New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-07
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NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The mails by the Ger |
mania and Baltic, from Southampton, will go
South this afternoon.
The steamer Germania, from Southampton on
the 25th, has arrived.
Austria has accepted the prelminaries of peace
submitted by Prussia. The plenipotentiaries have
assembled at the Prussian headquarters, to nego-
tate for an armistice. She has already admitted
in principle the peace preminaries The Prus
sian propositions which are approved by France
are Austria is to recognize the dissolution of the
former Germanc confederation bond, and the or
ganizaton of new confederation, from which Aus
tlia is excluded Austria agrees to this North Ger
many is to form union with Prussia, excepting
the Danish State of Schleswig; part of the pay
ment by Austria of the war expenses; and the
maintenance of Austria's integrity, excepting
Venetia.
Prussia intends annexing territory containing
three millions of people
Gen. Martenfel insists on imposing the payment
of 25 900 forins, and threatens to deliver
Frankfort up to pillage in the event of non-pay-
ment. The Frankfort Chambers refuse to pay the
25 900 900 FORMS and prefer submitting to piage.
The city has solicited the intervention of Napoleon
and the English cabinet.
In the House of Commons on the 23d, Lord
Stanley acknowledged, to the fullest extent the
friendly and honorable conduct of the United
| States during the Fenan raids, but declined giving
an opinion regarding submitting The Alabama
claims to arbitration, as the discussion of these
claims had been closed some time ago, and had
not been renewed since the present government
came into office.
WASHINGTON, August 6.-The joint Congressional
committee of retrenchment intend to commence
work in the middle of this month. Among the
first subjects which they will investigate is the
corruption alleged in the disposal of cOnfscated
and abandoned property in the South by govern
ment agents. The Congressional investigating
committee will hold its next session in New York
for the purpose of investigating the alleged frauds
in the customhouse.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-There is a noticeable
feature in the bounty bill passed at the last session
of Congress. The act does not apply to seamen
The fourth auditor is constantly in receipt of let
ters from sailors who have been in the service re
/ questing information as to whether the law doe
not apply to them, but the answer is understood
y that under this act nothing can be done equalizn
d their bounties
EaIAN FRANCISCO, Aug, 4.-The National Unio
d State Convention assembled here yesterday, an
u adopted resolutions indorsing the restoratio
policy of President johnson and his cabinet, dt
.. claing that the spirit of charity and moderate
e should control the political action of the countr
ID and approving the call for national conventiC
i, in April to which the following delegates we
,ee elected: First district, Hon. Cornelius Cole OK
IS Montgomery Blair; second district, Hon. W. W
cox, J. W. Ryley third district; j. W. Simonto
n hh Jacob o. Lesse. Delegates atlarge, J. K Doolit
IN Robert J. Walker John A. Dix aud Gen. Sloeom
The Democratic county convention last mig
re rescinded all the nominations for county Offices,
consequence of disagreement as to the fitness
7u' some of the nominees.
by The Imperial consul of Hexico here has bt
ing officially informed that the Liberals assault
the fortified towEl of acapulco on the third lime
'"' defense, on the morning of July %, but were
ets pulsed and. pursued some distance, leaving
iin- body of .4heir commander in the hands of the
" periali4tz.
ver Victoria dispatch of yesterday says
'uniH.ng the colonies Of Vancouver'a Island