The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-17
LATER FROM EUROPE.
GREAT ANXIETY TO HEAR THE RESULT
OF THE DEMAND FOR MASON AMI
SLIDELL.

GREAT ANXIETY TO HEAR THE RESULT
OF THE DEMAND FOR MASON AND
SLIDELL.
HALIFAX, Jan. 1.-THE Canada, with
dates Of 29th, has arrived. She has on
board 300 troops.
The steamship Bavaria arrived at South.
ampton on the 10Th of December. .Ir
A great state of suspense prevailed in
England, when the Canada left, pending the
arrival OF the Africa with the response Of
the American Government. -
The steamer Hibernian, which sails for
Portland the I'd of January, takes nearly
700 troops to st. Johns, New Brunswick.
The steamer Africa, which sails from
Liverpool on the 4th inst, also takes body
of troops to Halifax.
The Prussian government has sent note
to Washington condemniDg the taking of
Mason and Slidell.
The iron plated frigate Warrior, had
got her sails bent, and was to be kept in
readiness to leave pending the solution of
the American question.
GREAT BHIrAIN.-A deputation from
religious denominations, including the ConA
gregational Union, the Baptist Union, and
the Baptist Board; had an interview on the
9th of December with Earl Russell on the
subject of the threatened war with America.
The English papers continue to TEEN with
articles on the American question. They
are mostly confined to speculations as to
the nearest precedents yet quoted to the
Trent case.
The London Times draws attention to
the affair of the Dutch brig Hendrick and
Aida captured by the British in 1777,
when she had on board FIVE officers for the
| American army. The ship and officers
were released by the British Admiralty.
The Judge ruling that although the officers
frankly admitted their position, yet as they
were passengers on neutral ship which
sailed from neutral port for another neu.
tral port, the proximate destination of the
passengers was entirely to be regarded as
the destination of the vessel, and they were
consequently set at liberty.
The Times claims that this case plainly
establishes the principle that between one
neutral port and another, all persons and
things whatever, may be legally carried.
The London Daily News in letter from
Hamburg, gives an account of a meeting
of English merchants there at which Mr..
Ward, British charge d'affaires, read
paper purporting to be Earl Russells note
to Lord Lyons in regard to the Trent affair.
This note is worded with great modera-
ti0n; it describes the seizure of Mason and
SlIdell in the terms of Capt. Wilkins re-
port to be admirable. 1t makes no men,
ton OF tie opinion of the law officers of the
Crown of which so much has been said in
the papers, but simply and explicitly char
acterizes the capture of the Commissioners
as an infraction of the law of nations, and
an insult to the English flag. 1t declares
that the Cabinet at st. James considering
the cordial friendly character OF the rela-
tians between England and the United
States, cannot doubt for an instant, that the
Captain of the San Jacinto must have act.
ed without authority from his Government.
1t then adds that the British Government
feels confident that the Government of the
United States will not hesitate to take the
only step possible under the circumstances,
namely the release of the prisoners, and
making at the same time suitable repara>
ton for the insult offered to the British flag.
Every regiment in camp at Aldershot had
been medically inspected.