The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-11-23
FIVE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Steamship Moravian.

Montreal Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Moravian, Capt. Alton, from Ltv
erpool 10th and Londonderry 18th arrived al
this port at ten O'Clock Tuesday morning. She
has made an excellent passage notwithstand
ing the heavy weather experienced during the
voyage. She brought IS cabin and 1874 steer
age passengers, and fair cargo.
We are indepted to the Purser Of the ship
Mr. Mcdonald, for files of papers.
The Damascus arrived at Liverpool 9th
City of Washington was off Liverpool 10th
The Saxonia arrived at Southampton 10th.
The forepart of Steamer Jura had keeled
over. The after part remained fast and up
right where she grounded.
The Times says: "Advices from New York
with regard to the mode in which the Wash
ington Government have received the news oil
the capture OF the Florida, are awaited with
great interest by the mercantile as well as the
political world. One reason for the impor-
lance attributed to it consists in the infer
ence, that II the affair be palliated or con-
doned by the Lincoln Government, it will
henceforth, entirely extinguish any power on
the part of the United States, to assail, by
privateers, the commerce of any nation with
which they may be at war, since the prece-
dent will establish claim to the right to
pursue and destroy every such vessel, what
ever may be the port in which she may seek
shelter or supplies.
The English journals publish the official
Brazilian correspondence relative to the
Florida.
The Morning Star denounces the seizure
and hopes the American Government will re-
pudiate it.
At the Inauguration of the Lord Mayor of
London, Palmerston made speech in which
he alluded to the American war, and express
ed the hope 1t would soon be settled by ami
cable arrangements.
FRANCE.
Rougemont de Lowenberg & Co, Bankers
at Paris: had suspended; liabilities from five to
six hundred Thousand pounds sterling.
DANo GERMAN QUESTION.
The final vote in the Danish Lower House.
on the treaty of peace, was taken on the 9th.
The Treaty was approved by IS to 81 votes.
All the deputies present from Schleswig and
the Enclaves coded by the treaty to Germany,
voted against the treaty. The bill was after
wards sent to the Upper House. 8 I'D
ITALY.
The debate on the Convention and the re-
moval Of the Capital was still progressing.
ton as a virtual renunciation of Rome; while
others regard it as leading to- Rome at no
distant period.
There had been great foods in Tuscany, and
considerable damage, particularly to railways.
At Florence there was great inundation
The streets were flooded, fields laid waste.
roads broken up and enormous damage done.
But few lives were lost ai lo9
SPAIN.
A
ken of.
AUSTRIA.
A new loan for twenty-five millions forms,
at five per cent, to be issued at 81 is an
nounced. .
Details of the Naval operations against ia
pan are published. The expedition was en-
tirely successful. HenceforWard there is to
be free passage to the inland sea, and all ships
passing through the straits of Simonosaki are
to be treated in the most friendly manner.
Forts, which to great extent were DESTROYED,
or rendered useless, are not to be repaired,
nor are any guns to be mounted on them,
and no new forts will be built. The Prince
OF Nagato is to defray the expenses of the
expedition and pay ransoms on account OF
the town OF Simonosaki having been spared
The total loss of the expedition was about
ninety killed and wounded of which sixty
five fell to the English.
LONDON MONEY MARKET.
The Bank of England, on the 18th, reduced
its rate of discount from 9 to per cent. In
open market money was abundant. Funds
continued upward. Consols buoyant and ad-
vanced one quarter on the 9th. The market
for American securities was very firm, and
there was much disposition to buy 20's on
the Sth. But on the 9th, on receipt of New
York advices to Nov LIST, reporting an ad-
vance in gold, small decline was established.
The market. however, closed firm at Al IA to
Al "a for 5-20's.
The Confederate loan rallied two per cent.
under the City of Washington's news.