The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-01

reference to al bridge burners. are - shoo'
dosn every one making the attempt.
New York, Dee -.
Congressman Ely brings . lies Of 81 o pr's
or ere. he states thai there is no doubt OF FL
tended AID deep Onion feeling in Rieh"ond'
and if the national army .ere within seu nil
VI Richmond our old a.g would be hung oa'
from hundreds of sindoss there; OuI at pre-
<nt there u Per ecs reign Of terror.
N-ssrs Mason and Shdsn have been given Up
TO England.
We Publish the conclusion Of The ofhcial cor
respondence b~tseen Secretary Seward aid 'h'
3. itish Government in relation 10 the Tren
affair. Il 10 - follows:
N. se.srd ssys. ate. quoting these instrue'
,ions, that a" il decide this case in favor OF %,
osn Government, I must disavos it most cher
| i.hed princpl<s-reles-e and revise AM forever
abandon its essential policy. The country can
| 10, afford the sacri6ce. If maintain thess
principles and adhere to tina, policy must sur.
| render the case itself. Il will be seen, there
tore, that thi. Cove, nment could not deny the
justice Of the claim presented. We are asked
TO do the British nation just what We always in-
| sisted oil nations ought TO do TO u. ln coming
| to INV conclusion I have not forgotten that Il
this Cnion required the detention OF shese
| prisoners it would be done. II would be u"
light and duty Of this Government 10 detail'
them, but the efYectusl check aud waning pro
| IL 0ev As
! the comparativ. uniDportance OF the captured
persons themselves, when dispassionately weigh
ed, happily forbid me ON resorling to the de
fence. Nor am unasare that American citi
zeus are not in any case to be unnecessarily sur
rendered for any purpose into the keeping OF q
foreign State Only the captured persons. hov
ever, or others Who are interested 10 them coulo
Justly raise a question on that ground. i,
would tell little for our own claims to the char
acter of just ard msgnanimous people it W
-hould 90 far consent to be guided BY the Lao
of retaliation as to Lift buried injuries sgainst
national conscience. Putting beyond me oil
suggestions Of this kind. prefer to express my
satisfaction that by the Adjustment Of the pres
and vet, as trust, mutually Satisfactory to both
nations concerned, q question 10 finally and
rightly settled between them, Which heretofore
exhsusring not Only all forms Of peaceful dis
cussion, but also the arbitrament Of war, fo'
more thrn hal q century alienated the two
countries from each other, and perplexed with
fears and apprehension all other nations. The
four persons in que. ton are nov held in militia
~ custody at Fort Warren. in the State Of Mas
-nohusetts. They will be cheeriully liberated
Your Lordsbip will please indicate q time and
place for receiving them. renew my assur
auce of nv very high consideration.
(signed,) wN. Il. SEWARD.
The follO"iug is from Lord Lyons to NJ.
Seward.
Washington, Dec. ~, 1861.
To the Hon. VIM d. Seward, &c:
STA: have this morning received the note
which you did me the honor to address to me
Yesterday, in answer to Earl Russell's dispatch
Of November 8 til. relative to the removal Of
Mr.. Mason, Mr. SIidell, Mr.. Mcfarland and Mr..
Eustis, fom the British mail packet Trent
will, without loss Of time. forward to her Najes
ty's Government a copy Of the important con
munication which you have made TO me. will
also. without delay, do N; self the honor to con.
fer with you personally on the arrangements to
be made for delivering the four gentlemen to
me in order that they may again be placed IN
have Tue heaor be, TO,
(Sigued,) LYONS.
Washin ton, Dec. 20.
The decision OF the President in the Trent
affair, as announced and explained in the dis
patch Of Secretary Seward. has the approval Of
every member of the Cabinet.
Boston. Dec. 2S.
The surrender of Mason and Sldell creates
little or no surprise, it having been generally an
ticipsted, and considered as the most direct
means Of avoiding foreign war.
Fortress Monre, Dec. %.
Dispatches receceived ., Charl. stOn cay that
Federal feet Of ten gnn-boats, passed up to
White Point, Noath Edisto, and made demon.
strations OH Gen. Evans forces. Renfyrcements
we're sent to Evans. and battle vas expected
Demonstrations have also been made on Other
points. The North Carolina batteries disabled
some Of the gun boats on Tuesday last. Five
Federal Gamers anchored OF Cole Island, and
last night battle Was expected hourly.
New York. Sunday, Dec. 20.
The steamer Empire City has arrived f.on
Beaufort and Port Royal on the 2;,h inst. The
Seventy ninth regiment made . reconnaissance,
fifteen miles from Beaufort, capturing several
rebels.
Our troops we're still building intrenchments
on Tybce Island. while Fort Pulaski kept up Q
continual ere on them, without doing any dam
age.
A rebel gunboat came down the Warsav
channel from Savannah. to zee if the way Wa
clear for the English steamer Fingal to get out
9Th q cargo Of cotton. She vas chased BY one
Of our eunboais, and was RUIZ ashore, her crew
escaping to the woods. except two. Who we're
captured and put aboard the Wabash.
Palmyra, No., Sunday, Dec 20.
Yesterday Gen. Prentiss, with $50 troops, en-.
coun,ered and dispersed body Of rebels sO0
strong, under Col Dorsey, At Noun, Zion, Boone
county, killing and ~oundins $50 Of them. and
capturing IS prisoners. 9s horses and los guns
Our loss vas ouly killed aud Is wounded.
The ., b-ls burn, another tain on the North |
Missouri Railroad on Saturday, and say they
intend 10 destroy oil the cars On the road and