The New York herald., 1863-05-26
THE AMERICAN QUESTION.

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Tho latest American advices caused fall in the
rebel loan. The price as time descended 10 four pr
cent discount, but subsequently, rallied closing at three
aud half TO three per cent discount, beng fall Of rec
per cent as compared with the previous day.
Mr.. John White Aspina, Commissioner from North
Carous bad issued at Manchester invitation for sub
iptons cotton bonds OF that State for the Of
EsOO 900 sterling.
The New York correspondent OF the London Times in
his message that journal per the Jura that
a telegram which he wished 10 send 10 Halifax per
the Amelia on the 29th ultImo, not allowed
to be transmitted from New York The military
that his orders from Washington imperative
permit Information whatever relation TO tho army
Of General Hooker to be given to the public This de-
spatch question merely gave the OF the
move OF General Hookers army TO cross the Rappahan
mock and the probability Of an immediate battle
At meeting Of the Liverpool Town Council the Mayor
and Mr. Clint chairman OF the Watch Committee, refer
red to the statements that the local authorities had
'"av eyerted themselves in hunting down the alleged
Confederate agents the matter Of the Alexandra,
The Mayor said that true that detective had
been empoyed at the request OF the Home Secretary TO
inquiries whether the foreign Enlistment was
being respected in liverpool Beyond that he not
aware Of any system Of espionage by the police.
Mr. Clint denied the nsnuations made against him.
He had not in way assisted detectives. He believed
that the reports respecting employment Of the police
In tracking the supposed Confederate agents. from
the circumstance that private inquiry wis being made
by officers set 10 work by federal oncias in England
The london Herald, in speculang upon Gen. Hooker's
advance in Virginia. that the conflict, II decided
in favor OF the south, will go far to end the
Mr. Miner Gibson explained in the House OF Commons
that the application the Associated Press
bolls "fog trumpet At Cape Race rejected because
was not thought At to allow foreign company TO do IL.
The matter under consideration; but q gun was
\ thought to be the best signal we could have
| The American news by the Persia eagerly can
vassed to-day he lehl and generally regarded inde
| csive II had effect in London, but the effect In
Liverpool depression the and strengthen
| ing of the bresdstuns markets
II reported that Captain Bullock 10 leave Liver
pool the the Clyde 70 take another
rebel pirate ready for departure from that river
Tho London Army end Nary Gasate says that the
federal recently made In London raise loan
have not been successful.
Jamaica letters received in England by the West india
mall report that the TIN OF April seq fight took
place Pedro Bluff between large steamer strik
ngly like the pirate Alabama and three other vessels
Heavy firing heard at nine A. M, and the vessels
distinctly from the shore pouring brosdsides
into each other. The firing lasted until two P. n. No
| particulars known.
| General McC Ciellan' COnd net Of the War.
From the London Times, May Is
great sensation has created in America by Gen.
crsl McClcans evidence on the conduct Of The
This evidence, gwen before committee OF Congress,
Is exceedingly interesting, natural in all d bearings, and
tHirsicaiiy coasaent aNd probohe adkss demands
creds'ity, oppsals 10 No wonderful nyseious
springs Of action. and 0rs only TIE psoa reasonable
aud erdiorg explanations Of ercnts Il tells US, In
exactly what had concluded for ourselves, and
leaves with the belief that the federals have
been unsuccessful simply because the Coniedc-
rates were generally stronger had better know.
ledge OF the country and enjoyed the advantage OF deen
sive positions. Is remarkable that Mcclellan nowhere
expresses his boc that Richmond 10 be taken by
rush the var terminated in ninety days" That kind
of talk " left 10 others Mcclellan had enough
Complain OF the way IN which his proceedings
thwrted and OF the scant support which he received
from tho War Department but he d. not attribute
10 these the failure OF the campaign does he
do more th,n intimate opinion that tho operations
which he had himself suggested would Hpon the whole
have had greater chances than those which. In
deerencc to overriding authority. he Compelled TO
undertake I lNst
Whether a dlftrent strategy would have had differ
cut erect = n question which cannot answer. That
Me- lcan rather prudent than ap cnterprisng
general and thai he contot his oIeo by formdl rule
of par. my ~ redrig conceded Possibly little
Assh genius might nave snatched victory. ht u
might psig hoUs led 10 ferriit disdsfy than
those he encountered On the whole conclusion from
General NcCleans evidence that tho successful inva
sion Of virginia was mprsctis able from the first