The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-27
FROM EUROPE.

The steamship City of Boston, from
Liverpool on the 14th, and Queenstown
on the 18th inst, arrived at New York
OH Saturday. The U. S. frigates Niagara
and Sacramento have arrived at South
ampton. President Johnson's prOcla.
nation, threatening the penalties of pi
racy against vesselsrentering interdicted
ports, was denounced in the House o.
Lords by Lord Derby. Earl Russell said
that Sir F. Bruce failed to getany expla-
nation ofthe extraordinary threat. Spain
notifies her withdrawal of belligerent
rights to the Confederates. The English
armor-plated fleet, on the invitation of
Napoleon, is to make IA tour around the
French coast. A French armor-plated
fleet is to do the same around England.
The combined fleets are to be at Ply
mouth about the middle of July. Lord
Brougham, in speech at a banquet to
the Prince of Wales, at Fishmongers'
Hall, called on the American Govern.
ment to use their victory in mercy as
well as in justice, and not to stain the
scaffold with the blood ofprisoners whom
they recently treated as warriors. In the
House of Lords, Earl Derby called at
tention to Earl Russell's letter withdraw
ing belligerent rights from the Confede-
rates before the Federal Government
ceased to exercise those rights, and to
President Johnston's proclamation pro-
nouncing penalties ofpiracy against YES
sells visiting interdicted ports. He pro-
tested against such procedure, and assert
ed that these vessels could only be treat
ed as smugglers. He hoped that the
prisoners in Federal hands would be
treated as vanquishcd foes, and not as
disgraced enemies. Earl Russellexplain-
ed his withdrawal of belligerent rights,
and said Sir II. Bruce had sought an ex-
PLANTATION of President Johnston's extra.
ordinary threat of treating such vessels
as pirates, but could get none. His opin-
ion was, that the threat was merely one
of in terrorena. In the House of Com
mons Mr.. Layard said that several rep
RESERVATIONS had been made to the Fede-
raj Government to obtain compensation
for the shooting of Mr.. Grey by Lieuten-
ant Donovan, of the United States army,
off the Cape ofGood Hope, but they posi-
lively declined to make any compensa-
ton. Parliament is about to be dissolv-
ed about the 10th July. The Morning
Post says that negotiations between
England and Canada are about to be sat
isfactorily concluded. Canada is eXpect-
ed to undertake the whole Of the Western
defence. Canals are to be deepened, and
sufficient militia maintained. The I'M
perial Government will furnish the en-
tire necessary amount, and guarantee a
loan to construct an inter-colonial rail-
road. The Moniteur, of the 18th, pub
li,hes a circular of the Minister of Ma
rine. dated June 5, closing all the French
ports to Confederate vessels. Mrs. Lin
coin sent reply to the Empress Eugene's
letter of coincidence. 1t is stated that
the Empress of Austria has agreed tore
instate Macmillan in all his rights in
Austria, in the event of his returning
from Mexico. Spain has ceased to ex'
tend belligerent rights to the Confede-
rates, by decree dated June 4th. A con-
spiracy against the Government has
been discovered at Valencia and thwart-
ed. An agent of Juarez has arrived at
Turin for an attempt to enlist Garabald-
ian officers and men for Juarez.