The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-05

Foreign News per steamer.
NEW YORK Aug g.
The steamship America, from Bremen July
10th via Southampton 23d, arrived this even
ing: Her news is mostly anticipated.
ID The News publishes telegram dated Valen-
tia, July 20, which reports that the Atlantic
cable OF 1866, was again suddenly broken that
AFTERNOON 1T was thought fifty miles from
Hearts Content. The chairman of the Anglo
American Telegraph Company saws the break
age has occurred at very moderate depth OF
water, and the injury can be repaired with
great facility, as in the case oil the recent acct
dent to the shore end of the same cable. The
cable of 1865 is in perfect ORDER
The Grand Vizer gave farewell banquet to
Lord Lyons previous to his retirement from
the post of British Ambassador to the Porte
The Pope had sent some valuable presents to
the Sultan and Viceroy of Egypt, for the pro-
lection accorded to Catholics in their domin-
IONS 5000 .Hl
Six hundred Garibaldians had appeared on
the Papal frontiers but were driven off by the
On the nth Of july 2 deaths from cholera
occurred at Rome. rt.-lql3 /
The Perth journals state that Russian Ennis
saries are distributing money among the Ro-
manians in Pennsylvania.
An extensive fire had occurred at Lisbon
and the Maria Pia Asylum was DESTROYED.
900 lire.
The Empress Eugene had made visit to
On the % nit, bill preventing public meet
lngs IN the royal parks was passed a second
readlng IN the House of Commons 1t was OPP
posed by Messrs: Mill and Tay, ON the ground
that 1T limited liberty of speech.
Two British captives in Abysinia were re-
ported dead.
Accounts Of the famine in Orissa, India
were less satisfactory
New York, Aug. 4
The steamship Cambria, from Hamburg via
Southampton Jnly oath, arrived early this
morning.
The Kings of Bavaria and Portugal had ar
rived at Paris.
George Dixon Q4iberal) had been elected
member OF Parliament from Birmingham, to
succeed the late MIR. Scholefeld as Mr.. Bright's
colleague. Coventry has also elected a Liberal.
The Empress of the French, who is stopping
with the Queen at Osborne, had made short
visit to Portsmouth.
The Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs
had arrived in London to endeavor to obtain
loan. Is
1t is again stated that the Austrian govern
ment had sanctioned the organization of 20
battalions.
Delegates to the Hungarian Diet and Aus
trian Rechsratch would meet in Vienna Au-
gust 4th
Gems. Gorgey and Perzel had arrived in
Pesth.
A Cretan squadron was being organized in
Athens TO give chase to the Turkish fleet. 1t
is composed of six vessels armed with thirty
guns each. The blockade runner at Arcadi
had completed her 10Th voyage TO Crete, and
disembarked volunteers and cargo and took
about 400 women and children for Greece. Me-
hemet Pasha had been surrounded by the in
surgents in Crete. About 1000 Sphakiote wo-
men and children had taken refuge in the
mountain caverns, where they were in danger
OF being killed by the Turks. The foreign
Consuls had protested against any unnecessa-
ry violence, and the English Consul had sent
steamer to protect Them
Bucharest telegram says the government
has ordered severe measures to be taken to
prevent the meeting of Maldavian Senators
and Deputies, which had been convoked. 1t
was believed that the object of this meeting is
to promote the separation of the Romanan
principalities.
Advices from the Cape of Good Hope say
that the war between the free statemen and
BOsntas has been brought to q close.
Advices from Hong Kong to May 30th, say
that an American vessel has been seized while
flying the Japanez flag, for endeavoring to an
ticipate the opening Of the Japanez ports for
trading
The Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce has
resolved that freight on tea, &C., be paid on the
tonnage ascertained at the time of shipment
instead of at the time of discharge.
The Chinese government has established
code OF pilot, regulations, which compels all
steamers and ships arriving at or departing
from open ports to employ pilot.
A wholesale system of kidnapping coolies
as been discovered at Macao. Two spacious
houses were to be built on the old factory site
at Canton by the leading American firms. The
Governor of Hong Kong has introduced an
ordinance against the unlawful coolie emigra-
ton.
The new silk crop is abundant The natives
estimate that 10000 bales will be exported from
Shanghae alone.
The steamship City of Baltimore from Ly-
erpoOl July 4th and Queenstown 25th arrived
this evening.
In reply to inquiries at the last sitting of the
Chamber of Deputies Signor Ratazzi declared
armament m eai1 To ha
in preparation for the invasion of the Papal
States were being made by the Romans them
selves, and added that the italian government
would secure the integrity of the Pontiical
dominiOns.
The National Roman Committee have is
sued a circular to the revolutonsts, calling on
them to reserve their energies for the remnant
of the Papal government and the annexation
of Rome to Italy. The representatives at the
Papal Court have, on behalf of their several
governments, guaranteed the protection of
His Holiness in case certain eyentualities
should arise.
Berlin, July24-It is stated that the Danish
government, in reply to the Prussian dispatch
on the subject of guarantees for the protection
of the Germans in the North Schleswig Dis
trlcts to be ceded to Denmark, leaves open a
way for mutual and direct understanding be-
tween the Cabinets of Berlin and Copenha-
gen. The attitude taken by the Danish gov
ernment in this matter is by no means I'M
friendly
81. Petersburg, July 24h-The peace over
lures of Bokhara were agreed to on the 18th
inst. In accordance Herewith hostilities are
not to be commenced except in case of extreme
necessity. The envoy from Bokhara has Civ
en- guarantees that the conditions shall be full
filed.
Mddrid July 24M.-The conversion of the
certified and passive debt will be opened on
the LIST of August at London, Paris and Am
sterdam. Arrangements for the purpose have
been concluded with important banking firms
AT meeting for the choice of assignees and
proofs of debts under the bankruptcy of Peto
Belts az Crampton, Mr.. LinklaterOn, on behalf
of the Chatham g. Dover Railway, rendered 2
claim of sc, 900 sterling against the estate
Objections were urged against the reception Of
this claim, and it was entered with q note that
it was disputed.
patch has been received from Omar Pasba.
dated Sphakia, July 18th :-"Our soldiers after
two fights, have routed the insurgents and oc-
cupied the heights of Caliskontie and Spendo
and after securing possession of the mountains
and villages Of the same name, they proceeded
across the plains of Askego where they effect
ed junction with the corps which came from
Apocoron. All the villages east of Sphaki:
and the whole district of Sphakia, excepting
eight villages, which will easily be reduced, arr
now in the hands of the Imperial troops. TIL,
only resource left to the insurgents is to take
refuge in the rocky and narrow valleys OF tn
village OF Samasia, where they can only re
main few days, after which there will bt
nothing left to them but complete submission
The insurgents who had taken refuge in two
cagerns at fochtana and Capsodusso submit
ted to-day to the number of 25O men anC
women, and amongst whom were Capt. An
nogesti Paiadorki, member of the so-callet
provisional Government, Capt. Manosdi, ant
several other chiefs. Their wives and thu
property which they had placed in the cavern
have been and will be religiously respected
Up to the present time forty-seven barrels O
gunpOwder and twenty-five cases of other am
munition have been discovered there The 3,
division have effected their junction with tn
corps at Calkirdtic. The number of musEet
sent to the authorities amounts to 5000. TIL
Fere Kale Benz Pasha has subdued the distrc
of KissaDo, Col. Mustapha Bey has just Gu
to pieces the 400 Helene volunteers, lately dis
embarked in the island, together with thei
commander, Capt Meth, and two Greek off
-, ua aisa cautlIred 30O tons of b;so,,;+ An