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4 A-v vol; lxi IGH .WEDNESDAY MORNING;. DECEMBER 25 186L NO 51 x-Wxxxxr, (iol pji) T 00 Wjmr, 2 00 Psyable iavariahly ia advance RALEIGH, X. C, SATURDAY MORNING. DEC 21, 1MU. 8ine the issue of Treasury note by this State, tho shinplssters ( other 8tatee navo ceased to b current in Esieigb. ' lHCnLTIMPORTAXTIJrTELLlE?rCE MtiRRAT BRITAIN DEMiSDS THE Sl'RBODER OF- HASO.f AND 8LI DHLU ASD AM APOLOGY FOR THE INSL'LT TO 11KB FLAG. The Mva which ire publish to-dey, and for which we are indebted to tb enterprise of tb Norfolk Dmj Book, will bo reoeived with profound interest tbrovgboat tho ooun try. Tbo question naturally arioea as to what course Iinoolo will pursus ia tbii poi allng aaMrgeaay Witf bo git o tp bii priw oner ud maio tbo apology, or will bo neo oort iwwrd wiik Great Briuinl . For oar , own port, nltboogh wo differ from oorne of our friend, we belieTo .be will pur?e tbo Utur. ' Indeed we dt not oeo bow bo can belp doing so. Wiliee acted by bU orders, and bis actios, baa not only been en dorsed by tbo Administration and CoBgreu, bat tbo Seoreury of tbo Naty, in bio letter to bun aanotioning tbo act, intimate to bixn tbat if be bad gone farther, and eaptortd the - Eoglieb veaael, bla eondaet woald bare been approved. In tbo faoo of treoe fictj, how can Linooln acknowledge tbat be baa done wrong, and beg pardon for doing- ao, without making tbo Yankee nation a by-word, a bias ing and a scorn to all tbo nations of the world ! . Again, if Lincoln was bimself dis posed to back ont and apologise, Northern sentiment would not pertqit him to do so. Tbo Yankees beard of tbo oaptore of our Muniiere with exceeding great joy. "Every where through Yankee lorn Wilkes was re eeiiedwith open arms and lood ebeers, and tbo MsehdiDen of Boston", entertained bim with n poblio dinner, and notwitbsUndbg the inj one lion to tbo eootrary, with strong poutions rottls deep.' Wilkes has thus been sustained on all bands, and Linooln finds bimself ia a scrape out of whieb noth ing bat a fight will ex trie te bim. Ha then will refuse to ,00m ply with tbo demand of Great Britain, and tho latter power will ia- mtTTiiely deelsxo war against bim, and at tbo same time acknowledge the independence of the Confederate State.; Of the result of this conflict, who oaa bare a donbt ! Bat 1 for the Nary whieb they stole from the Sonth, tbo Yankees . would bare sueenmbed loog ago. What will bo their fate when they bare Great Britain to , en counter on the sea and tbo South on the land ! - They will bo the most unmercifully thrashed set of miscreants that were erer chastised for their multiplied Tillanies," and when whipped into promises of good behavior, and left to themselves, will bo tbo most desolate and God-forsaken wretches that ever inhabited the earth. It will bo seen, that while there is a differ enee of opinion on tbo pari of tbo British press as to tho legality of Wilkes act, they 111 agree that tho people are clamorous for either an apology for the act, tho restoration of Mason and SUdell, or a fight. John Boll's blood is op, and co Ministry dare baulk bis humor, Alas ! for the Yankees. Stnee tbo above was written, tbo following dispatch from Petersburg, dated Thursday, tho 19th instj; was received in this place : - PItzbsbcko, Ya., ' DeeJ 19, 11 o'clock, A. II. TbeNews froaa England b fu!Ij confirm L Wsr btiwen Esfland aai the Federal Govern men I it lsoviuI. Adams, tie U. S. Hlnuter in Lon doo, demanded ak passport at sooo as the Queen's proclamation was beoed. IRISH BEEF, BUTTER A5I CIIECSE. Tbo best beef, batter sni cheese whioh tho world has over aoea are aade in Ireland. Heretofore tho Sonth has, in tho main, de pended on tho Yankees for corned beef, but ter and cheese, and mUlioosopon millions of Southern dollars bavo fsund their way to Yankee land in "exchange for these articles. As soon as tho blockade is raited, tho South, natil able to ssp ply bemlf, will get supplies cf these articles fiom Ireland, at cheaper prices than they were ever afforded by tbo Yankees. Wo know one boose in Petersburg which imported hotter from the North to tho amonnt of f30,OOO per annum. LOOKOUT E5tROSSEH3 ! Wo are happy ia the belief that a day of retnbotion for tbo heartless engrossers and specula tors in the necessaries of life is near at hand. If linooln doc lis es to comply with tho demands of tho Britub Government in tho ilasoa and Slidell affair, bis blockade of Southern ports will be raised, and we shall 000 prices tsmHs with a Tesgeaneo: - It wocll bo a most blessed consummation if orrery speculator and monopolist could bo aaght wiih salt bold at $25 a sack and ba oca al5 eeats perpoond. . PRCXTICE OX LCVCOLK, . ' Tbo following U a portion of a leading ar ticle in the Louirville Journal, whieb was devoted to a review of Lincoln message to bis Coogreas. Tbo Jonraal does not like Abraham's sneaking endorsation of Came ron's diabolical