Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-16
Foreign News.


PORTLAND, ME-, Feb. l5.-The steam
ship Nova Scotian, from Liverpool on the
I'd, and Greencastle on the Sd, arrived
here this evening.
The news brought by the Nova SEQ
al successes and the reiterated peace
rumors have exercised material infu-
ence on the English markets for Ameri,
can securities and produce.
a money circular says: We have to re-
port very active and excited market
for American securities, owing to the rap
Id decline of gold in New York.
The London Times, in its city article,
publishes lengthy opinion of VIM. N.
Evans, OF New York, as to the power of
English creditors to recover debts in Fed.
eral courts on specie basis. The opinion
winds up as follows:
Foreign TRANSACTIONS are necessarily
made and expressed in foreign currencies.
To permit their discharge BY an euuiya.
lent In American currency would be intro.
duclng monstrous inequality, to the preju.
dtce OF foreign creditors, which might
justly give offence. Indeed, our courts
would be practically closed agsinst the
enforcement of foreign debts, and of conse-
queuce commercial credits, without which
foreign commerce cannot be carried on,
will fall.
FRAxcE.-The Morning POSTS city ar
ticle says the last advice from Mexico is all
about the rumOred Oession of Sonora to
France as guatantee for the French Mex
lean debt; preliminary treaty to this effect
was, It is reported, concluded the latter
end of November. The Mexican govern
ment however, is to keep the sovereignty
of Sonora.
The immediate occupation of Sonora by
the French troops is also mentioned, a
portion OF the same having, it is said, lett
Accapnlco for that destination.
Tue Vienna papers publish an analyst
OF the Prussiau reply to the last note of
austria on the question of the duchies.-
Prussia will wait the opinion ofthe legal ad-
wiser OF the crown before coming to a decis-
ION concerning the interests of these couu
tries and the succession question. Great
stress is laid on the wish of Prussia to
come to an understanding with Austria
without which, the Prussian Government
could arrive at no solution. Prussia has
as important private interests on her from
tier as Austria. has on hers. Before these
interests are settled, Prussia cannot enter
into any discussion on the succession cues.
ton.
The following summary of news was
sent out by the City of Dublin, which left
Liverpool on the lst via New York:
The capture of Fort Fisher added mate.
rally to the prevalent depression among
the Southern sympsthlzes, while the friends
of the North were correspoudiugly elated
Federal securities improved Z aud per
cent, while there was corresponding fall
in the Confederate loan.
The reiterated peace rumors caused a
further decline in the cotton markets, but
there was better feeling in Liverpool at
the close.
1t is generally supposed that the fall OF
Ft. Fishera nd the close of Wilmington to
blockade runners, would deprive the South
of foreign supplies.
The Times says the policy of the Fede-
rails is to isolate the rebels as q first me-
cessity for the successful termination of
the war.
Minister Adams had very long inter-
view with Earl Russell on the 2sth uIt.,
and this fact at the present juncture at:
tracts comment.
The stormy weather continued around
the English coast, aud caused many addi.
tioual wrecks.
The announcement of the death of N.
ThouVenal was an error. 1t was relative
of his.