The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1862, Page 2

2 — Arrival of the City of New York, the Glasgew and Mails of the Europa. Wonderful Effect of the Surren- der of Mason and Slidell in England and France. The News Announced in the Theatres Amid Enthusiastic Cheers. he Bells in the Manufacturing Towns Rung Out Peals of Joy. The British Cabinet Ashamed of Its Cry for War. The Rebel Ambassadors “Worth- less Booty,” and Likened to Two Negroes and Tom Sayers. Mr. Seward’s Peace Cirenlar to Mr. Adams Con- tealed from the People by Lord Palmerston. The Privateer Nashville Watched by the Union Gunboat Tuscarora. EXCITING: SCENES AT SOUTHAMPTON, THE REBEL OFFERS FOR RECOGNITION The Opposition Policy in the British Parliament, Kee Bey &e. ‘The screw steamship City of New York, Captain Petrie, which sailed from Liverpool at noon on the 8th, aud Queenstown on the 9th inst., arrived at this port, from Halifax, at an early hour yesterday morning. ‘The City of New York passed Capo Race en Thursday, the 23d inst., and a report of her news—telegraphed from Newfoundland—appeared im the Hxparp last Friday morning. She afterwards put into Halifax for coal, and made her Port of destination yesterday morning, as‘stated. When the City of New York left England the Africa ‘was lying in the stream at Liverpool,and a rumdr had ‘deen current that she was under government orders to ‘be ready to sail at short notice. The rumor, however, ‘Was said to be unfounded. On the 28d instant, at 8.50 A. M., Captain Petrie, as ‘usual, landed our news despatches at Cape Race, at tho ame time passing considerable ice. ‘The City of New ¥ork left Halifax on the 25th instant, ‘&t a quarter to five P. M., and roports having experienced almost a succession of heavy westerly gales during the passage. She has been detained by stoppage of her en- Gines thirty-eight hours and fifty minutes—they not working satisfactorily. To the purrer of the ship we are’ indcbted for the Prompt delivery of our files, Captain Petrie furnishes the follow! log of the steamship:— January 8.—Wind S. W.; 1:15 P. M. pasred the Rock ; B deli buoy; 3.15 stopped engines 15 minutes; 625, do. Fo gam 8,do. 2 hours 40 minutes; midnight, South 9th.—Wind W. 8. W.; noon, Tuskar; 11:50 P. M., Roche's Point. 10th. —Wind 8. W., W. S. W.; 12:20 anchored off Queens- town; 7:30 A. M. steamed out. Lith —Wind W. N, W.; hard gale and high sea; 11:40 A. M. stopped engines 10 minutes. Distance run, 163 12th.—Wind N. W. by W.; fresh gale; high bead sea. Distance run, 161 miles. 13th.—Wind W. N. W.; fresh gale, high head sea, hail and squalls. Distance run, 103 mil 14th.—Wind W. N. W.; fresh gale; high head sea; 8:15 aM engines. instance run, 88 miles. 15th.—Wind W.N. W.; gale moderating; 11:30 A. ¥. turned ahead, the engines having been stopped 27 hours 16 minates; hard gale, violent hat! and squalls. Distance 16th.—Wind W. N. W.; hard gale, violent hail and acts from the equaiis. Distance run, 160 miles. 17th.—Wind W. N. W.; blowing a whole gale. Distance run, 114 miles. 18th.—Wiad W. N. W.; strong gale aud high head sea. Distance run, 117 mile: —Wind N. W.; gale moderating: cross head soa oa 3 hour. Distance run, 147 miles. in 19th.. at foun Win. .; strong gale, with hail syuaila, Dis- W. tance run, 181 miles. 21: .—Wind N. W.; A. M. moderate gale; P. M. gale in 201 miles. 1d engines 7 hours 20 ge quantities of ice. Bpatches field ice; P. M. dense fog. Distance run, 60 ‘24th.—Wind 8. W. aod N. W.; light breeze fog; midnight, off Sounbro, received pilot. Distance run, ‘288 miles. ‘25th.—Wind W. N. W.; came to anchor off Halifax 2:30 A.M.: 445 P. M. steamed out; strong gale. Distance run, 129 miles. . 26th.—Wind W.N. W:; hard gale and high sea. Dis tance run, 178 miles. .—Wind W., W.N. W.; hard galo and high sea from Mary E. Fish, dy Hook; 10 A. M. off Liverpool January 9, direct, arrived at this port y er day morning. We are indebted to tho purser for som, papers of the day of sailing. The mails by the Europa reached this city from Boston yostorday evening. By these several arrivals our European files anc cor- Tespondence are completed to the 11th of January. The papers and letters coutain some highly important details Of the news telegraphed to the Herald from Cape Race end Halifax, which we publish below. NEWS OF THE SURRENDER IN ENGLAND. The War Cloud Dispersed and Great Bri- tain Satisfied—Admiral Milne More Po- than Vattel or Stowell. {From the London Times, Jan. 0 Twenty-four hours after the mesange from Washington which we reported yesterday the Cabinet of th States government broke {ta silence, and the Old World is ‘no longer at enmity with the New. In the afternoon of the 27th of Decemb: received an aunoune ment from the United States government that they con gented to deliver to him the four prisoners when ant where he pleased. We draw a long breath, and are thank ful, The suspense which has endured so iong, and has weighed so heavily upon our peaceful avocetions , has at terminated. We are once more able to subside frag the bustie of preparation, fo withdraw our atien tion from the muttering of squadrons and the equipment of vast engine of destruction, and (o busy ourselves about our oun ic agairs. With & cear conscience anda self-respect we cap congratulate ourselves ‘that in what is right wo have dove also what was expedient. straightforward course of honor and of duty always hae its © mpensation, bat in (hia cage it bas had the unusual reward of a signal and immediate suc cose. Crotchetmongers and charlatans of every kind hove hung apou the footstepa of the men who conducted vis great affair, and have attempted to force upon their ation their importunate coneeits. Tho ow's of wis- 1 and the bate of iil augury filled the atmosphere with ‘he's ebrfil ories and dull fappings. But, keeping within uw jrele of manly sense and taternation edeat, «) custted obtefs of the British people have succeetl ‘ ing AWay this storm and in bringing back a tran- « y. Thanks, under Providence, to them, we have ‘ owt of this tial with Our Lonor safe aud no blood aigrent victory though i te Dut an escape from being ‘ i conquer. “We are but whore we wore belore we e Grorsiy insulted. We have but curbed for a mo: r ¢ Insolence of a Neighbor who took pleasure in con ProvoKing 19, ani had permitted Bimself at inst od #6 sufferance. We have done et up monwr to commemorate ‘ hay sony owe in Ww e°cat Community of nations. oulg b NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1862. and loxgon to an tl mannered oa. ‘There have Deen tienen jw our bistory—times when wo had we could now put forth—wien we uch real joy as we now feel in the conflict. are Ober na- even at this age of the world would @ thought it consistent with their renowa to manifest such patience and long suffering ander we exhibited: ‘the sume v had outrage as we bay ran guilty under insult which even we could not have shown tow! allowances, or whom we feared more. The government of the federal States had done in mere wantonness what no nation of the Uld World had ever dared to do. They hud invaded the sanctuary which England extends to all political exiles who seek her protection; and to this wound, inflicted on her most scaslliry Dey had added an insult to her maritime and a menace to her security in traversing the yeas. On all hands it is now admitted that the offence was at once iugult and wrong, and it is no great triumph, therefore, that it should have been followed by repara. tion. If we had had to dea! with a friendly