scheme for. the subjugation of the Sonth, and makes load appeals to tbo conservatives of the Union party to use eve ry means to prevent tho execution ef so de ttrnetlTO a plan. With all his -irit stolen, as wo Tery well know a good deal of it to bo, or original Prentice has not discernment sufficient to discover that it is to the Des tructives of bis party tbat Lincoln is sound hand and foot. To them be owed bio eleva tion to thjB bad eminence" bt occupies, and by them ho will bo sustained ia whatever sa tanio course be chooses' to puisne j and the more aatsnio such eouree, tho more sealoua will bo the support bo will receive. If Pren tice writes many more inch articles as thi one on whieb we comment, bo wilLfind htsa- self some fine morning in a condition to ap-1 precis to Zimmerman on Solitude : i- - We are scrrv to be constrained to acknowledre that the rretidenve BMesage if, on tne point chief solicitude to the contervatfve neon of 1 countrv, bv ha means satisfactory. Key, tbo message ou thu poist is deplorably unaetU facto ry. We make the confessioa fraakly: because it is true, and because it behooves the torsi men of the country not only to face the troth confessed. bul to firm! vrappU oUA it instantly. . The noiui to which we refer is of ooorse the fu- tnso policy of to admiabtratioo with respect to slavery. Concerning Ibis point ia tts principal aspect the meevge contains Xbe follow in t pas sage: -Also, obeying the dictates of prodeoea,as well as the obligations 01 law. instead cf transcendintr. I have adhered to the act of Coogrve to conlUeate oroDrtv used for insurrectionary parpoees. If a new law upon the same subject shall be proposed, iu propriety shall.be duly ecutddred. The Uoiun must be preserved, sod hence all desirable . . 1 ... 1 . . means must M empioyea. e soouia ow oa im baste to determine what radical and extreme measures, which may reach the lojsl, sa well as the disloyal, are inoispeosaoie." , It is impossible to look upon this as anything more or lees tkaa the expressioo of so indirect and unmanly concurrence in tbo pelicy asserted recently by Oil. Ouch ran and approved by Sec retary Cameron, to IM mortipctum ana aname of tvery loyal man in kentucky. The passse ia lacking ia propriety as wofully as la statesman ship. The manner u as naa as laemauer. ixui are dasDlr unworthy. The President, without boldly assuming the responsibility of recommen dine such aoonflscavion law as tbo anti-slavery ealots demand, nantrgc tKtm ia $o forward and enact their late; and without openly apprev tmm ih. rmlir of urta.ncinalion. AS fftDCS VU tXlr titan of the policy to under $ial Vl in'Vit end they will not ba aimppxnnUA. 1 suorr, tne c:ear import of this passage of tHo message is, that not only is the President not irreconcilably hostile to radical counsels, but tnUrtninM tXent kindly, and tmat, mtditattt thtir adovUon, The aassace is eirtmdly a bint to Congress that, if thst body will take the respooaibiiitt of authorising or re- eomsneoding extreme measurea, Lte Pit mU rat will prtiwlly imJU. tka responsibility of. approving tJum and of carrying tnem out Ad the several bills and resolutions proposing extreme measures which have been already introduced into one or the other IIoum, with overpowering manifesta tions of favor, e&ote that Cbngrttt will not be slow to met upon thie hini. Congress is apparently ben t on such action. Vr e thus nave before us the startliee fact that, within a few days or weeks, the President will be called upon to decide for or arsinst the adoption of measures which the con. servative men of the country deeoa utterly fatal to the re-eetabUshmentmof our pooernment, ana which bo will conisder with a bias favorable to their adoption. This is the pleis troth, deny it who msy, and the revelation of Otis truth marks the reel turning-point la the present momentous struggle. JS'ow, of all others, is the critical hour Lot American nationality. " i ; BEAUF1FUX WEATHER. We do not remember ever to have seen as long a spell of fine weather as the one throoch which we are now passing. The mornings and evenings are just cool enough to render fires comfortable, while at midday, the sun, shining from a e!oor'"Visky, ren ders heavy winter clothing nif Wo ssy it not irreverentIhr--,it does seem to us that the hand of the Almighty Disposer of human events is especially raised in behalf of this Confederacy! and .is rocking the cradle of oar infant Republic. A gteat portion of tbat Southern City. which is the especial object of hate to oar Yankee inva ders, b laid in ruin?, and a large number of people deprived of shelter, and lo ! tho most extrardinary season of mild and genial wea ther baa ever ainoo prevailed, at a period usually characterised in tbat latitude by eold rains andinclement weather J The exulting shouts pf the Yankees had blrdly been rais ed ty fall diapason over tbo fate of what they believed to bo the doomed