The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-17
Northern and Foreign News.

18th instant. We extract the following
summary of news from the Herald:
| A Raleigh despatch, Of Yesterday. an
nounces that Provisional Governor Holden
has received instructions from Secretary
Seward that he is 70 coistinvo - exercise
Executive functions in North Carolina
until specially relieved by President John
Governor was elected by the people Of that
State on last Thursday. 1t will be rcmcm-
bered that in the interview which the
North Carolina delegation had with the
President, on last Friday, he informed them
that Mr. Holden would be so instructed,
nors OF mississippi, South Carolina and
Florida. Thus it will be seen that the Pre-
sident is not disposed to allow the people
OF the States lately in rebellion to assume
unrestricted control of their affairs until.
by complying with the terms which he de-
mands, they demonstrate their LOYALTY to
the Government beyond doubt and give
security to keep the peace in future Their
Legislatures must ratifv the slavery prohi-
bltlon amendment to the national Consti-
tuition.
Some additional curiou. dcvelopments
Illustrative of England's self-styled neu-
trallty during our recent contest with the
rebels, have recently been made. and are
set forth in the despatch of one of our
Washington correspondents. A list, which
Is said to have been derived from rebel
sources, is given cf large number of
English firms who were engaged during
the four years of the war, in supplying the
lnsurrectionists with goods, mostly contra
band of war. and it is said that the British
Consul in Havana, Mr.. Crawford, acted as
an agent of the Jeff. Davis Confedcracv
and the blockadcrunners engaged in car
ryinS this merchandise into our Southern
ports. Soon after the commencement of
the rebellion, man named Henry HotZe,
OF Mobile, was sent out to Europe by the
rebel leaders to write up their cause iii
the English and French press. On the
way, HotZc stopped at Havana, and there,
1t is said, league was entered into by
him, the British Consul and another indi-
vidual, to do all they could for the rebels:
and it is believed that the Consul at least
was vigilant and faithful in his part of the
bargain.
The Canadians have new cause of dis
turbance and apprehension, III addition to
their alarm over the Fcnian movements.
IN the recent correspondence between our
Minister in London and Earl Russell re-
latlve to the dcpredations of the Anglo
| rebel DrivatccrS. The provincial journal.
and people are earnestly discussing the
prospects of our Government securing in
demnity by seizures Of British property III
this country and the consequent chances
of war between the United States and Eng
land. Some of them show how caS: it
1
ed, for an American army to march across
the frontier and seize the whole of Canada.
and believe there il more real danger of
such an occurrence than of Il formidable
Fenian invasion. The people, though. are
still fearful Of the latter affair, and are ut
OF patience with the Government, for not
at once placing strong military force on
the border, though they 1T the same time
shivcr over the prospect of the increased
taxes which this armament would involve.
Cabinet sessions TO devise means for meet
ing the Fenian raid have been held; but
they have NOT yet resulted IL making the
frontier briStle with bavOnets.
one OF our Washington dispatches states
that man sent to this country by the
British Government to act a spy on
fcnlan operations is now in that city.
it Is said that General Sicklcs will short
| ly supersede General Gilmore in command
i'll South Carolina. General Sicklcs left
Washington Yesterday for Richmond, Va.
Items of European news OF interest arc
contained in the letters OF our Paris and
Berlin correspondents. The managers of
the French Universal Exhibition. Which is
to open at Paris during the spring of Is :.
have consented, at the solicitation of our
Minister, to extend the time allowed for
| American exhibitors to send III their lists
, to the 3lst of January next, the 31st of last
month having been the limit at first fixed
upon. Preparations for the exposition
arc already going forward actively. The
cholera still fingered in Paris at the date
Of our advices. and was carrying off
number OF the Inhabitants, not continEg
its ravagos solely to the poor quarters, but
invading the homes of thc upper classes as
well. The authorities were taking great
pains to keep the public ignorant of the
extent 10 which ii prevailed Eminent
French physicians have recently stated
! that the medical profession is no better
acquainted with the nature of the disease
or the proper treatment OF it nov than it
vas years age. All the wire. necessary
materials. &c. for the completion Of the
Russo American telegraph Via Bchring
: Straits have been contracted for in Paris,
! and will shortly be shipped To this country.
IN Berlin, as we'll as Hamburg. Bremen
and other German cities, meetings. have
been held and arrangements made for the
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