The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18
Foreign News.

Consols closed on Friday at $50 for mo.
The bullion in the Bank Of England has
increased &2Ol, 900.
American stocks, quoted Friday-u. 8.
5-2Os 5lt@524; Illinois Central shares 5la
i@529; Erie shares "a.
4 The Australia's news had not transpired
at the date of our last telegram from Liv-
erpool. $500
HAn1FAx, Mach 16.-The Africa from
Liverpool 4th. has arrived.
Liverpool, Saturday Evening, March 4th.
Cotton fiat and declined Id p h since the
iAustralia's news Of the fall OF Charleston.
Breadstuffs dull. Provisions inactive.
London, March 4th.-vConsols closed at
sss @s9 for money, q. s. 500 53A@54! Il;
Erie 34d 135A Ill. Central 52a@53!.
q Butter declined 2s@5s; Pork declined Is
@2s Sd. Manchester cotton goods de-
clined l@2d. 70 s..
i The Times says the fall of Charleston is
a victory which will recOmpense the Fed
erals for many labors. It believes that the
South is now virtually shut up from All the
wosld. sr 49,
I The Morning Post says Sherman's re-
cent movements have placed him in the
foremost rank Of military generals.
: The Daily Neaes says there IS some pros
poet OF shipments ct gold being made TO
New orkowing to the hatteriess Of ex-
change. us 49, 4,
Ex-senator Foote has issued an address
at London to Tennesseeans, explaining his
Gfisconection with the rebel government, in
which he .repudiates and denoInces it.
f Latest per Africa.
Thenews by the AustI2lasiah Of the fall
of Charleston caused much sensation. Its
immediate effect was the advance of 2 per
cent. in U. s. bonds and the Confederate
loan declined per cent.
81 40
cess at Charleston can hardly be exagger-
ated The moral effects cannot but be most
powerful on the conduct OF the war. It is
seen that the population of the Southeast.
ern States is not able to oppose the march
Of the Federal armies. The advance from
Savannah to Charleston seems to have
been as easy as the march from Atlanta to
Savannah.
The Star regards the fall o. Charleston
as premonitory of the utter overthrow OF
the rebellion.
The Army & Nary Gazette says the evac-
uation of Charleston and Columbia, and
the concentration OF garrisons Will surely
strengthen the hands of Beauregard, Hardee
and Hill, but the C0nfederates are placed
in q position of exceeding danger from
which it will require greater genius than
ever Lee aud Davis have as yet exhibited,
to extricate themselves.
The purpose OF Grant becomes more OBJ
vious as the campaign proceeds. He holds
Lee fast, and thus PARALLELS the strongest
arm and neutralizes the greatest force Of
the Confederacy. TIE news was publish
ed too late on the 50, for the Liverpool and
Manchester market, but the farst effect was
one Of depression, aud cotton declined.
The rebel ram, Stone call, continues at
Ferral, watched by the Federal vessels.
The truth OF the report that she Yves leak.
ing is not confirmed, as she continues to
take on board q large quantity of coal.
In the House OF Commons, on the Sd, Mr.
shaw Defevre, asked whether the attention
of the government had been directed to
certain instructions alleged to have been
issued by the confederate government with
reference to the seizure aud Disposal by the
confederate cruisers Of neutral vessels
without adjudication by prize court, aud
whether such instructions met the appro.
val OF the governmeut-if not. what meas
ures would be taken 70 prevent their being
carried out.
Mr.. Lagors replied that the attention Of
the government hsd been given to the in
structions in question, and they were en-
tirely disapprOved Of. It would net, how
ever, be consistent with the interests OF the
public service to state what steps had been
taken regarding them.
The difficulties between Turkey and Per-
STA was growing more serious. A diplo-
matte rupture was expected.
In a fire at Constantinopie, convent
and large number Of houses were des-
troyed and 100 lives lost.