City, when, lo ! there are wafted over the Great Deep tidings hat they are to bo brought to a reckoning ith tho first maritime pewcj of tbo earth, and suffer on the ocean the reverses to whioh the South bas subjected thorn sjrain snd again on land. . , - TUE B LOCKAD EKS BLOCKADED. It will bo a glorious sight to witness the blockading of the Yanieo porta, and to see Jonathan supping the saess saneo which ben so ruthlessly commended ta 8ooibern lips in bis hour of fancied invincibility. V SORE YAItKEE'XYWC. It is bard to telftrhethei the Yankees ex- eel in the gift of lying or forming, they are o good at both.; Tbo x atkoa accounts of tbo battle of Alleghany mountain state that the "rebels act In to their camp and retreat- mA li Staunton.' while their "forces left the field ia good order, V - t UE ISAIOH AHD 8LIDKXL AFFAUt ,- IH BNGIAIfD. asseaso Ueetlaf la IoadoaDaouBciBgthe Arrest, and Demaadlag of the EagUsh Goverameat a Vindication of the Honor of tho British riag. We have before us, says the Norfolk Day Booi f Tuesday, Northern papers of Saturday, which cmtaia a great deal of European newspaper and Aher views of the Hasoo-Slidell caotara. ' From f hasty glance, wears Inclined to think that the s - . . oglish press are fisposed to cquiesceia the ion of the Federak . But, on a closer inspection fe finds decline in consols fiom 8J ez-divideod f 91 1." The London Timet' money article alleges iiat a large portion of the public regarded the rtla the worst lirbt. as a confirmation of the ndicatlons ao long given by Mr. Seward of bis lesire to Involve this country in a collision at any feat. Sr The Liyerpool cotton men held aft indignation posting. After the resolution calling upon the Government to assert the dignity of' the British eg by requiring onmnt reparation had been read; the chairman rOparked t Wheo the news of l he outrage reached this tows, the ieeling erdted was ouo of sur arise. mingled with indignlion. Be remarked, tbat all had heard of the aak-ed dignity of the Ameri can flag. "That dignio, be proceeded to say, wis s means by which periine engaged in the nefari ous slave trade could atones protect tbenMlyea by hoisting the Ameriln flag, which fully ena bled them to resist any lattempt to search such' vessels. Be trusted tbd it would not be Allowed that men prosecuting aohefarious a trade should be protected, and that nin peacefully proceeding ao their own affairs, undr the protection of our flag, might be forcibly tk&a (row our' ships. (Cheers.) On the contrsh, he believed tbat the people of this contrary Id not, by any means, permit such an outrage. Cheers. ) tie said to having agreed to taxs in did so without reluctance r on this occasion, he egret,ns be felt deeply thatheonly expressed the frOig,not merely of the meeting, but of the commtaity in general, when he said it was their duty Ufcreas on the Govern ment the imperative nece4y of vindicating the Lonor and dignity of the Baish name and nag. (Loud and continued cheerhg.) Alter the chairman took Is seat several gen tlemen, occupied the floor in te vain endeavor to give another turn to the exprfcion of the meeting, bl their object on being ex passed met with the thl cold shoulder, and they iid to desist. The reslution as proposed to be antn Jod by the chait mato, was then put to the meetic and carried amid tbelmost deafening and enthiiaHic cheers. Fer the, Negative only a few baodsWere raised. Th effect of the news on salnelre, which ap peas to have already gone up cAsider ably, was to inorsaM its price from 30a. to 4(a per cwt., and ia a litde while another advance toH3a. 'And it is said thft an order will be iostantr issued by the British Governmont to prohibit ijoh etraband of war. And it clearance of been recent- 1 discovered that large qoantitiel f arms have tosa slipped to the Northern Go nment under lee daijnatioa of "hardware." brn diermined tote stopped. is his also Lrrrxl raou - trvsErooL xxc ticcsT rs a I tbk Tax ht Arrxia. Lrvnreou, Nov. 38. The exesement here over ta stoppage ot the Trent has bon most in tense, acceding anything since the Crimean wsr. At Ursine public were slow to believe (beaceounts, -soppotAgtbem to be exaggerated; bit, whea the statem it or tne rurser maoe its apparanoe, - ue excitei sot and indignation knew no louods.- Tbei tton trade are now firm in thi belief that this ac of the commander of the 8 an Jacinto will result i the active interference of Enand in the war, a the consequent liberation of the coltoo crop tl jugh the raising of the blocks. As t Lhe latter, the arrival of the! Nashtllle and be : Helen, both from Charlertori within a week, as caused even those heretoforenot dispo sed to Igue the question, to now deelre that it is far rim efficient, and hence not Dieting spoil our Gvrnment to longer recognize 1. .Mean while elton maintains agooa aegreeoi arm rat I .