The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-21
Rittmun1 Qispattt.

| Rittmunn Qispatrt.
MONDAY MORNING. MAY 81. 1890.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
| ARRIVAL OF THE ADRIAT1c.
Affairs in Isaly-GaribaIdi Gone to sicily
| switzerland Demands = Conference.-The
Great Eastern. &C.
The steamship Adriatic. which sailed from
Hayre on the sth inst, and touched at Cowes
| the same evening, arrived at New York on
Saturday morning last. Among the passen-
gers, were r. Hoe, the printing press manu-.
facturer, and Fletcher Harper, Of the firm Of
Harper K Brothers.
The Grea, Eastern was to leave Sou thamp-
! ton on the 9th of June, for New York.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The steamer Great Brit had arrived from
Australia with .tl90,UtU in gold.
4iVi,0o0 in gold was EN- route from Austria
| liza.
Court Mon.emolin and Don Ferdinand had
publicly renounced their claim to the Spanish
throne
Switzerland insists on the assembling of the
Conference Immediately.
ne OaOlhet OF 1uTln mas fn600 proposal
- the Federal Council for the construction Of
railway through Switzerland to connect It.
ally and Germany.
The Great Eastern sails from Sou hampton,
June 9th, for New York.
The accounts from Aberdeen state that the
defaications OF John Blaikie, the advocate
WHO has lately abscOnded, will be about
t2",o CO. AT first it was feared they might be
double that amount. He is stated TO have OBJ
tanned advances from the Union Bank of Scot
land TO the extent of 100000 or $4,000 but
tney nave numerous securities, and are not
llkeiy to lose more than 10 900 or { l5, ,00U.-
Blaikle is understood 10 be in Sweden.
Iom Sayers has addressed the following let
ter to the London Times:
SIR: The period has arrived when it be-
comes my duty to thank the great British pub.
lie for the patronage they have bestowed upon
me.
1t is not for me to pass any remark upon
my late struggle, when the New World was
pitted against the Old but one thing can say
IN honesty, that did my hes'l for the land of
my birth and dearest affec ctioI,s. had opposed
10 me one worthy of me, an whose activity,
rapidity and pluck, it was nos small task to en-
counter. Sprung from our own race, the
Americans Inherit our best qualities, and as
our conflicts with them have, In the process
OF time. ended III peace, SO may every bitter
ness engendered by the late struggle tor the
championship, pass away torever Upon my
part and that of my children, humbiy offer
10 you my most grateful thanks and trust,
70 whatever period Prov vidence will extend
my HE, that n9 act OF mine, either in privat te
or in public hte will be unworthy of one wlro
has received the notice OF the Times news pa
per. l remain, Sir, &c,
TOM SAY YERS CHI mpion of England.
London, Sunday, May e.
FRA SCK.
PARIS, May S.-The Moniteur of to day an
nounces that decree modifying the project Of
law concerning sugar :.nd coffee. has been sub
mitted To the Legislative body.
The correspondent OF the Morning Post says:
IA very extensive and augmented camp is
forming at Chalons. There is TO be a grand
review this year"
Preparations are being made at T'oulon and
Marseiiles to receive the seige artillery OF the
army Of Italy, originally intended to reduce
the strong places OF Venetia.
The Monleur publishes an imperial decree
prom lgating the law passed by the .egisla-
tive Chambers for abolishiug, and in certain
cases modifying, the duties hitherto lev led on
cotton. The import duty on cotton i'm ported
into France i'll French shipping, is aboi ished;
that imported in foreign shipping, is to pay a
duty of francs the 100 kilogrammes. c Utton
imported into France by land is likew se 10
pay duty of francs per lu0 kilogramm .s-
The price Of Flour varied considerab. " in
the Paris market last week. Wheat was l. Il III
The Paris Constitutional has article by
its chief editor, NJ. Grandguillot, sevel e ly
condemn ning the efforts which are being m 40 Z
to cause the fall of Count Cavour. 1t det aiL
the diffic ulties which have been successful lily
overcome by Piedmont, and points out the po-
litical importance which she has acquired by
the consent of Europe. 1t extols the policy of
Count Cavour, aud commends him for resi- st-
ing the efforts of those who would exceed the
limits of that policy. This article also Clearly
declares that Europe, and France particular
ly, will euergetically dsapproye aggres sion,
and that the work Of Piedmont is no more to
extend her boundaries, but to assimilat te her
self with the annexed provinces.
The Bourse was fiat. Renes, which opened
at 7Uf Sc, afterwards improved TO 1lI. Juc.
but were finally quoted Al 70f Csc, or about
the same As yesterday.
GAEIBALDI'S EXPEDITION TO SICILY.
The Patrie Of May Slh, evening, says:
General Garibaidis departure for Sicily b as
been fully confirmed. He left during the nj ght
from the 9Th to the 9th inst.
The Piedmon tese Government had ordered
all arms and ammunition which had beer de-
posted at Quarto, near Genoa, to be 81 lied,
and had also given orders for the port OF Ge-
noa to be watched.
The expeditionary vessel, which had taken
her papers for Malta, had put out to sea two
days previously. General Garibaldl Joined
the vessel Immediately afterwards, u nd She
instead of proceeding to Malta. went u, Sicily
The PiedmOntese Government mad every
possible protest against this act OF General
CART ibaldl, which may involve the new Italian
State in serious difficulties.
General Garibaldi, being in come elton with
the committee in London under taking the
collection of English subscriptions for SAiiy
had. ia order TO replace the arms which he
feared would be seized by the Sardinian Gov
ernment, received other arms which had NOT
passed through Piedmont.
The Pays contains intelligence Identical
with that given by the Patre.
The Opinion Nationale says: "The differ
ent vessels belonging to Gen. Garibaldi's ex-
pedition will unite of the Isl and Of Capraja !;
they will then direct their course towards
Sicily"
The Moniteur publishes a decree fixing the
individual payment for exemption from mil
Itary service at 23Odf., and the bounty on
re-engagement for seven yearA' service at
4,0oUf.
1t is asserted that Marshal MMahon will
take the commantA Of the camp OF Chalons AT
the beginning OF June next.
SICILY.
MARsEILLEs. Tuesday, May s.-No news hiss
been received direct from Sicily, but letters
from Naples, To the 5th inst, state that the In
surrec lion continued in the interior OF the
island.
Government had raised the state Of siege 81
palermo but the court-martial was to sit per-
maneltly.
Business had not been resumed.
General Baizano had demanded a reinfo rec.
;nent OF 5UOO men, In cOnSe4 uence OF Carl
baldi's expedition.
GENEVA, May S.-Prince Napoleon arrived
here incogaito on Sunday al noon, and left at
r. NJ. on Monday he was accompanied by M
+. de Girardin.
This excursion of his Highness has NO politi
cal object.
VIENNA, May s-The report that Prince
Metternch would shortly resign II his post a
Ambassador of the Imperi al Court at Paris Il
entirely unfounded.
The Inauguration of t'ae newly Organizes
| Council OF the Empire will take place ip III
course OF this mouth.
ThE PAPAL STATES.
ROVE, May 5th (via Narcotics. )-One thou
sand Irishmen have le Il Trieste for Ancont
in order to be enrolled N the Pom tifical A rmy
| Letters deny that NJ. de Corcelles has bee Il az
poin ted Minister, and state that .1e will 500