The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-24

IN heavy charge upon them.
,aaniy followed by the certain loss OF the
srsnie half OF the Union already separated,
", I, will end in the total destr uction OF
their navy. They certasnay will not expose
.aa,nseIy As TO this double disaster.
IN their side, the English 0overnmen has
oxtnced. in the past and in the present, the
.,most etrcu'uspection for the Americans; 1t
49, aona every thing TO avoid a war with
.hose terrible children, (safans,erribise,l who,
sI,hough politically separate from the bosom
NJ rs,eir mother, are yet united TO her by in
r,nara Bile financial aud commercial bonds
,rnioh will pro bably claim for them the same
s"nse,esnsion as formerly under present cir
enr,stauces The more that the right OF
EnsIand is certain, the more will abe demand
nth csimness the satisfaction which is due
10 her, ana WHICH, AZ sce"s 10 US, VIA not De
withheld.
fFrem the Paris stric, November e.
On board the Trent, the ENJOYS of
,he south believed that they we're under the
nro;eotion of the English flag. as well as o I.
The royal mail. Was this aeoording TO the
nrecise orders of their Government, or was
I, by their personal inspirauon2 Certainly,
a was an American vessel of Wharf.-The San
Jsoiuto--whioh pursued the Trent, stopped
her, py force, seized the persons OF Messrs.
sl,deli and Mason, after having claimed them
.s nont raband of war.
Tae pretext that Messrs. Mason and SiidoIl
were seized as " aontraband OF war" could
crlv be admitted If the ENJOYS Of the South
had wished TO mako use of the Trent 10 in.
dnoe arms or ammunition into America; but
they were on the contrary, leaving America
for Earope, and there We're no arms on beard
,hs steamer. The emissaTteS or agents OF Il
8oyernmsnt have never been regarded as
.contrsbaud OF war - conseq uently, there
has been manifest violation OF the English
fAg and II is 70 be feared that il was ordered
hy he Cabinet of Washington IN ITS desire
70 seize at al risbs, the dispatches OF which
the ENJOYS Of the Sonta were the hearers
Under auy circumstances, the British Gov
fs-g trss . 81
rrparation the dismissal Of the officers OF the
San Jseiuto, tie liberation OF the passengers
taken from the Trent, and al indemnity Tor
them. viii the Cabinet of Washington be
aBle 10 make all these concessions ia face OF
the state OF irritation in which the press OF
ale North keeps the pep alation against Eng
hand IL as, therefore, 10 be feared III at com
pncaiions Of the most serious nature may
arise between Engiaud and the United States,
aud We perfectly unders tand the impression
the news produced OF the London Stock Ex-
change. RsinIorcemerts ter Canada were
Already il formation, ana they have been or
dersd by the English Government 10 sail
forthwith.
From the Courier Gu Havre, Nov. PSI
Regarded from the point of
view of the righ OF nations, the act OF the
San Jacinto Is altogether unlustitiable. II
il, In fact, admits by the United States
themselves that IN time of war the neu trai
nag covers the goods, even the goods belong
ing 10 belngereD Is provided they be not con-
uSctlI OF war. N UW, the ITent Carried tue
EagiIsh tag II was notorious that she dId
not carry goods qualified contra band OF
war; aud coming from Havana, neutral
port, bound ~ ST. Thomas, ano Their neutral
port, she could MOI in plain Justice have
been the object of search on the part OF the
American cruisers.
On what ground, then, does the Commander
OF the san Jacinto-who, until this act Is dis
ay0wed, represents the FEDERAL Hoveru-
meut-sustnIn is act Of boarding the Trent,
under the nriug OF cannon, and taken OFT
some @! her passengers by torcef On The sup
position that mong the passengers there ere
tHc Confederate Am bassador+ on their way
to Europe. But as no interuational law iu-
ieTdicts i n All steamer from carrying passen-
gers, be they or be they no, called am basSa-
d0Ts the subtle Yankee commander declares
that he considered these ambassadors contra
laud 81 war, and as such he arrested them.
