Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-30
Foreign News.

PORTLAND, March 29,-The steamer Ds
mascus from Liverpool the 18th, and Lon,
dondeFry of the ITth, arrived this morning
with one days lister news:
The London Owl says:
The impression conveyed by Stewards
dispatch that the proposition for an ALI
ance between the North. and South, for q
foreign war, originated with the confede-
rates Is false.
The rebel cruiser Shausndosh arrived at
Melbourne, bat she is thought to be too late
to do much mischief. There was scarcely
an American shin trading thera
A circular of the 18th says:
The news from America of the new loan
OF six hundred millions has caused the 90
bonds to decline from 55 to 524. The con.
tinental markets appear to be fullr ann.
piled, and the recent shipment of bonds
have not found ready buyers even at re-
duced quotations.
Cotton advanced Hold.
GREAT BRITAE.-TheU owl, secesh sheet,
gives the following in regard TO the Blair
mission, on the authority of member of
the Confederate Congress Just arrived in
England, who received the information from
Secretary Benjamin
The object of the mission was to assure
President Davis that his commissioners
would be received at Washington to open
negotiations on the following basis:
All questions in despute to be left unde.
cided and considered as open questions.
An armistice to be granted aud q league
offensive and defensive to be made to drive
the French out of Mexico
AsE6oUrne, Jan. 26.-The Captain of the
Shenandoah has formally requested leave
of Sir Charles Darling to land his prison.
ara TAXA in cOal and
he promised to observe neutrality and get
to sea again as quickly as possible. The
subject is under consideration by the Gov.
ernor and Executive Council. Six vessels
were due there in the course of a few
weeks from New York aud Boston, but
American merchants said they were likely
to be under English or Dutch colors.
The parliamentary paper shows that the
Ereuch and English governments have sent
instructions TO their naval commanders on
the South American stations, requiring
them to use every friendly effort to secure
the free navigation of rivers, but not to use
force without reference to their govern
ments. Merchants are warned against car
rying munitions Of war to the belligerents.
ADDITIONAL BY FHs STEAMER ASIA.
The Asia's news is dated two days later
than that by the Damascus.
The London Times reviews President
Ltncoln's inaugural, and says it reveals his
disposition and opinions more completely
than the many verbose compositions which
have proceeded from his addresses. The
Times admits he has fulfilled the duties
which destiny imposed on him with firm.
ness and couscientiousness, and without
any feeling of exhileration at success or
sanguine anticipatious of coming prosper.
ity His address appears to be intended to
repress the more sanguine expectations of
the northern hope, and to intimate to them
that fresh exertions and service will be ne.
cessary for the attainment of this object.
The failure is announced of Thomas
Sterling Bigler, merchant in London, with
Liabilities of about $500 Also of
Thurstall l. Co., of Hull and Bombay, with
liabilities of from G200 900 to 5000 600.
These failures are said to have been chiefly
caused by losses in blockade running at
rebel ports. Similar rumors were afioat as
70 other hrms. D. g. Lewis, merchant OF
London, has suspended.
= DFatta Tor large ananuats by the confado-
rate government at Richmond, on the man
cisl agents at Liverpool, Frazer, Trenholm
4 Co., were after u days delay refused ac
cePtance aud allowed to be protested. One
draft alone is for SGT 600.
In Parliament, Gregory gave notice that
he should, on an early day, take what steps
government had taken to protect the prop.
erty of British subjects in the confederate
States prior to the closing of the war.
The weekly returns of the bank of France
shows an increase of cash on hand of over
Il, 1000, 600 francs.
LoSDoN MONEY MARKET.-Fuuds frmer,
and drain for discount.
The ROFoello Fro,,
February 9TH.
CoTFoN-Firm, with an advance of from
to of cent per pound.