, 1865-03-25
FROM LONDON,
Stunning English Deafre for
Ffntc, and The fteaaous.

[Cor7espondence New York Times.]
:. LoHDoN, Saturday, March 4. 1e6s
The news Of the evacuation OF Charleston
snd capture Of Columbia, Is read In England
at the moment when President Lincoln is en-
ter3Dg upon hia second term Of Office The
news, as you may believe, has a stunning ct:
feet. :. >. s..
For many reasons England does not wish
to quar1el with the United States. These
reasons arc made public, day By day IN the
Parliamentarg Debates. The first is, TINT It
Is very difficult to get sufficient men
by recruiting to keep mp the peace
establishment. and, n. war, men
ment hns no confidence In Its chips. They
aie experimenting. but the results are noten-
couraging.-'. Mr. laird has an iron-cIad nearly
ready, or which there are hopeful accouats,
but there is much fear TINT Commodore Por-
tsF hn 3s soms ground for his boasting FL T. the
are made ia England, no doubt. Capt. Blake
~ hns made goud guns for Federals aud Con-
fedcrntes, and for several Of the Continental
Powers. par; 1cn1arly fur Russia but the Eu-
glish Government, having adopted Sir Will
liam Armstrong, and hts guns having proved
average Of one accident at every sixteen
shote, firing Wide, stripping, endangering beth
the crews that handle them and the Eenpyer
or past whem they were fired, thcr5 is no re-
liable artillery for the doubtful ships. The
FrcDth thps and guns arc bstteT-the Russian
land is disposed to keep the peace with oil
nutions that are likely 10 heat~ her. -.
These appeals for peace can scarcely be re-
sfst& d. Addressed to America they are real
u touching. Do you want to fight your own
cid mothery Would sou hu1nlltate the coun-
md has always taken such an afsctlonate IN.
tercet in youf welfaree What, strigea weak,
unnamed old man when he is dowas Take
cneef you &c. Pitch into Frnnre, You ARA
welcome to Mexico. Yuu went Canada
Will, take 1t quietly then, and don't-p1ay
ent s let q haze % Rny qqsse ,st s19n suGh hnt
It. yon insist, We must pay the damage. It
will be chenper than to fight about tt, at all
cyenta and now, If you could let up little
on that tariff we will be the best possible
friends bencsforth md forever. This is freely
:rnntlated, the talk Of Parliament, and the
feeling Of the actual Government Of England.
That the new phase Of the war Will be
watched with interest thc1e Is no doubt. It
is cxpected and hoped that what Is left of the
Confedcracy will make desperate fight. 1t
is scarcely hoped that it can be 9 very pro-
tractcd one. Not few wealthy Sou.hernera
have madc a provision for themssiFes and
families in England and France. While the
ports were only blockaded they sent c1rgoes
Of Gotten, which Was sold at high prices and
the proceeds lodged in the Bank Of ENGLAND,
OF safely invested. It would not be easy t.
get At the aggregate ofthis transferred wealth
but 1t must 6e considerable, since bear casu
| ally Of Ibis or tl,at southerner who has suct
a resource to fall back upon. But the block
| ade runners hare been hit rery hnrd. Sou1t
| hare lost millions by the closing Of the port
| of Wilmington, and those who went into tht
enterprise In the reckless spirit of commercial
gambling, will be able to have only soms
1 e. s,f $3,a NJ EYn}> .nF&
TIE PROBABILITY OF WAR.
In debate upon the naval estimates it tn
| Hcusc Of Commons, March Z, Sir J. Pakfng
ten remarked: -,
"That IL appolntfng a1r. Reed in his pres
cnt state Of cxpt riencc to be chief constrBc
| ter, they were tr11ing with the interests q
England, when thay allowed men Of grea
skill and experience to leave the service at
tine when war might break ont at any mo
fltet across the Atlantic, possibly at th
shortest notice. [l1car, hcaF.1 He said
was triaing With the interes,s Of Englau
when man was appointed ut the head Of thi
department whose kse4 effort was a ship whtc
h:tslr ]. Pakinet< challenged the Adm
sta. Tear, hear.l He confessed that b
(sir J. PakinGton) felt very considerable alart
aE to the stnte Of the Envy. His noble frien
had told them Of o emall class Of ships tha
welt being bnilt. But were those ships read
for service? He would not say that we b.
no ships, but he maintained that We had nj
the number Of ships We ought to have, eth.
for the protection Of our own commerce, I
to enable rs to cripple the commerce Of q
enemy with whom we may be engages
Hear, 1ear,} He Ind felt 1t to be imperati,
upon him not to shrink from his duty
Stating to the committee the rumots whit
had reached him /; and no one would be no
rejoic.d than himself II his noble friend We
nbie to d1spiacc the statements which
{5ir j. Pakineton) had felt himself compel.
10 make to the committee. Hear, hear.''l