New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-13
Great Britain.

| Great Britain.
The Great Eastern is advertised 10 leave Liver
pool for New-York on the 10th May.
The Cunard Company announces that their extra
fortnig htly screw line Of steamers for Hew.York
will leave Liverpool on alternate Tuesdays inssead
of Saturdays commencing on Tuesday. May Is.
new steamer called the Cuba is building for the
Cunard mail service.
The failure Of the Union attack on the Cbarlestoa
forts was the theme of general comment but there 10
wide difference in the deductions drawn from thai
| event. The London Tunes says that the effort
against Charleston, which was TO retrieve aud
ayenge ali previous disasters has ended in catas
tropbe more signal than any reverse the North has
yet sustained.
Importance Of the affair at Charleston victory Of
forts over ships of land batteries ron-cads, Of
the defense the attack snd that the moral TO b
now drawn IL that forts or stationary batteries may
be expected TO perform better service against ships
or movable batteries than was imagined when res
olution taken last year TO suspend the construc.
ton of forts OF Spithead.
The Daiiy Ners says II il pueriJe to describe the
repulse at Charleston as catastrophe. The dissp.
pointment will be soreiy felt for few days; but IL
ia doubtful whether many sensible Americans ever
expected to see Charleston taken by feet.
| The Morning Herald Gays ii, a. it confidently
expects the at Charleston should prove tho
prelude Of bloodier conflict and greater victory
in Tennessee, the Southern Confederacy VIII nave
I
| which few Europeaa Governments will be willing
or able 10 contest.
The Morning Post looks upon the affairs az de-
monstrating the impreguabilty OF the Charleston
defenses.
The news caused an advance in the Confederate
loan, but tho advance was not fully sustained.
| The London Obserrer states that she represens
tations sent to Washington In regard to the Proceed'
| ings OF Mr.. Adams toward vessels bound TO Mexico
would no Doubt have the eff CT Of shortening the
diplomatic mission of Mr. Adams in London.
On the other hand, the city article Of The London
j Times gives the following:
"The public will be glad to learn that the Difficult.
ties occasoned BY the recent issue by Mr. Adams OF
the certificate or pass to Messrs Howell Sc Zirman
are likely to De smootbed down IL is reported that
Mr.. Adams is conscious Of having acted in the
matter upon imperfect representations and with
undue haste, aud that, consequently, he raises no
pretensioDs such would necessitste any absolute
protest from one Government to the other on the
subject Ii Is therefore, believed that the relations
between our Cabinet aud the U. s. Legation in
London will continue on friendly footing, result
which, in q personal senee, will afford unmxed
satisfaction since the individual and historical
claims Of Mr.. Adams to respect and esteem have
never been disputed in any quarter"
! The London Star says that the " frank explsna.
tions Of Mr.. Adams have re-estabshed the friendly
feelings which have always existed between him.
self and Earl RUSSELL
The Paris correspondent Of The london Times
SAYS that instructions have been sent to NJ MERCER,
the French Minister at Washington to ask Mr..
Seward for explanations respecting the granting Of
q safe pass by Mr.. Adams to ship carrying arms
for the Mexicans.
The Morning Herald says Mr.. Walker, q conf.
Dental agent Of Mr. Chase has arrived In this coun-
try from Washington, with full powers to negotiate
sterling loan for ESQ 900, 900 behalf Of the Fed.
eral Government. The stock is to bear z per cent
interest," payable half yearly in sterling, In London.
Inthe House Of Lords on the 9th ult. Earl Rus.
sell sad that In accordance with his promise he had
consulted tho law officers Of the Crown the case
Of the mails on board the Peterhoh and it was NOT
desirable at that time to state what that opinion
wss He was, however, able TO give explanations
which be trusted would 20 far be satisfactory. He
referred the papers which had already been laid be.
fore Parliament and showed that the result of Lord
Lyons circumstances IN the case OF the ARIEL was,
that on the 3lst Of October Mr.. Seward wrote in.
strnctions TO Mr.. Wees the Secretary Of the Navy,
that it was not expedient that the naval officers ia
charge of the blockade should open the mail bags u
a friendly Power duly authenticated by an official
SEAL or search them, but that they should be for.
warded with all convenient dispatch 10 their des.
tinstion. No question had arisen in conseq uence VI
these instructions until very recently, and it was
only that moment that he had received any official
account from which il appeared that on the
4th Of April Mr.. Archibald, her Msjesty's Consul
at New-York, received the mails captured on board
the Peterhof under the seal Of the Postmaster.
General, and directed in due form. Mr.. Archibald
protested against the seal being broken, the bags
disturbed aud required that it should be forwarded
10 its destination. The Federal authorities insisted
that the bag should be opened aud it was opened
accordingly and found to contain several pas kagest
MI directed 10 MatamOros. They did not process
any further, and Mr.. Archibald reported the pro-
ceedngs to Lord Lyons, who immediately addressed
Mr.. Seward, declaring that these proceedings were
violation Of his letter OF the 3lst October thss
bags bearing tho seal Of the Pos,master'GepersA
should not be opened but forwarded TO their desti-
nation. Mr.. Seward asked for time 10 consider inc
matter Since then Mr.. Archibald was told thss
the Prize Court had decided that the letters shoaa
be opened and asked hm in the FIRST instance 10 epen
Them, and forward what were bona hde yrivate letters
to their destination, giving over all oihsFs navmK
reference to the cargo to the Prizs Court Ms'
Archibald refused to be party to any susn proeeea
lpss bu: said that II the Prize Court INSISTED on lus
Letters being opened be would be present ~ wiz.
ness, but that hs did not approve, and would hos
take part in, the proceedings. In consequence =.
shis declaration, the proceedings sssmsu " ha.o
been suspended and she packages hAd no. peen
opened. Mr.. Archibald reported the nalseI 70 LOT
lyons. who immediately saw Mr. Seward ana 40
aired that in conformity with bis lsler Oh tue 3iss
Of October he allowed tho packages to DO put 4gain
;n,o ths bso and suffered TO proceed to their desi.
nation NJ seward had given directions tnst until
S.rtSs, ordsrs from Washington, ~ further steps
,honld be taken but Of the time the mail lsft 'ns
iIn,tsd states Government Bad NOT come "a