The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-23

tends to the gus ppe In the approaching period OF
! troubles.
Ybey askea st night extraordinary powers to conduct
affairs until the ccsas should meet again After brief
debate the PROJECT passed, and ODonne is clothed
with almost unlimited powers. l have not as yet seen
the measure but that authorizes the government
to emit paper at three per cent interest to the amount
sixty millions Of dollars; to aug ment the army TO
an Unlimited extent or TO that deemed necessary 10 pre-
serve the interests OF the State and TO Increase the navy
The Ministry proposes to cut down tho saar es OF civil
employees twenty centum, and effect saving in that
way The army navy and CIVIL guards are to have the
pay before. or the clerks and officials
are ho fed at thu mere suggestion OF reducing their
salaries but they will be obliged to endure It, They
do nothing prevent It. If they were soldiers they
could revolt threaten to- and the scheme would DO at
rclinquished The government never attempts to
tamper with the soldiers pay In this country because
would be equivalent to placing teir designations before
| the Queen.
loan three per cent indeed at any percentage, is
yet a mystery. Spanish stocks went down yesterday
two three per mt the rimor OF a new loan, and
the quotao on thirty twenty nine II has its regu-
lar falls is likely to touch bottom very AT
4 all events O'Donne will find means to increase the
| army and navy, to be ready for any emergency.
The ernment is growing little nervous about its
possessions in the Mediterranean, which are not es
pccmly valuable IN yielding larse revenues, hut are
worth good deal In the defence of the State In case OF
war The group Of island lying between Spain and The
small ones Contain many cap tai harbors and strong
holds which domineer over tho road from France TO
Agirs In case of war France might find these Stands
directly Ter line OF supplies to her southern pos
soDs, which would be nconvenent She has more than
once cast and hungry eye upon the splendid
harbor of Port Mahon VIII oh she could make rival
Gibra tar II she had it, as France Is not particularly
noted for her honesty and virtue that
her intimately Spain has very properly kept lock and
key upon her treasures N the Med erranean, lest in
weak moment Napoleon G Id no sis Inc temptation
TO seize them As Napoe IN always takes advantage of
disturbance To carry out mis- scheme, just as pick
pocket makes his harvest great crowd unusual pre-
cautions being taken 10 make secure The price
less islands, in view o comng troubles On Sunday
Orders were tecgaphcd TO Barcelona to send at once to
the islands an additional rec ment o men, and urging
upon the commanders the various posts the s'rcest
vigilance. Other troops viii b. sent a, early day and
the works will be placed IN order, nd some new ones
erected for defence So the FreLchmen will haze to
work bit TO the coveted mprse This little affair
shows clearly in what satc Of mind every nation OF
Europe Is n s a. present Every ono ~ AFRAID OF his
neghbor. 1t j. huge ab game, in which every one
desires Fl ch his neighbours with one hand while
be keeps the other on his own property and watch ami
breads tho others movements. Perhaps gigantic war
will purity matt rs bat it rs very Doubtful The peoples
blood and money VIII be squandered for the few, and tho
masses VIII gain tte or nothing. Thsi time will come
some of ihcse days
wroe vol a 6rief notice of the capture by the Span
iards of he Eli per ship Ali Ward in the Bay OF AL e.
cras she was loaded with gurpO, and is valuable
prze From the captnn's stat ,ment some foul means
must have been used to place her in the Snansh hands
She dred or from Br tsh waters one night while the
cap ain on shore The sh was din at ore anchor.
and the captain IT'S that the spanish coast guard must
have come alongside in the night aud lifted the anchor
in such manner rs to cause the ship to pick IL mp and
drift TO the Span s SIDE The escdmpqct' or coast
guard boats around him nearly all the time and
seemed to act saspcously; hut he has no proof, OF
!
