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London, England, 1861-12-19 00:00:00

or enlisted in the service of the "so-called Confe- 1 THE FREATCH PRESS AND ;THE
derate States who commit hostilities shall not be TREshi)ENT'S BESSAGE.
treated as prisoners of war, but be punished as cri- Several of the ria journals express their
urinals, and be shot, or less severely punished, ac- l-)
opinion of the President's Message, as far as it was
cording to the rules of war; also to feed, clothe,
known from the telegrapilic despatches which had
and quarter all destitute Union families at the ex-
arrived when they wrote, and the document is con-
pense of avowed Secessionists.
sidered by all of them as unfa-Yourable to peace.
Intelligence from Charleston (undated) received
They admit that their judgment may be somewhat
at New York reports that the blockade there was
modified by the full text of the document, but they
constantly violated by inland channels. There
seem at the same time to think that the general
were about 12,000 North and South Carolina and
tenour of the document is adverse to ,conciliation.
Georgia troops on the railroad to Savannah, and
The Moulton- cures ses itself in these terms :-
5,000 in Charleston. " It will be seen from tho telegraphic extracts that the
An engagement is reported to have taken place reserve in the Message With regard to the aflair of the
on the Ist, at Morristown, East Tennessee, between Trent must not be hastily inerpreted in a sense favourable
the Federal forces, under Parson Brownlow, and to the maintenance of pacific relations between the United
the Confederates, in which the Parson's forces were States and England. The laiguage of President Liu-
victorious. I cob, such as results from the analyses we have re-
ceived, in no way implies the sentiment of a fault committed

Our advices from Missouri are so conflicting that
we shall allow the telegrams to speak for them-

and of a reparation to be made. The President considers
his conduct prudent and wise towards foreign nations. At:
New York the Message -was considered moderate, which.
may serve to account for any excitement in the pullie mind.
At London, on the contrary, a very different view is taken
of it, and the journals' declare, according to a telegraphic
despatch, that the docunnent is in no way satisfactory, andl
that it appears to inaugm-ate war."
The following extract is from the Siecle :
" The document makes nos 'mention of the affair of the
Trent, but this silence must 'Not be interpreted too strongly
voted thanks to in
in favour of peace, if it be true, as the despatches
Caaffirm,
that the Federal Congress has pta
Wilkes. President Lincoln, l'esidet.', by calling on the Con-
gress, in the Message, to adopt zkmpie measures for the de-
fence of the coasts, lakes, rivers, and ports, shows that his
resolution is taken, and that he expects war. The question
whether the President would maintain silence on slavery,
or would adopt a decisive line of policy with respect to that
redoubtable insti'ution, excited as much curiosity as that
of the Trent. The President discusses the problem, and
proposes to solve it by paying an indemnity to the proprie-
tors of slaves. Measures, he says, may be taken for estab-
lishing colonies of emancipated slaves., in a climate which,
would suit them better. And the black knopulation may be
comprised in such colonisation ? ' Trans, nortation' is the
expression which' should have been used, ibr the measure
referred to in the Message cannot be otherwt.se regarded.
The negroes of the South have never complained of the climate
of America, and in fact their facility in supporting it is one of
the reasons by which attempts are made to prove the neces-
sity of slavery, and to justify its maintenance. As to the free
negroes of the Northern States, they live very well under
the severe climate of that country, and the question may
be asked by what right they could be condemned to exit's,.
The North, in emancipating the slaves, has triumphed over
its political fears, but not over its prejudices against colour.
There are in the North two races in presence, and perhaps
the whites would think it very clever to take advantage of
the occasion to get rid of the negroes, and to send them,.
under pretext of emancipation, to die in a new Liberia. But
it is not such a so!ution which is expected from America
under present circumstances, and we have no need to say
how mach the American character would be lowered by it.
in the public opinion of Europe, and the whole world."
The Lebats uses the following language :
" Unfortunately this document is far from giving any
satisfactory information relative to the question which now
occupies public attention. It contains no C.aplicit mention
of the affair of the Trent. We hesitate to jut:ov of Presi-
dent Lincoln's Message from the extracts, perhaps incor-
rect and incomplete, transmitted by the telegraph, But, if
we were asked to state what impression it has produced hr
our mind, we should admit that we do not think it all con-
ciliatory. We regret to find in it recriminations, more or
less founded, but in any case inopportune, which seem ad-
dressed collectively and indiscriminately to all foreign na-
tions. The President appears to think only of his grievances
against foreign States, and recurs to the subject two or three
times in order to express his sentiments in language of un-
deniable bitterness. But the passage most worthy of atten-
tion and most significant of the Message, the only one in
which it is possible to find any allusion to the affair of the
Trent, is that in which Mr Lincoln says—' It is not my
purpose to review our discussions with foreign States, be-
cause, whatever might be their wishes or dispositions, the
integrity of our country and stability of our Govern-
ment mainly depend not upon them, but on the
loyalty, virtue, patriotism, and allegiance of the
American people 1' Certainly this is high-toned lan-
guage, but, before we can give it our approbation, we
must be convinced that it is in harmony with the reality
of the position in which the American Government and
people are now placed. The most favourable interpretation
we can put upon it is to regard it as a concession made to
popular passions. On the whole, this document, so far as
we know it, is far from being as conciliatory as we might
reasonably have expectel under existing circumstances.
However, we will not go so far as to say with the English
journals that the Message is the ' commencement of war,'
and we do not think we indulge an extreme optimism in
remarking that it does not absolutely exclude all chance of
a peaceful solution."
In the latter part of its article, the Debats, how-
ever, declares that it has not yet lost all hope of an
arrangement. It says:—
" The question remains open ; it is for Congvess to decide
it. Such is the chance which happily remains ti.,r a peace-
ful solution, and this chance is still promising enough to
authorise us in saying that the cause of peace is not yet
hopeless. The information come to hand by the saute mail
as to the dispositions of the American public are not of a-
vercific character. The worst of these symtoms la
thay t the Congress has passed a vote of thanks top C aptain
Wilkes."
We terminate with the following extract front
the Presse :
" President Lincoln does not explicitly mention the affair
of the Trent, but he is evidently making preparations, as if
he expected that incident to have serious consequences. By
calling upon Congress to vote without delay ample means
for putting the lakes, coasts, and rivers in a state of defence,
and erecting new fortifications for the protection of the
ports, the President shows how little confidence he has in
the maintenance of peace. We were right in supposing
that the American Government would not wait for the ulti
matum transmitted to Lord Lyons before it assumed P.
defensive attitude. War now seems almost certain."

