The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-20
Great Excitement In England.

0Utu, VIA dSuceDstOWn, DecenDer "a d
being detained twelve hours at
Queenstown, arrived here to-day.
Speculatons on the San Jacinto
affair arc rife, but it is generally be
.levod there is less csuse to fear rup
ture between the governments.
Cotton opened firmer.
Ii is runored tho Cabinet are
modifying their instructions to Lord
Lyons, which accounts for the Euro
pas detention at Queenstown. A
privy council was held at Windsor,
Saturday.
The Obeeroer, a Ministerial jour.
nal, states that a special messenger
by the Europa carries the demand Of
the British government to Lord
Lyons insisting on an apology and
the restoration to the British flag of
Mason and Slidell. The same paper
says large reinforcemeDts will be
sent Immediately to Canada. A
large ship is loading with guns and
ammunition for there. The OF
server says there is no reason why
the Commissioners should not be re.
stored to the ship OF British Adini,
raj, in tht face Of ten or twelve Brit,
ish men. Of. war on the Potomac
Nearly all the papers treat the ques.
tion in the same spirit. Agitation
increases.
The Times city article OF Novem-
Der 30th says the fall of coneos OF
two per cent. and four to five in
shares, while the question Of actual
war is undecided, is not justified by
the nature Of the case, and makes d
comparison Of the state OF affairs at
the commencement OF the Russian
war, and says the position Of the
Federal government is almost iden.
tical in every commercial point with
that occupied by Russia towards US.
Russia had hostile tariff, while we
looked to her for large portion OF
our breadstufs; but in the present
case the commencement Of hostilities
would, by breaking the blockade ol
the Southern ports, set free our in.
dustry from anxiety Of cotton famine
and will open trade with eight mill
ions of people in the Confederate
states, who desire nothing better
than to be our customers. The ar.
ticle concludes by saying, contrast
is all in England's favor.
Privy councils held by the Queen
were to issue an order prohibiting
the export from the United Kingdom
or carrying costwise oil gun-powder
saltpetre, nitrate of soda and brim
stone.
The London 7ames understands
that the dispatches to Lord Lyons
though couched in the firmest Ian.
guage, presumes the Federal gov
ernment won't refuse to make hon.
orabIe reparation for an illegal acl
The Times has but small hope O
such disavowsl, and says it b, comes
us to prepare for an unfortunate is
cue in Canada in case of war will
the Northern states. 1t adverts tt
Sew RPS recent instructions to the
! eople near the Canadian frontiers
The only inf renee was, he wa,
ABOUT to iorce a quarrel with Eng
land.
The Times advices say, Canads
is to prepare at once by dsciplining
her militia and drilling a volunteer
army. Cinada should not rely
too much on us or too little upon
herself. Admiral Mines fleet o.,
North American station amounts tc
S37 guns.
The Morning Star declares III,
statement that instructions to Lord
Lyons demanding restitution Of rebe
Commissioners, or take his depart
ure from Washington was prema
'ure, and 30 exaggerated as to bt
verbally untrue.
The Liverpool Courier extra says
A private telegram received there
that the Warrior proceeds forthwith
to Annapolis with British Cabinet'
ultimatum for delivery Of prisoners
and full rcparation.
The Post SAYS: 1t has been de
cided by law officers Of the Crown
that the action of Captain Wilkes
was unjustifiable and ffsgrant vio
lation of code OF nations, and a di.
rect Insult to this country, and it i:
the duty CT the government to de-
maud prompt reparation. We car
hardly suppose 80 reckless as Amer.
lean policy sometimes is, that the
Northern states are seriously dis
posed to accept war with England
and it says in one month we could
sweep all the San Jacintos from the
seas, and blockade all Northern
ports, and turn to speedy issue the
war now raging. This is 80 obvi
ous that we find it almost impossi
BILE to suppose the Cabinet at Wash.
ington can commit an act so madly
suicidal as to reject our positive do
mands.
The Unas says there exists an un
der current OF apprehension that the
American government madly con
template the desperate policy OF
seeking to fasten the quarrel on
England, in order to gain ground fol
abandoning the design OF subjuga.
ting herself.
The Times, Of the Both uItimo,
makes the important announcement
that the Cabinet came to the conclu,
sion that the act of Captain Wilkes
| la a cloai violation of the law or n n