The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-04

INN WAY txfIsT NYWl ffoT
1UR0H1i
THE GREAT STONE BrOCKADE.
SOUTHERN AGENTS INLONDON
Alienation Of English Sentiment
from the North.

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Alienation of English Sentiment
from the North.
&c., &C., &c.
From Northern papers, of the IL. inst we
make up the following highly gratifying in
tsllisencs:
Nav YORK, Jan. $l.-Tks Uurard steam
ship Africa has arrived with Liverpool
papers to Saturday ,Nsth, and tslegraphs via
Queenstown to the 18th
Inc Commissioners Of Customs have re.
ceiVeo orders to permit the expectation Of
all articles OF war munitions against which
the prohibition was recently Issued. Salt.
petrs 10 included.
From ENGLAND.
MIAoRIALs AGAINST TIE sroHI BLOCKADE.
1t 10 said the Liverpool Shipownsrs' Asa.
citation, having msmoralized Earl Russell
against the blockade OF Charleston har Dor
by the Stone nest, Earl Russell, in rssponse
stated that he sent dispatches to Lord Ly.
ons, in Dscsm Der, expressing the dtssatis
faction OF tho British GOvsrnme emit At such a
proceeding, and giving II as his opinion tina,
the contamination OF tho act would lead to
the belief in Europe that the rsconstruotton
Of the Union was considered impructtcabIe.
He Also stated that, after the design was car
'ied out. ne sent another dispatch to Wash
ington, deploring the course VIII ich h0d been
pursued, and expressing strong hopes that
the proceeding would not be repea ted At any
other port.
PROBABILITY or SPEEDY RRcoagIrIor.
The London correspondent O, the Mauchss.
ter Guardian says, ait islno secret that tho
South has It's active and in tell gent agen Is in
London, az well as its olHciously' recognized
on yoys, and that they are straIpinp eysry
nerve to force tho Government in to some az.
ton or policy that win tend to aliepa "a Eng
land further from the North, ana bring her
| into closer relations with the SOUTH He
says, in regard to the stone blockade of
Charleston: cit would not at all surprise
me to heal that all the Great Powers had
uni ted Ill a representation on this subject TO
the Federal Government, aud that, TOO 60
ing beyond protest, and amounting 70 proni.
btion. ! believe the Fren ch Government lis
in communication with OuIs ON this sablsct
from which very grave consequences NAV
yet arise" The Guardia. in an editorial on
the matter, is strongly OF opinion that the
British Governments might with propris:y
make 1t known at Washington that England
will not, II she can helps allow what has
been d lone at Charleston to be repeated at any
other port Of the rebel Statss.
The Morning Post reJoices at the general
condemnation which the stone blockade WAS
receiving, and says:
The barbaritles now practiced by the q.
5. Govern ment are equally bracing the ensr-
gies OF the South, ana rOuSipK tho ELropenu
Governments 70 a common sentims nt OF in.
dignation. We hardly know why Europe
has hitherto acted towards the Northern
Government wi tn SO m UGH more long sufYer.
ing than she sh owed towards Holland in 1881
and lsS2. Holland was not guilty Of the bar.
barlues committed by the Washing ton Cabi.
Act, but France and Great Britain us soon AZ
the Belgians show that they could hold
heir own, and the war grew destructive to
commerce and general security, uphesta.
tingly recognized the independence OF Bel.
GUM.
TIE sEw Phase OF 1H1Sss-AN ANGLO .rREscH
y
LEAD.
The Africa brings very important intslIi-
gsnce, dated on The .l9th inst., 1.-TWO days
laIsr,) relative 10 the new phase III Which
the rulers of England and france were tn en-
disposed to consider the American war quss-
ton, with u view to founding q basis Tor
comm on line Of policy towards this country
while engaged in the suppression OF the
Southern rebellion.
