The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-06-01
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Portland Daily Press.
FIVE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Jura off Cape Race.

Arrival OF the Jura off Cape Race.
CAPE RACE, May 20.
steamship Jura, from Liverpool 2lst via
Londonderry 22d, was boarded by the Asso-
ciated Press yacht at five o'clock this after
noon.
The Saxonia did not leave Southampton for
New York owing to damages to her machin-
cry.
The Hammonia was expected there on the
22d to take her place.
GREAT BRITAIN.
There was general feeling of suspense for
later Americanhews
The "Derby" was won by "Maccaroni" by
short head only. "Lord Clifden" was second.
Lord Clyde is pronounced almost out of
danger.
The Liverpool Murcury publishes another
lot of anonymous correspondence in regard to
Federal operation in England in the matter of
secret agencies for recruiting.
The Cork Examiner contains correspondence
from various parts of Ireland, which leaves
scarcely any doubt that recruiting for the
Northern army is attempted to be carried on
on an extensive scale. 1t appears that White
Hallsville, Charlesville and Fermoy have been
visited by several American gentlemen of mil
itary aspect, who publicly offered to give pas
sage to any number of young men willing to
accept to New York for three pence each,
with the certainty of continuous remunerative
work when they arrived there. The police
were present on several occasions, which OBJ
viously disconnected the strangers, but as
there was nothing illegal in the proposal no
proceedings could be taken. Several hundred
young men await the sailing of the early
steamers, who, beyond all doubt, have engaged
TO 60 to America on the terms offered by
American agents.
FRANCE.
Admiral Graviere having resigned the naval
command in Mexico to Admiral Bosse has re-
turned to France, bearing Gen. Forrey's report
of operations at Puebla down to April 18th, at
which date the prospects Of French success
were stated to be excellent.
A French man-of-war had been sent to Pie
rus in consequence of the unsettled state of
Greece.
The International Congress at Paris on the
postal question has appointed subcommittee
OF seven to prepare the business, and thus ac-
celerate the proceedings. Mr.. Kason, the
delegate from the United States, is member
of this committee.
Advices from Cherbourg report that consid-
rable reinforcements are being dispatched from
there to the French army in Mexico.
The Paris Bourse was steady at 69f. SOC.
POLAND.
There is nothing new as to the movements
Of the insurgents.
The number OF insurgents in the Kingdom
of Poland is estimated by the Times cores
pondent not to exceed 10000, and ia the Leth-
ervan at under 10000. The number of small
bands containing from so to 500 men is about
200.
SPAIN.
The sentence of Imprisonment to hard labor
at the galleys against the Grenada Protestants
had been committed into Punishment for a
corresponding period.
--latest by Londonderry
The rumors of an armistice in America,
brought by the Glasgow which reached here
to-day, have created Il buoyancy i'm the cotton
market. The weeks decline has been partially
recovered.
New YORK, May 81.
Steamer Sidon, from Liverpool 10Th and
Queenstown 10th, arrived this afternoon.
Her advices are anticipated by the Jura.
The news of the destruction of American
vessels off Pernambuco by the pirates had
reached England.
Mr.. Bayard stated in Parliament that the
British Consul at Mobile was promptly dis
missed for shipping specie on British war
steamer.
In the House of Lords Marquis Carricarde
denounced the seizure of British vessels by
Federal cruisers as a violation OF the laws of
nations.
Earl Russell defended the course of the
American government, and said that all their
communications showed that they fully re-
spected the International law.
The law officers of the crown ,sn all cases
OF complaint, reported there was no rational
ground Of objection to the decision of the u.
s. prize courts.
Earl of Derby fully concurred with Earl
Russell.
Further advices from Hooker's battles are
eagerly awaited. The Times looks on Hook
er's design as frustrated, and thinks his defeat
will be the last chance OF success i'm Virginia
The House of Commons has voted the postal
subsidies, including that to the Galway line.
Polish dispatches report the continued spread
The Prussian Chamber and Ministers con-
tinue at loggerheads
Fight near Fort Extraordinarily skirmish-
Destruction of Forage Train.
NEW YORK, May 81.
The Sunday morning papers contain the fol-
lowing special dispatches:
LEAvENwoRTH, May 30
Col. Phillips, commanding in the Indian
Territory, had severe fight with portion of
Prices army on the 10th. The enemy crossed
the Arkansas river near Fort Gibson. Col.
Phillips drove them back. Our loss was 30
killed; the enemy's was much greater. The
enemy was led by Gems. Steele, Cooper and
Mcintosh. They are now massed on our
front. claiming 1000 men and considerable
artillery. We have only 5000 men and one
battery but are well fortified.
A Fairfax Court House despatch TO the
Herald, dated Both, says a detachment of the
Vermont cavalry had skirmish yesterday
near Thoroughfare Gap with forty rebel cav
airy. The latter fed, losing one killed and
two wounded.
The same despatch says on the morning of
the Both the rebels attacked train of sixteen
cars from Alexandria, loaded with forage
The train was utterly demolished and the cars
burned. The men on the train escaped. A
force was sent out, which reached the place
fifteen minutes after the occurrence They
pursued the rebels and came up with them,
when a brisk engagement ensued, resulting in
the capture of their TWO pieces of artillery and
forty-three men They were a portion of Mos
ley's guerrillas.
From Washington = Movements of Rebel
Troops.
WASHINGTON, May go
Gentlemen who arrived tonight from the
Rappahannock, say large columns of the enc
my are in motion. They were traced yester-
day by the lines of dust i'm their river front,
while one considerable body was moving
Southwark. The preponderance of the mass
appeared to be going in the direction of KEEL
ley's Ford and Culpepper. The rebel picket
guards at Banks and u. S. Fords had been
considerably increased within the past day or
two, which is construed in some quarters as a
ruse to cover the movement of a raid NV Sin