The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-08-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

FOREIGN AFFAIRs.-Ihc first dispatch
across the cable which we gave last week
was the news Of the signing of a treaty
of peace between Austria and Prussia.
Later dispatches do not confirm the news
that peace has certainly been made but
there is no doubt an armsticc has been
agreed to, TO begin on the 22 ult.. which
will end in peace, and on terms dictated
by Prussia, who has been victorious in
another encounter with the federal army.
had occupied Frankfort and Darn.
stadt, dissolved the Frankfort senate and
made levy of six millions of florins for
the maintenance of the army. Besides
this celebrity Of movement and brilliant
success, the main army of Prussia was
advancing upon Vienna; while the Aus
trians, claiming to be victorious in battle
fought on the 22l were constantly re
treating, the king had removed most of
his treasure from Vienna, and the Aus
trian capital seemed to be at the mercy
of the enemy. With such success rs this,
no wonder tfat Prussia proposes hard
terms, or that defeated Austria is disposed
to submit TO almost anything. Prussia
demands that the unity of northern Ger
many shall he estall under Prussian
leadership, and that Austria shall be
excluded from the German confederation
entirely also, it is reported, that she
shall give up Hungary, as well as Ven.
eta, Italy, the ally of Prussia, taking the
latter, notwithstanding the recent cession
made to France. These are stated as the
principal conditions precedent to peace,
but for the details we must wait for fur.
ther intelligence. There can be little
doubt that peace is at hand on some
terms, and that Prussia will easily sue
coed in enforcing all her demands.
The wife of Macmillan and Mexico,
has sailed for Europe on public mission,
and is not expected back TIL winter. 1t
is believed Napoleon continues to send
troops to Mexico, in spite of his promises
TO the contrary, for 200 troops have lust
arrived at Vera Cruz AMI more have re-
Gently embarked from France. From
Mexico itself there are the Usual rumors
and reports of small engagements. but
nothing authentic or interesting except
an attempt at revolution in the city of
Mexico, which was squelched very sud-
denly.
SOUTHERN NEws.-At New Orleans a
lively discrepancy has arisen between the
civil and military authorities Gen. Baird
having appointed a military commission to
investigate the riot, the Mayor, Mr.. Mon
roc, addressed the General letter expires.
siye of his astonishmcnt at the proceed
ing, and declines to act officially until civil
authority is restored, A dispatch re-
ceived at Washington from Gen. Baird
says that forty persons were killed, and
large numbers of others wounded. The
greater number of the persons killed or
wounded were friends and supporters of
the Convention. The president had an
excellen. opportunity which he did not
tail to improve of showing his sympathy
with reconstructed or rather unreconstruct-
ed rebels, when Attorney General Heron
applied to him for troops. The Assistant
Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau
in Georgia has made application for au-
thority to place Stewart County under
martial-law, on account Of the indisposi-
ton Of the civil authorities to do justice
to the freedmen. The citizens have even
joined with the rioters in numbering freed
men after they were arrested and bound
a Judge killed with his own bands a