The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-08 00:00:00

THE AFFAIR OF THE TRENT.
NEW VOW. Dec. 24.
(Per Europa MI guessMown.)
The steamships Edinburgh and Amigo, with Eu-
ropean news to December 12, were intercepted off
Cape Race on Deo. 21, and their news obtained.
The steamships Australasia and Persia, bringing
European news to the 15th inst., were intercepted
off Cape Race Dec. 23, and their news, including
the intelligence of the death of the Prince Consort,
was telegraphed.
The steamship Teutonia arrived at New York on
Dec. 22, and the steamship America, after touching
at Halifax on Dec. 93, where she left despatches
for the British fleet,, arrived at New York at 11
o'clock on the morning of the 24th inst., bringing
the European mail of the 7th.
Great suspense continues to exist on the Trent
question. The Washington correspondents of the
New York journals furnish the most conflicting
statements on the question at issue, so much so that
their accuracy may well be doubted. A very gene-
ral belief, however, has gained ground that Mr.
Seward forwarded to Mr. Adams in London, one week
atter the seizure, despatches interning the British
government that Captain WEltersebed whined in-
structions from the Federal government ; and as it
is supposed this information might perhaps modify
the demands made by the British government, an
impression prevails that Lord Lyons has delayed
the delivery of the despatches brought out by Cap-
tain Seymour, Queen's messener, in the Europa,
until he reoeived further advent from England
dated subsequently to Mr. Seward's despatch to
Mr. Adams. These advioes it is supposed may
have been brought by. the America, which
arrived here this morning. The general popu-
lar feeling is undoubtedly extremely hostile
to England and to the demands of the
British government. There is no doubt, however,
that the surrender of Messrs. Mason and Slidell
would be accepted by the public as a necessity of the
position the Federal government is placed m with
reCto the rebellion.
il following letter from a writer in the Philo-
delipAifs Press fully pourtrays the feeling of many
Amencans on this subject :
WASIMICITOS, WIDI3IIDAT, Den. 18.
England knows she is strong. This is our hour of weak-
ness. end she may make it her opportunity to strike. She
can now be arrogant and insulting, for new her arrogance
and insults cannot be repeated. The northern coast is
exposed to her large and powerful levy ; oar towns are not
fortified ; and she may bring desolation was our people
and our manufacturing interests. AB this she knows. Her
armaments are large and well appointed; her army his
been increased almost to a war footing ; site is prepared to
throw large bodies of troops into the eselera mad northern
portions of our republio ' • Gana& is nod with armed men ;
and the frontiers of Canada are simply so many pnisese.
Our commerce is at her mercy. In the Mexican Gulf there
is a large British Beet, which could render our newly pined
strongholds on the Southern onset untenable, and moony
plish the destruction of the brave men et Port
Royal, Hatters, and Santa Bose Ldand. She may
break our blockade, and entirely nullify our
expeditionary operations. With the Potomac vir-
tually blockaded, an Mumma army under Beauregard
is oar rear, Waatiington would probably fall. With the
Citempeske Bay open to any eat; that may choose to
enter, with • disloyal population in Maryland, with
endemism aim the Virginia and Atlantis coasts, llegiesd
could preelphate • fearful series of diameters, sad perhaps,
with the aid of the Southern sissies, tarn the bloody tide
of war upon the Northern !Metes.
It may be, in view of all these pave considerations, and
the sd ssoessities of the ease, that in order to avoid a
war, which could ouly mad to our 4Scomfiture, the ad-
ministration may be compelled to concede the demands of
Wand, and perhaps riders Messrs. llama and Slidell.
God forbid! but in a crisis like this we must adapt our
selves to stern circumstssoes, and yield every feeling of pride
to maintain our existence. If this contingency should ever
arrive—and I am only speculating upon • dilemma:de
posaiislity—then let us swear—not only to ourselves but
our abildres who came after us—to repay this pearly, in-
solent, sad cowardly power with the retribution of • just
and fearful Tempest*. If England in our time of diatoms
makes he,eelf our foe and otters to be our 'amain we will
treat her sea foe, when we can do so untrammeled end en.
msemeed by another enemy.
