Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-15
FIVE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.


three days sum up 10000 bales, of which
5000 were to spectators and exporters. The
market closed with an upward tendency but
quiet at unchanged prices.
LATEST LONDON, April Alt is supposed
that England has withdrawn from the expedi.
ton to Mexico, but there is no rupture be.
tween the allies and England. She abstains
merely from interfering, the chief part of the
| expedition being now undertaken by France.
Napoleon has written an autograph letter 10
admiral Lagrierere, disappearing of his con,
| duct
COPENHAGEN, April 2.-The minister of
marine stated today in the council of state that
he shall ask large credits for the construction
of iron plated ships. He promised that no
further wooden men of war shall be built
The declaration was received with great sat-
istactipn.
Tie City of Washington arrived at Queens
town about 2 p. NJ, on the 81. The North
American arrived at Londonderry on the
night of the 81. The brigs Adelaide and
Mary Wright both arrived at Liverpool on
the I'd, having successfully run the blockade
at Charleston, which port they left on the 81
of March. They had between them about
fourteen hundred bales of cotton, two hundred
boxes OF tobacco, and considerable quantity
of rosin. They left Charleston i'll company
with the barque Etewan and four schoOners,
all laden with cotton and rosin. They report
that the sunken stone fleet is fast breaking up,
Charleston harb0r being full of floating tim
Der, 1t is also presented that Charlt slon
and Savannah are well fortified and in COM
mand OF Gen. Lee.
Parliament met on the 3D. The important
question Of iron batteries continues to attract
great attention. Mr.. Bentick had given no.
tice in the house OF commons that he would
ton, declaring it inexpedient TO proceed with
the Notifications, to the effect tina: government
be empowered to apply the money voted Tor
Notifications to tue construction of IRON
sheathed vessels.
The Times says it is understood that orders
were in course OF transmission to all the dock
yards to suspend any further operations upon
wooden ships. The leading journals continue
to urge, ediorially, the necessity OF iron fleets.
The Morning Post call attention TO the I'M
provements that America is making in ord
nance, the weight Of shot thrown by the Mon.
itor being nearly double that used on board
any of the British ships.
The steamer Mars, bound from Waterford
to Bristol, was wrecked near Milford during
gale and about fifty lives lost. British eX-
ports for the first two months of the year are
slightly in excess of the same period last year.
In France, the Patrie believes that the
French and Spanish governments intend sign.
ing new treaty, regulating the joint action in
Mexico. 1t is asserted that there are nearly
5000 brigands in the Roman states, awaiting
favorable moment to cross the frontier.
The correspondent of the London Times
has good reason to predict important events
in Ilaiy. Garibad appears TO have scared
Louis Napoleon out of his deeply laid scheme,
and it would not be surprising if those who
summoned the modern Cincinnatus had made
rather lucky hit, and may eventually ap.
| plau1 themselves Tor the results OF what seem.
ed at first very rash and dangerous measure.
The Times edtorially Ids, that it would be
strange fatality if the demonstration against
Austrian occupation OF Venetia, should have
| the indirect effect Of terminating the French
! occupation OF Rome, and If Garibaldi of all
I men, should be the unwilling instrument OF
| bringing about compromise with Napoleon.
1t is asserted that Spain, sharing the opin.
ion OF France, diSapprOves the convention
concluded at Soedad with the Mexican plen.
| ipotentiaTies. 1t is authOrtatively denied that
| the cabinet of Madrid has been requested by
the French government to recall Gen. Prim
| The French government merely confined it
sell to expressing its disapprobat'on OF Mexi
can Intervention. Mr.. SaIlgnay had in con.
sequence been intrusted on behalf of France
with the full political powers with which ad
miral Graviere was invested.
By way OF ConStanliuople it is stated that
the news OF the surrender of Nauplia is un.
founded. The citadel would be able to hold
out four months longer. The one hundred
and fifty men in it would treat only with the
| king, and demand a dismissal OF the minis.
| try, "a dissolution OF the chamber, the arming
| oil the National Guard, and the appointment OF
a successor to the throne.
The National Bank of St Petersburg had
announced the issue OF fourth portion If the
4 per cent. metallques amounting TO twelve
million roubles
he insurgents of Herzegovina have de-
stroyed four towns in Albania with fire and
sword. Ali the Turkish inhabitants were
massacred. The lives Of Christians were
spared
Vague doubts report that steamer built at
Liverpool, armed with twenty 100 ID guns,
| has gone to Gibraltar for an encounter with
| the IuscarOra.
In the house of commons, Sir John Smith
| called attention to the engagement between
the Monitor and Merrimac, and urged the
consideration Of the future prospects of de.
| fensive warfare. He argued in favor OF small
vessels like the Monitor. in preference to sta
| ti0nary forts, and advocated a suspension OF
work on the Notifications, and the construction
| of iron gunboals or batteries instead A gen.
posing the outlay on Notifications.
Sir G. c. Lewis and Lord G. Page on be.
half of the government warned the house
against hasty action and the enormous ex-
prnse this revolution in naval warfare would
entail They questioned whether the Merr.
mac and Monitor had drown any new light on
the subject, and thought forts could be
made to maintain their superiority. They
believed artillery could be made to crush
these iron vessels. 1t would not do to pro
coed hastily without further experience, but
government would watch the question most
carefully.
The subject dropped without action, but
Mr.. Osborne gave formal notice OF a motion
that it is expedient to suspend the construction
of the forts at Spithead until the value of iron.
rooted gunboats Tor defence OF ports shall be
fully considered.
The newspapers were freely discussing the
subject, and the Times exhibits somewhat OF
panic on it, urging that not day should he
lost, as wooden ships are clearly demonstrated
to be wholly useless against irOn-plated rams.
Other journals and letter-writers in abundance
also favor floating batteries.
a motion in the house of commons, favora
Bile to the reduction OF fire insurance duties,
was carried by majority OF II against the
government.
Russel's latest letters from Washington
ha p upon the nefficency of the American
armies for lack of confidence in their leaders.
The Times eulogizes Henry j. Raymond Tor
his recent speech in the New York legislature,
and compliments him as the FIRST speaker wlo
has done justice TO England
The French Mediterranean squadron is
about to return TO HoulOn. Six vessels 90 10
| CuerbOurg to escort the enperur TO ENGLAND