and courteous people, we should have had no occasion for preparations of war. If French or an English captain, while the two nations are upon their present terms, were to gratify a crack-brained freak or an insane thirst of notoriety by some piratical outr against the Line, ol flag, neither goverument would wait to see whether any miserable advantage could be gained by the cireum- stance. The act would bo at onco disavowed, and the booty returned, with apologies and compensation. ‘This was the course which, if federal America had been courteous or even shrewd, federal America would havo pursued, Mr. Seward missed a great opportunity when he failed to act as a European statesman would have acted under similar circumstances. At this moment there is no great sympathy here for . The stiraction we feel towards a soaker mation snoaded by (3 siromger and richer nation is replied by the very len Pa lp acu ae @ Dy iy meee er poe (oop tunity for a graceful and a courteous act, we would not an- swer for how far our country:zen might have been tempted from their rigorous neutrality. It was a gross blunder for ‘the shrewd minister of a shrewd people to miss the chance of a great advan’ onty to do the same act at last under circumstances rnavoldable humiliation. But we are told that a very elaborate note of protest accompanies this surrender. This voluminous gloss upon 4 very situple fact is still :you its way from Queenstown. We cannot say we aro very impatient for it. We havo long singe learnt to value ‘Transatlantic statesmon less for what they say thax ior what they do. It is by deods, and not by arguments, that the fact wo to- day announce has been brought about. Itis not Vaitel and Bynkershoek, and Stowell and De Hauteville, who have ‘influenced this controversy, but the yromptitude with which we reinforcod Admiral Milne’s lect, and poured batta’ion after battalion into Canada. ‘they loudly proclaim this in America, and M.. Seward’s note will very probably be found to bear marks of the same sentiment. We muko up our minds in advance, therefore, to accept with unruftad equanimity any quantity of words.’ Even if there should be muiiled threats and ‘expressions of ill will wo shall humbiy hope to outlive thom. The ris making retribution. It never haa been held of much consequence whether he does it with a good grace or no. ‘The sub- stantial apology lies in the fact of tho surrender of the thing taken. “Wo hope to find in Mr. Soward’s note an expression of regret that he should ever have employed 80 inconsiderate a commander as Captain Wiikes, or should have been so ill advised as to persevere in a tacit recognition of his act; but we shail ba neither surprised or discomfitted if this hope is not fulfilled. To-day, howover, it is enough that we congratulate ourselves that the danger is past, and all present appro- hension of war at an oad. Let us also especially congra- tulate ourselves that tho crisis found this united nation and her loyal colonies so woll proparod, and that it leaves us 80 well protected. We have every reason to be salis- fied with the position which this country has hold throughout. We havo never deviated from grave and courteous discussion, and have never descended to retort the wild invectives which came trom the other side of the Atlantic. The War Departments have manifested an efficincy which gives us confidence in ourselves, and will give us security from future ingult. The government havo acted with a rare courtesy and tempor, but havo displayed, together with digaified deliberation, firmness, promptitude and courage. Nor will we refrain from add- ing, what every one will feo! while he rea is thia news, that the man upon whom the nation instinctively relied while the crisis lastod deserves our warmest gratitude now that the peril is overcome. It is indeed arare triumph to grace the lattor years of a life so happily pro- longed, that Lord Palmerston has poooo bor hactonen' Lard cpportunity to curd the arrogance Ly people has in this generation excered systematically upon @ course offence towards England. vi English Opinion of Mr. Seward’s Note to Lord Lyons. [From the London ‘Times, Sarna * * . * Ws bolieve we may say that Mr, Seward himself bas expressed to Lord Lycns his sense of the manner in which this vory delicate negotiation bas been conducted, and has admitted that his very dificult task was greatiy facilitated by the extreme courtesy of the Hritish Miais- ter and bis government, and by the consitorate manner in wk.h the question had been preseutod to him for selution, All this we looked on upon as it pagsell, and, looking on, wo all approved. Perhaps we may think that, if Mr. Seward’s course had been equaliy frank and public from the first, his people, like our people, would havo seen in’ what has now . happened the natural sequence to the transaction. If he aivo had published the opinion of his law oflicers,he might have saved Boston from so stultifying itself,’ and Now York from such sad cxhibitions; be might have pre- vented his countrymen from making 9 hero of th of this vaporing outrage, and saved them from of sharing hia humiliation. If,as our correspon: ticipates, Mr. Soward has now’ to suffer for doing right, ho will owe much of the unpopularity he bas to endure to his own procrastinatica. Yet, if the diplomatic note which he deliveret to Lord Lyons when announcing his rea liness to surrender the prisoneis is to recéiveanytiing more than acredence of courtesy, there never could have boon a moment wheo h» had ‘any doubt as to the ontire illegality of the pro-eeding of his officer. With a rerboeity never equalied even in diplomacy, and with an invnezuential ragueness nwr suryasted even in Congressional debate, Mr. Seward in this lang document wanders through the history of all past trancaccions. Iracmuch, however, as he con cludes that, notwithstan has 69 longthily and so vaguely premises, he cab come to no other conclu: upon the Circumstances of (ho presont caso than thas t act was indofensibie, and that the pe soners must be re- stored, tho obvious course was to acer reparation and to disregard the commeut..S lieve, has been the course By will, we underrtand, b» ro 4 iion of her AMirjesty's goorrnment al the disarowal of the act of Captain Wilkes, accepting the sa! lered amd Gasuming that the precedent in th@ease the more recent case of the seivure made Santiago de Cuia on board the British schooner Bugewia As to the general di-cussion of the law of reutrals, ‘Mr. Sevard enters at so much length, the govern ment will dvline cny answer until they have hed ano} por tunity of nbmitiing the whole noe lo their iow officer. There “are prop sitions laid down jn ths nv which are pot at all admissib’o, and i is of tho highest importance that we shoslt not suddenly hind ou lo the abvition of belligerent rights whisk may be to ourselves at some future time af vital portance; mr that we slunt!t, om hand, right of any foreign State to ca ir ports and submit then to the cmarts,. After the delivery, of roints may be very properly rais niently dise diseossion enti ad mit vo pediont to separate this Joment of thy misunder taut precipitated us ino war. Whenever the proper time comes wo shall probably ja. sist, with all authority in our favor, that a belgigerent has aright to communicate with a neutral Power in anextral hip; and that it is @ presumption that in such comtuni- n there is nothing incousistemt with the character of » noutral nation, fore nothing injurious to the ther belligere Let