If we do concede the demands of England, however, it
will only be because we dare to mush this rebellion, as •
duty we owe to mankind. It will be bemuse we prefer to
maater the great evil, and do not wish to be alienated from
ourduty by an international and comparatively unimportant
quarrel ; it will be because we prefer netball salvation to
the gratalloation of any feeling of national pride. It will be
• great act of ealf-deeraL But whoa we cane from this
rehellioa it will be with a magtaillosst army, educated and
arpoisad, sad with the seam of this wrong weigh* upon
those ; is will be with a eery competent to meet any navy
sepia the globe. It will be for us, then, to remember how
Zegisail was our enemy in the day of our misfortune, and
to stoke that remembrance • dark and fearful page of her
Watery, sad as oared memory in our own.
At the annual dinner of the New England So-
ciety, held at the Astor-house, in New York, Deo.
23, some of the speakers referred to the Mason and
Slidell question. The following extracts from the
speeches of the Hon. R. J. Walker and Mr. Everts,
the president of the society, give some idea of the
popular feeling on this question :
Mr. Walker did not advocate war with England,
but if England, forgetting a common language, a
common race, and a common history of liberty—if,
forgetting all these things and all her alleged prin-
ciples of thirty years, she shall make herself the
ally of that power which has derided all—then, if
we do not fight her now, she will hays sown the
seeds of an everlasting hatred, and the time will
came when the flag of the American Union shall
float victoriously over every sore of British American
I oral. (Loud and long-continued cheering.)
Mr. Evarts, in introducing the next regular toast,
said that, as president of the society, he would re-
nark upon • thought suggested by some words let
Sly by the hon. gentleman who had last spoken,
that he was decidedly of the opinion that if, to this
MAO= quarrel thrust upon us by our haughty
sates., there was to be added the frown of our
jealous mother, we can settle the whole family
quarrel now very nicely together. (Great hilarity
and applause.)
Mr. Seward, who was unable to be present on
the occasion, sent the following letter of excuse.
This letter is dated Deo. 11, before the receipt of
the European advices on the Trent question.
Department of State, Washisigton,
Dec. 11, 1861.
Dar Sir,—Pray present my apology to the sons of New
England for declining their invitation to the New England
dinner. My duties here allow me little enjoyment of the
holidays. If it were an Old England diaper, instead of •
New England, feast, I would certainly strain a point to
attend. I would like so good en opportunity to attempt to
show to our cousins across the mesa that there is no material
benefit or morel inflaince that can accrue to us that will
not else incomes the prosperity and peatnen of Gnat
Britain, and that every disaster that befalls the Gaited
States is also pregnant with suffering and sorrow, NOM or
later, to he bomb, Greet Britain.
Express my wernamt acksowledgmeate to the committee
' and believe see ever faithfully your friss&
(Signed)l Manias H. Sawa=
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It has shesdy been stated in the Express ,
that the news of peace or war with the United
States moot well reach us before the 13th inst.
We pointed out last Monday why it was not likely
the Europa, which strived yesterday, would bring
the all-important news. We have repeatedly men-
tioned the* the longer the delay. the more chance
there is pesos, because the intelligence which
every succeeding steamer from Europe carries to
America ie. cakulated to induce the Federal cabinet
to decide in favour of pesos with England ; for this
intelligence will show that cabinet the determination
of England to go to war rather than have her flag
dishonoured, and the vast preparations she is making
for the eventuality of a war, and it will also show
that all Europe is on the side of England in the
matter of the Trent. The Europa brought one
piece of news which is of very great importsnoe—
via, that the Federal cabinet had not decided for
war when, she left, and that General Scott had
arrived oict. in the Arago. The veteran soldier is
retin the Federal States as the Duke of
W was in this country. There can be no
doubt the General came to Europe to promote
by his leficienos and talente the cams of the
' North. He arrived in Paris on the 24th of
' November last, and there is every. reason to believe
that it was his purpose to remain in Europe for

some time.
When the news of the Trent affair reached
OD the Seth of that Inonth, General Booth
thPry contradieted the rumour that Captain
is had acted wader instructions from the
Federal government. Now, if the general had I
approved of the act of Captaini Wilkes he would
not have been eager to exonerate the Federal
government. On the 11th of December, only
nineteen days after he had arrived in Europe,
General Boott suddenly and unexpectedly left fit
the United States in the Arago, and it is nu
to believe, under such circumstances, that triwent
to America to counsel war. The French d
taking the part of England In the q
with President Lincoln, was dated on
3rd of December and it mud have seared
America by the December,
if it had not
before in the America. Everything, therefor',
tends for peace. When the Europa left America
the Federal government had received intelligence
from Eeroue up to the 11th December, and the
despatch from Earl Russell could not have been be:
fore President Lincoln officially more than two days.
