The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-30
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. NOPEMBER So.
The Foreign News.

the Iapal authority and make II the Capital U
the Italian Empire. The Italians generally favor
this movement, AMI would gladly see il accom-
plishoi, and King Victor himself would at least
allow ct it, execution, were lac MT h~nmIered by
"a treaty with France, which treaty iorbids his
molcsting the Pope daring the life of the latter.
This was the price paid for Venice, which Austria
ccioi u France, aud she To Italy. Here lie the
main cause of the trouble-tha Italian national
uuoIs refuse 10 light against Garibaldi and his
soldiers. The consequence IL that Italy is power
lcSs Ia arrest the tide of insurrection.
Meanwhile the Garibaldian forces have been
augmenting, and concentrating around Rome,
till on the 9th of October, IA battle vas fought
at Monte Rutondo, about - miles from that city,
in which the revolutionary forces were victorious.
Oaribaldi AMI his troops were at the latest date
marching ON 10 encircle and attack Rome, which
WAS lees than "A days march from the battlefield
while the Pope has fled to the Castle of st, Angelo,
which is "A fortress about two miles from the
Vatican or papal palace.
At this stage France steps in, and sends a fleet
of iron-clads and troops 10 CiVita Necchia, which
the telegraph one day states had arrived there,
and the next contr,dicts the report. Napoleon
has evidently determined To take Possession of
Rome, but it will be at the hazard of n war with
Italy, and if these two nations break the peace
Others will be involved in the rupture.
The King of Italy has issued a proclamation
dcnouncing the Garibaldians as revolutionists,
directing them all 10 return to their homes, and
declaring that the governments of Italy and France
will settle the Roman question. This proclama-
ton does not find favor with the Italians, and will
- n =. III II D
Nothing but French bayonets can stop them, but
it will require more tnan 10, 200 troops, the mum
Der reported rs having been sent to accomplish it.
From England we hear no special telegnphic
news, but the papers by this mail are interesting.
We find illusions to the published diplomatic
correspondence on the =. Alabama claims be-
tween Mr.. Seward and Lord Stanley. The Lon
don Times has had several strong articles on the
subject, from one of which we make an extract:
More than two years ago we insisted that it was
the duty Of the English Government to endeayOr to
remove this source of contention between the two
countries, and we pointed out that the accession of
ministers who had nothing TO do with the direction of
English politics during the civil war might be made
the occasion for such an attempt. 1t has failed, but
we cannot regret that II was made. That portion OF
the people in the United States which is disposed to do
justice 10 the intentions Of foreign Powers knows that
the infexible attitude attributed to "A former Ministry
is no longer the policy of Great Britain, and that we
are fully prepared TO refer all claims preferred by the
citizens of the two countries TO arbitration by any
method which may be agreed on. IL was represented
n short time ago in America that We were willing TO
refer the Alabama claims only, to the exclusion Of
those created by other vessels; but Lord Stanley's
dispatch Of May "a will finally correct that impress
ion. The Government il ready to refer all claims
by the Confederate cruisers To one tribunal.
Lord Stanley suggests n mixed commiSsiOn-an idea
for which, as it has been stated, Mr.. Seward himself
deserves the credit. But Mr.. Seward now rejects it,
though only, we hope, for a time. When the main
objects Of both Governments is TO have impartial jus
tice done, an agreement cannot be very long delayed"
The London Daily Nelcs publishes eght COL
unas filed with special claims of damages on the
part Of American citizens, arising out of cruisers
sent out from England during the war, and says
that about u million and n quarter sterling
would l~iquidate all the substantial claims of
American citizens upon this country in respect of
for which we could be made liable under
any circumstances but even this sum would no;
have TO be paid in its entirety, rs British citizens
have large claims upon the Government of the
States" The general drift of public
in England, as expressed by the papers, is
in favor Of an immediate settlement of the claims
by payment in full. The more the subject is agi-
tated, the more firmly this opinion is fixed.
The news from America possesses no great i'm
pOrtancc. The work of rcconstructine the south
is slowly going on, and apparently in the mode
devised by Congress. Elections had been held in
Virginia, Louisiana and Alabama, all of which
voted by large Inajoritics in favor Of conventions
10 organize the States ut once, under the provi-
,ions established by Congress. In Virginia. for
the total vote amounts to l6i 900, of
only 5000 are against n convention. In
the other States the vote stands about three in
favor to one against. There is little doIbt but all
the States can. if they choose, organize so as to
'end Senators and Representatives to Congress
Turing the coming winter.
Full returns from the Iowa State election show
.hc Republican majority to have been % 200.
This State and Vermont appear 10 have shown no
change in the strength of the political
The New York Herald gives publicity to n re-
that the negroes at the South contemplate a
general instruction, for which purpose they have
themselves and fixed on the day of the inn
-~cachmcnt of President johnson (whcncvcr that
nay bc) for their uprising. The story looks very
improbable. and certainly the Government pos-
'csscs trooTs sufficient to put down anything of
he kind.
The death oil Ex-Governor Andrcw, ot MaS+'-
'busctts, takes away ono of the most prominent
md loyal statesman of the north. During the
i've years of the rebellion, lac stood at the helm of
he State of Massachusetts, and To- him in no
mall degree is due the credit of the activity and
mercy displayed 10y that State in equippiug TROOPS
MI aiding the general Government throughout
hc war. lie had b"cu offered a place in Prcsi-
Johnaon's Cabinet. hut it ia perhaps better
or his own fame that lac did not live to- accept IL.
The famous Gen. santa Ana. having been tried
or his attempts To got up a revolution in Mexico.
been sentenccd to death. There il little
ipubt bat that the acntcucc will Ice promptly eT-
,cutcd. as n deserves - be-.