Newbern weekly progress., 1861-12-24

aud carried by large majority, and amid the
most dcafeniHg and enthusiastic cheers. For
the negative only few hands were raised.
The effect of the news on saltpetre, which q u
pears 10 have already gone up considerably,
was to increase its price from 3Os. to 40s. per
cwt., and IN a little while another advance to
43s. And it s said that an order will be in
stantly issued by the British Government I'd
p<Ghieit the clearance OF such contr&land Of
ar. And it has been recently discovered that
large quantities of arms have been shipped to
the Northern Government under the deSigna-
| ton of hardware" This has also been de-
termined to be stopped.
We have not all the light before US that tho
Northern papers have, but We can probably
take from their tone, as fair criterian tojudgd
by from most any other source. The Balh-
more American d mt seem to take much CONF
fort from what they have got as appears from
the following paragraph, with which they
wind up their remarkS on an article from Il q
London Times which We will give our readers
tomorrow:
On the whole, the first burst Of passion is
about what might have been expected. Con&
sidering all the antecedents, indeed, the cxplo.
sion Is rather moderats than otherwise. Well
aware as American statesmen now are that
this Government has no favors to expect, We
would have them mautaln everything that
has been done, courteoUSly Of cours, but with
| the utmost QrUnCSS. NO OtneT Id5--leL IL Do
remembered shown itself SO often as that
OF the British hag along our cost IN running
the blockade none other has given so much
real laid and comfort" to the rebellion. For
months past vesSclS--as in the case OF the Bcr-
muda-have fitted out openly IN British home
ports. crammed with cannon and munitions OF
war avowedly to furnish rebellion with ths
means to endanger our nationality; yet no no.
tice has been taken OF such acts further than To
/ tba Cf iIOyerpfnept 10
them. Then We say if, in such matters, the
| most vital to our existence" she insists on
| the letter of the law with reference to her owa
position, let her abide by what she has herset
| established as precedcnts, instead Of rlacing
| herself upon her immunity from punishment.
| Her course has, from the outset, been untIlend-
| ly. Ne are "fghting for existence; and IN this
and all other matters Of like import the people
will stand by the Government to the utter
most ard if England or any other nation,
has still to learl that we are yet n "Powcr,
our own citizens, at least, are not prepared to
surrender their nationality.
| LETTER FROM Observation-Disclosures OVER TER
TRENT AFFAIR.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 28.--The excitement here
| over the stoppagc OF the Trent has been most
intense, exceeding ANYTHING since the Crimelu
war At first the public were slow to believe
the accounts, supposIng them TO be exaggera.
| ted bat when the statement Of the purscr
! made its appearance the excitement and ihdig-
nation knew no bounds
The cotton trade are now firm in the belief
that this act Of the commander OF the San Ja-
| cinto will result in the active Interference Of
England ia the war, and the consequent libe-
ration Of the cotton crop through the raising
OF the blockade.
As to the latter, the arrival of the Nash
Vile and bark Helen, both from Charleston,
within a week has caused even these heretofore
not disposed to argue the question, to now de-
clare that 1t is far from efficient, and hence
not binding upon our government to longer
recognize it. Meanwhile cotton maintains q
good degree of tirmness.
The funds have been very fiat since the
Trent news, ard spectators are quite at loss
what course to pursue.