Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-07
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
PROSPECT OF TROUBLE WITH
ENGLAND.
Talk of Recognizing the South
and Breaking the Blockade.

hC oI00uASuip A>OSh OCOIlt, IL Jill AISCl pun,
on the afternoon of the 23d, via Londonderry,
Oath ult., arrived here this morning.
Her dates are five days later.
GREAT <RlTAlN.-The Paris correspondent
of the London Morning Post says it is not
true, as some journals represent, that the
French Government has taken any steps to
bring reconciliation between the North and
South.
Mr.. Mossey. Member of Parl ;ament, deliv-
cred speech to his constituents, at Liver
pool, in which he advocated that the European
powers slould interfere to close the struggle
between the North and South, by recogniz-
ing the Confederate States and breaking the
blockade. This speech attracted some atten-
ton.
The London Times in an editorial on
it says: "Let France interfere if she likes !;
Englands true policy is to suffer little
longer and let the event work itself out. 1t
will not be long. 1t may be indeed doubtful
whether our interference would not rather
retard than hasten the desired event Of open
ports and large supply of cotton. Let us,
then, pursue our honest policy, by standing
quite aioof."
The Manchester Guardian urges non inter-
regards the cotton supply says it is ques-
ton how far in this district the prevailing
distress is due to the civil war in America,
and whether it is not as much attributable to
over production as to mere dearth Of cotton.
The factory statistics Of Manchester show
that the shortening of the hours of labor IN
the factories is gradually extending. In the
course of week or two the movement was ex-
pected to become much more general and ex-
tensive.
The London Times publishes a letter from
a correspondent calling attention to the fact
hat the Federal gun-boat Tuscarora has in
fringed and continues to infringe the rules Of
neutrality at Southampton, and calling on the
government no longer to tolerate such dis
regard of neutral rights.
The brig West Indian, Capt. Foote, from
Charleston, Dec. 4th, with cargo of spirits
Of turpentine, had arrived at Liverpool. Her
captain reports that the Federal blockade Of
Charleston is anything but effectual and says
that the stone blockade, SO far from stopping
the entrance to the port, will eventually deep
en- the shallow channels The citizens of
Charleston have very littl, uneasiness on the
subject. 1t was represented that Charleston
was well defended, and between that city and
Savannah Gen. Lee had about 10000 troops
under his command.
A ondon letter. in the Paris Pa'rie, as
serts that the British Government will pro-
test against the measure for declaring the
merce.
After strenuous exertions access had been
gained to a part of the Hartly coal mine, and
a. IL L.
discovered 1t was feared the remainder
would be found dead.
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN.
The following summary Of news was sent
by the City of Baltimore, which left Liver.
pool on the 22d and Queenstown on the 23d
of January:
The question of European Intervention in
the civil war in America is being much more
freely canvassed, the proceedings at Charles
ton for the alleged general incfficiency of the
blockade being the excuses put forth for such
a step.
The text of Earl Russell's letter to the Liv-
erpool Ship Owners Association had been
p. bished. The letter says that the British
Government notified Lord Lyons, when the
measure was preparing, that such plan as
the stone blockade would seem to imply des- |
pair of the restoration of the Union-the pro-
fessed object of the WARRIOR it never could |
be the wish Of the U. S. government to des-
troy cities from which their own country was |
10 derive portion of its riches. Such plan |
could only be adopted as measure of revenge |
md as an irremediable injury against the en-.
envy.
Lord Lyons was further told that even as
/ scheme of embittered and sanguinary war
such measure could not be justifable. 1t
would be plot against the commerce of all
nations and against the free intercourse Of
he Southern states with the civilized world
Lord Lyons was desired to speak in this sense
o Mr.. Seward, who it was hoped would disa.
,ow the illegal project Now, however, says
he letter, that the project seems to have been
arried into effect at Charleston, Lord Lyons
Will be instructed to make no further repre-
entations to Mr.. Seward " it'll view to pre-
ent similar acts Of destruction at other
orts.
1t was stated that che French Minister at
primal disapprohation of the French Govern
lent at the conduct ofthe U. $. governments
hoking up Charleston harbor with stone.
nd that he would join Lord Lyons in protest
,g against the act.
The London Times continues its denuncia-
ons against the stone blockade, and asserts
nat the project Of the British Government
,ainst Bologne in 1904 was far different
ling, having been designed to shut in hos '
le feet XII. E '
The London Morning Post says that 9
alters in America are evidently approaching