Newbern weekly progress., 1862-02-11

,he Eastern Shore telegraph line, which Will
Mace Fortress Monroe in telegraphIc comlnun''
cation with Washington and other Polh's
North
The Herald of the 3rd, says:
Tbe barl Trinity left Boston yesterday for
Foriress Monroe with 3S6 Southern prisoners
rank and file. and eleven officers, from torE
Warren. to be exchanged for an equal nuhoe'
Of our soldiers IN the hands of the rebels
We learn from St Louis that some comra1
les of the 4th Missouri Volunteers having dis
played mutinous feelings and disooeoience o
orders. have been severely dealt with by Ger;
HaIleck The non InisSioned oth6eEs arc
privates have been disaruied, ana VIII De sem
70 Cairo to work on the fortiticatlons there
until ttc- show a disposition to respect and
return t. heir duty. The commissioned NiG
GERS have been discharged from the service,
not for participating in The mutinons d!SpoSl-
ton Of the men, bat tor not enforcing dlscip-
line in the ranks.
\ remarkable letter from Quebec, Canada,
Will b. found in another column. 1t seems
that our nerhbors have discovered that our
present troubles afford them good opportu-
nitv to realize an uld AM cherished wish OF
t t',cirs-namely to annex Maine, ard so obtain
a winter outlet to the sea. They We're disap-
pointed at the surrender OF Mason and Slidell,
and are now anxioISly looking out for some
new cause of quarrel The knowledge OF their
intentions will doubtless tend 70 hasten the
flrtifieations of Portland, Maine. Ii Portland
we're properly fortified, correspondent
shows clearly enough that war between the
United States and Canada would be ruinous
to the latter There are now about Il, goo
British troops in the province
TFrom the Journal of Commerce.
FOREIGN INTERVENTION.
The foreign news received daring the past
few days cannot but lead to the grayest solicl-
tude for the future The tone of the French
news is even more unpleasant than that from
England, while it is evident that strong pres
sure will be brought upon both Governments
t, induce them not only to recognize the
Southern Confederacy but to interfere by force
to raise the blockade. The general principle
is now strongly urged that the American war
has been of long duration without practical
results and that the means Of warfare adopted
such as the stone blockade, for example, are
contrary to the moral sense oft great powers
IF the world. The urgency Of the Abolition
lists to declare the freedom Of the slaves and
thus create the horrors Of survlle instructions
is now regarded by their old allies, the Eng
lish, as an evidence Of the tendency of Ameri-
cans to barbarism, and is uscd as an argu-
nnent to induce national Interference in our
affairs.
We cannot but feel the melancholy fact that
America is regarded in Europe as a weakened
power with whom it is possible to deal as
with an inferior. No Government has yet ta-
ken this view, but public sentiment is strength
ening in that direction, aud it viii require
great caution and moderation to prevent such
action on the part of England and France as
Will make it necessary for America to assert
her dignity ond prove her power.
The London Observer is entitled to no credit
and we are not induced to place any reliance
on the --latest intelligence" which comes from:
that office, where the Southern agents seem
20 hold council. Dispatches are easily made
up for departing steamer, to produce an cf-
feet on this country, and the despatch appears
to be Of that kind. But the entire tone of the
European mind is not to be mistaken. It is
now question of great moment for France
and England whether armed intervention
will be iustifable and if justitiable, whether il
will pay for the cost.
This will be discussed for some weeks. II
at the end of q g no II the commencement o
the war, we shall remain in the same position
tie urgency of the pressure on those powers
will Increase.
Meantime are now approaching the op-
portunity ia exhibit the force which Genera
Mcclellan has been gathering. That force sur
passes anything that Europ an powers have
supposed. 1t is beyond anything that Ameri
cans imagine. We speak not without author
itv when we say that the artillery forces OF the
Union army to-day -surpass immensely, in al
that constitutes military strength, anything
the world has ever seen before.
No such result cf military skill, foresight, pre-
paration and drill has been realized in any ma
ton up to the present time. When this is
brought into sight by the movements which are
to be made, the tone Of European criticism will
change and it will be acknowledged that they
had no conception of the strength of the Amer
lean Government.
1t is now question whether shall display
to Europe a sufficient force to be the best argn-
nent against their ideas ofinterterIing with us. |
they are convinced that ara q great nation
unimpaired in orr vjgor they will remain quiet
Otherwise they may attempt to settle cur trou
bles for US and uo toresee the results G
such attempt.
TIE E..H.ars.aa esr H.ax5ca.