Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-01-11
LATER FROM EUROPE.


The steamships Kangaroo and Arabia
have arrived. The Vigo left Liverpool for
Philadelphia on the ed ult.
The Circassian arrived al Galway on the
afternoon of the pod. She had on board
the crew of the ship Moffatt, from ST.
Johns for Liverpool, which was abandon.
The report that the Pope had the Presi-
dency of the Congress for his Plenipoten-
tiary, is unfounded.
Prince Gortschakoff had expressed de-
sire that the opening of the Congress
should take place after the commencement
of the new year-January l3th--as be will
be detained on that day at his Court by
the duties Of his Office.
Count Avigdor. the Representative of
the Republic of San Marine at Paris, had |
presented memorandum 10 Count Wa
lewski, addressed to the future Congress,
protesting against the encroachment Of
Piedmont.
The nomination of the Marquis Au-
vergne. formerly Ambassador of France at
Turin, as the second French Plenipoten-
tiary at the Congress, gave great satisfac
ton to the friends of Italy.
A Paris dispatch of the 23d says the
French Government had telegraphed the
Powers concerned that the opening of the
Congress would not take place before an
uary 18th. sv
Marquis Antoinade and Chevalier Cano
fari were appointed first and second Plen-
ipotentiaries from Naples.
GREAT BRITAIS.-The London Herald had
announced that complete Reform Bill is
to appear in the Constitutional Press Ma
gazine; and in the event of the postpone
ment of the Ministerial Reform Bill, or its
proving unacceptable to the Constitution
al party, the bill to be published will be
brought Immediately before the House Of
Commons.
Lord Palmerston had been making
speeches highly eulogistic of the volunteer
movement.
The Great Britain was spoken Dec 18th !:
all well, which strengthened the conviction
that the report of her having fOuudered is
base hoax.
Lord John Russell tells the memorialists
relative to Mexico, that England is endeav.
oring to come to an understanding with
the other powers in respect 10 the course
to pursue. He points out the difficulty o.
the United States recognizing one Presi
dent and England aud France another.
The wife of j. H. Quincy, member o
Parliament. had eloped with one Of tn,
> family domestics. The lady is possessed
!, of half million pounds in her own right
The Belgian Government has agreed t,
(. forward its mails for Canada and the Uni
ted States by the Canadian steamers al
well as Cunard boats, and it was supposed
that the German postal league would adop
similar arrangements.
FRAsoE.-A pamphlet entitled 9Th,
Pope and the Congress" signed by NJ. D.
Lsquerronier, has been published, aud at
. tracts great attention both in France anC
England. as it was believed totexpres
the sentiments Of the Emperor. Thep
phlet is written 10 a spirit of Cancellation
. and compromise, and although 1T does no
propose to take away the temporal powe
!, of the Pope, it advocates curtailment o
. them, and urges that the Romagna should
not be restored to the tPapal dominion
The Constitutional, in an article by the
! principal editor, approves, in general, thu
j. contents, declaring however that il intends
to combat some of the propositions made
: by the author. The English press gener
ally eulogixe the pamphlet.
The Times says, ave leave others to ca
vii on forms and ceremonies; enough To-
US if there is a reasonable hope that the
, two great European powers will be found
side by side in defense of the rights of the
Italian people, and that Protestant Eng
land will find hearty and effectual sup
port in the Emperor of Catholic France
: The French war steamer Dugesilin, while
trying her engines off Brest. ran on rec
{ and rapidly sunk.
SPAIN AND MoRoccO.-A Madrid Telegram
of Dec. 2Ist says that 8 900 Moers attack
, ed the Spanish, but were repulsed ener-
getically and compelled to retreat in great
disorder, caused by grape shot and gren
AIDES. The Spanish had 81 wounded.
Ten men-ofwar, recently stationed a
Havana, have just arrived to reinforce thu
squadron at Algesrios.
A great quantity of provisions had beer
dispatched to the army in Africa.