Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-17
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR NEWS.
Later. from Europe.
TIE BRITISH CABISET'S DECISION
ON THE MASON-SLIDELL CASE.
Active Naval Preparation.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
CONFEDERATION IN CHAR.
LElTON, s. C.
The SDmttr In CoRtral America.
DESTRUCTION OF PRINTING OFFICES.
.NyrO IsssMrreciiO,s ~ fhe Int.
ri0r Of South Csr0ltss al
MORE FIGHTING IN vERGINlA.
.tiyrO IsssMrreciiO,s ~ the xsste.
rtOr Of South CarOliss0.1
MORE FIGHTING IN VIRGINIA.
Important Extracts from South.
ern Journals.
FORENOON DISPATCHES.

FORENOON DISPATCHES.
CAPx KAos, Dec H.
The City Of Washington, from Liverpool DO
cember 4th, Queenstown 5th, passed here this
Eornng.
The lines Of the 81 makes the important an
nouncement that q; specia! meeting OF the Brit
lsh Cabinet, 1t was decided that the taking of
Mason and Slidel from the Trent, was clear
case OF infringement: upon nteInatonal law, and
that the Unltei States Government nuit make an
apology and return Mason and Slidell.
Active naval operations are going on at Govern
mens dock yards.
Tho Inns OF the 4th inst, says three things
will follow the refusal Of the United States 10
make reparation ter the Mason and Siideil affair
A break and destruction Of Southern blockade,
complete recognition OF the South e,n Confederacy
and complete blockade Of Northern ports.
The Times says the principle which the Gov
eminent rests its temand, Is that British ship,
until her violation OF neutral rights is fully
proved, must be held 20 be British ground as much
rs II she were an actual piece Of British soil. and
the right Of protection to all pcrsons board is
as valued as British territory. No violation has 8
been proved or sought to be proved against the
Trent, consequently the seizure Of the tour persons
dragged from her decks, was entirely Illegal.
Sldel and Mason were, at the most, civil servants
to hostile power, and were travelling from one
neutral power to another, in u neutral vessel. If
rebels, then the right Of asylum has been clearly
violated.
T.e Times concludes by adiuring the Gcy-
ernnent and northern people to do Justice in
the matter.
LIVERPOOL, Monday ALL .ribaliian oiiieers
in Switzerland received crders 10 assemble ut
Geneva within a month.
The Italian Minister at Barcelona in q speech,
expressed a hope that Italy would triumph over
In L. Il,
ard Rome.
The transport Milborurc would leave Woolwic
fer Halifax, the 9th, with 5000 stand Of arms,
a large amount of ammunition and a battery of
SIX Armstrong guns. She will be conveyed by
the OrIhens, 81 gun frigate.
The Warrior would be ready for foreign service
Immediately. Her destination depends upon the
answer from Washington.
Nj. Bright made elaborate speech on the
American question, in which he declined to give
any decided opinion in tho Trent affair. lie be-
lievei If the act was illegal, that America would
make fitting reparaton. He strongly condemned d
the wariike feeling, and secuted vt the idea that
the American Cabinet had resolved to pick quar-
rel with England. He made an eloquent perora-
tion in favor of the North.
. A letter was read from Sir Rich ard Cobden OF
pacific tone, urging a suspension OF judgment.
letter from Gen. Scott, in favor Of maintain
ing friendly relations between England and Amer
ica, attracts much attention.
he expectation Of arms, ammunition and lead
has beeu prohIbited
Breadstuffs upward, with an evidence Of a
slight advonce on all descriptions. Wheat still
advancing, with rise of "a pc. GENITAL.
From Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Dec. Is
We learn from the Captain OF the Norfolk
boat that he was informed by the Captain oI
the steamer Illinois, which had arrived at Old
Point from Port Royal that he passed within
six miles Of Charleston harbor, at 10 O'Clock
Thursday night. tremendous confagratou
was evidently at its height in that city. The
reflection on the clouds exceeded anything he
ever saw, and the whole bay was brightly II
Illuminated. 1t did not appear like reflection
from emouldsring ruins, but from o raging con
Aagration.
This is later than the Norfolk Day Book
dispatch.
BALTIMORE, Dec. II.
The Old Point boat brings the report Of the dis
covery and prompt suppression by military au
thorities Of a negro insurrection at Charleston
The account states that the plot was discovere.
by tt body servant of military officer, who sale
the negroes OF the city to be Joined by larg,
bands from the country, ,who were to come in srme1
at night. He said the sash factory had been fired
by free negro, whom he designated, and who ha
been arrested.
A small quantity Of arms were found under the
floors Of negro cabins. They were all new AMI il
good condition. In another negro cabin knives
and ha.chets we're found secreted.
The greatest consternatlon prevailed Families
wero closing and barring their windows.
The fire companies being composed OF men wht
are en- military duty, the hre engines were WORKED
by negroes, who broke ana rendered em useless
The two best engines are spoiled
The printing ofIicies OF the Mercury and Lonri.s
are said to be destroyed.
Another account says tn at the negro insurrec-
tions broke out in the interior Of South Carolina
two days before the fire, and are still raging un-
checked, but this report is not we'll authenticated
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From Washington.
WAsHINGroN, Dec. 15
The Navy Department has received o dis
patch from Capt. Palmer, commanding the
steamer Iroquois In which he minutely relstet
hs movements in order to capture the Sumter
The government at Martinique refused TO give
the Sumter COAL but allo Y ed her TO come ia
st. Peirre, y here che obtained . supply from
English merchants.
The Sumter bad been received with courtesy
at the seat of Government. Capt. Palmer dis
covered, to use his own language, this farce o
non recognition Of the Confederate States BY
France aad Englsnd Is played oas. He had Q
correspondence with the Government, the re-
suit Of which was that he WAS referred to q
paragraph Of Wheaton'a International Law. to
the eff ct that one beiiigerant could not depart
from ports until "a hours after the other had
left. The Sumter at that time was in port
and the Iroqouis was Obliged to anchor one
marine league from shore.
The jority of the citizens of the port were in
favor OF the Suuter and therefore anxious for her
escape. Being French they sympathised with
Louisiana, to which State they thought the Sum
ter belonged. Throughout the proceedings Capt.
Palmer was aprrehensiye and fearful that the
Sumter would escape from him, and wished sha
was any where else than under French protection,
a. the authorities were throwing obstacles in his
way The government, however, repudiated every
thing unlike friendship, in reply to Capt. Palmers
complaint. Owing to the distance from sto ore
which the Iroquois was obliged to occupy, and the
fact that tho bay is miles wide and tor reasons
above stated the Sumter succeeded in escapn1