The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-22
FIVE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Steamship Jura.

Steamship Jura, capt. Alton, from Liver
pool 9th, and Londonderry 10Th, arrived at
this port about IL o'clock A. NJ yesterday.
She had 81 cabin and 403 steerage passengers,
and full cargo.
The intelligence brought by her is five days
later than that by the Arabia, and possesses
considerable interest.
We are indebted to Mr.. John Chambers,
Purser of the steamer, and TO Mr.. How, for
eign mail clerk in the Post Office, for files of
papers.
GREAT BRITAIN
The Great Eastern was to have been float
ed OF her gridron in the Mersey on the 9th
inst. but owing TO some unavoidable circnm-
stances, il was found necessary to postpone
the event until the next high tides, on or about
the 18th of April, so that her departure tor
New York is further put back until ten days
or a fortnight after that date.
SEIZURE OF REBEL GUNBoAT AT LIVER
POOL.
Some sensation had been created in Liver
pool by the seizure of gunboat which was
suspected of being intended for the Confed-
crates. The Liverpool Post says: The
town was rather startled yesterday Mon
day. morning by an announcement that an
American War vessel had been seized in the
Liverpool docks. 1t seems that on Sunday,
Mr.. Morgan, one of her Majesty's custom sur
veyors took possession of a small gunboat, the
alexandria, in the Toxbeth Dock, and
launched very recently from the shpbuilding
premises of Messrs. Miller d Co. Mr.. Nor
gan acted on instructions received by Mr..
Prince Edwards, the Collector of Customs
from the Government, who had reason 10 be-
lieve that the Alexandria" was being fitted
up for the service of the Confederates. The
matter will be fully investigated by the law
and other officers Of the Crown, before any
proceedings are taken beyond the mere deten-
ton of.the vessel. The Alexandria is a small
screw steamer built of wood, for, we are told,
Messrs. Fawcett, Preston q Co.
The London Star considers this seizure an
event of exceeding good omen, and calls like
wise for the prosecution of the builders, who
are liable TO fine and Imprisonment or either
of these. IL, says the Star, one portion of
the foreign enlistment act be put in force why
not the other?
THE CAPTURE OF THE PErERIIoFF.
The correspondence between the owners of
the steamer Peterhof, which was seized by
the L. 5. steamer Vanderbilt, and Earl Russell
is published. In letter dated Foreign Office,
April 3D." Mr.. f. Hammond. writing by direc-
ton of Earl Russell, after expatiatng on the
belligerent rights of the U. 5. cruisers, winds
up as follows
"As regards, however, the particular case of
the Peterhoii, in which you are more directly
interested, Her Majesty's Government, having
taken into consideration the papers transmit
ted by you, and being satisfied that those pa
pers disclose no prima facie ground of capture,
and that there is every reason to believe the
voyage lawful and bona iide, and the seizure
of the vessel wholly unustifiable, they will in
struct Lord Lyons to make an immediate rep
resentaton of the circumstances of that case
to the Government of Washington, and If no
legal ground of capture should be alleged then
TO press fpr the release of the vessel and her
cargo, with compensation, and without the de-
lay of proceedings in the Prize Court. But If
any legal grounds of capture should be alleged
by the Government of the United States, this
case, like all others, must unavoidably follow
the ordinary course"
The New York correspondent of the Lon
don Times, in his telegram per Australasian,
gives the following: 1T is asserted by the
agents of the Government that the South must
speedily yield from want of food and that a
series of victories within the next two weeks
will effectually crush the rebellion"
The Times in an editorial alludes to the
above telegram, and says the promise TO crush
the rebellion has been often made before, but
the bold reduction of the term of 80 days to
IA may have some decision behind it more Wig
orous than usual. 1t is evident enough that
tbs, SQmmercial circles of New York have been
ton, and that ieverish excitement disturbs
every market and interest
The Times hints at the probability that
speculation has employed a revival of North
ern hope TO discount some expected success,
but that some movements, certainly important,
and possibly decisive. are impending, appears
to be a general impression. Itremained, how
ever, to be seen whether they will not be con-
federate successes"
The Times city article says, "the private
commercial adyices from New York contains
the important statement that two well known
merchants, one from Boston and the other
from New York, have been commissioned by
the Washington government to proceed to
London on financial business. The former
sailed from Boston by the steamer which ar
rived last week and the latter was to sail in
the present steamer. the Austraasian. 1t was
understood that they were instructed TO dis
pose of 100000 of the 6 per cent bonds
with which they are furnished, and they have
also authority to negotiate further sum of
el0,000000 to e20,O00,000. The commission
ers in question are expected it Is also said 10
employ part of the f2,000,000 of which they are
instructed, positively TO dispose of. in buying
up the gunboats now building in England for
the rebels. The Federal government has made
a general effort, through the press, to strength
en- the chance of the proposed loan negotia-
tons, by simultaneous representations, in all
parts OF the Union that the war is now UNI
doubleday TO be brought TO a close forthwith"
The London Shipping Gazette remarks that
the Washington Government could not take
more eilectual means of drifting into a war
with England than by the issue of privateer-
ing commissions 10 make reprisals upon Brit
ish shipping for the successes of the Alabama;
but in the face OF precedents and the recorded
opinions of former American Governments, il
does not believe Mr.. Lincoln and his colleagues
will venture to incur the consequences of the
threatened reprsals.
THE CONFEDERATE LOAN.
The Confederate loan was very heavy in
London on the Ith, and at one time touched
three per cent. discount, but afterwards raj
lied and closed at l-2 discount.
Letters from Hamburg state that notary
employed by the firm of Messrs. Schroeder Il
CO., of that city, having had occasion TO apply
to the L. ). Consul for an at;estation OF his
signature to document in which the names
OF Schroeder d Co. was inserted, the Consul
refused to grant it, on account of that firm
having been connected with the Confederate
loan.
A meeting had been held in the Free Trade
Hall, at Manchester, under the auspices of the
Union and Emancipation Society, TO protest
against the building of war vessels for the
Southern Confederacy. There was a good at
tendance, but the hall was not crowded.
DIR. Watts OF Manchester moved the first
resolution, expressing good will and sympathy
with the people of the free States OF America
in their efforts 10 preserve national unity and
TO exterd to all the rights of citizenship and
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