The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-05-20


Ia Barca replied, that il would be very diff
cult to entertain the last point, inasmuch %
its concession would be to change the whole
ystem of Spanish colonial policy. and that,
with respect to the other demands of the
United States, the Spanish government
could not enter upon them at present, since
they had not received the official dispatches
from the Captain General OF Cuba on the
subject.
Mr.. Soule replied in q note couched in
stronger language than the first one. He
insisted, 1 am told-and quoted the Madrid
Gazette, in which the receipt of dispatches
from the Captain-General ct Cuba was &C..
neutrality-suspicious. the Spanish Government
must be in receipt Of the dispatches referred
to, aud complained strongly that subterfuges
OF this kind were always resorted to at Mad
rid, while ut Cuba the settlement o. questions
was always delayed on the pretext that the
Captain.General was without instructions.
Mr.. Souls gave the Spanish Government AZ
hours to reply, as he should dispatch his spe-
cial messenger, Mr.. Winslow, at the expira-
tion Of that term. Senior Calderon de Ia
Bsrca replied in q very strong note, which
was adopted at council of ministers held on
the subject. 1t adhered to the former note
s'S ss"sSe s"oe suC
the course pursued by Mr.. Soulc as insulting,
and that they would not submit to insult from
any foreign minister. To this Mr.. Soule re.
piled that it had been far from his intention
to offer any insult, but merely to state the
facts of the case, as he believed them to have
occurred. In this state the matter stands
here; and it remains to be seen what will be
done at Washington when The special mes
80 I hol, hat
are entertained that Mr.. CHAMPION, the Brit.
ish envoy at Washington, may be able to
at the part ga friendly mediator in the mat.
ter.
The LArEsr.-The London Daily News
says the small pox has broken out in the Brit
ish fleet. The first report represents that it
10 raging with violence, but we hope they
may prove to be exaggerated.
The Paris Mont ur denies that any requi-
stion has been made BY France and England
to Prussia with view to force her to quit
her neutral attitude.
The B. oniteur published details Of the pas.
sage Of the ID nube by the Russians, which
fully confirms the report given by Omer
Pacha, namely that the Russian fo;iIla and
Transports enabled them to cross ut these
points simultaneously, when the Russians
Immediately attacked the Turkish forti6ca-
tons la one Of the Russian regiments every
man was killed. Two baia!lions next en-
gagged. and were nearly destroyed, and il was
necessary to send fifteen buttsllions to carry
the intrenchmen,s. The Turks held their
position for 4S hours under the FIRE Of Rus
sian gun.boats, and % heavy guns and
,nortars from the opposite bank. The Turks
having fred their last cartridge, ,valua'ed
the place, carrying with them their guns and
falling back in good order ON Kurasu.
The Constantinople correspondent Of the
Daily News asserts, April II, that secret in
strucrions were sent to the Austrian Minister
at Cunstantinop'e, to prepare quietly to
iihdraw from Turkey. He argues from
this that Austria vi yet play ial c and join
Russian. IL was said the British camp
would be formed at Buyukderd on the Dos
phOru|.
! The Russians in e c Dobrudscha were suf-
terins from sickness, and some regime nts
had b-en ordered 10 r~cross the Danube.
France. down To the latest date, had chaO
tered 354 ships To convey troops to the East,
of which lSl Ind been despatched. The,
were To ruase two Voyages each, and could
convey leo. 900 men all. 10000 horses, " itl
suits BILE stores.
The leading Irish Catholics in Britain had
issued a protest against Protestant govern
ment inspection OF nunneries.
Several iumults had occurred at Stockport
among the operatives on the strike there.