The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-05 00:00:00

AMERICA.

94.111ENSTOWN, Manes 4.
The limas steamer Etas arrived here this
*Truing with 92,200 dollars in specie, 65 steerage,
and cable passengers, and the mails.
SLc proceeded at 11.40 p.m. for Liverpool.
Mee Ikea.)

NSW YORK, Fra Montano.
The New York Times says that government will
tale the ground, that any recognition of Southern
independence by foreign nations, so long as the
North continues the contort, will be equivalent to a
declaration of war, and the government will follow
it up by corresponding acts. The Nor York Times
bas little doubt of the recognition of the South by
France within the next two months, t be followed
or sawompanied by the breaking of the blockade.
it does not doubt that the Americans, without
distinction of party, will meet this hostile outrage
upon their independence and honour with the most
Jemolote defiance, and says, "The Conscription
Bill will enable Americai to defy any power France
may send."
e same journal declares M. Mercier to have
been an enemy of the Federal government and an
ally of the rebels since the commencement of the
war, and urges his recall.
The New York Herald, in view of the lowering of
the prospect of a foreign war, urges the govern-
ment to increase the harbour defences.

Several New York journals consider that the
New York Times exaggerates the aspect of foreign
relations, which they do not think warrant the re-
marks made by that journal.
Resolutions have bee; introduced into the Con-
federate Congress that President Davis shall on the
]et of May next withdraw the diplomatic agents
from foreign capitals the governments of which
shall not then have recognised the South.
Also that after May next foreign consuls shall
Sot be allowed to exercise any power in the Confe-
derate States except upon an exequatur asked from
and granted by the Confederate government.
A resolution has also been offered that the con-
duct of the Emperor Napoleon in offering the
mediation of the European powers was highly
gratifying to the government and the people of the
Confederate States, and that the hope is indulged
that the Emperor's wine and magnanimous move-
ment may soon eventuate in the establishment of
relations of close commercial amity and enduring
concord between the French government and the
Confederate States.
NEW YORK, Fee. 20, EVENING.
General Beanregard has issued a proclamation
dated the 18th, stating that there were indications
of an early attack on Charleston and Savannah,
and urging non-combatants to retire. He also
*Miele to all able-bodied Georgians and Caro-
Inane to rush to arms without regard to choice of
weapons. Pikes and scythes, he says, will extermi-
nate their enemies, and spades and shovels protect
their firesides. General Beauregard finally urges
them to share the dangers, the brilliant successes,
and the glorious deaths of their compatriots.
The work of clearing out the Yazoo Pass, so as to
enable gunboats to reach the rear of Vicksburg,
continues. There is much sickness at Vicksburg.
The Confederates opposed to Rosencranz are forti-
fying themselves at Tullahoma and Decherd (1), in
order to prevent Rosenerana from advancing.
The Louisiana planters have accepted General
Banks's proposal, that negroes who shall return to
the plantations and work during the period of one
year shall be compensated by the planters. Negroes
refusing these terms will be employed on public
works.

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The State Convention at Frankfort (Kentucky),
at which delegates from 45 counties were present, has
been broken up by the military authorities on the
ground that the members, though calling them-
selves Democrats, were Secessionists.
Changes in the Federal Cabinet and the military
commands are spoken of as likely to take place
after the adjournment of Congress on the 4th of
march.

The appointment of General McClellan as Com-
isander-in-Chief of the army is still canvassed.
General Butler has had a public reception in Bal-
timore, at which be made a speech, saying, that if
the Conscription Bill was not enough for the over-
throw of domestic traitors and foreign foes, every
man in the nation would be armed without regard
to colour.

- lt is rep,rted that General Butler has received a
command for active service, not at Orleans, but
probably for some new department.
The Kentucky Legislature has rescinded ita
resolutions caning for a-peace convention at
Louisville.

The House of Representatives has disagreed to
*early all the amendments of the Semite to the
lnance Bill.

The amendment, however, providing that the
interest on the 400,000,000 dols interest bearing
Treasury notes, shall be paid in legal tender notes
instead of coin, was adopted.
The amendment reducing the amount of legal
lender notes from 300.000,000 dole. to
100,000000 dole. was disagreed to.
The 'Hartford Connecticut Democratic Conven-
tion has passed resolutions against Coagreesional
and Federal usurpations of the rights of the
states. They denounce secession, but declare that
the time has arrived to abandon the monstrous
fallacy that the Union can be restored by armed
bands, and they pledge themselves to co-operate
with the conservatives of the middle and Western
States to adopt all honourable measures for the
eessation of hostilities and the reconstruction of
the Union on terms thoroughly defining the State
further declare the Conscription Bill un-
constitutional, and urge the authorities •of each
State to sternly resist its operation. They de-
swum the banking scheme, the emancipation
proclamation of President Lincoln, the su.pension
of the Habeas Corpus, and the interference with
the press ; and declare that they will Ilse all their
influence to prevent the payment by the people of
a single dollar for compensated emancipation.