Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-07


note of the ships that loading, of what
their cargo consists, &C., and if the inspection
is not satisfactory these agents take photo
| graphs of the vessels, and transmit thea por-
| traits to the Federal cruisers.
The naval and military preparations for war
reserve are coming forward as volunteers in
large numbers
THE FEELING IRELAND.
| The organs of the &C Young Ireland party ,
have been thrown into Mysteries from joy at
the prospect of war between England and
America The Nation says the capture of the
commissioners on board a British steamer was
| an ''act worthy Of the spirit daring and dash
of the Americans it was one to make Irish
hearts Jump with joy" "1he news" con;in-
nes the same organ, has created wild excite
ment and enthusiasm in Dublin, and it will
also awaken similar feelings and sensations
throughout the whole country" If the E. e
lish government act Extensively, then, We are
to d Will come ii great time for Ireland then
will the men who are gone with a vengeance
prove vengeful men indeed; then will the Irish
race in America rush to arms and bound into
the battle" The Dublin Freemen announces
that in few days the nation lists will hold a
meeting to express their opinion as to the
fairs between England and America.
On the other hand the London Times af-
fects to decide this manifestation of Irish feel
ing aud saws that it is nothing more than what
always occurs when England gets into diff
cultv The same journal also asserts that the
real feeling of the Irish people at large is one
ofsympathy with England.
THE FEELING IN FRANCE.
The English journals also appeal With conf
dence to the French press, as supporting the
English view of the Trent affair. On this
French support the Liverpool European Times
has the fol owing remarks:
The extraordinary sympathy which the
French press has shown towards this country
in the matter of the Trent begins to excite sus-
picion to it's disinterestedneSs. although it is
very acceptable to those who doing all in
their power to write up war feeling on this
side of the channel. Suspicion as rcgardes the
French press may not be without reason the
press there is not free, and can hardy be sup
posed to speak its own sentiments. war be-
tween England and America need not necessa-
rally involve, France, unless, indeed, the Empe-
ror be ;,D nat his enemies amongst paint
him. in which case he would be more
likely to be found acting against than with
us.
Hitherto the French alliance has been viewed
with suspicion by great numbers OF people in
this country, and when we co-operated in the
Crimea, in China, and now again in Mexico
a common feeling animated both governments
which could hardly be misconstrued But in
this American difficulty the same mutual self
interest is rot perhaps quite so plain. What
ever cripples England may be said to
strengthen France, and we have no doubt that
the Emperor of the French thinks that Eng
land would not be the worse for little Grip
ping"
I he Star observes:
'sThe dignity of Great Britain has been very
we'll sustained so far without either schooling
or assistance from the class of Partisan journals
to which we refer; and we hardly think the mo-
ment when a very grave and portentous ques
ton is at issue between England and the Uni
ted States the fittest opportunity for sudden
display of newborn Partisan zeal for British
honor, and indignation at the entrage it is sup
posed to have received The French Journal
lists to whom we allude are acting in this in
stance the excessively good-natured part
of bystander who, observing two boys in
menacing and angry attitude endeavors to ag-
gravate the quarrel by stimulating to the ut
most the wrath of the bigger combatant,"
"1NDIG~ATION MEETINGS."
The London and Manchester journals are
filled with indignation speeches against Ameri-
ca At one of them Cat Oidham) on the 9th,
Hon. Joseph Lowe, Prime Minister of Nova
Scotia said:
IF two of the blackest and ugiest slaves in
the South had escaped to British vessel,
would Englishmen have allowed them to be
seized? Suppose Garibaldi Bixio had been
coming to England from Italy to negotiate for
peace or fair play, or anything else, had bees
taken out Of an english ship In the Mediterra-
mean by Neapolitan man of war? In eth
er case would not every Englishman have de-
manded and enforced redress? QHear, hear.)
Yet this had, in effect, been done. Gen. Scott
whom he knew personally, was a remarkably
gallant old fellow--twice the size Of the Duke
of Wellington, to whom some Of the newspa-
pers had compared him but it was not to be
admitted that he was ever likely to become
as great general. Gen. Scott said that the
North would dsavow the act and make repair
alton. But he CMr. Howe) did not believe it.
Did Mr. Adams the American Minister in Lon
don, believe it.
One of the newspapers announced that Mr.
Adams was preparing to go home; and it was
very likely. Mr.. Adams must know that
right or wrong the people would attempt to
Justify the seizure; and that they would not
make the amend they ought to do. Mr.
Charles Sumner, with Mr.. E. Everett) had
attempted to justify the seizure. What might
be interferred from that? Why, that men of
the most moderate temper had made up their
minds how the current was setting and that
England was to be insulted. Mr. Sumner We
a remarkably clever fellow, and pleasant gea2>
al companion; but clever as Mr.. Sumner was,
he CMr. Howe,) was not going to take his ex-
position of international law against that of
the law Officers of England. (Applause.)
The speaker after expressing himself in fa-
vor of the principles of Wendell Phillips, rath-
er than those Of Lincoln and Seward" went
on to say.
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