Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-04-27
Foreign News.

HALIFAX, April 26. The steamship Afri-
ca, Capt. Anderson, from Liverpool at IL
o'clock A. NJ. on the 18th, via Queenstown
10th, arrived here at o'clock this even
ing. Her dates are three days later.
The steamship st. David, from Portland,
arrived at Liverpool at A. NJ. on the 18th.
The steamship Australian, from New York,
off Crook Haven at half past eleven on the
evening of the 18th.
News of the fall of Richmond created in
tense excitement in England, but it was re-
ceived too late to admit of the papers COM
menting on it, and as most of the markets
had closed from the Sd to the 18th, the eff
fects of the news can't be fully developed
till they are open.
The London Daily News says: The army
of Virginia, so long deemed invincible, the
pride, the hope, the center, the citadel of
the Confederacy, has been not only beaten
but shattered. The Days government is
now vagrant and fugitive. Richmond,
which received it and gave it for time
dignity which it could never have acquired
while it remained among the cotton planta-
tions, where it had its rise, was set on fire
by its deporting guests. That the Confed-
crate army fought with all its old tenacity,
we cannot doubt; but it has been broken up
by men who, as we have often been told,
were the sweepings of Northern cities.
| Davis began the war by declaring he would
carry it where food for the torch awaited
the Southern armies in populated cities; but
the attempt to burn New York ended in
nothing but an execution, while Davis set
his borrowed Capital in flames and de-
camped.
Other papers are silent as yet upon the
news. -s..s
The Times has an article strongly con-
demning the conduct of Judge Smith, of
Montreal, for the ill-considered and dan
gerous charge on the subject of the st. AL
bans raiders. q .r .....
A London correspondent of the Provin-
cial Press says there are unpleasant whis-
perings as to the desire of the king of Bel
gium who is still in England, to exercise
an influence over the course to be taken by
the British Government in Mexican affairs.
Earl Russell regrets the preciptancy with
which he yielded to the royal wish to re-
cognize the pretended Mexican empire
Fall it must, if not saved by European in
terposition.
LIVERPOOL, April 15-Evening.-Thef fall
of Richmond is the universal topic to-day.
| The friends of the North are greatly elated
at Grants successes and strengthened in
| the conviction that the final triumph of the
North is near. Rebel loan declined 66c,
closing at 23@25c, while the Federal securi-
ties exhibit decided Improvement. Hi
nois Central shares 63@61; Erie shares 361a;
| U. S. 5-20s 631a@651s. ,1~ T"
Cotton and produce markets are closed.
There are indications of a further decline
| in cotton. .. .lT,-, F.,s. .L,.-.r-. ... .-
Consuls dull and easier, closing at 907s@
| 81 for money. hr1- F-.r"
H. SPAIN.-The Paris correspondent of the
| London Times says that the disturbances
at Madrid were more serious than hereto
fore stated. On the evening of the 18th an
assemblage in the street was suddenly dis
persed by a volley of musketry. The troops
fired right and left. Several were killed
and fifteen wounded. No provocation was
given on the part of the people. No proc
| lamation had been issiied to warn the peo-
pie, or preventl.their moving about the
| streets. " al-r ,o ...9