Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-18
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LATEST BY ATLANTIC CABLE.

that ship loads of Fenians had landed at "a
lentia. There had been serious outbreak at
or near Killarney. The Telegraph wires at
Valentia were cut and destroyed III all dlrec-
tons Riot and piagc had occurred to some
extent. Several establishments hal been
sacked and coast policemen killed, The mum
Der Of Fcnians that retreated to Killarney was
estimated at about eight hundred. They were
said to be commanded by Col. D Connor-
The British Government had posted troops
under Colonel Horslord at Malone Junction,
in Cork county. The excitement in the neigh
borhood was intense, and people living IN The
counties mcnaced by the insurgents were pre-
cipitatcy leaving \ later dispatch states
| that large party OF Fenians in 1oomcs Wood
had been surrounded by the troops and the
chance of escape looked exceedingly small
The larger body of eight hundred whicn re-
treated to the hills near Killarney was still at
large. Col. Horslord's force which watched
| Toomics Wood is represented as altogether too
small to enter and attack the Fcnians, but the
escape OF the latter was supposed to be lmpossl-
bic. The Irish authorities are said subsequent
" to have assured the British Government
that the rising had been entirely stopped. -
| Still later news represents that quiet has been
entirely restored in Ireland. The Fcnlana in
Tuomics Wood were driven out and dispersed
| The Colonel D Conner at the head OF the larger
band Of Fenians in Killarney was reported to
be none other than Head Centre Stephens. ~
The county Of Kerry had been declared in Il
state Of scigc. Twenty Americans we're re-
ported to be acting with the tenlans The
eight hundred Feuans said to be at Killarney
are by still later adVices reported to have Eccn
dispersed One hundred and forty Fcnans
have been arrested at Dublin.
The Emperor Napoleon made lis customary
speech at the opening Of the session Of the Corps
IegiSatif This speech is published in TO-
day 5 Gazette.
A terrible earthquake had occurred in Cepha-
Ioa Every town on the Island was in ruins
and The loss Of life and property had been very
great.
At the recent elections in Prussia the Lber-
ais had trumphanty carried their candidates.
| Ten districts had returned Count Bismarck az
| their representative.
| The plan for the REORGANIZATION Otthe French
amy is said to be rapidly breeding dlslust
| The Italian Ministerial question has been
| partially settled. Baron Rlcasoll IL 10 con.
iinue in Office as Home Minister.
Dispatches from Athens report Cretan attal'sy
| to be unchanged.
It is now reported to be certain that the rc-
sistance offered by The Crctans will result in
the recognition OF their independence.
Nix. DuoLwrLE, when he stood up in the
Seuate, on Saturday night, to plead, ~ he said,
"ior the life of he Republic" thus :p0kc Of
| the measures now in progress, iii Gcerrncr 10
the Southern States
"No such measures We're ever before pre-
scented in an American Congress- hat are
they? Call them by what name.you will, they
are, in substance, Il declaration Of war against
ten States OF this Unon. They are nothing
more they are nothing less. We know, SIR,
that the rebellion has been suppressed. We
know that every armed soldier, from the lOto-
mac to the Rio Grande has surrendered his
arms and pledged anew his allegiance 10 the
Constitution, the Union and the flag. We
| know there is not one armed soldier against
the Republic throughou the whole Of our vast
domain We know: sir, that in those ten
Suites civil governments in form have been re-
established by the voice Of their people, and
that with all the machinery of their civil gov
ernmcnts they are in full operation. We
know, sir, that peace has been declared by the
authorities Of this Republic pursuant to acts OF
Congress comforting that power. In all the
States of this Union peace has come. But,
sir what do these bills propose? They pro
| pose open, direct war on every form OF civil
| government within these States. They pro-
pose to supcrsedc and annul them all-:o take
| from all the people of those States all voice IN
| the power which is to govern them. The bay
onct, and the bayonct alone, in the hands OF
the soldiers, is to be the law to these States.
| All resistance is to be oycrcOmc the States
are to be taken possession Of, aud all civil III
| situations are to be subordinated to the bayo-
net.
| CONGRESS- The debate, in the Senate, on
the Military Force Bill, was concluded at half
past six o'clock yesterday morning., after an
almost continuous session from Friday noon.
The amendment offered by Mr.. johnson
known as the Blaine amendment was rejected.
| The Louisiana bill was offered as substitute,
and also rejected. Mr.. Sherman then offered
as a substitute new bill, which it is under
stood had been prev iously approved in j caucus
Of the Radical Senators. 1t combines the
main features of the Military bill with those Of
| the Blaine amendment. 1t will, 30 doubt, be
brought up III the House to-day, and as itmust
| reach the President by Wednesday, TO avoid a
pocket veto, an effort will be made to obtain
immediate action uponlt
In the House Of Representatives, on Satur-
dav, Mr. Wentworth introduced resolution
calling for 40 investigation into the corrupt
bargaining reported to be in progress between
| the President and some members Of Congress.
The resolution was first referred to the Judicial
ny Committee, but this was subsequently re-
| considered, and special committee Of three