, 1862-02-11
TWO DATSLATER FROM EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
Napoleon Threatens to Break
The Southern Blockade.


from Liverpool, 25th, via Queenstown, :6th
has arrived
Sales Of cotton on Saturday were 5000
bales, market closing quiet
Breadst1iffs dull. Provisions heavy. Con-
sels 9215@H;Sc.
There are va:.uc runaors that the Emperor
Napoleon las announced that he will shortly
officially demand joint action in r1isinE the
blockade Of the Southern ports of the United
States. # England refuse to take part, lie
will take the Initiative alone.
The London Times continues to urmc Eng
land not to Interfere, and says the nation cal
afford to wait
The pirate sunteris reported cruising of
Genoa.
FRAScE--Thc Empcror's speech to the
Corps Iegis1atif, on the 25th, was expected
With great interest, under the belief that he
atI:lirs.
The London Globe elitorially remarks that
ssthc maritime powers cannot be expected to
respect the Ftderll blockade unless really
| effective The commerce Of the world cannot
| suffer itself to be despolled for IN indefinite
| teryention.'s says the Globe, 1--WE may be in
| vited or Offered to intervene, but our great
own principles
| n a letter from Mr.. Seward to Smith
| O'Brien, in response to the lattcr's recently
| protrered advice, Mr.. Seward urges Mr.
| 0Brien, il he would promote the cause Of
| America, OF Great Britain, aud Of humanity :
/ at large, to speak and act in every clse and
without qualification for the American Cnion-
Mr.: Stewards tone is highly patriotic for tho
| Union and friendly towards the European
! powers, in regard to whom he is determined
| TO stand always, not only in the right, but
| upon the defensive.
| George Thompson had been 1ecturiag gain
| nt Manchester on American attllrs. HIS re-
| OF Dir. Massey, at Salford. whose statements
LIS branded rs absolutely fslse. and :.ficvoas
injustice to the North The lecturer said the
breaking Of the hltcl1ade would he i wicked
and fcndis!i act. and no greater crime could
be committed agalnst any country: He hal
faith, however, in the neutral policy Of Ear
The Times, in an editorial On Alr. Summer:
speech. protests against any suggestion that
England Las budged one step from her former
| position with respect to her rights, c;thel
neutral or bclliger2nt- What she l9rerd to al
what she lad before, limited only by those
concessions, she has still. The c;ase Of TIL
Trent has made no new phase whatever.
The London I5;nes, in another editorial,
says: "Nc need not be eager to nleddle viii
American atl;sirs- THIS is the time for waiting
and VIC can afford to wait quite as easily as th.
North and South can afford to look across til
Potomac, ut a cost Of two millions pounds
week, each Of them. # there does come any
real cause Of complaint, it will tell all th
more for our present pS1icncc and forbea1
| ance."
L telegram Of the 22nd, from A1giers, say
on Monday i prolonged cannousding va
heard here, proceeding apparc1tl: from Il dis
tance OF abont six mics from shore. A YES
SUI Was sighted this morning which is SUP
] posed to be the Sumter It is supposed 81
sunk 1ier adversary Tic above is co1isilere
doubtful, as IN A1sicrs telegram Of the 24t
| Enys the Sumter hls been seen in Gc1pse Wa
ters, few leagues Of the port Of Geuea.
Tic Gibraltar Chronicle says tllc Unite
| States Consul at C:,diz protested against tn
assistance given the Sumter at that port. III
authorities, however, considered t!>eutselve
bound to afford such aid as WAS indispensable
The Sumter hnsing sprung 4 leak nc:ar til
| screw, she was therefore permitted to C
feet necessary repairs in the Arsenal
More fears we're realized relative to the ace
cident ut the Hartley coal mines. Mob, OF
Of tue buried miners was found a1ive.
There las been very stormy weather in til
Irish Channel. There were several resse
wrecked and some loss Of 1ifo~
FHANcE--Tbe dissatisfaction with
: | Fould's budget was apparently giving way
The Paris Bou5sc on the 18th u1t W1s bun
ant. Rentcs advanced 5s per cent and close
at 70f 75c-
sPAH-The Minister Of State has dcc,art
; in Congress that Spain would demand rcpIr
t
, | Independence. It was also stated that 2pai
! lad received no official communication F
| specting any further resolution Of France at
England, IN reference to Mexico. He conclu'
, ! cd bY saying that Spain would fittingly SUI
: port the interests Of Mexico.
G PRuss1a--A rupture was anticipated b.
tween tic Prussian Government and the Arc
bishop Of Posen, who, in a letter to the ati
= lister Of Public Worship, defends tic nation
l attitude assumed by his countrylnen.
I The latest French papers conclude from tt
attitude Of the English press that the Trent a
- fair was only preteN for war, and that En-
land wants to force the blockade Of the Sout
ern ports.
t The Paris Temps, replying to an assertion
: the blockade being ineffective, recalls the fa
that Russian vessels ran the blockade Of Il
Baltic, in 1S54, as now happens at Charlesto
The Opinione Hationale blames semi oficl
I papers for their hidden southern sYmpath
! and says England would become dangero1
to France if America were weakened
The Constitutional says General Almonte
8 nov in Belgium negotiating to place Arc
t Dake MaHmilian on Mexican throne !
monte will accompany The French cSpediti'
to Mexico.
FIVE DAYS LATER NEWS AT HAND
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-The steamer Jurl
d | reported coming in with five days later neq