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London, England, 1862-01-11 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JAN U.

Wass the foolish outrage so Se Trent
beams known here, it was famed that it
might be the sign of some strange and
wayward policy of the Washington Cabinet.
Some ill-timed jests of Mr. Sewsan were
received in earnest. Might it not be that the
straitened situation of the United States Govern-

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molt had suggested wild and desperate resolves?
We will not judge this question by the present
best. It was raised when doubt and uncertainty
justified a large amount of public suspicion. The
great thing to know was what did Mr. LiNcour
and Mr. Srwaan mean by the act of Captain

WI tkza, which they were supposed to have
authorized. If the English public could have been
assured at the earliest passible moment that--

in the language of yesterday's telegram, epitomising
Mr. SEWARIO.II despatch—" Captain Wakes had
" acted without instructions "—that the American
Guvemment had invited the English Government

to consider the subject in a frioutily temper—and
had declared, fur its own part, that " the British
" Government might expect the best disposition
" on the part of the Federal Government "
would not the foundation of the suspicions of the
last air weeks have been greatly narrowed, if not
removed 1 or, at least, would not the public have
been prepared to wait with patience for the reply
of the Washington Government to the demand for
substantial reparation which it had been

nootatory to tnaoutit to Washington 1 We venture
to say that, if each facts bad been known,
it would have been simply impossible to sustain
the recent agitation, or persuade the British public
that there was soy serious ground for believing
that the requirements of our Government would
not be honourably entertained and fairly satisfied.
And why was not this known? Now that the
mischief is done we boar that a despatch contain.

drag thew mmerences was actually mist to England
by Mr. flawarn • few days after the folly of
Captain WILLIS became known at Washington.
What became of it ? This difficulty has occurred
to others as well as to us, and we invite
attention to the following remarks on the eubject
which appeared yesterday in the Mornimi Post.
Our contemporary observes :—" The only fact
" that is new to the public, and that will not WI-
" naturally suite comment, is the statement that
" the published correspondence commences with •
" despatch from Mr. SIMARD to Mr. ADAMS,
" ' declaring that Captain Waxen acted without
" ' instructions,' and professing the friendly dis-
" position of the Federal Government. It
" will, of course, be asked—How is it that we
" have not heard of this sooner, seeing that Mr.
" SIMARD'S despatch must have reached Mr.
" Ab►se some time in December 1" Yes : that
is • question which aserchanta, fundbolders,
insurers, traders, in a word, the entire nation
has • right to have answered. Who is respon-
sible for the disturbance of all the great interests
of the country during the last three weeks ? Wo
shall pursue this question until we maks the truth
palpable to the grommet apprehension.
The M,e-riing Post, which has put the foregoing
interrogation, otters an answer. It says :
" The explanation of this is very simple. It is,
" that the despatch received by Mr. ADAMS was
" not communicated to the English Government."
Very good ; if that is the fact, if the American
Minister in this country, having received a den
patch containing important and tranquillizing
assurances which had been transmitted to him far
the express purpose of being communicated to
the British Government, and which he was es-
primly enjoined so to communicate, instead of
doing so, locked them up in his d..sk, and went
about among us unmoved by the spectacle of the
anxiety and inconvenience it was in his power
to terminate, on him be the heavy blame.
But now we are going to put a serious question
to the .11.swi•g Port, one that admits of a simple
and straightforward •nmwer. Of course, on earn
• subject all quibbles will be laid aside. There I
are forms in diplomacy and corresponding technical
distinctions very proper in their place. We take
the assurance of oar contemporary that the der•
patch received by Mr. Aeon nu not " sosuen-
" :Seated" to the British Government ; ear pier
Lion O—
h it true, or is it not true, that Mr. Sswaan'a
despatch declaring that the Br.tish Government
might expect the best disposition on the part of
the Federal Government in dealing with the affair
of the Treat, wee read to her KAMIITT'S Sacs}
TARS of firs= Iss TOllll9ll Area's. in the third
week of Deessaber
We have on more question to ask of the
31, .rh,n9 Post The distinguished ability displayed
in the columns of our contemporary and the COIF
sideration which it enjoys as the reputed organ of
the Parents give importance to the original
information which it publishes from time to
time on public matters. It will be in the recol-
lection of many of our readers, and more espe-
cially of readers in the City, that en the 20th De-
cember • rumour gained ground that *a despatch
of an important and very pacific character had
been received from America. It is generally diffi-
cult to ascertain the date of • forgotten rumour ;
but there is one place where the vaguest reports
often record themselves in their ideate. If we
refer to the transactions of the Stock Exchange,
we do so only as to • ornsiernall means of verify-
ing a fast which is important to our purpose ; the
honourable character of our omiteesporary makes
all further proteeleiien nerenineen Was%
in the City Article id the Deily News el Deowabo