- The ends have been very flat tince" ie Trent news, ajd speculators are quite at' a what course pursue. I (Free lhe Norfolk Day Book of Wediesdsy.) LATE NORTHERN NEWS We ieeent our readers to day with sok lmportlt news, which we clip from tb ... ..i more S4 and New Tprk Berald of the H ABBTAL OF TBE STEAMER EU1 )PA. UIGDtV IMPORTANT LAND. ' FROM tNG- OREAt EXCITEMENT OVER THE MA- fQN AND SUDELL AFFAIR; A Qaesji's Messenger Seat with Disf atctes to lfd ryoas to Demand the ReeloratlDn ef iki Persons of the Southern Envoys. , V Vnws or thi British Pkcss. Bax-trax, Dec.-1 5. The Europa arrived here to-dsy from Liverpool on the 30th alt-, an Qaeenstown on the tod insL, where she was da- lained an 111 jionaay, oy oraer oi . ue xsriuii government. She Das the Queen's messenger os. board, wiu aispatcqes ror xjora juyon. i London. Deo. 1st The Observer slate that the government will demand from President Linooln and bis cabinet the restoration of the, persons of .the Southern envoys to the Britsh gov ernment. ' ' . Yesterday at'.ernobn alter nve o-ciocK iter Jklsj itv held a Privv Council at Windsor Castle. Three of Her Majesty's Ministers, including the First Lord of Admiralty and Secretary of Stale for War. travelled from London to Windsor by special trsin td be present. Previous to leaving town, the three ministers bad attended a cabinet council as Lord Palmer, ton's official residence. The Observer says a special messenger ox .ior- eign affair has been ordered to carry our demands to Lord 1 ' one, and will proceed by packet from Qoeensto' n to day. "- The public will be satisfied to know i at thee demands are for an apology, and to in it upon a restitution to the protectios of the Br: ish flag of those who were violontlj and Ulegs y torn from that sacred asylum. The Oi" rver adds : There Is no reason why they shofl! 1 not be restored to the quarter deck of . RHtish i dmlral at New York or Washington itself. In B e face of ten or twelve men of war, whose pre 'nee in the Fotemao would render the blosUrinf oibet at Washington as helpless as the Trent rss before the guns and cutlasses of the San Ji :tnto It is no fault of uraif itahould eome eves to una. - . . Arrangwirsnts for increasing tne iorce ia vana- da are aot kt oompleto, but in a very mw swore everything will be seUled. ' Ia the meantime a large ship, the Melbourne, has been taken up and ia now being loaded with Armstrong guns, soma eighty thousand Enfield rifles, ammunition and other stores' at Woolwich.. It is not impossible that this vessel will be escorted by r one or two ships of war; ..v--'i.- ; : The rifles are intended for the Canadian mili tary, and strong reinforcements of field artillery will be dispatched forthwith." , - : . ' ' . . I The London Times' City Ankle of the 30th says: "The position of the Federal Stttes of America is alm&t indentical in every, commsr. eial point of view with that which was occupied towards us by Bussio before the Crimean war Russia bad a hostile tariff while we looked to her for a large portion of oar general supply of bread -stufiV but there is tb j peculiaritr in our present case, that the commencement would by break ing up the blockade of the Southern ports, at once set free our industry from the anxiety of a cotton famine, and send . prosperity to Lancashire through the winter. , At the same time we shall open our trade to eight millions of the Cm rede- rale States, who desire nothing better than to be our customers.'" - . ; , . - V, - ; ai a pmu counctl on Saturday, an ordr was issued, nrofaibitine the export from the f United 1 Kingdom or the carrvine coastwise rato com mis sioneri, or take out gunpowder, aaltpetre, nitrate i wii inu urimstone. - The Times bas no hope that the Federal Govern menf will cousplr with the demands, of JSogland. The JUOrnlfig Star declares TOarahestatfetnent ot Instructions having been sent t Lord Lyons to obtain the restitutioo ' of . the Confederate ministers, wapremature, and sojexsggeraled as to no .firtoauy untrue. ? . .- The Liverpool Courier believes that the War nor nas been ordered to Annapolis with the ultl malum ot tne governments - .. ; .. : c: . ; SXCOKD SKSPATCH. f It was regarded when the Europa left that there was a hopeful look, and consols and cotton has slightly improved, .Out after digesting the force of the American press a re-action set in, and tears were entertained that the Washington govern ment would justify the act. v - ,- l The Knglish journals were very bitter and hoe tile, continuing to treat the affair as an intolera Ms insult. . . - i . '. Lord Lyons instructions, in which the Cabinet are said to be unanimous, are explicit and - deter mined. " ,f " . - . ' The Post says an acknowledgment of the error and a surrender or the prisoners will be received ith great joy, but if the .Federal government fails to do so, no man in jngland will blind bis eyes to the a'ternative that England must do ber duty. ' ' - " : - - ' Toe Times continues to assert that it has been Mr. Seward's policy