The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-08
Later from Europe.-sArrisal of the steam.

PORTLAND, February S, 1862.-The
steamer Nova Scotian, from Liverpool
on the afternoon of the Esd, via Lon
donderry oath ult., arrived here this
morning. Her dates are five dayslater.
GREAT BRITAIN.-The Paris CORES
pondent of the London Morning Post
says it is nottrue, as some Journals rep
resent, that the French Government
has taken any steps to bring about a
reconciliation between. the North and
the South. EF3
Mr.. Massey, M. P, delivered speech
to his constituents at Solford, in which
he advocated that, the European pow
ers should interfere to close the strug-
gle between the North and South, by
recognizing the Confederate States and
breaking the blockade. This speech
attracted some attention.
The London Times, in an editorial
upon it, says, "Let France Interfere if
she likes. England's true policy is tn
suffer little longer, and let the event
work itself out. 1t will not be long.
1t may be, indeed, doubtful whether
our interference would not rather re-
tard than hasten the desired event of
open ports and a large supply of cotton.
Let us, then, pursue an honest policy
by standing quite aloof.n ls
The Manchester Guardian argues
in a somewhat similar strain, and, as
regards the cotton supply, it. says: sit
is question how far in this district the
prevailing distress is due to the civil war
in America, and whether it is not as
much attributable to reproduction
as mere dearth of cotton" 80
The factory statistics of Manchester
show that the shortening of the hours
of labor in the factories is gradually ex-
tending, and IN the course of week
or two the movement was expected to
become much more general and extern.
sive.
The brig West Indian, Captain Foot,
from Charleston, Dec. 4th, with car
go of spirits ofturpentine, has arrived
at Liverpool. Her Captain reports
that the Federal blockade of Charles
ton is anything but effectual, and says
that the stone blockade, so far from
stopping the entrance of the port, will
eventually deepen the shallow channels.
The citizens of Charleston was wei defen.
ded, and between that city and Savan-
nah, Gen. Lee had about 10000 troops
under his command.
A London letter in the Paris Patrie
asserts that the British Government
will protest against the measure for de-
claring the Southern ports closed
against foreign commerce.
FRANcE.-The Paris neoniteur of the
ODD publishes Minister Fanld's budget,
in the shape of an address to the EN-.
peror. Mr.. Fauld's report caused great
excitement on the Bourse, and funds
declined considerable. At the close,
however, there was some recovery.
Rents quoted 69f 9oc, a decline on the
day Of abont ] per cent.
The London Times congratulates
Europe that the military force of
France now bids fair to shrink to rea-
sonahle limits. Let it be once under.
stood that France has no desire to dis
;nrb the tranquility of her neighbors,
and the industry of central Europe will
shoot up and flourish with vi9or not
to be surpassed in the New World"
The following summary of news was
sent ont by the steamship City of Bal
timore, which left Liverpool the 22d
and Queenstown the 23d of JANUARY.
The question of European interven-
ton in the civil war of America, is be-
ing much more freely canvassed; The
proceedings at Charleston for alleged
general inefficicncy of the blockade be-
ing an excuse put forth for such step.
1t was stated that the French Minis.
ter at Washington had been furnished
with the formal disapprobation of the
French Government Mt the conduct of
the e. S. Government in choking up
Charleston Harbor with stone, and that
he would join Lord Lyons in protesting
against the act.
The London Times continued its de-
nunciations of the stone blockade, and
asserts that the project of the British
Government against BoloSna in 1904
was far different thing, having been
designed. to shut IN a hostile fleet. p
The London Monthly Post says that
matters in America are evidently APP
proacling situation IN sohich the de
facto Government Of the South may
claim consideration IN Europe. ~s''
Some journals say that if, in spite of
the remonstrances against il, other
Southern ports are served like Charles
ton, England and France will have
nothing left for them to do butte inter
fere. - -
The Liverpool Post emphatically de-
clares THAT the cie1 acdr must be stopped
6y mediation if possible, by force If
necessary Is ~ =.
The London Daily Ne,cs continues
boldly to denounce the idea of recog.
nizing the South, and says it is time
the country should utter its voice
against il in unmistakable tones. =. 8
1t is reported that the initiative in
proclaming the blockade Of the South
ern ports inefficient, will be taken by
France. The French Government
journals continue TO make the worst of
the Charleston blockade. za 1919
France will send large additional
forces to Mexico and will take the lead
in the operations there. The Princess
Clothilde was reported enciente. @s2-
Z The pirate Sumter. having been or