The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-05-16
FOREIGN News.

European hete5Hgsucs.-Thc German difficulty
! it is believed will be settled without war. En-
! glSh funds improve.
! The Portugal Chamber Of Deputies had ap
! proved contract for telegraph line 10 America
! by the Southern route.
| The liberalities OF Burnc:t's banking house,
! which suspended in Liverpool Oh the 10Th uI'.
are estimated a: three aud Il quarter ml.ts Stcr-
! ling. Favorable liquidatoES are expected 1t
was feared that some large failures would take
! place i'll consequence Of the suspension, but it
was afterwards stated that the temporary en5ar-
! ras>meuts had been surmounled.
! .Nericun. Ad,icex.-ASpiHwall advices have
been received. A Sight occurred between the
Imperials and Liberals; in Ox;ca, in which the lat
ter were successful, driving the ImoerialiStS be-
/ lore them, and capturing sever hundred mls%ciS,
five cannon, two thousand mules, large amount
of ofamnlunition and MONEY.
Concerning the success Of the Liberals o7cr
the French or Imperial for es at Santa Isabel and
Ch;huahua, correspondent from FL Paso, says:
/ The Liberal forces were larger, but inferior in
armament and all the better appliances Of war-
fare which the French possess. 1t was through
on! stubborn and gallant light on both sides,
: and was ended by Il bayOurt charge made hy the
Liberals, in which the French and their allies
were completely routcd and most Of them finally
captured. All the French were captured orki"d.
\ Lortion OF the tr.itcrS (uatives in the service
Of MaXimilan. These troops arc always desl9-
mated in the Liberal dispatches as "traitors) cS-
capped. The official reports mcrtion the losses as
follows: The Liberals lost only ten killed and
twenty-five wounded. The French and traitor
force lost Cne hundred and thirty-oue killed and
one hundred and sixty. six wounded.
On the receipt Of this news at FL PaSo the bells
were rung and the people were alive with ex-
citcmen; President Juarcz and Ills party viii
soon start Tor chihuahua. The possession OF CHI
huahua was obtained on the 9Nth Instant
/ President Juarez was honorel on the 26th inst
with Sercnade from the band OF tie Fifth Uni
ted States Infantry, stationed at Fort Bliss, Tex
as. This was the Presidents birthday, and the
scrc1adc vas in honor Of that event. 4 fine
supper was given, and sentiments OF friendship
iutcrch 'ngcd tr,wcen the Mexican and Amer!
can officials.
From Souih -1lnerico-Adviccs from Valpa,
ra<o state that The toHn has been bomburIrd
and destroyed by the SpanilrdS, and with il
twenty million Of dollars Of property. Great
blame Is attached to the British and AMERICAN
admiralS for Withdrawing their tieet from The
llar5or, and no interfering TO prevent such whole
sale destruction.
Gen. Fitzpatrick, recently appointed Minister
10 the Republic Of Chilli, has arrived in that coNn
try. The war in that section has resulted, thu,
far, III favor Of the Clilia $. Spain, however, is
preparing to engage in the strife with renewed
zeal, and it is believed the fortunate aspect Of al
fairs will soon be on the side Of the Spanish Gov
ernment. The American steamer C'lcLe sam
reported to have been sold to tie Spaliard5 al
Panama. The United States fleet in the harhol
consists Of the monitor -Noa0dmoc&, the Po1chGt
an, JTGuderJU IG&carora, II'Gtsrce and S"~G"ce
The En9iish feet is smaller in the number O
vessels and guns. Commodore Rodgers, i'll prl
vatc letter. states that the monitor -Honddloc5
WAS visited by thirty thousand Cliiians in /
single day.