author ties assert that III, had warned the captain that
he co Id not hoi on with ore anchor; that he should
| ride with two This the canain den cs One thing is
| certain the male discovered the shin was dragging
BIT could not prevent it, and finally she
came NJ to her anchor again when she
required very little time Tor the coast guards to board the
sh and make her prize She was after this carried to
OF course the captain aud con sgnces are making great
Efforts to obtain h release, nut with little prospect
of su cess In the drs place, she is an American ship
shcb changed ay and .ailed nder Chilean iug dur
IN le rebellion so she claim no protection tr m our
p,crnnian although the captan has asked It, and the
ITna a 81. Consul, mr., laying a tho particulars be-
f,, W. HoIe our Munster He has uraldo TO dis
cove The slirhtes. reason u incrfeye In Tho maeE
rio s In c,a,gad hor r,iiausir ny hes no claim for
roe tim from the initial States Her Tars9 they wish
~. ho'. &C. ~ h"n,,a 49, ci,i,b5ss Of ,hc tinted
siofss a. -T.t - h.t thai s In nj f1rtnnc of said
i,iycns pnssihl, neutral fnu NAV cover and pro ec
enemins nronerty but nn one ever heard Of 'utras
,r, hin,v SSr,,,ccici IN shin Of nation cnraccf
In n1si,trns Win another IL il concerns an,
nation The Epglish NAV nave some right 10 inter.
fere crrsiur II the CAM an can show tbai fou play wa
INSTRUMENTAL in et,Ipa lhe shin ont Of Tnelisb waters
That ,aaiter FOR him 10 substanaate The Tni,cd
states decl nos 10 have ANYTHING TO 40 with The sbir
i. doubfnss local mice md vii be- so feclared
informed yo1 some weeks 40 81 tiS nt:..nsc of
s,sHcirna yesse In Tordnx c,Jled tho ba,ra,,a ~
commanded by exile terant Hunter Davi,son of our
novv who ,red s,nevhat siyelv in co,,,,and ~
rehc vessels in the James river during therabclIon
SIS Is nm Eng al hnit ycssrI and cares n, p,
1,r She c1nie into pordcany for reralrs 10 har ma,
cdnery deransed .on her voyage TO san Frncscon
Tnm Jrrr,nni Al,in, =, mil nve or civ i,una,, 80
hur,hen she had an cxtianriiaary crew rnberny be-
I ,-aan nf,,, 81 .iv,,, - ~ ~. ~ a "a -, IS ~,
that she was nriyotcrr for other Chile or pars Inn,
the SPANISH authorities vere not able 10 provo any
thing AGAINST her Put they SORT n siJcvheoI
steamer of fourteen puns called Tho Io,clIo mi 10
watch her The latter vessel laid several wcets in for
TX near the Henrietta VIII en- finally completed her
rcrairs and when ready walked opt OF Bnrln,px
and went o sea I'm spite OF the suanish man. war
TIE Spanish papers sr her DESTINATION ID vet unknevn
but 9th peopc sust II W n be kpown al AZ, earlv l.y
She has doubtless proceeded 10 some rerdezyous WHARF
she Il 10 meet vess,, from, Fngand ham scr arra
men on board and ada .innal u,en Tho labor az rons
fcr,a y rs md mum ,fo,s 4 M, serioua nr rrtror,cI
and r. tcly IA c qhnlI hear of Tho II mr. Ola upder
another name somewhere nh ,ut nhn Tho henrietta IL
! said 10 he an excellent eoa boat ana very inst
/ Lave not The honor OF an ncnnnintance with the
senior comrandne ofcer of The IN ear and Indcpen
drpcia nor dn know his name Rnt do know tha be
will feel greatly raiucd 10 learn that the Nrprds, one
of no scrn,-ogc orans An Madrid has seen az 10 cen
sure him yorv sevorev Tor his conduct in cnpturinr off
| 81 Thomas the Spensh merchantmen Doroiea loaded
with pul,cs for Cihn which he bas taken into Rio
Janeiro IL anp,ars from letter written by one OF the
officers OF tho Dornca that the Huescar on coming up