The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-19
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The Trent Affair Ia EngInnd.
Hostile Attitude of the English
Government.
SPECIAL MESSENGER DISPATCH
ED TO WASHINGTON.
Reported Demand for the Surren-
der of SIideIl and Mason.
AN AP 0LOGY OR VAR EXPE(
TED. .....
Bitterness of the English Journals.
&c, &C., &c.

HALIFAX, Dec. 15.-The royal mail
steamer Europa has arrived at this port
with highly important intelligence. She
was detained at Queenstown till the 2hd
by order of the Government. She has
the Queens messenger on board with dis,
patches for Lord Lyons
LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE Observer states
that the Government has demanded from
President Line oln and bis Cabinet, the
restoration Of the persons of the Southern
envoys ofthe British Government. Yes
terday afternoon after FIVE o'clock, Her
Majesty held a Privy Couacil at Windsor
Castle. Three OF her ministers, 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 Cab.
net Council at Lord Palmerston's official
residence.
The Observer also says that a special
messenger Of the foreign office has been
ordered to carry 10 Washington the de-
mands Of the British Government for
Lord Lyons. and will proceed to-day by
packet from Queenstown. The public
will be satisfied TO know tha, these Dc.
mands arc for an apology, and to insist
on those who were violently and illegally
torn from that sacred asylum.
The Observer adds, There is no roa-
son why they should not be restored to
tie quarterback of the British Admiral
at New York or Washington itself, in the
face Of some ten or twelve men-of. war,
whose presence in the Potomac would
render the clustering cabinet at Wash
ington as helpless as the Trent was before
the guns and cullasses Of the San Jacnto;
it is no fault of ours if it should come g,
ven to this. The arrangements for in.
creasing tho force in Canada are not yet
complete, but in very few hours every
thing will be settled. In the meantime
large ship, the Melbourne, has been taken
up and Is now being loaded with Arm.
strong guns, some $4,000 Enfield rifles,
ammunition and other stores at Woolrich,
1t. is not impossible that this vessel will
be ts orted by one or two ships OF war.
The rifles are intended for tie Canadian
military, and strong reinforcement of
field artillery will be dispatched forth
with. '' +"' b"
TIE Times City article Of the 3Oth
says the position Of The Federal States of
America is almost identical in every com,
mercial point with that which was occu
pied towards us by Russia teiorc the
Crimean war. Russia had a hostile tar.
i'll, while we looked 10 her for large
portion Of our general supply of bread.
studs; but there is this pee caiiarity in our
present case that the commencement Ro'd
be by the breaking Of the blockade of the
Southern ports, at once setting free our
industry from the anxiety Of cotton
famine and giving sure prosperity to Ian.
cashire through the winter, at the same.
limo we shall open our trade to 5000, 900
in the Confederate States who d,sire moth.
ing better than 10 be our customers. ~
Atthe Privy Council on Saturday an
order was issued prohibiting the export
from tho United Kingdom or carrying
coaslwiso gunpowder, salpeter, nitrate oi
soda and birthstone.
The Times has no hope that the Fede.
eral Government will comply with the de-
mands of England.
The Morning Sar declares that the
Of instructions having been
sent to Lord Lyons TO obtain the resliiu-
Iion of the Confederate Commissioners or
TO take leave Of Washington was prema.
ture, and SO exaggerated as to be yirtu-
ally untrue. l,
The Liverpool Courier believes that the
Warrior has been ordered to Annapolis
with the ullimatum Of the Government,
The steamer Jura arrived out on the
20th ult.
The London Times in alluding to the
decision Of the British Cabinet that the
arrest oil Mason and Sidell is cloar vic.
lation Of the law Of nations, believes that
Lord Lyons will be instructed by tho first
steamer to demand reputation, and if not
complied with will be instructed to with.
draw tho Legation from Washington.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Dec. 9.-The
steamer Persia has arrived here.
BreadstulIs are fat, and all qualities
have declined slightly, influenced by the
hope of peaceful solution Of tho San ia
cinto affair.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-American securities
have an upward tendency, and rates have
slightly advanced.
CAPE RACE, Dec. l5.-The steamer
City of Washington passed here at | /
o'clock this morning, with dates by tele.
graph to the 9th inst.
The ship Lady franklin, from London
for New York, put into Plymouth on the
Sd inst. She took fire the same night,
and was soutted to extinguish the flames,
Some Southerners shipped among her
crew, are suspected of firing her.
The steamer Australasian has been
chartered to convey troops and a battery
Of artillery, and is TO sail the l2. 1t is
stated that the steamer James Adger had
captured a privateer of Faysl on the l7'h
ult., towing the prize with her into that
port. This is evidentlya canard, as the
James Adger arrived at Baltimore some
time since. .......
The San JaOinto affair monopolies the
attention Of the press. who denounce it in
strong terms, and active naval prepara.
tiOps are making. 'a@
The latest by telegraph to Queenstown
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