the business of the day, however, suifice for the day. The quarrel being over, we sre pow rather better han we were before it commenead. { Lyous know each other bettor than thay cid a conversint with eich other's ‘The tone of the American pn much more jous made ner hates Englant and that America Mr. Seward lo ofer a temptation to strife by decreaving our yorce in Canada. We way hope, howcver, that whatever irritation now exista may gradually subside, and that we may experience no more of those fractions ant sp enctic annoyances which engender ill feeling aud lead at least to great perils } What [From tho London Post (goverument organ) Jan. 10.) : oa 3s We mentioned yesterday that Mr. Seward’s despatch was long; we believe that it is one of unustal length, even for au American State paper. Jt is a dreary waste of words; nud Mr, Reuter ceserves much credit jor making so clear a summary as that containe! in our tolegrapb. When this document is published at length (here will Te found many arguments which we cannot admit, and (o which Lord Russel! ix doomed to rejoin. It is wi itten en tirly for home consumption; but since its issue is in our avor we must not complain if American practice bas 8,00 if @rroweOUs prin ling whieh from the comimencemens Joneo all cavil or carping. ~The telegraph t we did not know. The fail will hod copies of Lord Rar. eail'e and § The only fact that is new to the pub naturally excite comment, ts the st: that the published correspondence com- mences With a despatch from Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams, ng that Captain Wilkes acted without insteuc- ’ and professing tie friendly disposition ofthe federal goverument, It will, of course bo astedeshow is it that we havo not heard of ' this sooner, Seward's despatch must have react time in Decetnver? ‘he explanation of this is very sian. ple, IL ts, that the despatch recetwd by Mr, Adame war not communicated (0 the Bnglish gurcrnmnt. The reason of Wis becunceived. As the Cabinot had taken thete deck and despatched woat was virtually an ultimatum vofore Mr. Adams received the note in question, it clear. ly could be no part o to compromise his chief. . Lincoln to deal with Ne, Brglieh 1 Defoe th ete the fuence he English government before they made their de Frond perbat to hinder them from. making wt; tnt ants arrived too late, Mr. Adams did but his duty in withhold ing it, since all decision in tho matter was referred to Washington. itis very evilent that if Lord Russell's despatch, or any other cause, had liad the eect of in ducing Mr. Sev ronuosts, and to support the act of commanication of euch note as that referred to would only have prejudiced (ho Amorican government without effecting any good. The Masom-Slidell Release News on (From the London Times (Cit ), Jam. 10. rus bank of Ragland, as, Sas’ expeohd "ea; the. an- ‘nouncement of peace, have this morning (the 9th) re- duced their rate of discount from three per cent, at it had stood since the 7th of November, to two anda half per cent. ‘This is the lowest rate that has been during the past two years, and, although the stock of bullion at present held isa million or two below the ave- rage possessed bythe bank during the six months when two and a half per cent was last the current charge, the measure appears to be perfectly justified, not only By tne diminished demand for Aacount sennciuen! apom the resin tion of the cottrn trade, but a'so from the steady character Of the inilux of gold now observable, and which is likely henceforth lo some amounts of importance from New “ork. ‘The English funds opened this (9th) morning at an ad- vance of three-quarters per cent upou the improved prices attained after regular hours last evening, making @ total rise of one anda quarter per cent consequent upon the news by the City of Washi Subsequently, on the announcement of the Bank reduction, there was @ upward movement, but the market, although i herently strong, ultimately relapsed to the opening quota- tions. ‘The first bar; for mouey, were at 9334 @ 34, and this, after a ran; ween 93; and 93%, was the final price. The quot for the February ac- count is the same as for mouey, owing to’ the small supply of stock in the hands’ of the dealers, Reckoning accrued dividend, consols are now rather more than a half per cent above the point at which they stood previ to the nows of the Trent affair, and about. thr cent above the war price to which they were at oné€ime unreasonably forced. A leading thought in the mind of ev Pia geno ed one have bom i ah. for makina th rtion ri right of asy- Kem miro atria teen suffered oe ‘vigor government, especially as iis at length an- dion sytem, under ettng ereunzances wl “ 1 . democracy?" All the commercial interests are thoroughly conscious of the debt they owe to Lord Palmerston, and the congratulations expressed on the termination of the difficulty have dérived an increase of intensity from the consciousness of the manner in which it will deserved): strengthen his Cabinet during the coming session. Bank stock left off at 288 to 240, The News in the London Theatres. {From the London Times, Jan. 9. Last night, before the commoncement of the panto- mime, at Drury Lane theatre, Mr. KE. T. Smith came for- ward ang briefly informed a crowded audience that the Americans had Phy better of it,’ and bad restored Mezars, Mason and Slidell to the British flag. Tho an- nouncement, which was followed by a performance of the “National Anthem,” was received with enthusiastic cheers. Tho intolllgence of the release of Messrs. Magon and Slidell by the federal government was communicated to the avdionce in the Olympic theatre by Mr. Robson, and evidently afforded the livliest satisfaction to at prosent, Effect of the News in the Manufacturing Centres. z {Manchester nm. 10) correspondence of London Times } ‘The gratifying news from America has caused increas- ing firmess iu the market for yarn and cloth, and prices havo risea cousiderably ; but the first effect seems to have been to give a further check to business. It is doubtful, however, whether buyers will not speedily be compelled. to give these rates, extreme as they are, eince there seems a probability that they will soon be confrontod with quotations hitherto unheard of. not at all active to-day, though uo doubt a very lai might have bean effectod at the rates of Tvoaday, or evon a littie higher. ‘The impression of many in the trade appears to be that cotton will go higher,and that,even if the American ports wore opened, the supply fora longtime would bo 80 limited as to necessitate high rates, high rates in cot- ton and mancutnosnred goods Teading toa great cortrac- tion of the demand. high rates now current are 1i- miting the demand for the home trade, and, if that istho cage in a wealthy country ike this, it is argued it is still more likely to be the case in foreign markets, where freighta, duties and other charges have to be added to tho cost. The home trade is sald to be depressed to an ox- tent not known for a long time past, while in India the supplies are reported to nearly equal to a year's con- sumption, The market not only close dull to-day, but it is found that with the higher prices for cotton and yarn thero is but little disposition on the part of merchants to follow the rise by giving prices that will at ali cover the increased cost of cloth to the maker. Ship Buildin Thought of the Affair. {Newcaatle-on-Tyne (Jan. 9) correepondence of tho London Ties. | ‘Tho intolligonce brought by