The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-08-17
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Two Days Laier from Europe.
HALIFAX, Aug. 1.-THE steamsh ip
China, from Liverpool The 5th, and
Queenstown 9Th, has arrived.
Z Communication with the Great Eas.
tern remained suspended. Nothing
had been heard from her since noon of
the I'd inst. AS--
Much anxiety and excitement exists
ed concerningthe Atlantic Gable, which
had continued without signals since
noon of the I'd. The general feeling
was one of depression and hopelessness
although there were many who re-
tanned faith in the renewal of commu,
nication. .
The Times is despondent although
not entirely without hope.
The Daily News clings to the hopo
that the accident is not irremedable,
as the weather has not been unfavor-
able.
The Star hopes that on board the
Great Eastern they are employed slow
ly hut surely in hauling back the cable
to the effected part.
The shares of five pounds sterling
experienced rapid fluctuatior on Fri
day. They were down tC 2 discount,
closing heavy at 14@l discount
A test taken at Valentia shows the
accident to the cable to be total loss
of insulation nearly 1850 miles from
Vaentia. This would be in almost tho
deepest water along the whole route.
The Pail Mall Gazette says, it is un-
derstood an astronomer of the Roy al
Observatory has communicated the
following facts to the Atlantic Tele-
graph Company:
At noon Of Wednesday, when sig
mails became unintelligibIe, the mag
netic instruments at Greenwich OBJ
servatory showed that what is termed
a magnetic storm had commenced
These storms cause currents to flow
through telegraph wires, and serious
ly affect the working of both land and
sea lines. He also stated that, altho'
the storm has much abated, currents
may still be passing off in sufficient
strength to confuse signals passing
from the ship through the delicate in:
struments used at Valentia. This
magnetic storm is the greatest that has
occurred for many years.
These explanations are somewhat
reassuring, although the Atlantic Com
pany. in their official statements, make
no allusion to the electrical disturban-
ces. Another theory is, that the ship
may have encountered bad weather,
and been obliged to cut and buoy the
cable. ~.
GREAT BRiTArN.-It is reported that
the Hon, +. Peel has resigned the Sec
retaryship of the Treasury, and that
A. S. Barring is likely to succeed him.
The London Times expatiates on the
difficulties Of maintaining and feeding
the liberated slaves Of the South, and
says it is easy for the victorious Gov
ernment, by a few words, to strike of
the slaves letters, and dislocate and
destroy the industry Of the whole
community, but it is not easy for it to
find an answer to the question of what
are the people to live on, which it has
raised for itself, and which every day
more and more impatiently demands
an answer.
The cattle plague continued violent
ly, and energetic measures were pro-
crossing to check it.
SPAIN.-The Epoch asserts orders
have been sent to Gen. Gendora to
declare war against San Domingo
The statement is considered doubtful
SoHLEswIG-HoLsTEIN.-.A Alarming
rumors have been current Of a total
failure of negotiations between Aus
tria an Prussia relative to the Ouch
les, and the Vienna Bourso was affect
ed, all funds falling. --latest dispatch
es say the negotiations have not broken
off, but have merely entered upon a
new phase.
BRAzIL-Mails are received with
details .of the great naval victory Of
the Brazilian over the Paraguayan
squadron. Both sides exhibited great
heroism, and the slaughter is described
as terrific. The battle occurred three
leagues below the city of Corrientcs,
and lasted from nine O'Clock in the
morning till six in the event ng.
The Paraguyan fleet, consisting of
eight steamers and six gunboats
mounting 90-poundcrs, and also bat
terry of forty rided cannon, was almost
annihilatcd. The Brazilian force was
nine guns, and their loss 800 men, in
GLIDING nineteen officers, The main
army Of the Brazilians, 1900 strong
was oncampcd on tho banks Of the
Uruguay, in cntrerios, and on the
confines of the Brazilian territory
another wing of $4,000 was stationed
The condition of the Brazilian army
was unsatisfactory. The typhus and
dyscntery were making sad ravages.
A body $4,000 Paraguayans desc
lated tho province of Corrientes.-
They afterwards burst into Rio Grandt
swept the banks of the Parana, and
were marching through the province