The Portland daily press., 1868-10-13
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GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Direction announces
| that the cable known as the 1866 cable" be-
| tween Ireland and Newton ndlapd, was repaired
| at o'clock Sunday afternoon, and is now in
| perfect working order. tr
| The Fenian prise. ers at Dartmoor are to be
| released.
At Blackburn market town in the county
| of Lancaster, twenty-five miles from Man
chester, a liberal procession was attacked on
Saturday by mob of tories. Several nights
occurred. in which one man was killed anu
several severely injured.
SPAIN.
MADRID, Oct 1.-THE United States is the
first nation to recognize the new PROVISIONAL
government of Span. The Madrid Gazette
to-day publishes such official recognition, made
tbronoh Mr. Hale the American Minister
The iunta has declared in favor Of additional
reforms; among them Were abolition of the
death penalty and the sanctity of private let
tiers and domiciles. 30 Ht5fV tsG
The iunta have ordered the restoration of
the bark Tornado to England and payment of
damages for her wrongful detention and the
IMPRISONMENT of the Spanish officer who or
dered her seizure -s ta astta
The Journal des Debats says Lersundi, Cap
0aln General of Cuba had given in his adhe-
sion TO the revolution. The Cubans in Spain
will be permitted to choose two members of
the junta. r.E
Clos ia has declined the offer of a place in
the cabinet, but will probably be appointed
The loan of 10 600, 900 reals which was offered
to the provisional iunta was immediately ac-
cepted.
The following is the substance of what was
said on both sides at the interview between the
American Minister and the Duke de la Tore
Mr.. Hale, addressing the Duke in the name
OF the United States, congratulated the pro-
visIonai junta and the people of Spain on a
success so marked in revolution of such
grand proportions. He was happy to return
the greeting which Spain gave the United
States on entrance into the family of free and
sovereign people. The relations between the
United States and Spain had always beea
friendly. Under the present circumstances
efforts would be exertea to augment the friend
ship between both peoples.
The Duke de la Tore, in the course of his
reply, SAID that amid the ruins OF the old rule
structure would be framed which he believed
would meet the approval and sympathy of the
United States. Spain now deserved and n ed
ed the support and sympathy OF all free nations,
and that OF the American government was
highly esteemed. The Duke concluded by de-
claring that this interview would serve to main
tam unbroken the relations between the two
nations, both claiming and exercising success
lively the principle OF national sovereignty.
General Dulce has been appointed Captain
General of Cuba. -az to41eIg't. n 4
PARIS, Oct 1.-THE Gsulois newspaper pub
fishes a letter from Gen. Prim, which earnestly
favors the calling together of Cortes and the
formation of king dom at once. III 81
1t is said that Gen. Prim himself aspires to
be king. - "a
INDIA.
LONDON, Oct. 12i-A despatch from Bombay
says that favorable reports have been received
OF the progress of the expedition against the
tribes OF both western districts Of India The
troops so far have met with but slight oppo-
sition. ~.
oi .-ngt HUNGARY. a5taad fiuf
PRAGUE, Oct 12-Pohtical tumults which
have broken out in this city have been suppress
ed by Austrian troops who dispersed various
assemblages of people.