Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-29
Foreign News.
REPORTED SENDING OF A BRITISH
FRIGATE TO THE u. s.

REPORTED SENDING OF A BRITISH
FRIGATE TO THE U. s.
Battle in Circassia - Russians Defeated
and Sir Hundred Killedi
HALIFAX, Nov. ~.
The Canada, from Liverpool Nov. 10th,
arrived this morning.
Sir James Ferguson publishes letter EN-.
phatically denying the statement that he act
ed the part Of spy in America, and affirm.
ing that he interfered ON neither side.
NJ. Fauld's financial programme for France
was satisfactory.
Tho London Daily News has an editorial
generally rebnking Southern sympathizers
in England, and especially denousces tho
writer of q strong Southern article.
HALIFAX, Nov. ~.
The Himalaya has arrived here and brings
the report that the Trent had reached Eng
land, and that British frigate had been i'm
mediately dispatched to the United States.-
The report is doubtful.
PoRTuGAL.-The Council of State had pro-
claimed the Duke of Oporto King.
The ministry is unchanged.
Tranquility prevailed.
RusslA.--Fifteen thousand Russian troops
attacked ten thousand mountaineers in Cir
cassa, and after fighting six hours the Rus
SLAMS were put to flight with q very heavy
loss, including General of a division. There
are six hundred Russians reported killed and
wounded.
GREEcE-A conspiracy to assassinate the
King and his immediate followers during .
fete, had failed.
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN.
The Observer states that the British esti-
mate will be sensibly reduced.
Paris, Nov. 16th-The Bourse closed heavy
to-day at 69f 45c for the rentes. ae-o-
The London Gazette publishes the treaty
in regard to the combined expedition of Eng
land, France and Spain. On the part of Eng
land, it is signed by Lord John Russell. The
4th article says after signatures to the treaty
are made, a copy is to be communicated to
the government of the United States, and the
ministers of the contracting powers at Wash
ington are authorized to conclude it sep
arately or collectively. As President Lin
coins delay would jcopardize the success Of
the expedition, the operations are not to b
deferred for obtaining the accessory Of the
United States to the treaty after the forces
have assembled in the uelghborhood of Vera
Cruz. c t. ~
Berne, Noc 12th.-There has been fresh
violation of the Swiss territory by the
French, near Geneva ysaw
ARRIVAL OF NELsoN's BRIGADE, E1oHr
THOUSAND STRoNG-DEsrINATloN LoUrsvILLB.
"A feet of steamers, including the Jacob
Stander, Telegraph No. 8, Bostona No. 2,
Boston, Moses Mcclellan, Rocket, Compton
No. 4, and other boats, are due here this
morning, from the mouth Of Big Sandy river,
with Gen. Nelson's brigade, numbering eight
thousand men, comprising Colonel Len. Harss
ris's and other Ohio regiments. Orders have
been received here for the immediate trans
portation Of this force to Louisville, and the
proper department instructed to procure .
sufficient number of steamers to execute the
order, in the event that any Of the boats char
tered to bring the troops here decline going
to Louisville, which msy be the case, as sew,
eral of the steamers named above are in regu-
lar packet trades Cincinnati Conmsrcia!,
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