The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-27
FOREIGN NEWS.

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Arrival OF the Africa..9rhe Adams
Russell COrrespontlenee-.E,a sses ZION
PiracIes by the Rebel CraiseFS-.ST0r,
Arrests or Fenians..-ChOIern ON Ii,
Increase in Madrid.
HALIFAX, Oct. 28.-The Africa from
Liverpool, via Queenstown on the 18th
has arrived. "a
LTvERPoo1, Oct. 14.lCotton close.
buoyant Mt an, advance of NaKd.-
Breadstutfs quiet and steady. Provi-
siOns firm mud quiet
LONDON, Oct. "a ,-Eve ning. Gohsois
closed, at SS1saS9 for money; U. s. 500
81 15a6s; Eric 575<a5S11; Illinois Central
LONDON, October l4-Evening.-The
Adams-Russel correspondence attracts
great excitement aud much editorial
comment. Hope is generally expressed
thaG the question Will come to an ami
cable solution,
The Times has n semi-officinl explain.
ahon that the position tDken bv fhe
British government would preclude the
losses from the piracies by the reheI
cruisers being referred to the proposed
commissioners.
Fenian arrests and commitments for
trial continue in Ireland
MADRID, l3th.-There was n great in.
crease in the cholera here Yesterday
$40 cases, and 175 deaths during the Clay
"A general panic prevailed.
The Africa has 80 passengers for this
port and 100 for Boston. Ellll I 7
The steamship Erin, from New York,
arrived at Liverpool on the afternoon
of the 18th inst. q y !
The steamship Damascus, from Que
bee, arrived ut Liverpool on the 18th
inst. .
The steamship Australasian. from
New York, arrived of Crook Haven Mt
!! O'Clock on the morning of the 14th
inst. 7'.t ~.
GREAT BRITA1N.AThe English papers
generally have articles ON the cores
pondenCe between Mr.. Adams, the
American Minister, and Earl Russel.
Just published and signed. The LON
don Times says that il is the most inn
portant, correspondence in reference to
the rights and duties of nations that
has been carried on for many years be-
tween the representatives OF two great
Lnaratlme countries. The Times can
hardly doubt Earl Russel's proposal for
a convention will nItimatelyibea accent
ed as the most satisfactory method of
adjusting the outstanding claims lf-
tween the two nations. - -
No foreign sovereign nor State could
have entered into even the detail of ex-
act specific claims and counter claims,
nave large bills against the u. s, for
damages incurred by British subjects
during the war. Still less could we
have consented, as Earl Russell points
out, to submit the bona fides OF our
government or the legal competency of
our law officers to the Judgment of any
foreign government. The best and onlV
solution of tho difficulty, therefore, was
thus suggested by Earl Russell, and We
earnestly hope it will be the means for
the termination ofa'c controversy, which,
but for the forbear0nce shown by both
parties, would certainly have led to n
mistrust between great Britain and tho
United States. The candid and friend,
ly tone OF arguments SO elaborntely
conducted by Earl Russell and Minister
Adams tustiis these expectations.
Tho Times winds up its article nv
pointing to the Fenian movement in
America as threatening breach of the
foreign enlistment net, and saws that
this teaches us to look at snch proceed
ings from an American point of view
and it will help our critics to look Mt,
them from our point of view. In the
meantime let US agree to differ AMIGA
bly, and not allow n transient feeling
of tnlousy or resentment to prejudice
the permanent settlement of d Question
in which tll the MARITIME nations are
equally concerned. -
The Times in another article contends
that If England chose to be angry or
inconsiderate, she would have Greater
reasons to complain oflAmericats posi-
ton us neutral in the Fenian move
ment than ever America has had in re-
gard to England's attitude toward the
South, tnasmuch as the Fenian plot
was formed in America by American
CITIZENS, although the oonspirators may
nave been mostly of Irish eXtractiony
The Times, however, admits that the
American Government has acted, in re-
gard to the movement of tho Fenians.
with all honorable openness, notwith!
standing the secret fi1ibusterfng plots of
its citizens. a-s,
The Morning Post thinks that Earl
Government Will most probably be NC
copied. szis
The daily News says: 49, ~
1t is clear that tho discussion of the
question is exhausted, and the British
Government has distinctly declared
that the question is, shave Her NIaies-
ty's Government acted with good faith
and honesty" md If this BE so the
public will agree with the foreign min
lister that it cannot BIO entertained or re-
ferred to any potentate or state what
ever. The Daily News continues, If it
be absolutely necessary to British hon
or and dignity, that the claims be met
by simple negative, parliament and
the people must maintain that position.
It hopes, however, that the good sense
of modern statesmen may, before long,
find n solution for difficulties which
may be serious, but are surely not ire
parable. %
The Times of the. 18th instant con-
tains the following official statement:
In order to guard against any mis-
understanding we are requested to re-
fHNr ~
to the American government was con-
veyed in the following words, Her
h1ajesty's government was ready to
consent to the appointment of a COM
mission to which shall be referred ali
the clnims arising during the late cfvfl
war,which the two powers should agree
to refer to tho eommissioners.'-
These concluding words limit the sub
ject of reference since It would be In.
consistentwith the position taken up by
Her Nl1jesty's government, and with
the argument which induce 1t to declare
arbitration to, decide the claims fol
losses by the AlRbama and other vessels
of the same character to be brought be.
fore the commission for discussion.'i II
must be understood, therefore, that II
any such commission We're agued in
these cases it must excluded from its
I Jurisdiction. Gf.5i, ..sl;tif
\ Tho London Herald concentrates
Earl RuSsell upon the tOneand spirit Of
his dispatch to the American Minister
AT an extraordinary meeting of the
/ stockholders of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company in London on the 18th inst.
the resolutions adopted at the meeting
in August were respiHd led, and it was
resolved to increase the capital to Q, OOO,.
600 sterling and by the creation OF one
hundred and sixty thousand neWshares
Mt five pound each, such shares having
n prefertnenlinI dividend of five pei
cent. On the terms oflthe resolution
the board of directors OF the company
forthwith issued n prospectus inviting