The national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-13

the chairman, who considered that he was OK.
pressing the feeling of the people when he said
II was their duty to urge upon the Government
the imperative necessity OF vlndioating the
honor and dignity Of the British name and
flag.
Mr.. John Campbell considered that there Was
reason to doubt whether the facts related and
acted on by this meeting were In reality N
breach OF International law, and referred to the
opinions of the law onicors OF tro Crown as
being in some measure inclined to show that
such n step as taken with respect to the South.
srn commissioners was justinable under the ex.
stng state Of International law, and urged the
propriety of postponiDg the consideration of
the subject till to.mor row.
Mr.. Lorr sustained Mr.. Campbell's views, and
the chairman suggested that, 10 meet the OBJ.
jeations of Mr.. Campbell, to strike out the words
by requiring prompt PREPARATION for the out.
rage" Thus amended, the resolution was
passed nearly unanimously.
Several merchants expressed their views
after the adjournment of the meeting, and its
action was premature. The London Times is
moro moderate in It's comments than the Ne,cs.
Whilst denying the Federal Government, on It's
own position, that the existing war is mere
rebellion, has right TO overhaul neutral ships,
1t nevertheless admits that England herself has
established precedent which now tells
against her; but these presidents were made
under circumstance very different. 1t asserts
that, from those which now occur, England
WIS then lighting for existence, and did, Ia
those days, what she would not do now, or
allow others to do. In discussing the question.
whether Mason and Slidell were liable to cap.
ture NJ belligerents or contraband, the Times
states that 1t Is the opinion of every eminent
juriss that this Is not the question to be adjudi
Gated by boats crew; the legal course would
have been to have taken the ship into pert for
adjudication. II concludes with the expression
that Engllshmen will discuss the question with
camness, and appeals TO the Federal States
not TO provoke war by such acts.
The rebel steamer, Bermuda, arrived at
Havre on the oath nltimo, from Savannah, with
two bales of cotton.
In reply to the application to Captain Nelson
for a warrant to search the steamer Nashville,
to recover property belonging to him and the
owners of the Harvey Birch, Earl Russell di-
rected his Secretary to reply that he cannot
authorize magistrates TO issue such warrants.
and declined to interfere in the matter. The
application was made on the recommendation
of Minister Adams.
vigilance of the officers of the San Jacinto, and
safely arrived in charge of the gentlemen Of
the party.
On arriving at Southampton, the families Of
Mason and Sldell went on board the Nashville.
and the next day the dispatches were taken Ia
London.
No repairs have been commenced On the
Nashville.
U. s. CONSULATE GENERAL,
Alexandria, Egypt, Nop. 13, 1851,
Sir: have the honor to announce that the
Viosroy Of Egypt has again shown bis good
will to the United States by directing the CAP
tain of the Port of Alexandria to exclude all
vessels bearing an unreoognized Gag from the
harbors Of Egypt. Instructions to this effect,
I am Informed by the minister Of foreign at
fairs, were issued about two weeks ago, in
consequence of u suggestion addressed to His
Highness by this Consulate General. At an
interview which had with him on the Sd inst,
At Cairo, Bis Highness also assured me that no
privateer In the service Of the domestic enc
mics of the United 8 ates will be allowed to be
fitted out or to bring its prizes in any port OF
his dominions. The following passages transla.
ted from note sent to me by His Excellency
Habar Bey, In behalf of tho ViCeruy, show
that in the facilities for obtaining Egyptian
cotton, our manufacturers are placed on an
equal footing with those Of Great Britain. The
note Is dated Oct. Is, and is in reply to some
interro gatories which had verbally made to
the Secretary.
Monsieur le Consul General
/ have have had the honor to report to his
Hghness, conformably to your desire, what
you have said to me on the subject of tho
words addressed by his Highness to the depu
tation Of The Mancheste Association for tho
extension of the culture of cotton.
His HiQhneBS has charged me to inform
you, monsieur, that what he has said for any
| rs ISOLATION which may be formed in England
for the above mentioned purpose. he says
equally to any which your countrymsn may
| organize.
At the interview to which have referred.
the ViCerUy repeated this assurance In person
| to me, saying that he had never intended to
exclude my companions from an equal share
In the privileges accorded to The capitalists OF
| Great Britain.
| may add that, at the same interview, his
Highness manifested the liveliest interest In our
national affairs, the journals, as he said, being
filed with nothing else. He seemed to appre.
| oiate the difference in resources between the
Government and its enemies, and had no doub,
| that the q vernment sustained as was, by so
| large majority Ofthe people, would successful
ly quell the insurrsotOn, though, in conse.
| Quence of the extent D: our Southern territory,
the contest might be protractea. -
His Highness approved the large scale of our
military preparations, saying that the only
ously to the end, and that halfway measures
were as bNd in war rs In everything else. The
Viceroy, who Is the son of the celebrated Me-
hemet Ali, may speak with hereditary authori.
| ty on questions of this kind. 1t wasvery plain,
| from the tone of his remarks, that our Govern.
| ment has lost none of its prestige in his esti-
nation.
A significant piece of news here, is, that the
| receipt of intelligence that 4 squadron had
been sent. by the authorities at Washington, TO
| open the Southern ports, caused cotton to fall
| In one day from twenty tive dollars t. twenty
one dollars canter, (hundred weght.) TWEEN
| " i've dollars n oantsr is the highest price
ever known in Egypt. Prior TO this time. the
highest figure WAS twenly-three dollars, the
| result Of the Crimean war. The price Is now
about eighteen or nineteen dollars the canter.
The Englishmen have begun to make advances
| to fsIlahs on the security of their coming cot
| ton orOps, in accordance with the concessions
| Of the Vioeroy.
| have the honor to be, sir,
Your Obedient servant.