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FOKElGN ITEMS,

Lady Eaetlakc, alter atIcndirG 10 her husbands
fnIcra1 at florrrce WIS 1ata1y on her way to Eng
land when telegram rcached her at Milan that the
Queen hsd conferred upon her pension ot $500
an attention the more acceptable since 1t wat the
spontaneous cspres sion OF the Engish sovere1gn's
regard for the memory Of the great arttsL
-nauteyilie House, the residence ef Victor Hugo
in the Channel Island Of Guernsey, hss been thrown
into mourning BY the death Of N. Victor Forcher,
Councillor Of The Court ofAppea1 at Paris, hrothe.
OF the tlluetrtout poets vile.
-R1chard Wagner, the eminent composer, Is
eo1elJ t1ed BY fortune. he had no sooner been ex-
peled from Munich at the insttEatlon ol The priests
who dreaded the influence OF his enthueiasm for
liberty upon the impressIble mlnd OF the youthful
King Of BavnIia, than he wne orsrtakcn tn his re-
treat in Switzerland by tho news Of the death OF his
vile, winch took place at Drcsden- This noble
woman published. shortly before her death, letter
IN the newspapers TO stndleate her husband hom
The fssehood. circulated By the Jesuts 10 the effect
that he had le. his Wife destitute Of III means for
support. ......-
Mr.. Guisopet, n1an notorious under the reign
Of Louis Philippe as Project OF Police, under
whose anipIees The famous Vfdocq carried on bis
detective operations, recently died In Franco to the
great relief Of the bad characters ol Psr5s, who
fentec hIs influence even after his fenqulshmcnt Of
his formidable Office. -.5
With Thomas Lore Peacock, an Englnh an.
thor who died recently, passed nway one oi the few
remaining 1nks with tho great English poets Of the
carly part Of ibis century. lie was IN intimate
Mend and the literary e1ecntor Of Shelley, and like
Charles Lamb and MIL, Qhe fAthts Of the present
philosopher and etaiesman )he YVES for many yealsa
clerk In the East India Companys oiice until abo-
lit,ou come hileen years ago, when he retired On
peD1iou. ..-
The Count de MoYnfer Is French noblernau,
noted for bis exploration Of AbysstnniA and other
remote countries, a. we'll as for bis chivaldc re-
gard for the achievements OF his fasher, who look
par1 in The baisle Of Rheims, in 1914 n. Thiefs
having fuled to apprceiate them in his description
Of that campaign, The Count brought an acttnn
acaIust The histo1an for wflfnl disparagement ot
hie fn;he.,s glnrJ. The court dismissed It upon
the ground that sn author hhs the right to use his
own judgment in the critical estimate Of what IL
suitable for bisto1ic record.
The new President Of tho Roy1l Academy, a.
Easuake's successor, IL brother Of Sir Hope
Grnnt, sco,chnan, and his wife L. niece Of the
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It appears that The report Of the L. s. Rev
enue Commission. jnreighing against "e1ces.
sire importations." aud recommending M
incsense of duties fifty per cent for the pur-
pose Of stopping trade and diminishing rerc-
nue., has not been transmitted to Congress By
tho Secretary OF the Treasury, but Is pub
ltshed Furreptitiously over the signature Of
"Stephen Colwell." Hence 1t Is not m OH
cial document, but Is to be taken as paper
cmbodying the private giews Of Mr.. Colwc1l.
It is dated last month. Probably the Secre-
tnry deemed the Communication irrelevant,
as pertaining to matters not embraced In the
scope Of Mr.. Colwe1l's duties as defined by law,
and put 1t In the proper waste basket.
Tie average rate Of duties sbn imports Is Al
per cent. MIR. Colwell proposes to raise it to
Gs]4 per cent, for the purpose Of stopping
importatlons and encouraging domestic man
utacturcrs to pay from to IS per cent On the
same class Of goods into the Treasury, and to
put the extra 30 per cent into their Own
pockets, thus making the people pay from
Eve 10 eight dollars in indirect taxes for every
dollar thai goes INTO the Treasury. And this
is called revenue measure! Secretary Nc
Culloch made the proper disposition Of 1t.
, 1866-04-04
sPEEUu By JULES FAvRE.


