The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-28
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fOll0wiBE appears as an advertisement
. tie Herald:
NORTHWESTERN HEPJBEIC- Red
RiUer, British Anatrtea.-Capable
men, IS guides and soldiers pre-
ferrea To parties leaving tee United
States, application in-Wriging Is will
ing TO be received at the j megican
Annexation League. 446 Bro0me
Street.. near Broadway"
a 15ibuae editorial says It Is the
duty Of the United States towards
cur neighbors IN Ruperts Land, who
have set up a STANDARD of indeDend-
ence and laid the corner stone of self
government. to observe strict neu-
trality Ia the contest that may ensue.
Governor McDouggll says that the
new dominion and EBglaAd will not
part with the vast territory of Ruperts
Land without making a fight for it.
That fight can not be made this
Winter without using our territory
for the movement of troops, NUM-
tiOns of war and supplies
Not one soldier, not one pound OF
commissary stores should be permit
ted 70 cross the States of Maine,
Michigan, Wisoonsin, or Minnesota,
to be used in sappressing the reVolu-
ton in these settlements. If the
British or New Dominion Govern
ments shall apply force to reduce the
Rupert Colonists to loyal subjection,
let them transport troops and supplies
through British territory.
The Tribune has a report from
Washington, that the Administra-
sion has now under earnest consider
alton the propriety eff changing its
course with regard to Cuba, and
speedily recognizing the belligerent
rights of the insurgents. This course
Is impelled by the evident feeling of
the people Of the country and temper
of the majority in Congress. The re-
port further states that Secretary
Fish and Senator Sumner have ex-
pressed, within three days, such views
as would indicate changing policy
towards the Cubang, and higher
confidence in their future.
A Havana letter of the 18th says
Gen. Carbo went up this week to take
command of the Cinco Valas country.
relieving Gen. Lesca, who left for
Spain on the 10Th inst, under an
order OF arrest, resulting from the
burning of Tagusyabon. His sue
cessor has been equally unfortunate,
so far having been routed by General
CaVada, and at this moment being
beseiged In Espirita Santo.
The Spaniards at Holquin have
met with reverse, seventy of them
having been captured in the late
foraging excursion.
Gen. hIarmot is laying siege to Los
Tunas. Report has i that be intends
TO remain there and annoy the garri-
son, and capture conveys coming
from Manzillo.
From Puerto Marengo. intelligence
comes that an expedition of 300 men
have landed, and 5000 guns were
brought along. besides 200 kegs of
powder.
Between the 81 and 10Th of Decem-
Der the property Of $50 Cubans had
been confscated.
NEW YORK, December 27.-Ru-
niors arc In circulation that irregu-
larities have been discovered In the
Merchants Exchange National
Bank.
The Brooklyn Eagle is reported
DDENA AJA .9sSuOtOVO
T. s. Cozzens, u well known author
during tho war, was buried to-day.
u. Fink, implicated in the Pratt
defaIoatiou, was admitted to bail to-
day IN $4,000.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 27.-The steamer
America, from Bremen, arrived to-
night.
Judge Baleom to day delivered a
Judgment at Binghampton on the
Ramsey-Fisk case, deciding IN favor
of Fisk, on the ground that the plain
tiff iailed TO sustain his complaint,
and that the stockholders who will
fully absented themselves from the
meetings at which certain directors
were elected, had no right afterwards
TO seek redress through the courts
for alleged Encouragement.
The Spanish gunboats and the war
steamer Isabella Catalica are still
lying at Quarantine Their departure
is hourly expected.