Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04
RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, JULY so, 1864.
Foreign I,ens.

and from other papers ssuv paragraphs
relating to things across the wates
The United States Steamers now
auls.ng III N Eu. lsh Channel or there
abouts are the Niagara, of 4,5S2 tons,
CARRYING so guns; the Sacramento, Of
1867 ton, and 10 guns; and the Kear-
sarge, ~ 1851 and guns. The rebel
fleet no 'riug IN the anne neighborhood
or within haiuas distance is said to in
clude the Gen. Lee, whose capacity and
properties are not known, and corvette
which was lately seen in the straits of
Gibralter. There may be Others carry
ing the same flag, but they have not yet
been discovered However, it seems If
we are to credit report from Cher
bourg that our naval commanders and
the officers of the rebel feet have come
to an understanding to have another ma
val gagement-whether in the form
of q duel, like that of the Kearsarge and
Alabama, or a general fight between any
number of vessels either can bring for
ward, we are not informed. The time
of the engagement is rather indefinitely
stated to be within ten days Of the l4th
inst, which would make the event al
ready thing of history,
Mr.. Lindsay has withdrawn his mo-
ton for q recognition of the Confedera-
cy, and thereby destroyed in the germ,
doubtless fine crop of parliamentary
eloquence. But he has done so ia q way
which (if we are to believe the London
Morning Herald) will far more rebound
to his credit; and do far more for the
interests of the Confederacy than if he
had raised ten hours debate in the
House of Commons. Mr.. Lindsay, in
short, went directly to Cambridge House
to introduce to the Premier the "Hon
j. Mason" The interview was exceed
ingly satisfactory to all concerned
Lord Palmerston gave his visitors the
assurances that after Grant and Sherman
had been thoroughly beaten, then a mo-
ton for recognition would be quite ap-
wopos. This, Of course, settled the mat
ter, and Mr.. Lindsay and the Hon. j.
Mason" withdrew their motion and
themselves at the same time. Subse-
quently deputation headed by the
Marquis OF Clanricarde, approached the
Premier with n petition in favor of in,
tervention in the affairs of this country
The first minister avowed that while
the time for intervention had not yet
arrived, the time for Intervention might
yet arrive, and in that case, he should of
course, avail himself of the views of the
delegation. For the present, the iaunty
old joker invited them to ponder well
the philosophy of the couplet
''They who in quarrels interpose,
viii often wipe bloody nose"
The London Times comments lugu-
briously upon report from Frankfort
to the effect that Notwithstanding the
fearful rise in exchange in New York
and the corresponding fall in United
States stocks, in various European mar
kets, the small capitalists Of Central
Germany persist in investing in these
locks, and only at slightly reduced
rates. The report says:
Not only large sums brought from
New York, but even various parcels sold
out by bankers for small spectators,
could still be disposed of at an advance
of four per cent. on New York prices
AS soon as these sales were over, quo
tations recovered between one and two
per cent The eagerness of our public
ii is observed, to invest In American
funds after so many disappointments is
wonderful. In spite of the bad politi-
cal ami worse financial reports, every
reduction in the price brings new pur-
chasers, mostly small capitalists
The commentary of the London Times
on this aggrayating condition Of things,
is that the existing delusion among the
small German capitalists is due to the
efforts OF the German democratic press
"
EXEMPTION. Arthur" of the Boston
Journal, telegraphs from Washington to
that paper as follows:
"The Solicitor Of the War Department
has decided that the decisions of Gen
Sanford aud Provost Marshal General
Fry,in relation to the liability of the
hundred day men to draft, arc both
wrong, and that inasmuch as these
troops were called out not for any def.
mite time but for period not exceeding
hundred days, and might therefore be
discharged from service at any moment
prior to the date of the draft, the fact o.
their being in the service at any time
previous to the draft would not alone
exempt them from liability, and that thu
question of exemption would depend
upon the state Of facts existing at TIN
time of the draft. Any hundred da!
man actually in the service on the da.
his name is drawn from the box is, b,
law, entitled to exemption If he shall
claim such exemption. The Secretar.
of war has expressed his entire concur
renee in Mr.. Writings opinion, whicl
will hereafter govern the action of tn
War department in similar cases."