, 1861-11-28

Shakespeare and Milton, Florence Sightir-
gale and Grace Darling.
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
Il is not unlikely from present prospects,
thai Wc ;.lc at ti-tant day 10 sec the sue
cesslul completion nf the Atlantic Telegraph,
since if We llay rely upon reports received
from :broad is correct, thu Grcat schcnlc,
projected 1.y Col. T. P. Shattn.r, with the
1>aE1e Of '.North Atlantic Telegraph is quite
li'srly to lc realized, because it is the most
feasible Of ill as yet proposed. It avoids the
great and most formidable difficulty Of the old
line l,y being laid in sections, which is per-
mittcd by the route chosen, the longest being
but six hundred miles in length.
The first portion, leaving the Scottish
coast, about half way between Cape Wrath
and the John O'Groat's House, runs N. N. W,
through two hundred and twenty-five miles
to the Faroc Islands. The second, through
three hundred miles, reaches the south point
Of Iceland, near Cape Clostcrbay, and within
full view Of Mount Hec1a. Its last two Sec
tons, six hundred miles each, stretch south
wcstwarttly from Reikiayik, Iceland, to Cape
AlN"S11f LIZ SoueA4 ISAAe ~ AAA-
thence to Hamilton inlet, Labrador, whence
it would be connected southwark, through
Newfoundland, with the whole American sys-
ten Of telegraphy.
Tie comments Oil these speeches are rs y:,-
rIcd and diverse in the English press as arc
The speeches themselves. The Manchester
Guardian calls Mr.. Adams abstinence affect
ed, and Mr.. Yaucey's appeal business-lkc.
Our Minister would probably assent to the
latter distinction, for he did not 80 to the
Lord Mayors dinner on !, business Grand.
The speeches Of these two representative men,
thrown thus simultaneously before the Eng
l;sh public, ut this time have excited no little
| discussion.
| The Cotton question is presented in more
| favorable light by tile English papers, and
their tone is generally improved, The Lon
don Tines Of tic 18th inst, discussing the
proposed opening of Port Royal ts Il port by
| the Federal Government, says:
| It is desirable, therefore, to show that not
| They n1lc Federal Goycrnmcnt) hut their op-
| poncnts, arc the real withllollcrs Of the cot
ION supply. Il hrycan ssi=e a port ard opsa
II tre" ''oaainaly to tie trade tFey thereby luke
zas ayoinst them. That they viii ger
cotton i'll any large quantity no one
can believe, for the Confederate or tile
State governments will, Of course, take care
that every bale, and probably every negro,
shall be removed from the 1lcighborlood Of
the enemy. But still the Fcdcr;als will have
satisfied 10 some extent the demands Of for
eign nations, iIasmuch as they will be able to
say 10 Us or the French, Here is Il port, en-
ter it and take all the cotton you can get; you
| arc 1T full liberty to 11s,tlr with I'LL whom sou
can find to trade with YOU"
Hopeful statements continue to come in OF
the product and prospects Of cotton in other
quarters Of production. Among these the J:l-
naica Cotton Company }l,yc exhibited excel.
lent samples.
Among other regions to which public ;ttcn.
ton is being directed for 4 supply Of cotton i:
Venezuela. 4 company las been formed il
England for tic purpose Of introducing tlt
culture Of that plant into the country. Some
time since tic government If Belgium scnt
out MIR. Linden, Director Of the Geological
Garden ut Brussels, to make L scientific cxplo
lation Of the Northern States Of South Amer
ica, having specially in view the subject O
their fitness to produce cotton. His repor
proving highly satisfactory, company hi:
been formed, and an estate Of two hundres
and thirty-six thousand four hundred acrcs
; part Of the patrinlony Of the hbcr.tor Bolivar
| bccn purchased ut !, cost Of 4l00,000.
On the point Of the Southern pirates now il
jill at New York, the London Herald call
upon tile British Government to assert nscI
;lsh interfere 10 prevent <'te judicial usurtz.
| Of Soathe9ncrs capturst7 on tie oceaza.''
The tripartitc expedition to Mexico is moy
ing. The British mcn-of-war sansparcil, Don
r c.al and Conqucror, having embarked 500 ma
, rincs at Plymouth, were to have sailed on til
| 10Th, for the Gulf of Mexico, but lcf, Plvmout
I Sound on the 18th inst, about noon, with til
cxpclitionary battalions Of marines for Mex
co. The French portion Of tic fleet is in
state Of readiness. It consists a8 the man-o
;. war Massena, Commander Bozc, four frigatc
corvette, five gun-boats, a dIspatcll-boat, an
i certain number Of transports. Tic squa,
J. | ron is under the command Of Rcar-Admir
l. Julicn.lc Ia Grayicre. Aportion Of tlc squa
: ron will sail from Toulon, the remainder fro
= Brcst. They will meet al Vera Cruz. II
Il number of troops embarked will be abo,
J. 5000 men, comprising 500 Zouayc5 and
= tachment Of cavalry, Tile horses will be pr
r cured in Mexico.
0 The Spanish squadron was to sail from We
r Cruz OIL the 2Gth Of October, and consisted
/. several steam transports, Will, 5000 men {
: board, under the orders Of Gen. Gsssct.
# the Havannall tents were being prepared f
y 10000 men. It was runorcd that tho A1exic!
c General, Marquee, had promised to assist Il
d t Spalliards; and as soon as landing slou
| e4,o4s &c
ia | was expected i'll fayor Of Spanish authorit
&c Between Juarez and Ortcga the most extre1
t. distrust prevailed.
r The speech Of the Queen Of Spain ut t
5. opening Of tic Cortes on tho 9Th inst. s.,
IS that Spain has united with two other grs
t, nations to take common action in redress
re common wrongs in treaties violated and rigl
T.. / E,ructte,, in 3[nyfro