The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-07-19

i - katcr from Europe.
4 New YoRK, 1G.-The steamship Persia
Som Liverpool the 9Th via Southampton
the 9Th, arrived at her dock ut noon to
day.
The New York correspondent Of III,
}Times after printing out the difficulties o
present positi on Of the Union forces, con
tends that the capture Of Rich mond vii
make no difference morally except to tram
FER the war further south. The truth is ar
armistice and then q settlements of thi.
deadly quarrel by peaceful separation is tn,
only solution Of the difficulty.
The army and Navy Gazette says al
though 1t has always maintained that tn,
power Of the north was sufficient to tax,
the principal military points in the South,
there has been no time since Bull Run wher
their position and ability tod do so looked
NOR, precarious. Thinks the battle o.
Richmond will determine the fate Of the
campsign in Virginia, but will not stop the
war; in the meantime there is not the small.
esq chance for Intervention.
The Times has given place to letter to a
Mr.. Potter, President Of the Manchester
Chamber Of Commerce, in which the writer
urges the Gnvesincnt to grapple with the
cotton question in India.
On the following day another correspon-
dent contended that Government interfer-
ence would be prejudicial
It is stated that the military staff in Can
ada would soon be what 1t was before the
Trent affair
Bhe propriety ofopcning communication
in Grenada and British Columbia was de.
bated The Government admitted that such
communication was very sirable. Layard
said negotiations were progressing with
Paraguay, and hoped that friendly relati ons
would soon be established Government in
tended to asccrta N the cotton growing cap
bilities Of the Rio Plata. He also stated that
the French blockade Of Mexico would not
interfere with legitimate commerce, and
would not be rigidly enforced aeainsa neu.
tsals.
There are contradictory statements as to
the French policy in Mexico, and vague ru
mors Of a possible diplamatic arrangement.
Admiral Graverc embarked me Sd of July
on the iron plated frigate Normandy. Gen.
Ferry Dies not 60 until September.
--latest per Persia by Queenstown, Ion.
don 81
Tie Daily News says the Americans in
London met on the 4th of July to celebrate
the day, but no account of the proceedings
Is given.
The same Journal editoriAlly denounces
in sarcastic terms the mischievous mslignan-
cy ofthe Times for its pharisaicaI and i'll
timed lecture 10 America in her hours OF
trouble. re- -
The Morning Star has denunciation Of
tbs Times for its Outrage on American SEN
sibilities on'the most sacred of all days Is
the American people. and it hopes that
Americans win treat the issues of these ur.
English writer's with disdain, and says the
writer is not more the enemy Of this coun.
try than the disgrace Of his own
The Morning Herald urges that the pros
ecution Of the war and the celebration OF the
4,h Of July constitute as glaring case as
was ever alleged against civilized nation,
and that # professions meant anything in
America the mere reading Of the Dcclara-
ton Of Independence should suffice to con-
denim the invasion of the Confederate States
as utterly inexcusable in principle and er.
roneous in policy. Nfat
The Estraca Of Madrid says that the
Spanish Government has received the most
satisfactory Communications from its repyes-
entative at Washington to the favorable ef.
feet produced upon the States by the disin-
terested policy which Spain had adopted
with regard to Mexico. The present rrla-
lions Of the Cabinets Of Madrid and WASH
ington are most cordial