What prodigi0us logic. The wolf seeking
Tor a.quarrel with the lamp VINO trou bieu
The wafer OF the streanlet twenty feet below
his Ms jes,y war but q novice 10 the Uommau-
der OF Lhe San J acinto, But Us he also had at
MS service the strongest argument, the right
remained with him for the ume being.
We say A" for the lime being because We
cannot comprehend how Eugla can pocket
such an insult without speaking out. A fourth
rate Power might submit 10 force, while pro-
testing II favor OF right. England cannot 90
80. She n ust, under the penalty OF being
east from the high position which she occu-
pies IL the world take Up the matter with
II high hand and do justice 10 herself. This is
IL
she has not 10 consult her allies and her
friends; the duty of avenglng her outraged
honor concerns herself only, and If the Fed
eraI Government bear this extrayagant act
should find that it has precipitated the recog-
milton of the Confederate STATES OF the South
by gland, il Will have no one but itself 10
blame.
As regards France, personally disinterested
In this complication, she Will not seek 10
NEEDLE IN It, but will patiently await solu-
ton which the incident OF the Trent may
perhaps h.Ye the effect OF precipitating.
The AAsoS-sLIpBLL AFFAIR IN JAMAICA
The steamer Cleaton, from Kings ton, ia
Inaica, arrived III New York on the 18th inst
The arrest of Mason and Slidell was occupy.
ing public attention. The Guardian, COM
menting on the quesison, says:
1t remains TO De seen-and we shall wait
with the greatest anxiety to learn-wha,
course the British Government will ADOPT i'm
The matter. That it will demand explana
lion and apology for the outrage to the ma
uonal nag is certain, but will it iu addition
require Of the American Government the
surrender OF the captives Much will de-
pend on THIS, for Shouldn't do SO, and should
the Inericans refuse 10 giya them M as il is
certain they VIII. we do not see how il AZ nos
sihie for war between the two Powers 10 he
avoided II we are 20 judge of the present
temper OF the American mind from the tone
OF the Nor thern press, then war must be
looked upon rs inevitable, should the British
Governm ent insist upon the surrender of the
ambs ssadors.
After quoting extensively from the New
York Herald, the article adds in conclusion:
whether the British Government will be
fntmidated By the boastfal and defiant
straiEs OF the american press is yet to be
seen. John Bull, 1t is we'll Known, is not
easily frightened, and Is not to be dragooned
Let Brother Jonathan have a care, or he m ay
soon find to his cost that he has taken too
raj Z ba A orly
clouds of trouble viii ch have visited this
western hemisphere seem as If they were
about TO assume more gloomy aspect and 10
spread themselves over a wider region Of
sky. One cannot help feeling apprehensive
Tor the fate OF this almost defenceless island,
snould the present quiet Of the caribbean be
Tudely broken By the thnnders of war. Surely
II Is lime for both the imperial and the local
Government to take ehsctual steps for pro-
yiding some means of defence against the
foreign invasion OF our shores.
rax EXPEDITION Against nExTco-EsaLAxD CAN
PsE HKR GULF PLREr IN THE NORTH ALLAN
Tie.
The London Post, Government organ) of
Ncvem Der Soth, has an editorial upon the
probability OF q speedy and satisfactory set
hentnt OF their Mexican difficulties. After
rscapituiating the wrongs committed against
England by Mexico, and congratulaung both
Governments upon the prospect of the re-
establishment OF amicable relations between
them, the P0sf TINS concludes
For all these wrongs substau tial and ample
ihoeinhlties VIII now be given and we hope
The time has arrived AZ which we may look
upon Mexico from 4 different point Of view.
We may safely expect that, upon the arrival
OF the heets and the seizure of the ports. we
snail obtain material guarantees for all
when Is now so readily offered. but which
we decline 10 accept upon the mere faith OF
hieSican Government, bound only by Its
signature of treaty. The prompt adjust
, "a, Of onr claims against this Republic will
ne al this luncture the more opportune in