The national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-16
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SENDING
ARMS TO CANADA
OPINIONS OF THE BRITISH PRESS

OPINIONS OF THE BRITISH PRESS
Halifax, Dec. l5.-The steamship Europe has
arrived at this port.
She WAS detained at Queenstown until the I'd
instant, by order Of the British Government.
She has the Queens messenger on board,
with dispatches for Lord Lyons.
London, Dec. 1.-The Obser Der states that the
British Government demands from President
Lincoln and his Cabinet the restoration of the
persons Of the Southern Envoys (Slidell and
Nason) to the British Government.
Yesterday afternoon, after Ave O'Clock, p. M,
her Majesty held privy council at Windsor
Castle. Three of her ministers we're present,
including tho First Lord Of the Admiralty and
tho Secretary Of State for War, who travelled
from London to Windsor by a special train, to
be present. Previous to leaving town, the
three Ministers had attended Cabinet Coun.
oil, at Lord Palmerston's oficial residence.
The Observer further says that special mes.
senger of the Foreign Office has been ordered
TO carry our demands to Lord Lyons, and will
proceed by the packet from Queenstown to.
day. The public will be satisfied to know that
these demands are for an apology, and also to
insist on restitution to the protection of the
British flag of those persons who were violently
and illegally torn from that sacred asylum.
The Observer adds. IT i, no reason wbv thew
should not be restored to the quarter deck
of the British Admiral at New York or Wash.
ington 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 cutlasses of the San Jacinto. 1t is no
fault of ours If it should come even to this.
Arrangements for increasing the force in Cana.
da ara not vet oomplete. hut in very hours
evervtbinp vii, he se,tIed. In the meantime.
+. rga shin tbe Melbourne. has been taken nm
and Is now being loaded with Armstrong guns.
soma eighty tbousand EnaeId rifles. ammuni
ton and other stores at Woolriob, II ia not
imnossib,e that This vesse, will be escorted bv
n,,a ~ ,,,,o shirs ~ NOR Tho riaos ,ro in,ond.
Cd for Canadian military onerations. and strong
rein soroamants Of seld artillery will be dis.
n.tched fortbwitb.
Tho I,ondon T;mes i, i,s ci,v ar,icle of the
,otb avstbat tho nosi,ion of tho Federal s,atss
~ ro.r,,o i, oIn,n.t identical in everv com
meroial point with that which was occupied
towards ma bv Russia. before the Crimean war.
Russia had hostile tariff. while we looked to
her for a large norton of our general supply
of breadatuffs. hut tbore ia this eculiarity. in
our nresent case: that the commencement
you'd ho bv breakine nm the blockade of the
Southern norts and vt once set free orr indus
trv from, tho anrietv of a cotton famine. and
,nsure nrosneritv To Lancashire through the
wintar. AT the same time we shall omen our
,r,do ~ o;gbt mi,lions of mamie in the Confed
80 o,.,as u,ho aasira no,h,no haitian than n
~ ~. onstornor,
A. nrivv coupcil IN Saturday An order was
,..,.a ,.ohihi,,nn axnor,s rr,r tho Ir,i,ad
Kinodom or c,rrviny co,s,wise punpowdsr
saI,no, 20 ,;tr.,o ~ sod. and hr;mstono
NIL. NJ, a. has M hona ,hot tho podarL Gov
$1,000, Ill, oo,,,n,,r ,,;th tba dem,rd, of Eno.
,.nd
nh. ,6oro;,, s,,, do,,,res that the state.
r,ont ~ ins,rmo,ions having hasn sont tn Lord
,.ons 60 oh,,in IN. ros,itution NJ Canfederate
comn,,..,ouar. ~ 10 tsto lsave If washing.
Ton wSs nrsm.,ure and 90 exaggerated AS to
~ ;,,,,.n,, ,,,,,rns
Tho Iivorroo, Co,,r,er bsueved that tho War.
rior had bsen ordered to Annapolis with the
,I.i-.., 20 ~, Soror,n,ort
...,,,.,
"ew io'", n'o' - s., aIt a.
W eu"e'on loo "...'u v WV CT ,sf, o,oans
'hose Drought Wy 'ne ru''p"' 'No '''' ~"''N'
M M WI .ue on ou.,n, an, Of tho ssivure
ino eAo"oon' GU" ne 49,
Vi ","oon cru a, S"ue ~. o,a,oo,, that
ine ra''a te".p' .opv.e wv IT, ae,oss
as mediator in the affairs of America.
1t Is rumored tnat the steamer rels'a n"'
oeeh cnartofea u ooh'o9 uooP' w o"""''
but TINS Is pronounced prema'"re.
Inc Australian was 10 nave S"''eu VII .n' ~"
instant lor ne" iorh' ou' '"o ""'''''" ""'
substituted.
u
an elaborate speech eh 'he su,9eo, y, emo
can affairs, and expressed his declded opim'
In relation to the Trent' ne oehe'eu '.'at u
the taxing OF mason anu oiiuei' from .na' YES
sci WAS II ega', the ohi'ed oa'es VIII, n"ho
hitting reparatlOn. he strongly COnu6mueu