The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-16
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EUROPE.
ENGLAND d.
NEw YoRK. JanuarY ]

London paper states that Minister
johnson responded to a query from the
Emigration Society respecting the
naturalization OF British subjects In
America, as follows:
You will have no difficulty whatever
if you become a citizen of America and
return to your own country, on being
called upon to do any act here on the
ground that you owe your allegiance
to the Government of England when
ever you return here, you will be
clothed with the protection OF an
American as much as if you had been
born in America. We consider you in
poiut of law a citizen with US, entitled
to all our rights, and that we are under
obligations to protect you the same as
we would those born on our soil.
LONDON. January 10.
Advices from Hong Kong, state that
the rebels captured Hakodadi.
Japan foreigners and their property,
is respected.
The treaty between the United States
and Great Britain for the. settlement of
the Alabama claims, has been signed
by Mr.. Johnson, the American Minis
ter, and Earl Clarendon, the foreign
Secretary, on the basis of the original
| protocol.
The Pdtric of Paris, publishes the
translation of letter of Mr.. Gladstone
to C. Edward Lester, of Ohio, and pro-
ceeds to condemn the acknowledgement
made therein as humiliating England
in the presence Of America, and as like
| ly TO produce no little irritation of feel
ing against tho Premier among his own
countrymen.
A vessel which left Madeira on the
Sth inst, brings no tidings of the arri-
val there of the missing passengers of
the steamer Hibernia.
The boatmen of Oxford University
are eagerly expecting challenge from
the Harvard Club for a rowing match
next summer.
All the Great Powers except Russia
have united in a demand upon Greece
that for the preservation of peace she
withdraw her formal objections to the
Conference as at present constituted.
The Powers have reason to hope that
Russia will also concur in this demand.
The Madrid journals are hostile to
Duke Arasta as n candidate for the
throne of Spain. The chances of Duke
Montepensier seems at present improv-
ing. The GunL0iS of Paris, however,
thinks the former is the most available
candidate, and most likely to succeed
if Spain declares in favor OF n Mon
Hrchy.
PARIS, January Is.
The Constitutional predicts TINT G reece
will submit 10 the voice of the Confer
ence.
The Conference on the Eastern Ques-
ton will meet again to day. 1t is gem
orally believed that this session will be
final. 1t is reported on creditable au
thority that Rangabe, Greek Minister,
has been instructed by his Government
to announce that Greece is resolved to
reject the decision OF the Conference il
certain demands in Turkish ultimatum
are supported by that body. All the
| indications are that Greece is bent on
war.
| a dispatch from Athens states TINT
King George is prerniring to retro to
NAupila.
I'ORTUGAI..
Lisbon, January 10.
Rio Janiero advices of December 24th,
per steamer, state that the allied army
had made vigorous assault on the
PAraguayan stronghOlds at Nilleta,
and after desperate battle, succeeded
in carrying them. Lopez army was
utterly routed ana destroyed. The
Allies captured over thre" thousand
prisoners of war. Lopez barely escaped
with two hundred followers. This vic
tory opened the way to ASCENSION, to
which place the brazilian irOn-clads
have gone.