Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-28
STILL LATER.

From the N. Y. Times of the IS b, We condsuse:
There is nothing whatever, this morning, from Wash
ingtor, relative to the affair OF the Trent. The d
patches by the America reached Washington last night
and will probably be the sui Of Cabinet consideration
| this morning.
FROM EUROPE.
We have now full details of the Americas news, and
letters from spondents In Eogland and France
Our London correspondent says that the British Govern
ment preparing for with the utmost energy; that
business men are getting ready for the storm, aad that
yearly the whole Eogish nation, including the mob s
revealing In literal madness on account Of the alleged In
suit TO the Engsh bunting The air was thick with can.
ards OF every conceivable kind Nevertheless o sjor-
y Of the ministry, and OF the commercial classes
opp Jsed to war and II Mason and Sde returned
national reaction may be expected. That however, Is
universally demanded preliminary to any negoti-
atoms whatever Toe Secessionists in Europe are In
lures over the prospect and expect that the English Gov
eminent will presently be their avowed ally The British
Press, or at ess; part Of IT, is temperate in its
comments than It fortnight before the Times how.
ever, is as NAL grant ever.
General SCOTS letter had produced notifying effect
ia some quarters. Several liberal members of Parii.
ment, among others John Bright had mad, efforts to
calm the excitement, but apparently with little eff ct
We have report Of the antwsr meeting In Dublin, and
the speec1 Of T. ODonoghue which received with
braves yss Kisses and cheers Il appears, however,
that the Irish malignity against England s strong as
The Shipping Caste shows that England Is not
dependent this country for breadstu and that 10
that respect state ct will make little difference to
her. The Eagish secession presses feeding the
people with daily doses Of the mos. astonishing lies The
Queens proclamation, forbiddng the export Of war ma.
tes working to the damage Of the manufacturers Of
certain kinds Of arms
Oar Paris corre ondent Gays that the prospective war
between England and America occupies the entire atten.
ton OF France The French sympathze entirely with the
Eneliah on the legal question involved; but the Press
there is discreet aud respectable than 10 England
Frerch liberals assert that the wsrike preparations in
England merely parade and a show, intend as
much for Europe as America,-but still think we had
better aecede to any reasonable English demands In
regard to the alleged fact thathe San Jicnto hsd run
foul Of French vessel the Government had issued Or
ders TO the Press no. TO seek to magnify the affair.
Our budget OF European letters and newspaper ex.
tracts will be found Unusually Interesting this morning.
MISCELLANEOUS.
II is said that 10000 sand of arms principally En-
field rifles, have lately arrived in the United States
There are 200' Engih vess' Is in the Northern
ports They are making rapid preparations to hasten
home.
rumor Prevailed North that Mason and slidell
to leave in the Europa; from Boston, on wednesday
Not true.
The Paris correspondent of the New York Herald says
that the French Government has sgnfsd It's wnguesa
70 acknowledge the independence Of the Southern Con:
federacy Immediately. |.
General u. W. Sherman mas returneu 70 nis commano
10 Missouri, having been pronounced not insane.
The leading editorial OF the N. Y Times Of the 18th,
In reference 70 the hasonSidell smbrogo says: Eve
rybody high and low rich and poor, striving to out
clamor everybody else in bis Nominations Of war, and
revenge against this country There was not the slight.
es. disposition to listen to explanations or TO wait for
apologies It was foregone conclusion Il a: they were
forthwith to have war-he whole fabric OF Eogsh soci
ETY. was rocking and rolling the Of this swelling
and surgiug tide Il Is presumed that the English Gov
does not share the insane presumption Of the
people"