The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-12
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
BY STEAMSHIP.

BY STEAMSHIP.
The New York Times of the 9Th inst. has the
following summary Of foreign news:
The steamship Hansa, which sailed from South.
ampton on Wednesday, March II, arrived at this
port at a late hour last night.
The London Standard says: cit is currently re-
ported in st. Petersburg that an offensive and de-
fensive alliance has been concluded between Prus-
sia and Russia, and that Roumania Is party to
the arrangement.
The Prince Imperial Of France has quite recov-
cred.
The France declares that no negotiations are
pending relative to Luxembourg. The rumors, it
adds, which have recently been current on this
subject in the correspondence. Of certain journals
are due to the imagination OF neWsmongers.
The Times Paris correspondent says:
'sThe Legislative Assembly has examined the
bill for the organization of the army, and named
the members OF the Committee charged with re-
porting upon it. Six out of the eighteen members
are supposed to be hostile.
1T is remarked as singular that in the Commit
tee which has to report upon project Of law on
the organization of the army there is not single
military man. This exclusion, which can hardly
be accidental does not arise from any feeling OF
hostility Of those who represent the army or to the
telegram from Paris says:
'SThe Emperor has commissioned Lieut.. Var
aimes, one Of his Majesty's naval staff officers to
proceed to Saigon, in order to examine the con-
ditoa Of the colony, and report upon the progress
made, and the means Of extending the trade OF
Cochin China, with the neighborng countries.
A telegram from Berlin says:
s.Il announced that the illumination over the
Austrian Embassy on the King Of Prussia's birth
day, consisting Of the words Hell dir i'm Sseges.
ltranz,' was displayed by the proprietor Of the
house, Baron Rcinberg, and not by the Austrian
Ambassador, wh was not even aware OF the IN
tended illumination"
The new Prussian (Cross) Gazette publishes in
tcligence from Paris which states that Gen. Fros-
sard, one Of the Emperors Ades-de-Camp, is
about to proceed on secret mission to LuxeD-
burg, and adds ''The rumors current in Paris !.
the Intended purchase Of Luxembourg by France
continue to gain credence."
It is stated that the resolution Of France, Aus.
tria and Russia to recommend collectively to the
Porte the cession of Gambia to Greece has not been
carried out on account Of the refusal OF England
to join in the rep1 esentaton Of those Powers.
The Ambassadors of the above powers have only
been instructed to recommend separately to the
Porte the cession Of Crete, without exercising any
pressure upon Turkey. ~ q 9-',. =
A rumor that France had made overtures tc
Austria to protest collectively against the treaties
of Prussia with Baden Wurtemberg and Bavaria
ind that Austria had refused, is without any
foundation.
A dispatch from Constantinople says:
ssThe semi-of6cial journal, La Turquie, IN.
nounces that it is authorized to declare thai
neither the French nor any other Government
have ever proposed to the Porte the cession o
Gambia to Greece. Turkey, adds the paper, vii
never cede an inch of her territory which has been
formally guaranteed by the Paris treaty Ct 1885,