Thu Emperor Napoleon having risen to
power by perjury md by the conuivancc Of
TIC moncyocrncy and Of the principal de-
baucnees oil Paris, his reign has become The
signal Of reign Of lust, luxury and money
to such en extent Us to make NIL cultivated
men and vlrtuous women blush for shame,
and to cause the people to trcmble with indle-
nation as tl,ey read the recent speech Of jules
Fnyre in dcnunciatiou of these crying evils.
In fact kothschild, Pcrcirc mud Fould arc,
under the second empire, what the ancient
reLlcs were under the rule Of the elder BouF-
bons. and since the moneyocsacy Of 1865 is
not even endowed with the accomplishments
which constituted the redeemtng but unavail-
ing graces Of the aristocracy Of 1856, II is not
only us hateful as the last were, hut still more
dcspicablc. The battle cry Of the old nobility
WIS monopoly in land, TINT of the new mon
eyocracy Is monopoly In cash, in railways, In
bank, IN insurance, and joint stock companies.
III fact they assume to be the lords Of modern
society as tho ancient mobiles were those of
the feudal era, hut since their power Is lot rs
venerable as that Of enta{led estates, It Is
more easily wlthstood, while its lack OF all
noble tendencies withholds from 1t the pres
tigc which clustered round The gallant bear
ing and cmbla1oncd Elories Of the old no.
biiity.
Money, and nothing but money, Is the
great end Of all the excrtions Of this Bonn
parte moncyocracy, and cot, as II ought 10 be,
whenever honorably obtained as a means for
the more liberal fulhlmcnt Of ali the manifold
domestic, socis1, patriotic, humanitarian and
religious duIea OF life Wherever tho moae
possession of money opens, as IT does under
Napoleon's rule, The door to society, to iniu-
cncc, TO cycsy brute, and to every licenttous
man and bedixened woman. that snciety Is
doomed to destruction as surely as was that
OF the larlot and spcndthriit era Of Louis
XIV and XIV. No wonder that the late
Barou Dupin aninadrertcd upon this demor~
a1lxat1on before he descended to the grave
No wonder that books are published sho TinE
that the state Of society in Pagan Rome was
not whit worse In its worst period, than at
the present time, in Paris. No wonder that
Jules Fayrc, the great jurist, orator and par
Humanitarian makes the tribune ring with his
clooueut yind1cation OF the virtue, the cn,-
ture. Tie art, the intellect Of France against
The fearful supremacy Of brutes, bloated with
fll.eotien wealth, and OF a society reektngg
with lust and abomlnation. The following II
the concluding extract Of the remarkable
speech delivered by this gentleman, who Is
the leader Of the opposition IN the lee's1anFe
body, on the 18th tnst.: ...-.z
..ln regard to thr exterior policy, ne eoanlg naa
.eeu muster Of IT. destiale1 We should never have
witnc1sed these distant expeditions which nsve s9
rTeatlT compromised our tnteresa. we should
~ ~ many younc mcu whose arms would have en-
siehed our soil. We should not hste eeer millions
srssted in Mexico II behalf Of an enterprise The
Iess. fauit ofwhIch Is that ii Il tMposslole Ih3e
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God rft<tfva your E1ct!IencY.
MANUEL ). Thomson,
THANKS or TIE GOVERNMENT TO THEicoM1ASDER
OF THE ALLIED s9ADRoH.
The Gillian Minister of Marine has sent the
following despatch to the allied naval com-
TIE s1,5oo,o0o BOND ROBBERY.
Further Details Of the Dlscovery-why
the Detectives did not Take their
Prisoner 10 BDsaon-Probnblc Failure
Of the CaAes


