The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-30
i II INA 81 ,EeRO 2 ;. 80 80 II.
BY the Atlantic Telegraph
The ShIpWreck Story a HOax-PrO-
posed IRtrFRati0nal Yacht Haee-
Spain Tranquil - Precautionary
Measures -yGarIbaldi Declines d
Commissions In The Greek Army. .

tS 'saarf ENGLAND. asa Iaaoisar
ass LONDON, Beceniber 29-The emf
grant ship Starry Banner, bound TO
New York, was totallyl lost ina gale.
December 21st, seven. hundred miles
west of the coast of Ireland, Forty
two people were saved on RATS, and
have arrived at Boulogne, France
The Captain and the rest of the crew
and passengers, one hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE souls, all told, were lost !,
Mai. Henry Joy, late of the Amefican'
armyaWas passenger on the i'll tated
vessel, and was mainly instrumental
In saving the lives of his fellow pas,
sengers. Careful CONSULTATION of the.
marine authorities fail to show any
record of any vessel OF the above
name, which leads to a hope thabffur-
ther adviees may bring news of less
startling character in relation to this
disaster. -
.h Thesreportof the fouudering Of the
aemigrant ship Starry Banner is q
hoax, although published by the en-
tire press Of London to day. The
original dispatch announced the safe
arrival of several passengers at Bou-
iogue, but TELEGRAM from that city,
in answer to an inquiry for full par
ticulars for the Associated Press,
conveys the assurance that there has
been no such arrival as reported.
d LONDON Deeemb Der 29.-The Rus
sian Government has denied giving
authority to the Greek Government
vessels to use the Russian flag forany
purpose whatever.
lszsassass.s SPAIN.
MADRID, December 20. - General
Cabbelero has been ordered to take
troops to the Provinces of Seville
and Gefra tolpreYent any trouble. The
country. however, is entirely tranquil.
The Government has contracted a
loan with Eflanger hnI .ali.gslf.
FRANCE. eoJ = al
PARIS, December %. - The legal
tribunals have forbidden the use OF
the title Montteur to the new official
organ. aH1 r.
PARIS, December 29-Reports have
been received here of collision be-
tween a band of invading Greeks and
Turkish force in the Turkish
province of Obbania. The Greeks
were victorious.
PARIS, December 20. - Details of
the conference, have all been agreed
upon,aaBdsn the session will begin in
this city on: Saturday next.
The Morning Post to-day publishes
correspondence between James q.
Bennett, Jrs of New York, and Mr..
Asbury, of London, looking to an
ocean yacht race between the Daunt-
less and the Cambria In It's COM
ments, the Post prefers the Azores
track as one much better. adapted to
test the seasgoing qualities of the yes
sells and the seamanship of their mas
ters than the regular Trans "A Atlantic
route. The writer exhorts the own
ers of schooner yachts to join in the
race, and says the Sappho will partic-
lpate,rs 6aB NS3
lsssa cNsgM3 ITALY. sNss&s #
| FLORENCE, December %. General
Garibaldi has written a letter formal
ly declining a commission In the
Greek army, which was rendered hun
by the Grecian Goyernment, il. view
| of war.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, December %
A circular from the Sublime Porte,
Just issued confirms the report of the
SuItan's refusal to participate in the
projected conference II the Cretan
question is to be discussed.g - saA
1t is confidently .aseertained. that
| the Porte opposes the holding OF the
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