Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-24

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The Latest cable dispatches contain
the following
The ship Agra bound from London to New
York, and the bark Elizabeth Jenkins, bound
from London to Boston, came III COLLISION
in tile English channel on the 1lth. The
Jcnsins was sunk. aud ten lives were lost
The Agra suffered considerable damage -
There are vague -rumOrs -atloat That the En-
perGr Macmillan has been offered the crown
Of Poland under certain eventualities. 1.-The
Pope has consented TO reside in Malta, II
forced to quit Rome.
Tue following items have been re-
ceived by the Cable;
The English government and people SEEM
ed 20 be inclined to settle the Alabama
claims, if demand is made by the United
States to that effect.--The British Admiralty
have resolved to keep strong fierce OF gun
boats on the China seas to prevent piracy
The Jamaica Committee has unanimously re-
solved to indict Gov. Eyre for murder.-The
Turkish government has ordered general
amnesty to the insurgents of Gambia 1t Is
said that the duestinns pending between the
United States and Frazer, Trenholm Il Co.
have been amicably settled, whereby the yes
sells in dispute now lying at Liverpool, and
all the other property have been released.
The following foreign items are re
ceived by cable:-The American brig Lubia
was boarded by pirates on the coast OF China,
no date. The captain and several OF his men
were killed and wounded "A United States
company has got the consent of the Emperor
of China, to lay "a cable from the Western
Union Extention Company's lines OF the north
to Shanghai.-It was proposed at Sydney,
Australia, to levy D duty on gold exports.
The crops on the island were not eXtraordl-
nary good. Only half of last years crop was
exporteds-News has been received in official
quarters that an instruction had broken out
at Barcelona, against marez' government. AT
= recent banquet, Lord Derby the English
Premier, made y friendly allusion to Amer
lea, in which he hoped that any question be-
tween the Governments of tile United States
and Great Britain might be approached in
fOrb airing and conciliatory spirit, which
might remove all bitterness and cement tho
friendship of both nations. 1.-The -Czaro"ltch
aud the Princes Dagmar were married on the
9th, with great festivity and rejoicing
throughout the city. The Gear, on this occa-
sion, committed the sentences of large NUM-
Der of prisoners, and remitted arrears OF
taxes. ..'fia -Hf' sFlAl -i'iio
The last Foreign. mails contain the
following: ~--''.
An active emigration from Liverpool to
Texas is in progress. -c.v ...rf.s..,,,-..-
Twenty five persons had persisted in a col
iery explosion in New Castle. q U ADV Art
A Paris dispatch says III. Bertheny has been
nominated ambassador at Washington.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times says the Emperor's health has i'm
proved considerably. s.... :.
The Queen OF England has placed st.
James 4 ace at theidispcsalof her relative,
King George of Hanover. 49,
Mr.. Seymour Fitzgerald, formerly Secretary
of British Foreign Affairs has accepted the
governorship of Bombay. n.y.
There was an increasing appropriately
against the Queen of Spain among her sub
jects, and she WAS recently Missed at thea
ter. 1t was rumOred that the government
contemplated a coup detdt. HiE fa9sluul 4
An imperial manifesto orders the Russian
military and naval force raised to full
strength by conscription through the Whole
Empire, ana taking four from every, 1000 of
the male population. 1
, The Paris Presse says the alliance betweeniE
Russia and Prussia is an accomplished fact, |
entered into With reference to a special object
and in anticipation of events already deter
mined upon. The Presse also Gays; eff
Russia, in the execution of her plans in the |
East, should meet with any other obstruction
than the Turks, Prussia will range herself on |
her side. IL any foreign intervention should |
thwart the work of assimilation which Prus- |
STA is accomplishing i'll Northern Germany, or
the already prepared ABSORPTION OF the states
south of the Maine, Prussia can rely on the
armed cooperation of Russia 1t also points
out commercial interests between Prussia and
Russia IN the work OF denatiOnaliZing Poland