T.-w
.ftom inc ~ L. Evening foat. March VI
ElseW here inc account q the arrest Of q
man giving bis name as Horace Brown, IN
Massachusetts, on the. charge Of beng the
Prtnclpa. In the Exchange Place bond robbery,
= given, as taken from tho Boston Journal.
The iacts n the case, so far, do not entltle
the United States Ma1shaps detectives to the
slightest credit Tor the arrest. The New York
detective police, under the direction Of Cap
tain John Young, had been engaged on the
case for some time, n conjunction with the
detective police Of Boston. Whether they
were doing the business In a proper manner,
matter : on. OF paee ioE considoratlon st
present. s u appears nom What our reporter
nas oeen a9ie 1o gatnef IN 1elauon 10 inc case
lnaa lne aeLecttyes "no haa chafEe o. the
Hottess nnu Mno nau @ as.enGe9 10 II closely
ron ne oeelnahg: were .tonowsd ~ me
Unneo states aeteetaYes HAn INC VIEW OF GEL
uSng esae 70 snfls 9pS.atseas, 1 tasssoy enao.
tIE MnE !. angn ~ .ah9 ao.u u ane case py tne
tian t.' aaa prpoany @ 5 ,sna ~ a4 consna sn ,e
.as s.uu tSe aa: snsy ,.aa n,aon ~ ns nnst lucy
e"tpossu .1 tast tlat nss nas saehs'y ~ 1,ps.
~ apRva ~ tnas M ptpmn. ~ ng Ga.,s ,' hinisei!'
~ ~ Iuue1 ~ G sns ~ u Luz sssolaa ucteg.ses,
auu, - W Ssp..sss atstet4ient, W. sAtusl@agg
eAt stOlsA nouus Apn shc F9tlous P0lnta 70
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1aIo OF Blooded Aoxsez.

Fful1 slE tktsop1EE NuLA1ut1EEi11 18I.1
A remarkable sale Of fast horses took place
at Marble Hall, Montgomery county, the
since. An account Of The sale 50 Is "a pair
of trotters, graceful ns gazel]es, realized the
gum Of s2,40D. Another pair brought the
even sum Of &, GOO. A single horse was now
put up. a more beautiful animal could not
be desired. Between him and IN ordinary
horse was IS much Visible difference as be-
tween the Duchess Of Sutherland and the
young lady who Vends porgiea in Leadenhall
market. The animal vas finally sold for
$4,75O, Another animal was run up to 1850,
bnt the reserve bid was $1,000, and he was
not sold. Aroan mare Of illust1ious pedigree
and brilliant pirate achievements, brought
1880. A gray saddle horse, that would suit
alike Di Vernon or quiet clergyman'a wife,
sums ringing tfom It 900 to $3.50, Wv
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Al Of which Is respectfully submitted.
cuAs. TUNN1cLuF.
In charge M Mayors Police.
Chicsgo, April I. 1865.
RESTORATION AID ArFoESTNEyT.
The Clerk rad the resignation of G. ". Bon
ham, Pound Master for ths south Division, which,
On motion OF AID. McfeoY, vas
Accepted.
The Mayor then nominated William Waznek a.
Pound Master for tho South Division.
The appointment Ess confirmed.
PETITIONS AyD CoxNUHIEAT1oxA
AID Pfo1dtoot presented communication l1 re-
!aton TO lutelments. covering resolution auihot-
1z!lg the appointment Of conmItk.e 10 consult
With physicians therein named, as to the e1pecinry
ol tn1erments utth1n the city.
AID LAWSON moved tss pA.snce.
AID. MeRsy moved 10 amend ~ striking ont the
names Of The physicians. ,,..
AID hckoy moved TO add The na.ue Ct the catS
Physician. Carried.
The amendment Of AID. Ac1,oY pta7stled. .,,,
AID. Holden moved to reconsider the ast a'o'''1'
Carried. nana
Amer debate AID Gags moved to pass tne @'nS''~A
neut offered BY Aid. AcRoy: canieo,
The re oluion, ~ snntoded. wsa s1opeT
1he following u tho RESOLUTION - =. trRnnnroor
cpxauSIcA1IpH T1ox ALpKnxAa .1',,
WHEREAS. il Is he auy q to- cSon On Ssee, a
10 60 Al tn their power 70 pnoye. "a fsr ~ II. tsir
, 1866-04-04

