The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-03-14
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Portland Daily Press.
TWO DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Steamship Australasian at
New York.

The steamship Australasan from Liverpool
February 2Sth and Queenstown March lst ar
rived at $50 this evening.
Stewards dispatch respecting Napoleon's
proposal, attracted general comment.
The Times says Mr.. Seward, if not prefer
naturally right is comprehensively wrong and
after criticising and dissenting from his own
views of affairs. says that he is at least con-
sstent with all that he has written from the
/ commencement but whether he is consistent
with facts, the Times would rather leave events
| to decide.
The Morning Post is very bitter 1t looks
| upon the letter as mere buncombe, but eman-
ating as it does from the Washington Cabinet,
| says it is truly incredible that they should
have sunk so low as TO endorse SO much ar
| rant falsebood and absurd nonsense.
The Star praises the dispatch and thinks il
unanswerable, and shows that henceforth not
even the mildest form of interference can have
the least hope of acceptance.
It'll stated that the Confederate loan has all
been freely taken in the continental markets.
The captains of the relief ships George
Grswold, Achilles aud Hope had heen enter
tanned at a grand banquet by the Mayor Of
Liverpool, and speeches were interchanged.
Consul Dudley asserted that the general de-
sire of the American government was for per-
petual amicable relations with England.
The British governments claim against
Brazil had been modified one-half.
The Polish question continues a prominent
! topic. There had been an important debate
| in the House Of Commons on the subject and
| all speeches condemned the Russian policy
! but the government was left untrammelled by
any resolution.
| The feeling at Paris continued decidedly in
| favor of the Poles, but the general impression
was that diplomatic means would suffice.
An important debate was progressing in the
| Prussan Chambers on the neutrality of that
! government. The policy of the government
| in interfering was vehemently attacked by
| many speakers.
NJ. Bismarck defended the government
| He asserted that the reports as to the terms
of the convention with Russia are mythical
No troops are to pass the frontier without the
express consent of the government.
Dispatches show continued if not increasing
| activity on the part OF the insurgents. There
had been engagements at various places with
varying successes.
| Gen. Klapka had gone TO Join the insurgents
| The veteran Gen. Dembenski had also left
| Paris for Poland.
| The total force of the insurgents is estimat-
| ed at 5000, but no single corps numbers more
| than 1900.
| 1t is stated that the emperor of Russia has
| ordered the authorities of Warsaw to suppress
| the nsnrrection at any price within ten days.
There had been ministerial crisis at Mad
! rid.
--latest via. Queenstown
! London. March LIST. "A Cabinet Council
| was held yesterday.
A Parliamentary paper was issued yester-
day giving letter from Mr.. w. Inman of Liv-
erpoo, on behalf of the Liverpool, New York
and Philadelphia Steamship Co. against the
Galway subsidy.
Lord Chancellor will not sit in court next
| Saturday, It'll of March. He expressed the
wish that the other Courts would follow his
| example.
! The drawing room held on behalf of Her
Majesty by Princess Royal, was most numer-
| oBsly attended.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily News
| announces that the French government has
received most embarrassing news from Mexico
| Gen. Forey despairs of taking Puebla without
! much greater army, and calls for reinforce
! ments.
Turin, FEB. 2s.-In the Chamber of Deputies
to-day, the debate upon the proposed loan was
! continued. The Minister of Finance gave an
| explanation of the financial condition OF the
country. The Chamber has passed the bill
authorizing the government to contract the
| loan-by "a TO 30 votes.
Mddrid, FEB. 2S.-The Marquis Bereb has
been charged with the formation of the new
ministry.
There is no longer any question of Marshal
| Nayarez being called upon to form an admin
1 istration.
Hague. FEB. 2s.-The Prince of Orange is
betrothed to Princess Marie, daughter of
! Prince Frederick OF Netherlands, uncle of the
King OF Holland.
RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA
Frankfort on The Maia, Feb. 2S-The
| Frankfort Journal to-day states the form of
the convention between Russia aud Prussia as
| drawn up at st. Petersburg has been consider
| ed by the Berlin Cabinet 10 be of too general
\ character, and the Prussian government has
requested that its bearings should be more
distinctly defined.
The same paper states that the desire of
! Prussia to have the convention more clearly
defined has led to further negotiations, which
are most likely not yet concluded
PRUSSIA AND POLAND.
| Berlin, Feb. 2S.-In to-day's sitting of the
Chamber of Deputies the debate on the affairs
! of Poland was continued.
| Herr Simon vehemently attacked the policy
of the government, asking if the re-establish-
4 ment of Poland would be misfortune for
! Prussia. and further asked what more Had
! vised step could be taken by the government
| than to supply the Western Powers with a
| pretenee for getting up European question
| Her Won Sybell said il appeared that Count
| Bernstaii, tine PruSsian Ambassador to London
had not been made fully acquainted with the
I NohiSUAS vi AiR CoHNtHtiOli DtLWttil PRUSSIA
and Russia. This circumstance had given rise
to dangerous deception OF Europe Never
| before had a more unjustiilable game been
| played with the interests of the country. He
concluded by saying, we desire to preserve the
country to our King, aud our King to our
| country
The motion of Herr Hoverbeck and Herr
Carlowitz, recommending neutrality in the
| Polish question and asking that both Russian
| soldiers and Polish insurgents should be dis
| armed on entering Prussian territory was then
| put and adopted, with a slight modification of
the wording, by 246 TO 81 votes
Prince Albert OF Prussia nephew of the
| King. will leave this evening to receive the
! Princess Alexandra.
Sir Andrew Bchanan, British Ambassador.
will likewise proceed TO Minden and will ac-
company the Princess to Belgium.
| Very latest per Austraasian.
Madrid, Feb. 2S.-The new ministry is as
follows President OF Council and Minister of
War and Colonies, Duero; Foreign Affairs,
Posada and Herrera; Interior, Canovas: FL
nance, Salaverria; Justice, Mayans; Marine.
Jubea; Public Works, Luhan
! liverpool, March ,evening-The Prussian
| Chamber of Deputies have carried the resoIu-
ton in favor of neutrality in Poland by large
majority.
! 1t is reported that the Russians have again
| been severely beaten.
On the Paris Bourse to-day Rentes closed