Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-23
LATER FROM EUROPE.

h BY the arrival Of the steamship Africa at Halifax
have advces from Europe three days later She left Lv
erpool on the 18th and Queenstown the 18th instant
The English press still engaged in discussing the
rebel Invasion of the Loyal States and the probability OF
Lees successgeneray taken for granted The Morning
Post says that Mr. Lindsay expected the 18th ia
favor the House of Commons with detailed account OF
his second interview with the Emperor Napoleon Lord
Palmerston had requested Mr. Roebuck to drop the fur
her discussion of the question OF recognition as it was NOT
desirable to to bind the Government pledge
themselves to future action Mr. Roebuck postponed
his answer until the 18TH 1t is denied in Paris that Mr.
Dayton said the United States would consider the
ton Of the rebels bel. NJ Drouyu de- FHuys had
asked Mr. Dayton whether fresh offer of mediation would
be we'll received at Washington and Mr. Dayton given
negative answer. Encounters between the Poles and
Russians continue to be daily reportedthe latter being
generally defeated There change to note in cotton
breadstus, provisions Consols quoted at 92s
92a for money
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
The latest English journals contain the
relative to the seizure Of the schooner Wo the Wsp by
the United States ship Montgomery. The facts of the
CASE detailed before the United States prize court
already known The court held that the capture not
warranted but owing to suspicious circumstances
the court deemed that the captors should only pay their
own expenses Upon this Earl Russell requested Lord
Lyons to state to Mr. Seward that her Msesys Govern
ment were dissatisfied with the decision and considered
that compensation should be granted to the
Mr. Seward replied that if the dissatisfied
they might carry the to the Court of Appeals Earl
Russell therefore writes to Lord Lyons requesting him
inform Mr.. Seward that her Msesys Government have
heard with regret the which he has returned
behalf of the United States and still hopes he will
SRI
says present clear instance of unmisakeable sez.
AMI the ground alleged by the Judge for not award
ing the costs at large if not also damages inadequate
on the face of it, to enable Mr. Seward upon consult
ing the law officers of the United States Government to
grant the redress prayed for without subectng the nur
ed parties to the delay and expense of further judicial pro-
ceedrgs." This expression of opinion is duly made by
Lord Lyons and Mr. Seward in long reply, states that
If so it would be incumbent the United States Gov
ernment to withdraw their confidence from the Judicial
tribunals of the country In accordance with the direc-
lions of Earl Russell the not pressed further and
there the matter rests.
THE POLISH QUESTION.
The reply of Russia to the three Powers still in abey-
ance but it continues to be asserted Berlin that it will
DO Of conciatory and peaceful character La Patrie
maintains that is impossible to arrive by diplomacy at
solution Of the Polish question: and that diplomacy having
done its part it is time that that of should begin
ANGLo-coNFEDERATE TRADE REPORT
commercial circular just received from
firm at Charleston gives general report of the state of
business in that city down to the Sd ultmo II states
that large arrivals OF foreign goods continue take place
that the market Notwithstanding the blockade was for
the time overstocked With regard to cotton it makes
the important that many SPECTATORS were
eager Sellers order to avoid the Confederate States war
tax which has recently become law evyng impost of
eight per cent ad vaorem be paid all cotton that
a Ink nv
who is not producer. 1t is added this tax however
paid it is expected that cotton prices will further ad
vance, and that some weinormed parties look for fifty
cents minimum Several of the individual States il
is said, laid tax cotton since the Ist Of May last
placing it footing with all other property merchan-
disc The value of the hypohecaed cotton given sec
y for the Confederate loan u.s. of COURSE increased pre-
csey to the extent to which these measures have been
adopted London Times of July 8.