The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-21

LATER q IMPORTANT
FROM EUROPE.
John Bun still On tho Rampage
/ LA1nn RROM oaNRRAk SCOTT.
PoaslAnD. Nh, Dsc ls Tho sssauship IN
- ften, Liverpool ths afssrnoeo'of thsbth and
Leadoaderfy The 9Th, arrived here this no.nine.
tas1ae exeltenent relative b the Trent affair
II The stock market On ~ 4th Was more heavy
end ungsttled than eyse.8 ~ esw3aa v,l fisf
! III q. g. Ooesul q Paris had communicated
- NE 1fcaeh papers letter fnon Gen. 0cotk
h which - declares thsee 10 no ruth IN tie e.
i peet hat he Cabinet had ordered the eeissre
OF ~ eouthern Commissioners even under the
psoeecsaen OF neutral Gag; he d 90 b ignorant
Of The decision Of his Government, but says II
necessary TO pressrve good relations between
Amssica and Europe, and he hopes both Gov.
ernnsnts will agree on solution Of the aues-
lion whether tie prisoners were contraband Or
no9 II they were agents Of the rebels be says
IL will b dffacult % convince even impartial
mtnds that they were les contrabAnd Of war
thaDs rehel soldiers On cannon In concludes
Gen. Scott expresses the conviction that var be-
tween America and England without more seri.
90 provocation than is at present given 10 Inn
i possible. Il 80
The London Star thinks Gen. SCOTS letter
will receive hearty response in England, -
. Message Of peace. s ssfs. ~ IS,
The Times says that Gen. Scott, like his coun.
tfymen. y rather inclined to disayow the con-
cep0on OF the Outrage, more than % sepudiate
Il B. SIS. 49,. $, !. III
Tits reported that the rebel and federal priva.
teers sre cruising ct the entrance Of the Eng
liah Channel. u -
Il 10 said the Admiralty has ordered two ships
70 proceed Immediately TO the West Indies to
act - convoy to the mail steamer. se
The Paris correspondent Of the Daily News
states that Slidelrs dispatches we're entrusted to
his wife - he vas leaving the Trent
The Paris Patrie learns that ske San Jacinto
Portugese vessels. These facts, says the Patris
are Of some Importance IS proving that the
/ Washington Cabinet fancies il has power to ex-
efcise the right Of search. ts1af d
Speculations from France represent tho pre-
dominant tone Of feeling - favorable to . re.
cancellation between England and America
Il Il reported that the French Minister at
Washington reported to his Government refu.
cal on the part of the Washington Cabinet to
deliver up derpatches addressed from Paris to
the French Consuls ct Charleston and New Or.
leans. s,f..s.,g,6, F.si
Hostile demonstrations were made in various
parts Of England on the occasion Of the depar.
tare Of an Armstrong battery, thence for ship.
ment 70 Canada. sf
In the italian Chamber of Deputies, Rottassi
explained the cause Of the failure of negotiations
relative % Rome, stating that he was convinced
that the French Government wished to tcrmin-
ntn ito ~a<sn IS
friend to Italy.
Liverpool, Dec. 6.-Breadstuffs steady. Pro.
visions steady; Erie shares 2S@24. ito
Latest via Londonderry.l
An Admiralty notice was issued yesterday,
requiring all men ahsent to return Immediately
70 their respective ships. M 500
The iron, clad frigate Warrior is coaling for
service on the North American coast if needed.
There was quite rise yesterday in sugar and
saltpetre.
No charters are now being taken for Ameri-
Several Of the morning papers have leaders
on Mr. Bright's recent speech. The Times says:
Let America judge by the epeech of her great
est admirer how little can be said for her outrage
upon friendly although neutral country
Liverpool, 6th.-Warlike preparations CONT.
nue. to be made. A considerable nu ,ber of
troops are under orders to leave for Canada
The steamship Persia has been chartered by
the Government as well as the .Australasian.
The London Daily News thinks that If the
American Government will treat the difficulty
| in the spirit Gen. Scott urges, the war may be
averted.
The American shipping interest is already
disastrously affected.
LONDON. Dec cit is reported that Mr..
Adams regards his recall as inevitable.
Several leading Paris papers blame the En-
glish Government for having yielded to the
pressure Of public opinion, as represented mere
y by Manchester and Liverpool, and for having
acted too hastily in the Trent affair.
Budget Of News from Dixie.
FORT NonRoE, Dec. l7.-Bya Gag Of truce
to-day We have received Richmond papers of
yesterday. -.
The Richmond Wing has few additional par.
ticulars Of the attack on Edward Johnson's
forces at Camp Allegheny. The Federals were
reported 1000 strong. The fight commenced
ct 4. II. and lasted seven hours, when the Fed
erals were repulsed. The Wing says the Con.
federates lost Is killed and 80 wounded, and
that the Federals carried away their wounded
and left from 30 to 100 dead bodies on the field.
Johnsons force was 1900 and after the battle he
was reinforced by two additional regiments.
The following kilograms are from late South.
ern papers:
NIxPHIs, Dec. $4,000 Federal troops ct
Paducah marched to Vienna on Tuesday and
burnt some dwellings, lumber piles &c. They
returned to Paducah, but made no attack on
Fort Beauregard.
All quiet At Columbus, Kentucky.
JEFF Thompson recently surrounded party
of Fedcrals, guarding the bridge between
Charlestown and Birds Point, killing and cap.
turing 2 of the bridge guards ~
AEnrHIs, Dec. 15.-At Columbus, KY, there
Waa "A great cnnmntiOn vaofordov
More troops have been sent to Gen. Bowen At
Felicianna, and also . regiment to Union City.
The Federals at Cairo have changed their
policy. None arc allowed to leave there, all
communication has ceased 1.-The Government
transports are idle in the day time and busy At
night. Il 10 supposed by those in high official
quarters that the Fedesals are moving an i'm
Mence force to the Tennessee River to cut of
communication viii: Bowling Green
FoRr H0NRoE, Dec l7.-6 p Mt was
known in Richmond this morning that a Com.
missioner had arrived in this country from the
British Government to treat in regard to the
seizure of Mason and Slidell 11 BHa
From the Norfolk Day Book Of ia. day We learn
that in the Rebel Congress, on the 10th, Henry
@. Burnett and Judge Monroe were sworn in as
Senators from Kentucky, which State has just
been admitted to the Confederacy
Hon. William Porcher Miles, OF South Caro-.
lima, is exceedingly i'll. 80
lReport Of the INVESTIGATING Committee
WAsHIuerox, Dec. 1.-THE Van Wyck in.
vestigating committee, who come to enquire in
to Government contracts, say in their report
that they have examined 265 persons The re-
port embraces 100 pages aud their labors are
fer from being finished. They propose to push
the Investigation vigorously as long as they are
demanded BY public interest The affair ofthe
steamer Cataline was thoroughly sifted There
was great conflict In the evidence as to what
would be . fair price for charter aud cost Of run.
ming her. M itfI 6g4F
The committee especially call attention TO the
arrangements between the Secretary Of the Ma
W and Mr. Morgan, for furnishing vessels for
the Government
The committee next devote themselves to the
subject Of the purchase Of arms The extra
ordinance made for them resulting from the con.
spiracy 70 overthrow the Union, has resulted in
an extraordinary expenditure and exposing the
cupidity Of = large number of persons both in