-Union tribes	Pro-Confederate tribe	Several pro-Union tribes massacred pro-Confederate Tonkowas
Shelton Laurel massacre	1863 January 18	Madison Country	North Carolina	13	Confedeate troops	Unionist civilians	Confederate 64th NC (Allen) soldiers murdered captured Unionist civilians

The total is eight massacres resulting in 274 deaths.
Half of those were pro-Union tribes in Oklahoma massacring 137 of the pro-Confederate Tonkawa tribe.

I will add the recent Bear Creek Massacre in Idaho, Union troops against the Shoshone tribe.

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