, 1865-03-30

PORTLAND, March a9-The steamer Damascus,
from Liverpool 10th. and Londonderry 17th, has
The London 0acl fays " The Impression con-
veyeu hy Mr. Stewards dispatch that the PROPOSE.
tim for an alliance he >Ween North and South 1ot
9sss tss:Fn T'F originated with the o'a'so'ta'S'
The rebel cruiser Shenandoah bad arrived at
Melbourne but she Is thought to be 100 late t9 do
satterthwaite's circular of the 18th. evening".
easssa ss S5nd. esns o
p1e'y ~ t.e,i tappisd. The recent Shipment q
otd qse !s1i nos sn o
sleo declined one dol'ar from the highest point
1hc sa'es Of cotton fe. the Weex were 1900
eo1a ceaes al. ~ IN fasanss P[o9sioos 0s daail a
GREAT BE1rA1N.-Ihe orr, asecesh :heet, gives
gives the following, In regard to Mt Blatr's nls-
ernie Congress, Just arrived IN England. who re,
ceivcd the Information from sccEs'ary bsDtl tlmin
paS. Sfs coa
| miss1oners would be received at Washington to
open neeotiations On the following b3.,s; Al
sfdered d. open questions; IN nrmlstfco 10 be
granted, and league offensive and defensive to
ads 70 6ne esp.n She
non1oah has formally requested leave OF sir Chas;
Darling to land his prisoners, take In eoa1, and
Thc ,nnlirss,on ia nnder consideratIon OF the
Governor and Executive Council. Six vessels
| New York md Boston, hut American merchants
said they we're likely to be under the English or
ha Pa;;,smentnrv nsners abow that The French
| ,rd Eno11ah Gnrernmrnts have sent ldcutIcal in-
strret;s;,. r. the,r naval cnmmandsrs On the,
nea SrenI,y ef.rt tn ternrethe Sssc naYa
notfon ~ riycrs but not to use force without re-
ference to he home government. Merchant ves-
t., te's ssiIi,sIcnts slg "'D''
HG1SsrI March so-Tho steiner Asia. from
Liverpool istn, Queenstown 18th, haa arrived.
| The President's 1uaururnl WAS generally regard
FEne frsr s,rs President Lincoln i. about
| 10 recoenize Mex1co,
% The Asia's dates 50 a1c swo NO days iater than those
LONDON Ms, 7s.tsws P,ss,dsnt 5tcsons s
nn3nions " more cnmpietely Tim maYy verbose
p.1n,sttans "p.mSa1t wbieh hsye come rom lis prcde
rcs.ere. The Tuprs admits he has fuIal1:d the
duties which destiny tnposeo On h;m WIN dsm dn3
ncqs and conscienuonsneRs. but without unT ice!-
paiions q coming prosperity: als address ap,
Expectations OF the Northern people, md TO intl
mate TO them thai 1fesn e1efuons ana sessiGe N'''
o. heeffsf1ry 'Gs onnannned t@S ~ Ste11inp RSbs
| ~ ..'9. ~ 1orInn - .,,th 1i.h+littas ~ Hnnn'
etaS n etnr,,nc nm IT Bnrstai 4 CO. .of Hull and
Bombay, With lfibitit,es Of from ea00 tD0 to f30.
col sterling Thesc failures are taid to have beer
chiefly caused by losses in blockade runa,nk a
rebel ports. Similar ru1no1s arc aaoat as 10 othel
1ru,s
8. Leyie. merchant, o. London, has suspended
drafte ft,r l,rre amornts by the Confederate Gov
ernment st Rjchmoud on thcir tn.ncla1 agents a
Iiyrrnool. Fraxer, Trenholm & Co.. were, afte
days delay, refused accepmnce and allowed to b
protested. One draft atone Is for e27,ooo. Th'
alleged cause ls Want oi anstcSs Az a. II ~
maj me qsa1Le aie oo+ eApeeSSe ~ AZ VIA ~
H. Rs-tar,o,, n- croro,v nara nntfee that n
.bn,1J T. ~ az esri1 ~ Sav ~ wwhnt .tena Govern
ns~t hsd +aken n nrotecf The nropertT of BrftIs
suhiects in Tie Confederate States prior to th
closing Of the war.
; The weekly returns OF Tue lIank OF France shos
| m lncreaee Of cash on hand OF over l4,ooo'Nl
. | france.
| AIIircd IRON san F1anc'sso' eeo' o'a' oofoe''