Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-20
FROM EUROPE.

THE EUROPA OFF CAPE RACE.
American Affairs In Eursps-Interview of
Mr.. Slidell with Louis Napslesn-Speech
Of Lsrd Paimerstsn against Intsrvsntisn,
CAPE RACE, Aug. 1s.-The royal mail steam
ship Europa passed here this morning. Her ad-
vices are to the 9th from Liverpool, and the 10th
The steamer Persia arrived at Liverpool on
the sth inst. The steamer Borusaia arrived on
the 7th.
It is stated that slideu Sad an interview with
the Emperor Napoleon, upon whom he urged
the recog milton Of the Southern Confederacy as
an independent power by the government of
France.
Napoleon 10 said to have admitted the copepcv
Of the argument held forth by Mr. Sldell in favor
of such course, but said ttat the greatest bar
rier to the recognition Of the South had been the
objections of Eagland.
Lord Palmerston, in speech delivered at shef-
Held, again advocated non-interference In Amer
lean affairs
Mr.. Roebuck also made speech on the same
occasion, but took an opposite view from that OF
Lord Palmerston, and urged the claims Of the
Southern Confederacy to be such as entitled them
20 recognition by England a. an Independent
government.
Another account says that the rebel enyoys at
Paris and London had demanded the recognition
Of the Southern Confederacy It Is said that Eng.
land refused the demand, but France had not We,
vet replied.
Representations were being made to the United
States Government against the practice of re-
curing bonds fer goods shipped from New York L
The bullion in the Bank of England has de-.
creased $3.50 GEO during the week.
The Queens speech contains the following ad.
ditional paragraph regarding America:
Her Majesty has given ready assent 10 the
for the suppression Of the slave trade and trusts
that the cooperation Of the United States navy
with her own may go far to extinguish the desc
lating crime against which the treaty is di.
Advices from Canton, China, state tina. the
American steamer Cortez has been destroyed by
fre:
The U. 8. steamer Tuscarora arrived at Kings.
ton on the afternoon Of the 9th.
The London Times Of Saturday, 9th inst, re.
views the conduct Of America I'm regard to the
commerce OF Nassau. 1t questions the policy of
carrying out the powers Of beligerents to the
full extent but says that Lord Palmerston s per.
fectly right In tolsrating a claim which 1t may
be hereafter the interest Of his own country to
enforce.
The rebel steamers MerrImac and No. 900 both
succeeded In escaping from the Tuscarora
Ii Is stated that Garibaldi refuses to obey Victor
Emmanuel's PROCLAMATION. Ii is also stated tina,
he held a council Of war on the 4th, at which
Ii was determined TO march on Rome, no.with-
standing the remonstrance from Turin. The
enthusiasm for 6aribaldi In Sicily 10 tremendous
and 10 reported that he will soon be at the head
Of so, 900 men.
Garibaldps volunteers number 1000 men. He
has chartered six large vessels and designs land
Ing in the Gulf Of Palermo or Messina, and march
on the Roman States. 1t was reported that con.
dict had taken place between the troops and a
band Of Garibaldlans In which the former lost sc
muskets.
Young men had almost entirely disappeared
from Palermo.
The French journals are very anxious regard
Ing Italian anairs. The Opinione Natisnafe de.
plOres the fatal hesitation in making the French
Government shrink from the necessary evacua
ton Of Rome.
The Mary Pleasants was recently wrecked a,
Akyab.
The steamer Cortes was totally destroyed by
fre at Shanghai.