The Portland daily press., 1866-06-19

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FARTHER POINT, June is.
The steamship Peruvian from LiyerpoOl 7th
and Londonderry Sth, passed here ed route fol
Quebec. sa
The steamships Virginia, Bavarian and ia.
va arrived out ON the 9th.
The Prussian troops entered HOlstein on
the 7th. -, ,,,sts,7g. :. -
The Austrians were concentrating at Alto
ma, where collision is expected THESE move
ments are regarded virtual commencement
of the war. siass sE,ast.sFs'. Il.
In the British House of Commons the op-
position attempted to surprise the government
by moving q postponement of the; franchise
clause in the Reform bill, but was defeated by
majority of 27 for Government. Mr.. Wal
| poles amendment was also rejected, the Gov
mentmajority being IA. a ~ e.
- HALIFAX, June 18.
Steamship China, Hockey, tfom Liverpool
| at T. M. OF the 9th, and Queenstown 10th,
| for Boston, arrived here to-day, with thirty
i've Halifax and 1877 Boston passengers.
THE IMPENDING WAR. 4. a i'
Indications that war will soon break out are
increasing. The entry of the, Prussians into
HOlstein is regarded by some as the virtual
commencement of the war. b,Fhe Neue Frew-
denblotte asserts Austria regards such entry
as breach of the Gastein1 convention as the
forcible occupation as cGsls belk. ii
| The Duke Gastein had gone from Paris to
Vienna, and his mission is sail to be a last
effort for conciliation. He had a conference
with Count MensedOrf, and conference with
Emperor of Austria, Mensdorf is stated to
have positively maintained the grounds OF the
Austrian reply to the invitation to a conieri
ence. .f Hla 3
A Russian Cabinet courier reached Vienna
on the 18th, with an autograph letter from the
Gar to the Emperor. 'issA i6 ,fs ssei |
Count Bismarck had issued an important
despatch to the Prussian representatives.
abroad. 1t isyery bitter towards Austria, and
IN one passage says:s "All our information
agrees that determination to make war by
Austria is finally settled in Vienna. On the
other hand, Prussia has been most conciliato-
ry and anxious for peace, but a corresponding
feeling no longer exists at Vienna. Not only
was there manifested an entire absence of ali
and every readiness to enter into confidential
negotiations and discuss the possibilities of an
agreement, but expressions of influential Aus
trian statesmen and councillors of the EN-
peror, have been reported to the King from
authentic sources, which leave no doubt that
the Imperial Ministers desire war at any
price, probably in hope OF successes in the
1leld, partly to tide over domestic difficulties.
Nay, even with the expressed intention of as
slstng Austrian finances by Prussian contri-
buttons or by honorable bankruptcy. We can
only see decided intention on the part of
Austria of forcing a war with Prussia, and OF
making use OF the negotiations as to Com
gress to gain time by procrastination for her
own not entirely completed arrangements but
especially for those of her allies. The fact of
war is a settled determination at Vienna; the
only further point is to choose a favorable mo-
ment to begin" ials*4
referring to the Duchies; Bismarck says:
"Perhapswe shall at last be believed, when
we solemnly protest against any notion of
wishing to make good our claim to the Duch-
les by force, or OF disregard TO the rights Of
the co-possessor. Now, too, probably it will
not be dlfhcult to understand the real motives
OF the armaments by which Austria has given
rise to the present crisis, and whose removal
py means OF Congress she has further taken
care ear ee Ienuer Inpessipie py the attitude she
has s, ilssame9.n.
dale my circular ~ dated June 4:
lne Lonuoh Times says: Such dispatch
aS d the ABOVE mas not oiten been penned by a
european minister. Inc Prussian statesman
seems s:e now 70 tnink courtesy unnecessary in
nIs IN Iolnnl4ilcatiohs Win Austrla. All the
priue, tne pitGer hosuiity, the almost fanatlcal
purpose which have been necessarily repress-
cu au.lls lons nesotlatiOns, break forth when
mesosi:stlons lr,tS may De considered at an end
me eislsstch Dreathes the splrlt.of war, and
eeeIs. =" nave peen written IN ANTICIPATION of
an -, ,uiineuiate rupeuIe. Ia ~ -.
Inc LONDON teiesraph says: with this
uispaCch tie lasc hopes 81 peace nave dlsapf
peafe1 ana hostlllues become inevitable"
IA a y.enna alspascn says dlPioMatc relations
WIN PRUSSIA ana Austfla VIII cease the mo-
ment the Prussian representative at the Diet
ieaves FRANKFORT. .a.'.z
austria mas teiegraphed Gen. Goblenz to
au asolu az allucu cohnlGe III Hoistem. IL Is
staCeo aat SHOULD cohision take place the
Au:tiiar ~ army Vi the Nof1h VIII advance
against RUSSIA;
On Gne oth tne Frusslan troops arrived at
S nenuspuiS anu occupied the time. Ihey
were peaceIuiiy met Dy tne Austrian garrison
VINO WltndfeW rom the town the same day,
alG tlie paItlng was quite friendly. -
0Sn. 0apiehA tlie AUSTRIAN commander, Is
Saeu nre proclaIlIialoii TUT processing against the
russians entering INTO Holstein, and that he
snouid await the orders OF MS Sovereign as
10 tne course 10 pursue. lie announced that
the government OF Holsteln is transferred to
AIona' s} s-..z;,ls ~. ..
Zen. Mantau1a, tho Prpsslan commander,
sent dispatcn 70 zen. GaDlenz, stating that
% IA consequence G e Oi tne declaration by Austria
~ tne federai Diet and the COnvocation OF
tne Hoistem States, the position OF affairs as
~
estabiisheds Gen. Manteuffer therefore enters
Holstem but Will not occupy the places al
ready In possession OF the Austrians. He
mas received orders to avoid conflict and not
to dismiss the civil functionaries. He con-
Guides by expressing the hope that peaceful
UNDERSTANDING s VIII prevent the outbreak OF a
""1. o., nr..sa
u,.a .,aas also issued procama
;u 49,. ~ .,;e s VI echIgsws ahnoune
s;~te,apa e up. ~ ~ ops ~ mois:en, iof tlie
ps..ai y, :ne sovcIesh Hgnss OF nls
Moyal lnas.er, wncn nave oeen placed IN Jeop
ss us;na ai,a ahs sup noweVer' y mercy OF de
'e,seve Gow e1aaacse Ma.sanoa.. ;, .,a L..
cenano mn nah,an :. = sala 70 navc smmonen
",rss,a a. uJnsnM ~ s1a1lsn tne s'ate o'
Ta ~ 81. so. ~ Cne Ducnies.
:. - lepor.eI ~ ia,a. ,ussla WI, !oscDly pre-
'eTs .s assenaDase " Sns notsCelh esrates.
rioaencs Iela.ns ~ say tnat ltaly VIII com
nUs''isles as soo as war ls aecareo III
n "a daoSeo 11os ;ss,,od .. ron,,,a, - a. "a,
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