Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival OF the Steamship city of New
York.


ed here with dates Of the 9th inst.
| The new iron steamship Oyeito. bnilt FIJI
war purposes, has left Liverpool for Pa.
lermo, but it is believed will 20 to Bermu.
da for her armament, and will cruise in the
Atlantic as Southern privHteer.
:. The schooner Sophia, which ran the
Charleston blockade, has arrived Mt Liver.
pool with 900 bales of cotton, &c.
The political news is not very important
| Breadstufs were steady aud unchanged
Provisions quiet and steady.
LONDON April s.-Cnnsols closed to-day
at 933@93E.
LIvERPooI, April 9.-Flour active aud
steady. Wheat dull but steady. Corn
quiet. Beef quiet and stea ~. Pork quiet
and tending downward. Bacon easier
44sG945s Cd. Coffee quiet and unchanged.
Rice dull and unchanged. Linseed oil firm
ut 38s. Rosin firm; common las. Spirits
turpentice quiet ut 69s@7Os.
LoNDoN.-BreadstuGFs dull and steady.
Sugar has downward tendency. Coffee
firm. Tea quiet and firm.
GREAT BRITAIN.-The steamer Oveito
was built at Liverpool, nominally as u war
vessel for the Italian government. She
lett on the 22d of March in ballast for Pa
lermo with crew of fifty men. The be-
lief IS that she will go to Bermuda, where
her armament has preceded her. She is
built to carry guns OF the heaviest calibre.
She measures seven hundred and fifty tons,
and is reported as very fast. There are
varioas contradictory conclusions.
The Sumter was at Gibraltar and the
TuscArora at Algesiras on the I'd inst.
The U. S. sloop of war Kearsage, after
two days to Gibralter. left Algesiras for
tue West Indies on the lat inst.
In Parliament r.D'Isrneli made a char
acteristic party attack on Gladstones finnn-
clal policy and budget. The latter spoke
strongly in its defence. A general de-
bate ensued in the course of which Lord
Bentwick attributed the distress of the
country to the inconsistent and inhuman
policy of refusing to recognize the Con-
federate States.
The House in committee adopted reso-
luton in favor of Gladstone's various re-
commentators in the budget.
The question of shield ships and floating
batteries continue to occupy the attention
of the government. The s6ip-wriohts have
all been transferred from the wooden to
the iron ships in course of construction.
A proposition is before the Common
Council of London to confer the freedom of
the city and a gold box on Mr.. Peabody for
his muniEiccnce.
The crops of England and France are
reported in most favorable condition.
FRANCE.-The French manufacturing
accounts show more animation.
The latest rumors assert that General
GuPon is not to be recalled from Rome.
The Bourse was fiat.
lTALY.-The Italian Ministry has ordered
an increase of iron plated ships.
The questions of Bugandee and the re-
nOn oF e
was debated in the Italian Chamber.
Ratazzi said that the accounts of Brig
Rndages were exaggerated, that no add
tionNl force was necessary.
The Italian Government persisted in
pointing ont that the presence of Francis
the II at Rome, was IL source of disorder,
and it was also believed that Napoleon
shares this conviction aud perceives the
necessity of providing against its continu-
ance, but the difficulty cannot all be
vanqnished at single blow.
PRUssIA.-A high military commission
is about to assemble in Prussia to consider
the possibility of reducing the military
budgets.
Important changes in the tariff are re-
ported to he proposed to the new cham
bers.
SPA1N.-The Spanish Government has
again reiterated its firm determination to
abstain from any demonstration preiudi.
cial TO tho independence of Mexico.
DENMARK.-The Danish Rlzzuad has
voted an extraordinary credit of one mil
lion rigs dOler for iron plated vessels.
LvERPooL, lOth.-The Government has
contracted with Messrs. Lamuda for an
iron cupola ship, under Capt. Coles inven-
ton, to be ready for sea on the first of
June, 1868.
The experiments at Shoebnrgncss with
gun of large size, show that the hitherto
considered invulherable forms of iron
sides, were, so to speak, almost US easily
penetrable by shot as if the targets had
been of timber.
Sir Vim. Armstrong says that n gun of
twelve tons weight, fred with charge of
fifty pounds of powder, will break through
the side of tho Warrior, or the strongest
ship ailOat. A target like the side of the
Warrior was shattered into crumbs ut the
trial.
The London Times says that no weapon
of offence of defence seems left to us now
as effective as large armor-clad and very
swift steam rams,
The English papers continue to discuss
the Monitor affair.
Grent activity prevails in the English
dock yards.
1t is said that the French army is to be
reduced. and only ninety-four regiments of
infantry are to be retained. Five regi.
rnents of cavalry are to be struck off.
From Fortress Monroe.-Southern
News.
FORTREss MONRoE, April 2l.-Thc flag of
truce boat arrived to-day, bringing parcel
of Southern papers.
A Petersburg paper of this morning says
the rebel Senate had refused to concur in
the House resolution for an early adjourn-