The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-27


of the Marquis De Montholon, with the
| answer of the President to him. were of
the kindest character
Mr. Betherny III ade the following speech
to the President:
PRESIDENT: have the honor to place in
your hands the letters which direct me, in
the quality of Envoy Extraordinary aud
Munster Plenipotentiary of his Majesty
| the Emperor of the French In confidence
to mo, the mission to represent him near
you, my sovereign has specially charged
me to make known to you the value he at
taches to the relations of friendship which
exist between France and the United States
or America; to maintain these relations,
to draw them moro close, il it be possible,
III view OF the Development of interests
common to the two countries. Such will
be the constant aim of nv efforts. and /
have the firm hope to attain it. if. as am
III sdvance assured, the Government and
people of the United States share in those
sentiments, of which bring to this place
the sincere expression.
Inc PRESIDENTS reply was as follows:
SIR: Grateful affection toward the French
nation is among the earliest, the most pro-
found and the most enduring sentiments
OF the people and Government of the
United States. We constantly try to be-
heve that no interests of either country
can ever require alienation or dntdgoniS7,
between them, while intimate commercial
interests tend to bind them together AS
you have justly observed, they have, at the
same time, common aim in the advance
ment of civilization and humanity through
out the world. In expressing these feelings,
l am only repeating what has been uni
formly said by the United States since they
became sovereign. We have had much
reason to be pleased with the conduct of
your predecessor, the Marquis de Montho-
lon. BE assured, Mr.. Bertheny, no con-
slderatlon or courtesy will be withheld,
| Iv,-t,, al, u, III 4A,,<l l..
Of your duties agreeable and pleasant
The retiring French Minister and his
successor, this evening, dined with the
Secretary of State.
1t is ascertained, at the State Depart
mcnt, that Minister Campbell has been
officially instructed to remain at New Or
leans until further orders, or to await fu-
ture developments of Mexican affairs.
NASHVILLE, December 25.-After the ban
quot last night to the Congressional party,
Gen. Howard made an address at the Capt.
tol, to large crowd of freedmen. He
congratulated his hearers upon the evi-
dence of their thrift and advancement.
which he said he found everywhere Not
the least significant with the Congressional
banquet was the fact of it's being over
wheimingly attended by leading Confede-
rate citizens. Ex-Confederate Generals
made brief speeches.
GALVESTON, December 25.-The reported
death of Escobedo is true. He was over
taken by Cortlnas and Canales, when in
fight from Matamoras, and brought back
to that city. Consequent upon his capture,
general lnSuDordlnatlon of all the liberal
cliques occurred in Matamoras, and Cana
les getting the upper hand, executed Escc-
bedo on the morning of the 21st December.
claiming to act as the representative OF
Ortega. The reported panic in Matamp-
ras has been confirmed and a general
tJOh Ir1, Of tn1 To
San FRANCISCO, December 25-The Libe-
raj troops were to leave Mazatlan on the
18th of December, in pursuit of the French
San Bias was held by the Imperialists.
The quartz mill, at Frogtown, Nevada,
one of the fiji st in the State, was DESTROYED
by fire on the 22d December
New York, December 26.-The Times
Washington correspondent says, that on
the 5th inst, the following in substance
was received from Napoleon, in reply to
Stewards despatch to Bigelow, of the 22d
November. Napoleon specified the time
from Mexico, and expressed his satisfac-
ton with the Sherman-Campbell mission,
and proposed to cooperate in establishing
the restoration of Republican government,
but thinks it will devolve upon the United
States to maintain the government thus
created.
Advices from China state that the Ame-
rlcan schooner Gen. Sherman was seized
by pirates, who fired her, after tying to the
masts the crew and two English passen-
gers, who all perished.
1t is stated that 13O radical office-holders
have been removed lately from bonded
warehouses in this city.
WASHINGTON, December 26.-The Su-
preme Court, to-day, reversed the judg-
ment of the Superior Court Of Arkansas,
and decided that, as the law of Congress
exempted swamp or overhowed lands for
ten years, 1T was not in the power of the
State to tax them within that period, for
this would be virtually breach Of the
contract between the State and the United
States. The intention Of the exemption
was TO encourage the reclamation of the
lands. The Supreme Court decided similar
cases from other States on the same prin-
ciple.
BALTIMORE, December 26.-The steamer
Cuba sails to-day, and takes out S42O, 900
in gold.
Fort LARAMIE, December 2G.--A terrible
massacre occurred on the 22d, near Fort
Phil. kearney. Brevet Col. Fetterman,
Capt. Brown and Lieut.. Grummond, of the
18th Infantry, with ninety enlisted men, of
tho I'd Cavalry and 18th Infantry, we're
surrounded by Indians, and every officer
and man killed.
HALIFAX, December 26.-Late Bermuda
advices report the total loss of the bark
Pathfinder, bound from Rockland to New
Orleans, with cargo of lime A portion
of the cargo will be saved
PRIVATE BOARD.
A COUPLE of ladies and gentlemen, or