tho City of Washington, that Maavo anit Slidell will be set free by the federal govern- ment, has caused great suicfaciion here; for, while the foeling was general here that if the question had to bo submitted to the arbitrarwnt of war it was the duty of all classes of Englishmen to sustain the governmoat, yot the sacrifice to trade would have been great. Tho intal- ligence haa been a gregt relief to the shipowners. Interest The News in Other Citics. (Nottingham (Jan. 9) correspondence of London Times.] ‘Tho news of the surrender of Slidell and Mason was re- coived in Nottingham by telegraph on Wednesday evon ing, and spread with lightning rapidity throughont the town. The intelligence was posted up in the Comm Exchange, and read uloud to the persons presont. ‘The liveligst satisfaction is expressed throvghont all commer. cles,and the town genorally, that war has been averted. The receipt of this gratifying news will doubt Ieee fafluones the demand for both jaco aad hosisry gooda. (Norwich (Jan. 9) correspondence of the London Times ‘ihe intelligence that tho Washington governm: at last determine! to “swal'er down the remit Measis, Slitoll and Macon to the pr flag from which they had been unrighteon: rived here about six’, M. last evening, anc with great satisfaction. Throughout the evening ar into the night the fine bells of the churh of St. croft, rong jowou! peals, and the glorious neu of general ‘conversv iom—ail eins that Lord Paltaerston has again Brita Mivister.”” The Br pearing 6 const ber Q dimself a “truly sh Cabinct Purposely Lixcites the War Feeling. [From the Loudon Star, Ja. U1.) * * “ .. * Did this concitiatory course give evidence of tho exist ence of that eager desire to plunge into a war with Kng land, which is aseribod to Mr. Seward by the Times and’ other prosiavery English journals? fees it not, on tho coxtrary, show that when he said, i tha’ caine despatch, “We, as you are well aware, have every desire for a good understand British government,’ he simply give the honest tr In the case of una oparation Was cone. n. The activa faten ty Mr in perfect harmeny with the ¥ which hav: anim ited kis Linguage and Great Britat (From the Now that the mischie! don News, Jan. 11.] sdone we bear that a des containing U ftvanqnithzing} was ac sent to Evg'aad by ward afow daysa of Captain Wilkes became became of i? “But new we a 3 qnestion the Morning simple and siraightforward a a subject all quibbles will be | in diplomacy and corresponding in their ple our contemporary that th p Adams was not“communiatat? to the British gov nF question is, Is it trne, or {3 it not laring that the Bri t ich reevived by Mr, part sing {the Trout, jesty’s Se velary of State for Foreign Airs inthe third week of December’ (From the Londou Herald, Jan, 10.) * * . * ing w « Put little as we approve of the pol most things, we must now do him the patch of Lord had fowarded a tetter to the was worded in a conciliatory that the advice of th * ey of Mr. Soward in natice to stata that vnch was ne a judge from pmatic corre retolee was talen before thal despaich had reached Washington. The Worthless Booty” NO OVATION FOR THB “ YELLOWS DELL—THEY ARE OF NO 30% UE 1 TWO NEGROES, BUT MAY ATTRACT A CROWD, LIKE TOM SAYERS. (From the London Times, Jan. 11.) Aturn of the whee!, which the Amnericen Cabinet has manage! to make ag sudden as poesibie, brings ns a new question. The four Amorican gentlemen who have cot us into our Laie trovbjo, and cost us probably a million a piece, will soon be in one of our ports. Any day and hour Wwe may expect to hear of their arrival at Livery ot, and their jourvey to the metropolis. Like the reat of thoi countrymen, they betiene themselres to Le of immense importance to their cause, whalener it may be. Neither sie can givo England the smallest credit for waderstanding er Wishing to on 1, or having the capacity to understand, the rights of their case; and 20 nothing will serve therm but there must be somobody Always dinning into our ears some deiatis or platitudes to which the speakers attach a special value, Federalist after federa/ist, Confag after Confederate has arrived in this country in the full persuasion that if he Tmitted to occupy the attention of Lord Palinet Lord Russell night and day for a fortnight, or to fila page Of the Times every day for that period, Englaad would at jast begin to have an inkling of tho case, and would to the aid of the federal or the Confederate wo Commissioners and their secretaries to think even more of their importance pilar arrivals, baving witnessed in their own persena the rabid anxicty of their Northern country- men not to let them be seen or beard in this isinud. To the sedate English mlod this ridiculous rivalry for the exclusive possession, of tho British car is only an older version of what is often witnessed in our nurseries, A fearful vp oar of words, screams and blows reaches tue mother, who hastens to aliay the tumult. Wi ebo arrives ashe finds all confusion, and Masior Jobn and Master Tom each with a talo of outrages and provocations, each rosolved to havo the word, and afraid of nothing so much as that the other should get a hearing. The parent sees enough tobe sure that both were alunaantly in the wrong, impossible to adjudicate between thom. genoval Impreseion in this pountry is that both sides in the States have acted as ill as could be, and thal it is not for Kngland to decide which of Urm beare the pain er, irae lence, outrage, treachery and folly. However, Mesi Mason and Slidell will not ba casi: persuaded but that thoy can throw macl new light on the rupture, and on its bearijsgs upon our f England. MASON AND fnterests, It we will only be 90 good as ty shot born our ey os and our ears to everybody and to y olne gonpel all that thoy 8a, we us a. last be ja a condition to torm an opinion, oa {his quarrel, and ‘the we can come to is that we must to up the DI e, the Northern commerce Of te ona only ani to Tonagurte Mr. Jefferson Davis in whatever city of the whole be would pre- and made the subject of paragraphs. ‘There is no for that. Mr. Thomas Sayers cannot walk the streets with a friend, or aak the Mayor for permission to put rg et i “ay '. A Far ir the Commissioners." Masses. Mason, ‘and Slidell,» with their two. secretaries, though not 80 handsome and graceful us their countryman Blondin, would certainly fill the Crystal Palace if they proposed to address the visitera thore on tho merits of their cause. But, for the benefit of the dis- oriminating—for the guidance of the minority that pre- fers at least a respectable idol, and that docs not wish to , We may as well eli are about the most done more than any other men to get up the insane prejudice ‘inst “ Sih, cca ees ae orders of the Union. of this ‘their stock in trade. On this they heed bana abuse of England ir present conspicuous capa- ity nation under whose they sougbt a passage across the Ailantic—the nation that has now rescued them with all her might from the certainty s cpetetwabin they hawt sage dame tes bette. crete that bestto exaspe- rate. their Had they perished gin the cell or on the scaffold, amid the triumphant yells of the multi- tude, memory would have suggested their own bitter tirades had raised the storm, and that their death was only the natural and logical conclusion of their own calumnuies and sophistries. So we do sincerely hope that our countrymen will not give these fellows anything inthe shape of an ovation. The civility tat is due to a foo in distress is all that