Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-27
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MANASSAS, Nov. give have received here the Bal
timore Sun, of Saturday, Nov. 2Sd In it dispatch
from Washington Of the day previous, reporting the re-
suit Of grand Federal review and SHAN battle" The
report says "The infantry and cavalry first opened the
Ere which was continued BY the entire division for nesr
ly an bour-moyemens as Ia actual battle being OBJ
served They imagined the enemy to be in the direo'
ton OF townsville. Agnes Battery which occupies
Smoo's HILL took port in the engagement. The eIsr
cis,I we're closed by charge from Fredmsns cavalry
on farci I'd coumu Of the enemys infantry The emily
acciien; wa that Charles Trenter OF Company OF
soelpbii who was thrown from his horse and severe
Injured Both the reIisw and cham battle we're In the
hzhes, 90 zree credsbls to Gen. Smiths division, and
shox that il has rapidly improved in discipline and ef
fsiency."
A despatch from Washington, dated tho 22i, says
50 far as can be ascerained Lord Lyons has taken no
ion whatever upon the subject OF Mason and Shders
arrest He will probably await the action Of his Gov
srnmsnt nor has Lord Lyons had any informal CONVEX
,.,ion with any of the departments on tho subject
The New York Post of the 22i instant says that Eng
lh listers state that the British Government has refused
to ant cs races for United States vessels having
arm on toud.
A despatch from Louisville, Of the 2lst instant says
An rev johnson had arrived there and wss destined for
Z trn Kentucky and also that Gen. Sherman had left
70 Kentucky.
Bogus Gov. Pierpon. was in Washington city on
Friday last AID had conferences with the President,
Sc ,retsry If War; and General Mcclellan. 1t is stated
that plan has been adop:ed to reopen the Baltimore
d Ohio ,ailroad.
"Ion," of the Baltimore Sun, expresses the opinion
that the approaching sseion of the Federal Congress
VII continu, until next summer. He also 'ays
Eat al h, cotton the Fsderals will obtain on the
Southern c,ast will have TO be taken by force and thinks
nat but little can be obtained. The same writer also
,ates that George Peabody and Mr. Bates ia London,
write to the Lincoln Government that the British Gov
rnment is DESTROYS Of preserving peace with the United
States and will not recognz, the Confederate States nor
,ttcmpt to raise the blockade of their ports.
Stock, hive declined in New York, in consequences Of
fear, IN er.anei that England will resent the nsult Of
ered to their flag by the arrest Of Mason and slldel
Tho can iid,t-s for Mayor Of New York are Tamma-
nv, @. Godfrey Guuther-Rspublican,G orge opdyke-
Mozart, Fernando Wood-Union, Conrad Swackhemer-
Reform, John Kerr.
Christopher Fipp was recently arrested In Cincinnati
charged With berg spy from the South.
Stocks in Bllinors and Philadelphia have had sud
len fall as holders were fearful Of complications with
England.
Al New York on the 22d inst, cotton was reported
irm, with sales Of $500 bales.
b. the steamship Asia, at New York, 1t Ia stated
hat Messrs Mana and Yaneey dned the 9th instant
nth the Fishm,ngsrs' Company 10 London. Mr. Robt.
FUR, Of Charleston, who was released from Fort La
,yette, had reached Liverpool in the steamer North
AMERICA
The London Times Of November s!h says that tue
paralysis Of trade in the manufacturing districts Is be-
,ompg more visible day by day.
The Bank OF England has reduced its rates Of dis
count to three per cent.
The PATS Pa.ris says that the allied squadron Of
io,in England and France, to operate against heIc,
III, soon rendezEous in the rosdstead OF Vera Crg and
ill successfully occupy Tampco MAJ nlan, ssc,sco,
md If necessary the city Of Mexico. Other Paris pa
,srs Of the 9Th Inst say that the squadron viii Assem-
re at Havana. fs-
NASHVILLE, Nov ga gentleman arrived here on
serdsy who passed through Louisville on the 18th
stant Two thousand federal cavalry arrived at Louis
lille On that day. Who are said to have come from Ken
.Irky.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 18th inst publishes
"a account OF tie stampede Of federal expedition
vaiust Cumberland Gap. The account says that the
stampede was worse than that Of Bull Run and was caused
W Gen. Hsrdees petition from Bowling G'co,. tn
,anio was intensified by the report that Hardee had In
,is co nmaud 100, 900 men. The Commercial says: We
have no heart to comment on such imbeclity."
The special Washington correspondent Of tho New
York Times the 18Th inst says there is increasing con-
ie1ce in the entire Of tbs conduct of Capt
Vilke, In taking Messrs Sldel and Mason and am
Informed that Secretary Chase has expressed bis regret
h.. Commander Wilkes did not at the time seize
he British Maiyessel.
Tn, sp-cial Washington correspondent of the Cncn-
nat, Gazette. Of the 10th inst says that all delighted
4 the seizure Of Messrs. Mason aud Sldel, and their
secretaries Eusts and Mcfarland except the diplomat
1T, who growl over the event 1t lie said that Lord
lyons Is especially angry, and Is even reported that
70 has demanded bis passports.
The special Washington correspondent OF the Louis
vile Journal Of the 10Th nst Gays that although there
.,ue. rs to be plenty of law to sustain CON- Wilkes,
rd Lyon, Is very noisy and while being compelled to
eu,n ofcisy SILENT he Is unofhcially impudent in all
ii, conversations aud assumes that there will be no
question between bis government and the Government
II he United Safes because the latter Will apologize,
md retura Mason and slidel. Many diplomatsts, In.
sudng conc friendly to the Federal Government e1-
,rsrs the opinion, unrtssryedy, that there will be w
aith England.
THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION RELATIVE TO
MEXICO.
ST.. JOINS, NEwPogsDtAsD Nov. i9-The steamship
0aited Kingdom from glasgow the Och states that the
Convention respecting tho Mexican expedition Is that the