The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-06-29
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Portland Daily Press.
ONE DAY
FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Hibernian off Cape Race.
CAPE RACE, N. F., June ~,

CAPE RACE, N. f., June ~,
Via Sackville June %.
The steamship Hibernian, from Liverpool
June 10Th and Londonderry June 9Th, for
Quebec, arrived of this Point at six O'Clock
this Monday morning.
The steamship Peruvian, from Quebec, ar
rived at Liverpool on the 14th.
The prisoners landed at Cherbourg by the
Alabama, were the crews of the ship Tycoon,
CO, destroyed by the Alabama, and the ship
Rockingham, previously reported.
The London Times publishes letter fro
Capt. Semmes, Of the Alabama, giving the
reasons why the Confederate cruisers burnt
their prizes, and his suggestions for q remedy.
The communication fills two and half col
umns of the Times.
Semmes says il was his intention to have
sent his prizes to be adjudicated upon at the
ports most convenient for the parties connect
ed with them, but this intention was frustrat-
ed by the British orders. lie asks, was it ex-
pected that would abandon the right of cap
ture altogether, and that would be guilty of
the child's play OF capturing the enerny's ships
with one hand and releasing them with the
other? Further, he inquiries what inconve-
nience to Great Baitain, for example, could
have possibly grown out of the tact OF a cap
tured vessel lying quietly in port in charge Of
a ship-keeper and prize agent, until she should
be condemned? Why could she not have
been sold under execution for debt? Semmes
takes credit to himself and officers for every
ship set on fire, so much as they sacrifice their
own dreams OF prize money to the good Of
the Confederate States.
The Times cditorially replied to Semmes
arguments, aud shows them to be falacious
and judicialy unsound.
The Conference, which was postponed from
the 18th to the 10Th, has been still further
postponed TO the 18Th.
The Morning Herald says these postpone
ments are designed 10 prevent the III effect
which a sitting without result would have up
on the public mind. They are principally
made in the interest of the English govern
ment, which is anxious to keep up longer hos
tllities, in the belle! that the Conference could
do something, and thus staye off disunion in
Parliament.
The Morning Post says 1t is felt that the
motive for these repeated delays is the under
standing that nothing yet can be accomplish
ed TO reconcile the two opponents. A few
days will bring resumption Of hostil,ies, and
the Post says there can be no doubt England,
as soon as the war begins again, will step for
ward in the defense OF Denmark.
The Daily Telegraph says the idea has been
preached that the frontier question should be
submitted to special arbitration.
1t Is reported that Earl Russell has made
overtures to France proposing forcible inter-
vention by England France IL the conference
fails. The reply was not so favorable as ex
pected.
The Paris Constitutional argues that Eng
land is comitted to assist Denmark II war is
resumed, but France is free to act as she thinks
fit.
The Danish bank OF Copenhagen calls on
the government, If war is resumed, without
assistance from England or Sweden to invoke
revolutionary aid, raise foreign legions and
accept Garibaldi's offer.
The Emperor Of Russia and King Of Prus-
sia were about to meet at Messenger. They
are to be accompanied respectively by Prince
Gortschakof and Count Rechberg and Hess
Vondermenk.
1t is conjectured that a political unerstand-
ing is aimed at.