The Portland daily press., 1865-05-08
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The Asia reached Liverpool on the 23d and
City OF Dublin on the oath. as
The steamship Nova Scotian, from Portland,
arrived off Londonderry on the 10Th.
GREAT BRITAIN.
In the House of Commons on Monday the
vote OF 3212 800 for the administration of the
| army, was agreed to.
/ The Times saws the end has come at last.
| and the great American war is virtually closed
BY Lees surrender of the Virginian army
The tone of the correspondence between Gen.
| Grant and Lee is honorable to both. and the
| conditions were such as it was no disgrace for
an overmatched army to accept. Not even
Napoleon's grand army could count series
Of more brilliant victories than the army Of
| Virginia. They were victorious until victory
| was no longer to be achieved by human valor.
and then they fell with honor. Two years ago
Lee might have escaped to Lynchburg, but
now the Federal Generals move with as much
rapidity and attack with as great impetuosity
as Napoleon's Marshals. The Federal army Is
entitled to rank among those Of the very first
military nations. All attempts to establish
Southern Confederacy must be abandoned. 20
The Times of Tuesday says With the de-
feat OF the Southerners the gravest difficulties
or the Federal government set in. After The
restoration of Federal authority and reduction
OF the South to obedience, an overwhelming
prospect will open before President Lincolnsa
| administration. sis0 a q .i'sA'f-4t4
Much lies between the conquest of the South
and restoration of the Union in the face of DO
litical problems of unexampled difficulties
to be confronted, such questions as the regen-
Grafton of the currency reform of the tariff and
management of the national debt.
The Canadian deputation had proceeded to
London.
Notwithstanding the strong sympathy felt
for the South at Liverpool the intelligence
OF Less surrender was received with great
satisfaction, causing increased confidence in
commercial circles.
The London Times, in its leader on Mon
day, also says the fall of hicIlmond has been
followed by military disasters from which it is
impossible that the South can recover. Y
The Times says there seems to be on the
part Of President Lincoln desire TO concili- 4
ate the vanquished citizens under the guidance
OF Secretary Seward, who has distinguished
himself in the Cabinet by moderate counsels.
and whose life will, we trust, be spared at this
crisis to the Union. He may by gentle meas
ures restore tranquility, and perhaps, before his
term of Office expires, calm in some degree
the animosities which have been raised by
three years of war. ..s =. ).
The Daily News Of Monday, after compli-
menting Lee for surrendering alludes to Mr.
Lincoln's notification to foreign nations to
withdraw the regulations to which Federal
vessels Of war were subjected in their ports.
and says: His notice will not effect us, as with
our harbors at Halifax and in the West Indies
we have no occasion to enter, much less remain
in the ports of the United States This. there
fore, is probably directed against the nations
whose constantly impending threat Of the rec /
ognition of the South has during the war SO
added TO the difficulties and perplexities of the
North; yet it will be right in the American
government to remember that while it will it.
self recognize the Conlederates as beIligerents,
It must allow. foreign nations to act toward
both sides on the same footing When the re-
beilion is SO far crushed that the remaining
armies are dispersed, the remaining cities oc-
cupied, and those who still resist are shot or
hung as rebels, the North may claim from 9TH
er nations an acknowledgement that the state
Of war has ceased. That time we hope and
think Is near, but until 1t comes, we cannot
help following the Federal example and recog-
nize the Confederates as belligerents. go
One thousand pine hundred and ninety
three miles Of the Atlantic cable is completed,
and l4OO miles is already on board the Great
Eastern. 80 -.
Count Walewaski has been appointed Pres
ident Of the Corps Legislatif. ~ 's1sa
isy The American Ambassador had been recefv-
ed by the Emperor and Empress. iioeaa
The Emperor leaves Paris on the 10th for
Algiers.a He will stop at Lyons on returning
to France. The Emperor will. visit Ajacco.T
The Secretary Of the Russion Legation has
been assassinated in Paris by Russian. +
The Mexican Ambassy will be officially re-
ceiyed BY the Pope shortly. 81 ab Hss ~
The Coseanwitch of Russia died at Nice
on Sunday. The Gear, Princess Dagman and
the Queen of Denmark were with him.
BELGIUM.
A meeting has been held at Brussels, fol-
lowed by a great demonstration in honor of
the late Federal victories. An immense pro-
cession repaired to the American Consul's res
sidence. The Consul received the deputatien
and made congratulatory speech. Asere-
made followed.
King Leopold has been seriously i'll.
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ad Earl Lefton had arrived at Lisbon with an
English squadron for the purpose of investing
the King with the order of the garter .zsegs
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Vegezxi has offered to the Pope to admit
Bishops in the ancient Pontifcial States, and
has requested the Pope to recognize the King
Of Italy'sright TO appoint Bishops to other parts
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80 The steamship Hibernian, from Liverpool
the 9th, via Londonderry the 18th ult., passed
here at 2.30 p. M. to- day, enroute for Quebec
bringing two days later intelligence. She has
IS cabin and 426 steerage passengers. All
well. Saw no field ice. 1903 4 Y
The steamship Teutonia, from New York,
arrived out on the 18th ult
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last night Earl Russell, and in the House of
Commons Sir George Gray, on behalf of Lord
Palmerston. gave notice that they would, on
May !, move an address to the queen express
ing sorrow and indignation at the assassna-
ton Of President Lincoln, and praying her
majesty that expression of feeling to the
American Government. Two great meetings
were held in Liverpool, and after appropriate
| speeches, resolutions were unanimously adop-
ted expressing horror and sorrow at the assas-
sination. The commercial body OF London
assembled and adopted similar resolutions.
Likewise, official bodies in various towns and
] The Americans in London assembled at
1 Grosvenor Hotel on the invitation of Mr..
| Fernando Wood; but the meeting adjourned
to May LIST, when Mr.. Adams will preside at a
mass meeting of Americans in st. James Hall.
! The Italian Chamber of Deputies adopted
an address expressing grief at President Lin
| coins assassination. The Chamber was draped
| in mourning in respect to his memory ~ .g9ia
Paris letters say that news of the assassina-
ton caused most profound and universal
regret and indignation throughout that city.
Mr.. Mason, in a letter to the Index, rep1di-
ates the crime in behalf Of the Confederate
States. q g4asaI egsf Iao eda IS 1ogs8aeas &
Mr.. Gladstone has made a financial state-
ment In the House Of Commons on the SUR
plus in the budget Of nearly e4000,O00 sterl-
ing. He proposes to take 2 per cent. off the
income tax; Cd. off the tea duty; and to re-
duce the nre-insurance duty to Is. 3d.; and
other minor changes. The papers generally
approve the change. IS. a 5otlos fs aoizs