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them. Reported on good authority, some
weeks ago Secretary Floyd received an
letter stating, about the 18th
October, Abolitionists and Negroes would
make an attempt to seize the Armory and
take the town; but statement so indefin-
ito and improbable, no notice was taken
oft.
Governor Wise, with his characteristic
has issued orders TO the com.
inandant OF the Regiment of which Nar-
per's Ferry forms part. to bring his full
power into rcquisition for the emergency.
The Governor left this city yesterday
evening for the scene OF action, under the
escort of company +. Capt. Cazey.
The rest OF tho Regiment, under tho
command of Col. August, will 80 on this
morning, accompanied by company b. Of
the l79th. t2Z
1t is surmiscd that the cause of the riot
was report, that contractor employed
to build largo government dam had alb
seconded, leaving some or 400 hands I'M
PAL d. They seized upon the arsenal, il is
thought, to indemnify themselves with
the funds of the government. A gentle
man just from Harper's Ferry expresses
the opinion that the negroes engaged were
all pressed into it by the whites.
Foreign.
Ncr York, Oct.-It is announced that
several regiments of General Castellane's
corps ID Armee in the Lyons district have
been ordered To hold themselves in readi-
ness to march. Grand ornaments are
preparing at several ports in France
The Government has purchased land ut
Bologne, at high price for the purpose
of erecting Notifications. Floating bat
tcries will be constructed to be naviguted
by steam and armed with rihcd guns.
The Duke of Tuscany proposes to grant
"a constitution and general amnesty.
Ito reported that the Duchess of Par
ma will have Modena. Parma to remain
annexed to Piedmont. The most SAN
guine Partizans now abandon all hopes
of emancipation from the Papal rule.
The Duke of Modena is at the head of
10000 troops, backed by {, 900 more under
the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Culbermatten has collected 10000 men,
onc-tbird of which are Croats and the
remainder Swiss. 1t is said no has conc
to Vienna to organize plan Of attack
against Fonti's army in central Italy,
now concentrating around Rimini, while
the Arch Dukes would operate from tho
North.
Piedmont is actively preparing for the
fray.
Quill in the Abburri, is in open revolt.
Capua and the Notifications have been Or
dered to be placed on q war footing.
1t is rumored that the Pope contem-
plates abandoning Rome and take refuge
at Gaeta.
A 1aeI .,kt Oh t<, tIaA
have been sent to the frontiers and 10000
more are to follow.
Neo York, Oct. l6.-The steamer North
Briton arrived at Farther Point to-day
with Liverpool dates of October 5th.
Mr.. Mason, the American Minister to
Paris, is dead. He died with apoplexy.
The Great Eastern leaves Portland,
England, for Ioiyhead on the 9Th of Oc-
tober.
All six Plenipotentiaries were present
at the Zurich Conference on the third
The third articles of the treaty of peace
were read.
The Paris Patrie says it will be signed
in few days. 1t will confirm the ces-
sion of Lombardy and settlement Of
the Lombardy debt
Affairs in Italy will be settled by q
european congress.
1t is asserted at Paris that Austria has
consented to reduce the Piedmontese
portion of Lombardy debt from four hun
dred million francs to little over two
hundred millions.
The London Times rejoices at the pa
| 49, mission of Con. Scott, and denoun-
ces Harvey as a filibuster. 1t asserts that
the island of San Juan belongs to Eng
land.
The agents Of the French, Austrian
and Sandman governments are soliciting
from English founders tenders of large
quantities of rifled cannon.
The French army of observation will
winter in Italy.
Preparations for the French expedition
to China have been suspended. There
| are indications Of France backing down.
Marshal NeiPs order for joining the
troops at Toulouse has been construed
into an admission that peace is not likely
to last long. Preparations for war are
heard on every side.
Changarnier has returned to Paris.
The visit of the King of Belgium to
Biarritz in relation to the debt proved a
perfect failure.
The Sandman government sent cir
cular to the Representatives of the va
rious Courts, urging formation of q
kingdom in Upper Italy.
1t is asserted that the Pope has ordered
the delivery of passports to the Sandman
minister.
1t is reported that this has given rise to
collision between the Swiss troops and
the neutrals stationed at Cattolica.
An insurrectionary movement is report
ed at Palermo.
Garibaldi has issued proclamation
summoning the Italians of the Legations
to arms. He threatens to free Italy of
strangers. A collision is shortly ex-
pected.
Bee The case of seizure Of indecent
Photographs by the New York Custom-house
officers has been decided in favor of the
United States. The jury recommended
that the Government renumerate the
claimant for the loss he sustained by the
verdict.
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