The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-10


Arrival of the steamer Hibernia--The
London Press on AmerlSan AfIaiTs.
PORTLAND, March THE steamship
Hibernia. from Liverpool March 27th, via
Londonderry 98th, arrived here this after
noon. Hsr mails will be due at New
York TO morrow night; The Etna sail.
ed from Liverpool 26th and Quee stovn
27.h, for New York. Annexed is sum
mary Of news sent out by her:
In the House of Commons Mr.. Gregg.
ry asked Il The Governments attention
had been called to the capture Of the
British seamer Labaum, in Mexican wa.
tors, by Federal cruiser
Mr.. Layard said the Governments at
tention had been called to the matter, and
Lord Lyons had been instructed to com.
municate with Mr.. Seward on the subject.
lie was unable to state yet what course
would te adopted. but The Government
had thought it right to order vessel of
war 10 Matamoras, for the protertion OF
British interests iu American waters.
The English journals criticise the com.
mencemenl Of the campaign in Virginia
Phe Daily News eulogizes General Mo.
lCleAau's tactics; thinks the crisis ap-
preaching, and believes the Confederates,
Ialtboagh retI eating, have prepared the
field for great battle. Tie same Jour
mai rejdiees at the adoption by the House
of President LincOln's emancipation pro.
ject as an immediate step in favor of bu
man rights. The Times reiterate it's be-
lief that nothing will be made Of Mr.. Lin
coins proposition, but regards it as i'm
portant in admitting the principle Of an
accommodation between the North and
the South. The Times believes the rea
defense Of the Confedsra,es will be found
in the vastness and desolation of theil
country, and argues that if they are real
ly in earnest. the North must look fol
boolless victories and exhausting con
quests. The Herald thinks that peac,
may be possibly conquered by one sid
or the other inpr around Richmond.
: Mr.. George Peab9dy's uuprcsdente,
!, , muni6cence has been formally consum
mated in correspondence, now publish
!. ed, iu which he places G15o, 600 at tn
disposal of Mr.. Adams. the American
Minister. for the poor of London.
Lord Palmerston is again suTerin
. from gout. -a "
:. The King Of the Bslgianis is repolle
5 critically i'll. ''2h
, A gra d banquet had been given t
'; Garibaldi at Milan. He and others ad
= = patriotic speeches indicative Of approach
70 ing movements. t~
: Austria has taken another step favora
biz 10 TIE freedom Of the press.
Z Prince Windeschgralz and Count Nol
10 selrode are dead.
70 The Spanish Government has ordere
Gen. Prim not to negotiate with the Ne,
leans ill the troops shall have entered til
f. city Of Mexico.
D The London Times has letter frol
70 Russell, dated Washington. March I'LL
10 which says the passage of the Federal
!, my over the Long Bridge wa. magni6cer
|" and most imposing spectacle of milit'
~ power.
russell says whatever may happel
Gen. Mcclellan can never lose the cred
u of having formed disorder'y masses
: men into an army, and having insti!le
!" into them principles OF soldicrliks discil
line. e''
o. The battle so many were looking 70
=, ward to is indefinitely postponed, al
" there is no telling when it may be Tough
Russell shows the difficulty OF any co
10 siderable advance the Federal arm
owing 10 the barrepness Of the country.
The Times, in an editorial, says Il
lie time caunol be far defiant when the Sou
must either surrender their cotton and I
bacco, or burn them. II they give /,
= their crops 10 the invaders, we may co
n slider they intend to succumb, If th
nd give them 10 the flames, all the worst ii
~ can happen 10 them will have been end
'sS red, and that task Of conquest which ne
T. er can be performed, will have CONNIE
ced. t's"
Ia The steamers Sumter and Tuscarc
on were still at Gibraltar on the 2lst
ast March. "'f
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