Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-03-31
Foreign News.
Later {, ON Europe.

AIdtSl H. OIL LiuI 2PS,
The steamship Atlantic arrived at New
York, a few days since, with fnrty.two pas
sengers aud three days later intelligence.
The steamship Niagara arrived out OF the
9Th.
ENGLAND.-In the House of Lords, some
inquiry was made as to whether the British
frigate Retribution had as listed Mazzini in
his flight from Italy, to which it was replied
iha, the government had received no infor-
nation IN that subject In the 'touse of
Commons, in reply to an inquiry from Mr..
Hume, concerning Mr.. Everett's letter on
The Central American question, Lord John
Russell said:
With respect to the question of my Hon
friend, il Is OH a most lmportan. subject.
beg 10 state that with segard to the canal
across the 1sthmns of Darlen, the recent in,
telIigence which has been received, induces
the Government to think that the Conven-
ton enterei into with the United States
would by no means answer the desi, ed pur
pose. The projectors of that canal having
charged their scheme from a canal which
would admit merchant vessels of a large
size. to a canal of restriction of depth, and
in fact n which would only be useful to
coasling vessels. Her Majesty's Govern
ment therefore communicated with the gov
eminent of the United States upon that sub
jec,, declaring that the object originally
contemplated by that plan would not be
gained BY the altered scheme. Latleriy
there has been another plan proposed, which
is to make a ship canal of thirty feet depth
across the isthmus of Darien, with a vel Y
sufficient port at each end, and so as to join
the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
The House will at once perceive that
this is a .ubiect of very great importance.
Sn far as Her MaIesty's Government have
had an opportunity of judging, they would
be very favorable to a plan of tha, kind; and
they would be very glad if the United States
Government would concur with us ~ favor
of the plan, surprising 1t should be found
lpracticable. | do mol, of course, pretend,
IN the part of the government, to give an
opinion upon the engineering questions,
which are for others to consider: bat 50 far
as an outline of the plan is concerned,
have to say that if that plan could lie ADOPT.
ed, it would tend very much to increase
and favor the OF all nations
FRANCE.-One hundred and sixty-four
new amnestles for p%olrIcal offences have
been granted.
PoRTuGAL.-There has been a grea, fall
of snow in the north part of Portugal. Sew
eral wine carriers with their mules had per.
lshed in the drifts, and many houses in
country places covered Wolves had de-
sceuded from the mountains in search OF
food.
ITALY Hlldre,h's White Slave has been
prohibited at Rome, and is therefore in
great demand. Another translation of Mrs.
Stoves work has come out.
AusrRIA.-We have mentioned on the
authority of letters in the Paris press. tina,
"A conspiracy had been discovered among
The political prisoners in the fortress of Co.
morn, aud that the provost who had con.
nlved at the plot was hanged Immediately
on his guilt being discovered. The teIe
graph despatch from Pes,h, dated Feb q.
10 The London press, confirms the existence
Of the plot, aud says:
We are assured that on the 9th the
provost OF the fortress was brought here in
chains, and imprisoned He had allowed
himself tn be led by The State prisoners it,
to a conspiracy, the object of which was to
deliver up the place TO the Alagyars One
of the prisoners disclosed the plot, which.
when discovered, was almost ripe Tor exc
culion. No fewer than 500 prisoners are
said t. have been arrested in Peslh through
the affair"
The Milan Gdzefte contains the decree
of coniscation, together with a notification
from Radetsky, Announcing that the cnu.
6scatlon applies not only TO the revenues,
but also to she occasional sums hitherto
payable to refugees, which must now be
paid TO The Austrian commandant. The
London Times adds that the spollatlon had
commenced, aud that the military cnmmls.
slon appointed to administer it,, wall have
its headquarters at the :oromeo palace.
The U S. ships Cumberland and ST.
Louis, the English steam frlgale Retlbullon.
aud the Sardlnian steamer LII Consltu,luue
had arrived ut Genua. Mazzlnl was geu.
orally believed To have got on board the
Retrlbulion as she was leaving the harbor
for Malta. The American ships had re-
ceiyed on board the more violent OF he
refugees, to whom England refused hos,.i.
ialily'
TURKEY.-The arrangements made be
tween Austria and Turke, are said 10 be as
follows:
Omar Pacha is Immediately to Withdraw
his troops from Montenegro, which is to
retain its former sein-independenl position
The Hungarian and Polish f%ugltives serv.
ing in The Turkish corps, are to be dis.
missed directly, and the Porte has CONSENT
ed to pay four million plastres as an ldpn-
MITIGATION Of Austrian subjects IN Bosnia.
and Kleck aud the Sulnrina will stlIl be
long to Porte, though more in same than
in reality, as 1t has r%eIlnquished the right t.,
erect notifications on them, and the up
proaches to them by sea.
The claim of Austria 10 protect the Cath.
ole Christians i'll the western provinces OF