Daily national Republican., 1863-04-17
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HALIFAX, April 16.-The steamship Arabia
arrived this evening, from Liverpool on the 4tb
inst, touching Queenstown on the 9TH.
She has 1874 passengers for Halifax, 1856 cmi.
grants sent out by Miss Coutts, and SO for Bos-
ton. No specie.
The Arabia on her passage experienced
succession of gales, and encountered much ice.
A heavy collapse in tho Confederate loan oc.
CURED in London on the I'd, owing to the Bus.
pension Of ]. D. Spence, Of Liverpool, who was
| In the grain trade. Spence was supposed to be
the Confederate financial agent, but he proved
| not to be the same person, nor connected with
him except by family tics. Nevertheless the
loan closed on the I'd, at 24@ls discount.
The New York correspondents Of the Times
and Ddig Neps both cNpatiate on the incroas-
ing irritation against England on account Of
the fitting out Of Confederate vessels, and
the possible adoption Of rCtaliatory meas
ures. The Times sees something to hope for
| in America from the Inauguration of Union
| Leagues in the North, and the increasing de-
mand among the Republicans for the rostora.
ton Of the Union at any price. The Times
says European sympathy has been withheld
simply because she perceived that the whole
| Southern people were In earnest about their
Independence, while IL was not apparent that
any considerable part of the Northern people
WtTC III tdIutbI hUOuI CllhutlDuIlOus
The British man -of-war Orphous was wreck
cd of Now Zealand, and 1s0 officers and men
were drowned; 20 were saved.
FRANCE.
The BOurse on the Sd was very dull. Rontos
69f. 70C.
POLAND.
Polish affairs are again threatening. Tho in
5urrectlon is Increasing, and had broken out In
the department of ProyloniZ and Sevala. The
peasants, nobility, and middle classes have
Joined en- mdSe. The Russian troops are at
Mcmel and Riga.
The news that the Warsaw Committee had
ordered the insurgents to lay down their arms
| Is pronounced untOundCd.
LanglcwcZ was conveyed from Cracow into
| Moravia.
The London Times has nn editorial on the
seizure of the Peterhoff, contendlng that II was
unjustifed, and says il is not as a mere act OF
Judgment, right or wrong, that the capture of
the PetCrhOT Is to be regarded but as an express
sion of policy pursued by the particular Gov
ernment.
We have no doubt Wilkes carried precise in
StruCtions to capture the PGterhoG We believe
also she may be released after more or loss de-
| tGntiOn and compensation on demand The
| Federals will find their own rCCompensG In the
| command acquired over the commerce of the
seas and the alarm communicated TO traders,
| but IL can hardly be denied such proceedings as
these call for serious attention on the part Of
our Government.
LATEST.
LONDON, April 4.-The Confederate loan has
had further decline to 22@2i discount. Po-
litiCal news unimpOrtant.
LIVERPOOL, April 4.-The AlJion publishes a
letter from the Foreign Office to the owners Of
the Magicionne-which was seized by a Fed
eral cruiser, but liberated by the prize court
stating that the English Minister at Washing
ton will be instructed to apply to the Govern
ment Of the United States for full compensa.