they can claim. We have returned them good for ovil, and, sooth to gay, wo should be exceedingly sorry that they should ever be in a situation to choose what return they will make for, the good we have now done them. ‘They are hero for thefr own interest, in order, if possible, to drag us into their own quarrel, and, but for the unpleasant contingencies of a prison, rather disap- pointed, perhaps, that their detention has not pro- voked anew war. When they stepped on board the Trent they did not trouble themselves with the thought of the mischief they might bo doing an unotfending neu- tral; and if now, by any less perilous device, they could entangle us in the war, no doubt they would be only too happy. We trust there is no chance of their doing this, for, impartial as the British public is in the matter, ‘it certainly has no prejudice in favor of slavery, which, if anything, those gentlemen represent. ' What ‘they and thoir secretarios are todo hore passes our conjocturo. They ure personally nothing to us. Thoy must not supposo, because we have gone to the very verge of a great war to rescue them that therefore they are precious in our eyes. We should have dene just as ‘much to rescue two of their own negroes, and, aad that boen the object of the rescita. the swarthy Pompey and Cosar would have h@i just the same right to triumphal arches and municipal ad- drossess a3 Mesars. Mason and Slidell. So, please, British public, let’s have none of these’ things. Let tho Commissioners come up quiotly to town, and have Meir say with anybody who moy have time fo listen to them. For our part, we cannot,see how anything thoy haye to tell can turn the scale of British duty and delibe- ration, have been so many cases of peoples and no- tions estatlishing an aclual independence, and compelling the recogniticn of the world, that all we have to do 1s what wo havo dono before, upto tho very last year. ‘This is now a simple matter of precodeut. Our statesmen and lawyers know quile as much on the subject as Messrs. Mason and Slidell, and are in no nocd of their information or The Stone Blockade of Charleston. (From the London Times, Jan. 7. eT ecite we viow with horror the attempt to <— future gere- rations of the biessings which pature has designed for them in tho shape of harbors to protec’ them against the violonce of a tempostuous ocean. Such proceedings are, fadeed, acts of war, but acts of war against the whole human race, and by the intervention of those who represent the civilization of the whale human race should they be de- nounce?. These are some of tho subjects which will como under the consideration of Parliameut, and we doubt not that by the time we have arrived at the 6th of February they will be thoroughly matured for deliberation. The Blockade of the Nashvilie in South- ampton. TACTICS OF THR OFFICERS OF THE GUNBOAT TUSCA- RORA—THE UNION MEN READY TO SIGNAL—THE ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF THE PRIVATEER. {Southampton (Jan, 9) correspondencs of London Times.} At the moment that news has roache' us of peaceably relations being maintained between Engiand and America by the surrender of the captive Commissionors the war between the federal and the federate States is brought to our vory doors, and the two mavies stand arrayed against each othor. at least by deputy, in British Tue entrance to the Southampton docks is abso. or bleckade, a3 far as One vessel ts concerned— too, which promises to be far more effective jathan that which exists on the shores of the Southern States, ‘The new scrow sloop of-war Tcscarora, whoo arrival was resorted yostorday, 1s momed at the entrance of the Itchen crook, just at its confluenco with the South- ampton water, about a mile from the dock mouth. Sho has her fires banked up, and lies with two springs to her cablo, ready to slip anchor and start at a moment's no- i Tho Nashville, which vessel the Tuccarora has r lo take specially undot her watchful caro and protection, stil remains quietly borthed in dock, and no signs of getting up sicam have betrayed themsolves, al'hough it was openly stated last night that she intonded to venture out and put to sea th’s morning. However, probability is, that as the Nashvtlle would not be je to com with such « formidabls competitor, both vesse's will remain here looking at each cther till the war ‘Tuscarora is armed with nine heavy guns, tho Nasivi ly is stated to have only two guia of what intertor calibra. Tho former is a bran new just buiit at Phitadolphia, and six months ag» hor kee! was not even laid. As soon as the Tuscarora arrived horo yesterday, Captain Craven commvnicated wih tho captain of the frigate Dauntless, which tes off Notley, expressing the rogret ho felt at hearing of thy death of his late Royal Highness Prince Albert, and asking if there would be Uving a salute of twenty-one miaute 8. at twelve o'clock to-day, in respect to his memory. tain Hoath repled that in Consequence of her Majesty having requeste! that no guns should be fired in the icinity of Osborne, the c mont, which he fully ap- , could not be accepted erday eveniny Captain Britton, the American Con- sulat this port, went off to pay his respects Craven, on board the Tuscarora, an, is Jes the Nashville, the outy other American vessels wnt in port are the St. Charles, Captain Conway, jonth sinee {or repairs, aud the Katahdin, ‘h arrived here on the 25.h of of timber from Canada, aud is ow lying tehon, The Tuscarora has heen aent over here by tho federal government to prevent, ag far a3 possible, deprodations rate privateers upon American’ ve she is to bo followed’ by one or two other ¢ navy, to protect tino: iat of iact, it has occasion reantil men that the fe amount of Americ.n shipping afloat in those waters should hitherto have been teft unprotected during the war, and it can ed for by the fact of ali the federal ine required for the blockade of. the 3. ‘The government have, however, at to sond two or three heavily armed ships vous in the Chanuel, for the protection of fede- itbraitar, a ae. © to follow the eived with gront American le men gone. rally in Eng'aad, many of whom have large and valucble goes afloat in American bottoms which are liable to capture b thern privateera, vs in the ¢ se of the Sum- tor, which has just appeared at’ Cadiz. Apart from all alcousiderations or tendency to either Union or cessionist opinions, 98 the case may be, It cannot be the wish of oithyr the Britieh goverument or commercial men generally to se thoir owa property destroyed, or exposed to destruction, by the Nashville, tho Sumter, or any other Southern ship. In protecting American property the; are doing t ame service, toa great extent, fer English property, and therefore the determination of the fedaral government to protect vesse's sailing under their flag by the presence of these heavily war ships, cannot but give satisfaction in shipping and commercial circles. With regard to the Nashviile, there is no doubt that in- telligenco of the expected arrival of the Tuscarora was received by Captain Pegrain some days ago, aud every ettort has been made to get her ready for sea as oxpe- ditiously as poeaible, The British government has ob- served the atrictest neutralit; a Fegard to the repairs, &e., effected im this ship. Nothing has been doue but what was absolutely neconsary to mako her seaworthy, and sach repairs only have been executed as uro always permitted, ag an act of humanity, to avy vessel in distress. In proof of this it may be mentioned that