Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-17

Arrival of the Steamer Java.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN GERMANY
--LATEST COMMERCEAE NEWS, de.

NEW YORK, May l6-The steamer Java, from
Liverpool on the 5th, via Queenstown on the 9th,
has arrived.
The political situation in Germany continues crit
icai.
VIENNA, May 4-Evening-Prussia is said to hare
declined anegotiations on definitge solution of tho
question Of the Duchies on the basis proposed By
Austria.
PARIS. May 5, P. M.-The Ifsn,oria! D;plomatigue
denies that France has made energetic rem0nstrances
at Vienna relative to the Austrian ornaments in
Feretia, and says that the dispatch sent to Vienna
on the subject couched in the most courteous
terms, aud simply requested confidential explana-
ons respecting the object of the Austrian prepara
tions. The Austrian Government replied, protesting
that it would maintain strictly defensive attitude.
France accepted these. and the result was mutual
understanding according to which Austria under
takes that should Italy attack Venetia independent
y Of France Austria will not secure for herself any
of the eventual results of the victory without tn
diplomatic Intervention of France
1t is asserted that one object of Austria in men
acing Prussia and Italy is to force England to
to the convention of European Congress.
LATEST.
LoNDOE. May 6.-Prussia has declared to the Diet
thai the warke preparations her part are entire
Iy defensive. The Austrian reply to the last Prus
sian rote was conciliat0ry, but Austria declines to
disarm under present circumstances.
Warlike preparations in Fenetia were being
pushed forward with great energy and it is rumored
that Neneta will Immediately be placed in state of
SIEGE
The Bank of Frankfort has raised its rate of dis
count to six per cent
Nothing has been heard of the steamship City of
Washington since the Proponis left her. disabled
steamer reported off Crookhaven proved to be from
Melbourne.
Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday evening--Cotton: sales to-
day 1000 bales, including !5G0 bales to speculators
ding UplanGs 1S1@d.
Breadstuls are quiet.
Provisions dull.
LoYDCx, Saturday, May 5, eyening-Consols closed
at S612gS62s for money. U. S. 5-20s 6713Q6734,
The Reported Massacre at Fort Goodwin.
SAN Francisco, May 15.-The military authorities
have information from General Mason to April 9th
in which he says nothing about the reported massacre
at Fort Goodwin. letter, with late dates, from
Yuma, also dscredited the report, and it is now be-
lieyed here that the 14th Regulars could not have
reached Fort Goodwin before April 10Th.
lsECoND DIsPATCH.l
CONFIRMATION or THE MASSACRE.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 16.-A letter from Charles
Hamilton, dated Williams Fork Arizona, April 3Oth
seems to confirm the massacre at Fort Goodwin. He
states that the massacre occurred ten days previous
and that of the two companies of regulars, the 81
battalion of the l4th regular regiment consisting of
one hundred men, only seven escaped! The remain
der were murdered and scalped! The Apachos
reaped rich harvest, carrying off arms and ammu-
milton. commissary stores &c.
number of supposed friendly Indians were ad-
mitted into the fort. and surprised the garrison.
The tribe of Indians called Huolapes had mur-
dered one man. and committed other outrages in the
vicinity of Williams Fork.
Lieutenant Ceramics. of Company A, with twenty
six men. attacked the Apaches forty miles east of
Camp Lincoln about March oath, killing twenty-five
and wounding FIVE, and capturing two. The same
day party was planning another attack.