The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-19
THREE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Steamship Persia.


New YORK, May lS
The steamship Persia, from Liverpool 7th,
via Queenstown Sth, has arrived
The Asia arrived at Queenstown on the Sth.
MIR. Forster gave notice in the House OF
Commons that on the 18th Mr.. Il. Barring
would call attention to the fact that an armed
steamer is now in Liverpool which, having
been originally equipped and manned from
British ports, has preyed upon the commerce
OF friendly nation, and has never been in a
port of the beligerents under whose flag she
sails, and will ask the Premier whether he
thinks the admission of such vessels TO Brit
ish harbor is consistent with international OBJ
legations, professions of neutrality and the
preservation of British interests.
Mr.. Layard, in reply TO an inquiry, said the
case of the bark Science, seized at Matamo-
ras, was proceeding regularly before Federal
prize court
Mr.. Lindsey gave notice that on the Sd of
June he would call attention to the American
war.
Lord Palmerston continued unable TO at
tend to his parliamentary duties, but was pro-
crossing favorably.
1t is announced that Garibaldi would de-
cline the subscriptions to purchase him an es-
tate. The money is to be returned.
The conference is generally regarded as
uopcieso, anu otOou 10 May Jln.
The Times and Daily News both argue that
the conference is unlikely to accomplish any
thing, and may as well be abandoned, as Den
mark refuses the armistice on condition that
she raises the blockade.
The Daily News severally denounces as ILL
timed the court, &c, which Prince Alfred was
receiving at the Austrian Court and Baron
Won Buest at Osborne.
The British frigate Aurora, ACCOMPANIED
by the steamer Black Eagle, has gone to the
North Sea to watch the Austrian squadron
1t is asserted that the whole British channel
squadron will follow If the Austrians attemp;
to enter in the Baltic.
The Channel squadron still remains near
Deal.
A Berlin paper says the Germans will agree
TO an armsice on condition that Denmark
raises the blockade and gives up Alsen. They
have evacuated Jutland, the war contribution
having been paid.
The Morning Post, in threatening terms,
tells the Germans that the arms Of England
bars the passage to the Baltic, and her iron
clads are ready to save Copenhagen and the
islands. 1t shows that England can act with
out France.
II is said that Austria has given assurance
that her squadron only intended TO prevent
the blockade of The Elbe and the West
The Star asserts that the majority of the
Cabinet are in favor of war policy, but the
attempt TO enforce that policy will split the
Cabinet.
War movements are unimportant
1t Is asserted that the Austrians intend
crossing the Tuner.
The Bank Of France has raised its rate of
discount TO seven per cent, and the Bank of
Italy to eight per cent
There had been threatening disturbances at
Athens.
There had been strong concentration of
Russian troops on the Danuale.
--latest by Telegraph via oueenstownl
Liverpool, Nay 7th, erening.-Final judg-
ment was given at Edinburg on the 9Th inst.
in the case of the rebel gunboat Pampero, on
the terms of compromise already agreed upon
aud published. The conviction is nominal
and without penalty.
Paris dispatches of to-day give favorable ac-
counts of the Tunis insurrection. The tribes
were becoming satisfied with the concessions
and were giving in their submission
Irtusk, Liberia, Nay $50 A. MO
Cyrus w. Field, on board r. NJ. S. Persia -
THE working of the Liberian telegraph line
is now completely organized. The extension
from here to the China frontier, 470 miles, is
In spite OF all'dfiiculties proceeding quickly,
and the line is expected to be opened by the
end of this year.
(Signed) SCHUTz WILSON,
This message was received at the Electric
Telegraph Co.'s Office at Queenstown at 1910
sth May, 1864. The distance from Irtusk to
Queenstown is over $500 miles.
The Bogus ProcIamation-Re,ea for the
Detection of the Author-Sei-ure of Teie-
graph and Newspaper offices.
New YORK, May Is.
AT an early hour on Wednesday morning, a
fraudulent proclamation, signed by the Presi-
dent, was delivered in manuscript to each of
the editors of the morning papers in this CITY,
BY direction OF the Executive Committee of
the Associated Press, and with the approval
of the publishers of the Journal OF Commerce.
Tribune, Express, World, Times, and Herald,
the Association will pay a reward of 81 coo
for such evidence as may lead to the conyic-
ton of the author Of the above named fraud
ulent document.
(Signed) ID. Ii. CRAIG,
General Agent Associated Press.
The offices of the Independent Telegraph
in New York and elsewhere south. are under
seizure by the Provost guard, as are also the
offices of the New York World and Journal
OF Commerce.
The World and journal of Commerce unite
in offering an additional reward to that oner-
ed by the Associated Press, of $500 for the
author of the hoax practiced on them.
The office Of the Inland Telegraph Co., at
Pittsburg, Pa, was seized this afternoon and
its employees put under arrest.
The second edition of the World says -
THE World, in common with the Journal of
Commerce and all the city morning papers,
was made the victims of malicious hoax by
some scoundrel who initiated the manifold
copy of the Associated Press and sent around
the extraordinary proclamation which appear
ed this morning.
The Herald printed the bogus proclamation
in large edition, but fortunately discovered
it in time to suppress it in its regular edition.