Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-30
Foreign News.
L0ter from Earope-Arrirai Of lte haa-
gqroo Of Cape Race.
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Steamship Kangaroo, from Liverpool l4th
and Queenstown 18Th, was intcrcc pied of
Cape Race lat night by the Associated
Press news yacht, and the following cisIatch
obtained
Steamship Canada from Boston arrived
out n the llth: City of New York, from
New York on the lith, and Bohemian from
Portland, on the same day.
The Kangaroo has IL cabin and so steer
age passengers. She experienced head winds
throughout the passage.
Queenstown, May 18th.
The news OF the taxing Of New Orleans
was received in England by the Canada 1t
excited much surprise. and occasioned some
expressions of disbelief, but coming from
Southern sources it was generally argued that
there was no room Tor doubt. Ii had no in
tluence on the cotton market.
The Times vs. that the capture of New
Orleans is hard blow 10 the South and a
great triumph to the North, and is another
proof that the North can do the COME Ter
ates more harm than the CJnfcderates can do
them.
The Times asks how it will fiect England
and says that the American Ministers in Lon
don and Paris are told to assure the govern
ments that plans are being matured for a
mitigation of the blockade, and this promise
has been made from time to time in Paris for
some weeks past, as we can well understand
with the most sincere desire on the part of
the Federal Government to fulfill it. II the
Federals possess New Orleans, there is Of
course an end to the blockade Of that city.
There is only one thing wanting-which is
that cotton should come down. If the South.
ern planters trust il to the FederIls. sutici-
ent Will doubtless be got TO reliege the man.
uftcturers but, # obstinate, th5 planters
remove or destroy their stocks, or refuse to
bring them down, it is hard u say what on e
has gained by the capture Of Nav Orleans
The capture is creditable, still, to the North,
and is also an item in the revenge Of the
Federals But, ii the city is now to be
blockaded on the land side by the Confeder-
crates, the Tunes thinks the gain will not be
much by this mitigation Of the blockade
In another article the Tines says it is vain
to deny the Importance of events, but If the
Southerners mean what they say in their
loud talking-which the Times rather ques.
tions-they can never be conquered.
The Herald declines to believe the report
of the fall of New Orleans, but admits. that
il true, it would be signal triumph for the
North.
The Morning. Post also doubts it. and
thinks. If confirmed, it will not seriously
affect the fortunes of either party Although
serious loss to the South. it says the utter
hopelessness of the struggle is more apparent
at each successive stara
The DAILY Ness says there is no good rea
son for doubling the capture of New Or
leans, and regards it as of great Importance.
Ii highly eulogizes the consummate skill dis
played by the North in this matter.
The news per steamer City of New York.
received just before the kangaroo loft Liver
pool, Of course dispelied all doubts respect
ing the capture of New Orleans.
The impression prevailed in Manchester
that the event would bring forward some
cotton,