The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-04-15
TELnGRAPTIIC.
New York, April 10,

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memorial relating to the seizure of the Peter
hof, was presented to Earl Russell ON the 10th.
: He promised it should be laid before the law
lof6cers Of the crown, and receive Immediate
Iattention.
It was rumored on the 9th that the action
! of Wilkes had induced the Government to or.
$ der an addition to the West India feet. The
| report caused a decline in funds.
The Times in an article assumes that a de-
mand for the surrender of tn, PeferAef will be
] complied with as promptly as in the Trent af.
fair, and says the Federal Government loses
dignity by employing Wilkes.
The Post says that, so far as it knows, the
case of the Petcrhof was not likely to assume
a very alarming aspect, and it was not true
that an additional force was to be dispatched
to the West India waters.
ssA great meeting of trade u~nionists had been
held in London, at which Bright presided and
made a strong speech in favor of the North
and emancipation, and denounced the Cenfed-
crate loan. Resolutions weae adopted express
sing sympathy with the Northand negro eman-
~cipation.
In the House of Commons, on the 10th,
Foster asked whether Government attention
had been directed to the dangers to England's
friendly relations with the u. s., owing to the
fitting out of ships of war for the Contederates
in English ports in contravention of the for
eign enlistment act. He referred to the case
of the Aza6ama, and said that the. House was
bound to inquire into the Government delays
in that matter, moro especially as he believed
other vessels were fitting out.
The Solicitor General asserted the charges of
the American Government were most unfoun-
ded, andfwarmly defended the British Govern
ment, and reported that the American Govern
ment had not always respected neutrality when
her own interests were concerned.
Sir T. Barring and Bright deprecated the
remarks of the Solicitor General as calculated
to increase the irritation in america. Ls35f
Laird, builder of the Alabama, maintained
that the whole transaction was most open and
legitimate.
Fitzgerald called On the Government to pre-
vent the repetition of thr Peterhoff case.
Palmerston expressed regret at the tone OF
some speeches, but it was nevertheless the fact
that when the American Government found it.
self in difficulty it raised the cry against Eng
land to create political capital. 1t was danger
GUS for the British Government to oyer-s.ep
law. lie believed if he had seized the Alaba-
ma, nothing beyond suspicion could have
been found against her. The Government
would be glad fthere we're neither vesselsbuilt,
nor shipments made, to the beliigerents. He
could only assure the House that when
grounds were shown; the Government would
not be slow to enforce the laws honestly and
impartially.
Parliment adjourned for a ~fortnight--oyer
Easter holidays.
Washington, April Ii:
The Navy Department has been informed of
the capture by the steamer Huntsville of the
British steamer Surprise, of Nassau, with a
Confeder tie clearance from st. Marks, Florida,
and bound to HAVANA, with a cargo of 207
bales of cotton, mostly Sea Island.
The Octoroon has captured the Confeder-
ate steamer Fiue Brothers with 30 bales of
cotton, and the English schooner John vi
lians, with an assorted cargo. She was d no
torioas blockade runner.
The Togo captured the English schooner
HorenceN Nightingale with a cargo of leo bales
of Gotten. 5u
The TToga also captured the English schoon-
er Brothers, with a cargo principally of liquors,
medicines and other contraband articles.
New York, April H.
The Boston Journal says a letter received
there dated Newburn, 9Th inst, states that
news has just been received that Gen. Foster
had been reinforced and had driven the rebels
back.
A naval officer has just received the follow
ing dispatch
Washington. Saturday A@M-Your friend
Lieut.. c., of the Army of the Potomac has
Just telegraphed me that JEFF Davis received
late on Thursday night dispatches from Com.
Ingraham, which were not published in any
of Yesterdays rebel journals. The nature of
the news is not known, but it is surmised here
that if it was favorable to the rebels they wo'd
make no secret of it.
NEW YORK, April II, Midnight.
The following dispatch has been received
from o gentleman on board the steamer Harry
Sanford:
Moorehead City, N. c., April 10, via For
tress Monroe, April L I've passed through
the feet off Charleston on Thursday, the 9th
inst. at 10 A. NJ. Weather clear and pleas.
ant. The Monitors were arranged along the
beach at Cummings Point, all in good order.
We were boarded by one of the Pilots of
the Expedition, who stated that the H-onsides
and seven of the Monitors attacked Fort Sum-
ter on Thursday the It'll, and passed some dis
lance above the Forts, receiving some 200
shots. A pointed shot of English manufac-
ture penetrated the iron-clad Whitney bat
tery Keokuk, and she sunk in IL hours after,
near the beach,. The other iron clads passed
through the shower of shot and shell unin-
jured or With trifing damage. Tho casualties
reported were very few.
Capt. Rhind of the Keokuk, was slightly
injured by a bolt. The Quartermaster and
six men on board the Nantucket were killed.
As regards the future movements reports
are conflicting. 1t was positively stated by
one OF the pilots VINO boarded us that the
Monitors would withdraw over the bar, and
further action for the present would be sus-
pended this was subsequently corroborated
by reports for a New York paper.
An officer from the James Adger who pre-
vionsly boarded US, stated that the engage
ment would be renewed about / p. M, and ad-
ded that the Admiral expressed his belief of
success.
No torpedoes are reported to have exploded.
We left the feet at noon, and when about
25 miles north heard heavy firing.
The above was a private messags addressed
to Col. Sanford
We further add The shot was from rifed
cannon OF. the heaviest caliber. ~