The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-02 00:00:00

[stamped, Id. Additianalo

AMERICA.

QUFZNSTOWN, Fn. L
The Inman steamer City of London, from New
York on the 23rd ult., arrived here at 1L45 p.m.
to-day, with 250,143 dola. in specie, 74,450 dole.
Neva Scotian coupons, the mad; andl99 passengers.

(Per the Etty of London via Rocha Point)
NEW YORK, JAIL 22, Aramaroom
General Schofield has superseded General Foster
at Knoxville.

A resolution baa been introduced in the Mary-
land Legislature, endorsing President Lincoln's
policy, amnesty, and proclamation, and favouring
his re-election to the Presidency. The Californian
Senate has passed a resolution re-nominating Mr.
Lincoln for the Presidency.
The Raleigh (North Carolina) Press continues
violently to denounce the measures of the Confe-
derate government and the universal conscription
proposed by the Congress_ It declares, that the
people will take their affairs into their own bands
and vindicate in a convention their liberties and
privileges.
The blockade runner Isabel has arrived at Ha-
vannah from Mobile with 480 bales of cotton. The
litnfeAvitg44era trot; Grey
12s Jacket has been cap-,
atitioaL

Further diplomatic oorrespondenoe has been laid
before Congress.
In April last Me. Seward requested Mr. Adams
to informillarl Russell that the negotiation of &Confe-
derate loan brings to an end all concessions made
by the Federal government for mitigating the rigour
of the blockade in regard to the shipping of cotton
or tobacco ; nor will the Federal government respect
the •title of any person, whether a citizen of
the United States or a subject of a foreign
power, to cotton or merchandise, when such title
is derived through insurgent authority or agents
hostile to the United States. Such proceedings as a
negotiation of this loan have °onto to be regarded
by the people and the government in America as
tending to complicate the relations of both countries
in such a manner as to render it difficult, if not
impossible, to maintain and preserve friendship
between both countries.

In July, Mr. Seward, referring to the Alexandra
decision, writes Mr. Adams that if British law must
be left without amendment, and be construed by the
government in accordance with the rulings of the
Chief Baron, there will be left for the United States
no alternative but to protect themselves and
commerce against armed cruisers proceeding
from British ports as against the naval officers of
the public enemy ; they will also claim and insist
upou indemnities for injuries committed by such
expeditions. If the Federal naval force is not
sufficient for the emergency, the United
States must employ a private armed force
afforded by the mercantile marine. As the
piratical vessels are received in British ports to
obtain supplies and land prisoners, can it be an
occasion for surprise or complaint that if this
condition of things receives the deliberate sanc-
tion of the British government, the Federal navy
will receive instructions to pursue those enemies
into the ports which thus, in violation of the law
of nations and the obligations of neutrality,
become the harbours for pirates 1 The President
perceives the risks such a naval conflict will bring
to commerce and even the peace of both countries,
bnt be is obliged to consider that in the case sup-
posed the destruction of American commerce will
probably amount to a naval war waged by a portion
of the British nation against the government and
people of America, a war tolerated, though not
declared or ►vowed by the British Government.
If through the employment of such means of
national defence such partial war shall become a
general one between both nations, the President
thinks the responsibility of that result will not fall
on the United States. It is not the President's
purpose to resort to the measures of defence re-
ferred to unless they shall be rendered necessary
by the final decision of the British government that
it cannot and will not interfere to restrain the
hostilities now apprehended. Tuis is not written
in a spirit of demonstration, as it is well understood
that the British government is the last in the world
to yield to vehemence that which cannot be con-'
ceded in equity or justice, so on the other band it
should be understood that the United States, if
they could ever be presumptuous, are sufficiently
chastened by civil war to seek peace and friendship
with all nations through any ounoession compatible
with the interests of the national life and honour.
In April last Earl Russell requests Mr. Adams
not to repeat complaints about British subjects
entering the Confederate service, unless he can
prove that all British subjects in the Federal
service have been discharged, and orders given not
to enlist more.

In September Earl Ruswl>t in a letter to Mr.
Adams, disclaims all responsibility of the British
government in regard to the proceeding! of the
Alabama or any other Confederate cruiser, and
trusts that Mr. Adams will not again be in-
structed to put forward claims which the British
government cannot admit to be founded on
grounds of law or justice.

NEW YORK. JAN. 22, Evialso.
The correspondent of the Boston Trare/ler asserts
that information had reached Newbern that a con-
vention had been called in Raleigh for the purpose
of carrying out the secession of North Carolina
from the Southern Confederacy. This report
require* oonfirmation.

NEW YORE, Jl►a. 24 blossom
The military situation is unchanged, and the
political news usimportast. Money tight. Gold,
66. Five-eighths per cent. prem. Stocks very firm.
The Confederates have four steamers in Mats-
vrda Bay, Texan, to resist the Federal advance
from Fort Bsperanra into the interior.
The Confederate gunboat Carr was lately blown
up oft Matagorda Bay. General Dans, °ominous&
ing at Brownsville, has sent a peremptory probes*
to General Sorsa, commanding at Matamoras,
against levying a forced loan from American citi.
ens. General Berns replied that Americans
would not be molested.

It is reported that a democratic national ad-
dress, shortly to be issued, will favour a vigorous
preeecutiou of the war, but will oppose the un-
oonstitntional measures of the administration.

Thomas Francis Meagher has delivered a pane-
Lyric on General Comm before a large Irish
audience at the Cooper Institute. His numerous
references to the Fenian Brotherhood were fondly
cheered.

The House of Representatives has passed • bill
imposing a duty of 2 minim on cotton, and an addi-
tional duty of 40 cents per gallon on imported
spirits.
00101231,44 AL INTELLLGINCL_

NEW YORE, Jas. 22. Evsnra.
Money tight. Exchange on Lwdon, 172. Gold
has fluctuated between 54 and §Bl, under the
rumours of the government issuing gold certificates
for customs dues.

Stocks were heavy and lower to-day. At the
close the market became much firmer. Large spe-
culative males hare taken plaos New York Cen-
trals, 137 ; Illinois, ; iris, 1071 ;U. bonds,
Six per Cent., 106.
Cotton dull ; middling Upland, 84c. Flour
steady. Wheat and own slightly firmer. Provi-
sions dull. Cotes quiet. Sugar improving. Mo.
lasses good eaquiry. Petroleum quiet ; crude, 31,
311 ; refined, 67, ein.