The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-31

DItxUt u1F0 LIE opportunity OF W1pIER Out
the stain Of disaster IL the French at Water.
loo. There. were innumerabls men every.
where who would re ice in the occurrences
Of such war, that they might vipdieate their
own rights snd the principles of liberty.
The people OF Canada, the pc ople OF IRE
land, the French nation, the lovers OF lib.
erty eysn In England, would 81 N p athizs
with as. Let England make this war, and
hts word for it, 1t would be the beg inning Of
her DOWNFALL This country would come
safely out OF such @ contest; but even If IT
should be disastrous, we woulp yet save our
honor. Francis j, after the battle Of Pavia,
wrote back, "We have lost all but honor
That honor whic he had saved WAS the
foundation of the future glory Of France.
so would 1t b. with us. If we saved our
honor we could lose all else, and rise again
in power and glory. II the war must come,
let 1t come, and let us thank God that he mad
made Us ms trumen,s Ia His hands to work
out His own cause.
Mr.. Hale now said he would withdraw his
resolution; bat
Mr.. Sumner (who Is cha irmaE OF the Gem
mittee on Foreign Affairs) desired to say tina
he thought the Senator h al spoken too swiftly
OH this subject. MIR. Halls had aSser ,ed that
England had made IN arrog ant demand; this
" as Hypothetical. How, he asked, did that
gen item ian know it-how did the Senate know
lt-how did the country knows He did not
so know and he thought the time for speak
ing and action would be when the ia cts were
preseI ted-wnen~ the case came practically
before them. The gentleman had said he
was in favor of arbitration; Mr. ). reJoiced
to hear It, aud he would say that he himself
was ia favor of doing all in that regard tina
it became Us to do. He doubted not he mat
ter was in safe hands. But Es wished not
to be considered as saying that even urDi.ra-
ii on had been suggested, or was under con-
s:deration. He made no utteranees IN behalf
of any at this time. blu that spirit Of con
ciliatlon consistent with honor would be
manifested, we had every rea SON 70 believe;
of that we could feel confident
SERIOUS ASPECT OF THE MEXICAN QuEaTIcy.
The Herdid's Washington corresL oIdent
dated, Dec 26, writes as follows:
The Mx xican i'm broglio is beginning to as
sumo a most serious aspect. TIE Government
mere addressed a friendly letter 10 the nj IL.
listers OF England, France, and Span, iuform-
ing their Governments, through tae.L-, thai
the Uni led States could not Join the tiipartite
treaty, but that arrangements were ABOUT
icing made between the United Sites and
Mexico, whereby England aud France Wou Id
be able TO get the interest on the bones whiC II
those q oy ornaments held, aud which would
obylate the necessity OF those two Govern.
ments, at least, in Joining said exp :ui,ioa
But IL appears from their answer, tlat this
Is not Satisfactory TO them. Tney have otht I
designs. 1hey say IL is their purpose 10 re-
sore law and orQer throGs hout that country,
so that not only foreign subjects, pus foreign
Interests Will Us safe and Under ain ,ie pI u
teCtlou.
There is more in this than appe.rs upon
the mere 1ace, and 1t therefore becomes b Sc
Tious OUT stion tor The Government 10 con-
slider. hat action tAe Admins tratiou W i'll
take has LoL been determined. ihe matter il
under Amusement.
WHY THE HOSTILE ARMIES DO NOT ADVANCE
NEWS FROM THE LowkR POTOMAC.
The Geographic correspondent Of The New
York Herald, under late OF Washing ton Dec
rs, furnishes the following Items
The prisoners ut Richmond are frequently
asked why don't tie aaKees come 10 Wa
this way and fight as 20 tie reply is, why
uon't You 80 up and ngnt the IuhKees ?" the
reply Is, Tor tne same reason mat you don,
advance; you are afraid OF o ur batteries, ana
We are afraid OF yours
There has been no arrival from the fio,ilia
since our last report. Three bar ges, with
PROVISIONS for the army. arrived at Alexan-
uria yesterday morning III TOW o. 3 steam =
tug hivlu. passed the batteries dCrlug the
dark hours o. the night before. Uas the
barges lost her deck iUdd Iii Chesal eaRs Bay
anu one OF the Others iO.t also /. portion oI
her cargo. They report that Tue Confederate
batteries sunk day before yesterday, Il large
schooner attempting TO run the blockade.
CAPTURE or CoSFlDBRATB vEssHLs AND AGENTS
On THE COAST OF TEXAS.
WAsHIsGroE, Dec. 26.-Dispatches from
Commander hiogeley, cruising oh the coast
OF leXas, have been received Al the Navy
department, from which i. appears that
early lii December he captured tAo English
schooner SictoIia, OF u tons, from Point
Isabsl, with a clearance from the rebel au-
thorities having run the blockade. The
vessel was sent to Key West Seven OF those
On board took the oath OF al!esiance, and
six were detailed AS enemies OF the United
States.
The schooner Eugenia Smith was also
overloaded, bat permitted 10 depart, no Con-
"a no ND ict hair f,I nd on
persons of two rebel agents were, however,
searched, namely: Thomas 5. Rogers, OF
Texas, and MIR. z lchary, Of Nsw Orie cans -
The papers found Clearly implic ate them as
rebel agent Is seeking to make their way to
Mexico, and thence to other points.
LATER From FORT PIcKEys AED KEY WRIST.
NEW YoRK, Dec 25.-The steamship Bal tic
from Fort Pickens, where she landed the
18th New ork Regiment, and sailed thence
on the 10Th inst, and from Key West on the
22d inst, has arrived She left at Fort Pick
ems the steam frigate Niagara
The gun boat Wlsahickou left on the 18th
Tor : hip Island. The sloop-of war Rich in ond
left Key IVES, on the 2Ist for New York to
repair her m schinery.
Affairs at Fort Piekens were uDchauged
port great distress and discomfort in the rebel
forces.
Intelligence has been received that The Uni
ted Staies igun-b boat 1roquois has the pirate
iouintar Diockdued In Clen1uesoS harbor. Inc
guR-b )at Flamb bean was also in the port of
Nassau, N. p, where the rebel ste lnaer Isa-
bel was.
PROM TIE SOUTH SIDE OF THE POTOMAC.
WAsHIyGToK, December 60 Informa on
received here to day from Gen. McCali's
division is TO the cifsct tha, early this morn
ing cur picket. extending toward Drains
Vile were driven in. AT the latter place the
rebel forces, it is believed, have been largely
reinforced. Hence increased watchfulness
on the part OF our troops has become neces-
sary.
AFFAIRS AT PANAMA
WAsHINaroN, Dec. 26.-The flag officer OF
THE Pacific squadron, writing from Panama