Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-26


all but small portion OF our mail edition. In oroer 10
insert the hghy important news tnen c"upS o'ei 'no
telegraph wires For this detention we nave no apolo
gy to make when the character OF the gehct gwen
is considered we thlhk IL Will De senera"y auh't'eu
thSC we 10 ho eA7ge f"'e "'en VIC 90" ''0' 'o0 10
baoy the most important news receive" Sce 'he o"t''7
OF Manassas and that 1t may perhaps exert more oe
clded influence upon e o''uS9e no" Penolhs' anu o.
consequence upon INC ueSDeS ol 'n's coh'nep'' 'a
even The glorious V'c'y ace"eo 'y our troops on me
-lS' Gay Vi July
mere are 'n'ee arrivals 20 WIZ ne hausa ITO"
benFh via 90uVh"uiP'on win oa'eS 10 'ne oo'h u''
the Europa IRON Liverpool VI" Queenstown Ireland
with dates u the ina Instant ana me Oty OF ashlpg
Ion oy tne same route WIN dates TO the 'h nsa
Inc Europa DRUGS queens messenger having oten
detained TWO days al nee"s "n 10 order [" take HIN
on ooaru.
IL Is nearly cTrIah mat the d'Spatch's oroLSht 10
LORD Lyons are euch as TO require hm TO Ok nand the
surrender OF NessrS Mason aud Slde TO the conman-
der OF some british national vessel the British flag he
Ing then and there sauted by way of PREPARATION and
apology Tor the outrage committed upon 1t.
IL also appears 10 be certain That on saturday. No
vemEer 3Cth, a cabinet meeting was held at Lord Pal
iN''"ti 04o'~' 'N"'''>i'oS
quen'Iy Tue Queen hto Pi'y COUNCIL at lhoser Gas
tie Al oo'h these me ms or councils the persons
present were unanimous ID coming 10 he conclusion OF
demanding reparauoh ii IS animated That the tai
meIston Cabinet arrived al TINS conclusion ID cOnse-
quence OF having decision from the law officers OF the
crown 10 the ELECT That the sc zure OF the persons OF
the "ooutern ENJOYS to Europe was illegal under the
circumstances anu as much an outrage against lnterna-
tlona ia" as II II had been tected on British soil
IL IS already Known IN Richmond that the demand
Tor the release OF Mason and SdeII mas been made upon
the Washington government Sc our dispatch OF last
evening from Richmond Ills demand although, OF
COURSE coaced III TERMS Vi opohac courtesy Is Sald
10 De explicit ana uecioeo 10 'ohe' Inc Lonoon of0f
alone an ultra abolition Sheet appears TO thro" any
oouot upon the matter us oonotS amount 10 nohing
We THINK Inc general tone OF the English papers IS
bitterly hos'e' vi course editorial comments penned
10 the nrS' moments OF Tue excitement created by hear
Ing the news Oh the "nalf OF the trent snow more hre
"Nu P~0'0n '" '' "'l''n "''ol' Win toolei l'noe-
'on anu more Mature coO0'oera'ioh' Inc NoFlherh
P"eio say Voat 'hcr 'ohe improves efOaps Tue hode
OF expression Is less oi''e' out 'he determination ex
PteSSeu Is no 8 ie'o'ete views entertained 10 less
uec'Geo III U"'h al Tue more Suodued Or moderated
'ohe Vi IeSen'eh'' Or 4"N liehuShlP a'o"to even oy
soch PROFESSIONAL Peacenen as hilgh' (Quaker,) and
Golden (cornaW lea8uer are based upon the idea that
the Lincoln government will make prompt repatriation.
All they can say lS-'N att let US STE, before going to
war Such also is the tone OF some Of the French
papers. Cooden has written long letter urging sus-
pension Of judgment. The London Daily Ners rejoics
that Congress meets before the English demand can get
out to America, and hopes that it will act with honor
aud dignity, and that the golden opportunity will not
be lost If the NeT lad toreseen the action OF Con-
gress IN passing vote OF thanks to Commodore Wilkes
by reclamation, 1t would have seen the utility of its
| hopes
! he LincOln government has avowtd approved and
adopted as its own the act of Captain Wilkes Con-
gress has thanked him. and the Federal government must
now abide the issue it has made The question is now
upon that issue solely and resolves itself into the ques-
ton Of different Interpretation of the rules of inter-
national law applicable and governing the case The
United States government has avowed the act and Civ
Ell her Interpretation in so doing, and cannot recede-
Is England equally committed? If So we can see but
one ltsuIt-One telmination and that hostile one.
We have doubt but that the government OF Queen
Victoria and tie Emperor of the French act fully in
concert and with perfect understanding in reference
to all matters pertaining to affairs on this continent
and that all the surmses of rupture and disagreement
between the Western powers of Europe, put forward
by the New York Herald, surmises, made to
answer temporary purpose. The two governments
will adopt common policy ;-perhaps we ought to
have said the three governments, for Spain is beginning
to be admitted into all the arrangements made by the
maritime powers.
A report that Louis Napoleon had offered or was
ABOUT 10 oner himself as mediator between the North
ana 'ne o0o'n may or may not have some Importance
IN It's own way out II mas nothing at all to 90 with the
question now penang between the CABINETS OF Wash