Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-29
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Che 27th> publIshs further items Of news
received by the lac foreign arrival. than
fhos, telegrsphed yesterday.
The PeFzia bring Liverpool dates OF The
18Th Inst. TIE Liverpool Mercury of the 18th
ssys The Earl Of Deay approved Of the poll
cy OF the English Government Ia sefereucs
TO the difficulties win che United States, and
advised ship o@nsrs 80 iastract captains OF
outward bound sesses to sIgnaiiae ali Eng
gllsh ships. aud info m them shat var ~Ish
the United States l. p,Dbable.
The London Times d the 18th quotes con-
sols at soi to sos-
The Washington correspondent OF The New
York Herald, writing IN relation 10 the Ma
son7Siidell affair, says the question Is so
complicated that time alone can unraFel It,
aud that the atmoat pruas=5s 5si the part of
the Lineoln administrator VIII b. neessse
~ to avoid war which -.-sr s-ssoiss siazs
United States with more than Que Europeso
power, while the Federais are engaged 10 q
life ard death struggle Tor che preservation
of the Union Itself.
TIE Paris correspondent Of the Herald says
the French Government has si2nifed to Eng
land its willingness to recognise the independ.
ence of the Confederate States at once, and in
case the United States Goyernmsnt, does not
deliver up Macon sad Siiaeli o Eogisud,
France will do so.
The Paris Patrie pa. come oat strong for
the = rebels
The Paris correspondent Of tha New York
Times saysif var ocears besssel England
and the United Staaas. toe synpasbies of
France will be wholly against tie latter.
The New York Times OF the 25th last.
says there are two hundred English vessels
in Northern ports, aud that al Of them are
making rapid preparations 70 tsstsn home
Gen. Sherman, who vas reported insane
some time since, Ia now pronounced sane
and has returned to bis colrmapd in Missouri.
The London correspondent Of the New
York Times says, nearly the ~hole English
nation, including the mob. or rabbie. are
revealing in literal madness. on account of
the alleged insult to Che Eng 30 Flag.
No commercial news By : tent European
arrivals is reported 10 the Nae York papers
of the 24th or 18th.
Nothing definitely is known as to the ac-
ton of the Lincoln cabinet IN ragsrd TO the
Nason-Slidell affair, but indications are that
Lincoln will be foEssd 10 yFe taefhs de-
mand of England. 4
hr Hale has presented psisias 10 fhaI
Senate of the Uaited States fres,. ssIudry e.s !
liens Of Boston, urging thai e. freedom, Of
the ptess has been infringed.
sr LOUIS. Dec. 24.-One Thousand rebel
prisoners. taken by Gen. rope in tie west
ern part OF the State, have arrived hsreI
rhey are portion of Gen. Prices recruits.
The rebels have destroyed the bridge over
Salt river on the Hissoari Railway.
RIcHxoSD, Dec. 28.-Up 10 Christina, the
Lincoln Cabinet had not uuraveled the Cor
dian knot of English trouble.
All the prominent European Governments
sustain England IN the course she has
adopted. s7I
The Burnside expedition OF light drAughi
steamers designed for the Southern coast, Is
about prepared for leaving. and may shortiy
be expected on our coast.
A lot of gambling pgraphsrnalis was pub
licly burnt yesterday according to law.
AkhPHIs, Dec. 28.-The Cincinnati Com
mereial OF the 2sth has been received here,
aud it contains later news. A special Wash
ington dispatch, dated the 74.h, says private
letters from England indicate that the peo-
pie are insane with wrath against the United
States. Even the lowest classes Of society
"hound" the government 10 declare war
against the United States. Lord Lyons bad
postponed bis Official communication 10
Seward, al the request of the latter, vhose
advice from England are not SO late as those
received by Lord Lyons. The feeling be-
tween Seward and Lord Lyons is friendly.
Five tug boats ard tao gun boats arrived
. al Cairo on the 24th.
The London Times says James Watson
Webb. the United States Minister to Brasil.
has demanded that Gov. A.ratan be supsr-
seeded for allowing coal to De supplied 20 the
privateer Sumter.
Il was rumored In Neu York on ths 2zth,
that Mason and Slidsll had been released,
aud were 10 be sent to England the next day
on the steamer Europa.
The New York Express, of the 2sth, says
z n 49, ia.