, 1862-04-17
Two Days Later from Europe.
STEAMSHIP CANADA AT HALIFAX.
The Iron Glad Steamship Excite
ment.
OFFICIAL TRIBUTE TO THE
BLOCKADE
Confederate PriYateers at Large.

HALIFAX, April 16.-Fhe Canada, from
Liverpool on the evening Of the 5th and
Queel sto@n 6thr arrived at this port this
morning. .
The French and continental, as well as the
English press, discuss the great importance Of
twe8 the Merrimac and the Monitor. It Is
genegAlly admitted that maritime warfare has
undergone change, and that the Monitor is.a
solution Of the question between wooden
vessels and iron ones.
MADRID, April ct is officially declared
that the Spanish government has most reso-
lnte;y determined not to attempt to infringe
on the sovereignty and independence Of the
Me1icaDs.
The Great Eastern is advertised to leaTe
Milford for New York on the 9Th of May.
In the House Of Commons, on the Sd inst.
Mr. Fitzgerald gare notice that he would
soon cali attention to our relations with
Mexico.
NJ. Gladstone had made his financial report,
and in the course Of his speech adEerted to
the great drawbacks from the American crisis
which had turned out worse then the war
serious feature to England. a blockade
had of courEe been expected, but it
proved far more vigorous and extended over
8 greater line Of coast than had been antici-
| pated, and its effects had been nearlyto double
| the price Of cotton. The loss on american
! trade WAS great, the exports having from near
! " s22, COO eco in 1850 decreased to only
| IS, COX, GOO in 1861. Trade with America, ac-
cording to recent returns, was however irn-
proving.
NJ. fayard said. that the government had
| been entered into between Commissioners OF
the Allied Powers and the Government Of
Mexico, and 1t was true that the
| British forces had been Withdrawn
from Mexico, except . small body OF
/ $~-kr. ~ 4I.a
Government that they should take any part In
| the expedition into the interior, and they
| xonld al be brought home except about LOO
| who would be left there for the performance
of ordinary duties. Her Majesty's Govern.
ment did not approve Of all the articles Of The
Convention. They approved Of it generally.
| Mt. Osborne moved q resolution that Il
is cxpcdient to suspend the construction o1
the proposed forts at Spit Head, It'll the value
Of iron rooted gunboats for defense shall havt
been fully considered. He referred to the ex
ploits Of the Merimac and Monitor, and
the Monitor belonged to Capt Coles, who's
| plans were long since submitted to the Ad
miralty and reported fayorahly on, and the1
| sheired.
Lord Palmerzton admitted the great I'm
| portanee Of the question, and 1ejoiccd that
| question had occupied the earnest attention c
| the Government Hc did not deny that the Mon
| itor and MerTimac had taught the lesson
but since it had done that in one direction,
had also given warning in another. as sho"
ing what they could not do as we'll as Wha
they could do. He pointed out the drawback
| Of the Monitor, and what England Was doiD
with iron ships, and said that tenders had bee
sent out for the construction Of ship Of Capt
Coles principle. He questioned the expe
I liency Of entirely neglectiug fort1dcations, an
favored both forts and floating batterie:
Preparations had commenced for cuttin|
down the !" Royal Sovereign, - one Of the fine.
| ships In the English navy, from 131 scre'
three-decker to a twelye-gun ship, on Cap
ColeB's plan. The I" RulWark," 80 guns, w
also to be converted into m iron plated shi}
The A47nv and Nary Gazette observes th;
! there is more than the usual element OF unce
tainty about the issue Of the civil war
America, owing to the ignorance Of the re
| capacity of the South to resist and the Mort
| to move. The Federals will have to prove b
/ getting to Richmond that they have
! Quarterma5ter General and good Comml
eniry and Military trnin.
FRANcE.--Gen. Goions return from Ron
J | was regarded rs almost certain.
VERY LATEST VIA LONDONDERRY.
The Paris correspondent OF the Lond'
: Daily Neaes, says The indifference betwe'
| Epg{and aud France is very ticklisb-
The ship yorktown, regular packet fro
, London to New York has been captured I
, her voyage by Confederate private'