selves :

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ST. JOSEPH, MOBILE, Dec. 5. General Prentiss made a
speech to a large crowd of citizens yesterday, in which he
said, As God is my judge; every Secessionist in this city
shall take an oath of allegiance to the United States Go-
vernment, and to support the stars and stripes, or I will set
them to work on the trenches of Fort Smith. All persons

who are hereafter found expressing Secession sentiments
shall take the oath.' The speech caused great consternation
among the rebels, and was received with applause by the
loyal citizens. Troops were sent to Platte County last night
to look after Cordan's band of rebels.

" SEDALIA, MOBILE, Dec. s.—Yesterday a party of exas-
peraZed citizens of all parties attacked a gang of returned
rate's from Price's army, under Captains Young and

Wheatly, near Durksburg, about 20 miles west of here
killing seven and wounding 10 of them. Among the killed
was Captain Young. None of the citizens were killed or
severely wounded. Three wounded rebels have since died.
Judge Birch, who has been a prisoner in Price's camp for
some time, arrived here to-day. He was released on parole.
" SEDALIA, Dec. 6.—Our latest advices from the South
are that General Price has moved part of his force from

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Osceola to a point five miles distant, where he has estab-
lished his headquarters. General Rains' command re-
mained at Osceola. A train of 50 waggons from Lexing-

ton, laden with supplies for General Price's army, passed
unmolested within 50 miles of this place on Monday
last. There are four rebel recruiting offices in Lexington
enlisting recruits for Gen. Price's army. A meeting was
held there last Friday at which several prominent Seces-
sionist s spoke, urging a united effort in behalf of the rebels.
Similar meetings have been held in Clay Ray and other
river counties, end subscriptions for nicney, clothing, &c.,
are in circulation. It is not perhaps genera'ly known, but
it is believed to be a fact, that Saline County, Claib Jack-
son's place of residence, in July last authorised the Com-
missioners to raise 100,000 dols. to be expended for the
benefit of Gen. Price's army. Other counties along the
Missouri river are believed to have done the same thing. It
is stated on good authority that when Price was besieging
Lexington a delegation of citizens was sent to him from
Saline County, with an urgent request that he would not
allow his army to enter that county, which was complied
with. The reason of this request was because of the great
fear entertained by the inhabitants of the plundering pro-
pensities of Price's rebels. The counties along the Missouri
river, west of Jefferson City, are the richest in the State,
and have furnished nearly as many men and as much means
in behalf of the rebellion as the balance of the State. They
have been almost entirely exempt from marauders and have
never been visited by Federal troops,

