Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-11
FURTHER BY THE AMRRICA.
HArFAx. Feb 10
FRANCE.


The Emperor's speech to the Corps Legis.
latif on the 25th was expected with grsa
interest under the impression that he would
say something important On American af
fairs.
The London Times in another editorial
says, we need not be eager TO meddle with
American affairs This is the time for wait.
ing, and We can afford to wait quite as easi.
ly as the North and South can afford to be
looking across the Potlmae at a cost Of two
million pounds week to each Of them. Il
there does come any real cause of complaint
It will tell all the more for our present pa
tience and forbearance.
The London Globe editorialIy remarks
that the maratime powers cannot be expected
to respect the Federal blockade unless really
effective. The commerce Of the world can
not suffer itself to be despoiled for an in
definite Reriod under mere paper blockade
As to Intervention, says the Globe, We may
be invited or offered to intervene, bRt our
great aim must be preserve consistency with
ouE own principles.
In letter from Br. Seward to Mr.. Smith
OBren, IN response to the lstter's recently
profered advice, Mr.. Seward urges Mr..
0Brien, hhe would promote the cause Of
America in Great Britain and humanity at
large, to speak and act in every case and
without qualification, for the American
Union. Mr.. Stewards tone is highly patri-
otic far the Union and friendly towards the
European powers, in regard to whom he Is
determined to stand always not only in the
right but upon the defensive.
Mr.. George Thompson has been lecturing
again at Manchester on American affairs
HIS rsmarks were mainly in response to a
late speech Of Mr.. Massey, at Stafford, Whose
statements be branded as absolutely false
anda grievous injustice to the North. The
lecturer said the breaking of the blockade
would be wicked and iendish act, and no
greater crime could be created against any
country. he bad faith, however, in the pa
ciiic and neutral policy OF Earl Russell.
The Times in an editorial on Mr.. Sumner
speech, protests against any suggestion that
England has budged one step from her for.
mer position with respect to her rights, either
neutral or belligerent What she agreed to
ct the Congress Of Paris she still stands by,
and what she had before limited only by those
concessions she has still.
Tne case of the Trent has made no new
phase whatever.
A telegram of the 22d from Algiers, SAYS
on Monday a prolonged cannonading was
heard here, proceeding apparently from dis
tanee Of about miles from shore.
A vessel was sighted this morning, which
is supposed to be the Sumter. It supposed
she sunk her adversary.
The above is considered doubtful, as an
Algiers telegram Of the oath, says the Sum-
ter has been seen in Genoese waters, a few
leagues of the port of Genoa.
The Gibraltar Chronicle says that the
ULited States Consul at Cadiz protested
against the assistance given the Sumter at
that port. The authorities, however, con
siaered themselves bound to oppose such aid
e was indispensable. The Sumter having
sprnng aleak near the screw, she was per-
mitted to effect Necessary repairs in the ar
senal. ,a.,sfF Faar,f-~. e~
More fears were realized relative to the &C
cident at the Hartley coal mines. Not one
of the buried miners was found alive.
Th5re has been very stony weather in the
Irish Ohannel. There were several vessels
wrecked, and some loss oflife.