The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-06-03
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not received until after midnight. DslsS :
from Liverpool to May Is.
ErcLxND-7-Matters here IN relat;on 10
our foreign policyspre every day ussum.
ing a more serious aspect. The Greek
nffair'is settled, but not in q. way that is
likely to lead to peace. The French and
Russian Governments appear to be great.
ly,dssatisfed at the turn which affairs haye
taken, nd,the Ministers from both govern
ments have left England. No person in
this country was aware Of this state of
things until the absence Of these ministers
as the great Plenipotentiary banquet, jriv.
en-, as usual, on the Queens birth day,
gave rise to some inquiry. relative there.
to, in the House of Lords. a.s5 ~ 800
The Asia reachcd her dock at Boston,
early this morning, making passage from
Liverpool in less than 10 days quickest
trip yet. n
ireland. 4 s....f s.-. -
f FRANCE. excitement relative TO
the new electoral law is spreading, and
petitions against it are pouring in from all
quarters, several alterations have been
made in this bill, and the authors constitu.
tion are decidedly Of opinion that any at
tempt to limit the franchise, except BY the
constitutional Assembly properlyconyen.
ed,is illegal-part of the National Assem-
bly,, concurs in this sopinion--three lead.
ing journals have been suppressed and
several officers ofthe National Guard have
been punished for signing paper ngainst
the new law. The apprehensions of ase-
rious ipsurrection in consequence of this
law have revived within the last few days.
The trade of Paris is in more satisfacto-
ry state than il has been. The accounts
from the agricultural districts are not cheer.
ing. The farmers have sown but little,
andit is found that the next harvest will
not be sufficient for consumption.
GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND HuNGARY.--
We learn from Vienna that the church
question will be one of life and death, so
exnsPerated are the minds Of men upon
the subject Of the general interests of oil.
Men OF whatever creed they may be now
call fora separation of oil churches from
State, for that liberty now granted to
Rome, necessarily. involves the removal of
all restrictions from communities.
Russia AND TURKEY.-The Porte has
signified to the Austrian and Russian min.
lster's that they must consider all restraint
ontbe Hungarians now at an end. ,
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WASHINGTON, May 90.
The Charleston Courier publishes let
ter from Havana, which states that sorne
convicts whom Lopez liberated Mt Cardi.
nasrefused to join hun, and the departure
of the expeditionsts was hastened by their
observing the focking in of the country
people with hostile demonstrations, The
Governor h1s declared the Island in d state
of bocakade, but it is believed that mer.
chant vessels in lawful trade, will be ex-
posed to little if any Inconvenience In
fight at Cardenasa company of lancers
who charged on the troops of Lopez, were
allkllled. Lopez had possession Of Gar.
dlnas l6 hours when reinforcements Of
troops from Matauses arrived. Fighting
then commenced in earnest. Expedition"
lists had 80 killed and wounded, .Spaniards
100 10 $50 killed and wounded. They
continued fighting and retreuting until the
Expeditionists gained steamer Creole and
sailed. The Creole was followed by Span
ish steamer Pizuro. Lieut.. Jones who're
ceived ball through his right side,, is at
Key West. 4 se.ea
Another letter giving nn account Of the
landing and fight, says that when the expe-
dtionists were within six yards Of the
Governor, they were attacked by show
er Of bullets from the tops Of the houses,
| windows and Plazzas which wounded Col.
Wheat, O'Hara and many men, though
none mortally. The Expeditionists return
ed fire with great spirit. Battle lasted one
hour, when the white flag was shown from
the Governors house. Soon after'in con-
fusion, the citizens renewed the firing
when the Expeditionsts SET the house on
FIRE, compelling the governor to surrender
with his staff and 100 men in all, who
I were placed in the Barracks. The Expe-
ditionists were in quiet possession Of the
city till evening, with the exception Of Lo.
pez, staff and Capt, Logan, Of KY, with
| 25 men who went ON board Creole at this
| juncture. 200 lancers and cavalry made
their appearance and resumed the fight,
whichlusted nearly an hour--l2 Of the
Expeditiohists were killed and wounded in.
cluding Capt, Logan, who died subse-
quently on board the Creole. The Span.
iords lost -all except I2-Capt. Smith
slightly wounded. Quarter- muster
Lexies, Of Miss, was wounded and has
died. Maj. Hankins, Of KY, wus seri-
ously wounded--ono OF Lopez's staff was
wounded and another missing. -e' s',.. ~.
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PrrTsBURcH, May 3l.a
The Democratic Convention for nominal.
ing Canal Commissioners of Penn. Met
and organized at Wilhamsport, yesterday
morning. H. s. Magnw Of Pittsburgh,
President. .24ballotings-- mo choice. Last
ballot as follows; Hubley SO, Strickland 80,
vancant 81. Adjourned till this morning,
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