on the shipwright who was en- aged to repair her attempting to put in some wavy pieces of oak to strongthon her decks, to ovavle her to car on nd it still lies on the dock quay. She has not been allowed to ship any powder. A small quantit; which was on board when she arrived here, and whic! ashe wags permittet to remove on shore, has boon re- shipped. No guns or munitions of war have been put on board, and, in fact, nothing has been allowed to be ex- ecutod but ordinary repairs. Some of the officers of the Tuscarora yesterday evening and this mornivg, but Captain Craven haa not yet been ashore. The sloop’ requires only eval, water and provisions, which are being supplied her. (Southompton (Jan. 2 corvespondence.of the Londo® ‘1 mee. No attempt bas yet boen mse by the Nashville to“ run the Vlochade’’ established in our waters for her Special behalf ly the fe war steamer Tuscar@ra, Symptoms were taanifeated this morning of an attytapt to do £0, but peo- plo who were auticipating some “4fup,’’ as thoy called it, wero disappointed of their spor4, t ten o'clock tnasses of ymoke pouring out from the Nashville's funnel cleargy betokened that her Ores yore lightol and steam getting. vp, nad the Tuscarora, which, a8 etated yesterday, is moored in the stream, iinmed ately had foil steam on, which was blowing off from ‘ger steam pipe in volumes. "A boat | left the latuor vessel, @bout ton o'clock, and made bor way towards the Zock entrance, as if reconnoltring, aud then hoisted «a'y and put back to the ship as faat as poy sible, Whatyyor may be tho reason of the Oi being +] In common with the rost of the world,+| cight P. M. guns, the goverimont authoritios | mcssi-m agent of the Si Aogolataly refused their pormiaeion for the timber to x0 boy upwania of irce uote shite Eeropans goats asked by whose permission and authority, and the reply was, “(My captain’s.’? Party consisted of two officers and three men. The officer in 7, said, ‘‘We aro here to watch the Nash- ville, and if she attempts to get under way to signal the ‘The docimaster immediately desired them to leave the De Sameer’ premises, and said,‘‘I consider it most unofficer-like for you to come here without permission and Twill not allow you to remain.” He then walked entrance them, thority to prevent their boing there for non-commercial Purposes. Ho said furthor that the docks were the pri- vate property of individuals, and that he, as their agent, mhust prevent the premises Lo, eB for such @ purpose. He said, ‘You are at liberty to from your ship and embark'in the docks, but I will not allow you to be sta- —— dock premises for the purpose of watching any vessel.’ Mr. Hedger told the officers he would wait in the dock halfan hour {f they wished to communicate with the American Consul. Captain Britton was communicated with and came down to his office, where he was met by Mr. Hedger, who repeated to him that he would not allow tho officers and men to remain upon the dock premises at night. In the convorsation which followed he told tho officers and the Consul that they had no right to be on poy yma without permission, and said t the Con- sul an opportunity of consulting him in this eeapes when he was in his office, between five and fix o'clock that evening. He also informed them that tho Nashville would not attempt to leave the dock that night, as if she would have to stop her himself, for the Dock Com- pany’s purposes. He had a long conversation with Cap- tain Britton, who emphatically expressed his opinion that the Tuscarora people had a right to be on the dock pre- mises as long as thoy behaved themselves. Tho Dock- master disputed this, and repeated his determication to prevent ® repetition of this conduct on the part of the ‘Tusearora’s crew. Mr. Hedger states that on leaving the Consul’s office he said to the officers, ‘If I have been warm in expressing my:clf to you, and have in any way offended you by my “expressions, I am sorry for it,’’ and then, shaking hands with ‘hem, took his leave. Mr. Hodger says that the officer with whom he mostly conversed had side arms on, and (iat the men had a dark lantern with them. Subsoquently to the transaction above narrated, viz., about haif-past nino o'clock, the policeman on duty saw & man go down the jetty on the south side of the dock, and stop under the ¢raue. On interrogating him he said, some hesitation, that was watching the Nashville, and ‘employed by the Ame- rican Consul. The policeman took him back 40 the gate and saw him out of the dock. He was after- wards brought back by a mossenger from the Consul’s office, who said that the man was employed by the Con- sui to watch the ship. Tho policeman told him that this was be ngewe to his orders, sud would not let nim go inte the dock. About half-past ten the two officers and three men above referred &, with the messeuger and two boatmen, came into the dockyard and wero allowed to embark, and the boat was watched out of tho dock and well down tho river. The facts of the caso have been reported by Mr. Hodgor to-day in the following letter, addressed to Cap- tain Patey, R..N., the Admiralty Superintendent at this port:— Docx Hovsx, Sovraamprox, Jan. 10, 1862. “Si—I beg to atate, for your information, that at about terday,on my visiting tho south side of tho docks, I Uiscovered several persons under the gray- ing dock fence on the pier, between our west and middle docks, who appearod to be strangers. I demanded to know to what ship they belonged, when one of the party, an ofticer, replied, ‘Tuscarora. I demanded to know their right or authority for being on the premises at night, and in reply was tnformed that they were station- ed there by their captain’s orders to watch the steam- ship Nashville,and if she attempted to get under way tiey wore to make a eignal to their ship lying in the gt-eam. I immodiately informed him that they bad no right to be on these fpremises for such a purpose, and they instantly removed. I thon walked with them to the gates, anu put'them off the premises. ‘The party consisted of three men and two officers. Ono ef the officers had his side arms on, and. ttre men had a dark lantern. afterwards saw Capt. Britton, tho United States Con- sui,and informed him that, although I should afford every facility during tho dsy'to the offices of the Tusca- rora to land and embark ia tho docks, still I would not alow any of the officers or mon to bo stationed bere for the purpose of watching the Nashville. I further stated that theso were commercial docks, and that I should not admit of the promises being used for othor purposes by the Tuscarora. At half-past ten P. M. the officers and men applied at the gates for admission to embark ina waterman’s boat for their ship, which was immediatoly allowed. Iam, sir, your obedient servant, PHILIP REVGER, Superintendent. Captiin Pater, R. N., Adiairalty office, Southampton. What the Rebels Promise to England and France. FREE TRADE, A FREE BRITISH FLAG, DIRECT COM- MUNICATION BY STEAM, A VALUABLE COASTING TRADE AND THE INJUKY OF NEW YORK. trom the London Herald (Derby organ), Jan. 10.] 