The New York herald., 1865-02-16
The Fort Fisher Victory in
England
ITS EFFECT ON JOHN BULL.
American Government Securities Ad-
vanced Seven Per Cent.
THE GW1N SCHEME In SONORA,
&C.,, &C., &c.

The steamship North American, Captain Kerr which
left Liverpool the evening of the I'd ns and Green
castle the 3d. arrived Portland forty five minutes
past six O'Clock last evening, with hundred and
twenty one passengera
The stormy weather continued around tho English
coast and had caused many additional wrecks No
American vessels among the number.
The Surry theatre London was burned during . per.
forrnance The audience escaped without loss OF life
The announcement OF tho death OF NJ Thouvenel was
an error. II was . relative Of his.
The Spanish Senate has voted address in response
TO the Queens speech by 1902 to 6s
Popular demonstrations continued at Turin. Arrests
had been made, but there serious disturbance
The steamship Bremen, for New York, put into Cowes
on tho 30th ult., tho master being dead.
The steamship New York, from New York, arrived ot
Southampton on the 10th ult.
The steamship Asia, from Boston, via Halifax arrived
at Queenstown on the 30th ut
The North American on her outward trip from Port
land, via ST. Johns, f., reached Londonderry on the
3lst ult., and Liverpool February l.
The steamship Nova Scotian reached Londonderry on
the 1st inst, and Liverpool early the morning Of
the I'd
The steamship Edinburg arrived at Queenstown the
forenoon Of the I'd inst
The Inman steamship City Of Boston had arrived
al Liverpool from the Clyde after very satisfactory trial.
enc leavcS on ner nrSt Ior Now York on 5tn
February, under the command Of Captain Kennedy.
The North American reports on the 9th inst, at six
p NJ, exchanged signals with the steamship Moravan
for Liverpool three hundred and seventy eight miles
west OF Tory Island.
The American Question.
The news brought by the Nova scotan Of continued
Union successes coupled with the reiterated peace
mors, exercised material influence the English
rkata for American accurifica and nrodncc
The capture OF Fort Fisher added materially to the
prevalent depression among Southern sympathizers,
while the friends Of the North correspondngiy
elated Federal securities improved, whuo there was .
corresponding fall in tho rebel loan.
The peace rumors caused further decline in the
Liverpool and Manchester cotton markets. but theirs
better feeling in Liverpool at the close.
generally supposed that the fall OF Fort Fisher
! closed wilmington to blockade runners, and deprived
/ the South Of foreign supplies
Saterthwaites circular says:--'swc have 70 report
caused by reports federal and the rapid dccn
OF gold in New York The scarcity Of fve-twenes whic
has existed for tine past appeared recent settle
ments to have increased that there has been quite
push to bear sales and bonds, which closed At
this day week. rapidly up until they touched "a
For Illinois there has been good inquiry, and they ad
vanced 81 Eries have been pressed for SALE closing
4 with sellers at 49, cx-dv."
The Liverpool cotton market had recovered from the
depression caused by the Asias news, and quite
buoyant prior the Of the Nova scotan tn.
news by that caused renewed natness and dc
4 preston.
The London Times says the policy OF tho North Is ev
dcntIy isolate the rebels first necessity for the
! successful termination Of the war.
Minister Adams had long Interview with Earl Rus
sell the 2sth u and this fact at the present uncturc
attracts comment
The London Times (city arcle) publishes lengthy
| opinion OF William NJ Evarts, OF New York. on the
power OF English creditors to debts In federal
courts specie basis The opinion winds up fol
| lows:-
Foreign transactions are necessarily made and ex
pressed in foreign currencies To permit their discharge
by equivalent in American currency would be intro
ducnF monsrous inequality 70 the prejudice Of foreign
| creditors which might fsty give offence Indeed, oui
would thus be practically closed against the
orcement Of foreign debts and Of consequence
cial credit without which foreign commerce cannot be
| carried on.
/ France.
The London Morning Pose city article Bays:-svThs
last advices from Mexico aude u the rnmored ccssiou
Of Sonora 10 France as guarantee for the French Me1
debt A preliminary treaty 10 this effect was II IL
reported concluded at the latter end Of November The
Mexican government is howevc tn keep the sovereignty
French troops is also mentioned, portion OF the
having, is said, already eft Acapulco for that desti
| natonn
| The Bourse was heavy on the 1st Rentes declined Y
/ closing Mt 66f 95c.
The French government has issued stringent orders
against Interference with Protestant missions In the So
4 cieiy Islands
1 Prussia.
The King OF Prussia In replying 10 address from the
Upper House regrets that the House o Representatives
shows dspost TO meet his advance He will unsl
tcraby abide by what he said in his speech from the
throne and predicted that the Misunderstanding would
| soon disappear.