The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-03-01
lnsther Move Toward Charleston.
Great CoaAsgratioa in BaIiimere.

- Halifax, Feb. %
The resn ship Niagara, from liverpool
ana Quecnst1wn the 9th has arrived, bIipg-
Jog two DAYS LATER news from England.
About six sefs Of parl,ain entary rupcfs
on the civil var in. America have been laid
before the British Parliament. About As
s@cial concentrations have passed con-
sesnipg the Tuscarsra aud Nashville
Among the Official correspondence iapi be-
fore parliament, Was Earl Rasseips decla.
rrtion to The Southern commissioning thn,
Eagtabd would not acknowledge the con-
federate States until ~ar or further nege.
t~ia'ioDs more clearly detertAined the posi-
tinn ~ beiigerents.
Mr. Gregory, in the house NJ Commons,
denounced the blockade rs being a mere
paper one.
II appears that in Jansary of 1862, Earl
Russell instructed Lord Lyons that II Lin
coins Csbines sssei Tor advice. 70 reply
Chat England declined. unle-s both psrties
applied for counsel. Earl Ea--ea reports
the substance of 4 coryersaiion With Yancy
last summer, MIA urged the recognition Of
she southern confederace. lis Answer was
that England would obyerv. stfic, neutral
ity-that her Majesty could not aeknaw,-
edge the Independence ~ the Southern
states urtli the f~ortunfsn " var or nc,efi.-
sions more clearly determined The respective
che positions ~ the two belisgereats.
IN Dec, when var appeared probable
with England and fl,neriea, Lord Lyoes wa.
directed TO speak with Mr. Seward and say
tbai:1nscss. Of = war, u sss Britain WIS vii
ling To nboiish priva,eering. IL thu President
would maks u sim,lnr engagement. lnii-
cations 30 far were that Pariiatn ent would
be quiet 90 secession.
: Earl Casspoogh M nsecI NJ to tho truth
81 the arrest and imprisonmen. NJ a Cana
dan sabjsrt aamed Shepherd by order Of
Seward. lie commented severely on the
clnduct of the u. s., il faet. were cor
rectiy reported especially, the demand that
Shepherd should take the oath Of allie
glance.
Earl Rs.sell was understood tn say that
the man Features were correctly stated, hu,
Secretary Seward stated 10 Lord Ly ans that
the oath was rendered Shepherd under the
belief that be was an American citixen.-
Earl Car said ic should certainly move the
passage II the bill. lie hoped the govern
men, would not be eonten. with remon-
s,rauces, but would also demand compen
ealion.
Advices from Gibrniter say that parties
in the coaling business there refused 60 sup
ply tho Sumter vita coal except for cash.
o. London Tunes says tho American people
have, in tho last six months, contrisel "a
spend more money, IN a sh brter time, and "a
iess purpose, thin any other people CO the
fac. Of the earth and THAT Is literally ali
shaf has been done. The Times argues thai
II the South should be ~snbjusated future
ssunion would BIO impossible.
The Official Gaxctte published m order
OF the Pfisy Couocil remaviag the prohibits
tios on exporting salt petre, arus, m,pu
milton, etc.
Al Par. breals,uff. had adswnward ten.
dcucy. Slidell had arrived in that city.
Washington. Feb. %.
q Dispatches have been received at the
navy department from Com. Dupont, dated
Port Royal, Feb. l6. lie received u report
from Com. Rogers, who says that while
soundiu. on the Savannah river a short dis
tanes above the mouth OF Wright river.
they found torpedocs. or soma other kind
Of an internal machine, which they de-
Dtroyrd.
Assistant secretary Fox has receivei n
letter from a friend in y. Y, stating that
the annanneenent in the Richmond papers
that 10000 stand Of arms had recently ar
rived ia New Orleans is untrue. Arassen-
GER who came uu. from New OFicaps to
Havana. an tho Victoria. savs she only
obtained $50 guns there. which was all the
arms she took back To New Orleans. The
militia ,hfrs are therefore still unarmea.
The rtlels have Withdrawn their packets
from ocoqusn, about 20 milss from Alex
aIdria.
New York, Feb. %.
Rebel dispatches state that ticn Srlaey
A. Johnson ~as at Galiatin. and bad NJ
idea IT .urrcnderirg Nashville. Pillow
and Floyd we're both there. Beauregard
was there sick with typhoid fercs.
= Chicago, Feb. "a.
Official report Of the fight u, Fl. Donel-
con shows three hundred and twenty. ane
killed, two hundred and City fnur wound
ed, and enr hupdrsd md ffty-tw, missing.
An expedition composed Of four gun
boats ard two mortar boats, fram Cairo,
ven, down near Columbus yesterday, and
we're met hy a rebel dag 1T truce. A con-
sn,tatou took place which lasted two hours
-resu't not yet pad pabl,c.
= Il ~ believed The rebels viii make q grea,
light NJ Nashville.
Col. Carcorau gill be made q Brigajier IS
soon Is he returns from the South.
Fortress Monroe, Feb. %.
Gsos Wool and Gen. Howell Cobb. on
Crany Island, had . consultation to-day.
Ter th. parpasc Of opening ucxotiatiansto lar
q gencssi excharks Of prisoners. Thcre-
cult OF the ia,erview has not yet transpired.
Steamer George Washington srrived this
svenios frpm James River, wuh 800 rsleas-
ed rfiscaevs. fhe As<ress ssrshee Of then
belong to the Tammsny and Baker's Cali.
fesssa e<einest. a large prcpsrtion OF
them we're capsured At Bsi's Blod. There
are . 20 more Usiso prisoners reaaiuiue
ss Richnend.
Leuisvitie, Yrb. g.
Gea. Buell. left Aews ssvssi DAYS Z and
proceeded in the direction of Nashville
his STAT Will lesve "a. msstow MaruinK Tor
Abe place OF his dsssinstihn.
L. 10 se1e1sd ,hss ssans Of the negroes
taken seine tine since frsm the Green
River country by tho rebels, "a AID 10 fsrt'-
fv,ee Nashville, uNak Advantage Ut the
rap.c created there BY The TAXI ( OF Forte
t9ecyy and Donclsos, and ARE nssa:aS sse'r
vay 6aek 70 their old hames. They ~ they
vcre Zoo hate TO fcrtify Nashville.
1. 10 understood that the rebels proposed
d~es,roy.ne she bssdscs and soad~ near Nash.
lille on their retreat thesefram, has The
iaseas alooe lAe sosd ssuossssssee MA
yroyeote1 its sesw