6 recognition by this couutry of the independence of the Confodernte States of America cannot, und@r the pressure of circumstances, be much longer postponed. ju deference to the urgent entreaties of Lord Russell, Mr. Gregory and other ardent supporters of tho Southern cuuse reluctantly withdrew their motions in Parliament on this subject, and the last session was allowed to close without any debato upon the right of the new republic to be received into the family @ nations. The subject, however, is now ripo not only for discassion, brt for tm mediate decision, and on the reassembiing of Parliament Al cannot fail to command the carly attention of both houses, along with the collateral topic of the ilecality of thedlorkade. Keserving for a future occasion the politi- cal treatinent of the subject, we propose here to direct the attention of the mercantile public to the tan: benefits which may be anticipated from the aforcsaid recog. il and the raising of the bleckade. ose stops would restore to us our valuable trade with the Southern ports, which the illegal paper blockade lias suspended for upwards of six months. Cotton, to- Tice, turpentine, &. now pent up in the blockaded , would replenish the Britich markets and give @ great ulus fo trae. ur cotton spinners would again free, our mills would resume full time, and am- vs would be insured to thousands of struggling whom short time and reduced earnings fava jected to heartrend ing privations and distress, Itis betieved that the p'eaipotentiarios of the-Con fodera‘e States now in London are prepared to conclude with this country a (realy of commerce and navigation of the most liberal and comprehensive character, which would concede to us advantages such as we can never hope to oblain from th: protetionist Northern States. Not only would British merchauts be placed on a footing of por- vet oquality with American merchants, but the flag, would be assimilated in alt’ respects the “Southern confederacy. jay, more, oderate States, applying spontaneously (he most xd principles of free trade in its fullest acceptation, isposed, we are assured, to admit us (0 a participa liom in their coasting trade on the footing of perfect equality Some of our readers may not bé aware that although we, years ago, threw open our coasting, a3 well as our colo bial trade to the whole world, the United States, while largely availing thomselyes of onr liberality, and almost monopolizing the carrying trade between our West India colonics and the Atuerican continent, yet soifishly refused to concede reciprocal privileges to our flag, and persisted in excluding us from their coasting trade. Now, wheo it is borne in mind that about two-thirds of the ‘entire shipping of the late Unived States were engaged in that coasting trade, some estimate may bo formed of the hoon to British shipping which is now within our gri That portion of the Ainerican cotton crop which prior to the disruption of the Union, found its way to New York for shipment to Englaud,as well as the large quantities ¢f oiber Southern productions which reached us by the same ural and circuitous route, wid, after the separation, be shipped direct to Kurope. We are warranted in reckoning on a large participation in this valuable carrying trade, inammuch as the Confederate Siatesare mainly ag val, and possess Little or no ship- ping. Hitherto the Northern States have monopolized coasting trado enjoyed advantages over us in the direct carrying trale to Europe , which must bence- forch be lost to them. For insiance,a British vessel sailing from England vo Now York has not been pertit- ted wider the Unived States navigation laws to carry 8 cargo thence to Caarleston or Now Orleans, whence she might load for Epgland. That was prenounced to be an interferonce in the forbidden coasting trade of the United States reserved exclusively for the national flag. The disruption of the late United Slates will, however, prac: tically admit British shipping to the enjoyment of that re- ciprocily from which it has too long been unfairly excluded. Qur shipowners will at once appreciate the importance of this concession. ‘There ia another wolghty consideration well calcniated reconciie us to the disruption of, the United Ssates. Yorke /: 1g, tiil lately, been the banker, ‘and com. jouthern States. Oficial returns show Du sumed by the South have been shipped to Northern ports, for transmission (hence to the South. Secession and the Morrill tariff must bring about a complote revolution fn thes, braoches of busiueas.. Auch of our late export trade to New York will be diverted inte new channels. "Ab ready houses in London and Liverpog (couvincea that the tion of the Southern by the Northam States ie an sul nded both Tuer’ immpesstbiliy, ood recognition of the Confederate States inevitable) ore makin, gheir preparations for the eslablihment of branch houtes at New Orleans, Charleston and Norfoliz, the moment trade wilh these places shalt be reopened. French houses at Pavis and Lyons are likewise preparing for similan direct Intercourse with the South, Arrangemen's hage teen completed vy enterprising par- ties with largo rasources at Liverpool for the establish. anont of two lines of drst class steamers, one to Charles- ton and the ot eer to New Orleans. A third line to Nor folk (the terginvs of the Seaboard aud Roanoke Railway, by which © sito Jing and Tennessee can be lait do een there at New Orieant) is in contemplation, Under tho operction of a high!y toctive, tari the eotion mannfaetnrers of Lowell aud eh places ta the North buve hitherto supple the 80 thern states with conrge coito 8 (dom gauies''y fd negro clothing to the value of about ten, mitjions Sterling annually. Manchester may for the fult’n oommand noaviy tha rohole of this insiness. TY id Dut yangonable to @xpest that tho Sou'h, release! from tse traainels of Nortbera protection, will evinee a decsdod preforen: i ih H i! fe ! E i i f i THEIR DETERMINATION TO RECOGNISE THE REBELS AND DIVIDE THE RETUBLIC. oem the London Herald (Derby organ) » Jan. 7.) tone of those articles in the “American eee which have discussed the probable surrender to dom her part under! hold \merican affairs ‘untit the fermination. of the present “i the parser ig temper and ther country. When a wrongdoer is confront td. by the ‘adverse’ verdict. of as court of justice, what can he expect but to have to make amends the wrong, what benefits in return can he claim from his injured adversary? ‘Th federal government has been solemnly judged and condemned the civilised world, From the judgment of that court is but one appeal, an 8] ym which that government is oa- turally shrinking. We have no stipulations, no pro- mises to offer on our side. They have but one choice ; they must grant us immediate redreas or accept the al- ternative. Thoformer course being taken, and thoir civil war resumed without prosent hindrance, it becomes us calmly and dispassionately whether wo, a noutral people, friendly to both parties in the apparently endless strife, have not a duty of our own to percorm with re- spect to it. We do not desire, by any attempt at persuasion on oar part, to hurry this government and people into a precipi- tate resolution on 0 momentous a matter. But the ques- tion that lies before us, and one that presses for a spoedy 8, hater stb right een eee delay , recognis: the ind pendence Southern confete: acy. We say without delay, That souner or later it will have to be recognized is inevitable. The question is, cy nit be done at once. Wheaton, Cooke, Vaitel and all international jurists have clearly laid this down. Wheaton affirms that, in the case of the revolt of a province of an empire or Stato, the first to teth para, the do allow belligerent rights SF t zs E of the revolted recognise or enter into treaties ef commerce or amicable reldtions with vt. . The mer: recognition cannot jually be regarded by the other belli gerent party as.an occa of