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Curious position of our embassy to France.

--It is said that neither Mr. Dayton, our newly-appointed Minister to France, nor the Secretary of Legation, Mr. Pennington, can speak the French language, and as our diplomatic law does not provide for an interpreter, the embassy may find itself in a dilemma when it comes into diplomatic connection with the French Government. As the Emperor speaks English fluently, the Minister and Secretary may get along very well at the imperial receptions; but when they come to transact business with the officials of the Government, they will be very apt to find themselves in the position of the Englishman who went over to Holland to teach the English language without knowing a word of Dutch.

The Daily Dispatch: March 30, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. March 30, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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