The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-28
Government will also regard the matter il

Government will also regard the matter in
this light.
PARIS, Dec. 26.-The Ganlois newspaper saws
| that Russia has urged the United States Gov
| eminent to take part in the Turco-Grecian
| difficulty.
MADRID, Dec. 26.-The Duke Of Montnen-
| ser has published a manifesto announcing
! his liberal views. !.
The Impartial suggests the nomination OF
| the son of the Duke Of Montpensier for King
under regency.
MADRID, Dec 27 The semi-of1ciai Journals
says Spain will not even CO slider tne subject
of the sale OF Cuba to the Uuiied STATES
Additional troops have sailed ior Cuoa'
ITALY.
LoNpoE. Dec. 27.-Henry W. Longfellow,
the American poet has declined public din
n.r at Rome. He had dined with Hon. VIM.
B. Read in that city, and George w. Chids, of
the Philadelphia Ledger, was among the guests.
AUSTRIA.
LONDON, Dec. 25-Evenng.-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Vienna states that the Aus
TRAN Ambassador at Constautinople, and
others, are to be recalled aud THAR pc sitions
filled by persons uuobjecionable to both Tur-
key and Greece.
TURKEY AND GREECE.
LONDON Dec pa dispatch from Vienna
states that it is certain that the Western
powers will agree with Austria respecting the
conference. 49,.
The Sublime Porte has extended the time
for the departure of the Greeks from the Turk
ish dominions to five weeks.
Russia has asked of Turkey and Greece
suspension of hostilites until the end of the
conference. The adhesion of Austria is re-
garded as certain and Italy and Greece as
probable. The conference will assemble some
time in January. Count Won Bismarck hopes
the session will be held in Paris
The Paris Temps (Democratic) said last eve-
ming that France and England have little
sympathy with the proposed conference.
PARIS, Dec 25-The Patrie last evening had
the following dispatch from Athens, dated
Dec. 22d The Committee of Action have adj
dressed a petition to the Greek Government
praying for peace. They urge the Government
to support the popular feeling of the country,
which is clearly for peace and to avoid a war
with Turkey.
ATHENS. Dec, 25.-The great Chambers have
acceded TO the demand for the approval Of an
extraordinary credit to the amount of 100000
900 OF drachms, and also tor extraordinary
levies OF men for the army and navy, as called
for by the Government.
A dispatch from Athens, dated Tuesday last,
states that the Turkish Government had places
two ships of war on the coast to prevent the
departure of Greek volunteers from the island
of Crete.
LONUON, O6c. Zl-In6 Ortent3l question
absorbs attention. That conference will be
held is not absolutely certain, and ii held sin
lister results predicted upon similar attempt
at Cancellation are foretold -
The Sublime Porte declined to yield its In.
dependence, or to make sale of Crete, or to
transfer that island to Egypt any other of
the necessary bases for a compromise.
Lord Clarendon, as was to be expected, ad-
heres to the OLD policy of England in regard
to Turkey. Napoleon and the Emperor of
Austria are undecided in their views, while it
Russia. 1t is certain that the Greeks count
little on direct aid from Russia, but much on
an instruction on the part of their own couu-
trymen in Turkey, The Cretans seem indiffer-
ent.
Amanfesto FROM Garbaldi tells them that
the proclamation of Spain as republic will be |
the watchword for new movement on Rome, |
and exhorts them to be in readiness for the |
event.
THE PARAaUAYAN WAR.
PARIS, Dec. 25-Late dates from Rio Ja-
metro were received ro-day. TIE news is quite |
important. The allies had attacked the Para |
driven back with loss of 1900 killed and |
wounded.
MARsEILLEs, Dec. 26-Later advices from |
Rio Janeiro report that after the failure of the !
allies TO carry the Paraguayan stronghold at ,
Viletta, the BRAZILIAN iron-clads attacked 1t, |
bur with no better success.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-It is said that President |
Sarmiento, Of the Argentine Republic, has en-
gaIed the kind offices of Gen. Mcmahon, the |
American Minister to Paraguay, for an at
tempt TO mediate with Lopez, aud that Don
Pedro, the Brazilian Emperor, has, in couse-
qurnee, -hrt atened to withdraw the Brazilian
Envoy from the Argentine Republic.