Tho Mason and Slidsll case having como to
an end, the "Aliid4' now vehementIy object
to The stone nsst blockade Of Churleeton
harbor, and HAT that in conseq uence of this
act the entire blockade Of the southern ports
Is likely to be impugneo3by the great Powers
of Europe with a view to u annihilatiou
Further than this, England b as broac led
the idea OF an nglo.French Gin ter ventionr
in our affairs, having for Its object the "pa.
cinca ton OF the Federal and Confedsrats
States Of North America" In support of
this, the London Otse1ser, a Government or.
gan, at the latest moment, cites the prece.
don SCI In INC case OF Inc interference OF
England, France, and Russia, in order to
put an end TO the war between Greece and
Turkey in 1927. The writer ominously re-
minds US that the refusal OF Turkey ~ &C.
cSde to the proposition of the EeutraIs
brought on the battle Of Navaruo, In which
the Turkish feet was destroyed. II is ALLEGED
that the rebels of the south will gladly &C
cspt OF this intervsn ton, nd it 10 left, As we
interpret it, to DO Inferred that tho recusaut
section Of North America will be regarded
Is the Turkey OF the present day. The tone of
all the English Journals points to a SPEEDY
objection to tho blockade, al attempt at . d.
rect European Intervention on this cont.
nent, and recognition Of the indepen d encs
Of the South by France and England
One OF our Paris correspondents reitsr atss
his opinion that Napoleon will take the lead
in the m after, and, judging from the artici es
in the Paris Noniteur, with reference to the
blockade, and the compliments paid to the
Emperor by the London papers for his action
on the American question, we entertain the
opinion that his Imperial Majesty's mind in.
elines TO favor the rebel cause.
Liverpool still continues to be placarGed
with papers calling on the people not TO ac-
cord any public reception to Mason and Sill
dell.
The presence Of Slidell was anxious,y look.
ed tor In Paris, while the London Herald, the
organ OF the opposition, attempts d defence
Of the pull bile character and conduct OF both
the en- voys, in order to render them accent.
able to the people of the two countries
BxaLIsR NOTIONS OF FEDERAL FINANCES.
Tho London Times In an editorial on the
suspension OF specie payments in America,
argues that there can be NO COM arison be-
tween the circumstances under which Eng
land resOrted to similar measures in 1897, and
those which prevail in America at present.
1t says, however, that 1t would be useless to
argue matters with the Am orleans, aud pro.
ceeds to show the dangers of the step for the
benefit OF English readers. Tho article con.
cludes a. follows:
III the war 10 safe to last oven one year
longer, what Will be the value OF a promise
to pay which will not be redeemed till pro.
per interval after that Year, We do not ex.
poet to DO listened to across the Atlantic, but
we think we SOC in this financial catastrophe
q beginning OF the end. With twice the ex.
penditure Of our war, the Government Of
Washing ton cannot raise half our revenue
BY taxation. Let that speak for itself. To
it speaks OF either bankruptcy and disorder,
or the expedisnt Of European arbitration
NAVAL PRsPARA1Ioxs.
England 10 progressing with Der prepare.
lions for an immense naval and military dis.
play in South America. Twelve hundred
tons of she'll and shot were shipped at Wool
WITCH, on the 18th inst, for Lanada, and
number OF tran sports were lying OF In order
to take . like freight on board. Orders had
been given for the man ufacture Of two mil.
lions Of Mimic bullets weekly At Woolwich,
to 70 on until co untermandsd. Admiral Sir
b. Dacrss, in tho figats Edgar, Is to join
Admiral Milne at HALIFAX.
In regard TO the report that the celebrated
frigate Warrior was to in the North Amer.
lean fisst, IT Is explained that the Warrior
was about 10 embark supsrnumerariss Tor
the Mediterranean and West India stations,
and convey them to Lisbon. On arriving
there she will transfer those for the North
American and West India squadron to the
Edgar, which would sail hmm ediatsly after.
wards to Join the squadron Of Admiral Milne,
while the Warrior would await further In.