Now Loral Lyons' despatch could not have been deli-
vend before the 22nd of December, and the steamer
Niagara should leave New York on the Ist inst.,
and will reach England next Monday. It may be
asked why should the Federal cabinet, if disposed for
peace, not have given a final answer immediately the
ultimatum was officially presented. We havealready
pointed out why this should not have been done,
even although
free lan ughhalneoln and Mr. Se bad
determined
t to give up Mason and
Slidell. It must be borne in mind that the Ame-
s:Man populace, at the first news of the daring and
seceemful act of Captain Wilkes, bad been wild
with excitement and applause the finding two
of their most mischievous enemies disabled. The
IHouse of Representatives and Secretary of War
were almost committed to sustaining the act of Cap-
tain Wilkes. Some time was absolutely necessary,
therefore, to give the American people an oppor-
tunity of reconsidering the matter, to disown
the question of the legality of Captain Wilkes' con-
duct and the propriety of going to war with Eng-
land for the sake of keeping Mason and Slidell in
custody. Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward observed
from the first a wise reticence in the matter, and
are consequently free to act in favour of peace
whenever the proper moment arrives for declaring
themselves. It is to the credit 'of the Ame-
rican public that as soon as it was known in the
United States that England had considered its flag
insulted by the act of Captain Wilke., and that
reparation was demanded on the basis of interna-
tional law, reason resumed its sway over pas-
sion, and the matter was fairly and calmly dis-
cuesed, and no desire was expressed to go to war'
with Great Britain simply out of bravado. Our
belief in peace with America is based on the unin-
terrupted expression of a desire not to go to war
with England ever since the demands of the English
government have been authoritatively made known
in America ; by Congress determining that it was
not committed to war with this counfty ; and on
the reticence of President Lincoln on the subject
of the Trout, which has left him at Biddy toad in
scoordanoe with the dictates of reason.
The impatience of the people of England in ex-
pecting a decisive answer from America is na-
tural. We have been spoilt by the electric
telegraph. We can hardly imagine, used as we
are to receive intellig' sues from thousands of miles
away in a few minutes, that it takes six weeks to'
send to Washington and receive an answer. It is
this impatience that makes us so easily gulled by
ignorance or cunning. Thus, the Times, the lead-
ing journal, declared last week that war was almost
certain, because Lord Lyons did not send
an answer to the English ultimatum by the Africa,
although the slightest consideration would show
that Lord Lyons could not have had his despatch
more than twenty-four hours when the Africa left
America. Hence also the belief in the canard
published by a leading Paris paper, that Lord
Lyons would leave Washington on the MO ult.,
if he had not an answer to Earl Russell's despateh,
although when this canard was published it could
not possibly have been known in Europe whether
the despatch had reached Lord Lyons er not.
All doubt, however, as to a war with America
must cease in a few days. To-morrow we shall
most probably have news from the United States
up to the 28th ult., by the Jura. The news
by the Jura, up to that date, will be merely tele-
graphic as she sails from Portland, but on Friday
and Saturday we shall have full news from New
York, up to the 28th, by the City of Wasigealla
and Teutonia, and on Monday next we shall bays
full news from New York up to the Ist inst., and
when news from Europe up to the 14th, and per-
haps up to the 18th, bas reached Amities.

THE AMERICAN PRESS ON THE DEATH A meeting, oonvennil by tM Foreign Affairs
or TIRE MACE CONSORT. Committee wale* la imummem IS Xamie, limbs ID
The New York press generally make but little =ttseage4.l" lehtfirstr=l4olMoo
comment upon the death of Prince Albert, beyond isimeedhr ni, adbmwd, imallfyintimiamawboll lbw
giving his obituary. The Noe York Times, how- briiik - sage swift with • fro Mnn,e„
overdiaatlia following remarks r-" The death of The emmitm were E
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Prises Albert is without politicalsignificance. we .101.
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might, indeed, speculate upon the possibility of • Iris vas ruk ban lAA Ifeldvo m&
domestic calamity of this ohmmeter diverting rbirmrsx. Parcor.--Own Illimurra DAY..—Ttrin.
momentarily the attention of the British public „v, jAz. 7._,Laidoka, se lapmsma, gAgg 12211.°
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