Liverpool dates of the 17th ultimo are received.
The London
Times expresses astonishment at the manner in which
United States bonds are absented at
Frankfort, adding that each successive fall is regarded by the investing bondholders with gratification instead of dismay.
The
Times believes that Graht's campaign will continue unless the danger to
Washington be so great as to demand the return of the main body of
Grant's army.
The capture of
Richmond is considered the test of the ability of the
North to make a permanent impression on the
Confederacy.
The rebel loan advanced three per cent on the news of
Grant's repulse before
Petersburg, closing at 77@79.
A three-funnelled steamer anchored off Fever island on the 13th, and sailed again the same evening.
She is supposed to be a blockade-runner, and it is believed she is to carry an immense supply of clothing to the
Confederacy.