The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-22
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
FIT DONELSON NEWS IN ENGLAND.
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|, PORTLAND, March l9.-The steamship Ancl
Saxon. Capt. John Graham, from Liverpool o
the 9th, via Londonderry, arrived here thi
. morning. Her dates are Eve days later.
GREAT BRIrAM.-The Importance of the Fed
eral victory at Fort Doneleon was general]
recognized in England, causing an advance i
American securities and depression in cotton
The London Times admits the success of tht
Federas and their Importance. and saws. the,
have been gained in districts where the ailepi
snce OF the population was divided, but the,
nave scarcely brought the Federal 0overnmen,
any nearer than before to reconstruction of the
Union" y '''>
The London Morning Post hopes that both
| tne unlonlsts and secessionists will look upon
the present state Of affairs as affordipp ground
Tor compromise of their difficulties. az the
conquest Of the South is beyond the attainment
OF the North, on the one hand, and the complete
establishment of their independence on the
| other, may be beyond the power of the South.
Cyrus w. Field had an interview with Earl
Russell recently, in regard to connecting Europe
and America by cable from Iceland to New
Foundand. The interview is understood to
have been satisfactory and encouraging The
annual meeting Of the Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany was to be held in London on the 18th of
March, to receive the report Of the Board of
Directors.
Great excitement and violence attended the
election of the member of Parliament for Long
port Ireland. The military were called out and
charged upon the rioters several times. No
iives we're lost, but many persons were injured.
Sir Henry and Edward Mugridge, extensive
iron manufacturers in England, had failed Lii
abilities, 81, 100000. It was feared their assets
would turn out unsatisfactory The continuous
fall in breadstuffs is alleged to have been the
cause of their failure
The Paris correspondents of the London news.
papers give reports that many hundreds of ar.
rests mad taken place there. All men suspected
OF having been chiefs of barbados in former
insurrections have been imprisoned. These
measures had increased the uneasy feelings pre.
valIlng Bourse on the 10Th fiat and lower.
Rentesquoted 69f7Oc.
The Emperor has sent quarter of million
francs out OF his own private purse to be dis.
tributed among the workmen at great industrial
centers.
Brazil mails have reached England. Buenos
Ayers was quiet, and peace was expected to be
fully restored by the end of February. The
probability of a war between England and Amer
, e restricted operations in produce at Brazil
prices, which had advanced to 691@7l.
The following is a summary of the news Ia. |
Ken out by the Glasgow: There was no news |
Of the City of Baltimore when the Glasgow left |
Liverpool. She was week overdue.
Mr. Layard stated in the House of Commons
n reply to enquiries, that an officer of the
Sumter named Myers, accompanied BY Mr..
rompkins, OF Cadiz Lad landed at ianeiers
rom French merchant vessel, and were arrest
"a by the United States Consul, who requested
he assistance of the Moorish troops for this
purpose, but he Layard) was not aware that
my pressure had been put on the Moorish Gov
ernmeut. Myers and THOMPSON have since
'een released.
Lord Palmerston, in response to enquiries
aid the Government originally intended send.
ng much larger force 10 Canada than that
and it was only in consequence of
representations from the Colonial authorities
hat the number was reduced. He believed the
romptitude, vigor and power displayed bv the
Government had tended greatly to peaceful SO.
ution OF the difficulty with America The to.
al number Of the British army is 227 900, and
I these over 1900 are in the American pos.
essiohs. The house of Commons has adopted I
resolution declaring that the colonies exerci :
ing the right of self government ought to I'M.
ertake the responsibility OF providing for their
wn internal security. Mr.. Halliburton protest
against the resolution as ill-timed.
The steamer Bermuda left Liverpool on the i
ST INST. Tor bermuda She had large general |
argo, including considerable quantity of mer- I
nandise under the designation of hardware. It /
believed her cargo was destined for the South. $
IN ports =
IL was stated that Mr.. Peabody had offered :
the funds collected for the Prince Albert me- =
orial should be devoted to charitable institu. :
on, to give 100000 towards it, or failing in
u.s. that he had determined to spend the sum h
building houses for the working classes of +
ondon. Mr.. Peabody quits England for tine =
ith fortune of 100000 per annum.
1t is reported that Smith O'Brein had chal. :.
oged Sir Robert Peel, offering to meet him in
'ance or Belgium.
FROM CAIRO. =
CAIRO, March l9.-The report published in C,
chicago papers of the capture of Island d
D. ~ is considered premature. 1t is not be. in
we'd in Cairo. At IL O'Clock yesterday, when 81
e packet left Columbus, no such information v,
d reached our forces there land the reverhare | Y.