Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.


ARRIVAL FROM EURoPE.-New York, An-
gust 2z.-The steamship Hihernia has ar
rived.
The London Times expatiates. on the grow
Ing financial difficulties in America, and says
that it Is the most earnest wish Of the Il lends
of freedom, that these difficulties may aecu-
mulate until the North ana South may re-
turn to reason.
Sales of cotton at Liverpool, for four days
10000 bales, and closed quiet, but unchang
ed. The sales of the week were 4G,oD0
bales, at a decline Of 11th. Spectators took
$500 and exporters s sos bales On e iday
the sales were 10000 bales, and the mar
ket closed with a frmer feeling. Far Or
leans u and Middling Orleans sgd.
ANOTHER Tony cAGGHr-The Hon Mr..
Bridges, who left East Tennessee for the
purpose of taking his seat in Lineola's Con-
gress, was arrested in the mountai 5 on the
10th inst, and carried back to Koxville as a
prisoner. de was to be sent to Richmond.
and viii probably, like Nelson, take the oath
and be released. Two Of the three prominent
leaders of the reasonable movements in East
tennessee have been airested-the other
one, Maynard, has escaped to the North.
John G, Guthrie, Esq who went as an
agent Of the Tobacco Manufacturers of Pc
tersburg, to collect balances due them and
himself by agent in New York, has been
arrested in that city, and sent as a Prisoner
to Fort Lafayette, after being relieved of
some $144, 600, by the Federals. Mr. G. is a
most worthy man, as all know, who know
him.
Mr.. George Miles, who, as an agent of
James Thomas, Of Richmond, went to New
York on a similar errand, after being strip
ped of $50, GOO, which he had ctl.ected, was
made a companion of Mr.. Guthrie, in the
New York Bastile.
The FEDERAL BLoCKADE.-We learn that.
IN view of the existing blockade, the Con-
federate States Congress has decided to throw
the whole Southern coast open to foreign
commerce by repeating the law establishing
ports of entry. Where vessels shall run the
blockade into any of the shore inlets, they
may, under the operations of the bill passed
by Congress, pay the Confederate duties,
obtain clearness, and transact all necessary
customhouse business at the port of entry
nearest their landing.
. The FEELING IN FRANeE.-The Paris cor.
respondent of the New York Commercial
writes:
For a month past the cause of the North has
been losing ground in the press of PARIS
fact due mainly to the untiring labours of tht
agentsoftheS Southern C~onfederacy. So long as
circumstances willnot permit the recognition
of their independence, they endeavor to ac-
complish the next best thing, which is tn,
conversion of public opinion to the ~iastict
of their cause. Whether they have none,
at their disposition for this purpose or not
we cannot tell weonly know that the chang,
in the tone of the French journals has taker
place, and is much remarked upon By TIL
French people.
The disastrous defeat Of the Union arm,
at Manassas has served to increase the ap-
parent hostility to the North. The Pttrie
till lately a ministerial journal, now pro
claims that the north has shown itself inca
bfe of struggling against the South, and re
commends the French Governnent to recoe
nize the new Confederacy, and thus put a
end to the unnatural strife. The Journa
des De6dtS, the most respectable of Frenc
papers, which, a week ago, published a lon
article in favor Of the North, and which ger
orally defended the cause of the Union, pull
lished on Saturday last a long AMI ably wri
ten article in favor of the South, and in Fl
vor of an early recognition.
A new regulation of the values of foreie
gold coin has been determined upon by tt
Government. Th rates of the values al
somewhat higher than formerly settled ia til
law regulating foreign coins. The value
the sovereign is increased three cents tn:
of the napoleon three cents; and that of I'll
doubloOn seven cents.
From the Richmond Examiner, Aug. 28th.
The city on yesterday was generally oc
cupied with the report of important event
in Western Virginia. The statement wa
made, and generally credited in the city, tn;
Rosencranz had been surrounded and ha
surrendered to our forces, which had com
pleted a junction somewhere in the vicinit
of his position.
We are enabled on the best and most an
plest authority that could be obtained,
contradict this report. The Adiutant Gen
erals Office was visited by US at a late HOT
last night, and the information obtained tn;
no dispatches of the tenor mentioned ha
reached there.
We are inclined, however, to believe tai
very important dispatches, though not
the effect referred to above, not reac
!, the War Department yesterday from OF
: forces in Western Virginia.
An Aid of of Gen. Jackson reached he,
! yesterday, after a rapid journey. He can
: across the country as far as Staunton G
: horseback. The contents of his dispatch
were of course not divulged, and from VIII
= We can understand Of them they are not
: a nature to be given to the public at tn
!, time. Our readers may rely upon two fact
first, that no action or capitulation on pa
OF. the enemy has yet taken place; and Sc,
3 ondly, that either the one or the other is lik
/ ly to occur within a few days. We referr
e on yesterday to information we had obt4int
: of movements anticipating such a resuI
and are confirmed in the confidence by VIII
f We gathered yesterday, that news may
' expected daily of a decisive event in Il
Y West.
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h Important from Mexico.