The national Republican., 1861-12-23
BY GRAPE
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE.
THE WAR FEELING IN ENGLAND
Great Anti-War Me- ting in Ireland
NEUTRALITY OF FRANCE.
OPINIONS OF THE FOREIGN PRESS.

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Telegraphic dispatches from Halifax, Dec. q,
announce the arrival Of the Atlantic, the Nj.
agara, and the America, from Liverpool, and
the Arsgo, from Havre, uia Southampton,
bringing dates up to the llth instant. The
news is somewhat important, and will be read
with interest.
The wsrlike sentiments and preparations In
Eugland appear TO be unabated, but In Dublin
large auti.war meetings have been held.
The Times Paris correspondent says the off,
cial opinion of the British Ministers on the out.
rage perpetrated by the San Jacinto on the
front, Is most precise and positive, namely
that the violoBoe committed by the captain OF
tho San Jacinto is indetensible; that by regard
ing the Commissioners, Messrs. Mason and
Slidell, as contraband, Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabi.
net contradict themseve for they refused to
admit they were aware Of their presence.
The various military stations In Ireland have
been ordered 10 complete the strength Of the
sixty-nine regiments Of the line. The British
Government is negotiating for steamers 10
transport troops to Canada. The Times. OF the
10th, says that the Niagara's advices encour
age the hope o. a disavowal by the Cabinet AT
Washington Of the San Jacinto outrage, and
surrender of the Southern Commissioners.
The America brought dispatches for Colonial
Government, and delivered them here. 1t IL
reported that ten thousand troops will be sent
to British North America forthwith.
Commander Williams, royal navy mail agent
aboard the Trent, Is to have public dinner Al
Plymouth
Landnn, was boarded December 9th, by the
Uaited States steamer Montgomery.
Tho British Government has sent n letter ap.
proving of the course of Commodore williams,
mail agent on board the Trent.
The Paris papers assert that the British Gov
ernment, in answer to petitions from manufac.
turing districts, stated that cotton ports would
be opened by February, at tho latest.
Parliament has been prorogued until the 7th
of January.
ing in seven hundred and seventy tons of coal
preparatory to service on the North American
coast.
The steel. clad steam. .frigate, Hero, eighty.six
guns, was to have lett portsmouth Tor the North
American station.
The Silas Grammar, for New York, was stop
ped in tho Thames, her cargo consisting Of 100
tons of lead, the export OF which has been
prohibited.
The Constitutional the Journal des Debats,
the Pdride and several other French journals
say that France will remain neutral in the
| event of war between the United States and
Eugland.
and on the eighth, five thousand bales were sold.
| Breadstuffs are steady, and provisions Arm.
| THE AMERICAN CRISIS.
| In London, with reference to the importan,
| question of the attitude likely to be assumed
BY France, the opinion continues to be that
| however desirous the Emperor might be Il
| give some employ to his navy, and tt
divert public attention In France from the state
| of the French finances, he Is not likely to d.
anything to cause difference with the British
Government, because serious results might fol
low in France, If distrust there should increase
and cause a further depression Of trade.
The London Globe warns its renders that they
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sent to Lord Lyons for what 1t Is worth, ant
purely AS the French idea of them.
The Shipping Gazette has an article on th'
question nt our corn supplies, In the event Of
war with North America. 1t does not t.regarG
our future prospects with feelings Of alarm
Orders for he purchase of nearly fve hundred
thousand quarters of whost have been sen
within the last few days to the Black Sea ports
both for present and future shipments. I'm
mediate export would not, OF course, be made
but eventually there would be no want Of yes
sells to bring home all the corn we required
and vessels trading to America would be re
leased to bring grain from the south of Russia
The sGPpg GGase f,% Is perfectly sstse'
ing year will equal in extent those OF the las
| four or nve seasons. O."
The London Daily Ne,os correspondent writ
ing from Paris, says. that 1t Is the very genera
formed of the intentions Of the Fl ench Gov
ernment, when it spoke of France joining wit
England in an armed mediation.
The effect Of the war feeling upon the Anisl
ican shipping interest Is already most disas,
rous. No charters are now taken for thes
vessels, and as for passengers and Cargoes littl
, OF nothing Is doing. Such Is the state of affair
in this respect that no insuralces Of this clas
have been offered at Lloyds for several day
past.
The following troops at Aldershott are o.
. dered to be in readiness to proceed to Canada
Leslis's Sixth battery Of Royal Artillery, th
second battalion Of the Twentieth regiment, th
" Second battalion Of the Sixteenth regiment. tn
n Second battalion f the Fory.ffth regimen
and detachment of the Sixteenth regiment {
Lancers. The battery attached to this fore
d served in the Crimean war, and Is furnishe
with Armstrong guns.
Colonel Gordon, of the Royal Engineers,
!. ordered to be in readiness to process to Canad
o in the Melbourne.
A large force of engineers, it Is stated, will
:. sent Immediately to Canada.
). Orc hundred pound Armstrong guns are no
being rapidly distributed among the ships pr
pairing for sea.
Il The Defence, an iron-plated frigste, is to hay
4 a crew of four hundred and fifty. Sne will
manned without the least difficulty.
e The Cunard steamships Australasian an
Persia are TO convey troops to Halifax.
The SCI ew steamer Orphcus, carrying twe
', ty.0ne guns, called, last evening, at Plymout
i Sound, whence she is to convey the transpo
|
ID the St. Lawrence, or Halifax.
d The London Herald says that the First bait
lion of tho rifle brigade, now stationed
Dublin and the First battalion Of the Sixteent
Of regiment stationed at Sheffield, received orde
N Yesterday to embark.
" The naval editor of the London Times, stat,
$ that although we are strong IN large ships, Il
class of vessels which would be OF the create
service to us in II war with the United State
= are the corvettes and sloops, a great numb,
o' Of which require heavy repairs before tht
D. void be fit for sea.
> The greatest activity has prevailed sin,
Saturday last, at the Tower of London. I'll
e whole OF the workmen and laborers employ,
M In the various departments, there have BET
- engaged from an early hour in the m0rnil
a. until II late hour at night in packing up a
I'd arms, and every kind of article necessary
- active service abroad.
IL On Sunday last the interior of the ancie
II garrison p tsented an unusual and bustlng a
pearancG, in consequence Of an order whi,
had been received frsm the officials of the W
Onice to prepare for the Immediate transm
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