Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-29
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Foreign News,

CAPE RACE, Sept. 27.-The steamer An.
Rto Saxon from Liverpool with dates of the
18th aud Londonderry of the 18th, passed
Cape Race at 3 o'clock this morning and
was boarded by the News Yacht.
The HiberniHn arrived out on the 18th
and the City of Washington on the I7th.-
The rnm0rs Eelatiug TO the fecogaition OF
the South do not gain ground. II is re-.
ported that the Confederates are buying
and building numerous steamers ia Eng-
land and building a ram on the Mersey.
Breadstutfs steady, but closed quiet aud
Irregular on Friday. Flour has declining
tendency. Provisions quiet but firm.
American securities quiet but steady. Lard
advanced l@2s on Tuesday.
The o. s. gunboat Tuscarora was at
Cadiz. ~ feltB5 IIfs f5i
A Paris correspondent says tits believed
that Count Mercier, the French Minister TO
the United States. Eas been ordered by his
goverumentto make oonciliatory attempt
put stop to the war, for the sake Of
humanity.
Tue Paris correspondent of tho London
IinleS Gays Napoleon will undonbtedly favor
the recognition Of the Southern Confeder-
ocy, and is axious that the English govern.
ment should adopt II similar course.
The excitement in the jute and hemp
market had subsidized. 4, =
There is nothing new as regards the RO-
man question.
GsFibaldi's health is said to be rather
worse.
The Polish mobiles at Warsaw have
adopted an address offensive to the govern.
ment.
Tue stirring news from America, brought
by the Europa and subsequent steamers
was the theme of universal comment.
The defeat of Gen. Pope's army WAS re.
gardSd as most disastrous for the North,
but the vRlor displayed by the NortherG
troops in the second Bull Run battle was
generally admitted.
The London Times admits that the Nor
thern troops fought With more than ordina-
~ courage, and that their TWO days fight
ing rescues their military character from
reproach, hut everything, except that hon
or, for themis but duet The gallant stand
which the Federal army made only relieves
their overthrow frum the sting OF disgrace.
The London Daily News admits the sc.
verify OF the defeat Of the Federal army,
and thinks that thore will be more severe
battles iu2Maryland. .s4-4.sf
The London Times argues that the Fed.
eral Government is brought to the verge
of ruia, and believes that such term may
be safely used when it Is no longer safe to
execute the functions of the Federal gov
ernment in the capital. IL urges that bad
as the prospects of the Federals now appear
there Is no element of better prospect ia the
future. P5
The London Star considers the Northern
cause hopeless, because the emancipation
of the slaves in the Southern States has
not been proclaimed and urgrs the adop-
tion of that measure.
The London Herald thinks that the North
will do well to consider the expediency OF
making q compromise with the South at
once,
The London Morning Post points ont the
Rroundsson which tue Confederate Govern
ment may claim recognition from the Eu.
ropean powers.
The question Of substitutes for cotton
attracts more and more attention, but prac-
tical men express but little faith in the
substitutes offered. The excitement in iute
and hemp has subsidized.
It is reported that three Of the finest
steamers on the Clyde, the Irona. the Gil
ratte and the CIydesdale have been 1Old to
the Confederate government.
The, Liverpool Telegraph says, besides
the commissi ms committed to other ship
builders by tho Confederate Government,
which are being pushed forward with all
possible despatch, large iron plated ram
is being constructed on the river Mersey.
without any attempt being made at con-
cealment. This ram will be of the most
formidable character aud will attempt to
ruu the blockade at Charleston. The
same Journal says that vessel is lying at
Liverpool taking in cargo of iron plates,
destined for plating Southern vessel
which is awaiting their arrival at Charles
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