IFfUM tnf F1tAHGphA InqH1lEt, 1Ist tIv,J
has been before the State Legislature since the
opening Of the session, is settled for the pres
ent, at least In the Senate. On Thursday It
YVES resolved by a strong vote that the laws
shonld not be altered so as to ALLOW the run
ming OF passenger cars on Sunday. In the
House yesterday the Till to allow the
people Of Fhadsp ,ba to Ss. Ssts in October
should he allowed to run on Sunday was
defeated. There was mnch agitation ia refer
ence TO this matter, and the result will be re-
ceiyed with different emotions BY the friends
and enemies of the measure.
, 1866-04-04
THE RINDERPEST.
4 Movement for Preventive MeAsures
IL, the New Fork Legislature.


tsenatc ReI ort, N. Y. Times. sosh.]
Mr.. c. Cornell presented memorial from
the State Agricultural Society relative to the
disease among cattle, known as the rinder-
pest. The Society ssk for the passage Of an
net appointing William Kelly, Of Dutchess
county, Marsenn Il. Patrick, Of Ontario coun-
ty, and Lewis F. Allen, of Erie county, com-
missioncrs to enforce Its provisions. The bill
clothes them, In case Of the appearance OF the
duties possessed aud exercised BY boards
Of health in cases Of epidemic. In case
Of the appearance OF the disease,
the owners Of cattle must notify the
commissioners, aud they may appoint IN as-
sistant for such district, who shall cause the
infected animals to be separated from the
healthy animals; and in case the disease
spread, he shall cause them to be slaughtered.
Public notice of the appearance Of the dis
ease must be given immediately In 1t least
one county paper. A statement Of the me-
thods approved by tho society for the treat
ment Of the disease must also be published
possession Of my premises where cattle SO
affected are found. They may also establish
quarantine regulations to prevent tho spread
Of the disease or its transit In railroad cars by
vessels, or by drovers along public highways,
taking possession Of the animals, and fsolattng
or slauehtering the same as they may deem
beat. The commissioners are to receive five
assistants three dollars per day and travelling
expenses. The committee argue from the sta
tistfcs in their possession thatthe disease Is
highly infectious, and is not confined to AMI
mails OF the bovine race that the conta-
eion Is conveyed In the clothes, and By per-
sons employed In taking care OF, or eTen In
inspecting the diseased subjects, and that no
row al a.
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REAL ESTATE In NEW YORK.
The Culmtuating. Point Reached and
Turned-A Fail In Prices and I5entA-
From the n. Z. Evening Po+t aotb.l

