The Portland daily press., 1867-09-16

FoRRIaN-The European war-cloud still
looms dark and threatening In the HORIZON
Probably the winter will be allowed TO pass
without any interruption Of the general peace;
but the impression seems to be universal that
the coming spring and slmmer cannot go by
~ without war The manner in which the French
press discuss the recent speeches of the Empe-
: ror at Arras and Lille, is, suggestive. La Lib
'f' eYte says: ''a'a'la' '6''a 'l' e'tA'l'H 81 7'
'22e NJ Theirs was puity of no exacgeration
ses when few month ago he exclaimed, "My
5s memory seeks in vain for parallel to PRES
c,y ent situation" One dark spot alone on the
horizon is enough to warn the experienced pi-
lot OF the coming storm. 1t is not one, but
many spots that look us in the face, North East
and South-on the Rhine, the Bosphorus, and
the Tiber.
II The .Aoenir Ndtiondl:A10i WoH 5ff
.vgt Instead of one speech, we have two. That of
=. Arras is meaningless that of Lille explains
nothing, clears up nothing, but We find in it a
3af tone Of sadness, regretf1i references to the
~ past, anxiety for the future, and an admission
es calculated 60 produce the most serious impress
= sion throughout France and Europe. Black
81 spots" said the Emperor, "are darkening our
horizon" .inhAB himi1ii' 20 gIhsson'n. D
a8' The Courier Francois thinks that the EN-.
7perors speech at Lille denotes that his Majesty
is fully aware of the gravity Of present cir
80 qcumstances," but laments that his Majesty
% does not seem to entertain the remotest con-
seriousness of the causes which have brought
about the present crisis, ~ 20, ...f.
The Abyssinian expedition to be organized
in India under the command of Sir Robert Ma
pier, COMMANDMENT Chief at Bombay, prom
ises to be enormously expensive. The Times
o. says: to 'i's
1t will comprise, perhaps, hardly 10000 fight
ing men--a contingent easily afforded from the
military establishments of India Eight regi-
ments OF Punjaub infantry and six OF irregular
cavalry may be expected to compose the main
body OF the force, which will be strengthened
81 by two battalions of Europeans, and as many
a batteries of the Royal Artillery. But the means
OF transport required for this army and its
followers are beyond the immediate resources
V OF India. The Government of Bombay is al
Oh ready ybusily engaged in providing troopships
and store vessels, but whole feet of steamers
viii be sent from this country. No fewer than
- sixteen fine VESSELS are under survey at this
moment, and these, we are told, form but a
traction OF the number required. .ai b tUq
bad La Liberte, which interests itself greatly in
the Spanish instruction, says that the Span
ish Generals now at Bayonne and Biarritz, al
though they have taken no part in the recent
ID attempt, are fully determined not to obey any
injunction that may be addressed to them by
the Spanish Government to re-enter their own
country. Although not sharing the views of
= Prm and the Progressionists, they are, with
- very rare exceptions, equally anti-dynastic-
This insurrection may be put down, and per-
haps is SO already, but it will not be the last;
Others will follow, till one of them shall sue
coed, and then it will be all over with the last
2reigning branch Of the House Of Bourbon
nc Fighting still goes on in Crete. The steamer
from Athens, which arrived at Marseilles on the
40th, brings accounts Of battle which lasted
three days. On the fourth day they entered the
place. The insurgents then set the houses on
fire and closed the wells, and the Turks were
-1obliged to leave Vie town. The insurgents be-
ing REINFORCED pursued and compelled the
Turks to descend into the level country Sew
Leral were killed on both sides. Fighting still
continued in Sphakia. rtN .f't- i3A'