The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-06

from this account that any material damage was
done on either side. No further intelligence con.
corning this action has reached us.
despatch from Springfield, Missouri, dated
Monday, states that Major General Fremont had
just received orders from the War Department re-
moving him from command Of the Western military
district II was said that the greatest excitement
and indignation was manifested among the troops
at the intelligence--that many officers expressed
their intention of resignng, and that several
Companies laid down their arms, declaring that
they would not serve under any other commander.
This mutinous spirit was suppressed by General
Fremont who expostulated with the men. He i'm
mediately issued farewell address to the army,
in which he conjured them to remain faithful to
his successor and carry out the career they had 80
gloriously begun. We publish the address in full
in another column to-day.
The Persia, at this port yesterday, brought q
very large European mail, containing q most i'm
portant and varied batch of European news, dated
to the 26th of October, which is published at
| length in the HERALD this morning. The Ameri.
can war has fairly assumed the proportions of the
national question in Great Britain, the subject
being treated of almost daily in the Cabinet, and
lecture halls Of the country, and at the public din
ner tables of the great agricultural and political
associations. From these illusions we gather the
pleasing fact that both the executive, the lcgisa-
tors, the lawyers and the commercial men Of the
United Kingdom have made up their minds to tile
conviction unpleasant or dagreeable as it may be
the rebel ports must be respected" Earl Russell
officially intimates this in letter to a
Liverpool gentleman. The Recorder Of Br-
mingham-an eminent legal authority re.
peated the same opinion at the very moment
when he proclaimed his entire sympathy with the
cause Of the rebels. As new and latest bid for
Office, the Derbyite arstocrats had endeavored to
excite the quasi humanitarian feeling of the coun-
try against the idea Of the great Union naval ex-
PCuieVu, ZIG HCWo VI tuc organization OF the ueet
having just reached them. With this view, the
London Herald deplores the notion Of an attack
from sea on New Orleans or any of the important
rebel cities, and almost weeps at the notion of 0
servile insurrection.
Our Paris correspondents state that Napoleon is
exceedingly anxious to hurry England towards
some demonstration in favor of the Southern con.
federacy. but at the same time they show that
Lord Palmerston is doubly cautious of giving
offence to the great republic in arms, more parti
cularly when by doing SO he might be merely
playing the game Of very astute and mayhap
| slippery ally. 1t is intimated that the SURFING
Of revolution in Italy, Hungary and Poland,
combined with the wide spread agitation of the
clergy of France against his Papal policy. NAV
force the Emperor to make movement westward
as a matter Of political necessity. :.
The Allies had agreed on the terms of the anti
Mexican treaty. Spain insists that she will under.
take a land invasion Of the republic, even should
France and England fail her in the last moment
The French fleet for the Gulf, under Admiral Ia
Gravere, was being rapidly organized, and would
sail Immediately.