The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-10
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Portland Daily Press.
FOUR DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of Steamships Bohemian and China,
off Cape Race.
ST.. JOHNS, N. F., Aug. 7, |
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via Port Hood, Sth.
The Steamship Bohemian, from Liverpool
July 10Th, via Greencastle 31st, was inter-
cepted Off Cape Race at s o'clock Friday
evening.
The ships Talisman, from New York for
Shanghai, and Conrad from Montivedeo for
New York, have been destroyed by the Ala
bama and the crews landed at Rio Janeiro.
JEFF. Davis has appointed Robert Dowliag,
late U. S. Consul at Cork, agent at that city
for the Confederate States.
The London Globe reviewing the American
situation, contends that the Confederate are
far from being conquered, and thinks that Lee
at Culpepper is as safe as ever. 1t says Grants
campaign will be confined i'm its points TO the
immediate neighborhood Of the river, and that
the FedeIals, if they are wise will exert them
selves to secure what they have got for terri
torial arrangements and abandon the impossi-
BILE enterprise of subjugation.
1t is rumored that Napoleon has made up
his mind to make war alone.
Advices from Paris indicate considerable
subsistence of the war panic.
The Paris correspondent Of the Times says,
we may conclude that the Emperor does not
now mean to go to war for Poland unless
Joined by England and Austria.
[rer Steamship China.l
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Aug. 8.
Steamship China, from Liverpool LIST and
Queenstown I'd, for New York, arrived Off
Cape Race at noon to-day.
In the absence of fresh advices from Ameri-
ca the London Journals have little TO say on
American affairs.
The Morning Post labors to show that the
recent successes of the Union armies are not
likely to prove materially advantageous to the
Federal cause.
The Army and Navy Gazette takes most
gloomy view OF the military prospects OF the
Confederates, and thinks the retreat of Bragg
and fight Of Johnston before Sherman are
sufficient signs of exhaustion. Itsays Charles
ton Is in real danger and il it falls Savannah
must follow. Still it thinks II the Federal
armies cannot be filled without CONSUMPTION
the North may be palsied and victory wrested
from its grasp.
The Confederate loan is heavy from II to 10
cents discount.
Forey in an official report from Mexico, says
he was occupied in forming provisional gov
eminent from men of moderate views belong
ing TO all parties.
The war panic ON the Polish question has
subsidized
The Paris journals speculate on the response
Of the three Powers to Gortschokoff.
Nothing reliable has transpired. The in
surgents keep active.
Ii is reported that an extensive conspiracy
against Russia has been discovered in the
Caucasus.
Latest VIA Queenstown.
The Daily News taunts Mr.. Laird with the
insufiiciency of his evidence in support of his
assertion that he was invited to build ships for
the American Government and demands the
name of his anonymous correspondent.
Crdcor, dug 2.-The insurgents under
Chancelinsk had successful encounter with
the Russians July 10th at Siscinew.
In proclamation the National Government
rejects any compromise not based upon the in
dependence Of Poland with the restoration of
the boundaries of 1772. 1t calls upon the peo-
pie of Liethum, a kingdom of Poland, TO rise
in Instruction.