to iorce a quarrel with Eog land, and calls for energetio military preparations ra Canada. - - . j-. -r - There has been a serious decline daily 'taking place in Canadian securities, amounting to 12 per cent. ' ' "' "" - - The Times predicts three things to immediate ly follow the outbreak namely : the destruction of the Southern blockade ; the complete blockade of the Tiorthern ports, and the recognition ot the Southern Confederacy by France and England. The Patne argues pretty elearly that JJ ranee ill side with England and recognize the South ern Confederacy, and take a decided attitude m the international question.. , v ' . The Liverpool Post gives a rumor tbat'Napo loon has been proposed as arbitrator of the oues Uon between England and the United States. The Americans in .rails paid a complimentary visit to Gen. Scut Mr. Dayton acting as Chair- cohuxbcial traws. Cotton was inactive, and prices had deelined M. Sales or the wees: 20,ouo Dates. Breadstuffs were higher and flour was 6dals bieher. Wheat 2 to 4d. and Conn I to 2s higher. Provisions were quiet, but steady. J Consols on Friday closed at 82a92 J. ' STILL LATEB. St. Johns. N. F., Dee. 15. The newsboat ot the associated press has arrived from Cape Bsce with the advices -oi the steamer City ot W ash isgton, from Liverpool via Qaeenstown on the 5th, intercepted off that point. . The ship Lady Franklin, from London for New Xork, put into nymoutu on me aa irut., ana took fire the same night, and was scuttled. Some Southerners among her crew are suspected of flrjng the ship. . ' The Anstralasian has been chartered to. carry troops and a battery of artillery to Canada. She was to sail on the lath. . ' r . - - . :: " . ;-j . THI X.STEST. Queenstown, December 6th. Tho excitement In reference to the Slidell and Mason affair con tinues unabated. The Paris Temps 'repeats the statement that Napoleon has tendered his services as a mediator. . It is rumored that the steamer Persia has been chartered, to convey troops to Canada. This, however, ia pronounced premature.. The Australasian, was advertised to sail for New York on the 7th, but the America bas been substituted. . . At the banquet given at Bochdale, Mr. Bright made an elaborate speech on American atl&ifs. He declined to give a decided opinion in the Trent affair. He said he believed that if the act be illegal, - America will; make a fitting reparation. He strongly condemned war like feelings in reference to the matter, and scout ed the idea that the American UaiDinet nas re aolved to pick a auarrel with England. He made an eioouent peroration in favor of the North. A letter was read from Mr. Cobden,' of the Pacific line, urging a suspension of Judgment j A letter from Gen. Scott in favor of maintain ing friendly relations - between England and America attracts much attention. ' The exportation of arms, ammunition and lead are prohibited. .", - '-. The Paris Patrie has an editorial foreshadow ing the deposition- of France to recognise the Southern Confederacy if England sets the exam ple. '' ; " - .' . f,-V The Daily News rejoices that Congress meets before the Eoglish demands can get out to Amer ica, and hopes that it will act with honor and dig nity, and that tho golden Opportunity will not be lost. ;, large number of naval vesseia have been or dered to be ready for immediate commission.;. The transport Melbourne wss to leave Wool wich on the 6th for Halifax, .with 30,000 stand of arms snd large quantities of ammunition, and six Armstrong guns. She will be convoyed by the Orpheus, of 21 guns. , " ' ' The frigate Warrior will be ready for foreign service immediately. Her destination will dapend on the answer from Washington. - ' - The shipment of Bifles from England for New York continues. '" ; : ""v'""V,. .. The funds fell per cent, on the 3d.. ' .''. Appearances indicate that the French 'papers have been instructed to write ia an anti-American tone. ; . : - : :' 4 ' . . V COMMXBCIiX AUTICXO. .- t , . , ' , ' ; Liverpool, Dec 5 On the 3d flour advanced 6d, wheat 2d, corn 6d. Sales to-day were steady at the advance. ; t : -' : -; . : -; . r ,V . Previsions closed quiet. T . . , - -. Ceasola for money 0 a 90f ex-dividend. , .' v , TH TEST' LATEST. Tbef Tone of the French ; Press Moderatirtg-r-A Peaceful Solution cf the Question Thought not impossioie. - London,' Dec. 5. The tone of lhe French, press is changing. -.T'be , Moniteur. considers' that ra. peaceful solution of the Question is not impossible. It says that public opinion in the United States is very powerful, but also Very fickle ; any says if win be best to await a solution of the question, v ' The Journal Ddbals approved and reviewed the Moniteur's article, and adds that the French government is in no hurry . to. recognise the Sou thern Confederacy. Other French papers express the same opinion. - ' ; ' -'v - . '- - THE SITUATIOH,' . , ' ;. '. V;. " ' Tha VilMM.fl rrma Iti. VioAnl an1 