The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-02-03
TWO DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE,
Arrival of the Africa at Halifax

| HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 2.
! The steamship Africa, Capt. Andersen. from
Liverpool at two P. M. Jan. 21st, via Queens
town I'D Tor Boston, arrived here at half past
three O'Clock this morning.
The steamship st. David, from Portland, ar
rived at Liverpool on the afternoon OF the
Doth.
| The London Globe authoritatively states that
the reports from America that British troops
are about to embark for Canada TO meet the
contingency of possible war from the con-
templated recognition of the South, are abso-
lutely without any foundation.
| Capt. Corbett, commander of the steamer
| Sea King prior to her conyersioninto the rebel
cruiser Shenandoah had again been before
magistrate charged with enlsting seamen to
serve on the Shenandoah. Further conclusive
evidence was adduced andthe prisoner was
/ committed for trial but admitted to bail.
| The New York correspondent of the Lon,
don Herald asserts that Gen. Sherman had be-
come insane. 3aai lisa
| 1t is denied that the Queen will open Parlia
ment in person. Ia oai.ng,o.,g f,s - ,f,os1
| The shipping Of the Atlantic cable from the
works to the vessels to convey it to the Great
Eastern commenced ON the 10Th, and will con
ilnue without intermission until the end OF
May, by which time all will be coiled on the
| great ship.
| The Times has very hopeful article on the
enterprise, and says the uncertainty OF the
weather for submerging the cable seems the
only cloud over the prospects Of the new en-
| terprise. 'a-'''sa wv 1870 hea9a91 8F4aAasag
M. Proudhon is dead. aaas ssal
The Paris correspondent of the Daily News
makes the important announcement that at the
same time the Emperor made Prince Napol.-
con Vice President of the Council, he resolved
in case of his death during the minority of the
Prince Imperial, that Prince Napoleon should
be Regent. The resolution was taken with the;
consent of the Empress. osss bsssasdaa ia ss,iy,
| .toS4sal sll 10 DENMARK. /, Z, ~ 100.
The ministers have presented bill in the
L Risgoraud for the abolition of all transit duties
j in Denmark. ~ q Ai%s9 asaHro9 hHa stq.s9sS
/ na+ 'as7s''- - GERMANY. 8 ailay1 - asaa.
! at a meeting of HoIstein land proprietors IL.
i was resolved to present an address TO Austria
and Prussia, denouncing the former The ad..
[ dress was drawn by Baron Won Scheel plessol
and urgently requests convocation of the
estates, and demands that the rights and de-
sires of Schleswig- Holstein to exist as a part
OF Germany under their own Duke be granted
without restriction. The Austrian govern
ment refused to receive the address, having
determined on principle not to accept any
manifestation on the question of the Duchies
Ll TT n INDIA.1T q. I'm a m rT {
The Bombay mails of Dec. 2Ssh and Calcutta
AtSt has UooH rcCelVeu, anu tn0 American pOr
tion forwarded per Africa. The news, is gen
orally anticipated.
--latest by Telegraph to Queenstown. Ja2
Liverpool. JAM 21.-Eaglish news unim
portant.
In the Spanish Senate the opposition moved
an amendment to the address declaring that
an electoral law is necessary, and demanding
representation for the Antilles and the pres err
walton ofSt. Domingo.ad gxsv edt 10 ssY