The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-31 00:00:00

A3IERICA.INT NOTES.

FOREIGN POLICT OF get USITZD STATICS 0011111,1-
NEXT. Washiogtor Lk„,. B._Tbe corre.pou,leeoe of
the State Departio Aut. eubadtted by the Prerident. IMO
tier PrinhedscP 4 remit hy all who •re interested in our
foteilre eel".l'mise, That part of the ciorresponileani
held *tilt At. Admits has attracted .petal altentein,
• the .inertrasion left hy it is a very decided one thet
OUT
.P.itister at this Court of se. James's will act with
eh° discretion. emit emptiness should the Trent
•'d'aisr become the eubject of diplomatic oiirrespon.lence.
TUE Preaident hes expresacal him/tell verw decidedly
within a day or two as favouring* cautious, pacific
policy towards ell foreign Governmenta at this peculiar
time. "Oim wet et a time !" a-aa his remark
to an imp. tona gentlemao cbs wee endeavouring
to whoa. the power ot thia country to beat &glow] in
minthet %lime our chores. elmuld such • result ensue.
The polio, of the President and of • majority of the
exibinet is to avoid any hostilities with any foreign
rower during the existence the rebellion, if it can he
honourably •voideit, sod no anxiety lie felt by the
Government on this ecure.—Ners York Ere...sing Post.

American new, to the 13411 December, states that at
that period the inhabitants of New York were actively
convening English sentiments upon the Trent affair. as
allailuee.l forth in the English papero taken out by the
Hansa, on the 28th November, from Southampton. The
Europa, with the instructions to Lord Lyon., wonld
probably reach Halifax on the 14th or 15th December,
as ci.. pawed Cope Ramon the 1311., at 11 cut. The
weather at the time was heavy. and her news could not
be obtained by the new.boat, of the United press.—The
lino York kerald of December 13th, say.:— The
Canadians ere hennaing excited about the chances of a
war with Vie United State', and a general call to anus
See.lll, to he the order of the day. Volunteers are being
drilled with greater exactneu and condancy than here-
tofore, and certain of the storekeepers, especially thine
of Montreal. have agreed to ebi.e their stores at one
o'clock on Saturday afternoons, to enable their young
esee to have extra time for military dative. The seden•
eery militia are to be called out, and one journal inti•
mates that nearly 930,000 men could be raised in a
eery short specie of tint*. Regular troops are marching
from one part of the provinces to another, and a party
of &macre destined for Toronto, arrived at Quehec.
baring mlrehed the distance between that City and
Halifax, Nova Sadie, overland, in ten days and two
tours. General Williams, of Kara, and Ina stuff, have
been engaged inspecting the old, and superintending the
erection of new. fortilloetions, along the wholeCanealian
frontier, and left Toronto on the 10th for Montreal.
Lieutenaut•Colonel Robertson however, remains to
superintend the erection of the new works of defence
at that piece.

The Nein York Times argues that after the first oathurt
of Mdignation in angland • reacting' had pet in. it being
almost aminiusously acknowledged by Enghall journals
that America hod the law on her side. The Times concludes
um follows :—There will undoubtedly be a good deal of
rouin• smarting under what may be looked upon as
insult and an injury. Let Oh allow something for this.
It is just to leave • snargi• for feelings n‘tural to a
proud and imperious nation. Local sentiments and
amocistioas are always more potont than general con-
victions. But, making due allowance for the, we take
Anal stood on the aekno wledged recta I ude of our position.
If popular paftion is to be allowed to rout**,*** a right
in the law of nations, we accept any lune that may
result. Of amine the status cannot be restored—the
rebel emissaries can ***** be surrendered. But if there
he any mend of complaint arising from any irregu-
larity iss our procedure, there will be perfect readiness
tomato all due reparation. We have committed our-
selves to nothing that hinders our doing so with entire
dignity. If England insets us in the some spirit there
will he no chance of our quarrelling over Messrs. Mason
aad (Bidden.
The boapitals at Nashville are ailed with the sick.
The needier was estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000.
The prevailing disease* were small-pot and pneumonia.
Tim troops front Tuas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
eafend most.

TOTAL DMITIOCTION OT A 001ToIF MILL lIIT
VIIL-
?ce the second tim within a period of six years, we
beer to 'sword the total destruction by Ilre of the cotton-
spinning establishment known as Rnsell Mill, situate on
ihe banks of the river Derwent. When the «warren?'
tot place on the 6th of January, 1&57, the mill was in
the occupation of Mr Deli, seri tl.e owner on the
Priest occasion is Me. James Parker, of Penton. Tne
Ire, on Tuesday efterooon. licit broke nut about bale
past ton in the first spinning-room, next above the
Volonl-loor. When first observed, the “fluking," one
Of the shafts," burnt into flames, end, on perceiving
tin*. the bawls in the room rushed out for buckets ; but,
altbouch only a few minutes elapeal before their erten',
the IF. extended to all the combustible ...skiml in the
v..... On the snivel of the firemen the • hole pre-
mises were enveloped in a dens* lease of impenetesble
smoke, which effectendly prevented their action: at the
same Unman, operations on the math side of the river
were frustrated by the low level of the water at the
brink, mid by the shortness of ladders at commend.
Under those circumstances the efforts of the brigade for
the preservation of the main building were unavailing.
Inove. One after another, gave way with a tre-
mendous crash, the maellinery in each storey being
precipitated is a chaotic glowing mass to th 'mond
"gimil"sgsgth..oool', "t"°"" 6 between° £16,000
meowed by insurances. About 120
opornitOras will b. out of work by the Cainull •
SNOW. which is the no. b. dspkeed m
the
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has
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