Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-03-23
WAsnINeToN, March Iy.

MADE.
WAsuINGToN, March 10.
| Postmaster General Creswe!l has given
authority to the Chief Clerks of Bureaus
of all executive departments to frank Of
fetal mail matter of their respective du-
\ ties.
He has also ordered that the commits
sions of all special agents of the Post Of
fee Department, Other than these under
pay and assigned to duty in prescribed
districts, win expire March 81, and COM
missions of all special agents will expire
December /, and must then be renewed.
! In the Supreme Court to-day, WIN. A.
Richardson of Mass, was admitted to
practice.
Mr.. Roberts, the newly appointed Min
lister Of the Provisional Government of
Spain, was ofi,ially presented to the Pres
ident to-day.
| The following is copy of Mr.. Roberts
remarks upon the occasion, and the Prcsi-
dents reply:
Mr.. Roberts said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: | have the honor to
present to you the letter Of credencc BY
which His Excellcncy the President of the
Provisional Government, charged with the
Executive power, accepts me as Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tary of Spain TO tho Republic Of the I'm
tied States Of Amcrica. Spain, carrying
out the revolution that has destroyed her
ancient institutions which were opposed to
the development of the policy desired by
the nation, awaits from the national SOW
ereignty represented by the Constitutional
Cortes the ioln Of government which is
to rule over her future dcstinies, and
cherishes conf lcnce that the new order Of
things which is springing up will obtain
the symrathies Of the United States and
Of ali liberal people as she obtamed them
ON the reception Of the news Of her glori-
GUS revolution. The only lot falling to
me is to discharge the honorable mission to
your Republic which my Government has
confiled to me. shall endcavor, by all
means in my reach, to maintain and siren
gthen the friendly relation which have
always existed between Spain and the
JUS.
The President replied:
Nh. ROBERTS: | am happy to receive
you as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary Of Spain in the United
States. Recent events in that country to
which you advert have excited and will
continue to maintain a lively interest here
hoping aswe do that they may ultimate.
ly lead to an increase in the welfare and
happiness Of tho people Of Spain. The
disposition which you express TO exert
yourself during your mission to the end
that these friendly relations which have
always existed between the countries may
be strengthened will be cordially recipro-
Gated by me.
TIE INSURGENTS BURNING THE PLANTA-
TIoNs.
Havana, March 10.
The insurgents have burnt five of the
plantations in the Jurisdictions of Sagua
la Chica one near Cienfucgos and another
near Macasua. 1t is positively asserted
that the insurgent Generals are carrying
out their deferred plans of burning every
where. A detachment Of insurgents had
left Alvarez well mounted to burn the
plantations in the vicinity of Jabacoa.
The planters are terrified. Authentic in
formation from the insurgents admits that
many plantations have been burned with.
in week. Another steamer has arrived
from Spain with troops General BGccto
and the famous General Amable Escal-
aste were passengers. An engagement
has taken Place at Guaracabulla, the Off
cial accounts report one hnndrd and thir-
| ty-six insurgents killed and oqly one Sran-
ish soldier wounded,
Quesada was sick with the small pox
Ortega commanded, The Insurgents are
carrying off the slaves from the plantations
and making them soldiers. The number
Of insurgents in the Saquar and Remedies
districts is estimated at from 7000 to
5000. The Esquerra plantations near
Trinidad have been burned. The five
places burnt in the sugar district, produc-
ed 5000 hogsheads of sugar year. The
insurgents have destroyed the railroad
and telegraph between Alvarez AMI Maca-
qua.
| Sugar is in improved demand, and the
market is advancing. There are more
buyers than sellers, and holders demand
an advance.
ACCIDENT 10 AZ IMAM STEAMER.
QUEENSTOWN, March 10.
The steamship City of Atwerp from
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