lEIuOd t4e ~ l. EEEOluE ED-L xst0.t
A vast amount Of real property OF all des.
through agents at this t1me-far more than at
tue beginning Of the year. The recent down
ward tendency Of prices, and the expectation
that all values will be permanently lower,
lave caused this general offering Of houses,
stores. lots, &c. :; but the demand, particular
aetiye as it was. al auction q considerable
number Of sales are made daily, and are re-
ported; but the nctual eales are small in COM
parison with the amount Of property that np-
parcntly goes under the hammer. 4 very
large proportion Of It has been knocked down
unwilling to take the prices bid.
Real estate that is valuable and desirable
commands, however, full rn.es, and the mar
ket for improving property Is probably as
good us It ever was. Some Of the sale5 re-
Gently madc by auction show this, but there
arc fewer transactions at iancy prices:
A singular instance Of falling of In the
value Of uptown unimprored property has
recently been reported. Some lots on Eighty
third street, near Agcnuo a, which changed
hands in 1850 at S785 each, were sold short
time ago for 5000 each, and ore understood to
have brought their market value. On the
west side Of the island, in locations where the
that have risen in price very little during q
period OF years.
Iy,de.,rohi. tro,rovod r,ror,-4v 5a-rn
,,.tn 1s; heiec nnY on, Riopf5 ,,.ar aoSn y
any, any m M the ~ raisa M of ,tn years tgn. ma so1ns
real estate in the districts that are "aban-
niaces If pes,dnnce ,sa neoeea.r;1,n - sui.araS
TTa-Eed ~ dac3;ne IN vai,o Inc Ae'''' ''A5 sisu
4 The eTc,ta,nent ~ n Ts1sra IN ,ants ,,.. .rb
s,daa ana ~ ascS;na5 ~ ~ ~ Isst nu9
~ su% y M ~ ~ nast
"a ~ stareaat - nS,rs~s -icas haE. nuns.s anan.
III. ea 4hais saca4,.t J., thet n1se st
Wy iVnua nS 1aS ~ thn ~. ~ .aas s, ss1 r. @
~" s9nSe9sa E tnas @ .ne Isna a5ke1 rs; " Janu.
as5 nhu MI. ~ ~ alEa. noasts
,oa JaS %n.sA a.uua sso'v ~ ~ 5eaI "tto "
n3;nn ut n NV ~ w. naa Wo @ nsaf " w.
cnns @ .. - W ."rty III ceut 0eu ~ syue
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E1e43y I11n-I
The despatch from Harrisburg, stating that
the Postmaster General has declared the Un-
Ion City Passenger railway Of Philadelphia q
post road, Is held to settle the question of
travel on Sunday, and to obviate the necessity
OF legislation. We rejoice at this adjustment
Of . controversy, which, on our part, from
ileges to oil classes Of people And Wills we
hope that the irritation produced by the dis
pute will soon suhsfde, VIC now make bold to
predict that In very short time the most
earnest opponents Of the course OF the Prev
on this subject, will admit that no harm has
come either to religion CT 10 good order, by
allowing the poor people OF this grent city
the sume privileges that are accorded to their
more prosperous fellow-creatures-
, 1866-04-04
Tie Overland Stawe Koutcs,

EbaEktA IEave Ut66t4 tFt3y .huH1uys WEduts=
day and Fnday evening at O'clock trcaturr
and freight express goes over the route weakly, IN
charge Of competent and trustworthy messengers-
Nothing definite has transptrcd u 10 the RI
mored consolidation Of the Overland stage and
Overland Despatch Companies. The lattes ts stil
chipping &teisht from AtchiEon, from which 1t Is
inferred that The consolidation only referred to the
passenger and express business ..
dispatch from Ben. Holiday, Of the coth,
tnya that the Holiday Overland Mall and Express
Company will be prepared from. and attcr the 18th
Of April, 10 tnn In connection with the Union Pa
c3Gc Rallroad, over the Smoky sonte to Denver and
the great West, with ample accommodation Tor the
great through na1l, Passengers, express matter,
treas <pfe md trarel.
, 1866-04-04

New YonK, Ap4n s.--Ihe gallant Ma,. Gen.
Joseph Hooker is gradually recovering tom the
seveIe illness which has cnnilned him 10 his room
for the last fhree months He appeared on the
street to-day leaning upon the arm Or an attendant,
, 1866-04-04
: Ehs NeWlenA.EvnaeTKees0y

