The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-05-12
FIVE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Bohemian, off Cape Race.

ST. JOHNS, n. F., May IL.
The steamship Bohemian, from Liverpool
for Quebec Both ult., and Londonderry LIST
inst, arrived off Cape Race at o'clock this
morning. She was boarded by the Associated
Press news yacht, and her news obtained.
GREAT BRITAIN
1t was reported that Mr.. Adams, having
made a frank explanation regarding his letter
of protection to Mexican vessels, no diploma
tic protest will be necessary, but that France
has taken offence, and demands an explana-
ton.
The Times city article says :-"Notwith-
standing additional reports from New York of
violent Instructions from Mr.. Seward to Mr.
Adams, it is believed nothing of the kind is
intended to be presented to our Government.
These reports were probably encouraged sole
ly with view to mitigate the difficulties of
the approaching CONSUMPTION. With the pres
ent feeling Of the British public, which recent
ly found expression in Parliament, it would be
highly dangerous for the Washington Govern
ment to place matters in "a position such as
might render the continued exercise of for
bearance impossible on the part of the Cabi-
net
1t is stated that the detention by the FEEDER
ais on board the Peterhof, of two members of
the firm of Golbraith, Redgate & Co., having
been brought to the notice of Earl Russell, his
Lordship has directed reply to be sent TO
them announcing that Lord Lyons will be in
strncted to state to the Government of the
United States that the British Government
considers that full PREPARATION is due for the
losses sustained by the detention of their
agents and to Mr.. Redgate for the injury done
him by prOtracted imprisonment in New York.
LII the House of Commons on the 18th, the
annual effort to carry the bill for abolition of
church rates to a second reading was made
Although supported by the Ministers, it was
defeated by vote of IS to 275.
FRANCE.
The Paris correspondent of the Times SAYS
it is supposed that next year the army will be
reduced to the normal state Of 100000 men,
and the navy to SO ships ahoat with crews of
3S.250 men. AT present France has 100000
soldiers under arms and 800 ships afloat
1913 ITALY. h
A German Priest is said to have gone from
Rome with dispatches to Cardinal de Angels,
announcing the resignation Of Antonelli, and
calling DE Angels to the head of the Papal
Government.
Unimportant dispatches regarding Poland
have been published in England. They in-
clude Earl Russell's despatch to Russia, dated
April 10th, calling on Russia TO fulfil her treaty
stipulations.
RUSSIA.
messenger has arrived at London from
st. Petersburg with reply, it is supposed, to
the English dispatches.
Berlin letter says Russia's proposal for an
offensive and defensive alliance has been re-
peated to the Prussian Government.
--latest by Londonderry
The steamship North American, from Port
land. arrived here yesterday.
Tho Ministers haya announoaJ that tho Do
terhotfTs mails will be forwarded to their des-
tination unopened, and the same course will
be pursued in similar cases.
An interruption in the telegraph east of St.
Johns prevents our giving full report of the
steamer.