The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-17
Foreign News.

CAPE RACE, Oct 9.-The steamship City
of Baltimore, from Liverpool Sept. 30th,
via Queenstown Oct 1st, passed at 8 o'clock
this morning.
The London Times gives corrency to a
report that the rebel Vice President, Alex.
II. Stevens, had sailed for France fully
empowered to make terms with Emperor
Napoleon for recognition of Southern Con-
federacy, on an emancipation basis. The
Times also gives rumOr that California is
DESTROYS of seeding and rejoinlng Mexl-
can Empire.
The Mexican crown deputation would be
received by Macmillan on the Sd Of Oct.
1t was rumored that England had propo-
sed that the title of Russia to Poland should
be ignored.
Commercial.-Cotto quiet. Breadstuffs
quiet and steady. Provisions steady.
! London Sept. 3O.-Consols 934@93s for
money.
| LATEsT.-Commercial via Queenstown.
Liverpool, Sept. 1st.-Cotton tirmer but
unchanged. Breadstuffs quiet. Provis-
ions firm. American stock market quiet
and steady, with no sales.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Oct. 1S.-The steamer
African, in dense fog, struck near Cape
was much damaged. The boats were got
ready but were not launched. After an
hour the ship floated and the pumps speed
lily cleared. Capt. Stone then headed for
Halifax, but afterwards thought it prudent
to bear up for this place.
Il The African left Liverpool on the Sd, and
Queenstown on the 4th. .
The news by the Scotia OF the defeat OF
Rosecrans created considerable sensation
and caused rise of s per cent. in the Con-
federate loan but the advance was not suS.
tanned, and it closed at about % per cent
discount.
The Times thinks that Rosecrans was de-
feated by superior strategy, rather thar
by mere fighting, and says it is evident that
the Federal troops contested the field OBJ
stinately, rallied when broken, and re.
formed and renewed the engagement des
perately. They seem to have done all thai
bravery and determination could effect
but the greater skill of the Confederate
Generals in combining the force which
The Herald looks upon it as the most de.
cisive battle fought in the West. 90. .......
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 3.-COttOn buOyant
Breadstufts quiet and steady, Corn active
tending upwards. Observation-Disclosures
quiet.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-Evening-Consols fol-
money 93s@9S!, Ill. c. shares 1904 dis
t Erie 72@755.
: ~ Latest via Queenstown
;, The Confederate loan had advanced ll!c
t The daily NeWS says Gen. Bragg's vic
7 tory over Rosecrans is striking demon
= stration of the wisdom of the new military
: policy of the Confederates to arrest the ad
j, vance of the Federalsits. The honors OF tn
Q battle belong to Gen. Bragg, but he must d(
2 more than he has hitherto done if the Con
I ffederate cause is. to gain solid advantage
rom his sword.
: The Paris Sciecle argues that if Stephen
: visits Paris with the expectation Of procur
i ing the recognition of the South, he viii
return disappointed. The time for that
a passed if it ever existed. The Soutl
s By arming the negroes, shows that its re
e sistance is exhausted. r- ID
i Macmillan had answered the Mexican
Y deputation. He was ready to accept tn
throne, on the free spontaneous expression
e of the people and by a guarantee for tn
n integrity of the independence OF the coun
! try. 20. e.i.., o-.o--...s