Daily State sentinel., 1862-01-01

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Foreign News.
NEw YoRK. Dec 3l.-The lE,na from Liver
pool dated the 18th and Queenstown leth. nrri
sei here at So'clock iIis morning
The Asia reached Liverpool On tire 10Th.
Steamers oftlle Canadian. New FORK and Phila.
delph'a lines we're siipulat'ng with shippers for
The night 10 call al any intermediate port and dlr
charge cargocr Ac.. should a. loo dcculsi unsafe
Ia 80 a. their p1rts of destination.
Lincohs message claimed great attention, not
~ithstanding public feeling was deeply cngFossei
With thc death of Prince Albert
The silence OF the Presidents message ON the
Trent aitir was the subject II much conjecture
AMI comment. IL was generally regarded as a
loop hole Tor cscapc and gave rise 10 some hopes
of peace, although general construction war
like
The IiD,es argues that by this studied silence
the President has left himself door for retreat
hut links chances OF peace are undoubtedly d
rnihisl,cd and says nothing can be more ungra-
cious than the Presidents treatment of Foreign
Powers when for their forbcarance. a gracious
and courteous acknowledgment was due. Tho
Times also dcvotes an article 20 the report of the
Secretary of the Navy which Il treats with rid.
cule and dcnounces as unparalleled crime, that of
blocking up ports by sunkcn vessels
The Post treats the message as undeniably
warke and though remarking on the silence rela
tive 20 the Trent affair, says Il was scarcely with
IN the ordinary scope of the message. Ii also
charges the President with ingrltitude in dealing
with maritime powers.
The Ne,es considers his silence as an indication
of caution and prudence and favorable TO peace.
The Star also justihes his silence and praises
his clearness. force and ability.
The Herald takes contrary view and fears
peace IL almost hopeless.
Parliament meets in the middle of January.
The death OF Prince Albert caused most pro-
found sensation.
The Queen bore her bereavement with much
iorttude.
The Asia's news was generally regarded in Par
is as uniavorable for peace.
The leadin, journals continue TO advocate
French neutrality.
The Bourse was heavy and lower 95f 2Gc.
Garibaldi has written letter to the Genoa
committee which indicates an approaching move
ment
LIVERPOOL, Dec l9--Pending the news from
America in response To the demands of the Brit
sh Government in regard 10 tue Trent affair, the
British papers have but little To say.
The Times has severe article ON the brutal
zing effects which civil war produces and de
nounces several Northern measures.
Several French journals maintain that France
should give moral support to England by recog
nzlng the justice OF her demands.
The ODiRi0Re Ndfi0nstc, the organ of Prince
Napoleon, SAYS that France has no other enemy
but England and France should not weaken the
United States
LONDON, Dec. l9.-It was currentat Paris yes
terday that the French Government sent note
to Russia Prussia and Austria suggesting com
mon mediation of the Great Powers between
England aud America.
The correspondent of the Herald observes that
tender of such mediation would he menace
and it would be rejected ON that very ground
A portion of the British Mediterranean feet is
gradually accumuating at Gibraltar to be ready
if necessary to cross the Atlantic
Yesterda; additional shpwrights were taken
on at Portsmouth dock yards to get ready with
the utmost dispatch the additional ships ordered
for sea.
The two battaons of the Guard ordered to
North America left this morning for Southamp-
ton where ther will embark TODAY.
HALIFAX, Dec. 81 The Asia from Liverpool
the Dist and Queenstown the 22d, arrived here
this morning.
The Asia has on board 500 troops with stores,
&c, and is consequently under Government Or
ders. She brings Fl 200 in specie.
The Canada arrived at Queenstown on the 2lst
inst.
Warlike preparations continued unabated
Additional troops are ordered to be ready 10
embark. but the Army and Navy Gazette of the
.2st says that more are likely to be placed
under orders until hostilities are actually de
clared.
The A iriatic, with nearly 400 troops of the
Grenader Guards, and the Parana. with about
/ 900 of the Fusileer Guards, left Southampton
on the Doth for British North America
The steamer Cleopatra would leave Liverpool
on the 2lst for Queenstown, there to embark
over 800 meE of the 18th regiment.
The Magdalena would embark abeut 900
men at Southampton on the 2lst.
The mail steamers of the Pennsular and Ori
entail Company, numbering about 500 men, we're
to be armed and made capable of resisting priva
teerS in case of war.
The gunboats in the second class reserve at
Portsmouth had been ordered to be fitted out i'm
mediatelv.
a Berne telegram asserts that France had
issued diplomatic circular taking ground against
the arrest of Mason and Slidell, and had sent
representatives to Washington in order to deter
mine the American Government to make indis
pensable concessions.
The Post says the Americans can not pos
sibly complain OF the tenor of the dispatch TO
Lord Lyons.
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