[1ndianrols Coz. Cxnetunnn Caansrctal, A-I
The excitement In relstlou to the Nowland-
Evans tragedy, At Bedford. Increases through
out Inc state, On account OF the strenuous ef-
iorts being made in behalf Of each faction.
ny gentleman Just from that place-a coal,
ea.m' otspahssio'paate, Isl sna. think: impartial
raouy-3 learn some nddisionai facts. which
may ta Of interest He informs ~ fhst Evans
hever Iakt Miss Helen Newlaud uut3f March.
1853, at which time she was nearly f1tem
years Of age It will be proved on he trlai
that, after having armed himself and went
forth to seek Evans, Sewlsul In.
quirea Of ut least two persons for an At.
toruey Of Bedford, now engaged as ono Of
his counsel; ;of one ct these persons. MI. Ho-
mce Rollsas,, he inquired for H. Carleton. md
passed few commonplace remarks shout
the weather, sowing oats, etc., e1Incinx no
excitement whatever. II Is also said that il
can BE- established that persons attracted 10
the spot by the shots, and arIfytnE while Ey-
ans IVES gaspiIg In the agonfes of death, saw
man leave the body md so down the r.
vine, directly cast. toout the same, time
NeWlaud WIS met on the road to town, going
directly south. 50 1t Is assumed that there
wes q witness, q. least, Of The terrible deed, il
not an accomplice.. NewlaIh admits having
interview with Mrs. Evans, and that On hear
ing, the footsteps OF Evans approaching ha
started up and challenged him.
The excitement throughout Lawrence couu-
ty is even greater than when tha counsel for
the accused took change Of venue to Floyd,
and the opinion Is prevalent TINT the case wilt
not be allowed to come to'a: trial in May
next, if It can possibly be STAYED of.
The Iron Moulderas Strike.
lFtom The Troy {S. ~ Press, ,31ss utt1
The following constitutes the list Of
foundries IN Troy and vicinity, in which the
men have struck, and the number Of idle
hands III cach shop: Charles Eddy & Co., 80;
Ingram 4 Phillips, q; Bussey i Mcleod, 50;
Fuller. Warren q Co., 12S: MorIlsons& Col
well, u .Fn!eY i Co., 70; Waeer's shop, 81;
Sheldon & Greene, st; ;G. ". Eddy, 25 SWEET,
Quimby & Co., 81 Cox Il Church, so. There
are some foundrles not fncludcd in the nboye
List. We learn that the total number ofhnntIs
out Of employment In Troy, West Troy aud
Waterford is nearly 500. About zoo mo11ders
and stove mouuters arc not engaged ntte
strike.
Among the foundries which are In opera-
Zion arc the following A. Viele i Son, Har-
rison & Kellogg, Terrence & Morrison, Star
buck Brothers, Busswell 4E D1zraut, Kellogg
& Walsh, Watson t. CO.. So far as the moulders.
Df Troy are concerned, there are no signs OF
'gfying Inv on their part. They have abun-
aant resources and are bound to fight it out |
10 the cud. On the other hand, the employees
have resolved not to rcscind the Objectionable
notice, be the consequences what they may,
From present Indications the strike will con-
tinpe all summer. II not longer.
, 1866-04-04
WEDNESDAY, APRn 4, 1865.
THE PROCLAMATION OF pHAoE.