fit of Washington, telegraphed fron Halifax and Cape Bace, and whioh is published in the Herald this morning, is of the highest importance to all elasesof our readers. ;The advices from Great Britain are dated to thd 5th inst.," embmeing a record of th4 events which transpired ir. England and France from the fith ef November, a period of seven days. So far as the statement relates to the present position of Americans affairs abroad, and the probable future policy of both the above named countries towards the United Stales, it U of a very serious character.' r , it England was agitated to an interne pitch of ex-, citement by the supposed insult perpetrate on her flag b the arrest ; ol Mason and t Slidofi. on board t!se miil steamer.. Treat.-. The anti Ameri-; can suction of the X3ndon press bad tab edV the net Council, wold with their noise and clamor ringing in the ears of the Minuters, had almost agreed on making the case a cause of war with. our government. As a first result, the Europa was detained at Queenstown by order of the gov ernment lo ine zna inst, and took a uueen s mea senger on board, with despatches for . Lord JUyon, in which, it is said,the Ambassador is instructed to demand from President Lincoln, in a- firm and determined manner, the restoration ot Mason and Slidell to the travelling status and position which tney enjoyed neiore UaptaiD ivviikes tooK; tnem on nana, as wen as a aisayowai oi ana govern li . 3- ment apology for the act of that oncer from the San Jacinto towards the Trent. rtl i -- The Londop journals intimate that the Pal merston Cabinet had resolved on this course in con sequence of having a decision from the law offi cers ot the crown to the ettocl tbat the seizure of the persons of the "Southern Envoys" to : Europe was illegal under tne circumstances, and as much an outrage against international law as if it . had ooen enected on iSritish sou. ------ t i v As ad adiiitional stimulus the London Ob server, a ministerial print, demands that Mason and Slidell should be placed on board a British Irigate, in the presence of several other , English war vetseJ, lying either in the Potomac or in the harbor of New York. Great preparations were made to have the naval reserve of England ready for service, so as that ber North American and West India fleet may be powerfully and promptly reinforced if necessary. ' -, ' - , bhould war be undertaken by England, she is recommended. by a London pajer to, first, raise the Union blockade of the Southern 'ports ; sec ondly, blockade our Northern ports, and thirdly, in conjunction with France, to acknowlege the independence of the South. ' ; - - An active movement has been undertaken; to reinforce the British array in Canada, and the ships Melbourne and Australasian were chartered to convey troops, artillery and munitions of war to tbat colony, while the famous iron plated frig ate Warrior, with the Orpheus, (21 guns) are to be sent out to North America iiudaediatelv. Queen Victoria had issued a proclamation, for bidding the export from all parts of the United Kingdom of gunpowder, nitre, nitrate of soda, brims ice, lead, and firearms. . 1 i .,- Great alarm prevailed in the Stock Exchange in London. . The English funds bad fallen, con sols were fluctuating ami lower, American securi ties flat and tending downward, and .Canadian stocks much depreciated in value. The agitation had also a&vcted the raris Bourse adversely. Tho .Kngnsa reformers of tho nght and (Job. den school were already in favor of peace, and Mr. Bright had delivered a speech in which he counselled a more calm consideration of the affair snd generally upheld the cause of the North. Mr Cobden had expressed similar , sentiments in a letter. The London Sur a democratic organ denies the assertions. of the other journals as to the war resolution and feeling of the Cabi net. VC, .. f v:.-.- Eumates had been published to show the great naval force which England can immediately bring to operate against us, should hostilities ac tually take place. ' In this connection it is inter esting to exhibit the strength of her fleets in the waters of .North America and the -West Indies, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, as their united force will no doubt operate against us in the event of war. With this view we publish the following statement. - v:,- TBK BRITIISH NORTH AMERICAN AND WEST INDIA Recapitulation of the British Naval force Designation of fleet. Vessel. ' Guns."1 N. American and W. I., 30 714 Men. 8,075 2,210 4,160 Gulf of Mexico, '4 1 319 Pacific, ... - 20 427 Grand total, ' 54 1,460 14,445 It was at first said that the Emperor Napoleon approved of England's policy, and the Paris journals condemned our aotion in the arrest of the rebel commissioners, lhe JStaperor, iwwas also alleged, bad determined to soon acknowledge the Boutin rn Confederacy. . He had also proposed bis services, it was said,-as mediator between the United States and England; but at the latest mo ment the French journals were inclined to change their tone in our favor .and the Paris Moniteurof the the 5th inst quietly warns England of the "pow erful"' voice of the American people and. advises her to moderate her course in hop of a peaceful arbitration, - The Monilour adds that Napoleon is in "no hurry to recognize theSoath." .. : . a Gen. ocott was received with great respect in Paris.. -;i J . '"'::-; .