The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-05
Foreign News.


incendiary.
Foreign News.
PORTLAND, March 1.-The steamer De-
marcus, from Liverpool with advices to
the 18th, arrived here this a. m.
1t is stated that the arrangements for the
departure Of Maximilian for Mexico are
now complete. Bourse firm.
The PrussianS were continuing operations
against Duppel. 1t is stated that they had
demanded the evacuation OF Uuppel, aad
that, too, Immediately.
A Copenhagen paper says the Danish
government has not received propositions
for an armistice.
LONDON, Feb. lo.-An attack on Duppel
minent, but no news of its commencement
has been received. 1t is said the place is
defended by 10000 Danes.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. lS.-Trade in Manches-
ter dull. Flour very dull. Wheat dull
and easier, red winter IS 4d0GSs cd. Corn
heavy and Cd lower; mixed .SSs Cd La 9s.-
Beef steady. Pork quiet and steady. Lard
dull and easier. Petroleum quiet and
steady.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-English and foreign
wheat and flour are quiet. Oats steady and
in fair demand. Sugar unchanged. Cot
fee quiet, supply light. Tea, a fair bust
ness.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 19.-Cotton-sales of
the week, 10000 bales; market irregular
and partially TO- ia lower, except Ameri-
can, which was unchanged and quiet,
Flour heavy and tending downwarls /;
wheat quiet and steady; corn duh and un-
changed. Provisions quiet and unchang
ed, except bacon which is easier.
COnsols closed on Friday at Oh.
The Bullion in the Bank of England has
increased ell 900
/. c. Shares l9l@ Is dis.
HALIFAX, March 3.-The r. NJ. steam
ship Canada, from Liverpool on the goth,
via Queenstown 2lst, has arrived
There was rumOr that France intends
to recognize the Southern Confederacy.
The Germans have entered Julian Porte.
Provisions were flat. Rents 66f Csc.
Consols closed at 800.
The English squadron in the Tagus has
been ordered to return to England.
Breadstutfs quiet and steady, except
Wheat, which is tirmcr. Provisions fiat.
The French policy seems to be setting in
for Denmark, and some of the journals
have letters of warning to Prussia.
The Germans were repulsed on the 18th
in general attack on the whole line of the
Danish possessions.
Rebel News.
BALTIMORE, March 2.-Richmond papers
from which IT appears that the torpedo boat
which sunk the HousatOnic must have been
lost. The Charleston papers of the 9th
speak of having only ascertained the cause
of the sinking Of the Housatonic from cap
tured Yankees. They had previously sup
posed the vessel had been lost in a storm.
and only learned the torpedo had been sue
cessful the Tuesday after the occurrence.
which, it will be remembered, was on the
18th. The torpedo boat was commanded
by Lieut.. Dixon of Mobile.
NEW YORK, March 1.-The Richmond
Examiner of the 9th. says an official dis
patch was received by the President from
Gen. Johnston yesterday. stating that the
enemy was skirmishing all along his line.
north east of Dalton.
It is not doubted that general advance
in Georgia is progressing.
The following news from rebel papers of
the 18TH to the 9th, has been received at
Nashville:
The Selma Reporter says Sherman was
on the Railroad, 80 miles east of Meridian
on the 18th. Polk had retreated across the,
river at Demopolis, to decoy Sherman
across, when he would offer battle. Sher-
man, with sudden and unexnected randi.
y mas moved against their weakest point.
eMisslsslppi is the very Egypt OF the Con
Indiana Sanitary Convention. 4,
INpIANAPoLIs, Mar. 1.-The State SAM.
tary convention which met hero 80 :.