The Portland daily press., 1862-09-30
TWO DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Europa off Cape Race.

! ST. JOHNS, n. F., Sept. 2S.
Steamship Europa, from Liverpool 10Th and
| Queenstown 2lst, was intercepted off Cane
Race at 2. NJ. to-day.
Steamship Teutonia arrived out on the 10Th.
and the Persia on the 20th, both from New
| York.
GREAT BRITAIN.
| The Daily News editorially taunts the
friends of the South with jubilation over the
triumph of the slave power, and asks who is
| to be the better for it? 1t says should the
| hopes of the English friends of secession be
realized, and twenty millions of freemen of
the North pusanimously consent to let six
millions in the South give law to their conti-
nent, we may soon expect to see them arrest
ing the free exercise of the right of trade ON
the coast of Africa; We shall find that they
will be as little disposed TO defer to our notions
about the African slave trade, as they have
been TO accept the doctrines of New England
about the slave trade between the States.
The Times says the ideas of organizing a
! series OF Cawnpore massacres may be egiti-
mate mode of warfare but its success is not
| probable; indeed it is difficult to see that a
| proclamation by besieged or fugitive Presi-
dent can have greater effect than the procla-
| nation urging the negroes to revolt, issued by
| such Generals as Hunter and Phelps. IL trusts
MIR. Lincoln will refrain, which will be at once
crime and blunder, and which will in no way
| advance the federal cause, but deepen and
make eternal hatred between the two sections
| The New York correspondent of the Times
| is of the opinion that Europe need not fear
that the North would unite TO repel foreign
| intervention, as its courage is gone. The
| game Is lost, and Washington knows it if New
does not. He says the abolitionsts are de-
stroying the Union by their frantic efforts to
| save il.
The Times Liverpool correspondent SAYS
| the Chamber of Commerce presented am ad-
dress TO Mr.. Saing, who replied in lengthy
| speech on India. He said England could not
expect more than million and a quarter of
bales from India during the next twelve
months, and if therefore it should be impossi-
bic to get the cotton raised in the Southern
States, the present crisis must go on with force
for the next twelve months; but he believed
that not many months would elapse before the
termination of the struggle, and the recogni-
tion of the Southern Coniederacy by England
and the other Great Powers.
Jute is authoritativey announced as too
brittle for substitute for cotton, and has fall
len from nine to ten pounds per ton from the
highest point during the late excitement On
Friday, however, there was slight renewal of
the demand, and some recovery in price.
FRANCE.
La France asserts that the majority of the
Juarez Government has decided on proposing
terms of capitulation to the French force. on
the basis of the surrender of the city of Mex
leo and Puebla to the French
The French cotton districts are described as
suffering dreadfuly. The distress at Mulohu-
lere exceeds anything in Lancashire.
ITALY.
The English physician sent to Garibaldi has
reported favorably. He declares that the ball
never entered but struck and broke the inner
ancle The wound progresses lavorably.
PORTUGAL.
regiment stat ioned at Braka fired on its
officers, killing the Major. Tranquility was
restored by other regiments. The ringleaders
fed
WESTON, Aug. 10-Canton and Macas have
been visited by viole Mt typhoon; immense
damage was done. Forty thousand lives were
lost.
--latest via. Quee nstown.I
LIVERPOOL, Saturday eyening-Political
news unimportant. The Paris Bourse contin-
ues firm. Rentes 69f 20c.
Particulars of the Murder of Gen.
Nelson.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 30
AT the Calf House, at o'clock this morn
ing, difficulty occurred between Brig Cen
Jeff e. Davis and Maj. Gen. Nelson. 1t APP
pears that there has been a difficulty between
the parties ioI some time. Gen. Nelson was
In the office of the Gait House. and Davis
shoke to him, but Nelson refused to listen to
him, and used some insulting language. Davis
Immediately borrowed pistol and followed
Nelson, who was going up stairs to his room,
and whilst on the stairs Davis shot him. the
ball entering the heast. Nelson walked TO his
room, and was laid on u mattrsss, where he
soon after died.
There are many conflicting accounts of the
shooting of Gen. Nelson by Gen. Davis.
About week ago Nelson placed Davis in
command OF the Home Guard forces of the
city. AT night Davis reported to Nelson the
number OF men working on the entertainments
and enrolled for service. Nelson cursed him
ior not having more. Davis replied that he
was General officer, and demanded the treat
Inent OF gentlemen. Nelson in an insulting
manner ordered him to report at Cincinnati
and told him he would order the provost mar
shal TO eject him from the city. This morn
ing, Gov. Morton OF Indiana, and Gen. Nelson
were standing near the desk in the Gait House,
when Gen. Davis approached and requested
Gov. Morton to witness Il conversation be-
tween himself and Gen. Nelson He demand
ed OF Nelson an apology for the rude treat
ment he had received last week. Nelson, be-
Davis again demanded an apology. Nelson
denounced him and slapped him in the face.
Davis stepped back, cinched his fist, aud again
demanded an apology. Nelson slapped him in
the face and again denounced him as a coward
Davis turned away, procured pistol from
friend, and followed Nelson, who was going UP
stairs. Davis told Nelson to defend himself
immediately, thereon firing. The ball pene-
trated his left breast and Gen. Nelson died in
about 20 minutes. Gen. Nelson requested to
see his old friend, Rev. Mr.. Talbot, rector of
Calvary Episcopal Church, who was then at
the Gait House. Mr.. Talbot administered the
sacrament according to the form OF the church
the General repeating the service after the
minister, and refused to talk OH any other sub
ject. He regretted that he kad not long ago
turned his attention to religion.
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