The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-01-07
NEWS ITEMS,

THE TRENT AFFAIR-The position of the
Lincoln Government in regard to the seizure of
Messrs. Mason and Slidell has at length assumed
definite shape, and the world is no longer held In
suspense Lord Lyons, on the Goth ult., sent to
the State Department the demand of the British
Government for their surrender ; and day or two
uiterward Secretary Seward replied in a lengthy
eommun icatioD, sgnifyng the assent of the aboli-
tion Administration to the demand. Messrs. Ma
son and Sldell will therefore be restored and the
long agony is over
MR. RUSSELL ON THE RELEASE OF MASON
AND SLIDELL-He predicts the orerthroU of the
Lincoln Dyndsty.-Mr. Russell, in his letter to
The London Times on the question of the Trent
outrage, says:
Gas | write, there is a rumor that Messrs.
Mason and Sdell are to be surrendered If it
be true, this government is broken up. There is
so much vigilance of spirit among the lower orders
of the people, and they are so ignorant of every
thing except their own politics and passions, so
saturated with pride and vanity, that any honora-
bic concession, even in this hour Of extremity,
would prove fatal to its authors"
NEws FROM THE NORTH. Northern papers
to Jan. 1st have been received at Norfolk. 1t is
stated that Messrs Mason and Slidell sailed for
Europe in the steamer Niagara. The n. Y. Tri
bune says the surrender does not come up to the
full demand of Great Britain. Gen. McClennan
is very sick, and Gen. Wade of Ohio is suggested
as his successor.
The steamer Persia has arrived at Halifax with
foreign news and troops for Canada 1t is report
cd that Ensland's warlke preparations will con-
tinue in view of difficulties arising from the block
aiding Of southern harbors by the yankees with
stone sunk in old vessels. The London Post gov
ernmcnt organ) says England will have reckon
ing about the matter The Charleston harbor, it
Gays, is for the use of the world, and cannot be
given up to an Intellectual blockade
FROM PENsAcoLA-A dispatch was received
IN oficial quarters, from General Bragg dated on
the 2nd inst, in which he stated that Fort Pick
opened Confederate steamer on the day
previous, and that the Confederate batteries re-
piled, aud firing from both sides continued all
day. No vessels were engaged and no casualties
occurred side.
MCCLELLAN AND THE LINCOLN CONGRESS-
1t les currently reported that movement is on
:oot in the Washington Congress to tuperscde
General Mcclellan BY the Massachusetts lawyer,
Nathaniel 2. Banks. They complain that Nc
Clellau is toe slow. and they want commander
'who will respond to the popular clamor for an on
ward movement. The Yankees have been eight
months engaged in the work of suhju.ating thc
South but still far from accomplishing their
purpose they at the We do not
wonder, therefore, at their impatieuce.
OREGoN.--A Northern paper makes the follow
irg statement about political affairs in Oregon:
Z" he tories of Oregon rampant, and are
making all sorts of trouble for the Union men
Gov. Whitaker is avowed sympsthiscr with
the rebellion, and has named such officers for the
recruits he proposes to raise that no loyal men
will submit to under them. Old Joe Lane
lives at Winchester, and takes much interest in
these things but he is said to be an xious to sell
out and quit the State for some more congenaI
climate 1t would pay the Union men to raise
fund and buy him out if he will leave"
THE EVANSVILLE FIGHT--A lady residing
Immediately in the neighborhood Of Drainsvllc,
in private letter to her daughter in Richmond
gives the following account of the late battle at
that place:
at has been reported that were badly whip
ped at DrainsvIlle, but it is not So We lost for
tyrhrce men killed, and their loss was three hun
.dred. They we're fifteen thousand srong-we
had only sixteen hundred If they had stood
their ground until the following morning, we
would have taken every man. but the cowardly
wretches took their heels
THE BLOCKADE FORCED
CHARLESTON, Jany 1.-The steamship ELLA
Marley" formerly the Isabel, from Nassau, ran
the Blockade into the port of Charleston, at day
light this morning She was chased by the blockad
She brings a valuable assorted cargo and
passengers, including Mr. Bisoie, bearer of Dis
patches from Mr. Iancey.
ANOTHER INSULT To ENGLAND.
New ORLEANS, Jan. "A letter just received
from Havana, also copy OF the Brownsville Flag,
states that the United States steamer Santiago de
Cuba had boarded the English schooner Eugenic
Smith bound from Havana to Matamoras, and
seized j. w. Zachary, of New Orleans, and
Thomas Rogers, Of Texas, and taken them to Fort
Taylor.
The matches of tile schooner were broker open,
nothing eontrabaud being found, the schooner was
allowed to depart.
A INUNDATED NATIoN.-In the surrender of
Mason and SEdcll, the British Government will
ascertain the exact capacity Of the Yankee guns.
L. To IL.