Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-18
From the Trlbune.l
The NeNrs from EnRlRnd.

Y
] from the Trlbune.l
The News from England.
The country will this morning be, star
I tied by the intelligence that contrary TO the
Intelligence brought by the steamer of last
week, the British Government have deter.
4 mined to demand the release of Mason nni
Slidell, and an apology for their arrest by
/ Capt Wilkes. Our dates are to tue 4'h
inst. seven days later. Tue question bad
been submitted to tue Law Officers of the
Crown, and they had decided that the ";,-
\ iiUu of Capt. Wilkes Of the San JHcintI
was unjustifable. He had nn right To-
arrest peaceful passengers, sailing under
The British flag, from one neutral port l."
another. and the deed he liNs committed
amounts to nngrNnt violation of the code
OF nntiOns, md u direct insult to the
country. A RrjYy Couucil had been held
al Windsor, On Saturday, November 30th,
and the Europa WIS detiine for twelve
hours ut Queenstown till the arrival
nf the messenger from the Queen TO
Lord I.yous. with the British ultimalum.
Shonld tile United States Government de-
oliRGIO yield up the Confederate Emissu'
rips, and make the requisite dpOlOgy. il is
understood that Lord Lyons is Instructed tu.
return hume.
Public opinion in England WAS very
much excited upon the question, it being
affirmed that we Ind violated the right al
asylum, which Great Britain has always
upheld with great Eenacity, The 7IMs'
aud other journals had but slight h0pes Of
&,HtteGilistRFgs gsprse being aE0.inh9 -.,iiaa
| II was the policy 6T isir. Seward to force
Al quarrel with EngMud, and they all
connseled vigorous preparations far war
How The President could fdiShVOw the in
| silt. in view of the fact that General Scntt
| had suited that the course pursued by
Captain Wilkes hid been COunssled by
| his Government, WAS not apparent. rue
ship MelbOuFne aud steamship austria
Insinn were said to re loading with Arm
sIrong guns, rifles and other whrlike Inn
plement. for Cau1da, and large Reinforce
ments of troups We're soon TO se dIspatSn-
| ed TO that COLONY, since, according to The
Tiaes. ,.it beeumps them To hs prepared for
| An unfortunate issue Ia Canada, in case OF
n war with the United States"
| III the -Uuited SuItes Government HshonlL
be SO nlnjlly resolved on suicide as tolup
IhoId tue acts of Capt. Wilkes" we are ad-
yised that Great Britain was never In bet
ter rim for fight than now; that she ha' II
4 reserve fleet carrying 1861 guns, ready u
/ start ut AZ few hours' notice to say notb
ling uf her gunboHt squadron, and u host "l
Eh6ll-dogs now laid up in ordinary; ""'i
ll,hat in one month after the declaration al
war. our blockade would be broken, every
San JncintO swept from the seas. and Bug
Hand, no longer suffering u dearth OF cotton
4 would set her mills once, more ago'ng q
II lsupplv tie ready market which ,OOu,uuu
SouIhern customers now so tempungly OF.
fer Under the pressure OF excuement, All
Il tbe Government doekyArds were busllY al
L s. 4,
Lportation Of s,,ltpeter, inter, gunpowder
! nrms.t etc., Ind been prohibited, and yes
sells nlreadY laden With these stores com
uellrd to discharge. Tho adyiees by hi
r Persia had at first somewhat moIllhel I'M
, British Cabinet, but the war Preparatlon
/ suffered no abatement.
The news created a great sensation u
} Paris, aud it was reported that NApoleo'
E Ebad instructed the pressllo write up lh
2 i British side of the question IL was nn
: lderstood that n perfect understanding eK
! listed between England and France III re
! lTtion TO this matter, and, according 20 th'
r Edtrie, the latter only'awatted tue LEAD
J England TO recoguiEe The Southern Con
e federlcy. A brief dtsPateh reported W" .lH
5 Iouis SApoleon had offered to medmte be
tween England and this country. and III
latest adyices affirm that the French GuT
/ ernmens is not in hurry to recognize th
i lContederates, since AN Amica6le adtustmsu
: lis not improbable. The German Pres
7 sides with England. The only mOderat
. views which have found public sxpressl9
i liin England appear in the Star, which dc
'. lciares that the statements as TO the tenc
e II Of theiustluctions to Lord Lyoas are pre-
I'll mature, and 80 exaggerated as tolbe yIi
: tnally untrue. while John Bright aa
i Richard Gobden counsel suspension
g esIiIdgmeut, scouting the idea that the Amel
Il lean Cabinet had resolved 70 pick qua
i lrei with England. A letter from Ge'
i Scott, in favor of maintaining friendly II
" lations between the two countries, WAS e'
: citing much attention..
: In this emergency We;do not presnn
IL to say what the Government should
SsI sbouid not do. Whatever eourse 1t ma
! ADOPT will be determined by mature ms
IS careful consideration ofall the rights n
le duties of the case. Aeanwnile. tue n. y!
= aud most pressing ofonr duties ts 10 RAJ
le the Rebellion aud ne blockade at oHee, ey Ga
=. ptoyimg tAe ProMPtest aHd most et4eaese
y means.
~ tFrvn the n, 7. weridJ
" The SsSvs From England.
N N By the arrival Of the Europa at HALT
r. aud OF thr City of Washington on pp
la Race we hayeseYeral days later tntelllgef
o- from England, The nswa g serious, nel
4. sas threatening, and imposes upon our g
Il eFnuent the duty OF acting WHO tue 1tn,