Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-02
I'll. MASON and snaen Complication.


TIC Norfolk Day Book has New York Herald OF
tracts in its issue OF the oath:
The SITUATION.
Lord LYONS had two interviews with Secretary Seward
erday their conference said to be OF most
ncaon had passed between them relative TO the Nason
and Sliden affair any demand been made OF our
did not return to England by Africa yester
dav Further for Ii I'd Lyons are expected by
the merca and much anxiety is felt with regard to Them
II ia not unkelg that Lord Lyons will withhold his demands
until the mails of the America arrive If pereRptoIy
e aud for the of the rebel be made
Giving the issue of is probable that the Cahlnet
will Weld time in the present exigencies of
a. he condition also Of Engands maintaining honest
and other considerations hen our dncu "
at ONE settled accounts with England will naturally
for settlement at Our own time and me future may
dec arising Of this affair." and hers
record against our quasi friend Oh the other side OF the
water.
The report that the British gunboat Rinaldo started from
Halifax thirty the arrival Of the Africa
with dispatches to the English Admiral at Havana was
misrepresentation 1t happened that RnadG had steam
at the time the africa arrived ano was aoou TO start
for port arrived yesterday relieve the
gunbost which is to return TO Halifax according to
the ordinary rule ct changing vessels at the different
ports.
brisk and successful! conflict took place yester
day the lines IN front OF ashington Cen Metals
brigade went out IL Tue morning on toragng expedition
towards DraHsvi lie. his dvance force, commanded by
o. consisted OF four regiments OF infantry reg
iment Fennsy yania rifles saatun's battery. Near
Dranesvie fire open them BY the rebels, under
Foney. numbering four OF Infantry and
CT cavalry who were concealed III bushes lhe IRE was
es ard the battery. and after hours
lighting Fairfax Court House,
leaving 100 Killed and wounded behpd them togeer with
caissOns ton and quantity OF clothing and
GeLeral Mccall had ordered up General Re nolds
point the Leesburg turnpike support General Ord
anticipation of attack but before Generals Rey nods
Hcta reached the field of action the rebels had been
defeated by the ire OF fason batteries and the
rifles of Col Kanes regiment Our loss about ten kill
ed and fifteen wounded. The troops General Mccall
The message OF the President relative to affairs of
"Xco which sent to the Senate Thursday, asked
The advice If that body to his with regard the
invitation to government 10 JOIN the trpare alliance
Of European Powers against Mexico. He that the
present t he is unwilling to take the responsible of
deciding whethe accept the invitation to loan Mexico
t TO pay IF tn demands made upoD her by her
foreign creditors. The Senate hwever tcok no action
upon the message, and probably will not until the first week
4 January, after The adjournment.
Extract from the Herald's Editorial !
IMPORTANT INSTRUMENTATION AND SLID BE
DELIVERED
According latest advices from WashiI gton all ap-
prehensOns Of rupture with England upon the late affair
of the Trent may he dismissed Our Cabinet, in
formed looking to the absorbing and paramount ssnehe
suppression CT this Southern rebelon-wll yield TO the
peemptory demands of England the conditions OF her
tr&ly. these demands involve the restoration Of
Mason and lide the protection of the British flag, and
diavowa Of and apology for, their seizure by aptin
Wilkes.
In adopting this alternative of submit sion to those per-
emptory demands the administration the hazard Of
disappointing the popular sentiment Of loyal States
But little reflection will satisfy every intelligent mind of
the wisdom OF deferring final temeDt with England
until shall have made end of this Southern rebellion
There have been conjectures that arbitration be
resorted but is better gracefully yield the
gences of the crisis and promptly relieve England OF her
convenient pretext for quarrel without the Intervention
of any third party Let cur government hen meet the
acquisitions of Lord Ly ons and
sde to British protection, and in acknowledge
that while Captain Wilkes would have been right sezng
the Trent steamer and in bringing her before prize
for adjudication he wrong limiting his proceeding
the CT his prisoners and that regret that his
controlling considerations of international courtesy and
eniency should have resulted very offence Hhich
was his particular object to avoid.
Honestly, we hardly know what to make OF ths:-
The Herald is authority for anything. But must
think that in this instance it indicates the wsn the de-
sire Of the Lincoln Cabinet It's editorials are put for
ward teslers to find out how the thing would take
with the people of the North. Of corrse, here are
not the guardians of the honor of the Northern
ment but for the sake of human nature for the honor
of our common tongue, and litte-just little for
our own advantage, we do wish that Lincoln and his
Cabinet would only have little backbone and stand up
like men to their braggart professions. We say like
mentor everybody knows they cannot be men.
We do not kaoW what 1cW be DONE and therefore can
not say. We do know what we thank will be done and
can say-we think Brother Jonathan is preparing to
eat dtt-to swallow all bis big words-to give up Ma
son and Slidel and England is net going to make any
concessions conditions about it. The Lincoln GO
vernmen is going to devour the abomination pure and
simple And people expected the South TO live under
HLdL administration
The Norfolk Day Book of yesterday copies from the
Jew oTk HerGtd account Of certain reported Fede-
raj successes in w stern Missouri 1t is stated that
General Pope surprised body Of Confederate troops
in Johnson county, Mo, and scattered their force OF
about twenty-five hundred in all, capturing one hun
dr. and fifty and all the baggage and stores. A.
50 that subsequently Col Davis belonging to Gene
raj Pope'S command surrounded and captured on the
18th instant Warrensburg johnson County, Mis-
souri, 1900 Confederates including three Colones and
seventeen Captains. Also thousand stand of arms,
besides baggage. Gen Haleck reports this officially
Gen. Mcclellan. We do not believe it oil, but we
fear there is least some truth in it. Gen Haeck also
Says that information received at St Louis the
9Th that the Federal troops at Glasgow, the Mis-
souri, klver and West of Jefferson City, had taken
about two tons OF powder, 10 kegs, buried on Clay
borne Jacksons ia, m.-Dauy Journal, 26th inst.
JEFF. THoMPsoN,-Mr. Whitaker has on sale photo
graphs Of sundry distinguished men, For instance, he
has Pres dent Davis Gen. Btauregard, Gen. Johnston
Mr. Breckenridge aud others, and among them is JEFF
Thompson. Unless General 1hompson's photograph
bellies him, his is certainly OF the queerest looking
faces ever seen outside of comic almac or an illus
trated edition of Don Qaxotte. JEFF. must be char
acter with that mug. tie can't help himself
, The North. rn . War Programme
The New York Herald gives the following the Fedora
50 war programme ;"
which considerable quakng throughout the whole
Southern COnfederacy. Cur latest intelligence small
compass, is about as follows:
, l. Columbus, Kentucky, is to be taken
MRmphIs. Tennessee bOmbar0pd m