The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-20
Foreign News.
NEW YORK, July l9.-The following
is the very latest by the steamer African,
at Halifax:
nv telegraph 10 Queenstown.)


NEW YORK, July l9.-The following
is the very latest by the steamer African,
at Halifax:
(By telegraph to Queenstown
+ Liverpool, July 9.-The steamship
slider, from New York, arrived at
Queenstown.
The reported seizure Of the Beatrice,
formerly the Rappahannock, is untrue.
The vessel is safely locked at Liver
pool.
Further correspondence between the
French and British ministers on the
cessation of the American war is pub
lished. Earl Russell says the opinion
Of the British government is that ships
belonging 10 the Confederate govern
mcut, and not lawfully transferred TO
other owners before the total cessation
Of hostiltics, may be- claimed a. public
property by the Federal government III
found i'm any British territory, and any
counter claim must be- decided i'm am
ordinary course of law by civil tribu-
mails.
In IA dispatch to the British minister
at Washington Earl Russell says the
cnemy's commissioned ships OF war
cannot, during the continuance Of the
war, be relieved from risk of capture
and contiscatiOn by any sale or trans
fer TO "a neutral.
The Persian Gulf cable is interrupted,
and tclcgraphic communication with
India stopped.
The Index, the Confederate organ Ina
London, has suspended publication.
PARIS, : P.N.-Bour>c firm; Rcntes
closed ut G1f. 1Jc.
HALIFAX, July l9.-Thc steamship
Africa, Captain Anderson, which left
Liverpool at @ "a. M, of the Sth. and
Queenstown ON the afternoon OF the OH
inst, arrived AT Halifax at 80 p. m,
to-day.
The steamship Scotia. from New
York, arrived OH Crook Haven. al lO
p. M, of the 9Th, and reached Liverpool
at 3 p. M, on the 9th.
The steamer Beatrice, late the Kappa
hammock, which lcfi Calais ON the "a for
Liverpool, put into southampton, and
is represented 10 have been seized al
the instance OF the American Minister.
\ United States war vessel had been
cruising ofithe WEIGH coast, with the
object, il was supposed, of Selling the
Cruiser on her way 10 Liverpool.
LNOTE.-Thc latest news Via Queens
town shows the report To beunfOWdcd.
EDS.
The Army and Navy Gazette saws:
Every day adds 10 the difficulty
of speedily adjusting the conflicting in
tercsts which the war i'm America be-
tween the North and South have let
loose, and of achieving a task which. /
whether it Dee of restoration or recon
,,ructiou, is one Of the greatest that
ever taxed the genius OF It's statesmen
or the resources of the nation.
The steamer Carolina, with the shore
end of the Atlantic cable, sailed from
London for Nalrntia on the 9Th, and the
steamer Hawk left on the eth 10 assist
i'm laying it.
ThcWarstcamers Terrible and SPHINX
had both sailed for Nalentia, and the
Great Eastern would leave the More
Tor the same place on the 18th. II was
expected the hect would leave Nalentia
July 18th, and arrive at Hearts Content
in the beginning OF August.
Messages are constantly sent through
the whole cable iu the most perfect
manner.
FRNNCE-The weekly return of the
Bank of France shows an increase of
cash i'm hand of upward of eight and
quarter millions OF frances. The hourse
was hat and lower on Friday. Reutes
G6f g2c.
EGYPr-A letter from Alexandria
July ~ furnishes details regarding the
cholera, Nc., IL says: The existence of
cholera is officially declared.
LIVERPOOL, = a. N.-COTTON-The
weekly cotton market report was sent
out boy the North American. The Man
chester market is tirmcr. but quiet.
BrcadsUiiS are dull with "a still de
cliniug tendency. Richardson, Spence
a Co, and Wakefield, Nash * co., re-
port Hour dull and tending downward.
Wheat flat al decline of lW3d; winter
red at -, Gd@ -. lodi; corn quiet and
easier: mixed at DIS. 6dd Is provis-
ions quiet and steady. Bigland, Al
hcuv a Co., and Gordon. Prince a co.,
report beef steady and the fine qualities
rather higher; pork very dull bacon
easier; lard firm at G7~MGg~ for Amcri-
cam; tallow dull and unchanged. SUI
gar houVant. Coffee steady Rice
steady. Brult, English & Co.. report
Petroleum quiet al Us. cd. for refined.
LOudou BrcadStutls tending
downward under favorable weather.
Petroleum quiet and steady. ConSols .
closed ON Friday at oOi a. g0li for mon
ey. Illinois Central shares at So sO -.
Erie shares at 294@53ii. j-2O's al 7l1f
az.
Latest ria QrccHsiowH.
LIVERPOOL, July Sth.-Thc cotton
sales to-day were 5000 bales. of W hich
/ 900 were To Spectators and exporters.
The market closed dull and unchanged.
BREAFSTUFFS-Dull.
DppNrrsroN-- Duipf mud efaplV
LABD-StcadY.
LONDON, 81 M.-COnsOls closed at 90
CWL. Illinois Central. 81; Erie, ga