" ROLLA, Dec. 6—Advices from the South-West state
that M'Culloch has gone into winter quarters on Pea-ridge,
near Bentonville, Arkansas, where he is putting up a bar-
racks for his troops. Nothing definite is known of Price's
movements. Gen. M‘Bride was at Springfield with 2,000
men last Sunday."
Advices from Port Royal to the 3d inst. report
that the troops were in good health.
On the 4th 16 Federal ships were inside the bar
of Savannah, and an attack on Fort Pulaski was
hourly expected.
The .Montreal Gazette of the 6th says
" It is clear that a situation might arise which would in-
duce the Government to call out the Militia, and it is quite
probable—indeed, we have reason to believe they have dis-
cussed the contingency."
The Montreal Gazette also remarks as follows on
the apprehensions of war with the United States :
" To dilate on the dreadful consequences of war to any
country, the hearthstones of which they might visit, is
needless. They must be present to the mind of every man
of intelligence. To show what might bring them, and what
possibly lead to their avoidance are, unfortunately, questions
which nearly touch the people of this country, and we pur-
pose to state three or four obvious facts concerning them. A
rupture of friendly relations between Britain and the United
States, means war on the Canadian soil. Canada is the
vulnerable point presented by Britain to the United States.
Canadians may therefore look at all assaults on Britain as
aimed at her, over their shoulders. Perceiving this fact,
the Montreal Gazette was the first journal on this continent,
or in the mother country, which pointed out the probable
significance of the offensive tone of the organs in the interest
of Mr. Seward, after the stump declarations of that politi-
cian during the recent presidential campaign, of the desira-
bility of extending northward the borders of the United
States in the possible event of their curtailment in a southern
direction. A rupture between Britain and the United States
might arise out of the lamentable troubles which now dis-
tract the continent, and be quite beyond the control of
Canadians, either to precipitate it or to avoid it. But in the
event of such rupture they would have to decide upon the
duties arising out of their allegiance. They would answer,
there is not a doubt, as they did in ISI2. Is there a possi-
bility of war being invited to our doors by the conduct of
Canadians themselves ? Yes, by tacitly allowing the voice
of American sympathisers to pass for the public opinion
of the country. American statesmen, holding the views
of Mr. Seward of the desirability of extending their bor-
ders northward, might be tempted to march an army into
Canada, if they were induced to believe that it woul
go among a friendly population—a population ready to
receive it, and make its presence among them a pretext
to change their allegiance, just as the Sicilians did when
Garibaldi and his band made a descent upon their coast.
Is there any possibility of preventing an American army
marching into our country? Yes; by letting it be clearly
understood that it would come among a hostile population,
who would resist to the bitter end any attempt on their
liberty or allegiance. No prudent statesman would march
an army into a country containing a population actuated by
such a feeling with a view to annex it. Does the free dis-
cussion of American affairs by the Canadian press afford a
causes belli, or a colourable pretext to provoke an invasion
for resentment? No; and none but an idiot or a Judas in
disguise could set up a pretension so stupid. To hold the
contrary would be to 'suppose the Government at Washing-
ton were devoid of c mmon sense—to insult their under-
standing. It is, besides, totally false to say that the tone
of the Canadian press, as a whole, has been rude or insult-
ing to the Americans. One or two papers, conducted with
ability, have spoken more roughly and sharply than we can
approve; but the whole country cannot be held responsible
for their utterances, and it is nonsense to pretend that these
invite war. What, too, are the circumstances in which we
find ourselves placed in discussing American institutions?
Why, after they have been dinned in our ears for years as
the pink of political wisdom, with the view of inducing us
to imitate them. Is it not natural, then, that we should
show where democracy fails ? Ought we not to improve
the opportunity ? It is in the interest of all parties, of the
Americans and of the Canadians, that there should be good
understanding, and no misapprehension as to the sentiment
of the country. Those are false to both who would make a
deceptive impression prevail. It cannot be for the interest
of Americans to deceive them. It is not to be unfriendly
to them to tell them we prefer the old flag and our own in-
stitutions to theirs. We can tell them this, and at thesauri()
time teil them that we are always ready to rival them in
acts of friendship and good feeling. And they will, at least,
respect us more than they could if we showed a disposition
to be traitors to the allegiance imposed upon us by-the ob-
ligations of British subjects."

COUNTRY MA 8K.,. A 5.

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NEWCASTLE-UPON TYNE-DEC. 17.

At to-day's market the business doing in wheat was
not brisk, but firm, at prices about the same as last week.
Flour met with a firm sale, but all spring corn quite ne-
glected.

LYNN—DEC. 17.
Old white 64s to 66s I Barley .. ..... 34s to 40a
11.0 . 6OB to 623 I Oats
Beans .42s to 46s I Peas 48s to 548

BIRTHS.

