Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-15
FROM THE UNITED STATES.
IMPORTANT YRoN EuRoPk.
From Ii, Hor.o.k Day Book OF yesterday.


at Halifax oa Sunday evening a. O'clock and sailed
again for Boston at midnight.
Toe steamship Jurl which lef. Liverpool on the Sob,
and Londonderry on the Slst ult, arrived at Portland
At is minutes to IL o'clock last night
Lord Lyons is gs1stied as a Knight Of the Grand
Gross Of the Order OF the Bath.
TIE AMERICAN WAR ckIsIs-sAPoLkoS's sPKrcH In TIE
TRKSca CHAMBER TIE AMERICAN wAR.
Napoleon opened the French Chamber on the 2sth
ult. Ia a speech he said:
The civil war which desolates America has greatly
compromised 'rcia interests So long, hoe -
s tie rights Of nsutrds respected must con-
fine orssivs' TO tsprssiHg Thss for .ary tsrina-
tion of these dissentions
The speech refers to the pacific relations Of France
and tecapituates the financial programme Of Foulds
budget
some English journals oonstrus the allusion to the
Nashville into something Ike threat and sgnl6can:
that France isimpaen and when the occasion appears
TO demand it will interfere.
The Bourse was higher. Rentss ut. 80.
RUuoRKD DECISION OF SAPoLKox 70 srERrERr WITH THE
BLOCKADE.
The London Shipping GszHts says that q rumor ID
current In circ supposed to be well informed, that
semi official note has been addressed 10 the British gov
eminent by Fancs respecting the blockade Of the Con-
tedersse ports the eject that the Emperor cannot
longer allow French TO be injured by repect
ing The mont sctve blockade and that he ui shortly
make fmctdt dtUldnu 70 tns huQbtsH gortFWWeh W
j,in him ~ rasing the blockade aud that 10 case Of non.
com o lance he piH toks the initiative.
Tne French papers conclude from the attitude OF the
Engsh press that the Trent affair Dds only dPrstext for
rgr aud that EHgdnd ea'ts force the blockade Of The
Southern pOrts.
blockade OF the Southern ports is inf cve, recalls tfa
some Russian ships the blockade OF the Baltic IN
1884, IS now hoppens NJ Charleston.
The opiuione Rationale bsmes the semi-oical Fferch
papers foe their hidden Southern sympahies, aud says
chat England would become dangerous TO Francs II
America were weakened
The London Morning Advertiser states, IL most pos
tive terms that until the 23i OF JAnulry IL was the full
ntentou Of the Emperor Napoleon to announce Ia his
soeech his resolution 70 abolish the Federal blockade
but hitch occurred the instance Of Lord Russell
who deemed polite defer doing anything for fs"
weeks The Emperor, therefore, alluded 10 the question
Ia his speech in that would bind him TO no.
thing The Advertiser SAYS that Ill the CO operation
which Napoleon asked from England moral 90 ope'
ration.
ENGLAND CAN AFFORD II wAr-sHx Is RECOMMENDED 10
BE NATIONALLY CONSISTENT.
The London Times in an editorial says:
We need not be eager to meddlc with American af'
fairs This is time for awaiting, and we can afford to
,t ouite as easily as the North aud South Gao afford
looking across the Potomac the cost OF two millions
sterling week each OF them. II there does come any
real cause Of complaint, it will tell all the more for
our patience and foIbsaiance.
The London Globe editorisy remarks that the mari
time Powers cannot be expected TO rcspec the Doco
unless really eft Give.
The commerce of the world cannot suf,r itself to be
d,spoe for indefinite period undr the mere paper
blockade.
Az to intervention says the Globe, We may be NV
ted or offered intervene, but our great aim MUS DC
TO preserve consistency with onr own principles
The London Times In Characteristic article, calls
for somsibing decisive IN America lt says unpleas'
Ant complications arise II the present state oil a.
| lAirs continues much longer
| SEws.
| Mason and Sliden had arrived at Southampton. No
demonstration Of any kind marked their arrival Mason
deepltch to Lord Lyon, says the English 6oTernmen
differs entirely from Mr. Stewards conclusion on tie
question whether the persons taken from the Trent and
The supposed dispatches we're eontrabind The British
Government would acqussce in the capture Of any
British ship in circumstances similar to those Of the
Trent would it have permitted the retention OF the
prisoners however furnishing might have been the In.
surrectiol IN the South. The British Government has
| ordered the Nashville 10 leave Southampton Arm6d
slips of either party will be prohibited remaining
twenty four hours in any British port The Confederate
aes sumter Is reported to have been CRUSH
Off Genoa
Another rumor is that the Sumter engaged the Iro-
qrois of Algiers There was news OF either. The
Russian Government have published q note expressing
the Emperors satisfaction with the action Of the Uuited
States Government in the Trent affair, and also
pressing toe wish that the Union may be reconstructed
a. the maintenance Of American power influences to
considerable degree the political equilibrium Ia Europ,
The notes Of Lord Lyons correspondence With Mr. Sew
ard on the blockade published in the Eogsh papers
NJ s. ward aed that the plan not devised to In
lure the harbor permanently, but merely TO aid the
blockade tha. il would be the duty Of The Government
to all the distractions as soon as the Union was
restored The harbor OF Charleston vas not rendered
mace s,ble M. ward not prepared to say that
as an operation in 1t uni astf ,ble to destroy
permanently the harbors Of the enemy. The c1rres.
ponience between France and Rome Is published.
France recommends Cancellation with Turin but Cardi-
nal Antone absolutely refused oil terms The cotton
and bresdstuff marx Is were somewhxt lower Consols
closed nj SO rs a 90 "a for money.
The latest Intelligence from Tennessee il to the effect
that Gen Grant has advanced from Fort Henry to Fort
NELSON has surrounded il with seven batteries, and
tina, the attsek be made at General Grant
Ia, been largely reniorce and, presume. will be
sis ed in the attack by the gun0oas In the Cumberland
river Toe rebels also reported to have been rein.
forcei and are under command Of Gen. Pillow. sc.
we're fight Is expected.
turned 20 Fort Henry and Capt Paeps, OF the Cones
toga rep rs the result to Com. Foote. The expedition
went I'd the river to Florence Ala the head Of nsvga
ton. new rebel gunboat was captured and all the
other boats on the river destroyed.
Commodore Foote has sent to Chicago for Two bun.
dred men for the gunbosts aud says II they are fur
nished speedily he will attack Columbus, take 1t and
sweep the Mississippi river.
Late dispatches from New Mexico state that the rebels
500 strong, are within thirty miles OF Fort Craig, but
that COL Candy felt able 10 make successful ssatc,.
Il s reported that considerable force Of Texans
advancing up the RIO Pecos to attack Fort Union An
exuress has been cent Denver City for reinforce
men,s and the Ooiorad, troops would probably march
Immediately Martial law has been proclaimed in tha;
Territory and all sbleb ,died dreed 10 10 the
miis.
CAPT Dupln Of the sinking Of the second stone feet
off Charl ston, in that portion Of haits channel be-
tween RIttssnass Shoa and the shore, through which
the rebel steamer Isabel escaped her a,t trip. Capt
ipont states that there two pissg In the barber
still opsn-tte Svash channel and that portion Of Maj.
i.ts channel lying outside the Shoals.
Mr.. Sumner submitted resolutions Remaining the re.
beious Stats to the condition Of Territories, and de-
c,rue that slavery therein was thus rendered Illegal