Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-16


PoRrIAsp. February 18th = The steamer
North American. from Liverpool on the 81, sud
Queenstown on the Sd, arrived here this evening
With the following news:
The news brought out by the Nova ScotiaD
of continued federal successes. coupled with re
itefated peace rumors. exercised material in
fuence on the Engish markets for American se-
curilies aud produce
The London Times CITY article publshe, a
lengthy opinion of Vim u Eronz, of New York
on the power Of Eoglish creditors 10 recover
debts in federal courts on specie bAsi, The
opinion winds up "a follows:
Foreign uanssc ions are necessarily made ami
expressed in foreign curreacies. To permit their
discharge by an equivalent in uerican currency
would be Introducing nonstrous inequality TO
the prejudice of foreign creditors: indeed our
courts would thus be practically closed against
the enforcement of foreign debts, and OF a con.
sequence the ruin OF foreign commercial credit,
without which foreign commerce cannot he ear
ried on
Fa.xcE The Morning Posts city article
says the latest sdyices from Mexico slluie 10
runored cession Of Sonora 10 France IS a guar
antee for the French Mexican debt. Drelimi
nary treaty To this effect was il is reported con
Guided at the latter end OF November
The Mexican government 10 20 keep IN. sov
ereigHiy OF Sonora.
The immediate occupation of Sonora by
French troops i mentioned, portion of the
same having left Acapulco for that destination
The Venus papers publish an analysis of the
PTussian reply 20 the last note of Austria on the
question of the duch..es. Prussia will wait the
opinion OF legal advisers OF the crown before
coming To decision concerning the Interests of
these countries and the succession question
Prussia has importance private interests on her
northern frontiers. - Ausuia has on hers Be
lore these Interests are settled Prussia eau en-
ter into discussion Oh the succession question
II il said that the deliberations of the cabine,
on the Sches~ig Holstein question will in a verv
short time have 80 Tar advanced So 10 render
possible precise statement OF the indispensable
conditions and stipulations, the .ulilmen, Of
which Prussia will see guaranteed before further
steps can be taken
A dispatch from Constanituople announces the
opening OF ,elegrspbic communication between
Bagdsd aud lndiA. The first message was sent
from the governor of Bagdad TO the governor oil
Bombay on the 29,h OF January
The following summary of news was sent out
BY the steamer CITY OF Dublin which left Liver
pool on toe LIST:
The capture OF Fort Fisher added materially
TO the prevalent depression among southern sym
pathizers while the friends of the north were cor
resoondngly eated
Federal securities improved lll56l2; per
cent, shile vas corresponding fall in the con
federa;e loar.
he reiterated peace rumors caused further
decline ia the Liverpool and Manchester cotton
markets. but there was better feeling in Liver
pool at the close:
IL was generally supposed that the fall OF Fort
Fisher closed Wilmington TO blockade runners.
and deprived the south Of foreign supplies
The Times saws the policy of the north is evi
H.. 81. II. - =
the termination of the var.
Minister Adams had long interview with
Earl Russell on the 2ssh ult. and this fact 3,
the present juncure attracts comment.
Stormy weather continued around the Eng
Iish coast and caused many wrecks
The announcement o. the death Mr. Thorn
we'll ess Al error, il was relative of his