Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27
LATER FROM EUROPE.

puurtAVn. Dec. IL F.
The royal mail steamship. Jurr. from Liverpool 5h,
and Londonderry 9th, arrived at 9Th this morning
The tone II reserve In the Faench press increases
Several leading Paris papers blame me hnghHh govern
ion which re6resented merely Manchester and Liv-
epoo and for having too hastily acted in the Trent al
The United States Consul at Paris had communicated
10 tho French papers letter from Gen Scott in which
he declares there is truth in the report that me
net had ordered seizure of the southern commission
ers even under the protection Of neutral nag Tie
quite ignorant NJ She decision " his Government put
saws il Is necessary 70 preserve the good relations be-
tween America aud England lie hopes ihe govern
ments will agree the solution Of The question whHih
the prisoners were contraband or not II ihrV "erc
agents Of rebels he SAYS it will be difficult 70 convince
even impartial minds that they were less conirsnap9 o
war than rebel soldiers In conclusion ten
Scott expresses the consicion that var between Ane
lea and England cannot take place wthouta more se-
prov cation than is AZ presni gwen
The Paris Temps announces ihat Napoleon hAq len-
dered his services the British Government a. mediator
Tho same journal is informed that u sattacon is
refused the English Cabinet has resolved U reoa bfu
Lyons recognize the Southern States and raise the
blockade Of their ports. England would not men dc-
aare bat leave the United States 70 DO 50 they
pleased.
learns that when Mr. side taking leave n bis wife
The Trent be- placed his dispatches in her hands in
box loaded with shot and told her 20 go 10 her cabin and
50 al the port hole and Il any attempt was maze To tase
Che box 20 drop 90 into the Mrs sidel oheyed me
command bot not mocsted and took the dispatches
The Paris Pafrie learns thai the san Jacnto, in Nov
embcr, searched French vessel and also Danish and
Portuguese vessel These facts saws the Fdfe are oi
some importance proving that the Cabinet At Washing
ton ances thai b. has power 10 exercise the right OF
search % the fullest extent.
wa, read fion Mr. Cobden IN which he urged stspenon
of Judgment in the shdell and Mason affair unul u Is
known whether the American government authorized
the act. and II 30 upon what ground heY lns'h T. lhe
dispute must be- decided hy British but by interna-
t'ona law aud II the American Government should as
sume the responsibility of the act they would claim ior
the reasoning of their legal advisers the same consider
alton which they bound 70 give TO the arguments Of
/ British law officers
Whatever be the ssue of the legal controversy, how
they could hope 20 bring the question 20 more
satisfactory by appeal 60 The letter then
argued for the complete reyiion Of the international
I maritime code and concludes by expressing bis lCop-
den'sl belief that any interference by England and
Frauce in American affairs, whether by breaking the
[ blockade potmaturely acknowledging the tnde'
pendence u the South would only agerayate and pro
tract the quarrel Civil war might be kindled IN the
/ the cotton plant iu the Southern States
Mr. Bright made elaborate speech. Hereiectcd the
theory thar the protective tariff had led 10 the rebellion
cnutcuding ou the cnutr1ry that IL slavery which
was mainly responsible Tor the disruption He declined
seizure ~ Mason and sde. but whether lcg IL or not
be held that the act was both imp'ltc and had II,
Thought 70 w1ud be found that Com. wilkes had acted
without authority rom his Government, and he had no
doubt that IL the legal advisers of the Washington Cah-
net came 90 the Dc siou that the act could not be iust-
fed by law. fitting reparatou would be made
IL was. however question Of law, and Il the Ameri-
can government considered the at legal they would be
wars that time there Of at least as
bad as this. and some infinitely H. strongly
cond d-nned the warlike feeling which had been eNhbite
and secuted the assertion that Lincoln aud his Cabinet
were determined 10 pick quarrel with England Mr.
Bright concluded with an eloquent peroratou OF sympa
thv Tor the North. eliciiing loud cheers
The Paris P1fric has article upon the difficulty, in
which IL argues that France interested in The qles
nn AZ issue between ENGLAND and America, but SAYS u
England fails obtain reparaton state II things
may issue and that II England recognized the Southern
Confederacy the other powers must necessarily take such
change into consideration for the sake Of their CONNER
cia interests and must desire termination OF the war
II the Southern Ccnfcdoaey. By its recognition by on'
u the great powers should enjoy public rights az ma
lion other States would have consider what attitude
such AN import mod hcation would impose upon them
and the Cabinet al Washington would hear the response
hlity Of solution which the necessities ot commerce
! and p,litca influence would impose upon Europe
Tie strength of the American navy Is being canvassec
by England The London Times says although th
whole Federal navy scarcely presents dozen worthy
antagonists il would be imprudent in the extreme Il
despise the power OF the Americans at sea. We hay
done this once and paid the cost Of houghtesSness
Americans will DO little but will do that little well -
Ihey will give wide berth heavy squadron and con
/ ceutrate their efforts single ships