The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-02-03
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

| The Royal Mail steamship Arabia, from Liy.
erpool on the 10th instant, with one week later
| European news has arrived at Halifax. Her
intelligence rs highly important and interesting.
! The Continent was still in a state of disGuiet-
ude, and rumors were still freely circula
ted; but the panic in tho money market had
somewhat abated, particularly i'll London The
hng at Sardinia, at the opening of the Cham.
bers, had made speech, which considerably
aggravated the prevailing uneasiness Large
| bodies OF Austrian troops were kelng thrown
into Italy, however, and the danger of an inn.
mediate outbreak there was believed to be past.
Great war preparations were being made in
France. Orders have been given to prepare
! over one hundred transports, and thirty thou
SAND OF the African contingent are to cross over
into Italy from the African coast. The ar,,v
of Italy is to be commanded by Gen. McMa.
hon. Prince Napoleon had left Paris, To es
pouse the Princess Clotilde, daughter Of No
kina Of sardinia, and the impyesston prevailed
mat ehis union would ssssrlre the support of
France ~ favor Of Victor Emanuel becoming
Ains oi t'n'! The papers in Paris continued
] !" "'Hulge IN belligerent tone. News from
other portions OF the Continent is also very in
teresting. From Great Britain we learn that
Parliament had been prorogued till the Sd of
February. A great number of diplomatic
changes are announced and rumored-among
them, the appointment of the Hon. Frederick
| bruce as Minister to China, and the recall of
| Sir Charles \ Dung from the Commssionership
| OF the lonian Islands, and the appointment of
Mr.. Gladstone in his place The Crown prose.
| cutions in Ireland were proceeding, and proofs
| OF the great extent of the Sedtious movement
were accommodating. The commercial ady:ees
note "a decline in cotton, general dizziness in
breaestuis, steadness IN provisions, and de.
I pI IN lie H. l,t, Il, MI o.
95s,
! INTERESTING From MExICo.-Netc Orleans.
jan 2o-The steamer Tennessee, from Vera
! Cruz, has arrived, with dates to the 25th The
! Spanish fleet had left SACRIFICES, for Havana.
The III fro9reSS0 quotes runor that an
American war vessel had threatened to block.
AIDE and lombard Mazatlan, for coafsoatine
the cargo Of an American merchsHtman.
! Ciy Of Merico, Jan, l9--Genegal Miramon's
organ states 'haI Niramon would not accept
! the Presidency nor favor General Robles. but
| hat pc adheres to 2uloagas plan.
| Getierai MIramon was marching on the cant.
tal 'sld had ordered forced loan from Qua.
daaJara, including the foreiaa residents, vb,
paid under a threat q ,ApStsion.
:, Inc press, s. the capital ststes that the
rren1a ana khghSti Ministers had notified the
povetNmegt7 that Unless Sl,OOO,OO0 were paid
! q ~acsly the claims of British and French sub
! Jects;fwlthin sixty days their fleets would take
poss@sion OF Vera Cruz and Tsmpico. This
statement, however, is discredited.
| The Government palace at Guadalaiara had
! been destroyed by the explosion of a magazine,
and rom one TO two hundred persons were
! KILLED, producing terrible CONSERVATION
Ih1 Liberals had taken Mazatlan, and Gen
eral f3aamauo had fallen back On Tehuantepcc.
Geserais Blanc aud Coronado were before
Zacatecas,
General Miramon had sent men to It's assist
anee but II was thought the garrison would be
obhgt d 10 surrender
GeHeral Miramon declared vehemently
agalnd General Robles's pan previous 10 his
eleetl n, but has hcnn silent since.
Pr siden, Isohies is stil! presiding. backed br
oapi-tists, and is Oh friendly terms with Mira
mon,s IL u said that if Miranon should decline
tar General Zuloaga, Robes will join ,he Lib.
erals
hs English and FrsnyA att,nrrals have made
formal and ;iiseAe,ning demand on General
JWaFes ioI SAe prompt payment of the interest
due % the English bonds
Gel4eTal Treceniz has been released bv Gen.
eTal /. obles, after years Imprisonment, and ii
Is reported that he will be made commander of
the Vera Cruz forces.
IMPORTANT FROM CcsrA RIcA-On the Cd
Of De ember the Congress met in extraordinary
seSSto, ), and on the l4th ratified the BeHv- Cos
ta-Its,a Nicaragua Canal ConcentioR, and ad.
JonFntd again on the 10th. The following are
the tie ms of the approval:
l. The Intcroceanic Convention celebrated
oetwe n the RepE5l{cs of Costa Rca and Mic.
aragus and N. n Felix Belly and p. NJ. Nil.
mana 70, OF Paris, is approved of but with
the understanding that the responsibility 10
lf.ar of bon f.. IL
when che exterior attack or invasion is legal.
lNeTE.-The 10th article, referred 10 above,
suPul'tes that Nicaragua and Costa Rica shall
deiene. the transit in case Of invasion. The
amept ment Is designed 10 save responsibility
III cas;' OF hlIbuster aggression.
z he present decree shall come into effect
only then the Congress Of tie Republic Of
Mean qua shall hare ratified the ce,;re5.t,on
FRsM PORT Az PREs4-Nec York, Jan.
"a. private Letter from Port au Prince, dated
Januas,y iVsh, received via ST. Thomas and
RaSara, says the Emperor Soulouaue has been
defeat by Gen. Gefard, and that the imperial
troops we're running back upon the CITY, Sou
louQuts himself was expected every moment.
and 1t ,Nas said that Geflard was only few
leaguet in the rear. The writer thought that
the contest nearly ended, and that in day
or twothe Republic would be in force. At the
uIhe q "rluhg, guns were being hreSt within !
hearinA of the capital, supposed 10 be salute |
in hpnSr of Gen. GettsES
FtRTi-hH PROM HAYTI-Bost0R, jan. 81
An ARRIVAL from Jeremie brings letters TO the |
Eth inst. 1t IS reported that the Emperor has |
been compelled to retprD To- Port au Prince with |
the ren,aindog 81 his troops He will be forced |
to asNieate. The Empress advised him TO do |
SO, apd he threatened to shoot her, bat was pre-
vented by the interference oi several of his Gen.
erals
A leEser from Gonaives says, that the Repub. |
LEANS, ] successful, will reopen to commerce |
the ports which have been closed for years. |
and vii. probably revoke the odious monopoly |
law.
GIEEYsBURGH, IND, Jdnstpy 81, 1859
10 tie Editor cfhe NGtSonal Era:
! see shat Douglas has taken down the stand |
ard 9Frebelion, and is meekly doing the bidding
OF the administration, and is making his ar. |
rangemdnts to get back in full feller5hip,' as
our General Foley would say. Will he not sue
coed IN .aking the Illinois delegation with him
look with less and less confidence every day |