Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-08
NO. l3.

OF the Spanish Government, is said 10
have proclaimed the ''holy war" a.
lgainst The infidels. Preparations for
the invasion OF Morocco were making
at Puerto de Santa Maria, where fine
brigade of artillery, destined for the ex-
Ipedition, has been already organized.
The Emperor of Morocco has pro-
claimed war of religion against the
expected invaders, and called out TO-
600 horsemen.
The new law against the press, de-
cIares that no one shall edit paper
without paying 1000 reals annual tax
es, and without lodging u, 900 reals
caution money; and that no one shall
be . jurynian TRY crime Of the press
who Goes not pay soooreals Of direct
taxes.
PoRTUGAL.-Bonfin still defies the
Government troops at Almedia. Tho
constitutional guarantees are again sus-
pended, as law is proclaimed, and tho
state prisoners are transported in
wholesale manner, without trial by ei-
therjudge orjury. The shipment Of
prisoners at this season of the year to
the coast of Africa, where they are at
first confined in the dungeons of the
fortresses, is regarded as consigning
fully two thirds Of them to certain
death.
IrALy.-The King Of Naples mar
rowly escaped assassination from one
Of his soldiers on the 18th Of April.
SICILY.--Sicily continues in dis
turbed state, according to the latest ad-
vices. An Instruction is announced
in Calabria, and four steamers, with
1000 troops, were about to leave direct
for the province. Later accounts from
Palermo speak of the famine in Sicily
as being almost without precedent in
that island. Thousands OF people were
wandering among the hills, and many
had absolutely died Of hunger.
FROM CHiNA.-By the arrival Sat-
urday morning Of the bark Valparaiso,
Capt LOCKWOOD, which left Canton
Jan. Goth, and touched at st. Helena
on the 10Th ult. we have Chinese ad-
vices six days later. We have tho
Canton Macao] Press to the eth,
but little news.
Mr.. Cushing had not arrived.
Accounts from Chusan TO the 18th
and from Shanghae to the 9th had
been received. The difficulties thrown
in the way OF trade at Shanghae had
been overcome, and good many Brit
ish goods had been sold at satisfactory
prices. Trade had not opened at
Ningpo on the 9th.
The British authorities have been
leasing lots of quarter acre each at
Hong-Kong for rs years, at an aggre-
gate annual ntof over Sic ,O0o.-The
Press estimates the entire ground-rcnt
annually realized by Great Britain
from its leases on that Island at about
$4,000.
The Governor General of Canton
has sentenced the murderers of DR..
M'KinIsy and Sharpe to be beheaded
forthwith. The ringleader, Fanasze,
being already dead, is TO be cut to
pieces and stuck upon poles, 'as an ex-
ample Two other Chinese, who
were merely aware of the conspiracy
to murder, and did not reveal il, are
TO be fogged. This energetic conduct
of the Chinese authorities has given
great satisfaction to the foreigners.
The latest dates from the u. s.
States were to Sept. 18th; from Eng
land to Oct. 9Th. Among the vessels
recently arrived were none from the
u. States. Exchange on London, s
mos. sight, Is. Cd. is. I'd. Mexi-
can Dollars per ct discount.
! NAVIGATING THE YELLOW STONE.
Tie American Fur Company have
built an elegant steamboat, of light
draught Of water, and sent her up the
Yellow Stone with supplies for their
Rocky Mountain traders. II is expec-
ted she will be able TO ascend the river
two or three thousand miles above ST.
Louis.
IRoS CHURcH.-A Brussels paper
mentions that a plan is in contempla-