WEDNESDAY. APRIL 4. 1896.
- - -
rv.E PROCLAMATION OF pHact.
rroc1amat,on of pcacc. declaring at an
cnd a p,rantic Revolutionary struggle for the
-na,ntenauce of liberty end the Union. and
ofic;e1,y closing four ycars' wat. in vh9cY,
tnc Union las been preserved and slaycrc
ebo1;shrd Int IN which hunGreds of thon.
.cnds ri 1,vc. hare been sacrificed. .nd
mo,,,ninr Inns lccn sent into manv hearts
and homes. Is an cycut which. If timely and
l,,nor4nrc r. thc fart II nroc1o;ms yra,o -.,,
and MT assumed. would send a thYin of ,ov
oud conrratn]etton throuphont +te land itte
4bose which hailed the fail nj Richmond and
,he surrender Of 1ec. The he1,s m evarv
church snirc wou1a rinr out their loud nm.
thems of nra,se. and neonle of everv aoc
,nd condition wonld snontaneons]c hreal
,or1h ;rto na,,ono1 -,n,,fiea
$3.50 - s',ss r.,sa..sa - ,,,.,,
c,s,s.,s,s ~ r.,a1ss.t,a, ~ psa.sds.,
Johnso, n.esoe aro. 49,, conrtr ~, ma :. dnaa
1anr ar,,,;nc- ~ ~, ss,n 1r,nS ssa,n- oa,, ~
h1s;, ,,1eas 49, s-h,o,. :. 49,. ~. ' ~. ..s.
and 1,e T,rro,,cn
Throv,,lo,,t tls u1,,,o f,,. ,a,.. ,s a..
. :, - a,,,o.as ~, ,a..- c,-a-s.ssr ~
issne a n,oclam,f,on n reoce at thu s,cribce
49, I.,.a,,,,". e.. 49, T.. -.
,,.,,1s1,..,sn ~ 1,s,no -. ,ra.th1es. - ~
.1,,,.,, !, -.:.s... -
.;c., far ,,,o Cs.t,.,',s,., rs,a. r.,s
4iea ~ tha .,.sao,.,s. ~ -
What Nr. 1ohns1n wnn,5 nare sacr,sccd
had he becn President during the DARK houra
wien Mi ,hcse were IN denccr We cannot a,x
, 1866-04-04
REPORT OF COMMANDER WILLIAMS
HEADQUARTERS OF IHE ALLIED SQUADRON,

TO The MInister Of Marine. ~
commenced my excursion on ths 5th OF the cur
rent mouth, al si3 p n, atsez having Instructed
the commander OF the Coyadonaa TO keep hts staan
upa Recommendation I had previously made to
The commander Of the ApuEIuac. SO as to syaid q
, 1866-04-04

wnlch indicated the appfoach Or the SPan!=h Yea-
eels BY the channel of the tald fsland which
J. ,he ss:t A. haf psst thtss 'h Spanish
followed closely py the VilIa Do Madrid and when
At Distance OF about $40 metres from or Line,
ne E1gste Command opened nnc upon them. as
also the other Bhtps-n lire which waa ansTercd by
the enemy In spirited manner, but without being
able 10 Overcome our resistance and ~ !as forced
" ne damage we tnatcteos wsat 70 Iaxe thetfss in
ertek ettuated to the north of our tine. from
Thsnet ths! maintained vertical Ss 1T A.. In th,s po
inaon paa tne Apn1mae psen apis 70 mose. Ne
.hould have issued oot t1 iine q battle 70 eut on
tnei tefeat-nos1 Psooaoly "ltn 1ne fnost eneeesa-
iol result
snong aner tns ~ tSo MlRates eit rue GsceK, Ectsr-
ing s!o~1y nom inc fcene OF COMBAT without ccas.
lnE lo lIs up9n PIT Anss Whlch oein9 vigorously
5tponded TO. ,ofesa Them 70 retreat until sheltered
ron our shot Sy tne northern point Of the Island
o. Ansao. Watcn Is tae most elevated.
1he enemy eon1lnned lhetr retseat until pelnS
OFT Of range, aho fr1u9 ceased, which had lasted
without interruption two honts, md in which eome
h1!een hundred enots must hare been hsed BY both
eidce.
The DAMAGE suffered ey ous eide Ia q follows =
Ile Apuf1hac rccesEed three balts tn her hull On
tne Hater hne, fne4- which destroyed her lauacb,
Mh1eh wa mooted sstetn, and another which cal-
E1EM away ntI 1aHnei.
, 1866-04-04
Regular Meeting, Monday. April e
12EE

Hr<.sk-His Honor the Mayor. md Aid Gage,
KnickethockeE, Shsmp, Carter. Barrett, Wicker,
McKo,, Wi1marth. Sheridan. Kann. WaI1wosIl,
Hatch, Moore, Rafferty,, Fri.hee, Wooaard, TAI
colt, Holden, Bt1by, Bond, Huntley, Gastfeld,
Frauzeu, Proudsoot, Hottinger, Rnhr- Lause1,
Shacki0fd, Woodmnn and Clark-3l
dh6snf@Aid. ShetHm md Ruaaele2.