The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
FROM WASlIjNGJQy

NASHVILLE, Dec. I've have ip+elIiconoo
from Washington mp to the 6th inst. The
I latest dispatch from Secretary Seward To
I minister Adams, is dated W. shineton Nov
lIth. 1t shows the diplomatic relations he
tween England and the United States at that
I ume. Mr.. Seward says: The case in rarsrG
! - 'he rights claimed by insurgents in Eng.
/ lana subs tantially stands thus: Ever moral
power, every commercial power, excent one,
practically excluded them from 1hasa rorts
except when distressed and they ara rot
/ allowed TO land or visit the other ports for
any longer time than q hours for coaline
and then only fJr u hours consumpt,on
''e1I hVit"ih, rs We are given to nndar.
stand by the audience of Earl Russeu al
, lows these pirates to yisi English norts and
stay 1T their oWn pleasure and receive SIM.
Plies without restraint. We fnd il dificnIt
TO believe that the Government Of Grea+
britain Will continue this exceptionab,a
course after full deliheration ofits ohiac,,o,-
able character. l intima ted in n Dreyious
dispatch the hope that the subject might no
reconSidered before it was rendered neoas-
sary for the United State, to consider what
REMEDIES IL should adopt to protect and nro-
hIolt the evils which must result 10 our corc -
MERGE by the policy thus indicated by 8reat
Britain.
nave consulted on the subject with Lord
Lyons, and he, perhaps, will communicate
"lth his Government. In the meantime g,
am directed by the President TO instrnct Won
TO recall the attent ton Of her Naiestv,s Gor-
eminent 10 the question, under the irtinarca
OF Il spirit OF peace and friendship with g
desire 10 preserve what remains Of com maroo
and which is mutually important to both
countries"
rather sharp correspondence has taken
place between Minister Pike and the Gov.
eminent Of the Hague, touching the recon.
ton Of the priyateer Sumter at Curracoa
aud which resulted IN the order forbiddiug
either Confederate CT Federal vessels from
staying more than twenty four hours a. the
tutCh ports. To this the Federal Govern
lneht eA pressed qualified qualifications rs be-
ihS the best arrangement practice BILE. At
one point o. the discussion, before the Dutch
Government arrived al His conclusion Sec
rotary Seward wrote TO Minister Pike that
unless the conduct of the Governor General
OF Cnrracoa was placed in light it would
become necessary to consider what means the
Federal Government will take TO protect its
national rights in the ports Of the Neither
lands, and which cannot be surrendered or
com pT 1lnISou.
-peclal dispatch to the New York Past.
dated Washington, Dec. Gih, says that the
Precedent avows his purposs to adhere TO Il
cautious and prudent policy ia relation 10
foreign &iairs, and there need be no appre-
hensiou of the occurrence OF hostilitieS be-
tween the United States and Great Britain
unless the British Government seeks pre-
tex for war. There is no ground for serious
difficulty, andthe Governn en- teels no an xie-
" on this subject, believing that a tenn erate
policy Will allay ali excited feeling, and tend
t. cement friendly relations between the 40
countries.
Com. Poor Brookiy, who was tried by court
martial, for allowing the Sumter 10 escape
from New Orleans, has been acquitted. and
the finding ofthe Court has been approved BY
the President.
Gen. Patterson has made official applica-
ton tor court Of inquiry into that portion
of the spring campaign with which he was
connected.
a caucus OF Republican mem beers WAS call
Ell 70 meet on the eth inst. for the purpose of
agreeing upon line of policy to be adopted
in reference TO the slavery question.