war. The period of recogni- tion is left to the option of the foreign State. But re- oer ae , the South 0 Gi Sw - giaus, the South Americans, she, Saree ae State has to ad- , that cine nah aeeeer sort of right to recognition, which mayivery fairly be possesses all its own con- cerns, and which its enemies have no reasonable — a of subduing by means of lawful war. Who can suppose that by such means the North will ever subdue the South? Soven millions of mea, united by their hopes, their animosities and their fears, have stood up successtully for nine months against all the armaments that have ao furiously and a separate nation they have resolved to be henceforth. ‘We do not speak of the merits of the quarrel, but only of the attitude of the combatants and the Moree of strife. The North may lay waste, with it flourishing coast towns of the South; if may tilt out its cargoes of tones to choke up the inlets provided fi chanze of amicable relations between peoples by Providence, more merciful thon man ta man; it may land ite armies in the swamps to harry the p'anters and do battle with the yollow fever; it may send its steam squadrons down the bi ,and barn Mobile and New Orleans; but all this will not bring it one jot nearer to the end; ali this will but add to the flerco intensity of hate which the injured Southorners will bequeath to the yet unborn. ‘Se- curo in their stubborn passtotism, in their firm resolution to conquer their liberty or die, the men of the Confoder- Io till their enomies are it from their utter = ato Statos will maintain thestr exhausted by their o"orts, and powerlessness to protract it further. If it causes such ioases in the North,aud nocessitates such tremendous sacrifices as the world has never dreamed of before, must be the silent pain, the untold agony, of the smaller and weaker people that is too to let us hear ita ery? Before they ask for foreignaid, the of the South will waste with famine Bickness—will die and é mako a desert of the soven fair States that but recently wore peopled with a happy and contented race. And is there nothing poetical or romantic in all this? Is it be- cause our brethron beyond tho seas are for the most part ourselves that thoir heroism men of the same race causes us no thrill, thei (he same spectacle of const e arians—had some exotic race, some tribe of docs, Chinamen, red Indians or South Sea Isianders been the heroes of: such a strife, how loud had been the voice ‘of sympathy from thi: country! what fervid orat.ons and Jo pwans, what odes and sounots, what ap- * eals from the platform, what passionate emotions in the closet wold then have pleaded the cause of the patriot and the oppressed ! If it be arzued that by eg, aye! the Southern States we shall weaken the hands of the North, and assist to bring to an end this war of section2, we answer that this is the very re1son why we most wish that the step should te taken. Tt is in the intorest of humanity that we desire that this war, which is only kept up by the blind obstinacy of the North, should be brought to as spoedy a close as may be. Roth sides are ruining thomsolves, and have a common ihterest in bringing the war toan'end. As a ‘ast mea- sure, when beeen of suecess by other means, the North may endeavor, by exciting @ servile insurrection, to roduce the south to-wich a desert as was once made of Shou!d matters gow pie @ pass before the 8 lift catastrophe. It is again tho interest of our common hemanity, it is to gave from probable massacre and such outrageas makes ono shudder to think of it, brave men and delicate women of our own race and blood, that we * that this step should be taken, all the senseless out- cry ore impotent threats of the Northern States notwith- standing. We ‘cannot bettor put be’ore our readers the arguments in favor of this cause than by summarising them in the words of the intelligent author of “Sketches in North Ameria.’ Some may differ from Mr. Reia as to the. question of the right of secession. Wo aro sure that on the otuer heads, into some of which we have not space to eute> to-day, we shall all be thoroughly agrood. Mr. Reid advisoe that we should recognise the Confederate erument as soon as this can be done—and for the fol- «0 jowing reasons:— I. Because the confederates have right on their side. 2. Because we may now consider a8 @ government established d> faeto,and the sooner this is acknowledged by other Powers the sooner willan end be put to this un- natural fratricidal strife. 3. That we may aid in preventing a fearful calamity— forth as a last desperate a servile insurrection, exctied by the efor’. ot Because it is the undoubted in'erest of the nations of the earth that the great fertile continent of North America os several States, acting as checks on one another , ee arag dicteoethed $9 te of one overtvaring government, already distinguished unequalled and insufferable ai sand itself under the sway of the reckless, turbulent and least intelligent classes. 5. use there is no suflicient reason why mankind should be intordicted from intercourse with so large and 80 rich a portion of tho earth's sur‘sce as the Conf se States, and their i ce is (he quickest mode of re-. opening them for the general benefit: Prince Napok Onee More. ENGLAND LIKELY TO MAKE WAR RBVEN. ALTSR THB; SURRENDER. (From the Opinione Nations (organ of Prince Napoleon), jan, 7. ‘The same race ree on on aah ry ‘The. English will not readily renounce a pr #0 dearly. pre- pared. the Arsericans will not willingly: the danger whieh bas threatened thera 80 olosel probably not disurm, but tha-Americans will cert a A year ago they had no roguiar acmy-sthey have now 709,000 men under arms; they have no navy, but. sit montns they will Bave a foomnidable one. is well e of this. Will she give the United States time to terminate ber intorns) war ané prepare for fervign ono? Frighifal symytoms are already man! twsting themselves a, Ube South; terres, it is said, pre- ‘Walls at New Orien Five Bundred houses have been, fee down at leston, and the torch serves as the signal for insuerection among the sidves. or strongly wo tay feel im favor of the annihilation of slavery. we cr anot believe it can lead to good results if it hos lo be p archaged at the price of incendirrism, blood- shed and de eastation. servile war catents, will not the armw anis of England have had some thare in it? What is ¢ ertaja ja, that tho Northern States haye hitborto sot aside, that poisoned weapon in their struge!s with the South. ‘at exporrd to tho threats of Enrland at tho mwome at when they ate loyally resisting the rebellion of th g South, there will bo few Amoricans who will not exc aim, “It must be put an snd to.” It will bo #4'A that we call for war; but that is not the cage, V Ze with, on the contrary, to find a means of preventing it and we tee no other than the velo of France, the ineident a the Tren! bring cet aside. But under what pretext cay England be prevented from interfering in the United States if the slavo war breaks out in the Southern con. federation? Can it be expected that the United States will allow themselves to bo out up without saying or doing anything? The recognition of the Sth and the viola. lotion of the Ulockade will prove the inevitable dissolution the great American confederation; no one can doubt {i and ovory one feels the prosentiment of it. Wo must, fore, vobold the annibitation under’ the double wa ofan internal and a foreign war if that now wer wich, Io spite of ita excesses, retaing in its ba —