Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-04-18

money to carry it out. a. far
Foreign Intelligence.
The Cretan Natio nal Assembly has
issued proclamation declaring in favor
of religious liberation and equal political
rights.
The Sultan threatens to declare war
against Greece ON account of the continu
ance of insurrectionary troubles on the
Turkish frontier a alf
The Spanish Government refuses to yield
to the demands made by England for in
demnity and satisfaction in the case of the
steamer Tornado, and the British Govern
ment has sent several ships of war to
Cadiz to enforce its claims.
Maxlmilian's capture by the Liberals in
Mexico seems inevitable. They have him
surrounded Our Government, at the re-
quest of the Austrian Minister at Wash
ington, has sent request to President
Juarezt to treat him with all possible lenien-
cy, if captured. e4
Count Bismark has sent an energetic
note to Paris, demanding of the Emperor
Napoleon his reasons for arming. He says
Prussia holds France responsible for the
consequences of such a step, and asks for
an instant cessation of warlike prepare
lions.
The Princess of Wales is at the point of
death A surgical operation upon the
bone of the knee is necessary, but she can
not endure the pain, and is too weak to
take choloform. The news is carefully
kept from the public, and the Prince of
Wales haunts the theatres as usual.
The following are some of the details of
emancipation in Brazil: A decree of the
Emperor, dated the 9th of November, 1866,
declares to be free the slaves belonging to
the public domain who shall enter the
army. The number of these is about three
thousand. The decree sets forth that this
emancipation is conceded to them gratrlit-
ously, and is extended to the wives of such
Of them as are married. Two hundred and
twenty-five Of these freedmen, many of
whom are married, and who belonged to
the household of the Emperor, had al
ready left for the army, and it is said that
none refused their liberty on these condi-
tions.
The London Meas of the I'd instant says,
editorially, that Russian America has been
acquired by its natural purchasers great
progressive power Of whose advances we
cannot complain as long as they are
achieved by legitimate means. The Times
of the I'd says. editorially, on the same sub
ject: "Since we have no right to protest
against an act entirely within the discre-
ton Of the Russian and United States
Governments. Let us not place ourselves
in a false position by vain remonstrances
Let us. forbear to fasten upon this unex-
pected transaction hostile construction,
or to insists upon rights and interests
which are incapable Of being maintained"
1t is now known that Napoleon, deeming
the possession of Luxembourg indispensa-
BILE for the military security of the French
frontier, not long since commenced nego-
tiations with the King of Holland for the
purchase of the Grand Duchy and its in
corporation with the French Empire; but
as the fortress of Luxembourg, which is
one Of the strongest Notifications in Eu-
rope, is held by a Prussian garrison, and
the Pruseian Government, backed by the
whole of Germany, firmly object to the
transfer of the Duchy to France, the King
of Holland has withdrawn from any fur
ther negotiations on the subject. The
French Emperor insists that his negotia-
tions shall be carried out and the treaty
completed. The national pride of France
has been deeply wounded, and wild anti
Prussian feeling has arisen in the country.