The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-30 00:00:00

DECISION OF THE 00'

OBTAIN REPARATION.

It is understood that the Cabinet Council which
assembled yesterday came to the conclusion that the
act of the captain of the San Jacinto, in seizing pas-
sengers on board a British vessel and carrying them
forcibly away, is a clear violation of the law of
nations, and one for which reparation must be de-
manded. Lord Lyons, it is said, is instructed by a
despatch, which leaves by the steamer of to-day, to
claim the persons of the gentlemen taken from
under the protection of the English flag, together
with an adequate apology for the outrage com-
mitted by the captain of the San Jacinto. If these
demands are not complied with, Lord Lyons
will break off diplomatic relations with the cabinet
of Washington and return to this country.
The Cabinet, we believe, will hold another meet-
ing this afternoon.

The clerks of the Admiralty, at Whitehall, were
yesterday ordered to attend until eight o'clock,
pending the return of the Pint Lord of the Ad-
miralty from the Cabinet Council• The noble
duke returned at half-put five, and the clerks
were relieved from further attendance, the pre_
gumption being, that the government had decided
on taking no steps towards increasing the fleet,
until the result of the demands for satisfaction have
been received.

The Times observes :
Without questioning the right of s belligerent vessel to
slop sad search our nierchastmaa for eoutralead of

war, ear ministers firmly deny the claim which ma
emerted fie Yds ore. mad which would permit a tarp
naval eller to take parlor at his own discretioa
Been mist the British Sig, on the pretence that they
are rebels or erases of • hostile state. The law which
grans the rapping, the seising, the judging, and
the condemning a/ muter merchant ships is clearly
hid &ma, air being, at the best, highly oppressive to
neutrala, it must be melelly adhered to. This law, even when
hiterpreted by the Merl prangs,. el • *goes age, raters
Midas which MI *ley the raying off ell penises is the
parties el limns Area sad Slidell, who were at the
met civil sensate of the hostile power, sad were
travelling from me nernal port to mother he •
✓ates' veer/ If the goverment of Waahingtoa
bolds that the Ocetelerates are belligereata time
it is bowed by the km ef war, which treat only military
and rival peruses travelling for bell/genet porpoise r
eorasband, and even In that car direst that the eam
tarred render shell be duly established Is • Prise
Orr. If, on the ether band, it dealares that Yam
Manse sad Slidell were mined as rebels by virtue of
fh nemicipel law, thee the right of asylum has bee
dearly violated. Indeed, on the latter plea the Pedesal
government might station a @loop in the Memel to beard
the Dow and Folkestone steamers dally, sadeerry off ovary
Seereaser who might be found. The piaci* on whirler
Goverment nets its demand is that • British rip must
—aril her violation of neutral rights is fully prend—be
held to be British ground, as much as if she were an actual
piece el British soil, and the right to protection of rimers
' on board is am valid sad they were on British territory. Now,
ao such violation has been proved, or has been sought to
be proved, against the Trent, and consequently the seism
of the four persons who were forcibly dragged franker deem
was entirely alepL

With regard to the naval forces under Vice.
Admiral Sir AlesandeeMilne, K. C. B. , Oornmander-
in-Chief on the North American station, the Army
and Navy Gazette publishes a corrected state-
ment up to to-day of the names, strength, Sc.,
of the effective ships already on the station, or on
their way to join the admiral :

Ships. Goss. Km. H..p. Um. Om. Ofßeim
Nile
OR Goon* B6 880 600 2864 Capt. Hoe. F. Egon=
busiorialita 61 570 600 3069 Capt. G. /Limo&
Disims BB 485 830 248.1 OW. G. Randolph
Kamer 40 600 1000 3733 Om& H. OaYvell
Aziadol
Manger
Cams
Jams 2l 270 400 1711 ON* L vas Damp
11,19fildo l7 170 200 961 Om. W. Hord&
Raver ll 120 160 679 Gun. A. 14/..

Desperal4.. 7 170 400 1008 O. J. Rem

Buisolds . 6 170 300 1063 Oaa. G. Malcolm

Bulldog 6 170 500 1124 Oen. F. WKillop
Hydra 6 130 220 818 Con. B. Hamilton
Spiteful 6 170 280 1064 Com. W. Wilton
Cygnet

L;;drail .. 5 60 80 425 Com. T. Martio

Nimble .... 6 50 80 428 Link J. D'Any
Flower 80 80 428 Co.. His. A. Cony
Moody .... 6 60 . 80 431 01.1. E. Gnat
_ _ _ .

NeiU; .... 2 23 20 211 gasbag

Oeyx 2 23 20 211 limbos&

3 170 300 iSsam-trag

OS SAMILOS.
891 in Own Nee. /1.". Tom. Goa Moon
Coogan... MI 1070 800 3255 Cap/. Saab,.
D 05001.... 112 950 800 3245 CAA 8. Can.
inoasoil.. TO 560 400 2332 (a 8. G. Darya.
Pb0n00.... 51 340 400 2395 Can, E. Takao.
Himalaya .. 6 112 700 9463 Cop{. J. Bsooombo.
Mass .... 6 165 350 116 Con D. A. Pram.

The Conqueror, Donegal, Eanspareil, andlHima-
lays are destined for particular duty, but for the
moment, in the event of their service being
promptly required, they could be diverted, and
their places oould be shortly filled from home by
the despatch of the—

Ships. Cum Men. 11.-p. Tone. Can. Officers
11w, B9 880 600 3148 Capt. Ryder"
Bdpr
Barmy

?Wain .. fld WO 500 2400 Capt. J. B. Daimon
Emerald .. 51 570 WO 3913 (a 4. A. Commie(
Waite .. 21 270 400 1462 Ompß J. O. Johnsen IP

"These vessels," says the finny and /Vary
Gazette,
Could, some of them, be cm their way to the some of
motion this day, and the whole of them by the end of
mart week, acoompanied by 30 or 40 steam gunboats,
seek coestrueted to carry two powerful guns. But iu
addition to this formidable force thee given, we hen in
our first-clam steam-reserve three line•of -battle ships
mounting together 268 plea, four beery frigates mount-
ing 903 gabs, thirties corvettes and sloops mounting
1 guns, and four heady messed@ mounting 16
guns. All these are stored and rigged, aid only
require men end Marines to be put on board ;
and providing there was no difficulty io obtainiug the
amused, there would be nothiog in the materiel to stand
ia the way of all this powerful fleet being clear of the
AMPS of England in the course of a fortnight, or even
is lees time, as many of the ships are wore advanced
' than others. Theo again—as WOO as the vresela ',c-
lewing to the first-cLue steam reserve are oommis-
aimed, immediate steps would be taken to bring
forward the ships is the seoood clams ; and here
we some to another proof of oar gigestie naval
strength, as we Gad we have ender this bead so lees
then eighties lias-of-trattle ships, mounting 1,708 guns ;
eight frigates, varying in tonnage from 1,238 coin to 3,066—
these must 348 gang ; 14 corvettes sad sloops mounting
IS guns, and two gourmets mounting 10 guns. We bare
tided and fourth classes, but as thiamin sot intlideutly for-
ward to be takes into eoseideratiou at present, we will not
sake them, eopecially es we thick we have shows that no-
thing the Ansthiss wield bring easiest us would prevent
ewe Wing err hieshadieg every war vessel belonging to
then. Rio ban nut iseaticeed the Ranier war the kat-