The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-07
FOREIGN MAILS nv THEASr.
Peace Concluded-The French Prfuoe-
Nothing Of the Pacific,


at l0 A M, on the 22d instant, arrived at New
YORK on Friday afternoon 5th inst lat 40 So long.
90, passed large boat, painted black, bottom nm
much broken and piece of large ships lower
mast, painted white. At LOOP. M, passed 4. M
steamship Persia. 49,
EnGland-LondOn Times ON Amer;c,.
Frince Frederick William of Prussia is to visit
England IN May, as the acknowledged suitor of
queen victoria IS eldest daughter (princess royaO
According to the Brussels Independence the vonro
man sOlemnly demanded of the King. bis uncle
the consent indispensable to his projected alliance
ana the consent was formally granted in presence
of the whole Court"
Mr. Buchanan has introduced his successor. Mr..
Dallas, to the diplomatic corps and on Monday.
18th, transferred to him the charge of the embas
cay. MIR. Buchanan has gone to Paris whence he
VIII return in few days, and will probably re.
turn home by the steamer leaving Liverpool on
the 10th or 18th April.
Relations with the United states-Storm
Brewing-Efect of the ssTen SIo0ns of
War Biilo voted by Congress.
From the London Times, March sO.l
poet describes and excuses the pleasure with
which spectator on shore may watch the distress
OF crew whom winds and waves are driving 10
destruction. There is another contrast however
not so agreeable. 1t is when you are yourself on
the treacherous element, when every rope and
spar of your ship is reflected on the unruffied sur
face, and your sails hang limp from the yards but
at no great distance nearer and still nearer sea and
sky meet in one dark line, and undulation is eyi.
dent in the one, the other closes round you. and
in five minutes you know that every yard of loose
canvass will be rent into tatters your good shin be
laid on its beam ends, and your auiverinr masts
will either go overheard or drag you to the bot.
tom. 1t is no great exaggeraton to say that this
is fair account of the English and the American
mind at this moment Nothing can exceed the
perfect placidity the earnest wish to give no of.
fence the utter absence of envy, malice, or other
feeling on the part of the British public towards
our Republican cousins We are honestly and un-
reservedly wishing them all happiness and honor;
double and treble their present population; "ffiu-
ence beyond the dreams of avarice;n the whole
continent of America if they can come by II hon.
esty naturally, and quietly; everything, in fact,
that we should ourselves desire in their situation
There is not a lurking feeling the other way in the
soul of one healthy sane Englishman We all
hear, indeed, with regret, that there is difference
of opinion as to treaty which not one English.
man in a thousand knows anything about, and that
the Government of the United States conceives
that our Government has shown want of proper
respect in trying to recruit army from their
territory.
But the only feeling awakened by the intelli.
gence is hope that where no offence is meant
none VIII be taken, and that we shall not be such
fools as to quarrel about nothing at all. On the
other hand, as we look across the Atlantic, it is
impossible not to see that storm is brewing
The journals are full of angry menace and hostile
calculations The Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives are in continual debate million ster.
ling has been voted for steam sloops of war, and
every American is evidently under the mpres
sion that all the world is watching the progress of
the quarrel Such is the dark side of the picture,
and we frankly confess that we watch the dark.
ening of the ocean and the lowering of the sky
with no small uheasness.
Under these circumstances all that we want is
that the state of English feeling should be known
across the Atlantic Wnen q ml.anderstanding
has risenlup between Mrs. A. and Lady B.-two
excellent country reighborsAali atott nothihg at
all and with wish except to be friends, the OBJ
iect is to let Mrs A. know how unwilling TO quar-
rel Lady b. really is, and vice versa The object
is to avert that day when, after months or years
of cold estrangepent or bitter recriminations, not
to say cemrton alseredit, Mrs A. and Lady B. viii
meet at last and discover they have been under
great misapprehensons and have made great
fools of themselves, for the amusement OF low
people and scandal-mongers. Should matters now
ripen or rot into war, and should two great ma
tions spend 10000, ,000 apiece, and five years or
more In tearing one another TO pieces, In capturing
merchantmen burning ports and blackening the
character Of the Anglo Saxon race; as it Is called,
we shall only patch up peace At last, Win the
unpleasant feeling that we might have spared our
selves all this trouble, cost, and disgrace, had we
but known one another little better. Now Is the
time, then, for those Americans who do know
little of this country to speak word for Us, ai
least for our extreme ndsposition TO quarrel and
our wish to show every possible respect to the
/ Ouiteu StdteS-
We observe with great pleasure that Mr.. Sc
| ward In the Senate, and our old friend Genera
Webb, who knows little Of this country, ant
with whom we had few passages, have the cour
age to say that they think, In the utter absence
Ill intention there is sufficient ground In the pre-
sent state of both difficulties for friendly confer
ence As to the great Central American mystery
for such il Ia 70 the British public, and ever WI
belt Is now admitted, say both these gentlemen
that the British Government has offered TO refer
| to arbitration. The fact was disputed, but
| there can no longer be doubt about IL, the pre-
sent question Is whether the United States Gov
ernment viii agree TO an arbitration or not; An
we cannot conceive their refusing, except O
| grounds which would prevent arbitration on q
| questions whatever.
This is the present state Of this question, and W
| presume satisfactory one, as fAr - we are cor
| cerned for, should war unhappily arise, AMI
| the blood Of . half > million people lie on soms
body's hands, we shall feel much loss unc0mfortl
BILE 10 reflect that before beg naing Ne had offere
arbitration and that the Americans point blank :,
| fused it We quite agree with General Webl
that lit ID unfortunate there ahould have been m
mista ke or misunderstanding In regard 70 this o6s
~ mediation" "f3ut, the whole matter being MOI
fairly before the country, 1--WE are quoting Gsne
i 81 Webb,s words-'these mistakes are Of no furu
Il er imuortsnce, and medt6ti0n fol1ows ~ course
The Americans, indeed. u appsATs, have feo
Il a. thst there is no umpire whnan ahonld aecei
ana who would not have leaning aeaanss men