Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-11-23


O'Clock this morning. She brings dates seven days
later
Emgland-The Difficulty with the United States
An extraordinary excitement prevailed throughout
England amounting to almost panic, on the SUBJECT
of war with the United States. -.
The London Times in a series OF malicious eolto-
rails started the subject which, exaggerated by the
provincial press, speedily obtained such dimensions
that extras were issued announcing that the Amerl-
can Minister had demanded his passports.
General establishment and regret were excited by
this announcement and energetic protests were made
against the Government forcing the country into a
dangerous war
Our Liverpool agent telegraphed to Mr. Buchanan,
who promptly and coureousIy sent him the follow.
ing explicit contradiction
LONDON, Friday Night, Nov. 2, 1855.
1t is not true that the American Minister has de-
manded his passports from The British Government,
and there is no foundation for such report"
Notwithstanding this denial, an uneasy feeling re-
mains upon the public mind.
No More Saltpetre &C.. to be Exported.
The British Government has prohibited the expor-
soda, suIphate of potash murae of potash and chic
rate of potash.
The intelligence from the Crimea brings stirring
events The Allies have returned from their late adj
vance to their previous POSITIONS and were in expec
,ation of an attack from the Russians.
1t is, nevertheless very unlikely that any further
operations will take place this season. Both armies
preparing Tor tne winter
Some tri1ing successes have been gained by the
fleets, which have now sailed towards the Gulf of
Perekop.
Gen. Codrington has been appointed to the COM
mand of the British troops in the Crimea.
The difficulty between France and Naples has been
settled.
| LONDON Saturday, Nov. The following addi-
tional intelligence has been received since yesterday
! Gen. Canrobert has embarked from Lubec Tor
! Stockholm in French steamer.
despatch from DantZc states that the bulk OF the
| a ed fleet about TO proceed to Kle
| A despatch received at ST. Petersburg states that
all the liners of the feet off Knburn had proceeded
seward and that the allies had attempted nothing
new.
Prince Gortschakoff teegraphed to st. Petersburg
on Thursday that there was no new movement IN
| the Crimea
Rumors Peace.
! A correspondent Of the Cologne Gazette, writing
from Berlin, audes to of peace, but they are
looked upon in diplomatic circles as unfounded. not
only merely because Russia has ,resorted to a fresh
levy of conscripts, but because every communication
from that empire discountenances the belief that Rus
STA will make concessions to the demands of the Wes
tern Powers On The other hand all the letters from
| Vienna allude 10 rumors OF peace Inc correspon-
dence OF the Daily News declares that Russia posi-
tively intmaed both the Courts or the Great Ger
man Towers, her willingness TO negotiate alone upon
the basis of the four points, and that OF the allies OF
December 3D. The latter are disincned TO resume
diplomatic conference, although the Western Powers
have at the same time declared that they can ony
consent such step when there is a safe prospect
of attaining satisfactory result. 1t is added that
Austria is very far from declining the cooperation of
Prussia.
The Prussian Gazette of October 30th, afhyms that
al this very moment the French Government init
mates at Vienna it's readiness TO negotiate with Rus
STA on the basis of the Four Points, adding that it
resolved to continue the war, and re-commence
military operations next spring with redoubled energy
should peace not be concluded in the interim.
England.---The Reported Rupture with the United
States.
The Liverpool Journal of Saturday morning, in
second edition, dated O'Clock, A. NJ, says
We have received telegraph message from Lon
don conveying most serious intelligence, which we
can vonch for, the information comes from
which excludes the possibility of a doubt This
country is the of war with the United
States unless public opinion is brought to operate
Immediately on Her Majestys Ministers. An active
int change of diplomatic notes has taken place this
week between Earl Clarendon and the American Min
ister The cause assigned by Ministers for the APP
pearance of our ships at Bermuda, the report
that Russian prvateers fitting out in the port Of
New York, but the fact is denied, and is well known
that this is preext for the real refers to
affairs in the Mosquito territory.
The enlistng business never gave moments un-
easiness never occasioned an angry word from the
Government at Washington, and never caused a sol-
tary complaint against Mr. Champion. The Mosquito
question is the which imperils the peaceful re-
lations between Great Britain and the United States.
1t has been for time the of diplomatic
disquiet between the two countries, and now tends
10 provoke an open rupture. To quarrel about it
would be Madness
| This article, it must be remembered was written
before the receipt of Mr. Buchanan's despatch, QUO
ted above.