Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-29
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Federal position IA Virginia. Tue Daily NsWs hove
ever ses indications that the NorA Is tired OF toe
var synpRms thai |. 10 ether prepared 10 sue LOT
peace or recognize tho pfetensiOns OF me new iIAVe
UoniedsrAey. Tia mSs in its oily article, Pao shes
letter showing that the poor people OF England and
leland are making Investments ID q. y bonds Is does
net believe that these lnVe5lments amount to much as
in Holland and Germany.
Ia PArhAmsnt the proceedings were unimportant.
Lord P.lmsrstOn, Ia reply to an hqlTy, sid hs had
r-AsOn 10 believe that the Germans DAD not design AZ
tAeking CoPent Agen.
The papers are sl canVassrg and dSsecting the vote
tuslainng the Ministry. The ms Iriy Is VAS larger
than anticipated, and included several SO called
Conservatives.
Earl DsTOy has improved In health, and will doubt
oss be abo 70 resume his ssAt in Parliament This
slen.
A great ssusstOn has been oCcasiOnsd by the muir
der "a = fTsl-clsss railway Gar, Of Thomas bnsge,
ehief-oleTk OF ,Rs Banking House OF kooArs, Onrrs
%. Do vas upHardS OF 60 years Of Sge. The nar'
dr. vas psrpesrated about eaIk, IS no Was returning
acme, By some unknown persons oecnPyiog the same
COMPARTMENTS with him. his watch AID eye glass
were N aing tus his money was 10! touched No clue
% the muroeIsrs has besa discovered
4 o5xPsONIE PsOPOskD BETaEEN PRUSSIA AND DIN
The London S.ar is Informed, Oh reliable authority,
has Prince John, Oi 6uckAbOrg, was 10 propose d.
rect compromise Prussia, BY suggesting that Prussia
,hal take Hostein and that paIt VI ScnesWig Whloh
lfeaA
should be alozed 20 rslain and absorb the Northern
par Of S.klesWig Extraordinary Rs Il may seem, ne
are assured that Ins has actually bsen made La tie
presgnI state vi Affairs P,ussiA could hardly accepts IT,
rux s.oSxNIaro AT cHERBOUGa- OF TIE
| NIAGARA.
IoorsspondsuOs Of IAs London Daily asWI
l. has, believe, been alreaSy mentioned, hat az
sonn AZ lie Uned StaEIs Sacramento arrived
n the got Of OherDourg, tne Niagara, Federal figAts
which vas there the same Tuna Put QUE 20 sea Attsr
long eoniers ca between TIE gHO captains. Ia s now
ststed that the object or the hsgaras preciPate de
Sassure 20 lGGk cut for Confederate seaner-the
General Lee which has recently been seen on the Der
npdas sud Will &c 10 ttOcght, De found somewhere on
ths coast Of Euiops towards the latter end q this
month. Tee Les u said % he very tine vessel, well
masnsd and commanded.
rHH KEAHsAsI PRISONERS AT CaERB9URG-A NEW
CUSHION
Paris correspondence Of the Loodon News says
oueslca OF importance has arsen between the Captain
4 ths KsAEsags and tbs Naval authorities Of Uner-
| bOuTg.
Captain Wi0sloW sent wounded Confederate sailors,
ron, motives Of humanity, TO the Asrins Hospital II
C4e bourg. He claims tnas in his absence they 81 al
% sent As prisoners of war 70 the SAcrementO. Toe
authorities say that the moment that prisoner Of
var se foot upon the soil Of France he is, b. Ftnc
/ iaw $3.50 foeso free. -Four Cthcers Of the Alabama
Eho were Loere parole claim exemption from arrest
on the saGs grounas.
pEPAFcH IN YITIIE0 OUT BLOCKADE RuHHKR-HKR
/ GRKAT tPKED.
The Live pool Courier OF July II, sAys: short
lime aES ne ehrOnclsd the ,unen, en- the same cay
| OF the paddle steamers Owl and Bsb I'll tons e4cb
bull! Of steel foe light dsGugh and speed BY Jonee,
Q hESan o., Of S,lIon sheet, Liverpool. Tnis
"a the 2lsE vi June, snd the day the Owl
,aken ths hoatleg docks Of Lard Brothers 10
ceiVs her machinery. Toe boilers we're pus aboard
hat afternoon. engines, nOminAly $50 morse
has haan air mt IA Vcaaa
prepared for sea: On Thursday, l6 Gays from her
auchDK Shs proceeded on her trial trip, mAklug 10
miles par hour. She IL evidently intended foe block
aiding, and vii no douot from her great speed, prove
pFOhtsbs 10 her owners.
The Bas is being furnished with engines made by
JImss Wall Co, OF Birmingham.
OETKR OF A LOAN 10 Ma CHASE 81 HOLLAND.
The EdilbuIgl &c OtsmAn, of July 10th, sAys; ave
nave TeasOn % believe that iron 1aud Mr. chase has
osan offered loan Of $40 90 0OO, the castem durss
OF Ihe Fed raj Government 70 be played Tor the pay
msR. OF Ia interest. Il refused Is an insult"
TUEKIT.
The Porte indicates peaceful intentions by disbandlng
10000 militia
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN.
LOsOON, July lSsb.
Denmark agrees, Il Is asserted 20 q suspsnsioa Of
hos iltes pending peace neEoIAiODs.
Ths Nav DaGEH CAbnes represented as n favor
Of peace.
person named Spence, in letter to the London
7GasS, rCcoHmends a joint mediation fer by the
maritime iO,ees, 70 America Tor the settlement Of the
Var there