- ?-''. It was reported that the J ames Adger had cap- tared end burned a privateer. . ' - i The dipiomauc corps in Washington will doubt less be put in a state of ferment for a week or ten days when it becomes known that a special Queen's me.. senger is passenger by the Europa, and thai he is a bearer of despatches to Lord Lyons f also that the Penguif.,f rom Bermuda,brings despatches for that functionary from Admiral Milne. Tbe-e is but little doubt, however, that nothing' further atnresent, will be done by Lord Lyons than to open a correspondence with our government relative to the. matter in dispute. The news by the Europa does not appear yet to disturb the government at Washington. . '- ., v :. - - - By tbO City of W ashmgun we have later in telligence, among which u a report that Louis Napoleon has offered his services .as a mediator between the North and the South. . ' BRITISH ACCOUNT OF THE SEIZUBE OF MASON AND SLIDELL SEIZURE OF THE WEST INDIA J1AIL BY AN (From the Lotdon Times of November 28 V; Soulhamnton. Wedna-r-ra arrival hero lbi-mornTbg of the West . Indiao mail ateacaer La Plata. Captain Weller, most impor- t.tii intAlliirnnra baa. been-received, involving I questions affecting the relations existing . between this country snd the Federal Government of . America. The mail steamer Trent, Captain Moir, was intercepted by the American steamer -San Jacintov- commanded by Captain- W0kejj,r while on her passage from Havana to SL Thorn as, and under force of arms, the accredited Com missioners to Europe from the Southern Coofade- ; racy, Messrs. Mason and Slidell, were taken pris oners and forcibly taken from - the Trent to tho . ; San Jacinto.; AThie act was committed in defi : ance of the joint remonstrance of the Commiss ioners, Captain Moir and Commander Williams, , the naval officer in charge of the ' mail on" board the Trent -' " - : --s,i &i i . The San Jacinto is a first class steam-bf-war, of : one thousand four hundred and forty six tons, and carrying thirteen guns, ' She was refitted at this port in the year 1854.- -y : x" It appears from the rtatements which we- have reoeiyed tbat the San 'Jacinto, Captain Wilkes,' arri ved at Havana on or about the 3d of Novem ber,' from the coast of Africa, bound to New York. She coaled and sailed again on I the 4th inst. ; At this time it was well known at Havana that Messrs. Mason and Slidell, with their suites, were at that place, having arrived there in the steamer Theodore, which vessel ran the blockade 1 at Charleston. .These irentlemea had not lent their presence a secret, as from the moment of' their landing at Havana they were nnauetiona. bly under the protection of -the Spanish flag .Passages to JSouthamption were booked for: them by the British Royal . Mail steamer which.was to ail from Havana for St Thomas on the 7 th In- . tact, on which day they duly embarked on board the Trent as follows: .. r . Mr, SlMall, accredited, Conimissioher froni tha jonieaerata otates to Jrranceaccooopanied by his : wife, son, and three daughters. ' . -... , . Mr. Mason, accredited Commissioner from tho Confederate States to England. , : v s J ' ; Mr,; Eustis, Secretary to Mr.piidell, accompan ied by bis wife. vw';- V:-- -v';-t,, " u -Sir, Macfarland, Secretary to Mr. Mason. The Trent sailed from Havana at eight o'clock, on the 7th, and nothing occurred worthy of, no tice till about noon on the 8th, when, in the narV row passage of the old Bahama Channel, opposite the Paradon Grande light house, a steamer was observed ahead, apparently watting, but showing no color..: ; vrtvi-j,..-.; .-.-,: , On approaching - her, Csptain' Moir, of the Trent, hoisted the British ensign,' which met with no response until the two Vessels were within about a furlong of each other.rwhen the stranger fired a shot across the Trent's bow, and . hoisted ." the American-. flag. This proceeding was quite ' contrary to acknowledged law, as' when a vessel of. war wishes another vessel to stop, it is custom- -ary to fire first a blank cartridge. The Trent was still holding on her way, when a shell was fired from along pivot gun on the American's deck forward, which burst about a hundred yards from the Trent's bow Captain Moir immedi ately stopped the Trent, and the American bad her broadside of guns run out, and men at quar ters ready to fire. ; ; ,- Captain Moir then hailed her and the Ameri can Captain replied that he wished to tend a boat on board, A boat containing two officers and -about twenty men, armed, with muskets, pistols and cutlasses, then shoved off and boarded the Trent, and. demanded a list of the passengers, which the Captain refused to give. ' The officer comtnauding the boat stated the name of the frig ate was the San Jacinto, oi which he was the . First Lieutenant, and further stated that they had received most positive information that certain ' passengers - were. . on . board whom - he would take out. This was also refused. - Comman der Williams, R. lfn tho ? naval - agent in Charge of Her Majesty's Mails, with Capt. Moir posmveiy wjjouibu vt meir oeing taxen, aenytcg their right lo take any person from under the British flag. :-. .. -' . - ". ; .;. .