The Portland daily press., 1865-02-10

'''' 81 SEVEN DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE
Arrival of the Steamship Australasian.

.sas v 81 sei New York. Feb. 9.
The steamship Australisian from Liverpool
70, and Queenstown 10Th, arrived 10 o'clock
tonight. $40 -s''a . a.i-A
The news is very meagre.
No American news had reached England
for week, and the papers are consequently
unusually silent on American affairs. ens
The Etna's advices were being received
when the Australasian left Liverpool.
The Times publishes q letter from London
merchant recently from Savannah, in which
he says blockade running is about played out,
and what remains will soon be confined to the
Confederate government. He places the cot
tou captured in Savannah at a low figure.
Ae Political demonstrations were taking place
at Turin, but no disturbances had occurred.
In the Spanish Senate Marshal O'Donnel said
the evacuation of San Domingo was an ac-
complished fact. He would have guaranteed
to put down therebellion in three months, and
was still ready to do SO ifthe Queen wished
| it. Il 1 gs saw iaa.|fA
The Calcutta mails of Dec %, and Hong
Kong, Dec. II tn, had been received. Their
news was generally anticipated. sa-a e'ssl
The City of London sailed on the 25th nit,
for New York, and the ST. David on the 10Th
for Portland. q S,oa f.. y e 81, I'D 49,. IA
The case Of Capt Corbett, of the Shenan-
| doah had been removed for trial to the Court
/ VI XNSSA 0SAS@At e-Ai1 eAV onASu1AS VI 1esiA
| doubled. l.Fasqs 7.se
Frederick Pee, under Secretary of the Treas
ury, has addressed his constituents in favor of
non-intervention as highlands policy in
| America. n II . n. 3 49, s4s.t m
A Paraguay correspondent says the Ameri-
can representative, Mr.. Washburn, had com
municated to the President dispatch from
| Mr.. Seward, praising the attitude of Para
| quay, and condemuing the ambitious conduct
OF Brazil, which is likely to kindle war through
all these countries, and is a menace to Para
quay. -
The Bank Of England on the 26th, reduced
| its rate of discount from s 1-2 to per cent.
The returns OF the bank show an increase in
its bullion Of el48,9 SS.
Latest via Queenstown. ~
London, Jan, 28-Professof Goodwin Smith
in letter to the Daily News, thinks that now
for the first time we may discern glimmer-
ing of the dawn of peace in America. He
argues that as soon as slavery is virtually
crushed, it is conceded on both sides, that no
question remains but that of State rights, and
the possibility of peace is based on reason
able recognition of those rights.
Liner pool, Jan. 2S-The rumors of peace
negotiations from Richmond, received TO- day
per the steamship Etna, created much talk in
Liverpool, and exerted very depressing effect
on the cotton market .'.. s7.4f
Message of JEFF. Davis to the Rebel Congress
on the Report Of the Peace Commissioners
Report Of the Commissioners. sse 4,
sssa, WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
The Richmond Wing of the It'll says the fol-
lowing documents We're laid before Congress
this morning:
10 the Senate dnd House Of Representatives
of the Confederdte States of AqnericG:s
Having recently received written notifica-
ton which satisfied me that the President of
the United States was disposed to confer in
formally with unofficial agents, that might
be sent by me with view to the restoration
of peace, / requested Hon. Alex. III. Stephens.
Hon. R. M. I. Hunter and Hon. John A.
Campbell to proceed through our lines to hold
conference with Mr.. Lincoln or such persons
as he might depute to represent him. Il here
with submit for the information of Congress
the report ofssthe eminent, citizens above
named, showing that the enemy refuse to en-
ter into negotiations with the Confederate
States, or any one of them separately, or TO 1
give our people any other terms or guarantees 1
than those which conqueror may grant, or to
permit us TO nave peace on any other basis
than our unconditional submission to their
rule, coupled with the acceptance of their re-
cent legislation, including an amendment to
the Constitution for the emancipation of ne
gro slaves, and with the right on the mart If
the Federal Congress to legislate on the sub.
ject of the relation between the white and
black population of such State. Such ia. as i
understand, the effect of the amendment to
the Constitution, which has been adopted by
the Congress Of the United States. s.'a
"a (Signed) JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, FEB. $40 the President of the
Confederate States 4 q i9ilsi y $3.50 a
Sir,-Under your letter and appointment of
the 18th, We proceeded to seek an informal
conference with Abraham Lincoln. President i
of the United States, upon the subject men
toned in your letter. The conference was
granted and took place on the Both on board
a steamer anchored in Hampton Roads, where
we met President Lincoln and Hon. Mr.. Sew
ard, Secretary Of State of the United States
1t continued for several hours, and was both
full and explicit. We learned from them that
the message of President Lincoln to the Com
gress of the United States in Dec. last explains
clearly and distinctly his sentiments as to the i
terms, conditions and method of proceeding
by which peace can be secured to the people.
and we were not informed that they would be
modified or altered to obtain that end, We
understood from MIN that no terms or propos-
Z ais OF any treaty or agreement looking to any
settlement would be entertained by him with
the authorities Of the Confederate States be- |
cause thai y ssonld be recognition of their ex-
istence as a separate power which, under no
: circumstances would be done, and for like rea-
sons that no such terms would be entertained
by him from States separately; that no ex-l
tended truce or armstice, as at present advised,
would be granted or allowed without satisfac-
tory assurances in advance of complete res
toration of the authority of the Constitution 4
and laws of the United States over all places
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