The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-11
Europe.
The News.

BY the arrival Of the Fulton at this port, and
the Arabia at Halifax, yesterday, we have news
from Europe to the I'd of June-one week later.
The Arabia reports the Liverpool cotton market
as pentifully supplied and closing quiet, with
prices in favor of buyers, except for good quail
ties. The breadstu0s market was dull aud easier,
but prices remained unchanged.
The London money market was more active
Consols closed on the 3lst of May at 9l54 a 915s
for money, and 9l5s 90 for account.
Spain was officially jubilant over the annexation
of San Domingo. General Santana was expected
in Madrid. Lord Brougham delivered pungent
speech in Parliament against the anti.slavery pre-
tensions Of Queen Isabella, and alleged that the
Cuban authorities would be certain to maintain
the traffic in slaves.
Some of the Paris journals had directed the at
teAtion of the government to the necessity of the
repossession of Hayti.
Lord Palmerston had carried the repeal of the
paper duties in the House of Commons by a ma.
jority Of fifteen.
Prince Gortchakoff, Russian Governor of Po-
land, is dead
The French army encamped at Chalons had
been divided into two corps offensive and de-
fensive.
In consequence Of the naval movements of Spain
on the coast of Morocco, England was reinforcing
her feet in the Mediterranean very largely.
Cape of Good Hope dates are to the 25th Of
April, but the news is umimportant.
In the division in the Commons on the paper
duties repeal, almost all the Irish members voted
against Lord Palmerston.
The United States steam transport Marion
arrived at this port yesterday from Fortress Mon.
roe and Newport News. The Marion left New
York on the 18th, and arrived off Fortress Monroe
on the 9th inst. at six O'Clock A. NJ, and as or
dered by General Butler to Newport News, where
she landed Col. Hawkins Zouaves, Ninth regiment,
New York Volunteers, and United States stores.
The news by this arrival has been anticipated
by our overland adyices.
The United States steam transport State of
Georgia, Captain Garvin, arrived at this port
yesterday from Old Point Comfort, and brings as
passengers sixty men Of Colonel Bartlett's Naval
Brigade, who are in destitute condition. They
were sent home by order of Major General Butler.
About five hundred of the brigade remain at
Fortress Monroe, and will be organized into a
coast guard.
The British steamship Peerless, =ch, it was
reported, was detained at Montreal at the request
of United States Consul General Giddings, on the
allegation that she was intended for the Confede.
rate States service, it is now said has been re-.
leased, and will soon arrive at this port. The
agent of the ship in New York yesterday engaged
berth for her at pier No. SO North river. The
Peerless will change her nationality after her ar.
rival here.
The Wheeling Convention, which meets to-day,
it is said, will set up provisional government; de-
clare Governor Letcher deposed; pronounce East.
ern Virginia in state of insurrecton, and invoke
the aid of the federal government to suppress the
revolt; declare the Legislature chosen May % to
be the genuine article, and elect United States
Senators. The Provisional Governor will proba-
bly, be General Jackson, Of Parkersburg.
We publish elsewhere correspondence between
Mr.. Berdan and Messrs. August Belmont, John J..
Cisco and others, on the formation of corps of
sharpshooters. Such corps will prove very useful
in war; and we hope that every sharpshooter in
the country will report himself without delay pro-
perry armed and equipped.
despatch, published recently in some Of the
papers Of this city announced that the entire town
of Evansport, near Aqnia creek, had been de.
stroyed by fire. Tie town consists of an old worn
out sawrnill, an unoccupied store and few shan.
ties, sufficient to house the entire population,
which amounted to twelve negroes.
A Mobile despatch, dated June i says that the
steamship General Eiiamon, which was reported
as being captured of the mouth Of the Mississippi
had run the blockade at Mobile and was safely an
chored inside.
One hundred families fesing from the South