Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-18

HALIFAX, Dec. Is The Royal mail steamer
Europa has arrived at this port with highly i'm
portant intelligence
She was detained at Queenstown till the 2dby
order of the Government
She has the Queens message on board for
Lord Lyons.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Observer states that the
Government has demanded from President Lin
coin and his Cabinet the restoration of the per-
sons of the Southern ENJOYS to the British Gov
eminent.
Yesterday afternoon after O'Clock Her Males
ty held a private counsel at Windsor Castle
Three OF her Ministers, including the First Lord
of the Admiralty and the Secretary of State,
were transferred from London to Windsor by
special train to be present.
Previous to leaving town, the three ministers
had attended Cabinet Council at Lord Palmer
ston's official residence.
The Observer also says:
A special messenger of the foreign Office has
been ordered to carry TO Washington tie demands
of the British Government for Lord Lyons. and
will proceed to-day to Queenstown. The public
VIII be satisfied to know that these demands are
for an apology, and to insist on the return of
those who were thus violently taken from that
sacred asylum.
The Observer adds there is no reason why
they should not be restored to the quarter deck
of the British Admiral at New York or Wash
ngton, in the face of some ten or twelve men of
war, whose presence in the Potomac would render
the clustering Cabinet at Washington as helpless
as the Trent was before the guns and cutlasses
Of the San Jacinto.
1t is no fault of ours If it should come even to
this. The arrangements for increasing the force
in Canada are not yet complete, but in very few
hours everything will be settled In the mean
time large ship, the Melbourne, has been taken
upa and isnow being loaded with Armstrong guns.
and some 50, 900 Enfield rifles, ammunition and
other stores at Woowich.
1t Is not impossible that this vessel will be es-
corted by one or two ships of war.
The rifles are intended for the Canada military,
andsa strong reinforcement of field artillery viii
be dispatched forthwith. s.l
The Tfmess city article of the 30th saws the
position of the Federal States of America is al
most identical in every commercial point with
that which was occupied towards US by Russia be-
fore the Crimean war. Russia had a hostile
tariff, while we look to her for large portion of
our general supply fbreadstufs for there is this
popularity IN our present case that the commence
ment would be by the breaking of the blockade
of the Southern ports, at once setting free our in
dustry from the anxiety Of cotton famine and
giving sure prosperity to Lancashire through the
winter; at the same time we shall open our trade
to 900 900 in the Confederate States who desire
nothing better than to become free customers.
At the Privy Council on Saturday an order
was issued prohibiting the export from the United
Kingdom or carrying coastwise, gunpowder, salt
petre. nitrate of soda and birthstone.
The Times has no hope that. the Federal Gov
eminent will comply with the demands Of Eng
land
The Morning Star declares that the statement
of instructions having been sent to Lord Lyons
to obtain the restitution of the Confederate Com
missioners or to take leave of Washington, was
premature and so exaggerated as to be virtually
untrue.
The Liverpool Courier believes that the War
rior has been ordered to Annapolis with the uti-
matum OF the Government
The steamer Jura arrived out on the 2eth.
= The London Times, in abiding to the decision
of the Cabinet, says that the arrest of Mason and
Slidell is clear violation of the law of nations,
and believes that Lord Lyons will be instructed
| by the first steamer to demand reparation. IL
not complied WITH he will be instructed to with
draw the Legation from Washington
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2.-The steamer Persia has
arrived here.
BreadstufEs are fat and all qualities have de-
clined, slightly influenced by the hope Of peace
full solution of the San Jacinto affair.
LosDoS, Dec. a. Consols for money are quoted
at 9233l @921s ..... ..---- -----,
American securities have an upward tendency
and rates slightly advanced.
CARE RACE, Dec. 15.-The steamer City of
Washington passed here at L o'clock this morn
ing. with dates by telegraph to the 9Th inst. ~
e The ship Lady Franklin. from London for New
York put into Plymouth on the Sd inst She
took fire on the same night and was scustled 70
extineuish the flames. Some Southeriiers ship
ped among her crew and one was suspected Of
! firing her. - ~ -
The steamer australasian has been chartered
m conway froons and A battery Of artillery is to