BURGLARY IN SALFORD.—At
the Salford Police
Court, yesterday, John Doran and Edward Leo, with Mary
Ingham and Mary Mulligan their associates,
Mary Lomas,
es, were
charged with breaking into the shop of M
No. 1, Pike-street, Hope-street, Safford,
before twelve
quantity of drapery and other
ga n oodrnsalord, and stealing a
Winn named Henry John--
.
o'clock on the previousnight,
John-
son, whilsts,smeglass,
passing along
men and two women stand-
ing street, heard the breaking
ormation to
ing against the prosecutrix's shop, he gave in
and seeing two f
the police. An officer went and found the people still up
the assistance of another person
standing there,
but on observinghim they ran away. He
gave chase, and with ap-
prehended the prisoners Doran and Lee. Doran, when on
captured, adopted an old ruse, and by
oolfdofLee and exclaiming " This is one of them,"
being
to make the policeman believe that he himself
these z
endeavouredin seizing
pointh
was an innocent person in pursuit of the rogues. One of the
women, Ingham, was also apprehended about the same time,
and the other prisoner Mulligan was taken into custody at
a place in Angel-meadow a few hours afterwards. Several
bundles of drapery, &c., which had been stolen from the
prosecutrix's premises were found, some in the street and
others concealed in neighbouring outhouses. The pri.-
goners Mulligan and Doran recognised each other by their
voices when in the cells, and after several inquiries from
the woman as to when her companion was pinched,
and who had " snitched" upon him, she was overheard to
suggest that he should persuade the other woman to take
it all upon herself, as this was her first time she would not,
therefore, get much. The police did not offer any evidence
against Lee, who was discharged, and admitted as a wit-
ness, and stated that the robbery had been effected by the
three prisoners and himself. The magistrates remanded
the prisoners until to-day, and ordered the depositions to
be taken preparatory to their being committed for trial.

Esq , aged 50.
PARRY.—On_tho 16th inst., Mrs. Jane Parry, late of

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Castelnau Villas, Barnes.

HULL—DEo. 17.
At our market to-day we had a small supply of English
wheat, which sold rapidly, at the extreme prices of last
week. Foreign inactive. Beans and peas were much in-
quired for. Oats neglected.
Wheat.... Old white....per qr• s4s Od to 58s Od
Old red
New white .. ~
New red .... ,
K 60s Od to 63s Od
Dantzic, orth , &c. old white 63s Od to 678 Od
Dutch, Belgian, and French. 58s Od to 62s Od
Baltic and Hamburg, red .
St. Petersburg and Riga, old. 50s Od to 52s Od
Barley.... English malting 3ss Od to 39s Od
Grinding 3OB Od to 32s Od
Saal and Oderbruck
Holstein and Danish 34s Od to 368 Od
Grinding
Oats English, old
Archangel and Riga, per st oBl2ld to 13d
Friesland and Dutch oBl3d to 08131 d
Swedish and Danish osl2ld to 0813 d
Beans ....English, old, per qr
New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od
New tick 4os Od to 42s Od
Egyptian
Peas Foreign breakers ........... 36s Od to 38s Od
Grinding .................. 308 Od to 32s Od
Tares Spring ........ sOdto—s Od
Indian Corn .....
Linseed, feeding....
crushing
Linseed cakes (liiil) £9 15 0 to £lO 10 0

Foreign' 8 5 oto 9 0 0
Rape cakes 517 6to 6 0 0
Bones 5 6 oto 610 0

AINGEL—On the 16th inst., at The Priory, St. Bees,
Cumberland, the wife of the Rev. Dr. Ainger, of a
son.

MATnEw.—On the 15th inst., at the Old Hall, Beeley,
Derbyshire, Laura, the wife of Augustus Mayhew, Es 1.,
of a son. .

MoNewrow,—On the 18th inst., at 73, Kensington-gar-
dens-square, the wife of John B. Monckton, Esq., of a
son.
MARRIAGES.
BLACKWOOD—PALMER.—On the 17th inst., at St. Jude's,
Southsea, Sir Francis Blackwood, Bart., R.N., to Laura
Olivia, second daughter of Robert S. Palmer, Esq., of
Merrion-square, Dublin.
HAY—DUNCOMBE.—On the 17th inst., at St. Matthias''
Richmond, Surrey, Lieut.-Colonel Drummond Hay, 78th
Highlanders, to Theresa Anne Augusta, elder daughter
of the late Francis Harold Duncombe, Ebq., 47th Regi-
ment.
DEATHS.

BARKWORTII.—On the 12th inst., at Dover, Alfred Bark-
worth, Esq., son of the lute John Barkworth, Esq , of
Tranby House, near Hull, aged 32.
FAREIALL.—On the 11th inst., suddenly, Richard Farhall,
Esq., of Newbridgo llouse, Billingshurst, Sussex, aged
53.
GANny.—On the 16th inst., at 5, Portland-terrace, Wal-
worth-common, John Gandy, Esq., aged 87.
HDTCHINSON.—On the 16th inst., at 2, Lansdowne Villas,
Cheltenham, James Hutchinson, Esq., of Wood Bank
Bury, Lancashire, aged 76.
KING.—On the 71h inst., at Woolwich, John Henry King,

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Thursday, December 19, 1861.