-.-: - - ; . The Lieutenant then called out the names of the before mentioned Commissioners and Secre taries, and said that those were the persons he sought, and that he would take them at all has ards. The four gentlemen immediately answered - to their named, and requested to know what was wanted of them." The Lieutenant stated that he ' wished to take them on board the man of war. to which they replied that they would not go un til they were taken by force, and turning to Cap tain' Moir; Mr. Slidell said, We claim the protec tion of the British flag." - ; Ou the Captain s again refusing to give up the passengers, the lieutenant said he should take charge of the ship, f Commander Williams. B, N.t . then spoke as follows, viz s vln this ship lam the representative of Her Majesty's Government, and in distinct language, 1 denounce this an illegal act an act in violation of international law ao act, indeed, of wanton piracy, which, bad we the means of defence, you would not dare to attempt" The Lieutenant then beckoned to the frigate, and three boats-containing thirty marines, and about Bixty sailors, officered and heavily armed, came alongside. The men at once leaped on deck, sword in hand. . After some more parleying; Mes srs. Slidell, Mason, Eustis and Macfarland were taken and forced into the boat. . ' , The Americans went backl to the cabins and took possession of the- baggage, and sent it with their prisoners on board the San Jacinito. ; Mr Slidell said,' ss the boats shoved off, that heexpec- . ted redress from the British Government for this 1 outrage while under the protection of its flag, and called upon the English Captain to represent the case properly, i ne lieutenant stopped on ooard, . having ordered the boat to return. ; He then sta ted that he had 'orders to take Captain Moir and his papers on board the San Jacinto, and thst the . Trent was to be moved nearer. --Captain Moir ' replied, "You will find me on my quarter deck; if you want me, you wijl have to come there for me," and he immediately walked on deck. ; : The Lieutenant, however, went into one of the : boats, and told Captain Moir that he could proceed. The boat pulled for the. San Jacinto, and tbo Trent steamed away for St. Thomas. ; The indignation felt on board the Trent by every person, of whatever nation, can better be imagined than described. A considerable number of ' foreigners, of different nations, were among the passengers, and it is affirnjed that . every man would have fought if called upon to do, so ; but with such an opposing force, and - the unarmed condition of the Trent, it was deemed impossible 19 make any defence. ':': V ; ,, - - ' - The offlcors of the San Jacinto asked for provi sions to maintain the prison ers,as they stated that . they were short ot Stores.- CapU- Moir told the four gentlemen that at their request he would supply what was needed, and they ' having . ex- '' pressed a, wish that he would do so, all the neces saries were supplied. : " ?; ,. I .- '-i. . - The despatches of the Confederate ; emissaries escaped the vigilance of the boarding officers, and they have all arrived safely per La Plata. - j - The families of Mr. Slidell and Mr. Eustis were v urged by the First Lieutenant of the San Jacinto -to accompany them, but being informed, probably tbey would be separated from them on their x-' : rival at New York, they have declined the ofer, , and have arrived in the; La Plata. On the arri ' val of the steamer , in the dock, the whole of tho - party went oh board of the - Nash ville, which la r now lying near the entrance of the graving dock, - where they were received with every attention . and kindness, and left for London by the 3 o'clock trln ' -, . J3:..S .jl .jtt. oi.S;r-,i- 3 ' 1 " .- One of the gentjeiran-otiJ i-rf the des- jiylni in inirpTiiiinir inn, voica ne or course Keeps in close custody till his arrival in London. It is stated by the friends of Messrs. Mason and Slidell wbo have come home, that the Lieuten ant of the San Jacinto said that this was the most painful act he bad ever been called upon to . per, form, but he was compelled to do it, acting nn- oer orders - r " 1 .
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