Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-12-19
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER EU-

RoPA AND WASHINGTON.
The Trent Affair in England-Hostile
Attitude Of the British Govern
ment-Special Messenger Dispatch
ed to washington-RepOrted De-
mand for the Surrender Of Mason
and Slidell-An Apology or War
Expeeted-Bitterness Of the English
Journals-Louis Napoleon Offers to
Mediate--Advance Of Breadstuffs
and Bacon &c.
HALIFAX, Dec. l5.--The royal mail
steamer Europa has arrived at this
port with highly important intelligence.
She was detained at Queenstown till
the ed by order Of the Government.--
She has the Queens message on board
with dispatches for Lord Lyons.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Observer
states that the Government has de-
manded from Lincoln and bis Cabinet,
the restoration persons Of the Southern
envoys to the British Government
Yesterday afternoon after FIVE o'clock,
Her Majesty held Private Council al
Windsor Castle. Three Of her minis
ster, including the first Lord Of the
Admiralty and the Secretaries of State
and War, travelled from London to
Windsor BY special train to be present.
Previous to leaving town, the three
ministers had attended a Cabinet
Council at Lord Palmerston's resi-
deDee.
The Observer also says that a
special messenger Of the foreign Office
has been ordered to carry to Washing.
ton the demands Of the British Gov
ernment for Lord Lyons, and will pro-
ceed to-day by packet from Queens
town. The public will be satisfied to
know that these demands are for an
apology. and to insist on those who
were violently and illegally torn from
that sacred asylum.
The Observer adds, "There is no
reason why they should not be restored
to the auarter-deck of the British Ad-
mirahy at New York or Washington
Itself, in the face of some ten or twelve
men of-war, whose presence in the Po-
tomae would render the clustering
Cabinet at Washington as helpless as
the Trent was before the guns and cut
lasses Of the San Jacinto; it is no fault
of ours il it should come even 10 this.
The arrangements for increasing the
force in Canada are not yet complete,
but in q very few hours everything
will be settled. In the meantime a
large ship, the Melbourne, has been
taken up and is now being loaded with
Armstrong guns, some $4,000 Enfield
rifles, ammunition and other stores at
Woolwich. 1t is not impossible that
this vessel will be escorted by one or
two ships of war The rifles are in
tended for the Canadian military. and
strong reinforcement OF 6eld artil
lery will be dispatched forthwith.
The Times City article of the 30th
says the position Of the Federal States
Of America is almost identical in every
commercial point with that which was
occupied towards US by Russia before
the Crimean war. Russia had hos
tile tariff, while we looked to her for a
large portion Of our general supply Of
breadstuffs; but there is this peculiarly
in our present case that the commence
ment would be by the breaking Of the
blockade Of thu Southern ports. at once
setting free our industry 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 100000 in the
Confederate States who desire nothing
better than to be our customers.
At the Privy Council on Saturday
an order was issued prohibiting the ex-
port from the United Kingdom or car
rying coastwise gunpowder, saltpeter,
nitrate Of soda and birthstone.
The Times has no hope that the
Federal Government will comply with
the demands of England.
The Morning Star declares that the
statement OF instructions having been
sent to Lord Lyons to obtain the resti-
tuition of the Confederate Commission
ers or to take leave of Washington was
premature, and SO exaggerated as to be
virtually untrue.
The Liverpool Courier believes that
the Warrior has been ordered to An
napolis with the ultimatum Of the Gov
ernment.
The London Times in alluding to the
decision Of the British Cabinent that
the arrest Of Mason and Slidell is a
clear violation Of the laws Of nations,
believes that Lord Lyons will be in
structed by the first steamer to demand
reparation. and if not complied with
will be instructed to withdraw the Le-
cation from Washington.
Breadstuffs are fiat, and al qualities
have declined slightly, Influenced by
the hope of peaceful solution OF the
San Jacinto affair.
The San Iacinto affair monopolizes
the attention Of the press, who denounce
it in strong terms, and active naval
preparations are making.
The latest by telegraph to Queens
town to the 5th, says the excitement is
unabated. The Paris Tempts repeats
the statement that Napoleon has ten
dered his services as a mediator. 1t
was rumored that the steamer Persia
a.,