The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-31
ITEMS FROM FOREIGN PAPERS.
Grnnt,s CnmnnIRn.

| From the London Ttnes, Augustl6.
On the whole, we think It likely that General
GIart viii not abandon the camp ign. Sdch n
confession OF failure would throw u blight ON his
uwn reputation, and would also injure Preside At
Lincoln himself in h electoral schemes There
is general feelingtba this campa g Il the gre &
trial of the war; that the capture of Richmond is
| tho test of the ability of the North 10 make any
| peru an, mt impression on the Southern States Ii
| III the fourth year OF tue war, he largest army
| ever assembled uDdey the Feder Il fl W. one of tho
largest and best appoint, that auy governm ut
| ever placed In the fld, retres bastcn after tre-
| utndous losses, the Norm may 10 expected co
| 'se heart in the g eat contest, aud pcrha iS, co
| turn with anger on It's 'ers. We believe there
| tore, that the campaign viii continue ulie,s be
| danger TO Washington ne 50 gre 1t as % demand
| ii return of the main body of Grants army.
Mr. Lindsay, N. p, on Peace.
Mr.. w S. Lindsay, NJ. p for Sunderland had
been addrt ssing his constituents, and spoke a.
length upon American affairs. He strongly ad-
yOca'ed peace, and emphatically denied that in
his advocacy of The cause of the South he mad
any personal interests TO serve. ....
Tbe '.h carr arxs' off Cher bours.
The Phaye de Ia MInchc states that tho Federal
corvette heGrsdTge made her appearance off the
port of Cherbourg on Friday, August II. Two
Of her boats were sent on shore-one to take on
board three of ber crew who had been wounded
naval hospital, and the Other to procure pro
visions. On their return board in che evening,
the corvette stood Out to sea under full steam.
THE "KEARsARGB SAILS FOR Nsw YORK.
r ON he Oorsr (EnOJ Express, AuguH lG.
The Federal cruiser KeGrSarge, which has been
stationed in this neighborhOOd for some time
past, Quilted the roads on ThurstaS evening last
for New York. The Rearsa,ge is relieved ~ t1a
iTOgtiO'S, a war vessel OF about the same tonnage
which arrived on Wednesday evening. On en-
teTiug the bay she ran up the EnSl sh ensign aui
saiuted-h comp ment which WAS returned by
salute of artillery from the CIstle batteries.
The con mand,r Of the roQuois afterwards paid a
complimentary visit 20 General UlICe the com
mandant of the garrison.
IHe PriVateers.
TsB "FLoRIDA" AND "ELBCTaIC SPARK" IN COM
PANY-CAPTURB OF SHIP FROM CALIPOKNGA
TO NEw YORK.
BY the Brazi mail we lie irn tina; on the 28th Of
July news was received az BAHIA that tn. R5bel
cfuzer FtoIfdd, in company with tue Es;t"ic
Spark, bad ju-t captured the Federal mer h Ilt-
All I,lfcaH Nicholas ID llaS. bound from q III
OrDla 70 New York, h wing SO 010 in specie N
OaId. anu an extremely valuable cargo. rhe
FtOyIdd took out the treasure aud Dortipus of her
Calgo and crew. The vessel and cargo, valued
at E20 OO0 were thea set fire To and de trnyed
The Florida was spoken on jay II, lIttJde
36 Is north, loBgltude 81 SO west, by vessel
which arrived 1T Liverpool
THR FLORIDA SPOKEN.
Inc snip GTeSfoa Tufdnl, AZ Liverpool, SAlleu
from Is mbay April 2 roporis:-July p, saw a
very suspicious cooking steam D eeYacd unuer
snii Shorty afterward 1t fell calm, wien ne
got up steam and ms alongside, AID very
Kindly offered 10 give n some late papers, con-
tainiI z The particulars OF tn deSJruC ion of the
Alabama. Size then wished us good p,s age,
ard ste6med AWAY ~ the Eastward. We saw
her III latitude 36 IL, longi ud 36 IL. She frOved
to ne tue Confederate steamer FtOrida, al Sol
NJ jolly
A sukPICIoUs LOOKING STEAMER IN THB SHAN
NON CLOTHING Iob THE REBEL AMY, ETC,
from ne Dullin Pre.nGH'S Journal AUgusflS
| A gniiceut and rapid saiii,g steamer, with
| ,hrue funnels, visited tn, Shannon On Suuriay
iast. She proceeded ~ the FO,nts island, where
| hbe lay az a, chUT un IL evening, when she sud
! uculy steamed westward DIS TarDt re- While
e archOr near FnylUs wa ke party land d
and made iHqnires a. ihe rdiiwIy station ablut
| u sp,c al trs'n for Limerick and trey appeared
| exceedingly cis4ppon ed When lacy 'Duti MT
proceed 10y rail to LimeriGk. II Is su Jposet that
| the vessel Is bucNa ie-rtiDner, aud was
| luuiOreO here thai lieut. -nlpt of the A ALBANIA
| WAS one of the par who nded 1t Z ,yne..
| 1t appears that the steamer nls nc ived tO cOl-
yey an immense supply 0f 0folothins to the COn-
| feoeIatvs.