New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-17
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/ NEW YORK, Feb. lO.-The Panama correspond
ent Of the Herald says that combined Peruvian
ana Chiilah fleet is under orders to commence i'm
mediate hostilities against SPAIN CaIos ia fortiei
with guns, including eight Of Blakeley's cast stee
5oo- Founders, the monitor Victoria and ram Lon
| lslana; also in port some batteries Differed by
americans al who had experience in the late war
| The Peruvian steamar Callooat, al Panama "a.
pairing. will soon leave to join her consorts The
correspondent also says that the four iron clads
that will leave England before the declaration oi
war reaches them will either attack Cuba or carry
war to the ports of SPAIN and attempt the destrnc
| ton of the naval arsenal at Fayai "a y Z ~,
I, Gen! fitzpatrick left Calos for valparaiso in
the English steamer. ri atf-7 T,aifN1'''
The mail packet, U. s. steamer Waterloo is at
having been engaged for the Chilian army and ten
had left Panama for Chill on a Gillian war
| steamer. VI a9@a Hr 5iN sV -aE @ 77@'T : 4 -" : -
| The Tribunes Panama correspondent saws tor.
pedoes and other internal machines for the doc.
| truction of the Spanish feet, arrived at Calloa.
They We're purchased in New York by an agent
| of the Chiiian government. 'F fF ~"Tr7@"oSNN'
! Catesby Jones, late of the Confederate navy
have naval commission. IN sp.",.7-..,'''-r' ~
NEW YORK, Feb. l0.--Late adyices state that in
| Spain the news of the capture Of the Snanisb
steamer Conandonga, by the Chilians has caused
the most violent ferment, Vi s. j, ig.y 49, : !
A war-like address has been voted by the Cortes
Instructions have been dispatched to the Spanish
Admlra to ayenge the national honor. "
Inc Madrid papers foam with rage. One of the
midest of these papers asserts that Suain nus 4
with insults from nobody, and is not baund tp
show consideration to any country In the world a
violent contemporary demands that wherever
place, or hut. or house,, inhabited by these
bastard children of ours by these parricides ma v
be found, there must the Spanish shell fall ~ =
"A provincial paper grayeiy warns France En-
land ana the United States to stand aside. for
whoever comes between Spain and her foes II
The .Chilian meeting lately held in New York
had called forth lively fears in Spain for the safety
OF Cuba, and the general excitement had been stiff
Inrther augmented by the appearance off the
Spanish coast of two iron clad frigates supposed
to be rams recently supplied by "Alabama" !"
Laird to the Chilian government. 14f vi lIl 4
The Madrid correspondent of the London Times
says the war is not only with one or two of the
republicsof the Andes,sit is not merely against a
contederacy of all South and Central America. it
may soon have to be waged with Spain's own sub
Jects OF the Antilles, and with those Yankee sym
paihizers, those loose and desperate adventurers
OF North and South who would undertake to scale
Heaven for employment, and who cannot embroil
tner own country in support of the Monroe doc
trlne, Will place men and means enough at the dis
posal Of Spains enemies to make them more than
match for her power 1t is possible that these
two nclads in Spanish waters may be only an
earnest OF what Young America may do in tile
way of energy, spirit and enterprise. ~ ,,.1tT- -
The Virginia Committee
New YoRK, Feb. lO-The Trbune's special
says: say The IN committee from the Virginia legisla-
ture in Washington organized yesterday, selecting
speaker Baldwin, as chairman. The President
was informed early in the morning of their pres
ence, but the meeting of the Cabinet continued
unill after O'Clock yesterday afternoon
The committee will be received at the White
House at 10 o'clock to day, by appointment
British Eeiaef for Freedmen. |
The Birmingham (England) Association, for the
relief Of the destitute reedmen of the United
states has just contributed another cargo Of
goods to Cen Howard for distribution and the
Secretary of the Treasury has ordered their ad |
mission into port free of duty.
The Texas Convention.
~ NEW YORK. Feb. 10.-A special dispatch to the
Tribune, dated Austin, Texas, February 8, says the
Convention organized to-day and will ncornorat ia
into the new, constitution the total abolition of |
slavery, and give negroes the right to testify in ali
courts to hold property. sue and be sued etc.
The Convention is divided between original Sc. |
cessionists and straight-out Union men. Some of
the members are in favor of negro suffrage, --I
The President OF the Convention voted against
secession in the last Convention, but was subse-
qnently an officer in the Confederate army 71IT
freedmen Under /" Cloud-Presidential Pro-
-a clnmaLion Expected. 10 g,ll. |
New YORK, Feb. lO.--The Rchmond Wbig Cows
that two freedmen, named George Whet and John
Whet, were sentenced by Col, McEjvev last
Wedn sday, to ten and five years. respectively
for theft. ~
The Posts Washington special SAYS that rumors
are current, but not generally credited, that the
President will soon issue proclamation, restoring
the writ of habeas corpus to all the States. and |
declaring that peace is restored. as -
u.H Gen Fullerton Kesiened.
The Iierald's special says that Gen, J. Fullerton
chief of stat to ten. Howard, resigned a day or
,wo since. '- tNt1 So 80 ~ -
. Tronb'e About the Fisheries,
The Worlds Washington special says the Canadian
,fiiciAis before they left, throw out some hints
hat if the reciprocity treaty were allowed to ex.
llre without some action on the question of the
lsheries it might lead to serious difficulties snder
res'y stipulatlons. If the reciprocity treaty ex
Tres, we are limited to very small margin in the
yaters, and if our fishermen go beyond that limit.
hey will be forced back. In ..I.qI-II- -
New Yorker ON a Kamnueek ,
WAsHINGToN, Feb. l0--House.-Mr Ward of
lew York, argued that 1t was the duty of Congress-
bring back the Southern States to their relations
Nth the government The people of the States
'ere on their good behavior but the rebel snirit
ct prevailed. The leaders of the rebellion oiight
be hanged, that such offenders in future he aa
lonished that treason is crime which ought to be
unished. ga ."nsf ,.1r 1T o'>N i.
A Aresouton was offered in the House of Repre ,
entatives of the Tennessee Legislature, few =
ays ago, setting forth that whisky slop was '
ept in one of the committee rooms and declaring
1at the snbsersive of the morals of the =
lembers, We are very decidedjy of tba o,,;r;a, | y