The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-12

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HAvBE, March 1l.--Guslave Lambert is ae.
lively engaged in preparing his expedition to
the North Pole by way OF the Pacific 0ceap.
He has just purchased and paid for the ship
which IS 10 transoo him and his crew 10 the
Arctic It glons. The vessel is q Canadian built
three-master OF about Que thousand tons bur
den, very strong, and well adapted 10 such
trial Lamberps expedition is creating
general interest in France aud all over Europe.
FLORENCE, March 1.-THE Italian Governs
ment has accepted the official invitation to par
ticipate N the universal exposition of fine arts
which Is TO be held at Munich. this year. under
the patronage OF Lud wig, King OF Bavaria.
PARIS, March 1.-THE Florence CORE pond
estimates have been vo ed. The Italian army
is Fixed at a strength of 204 900 men, and 900 600
francs have been voted TO better the position OF
the subaltern officers, whose pay-l23 francs
per month-was deemed too small.
LONDON, March 1.-THE Cabinet is now
united in trying 10 introduce a uniform system
Of action In the various branches OF English
administration. The bill quietly presented by
Mr.. Goshen on the necessity of establishing
unity IN method of assessments, as preliminary
step to uniting all counties IN the same cause
and organizing common roads, Is meeting with
the approval of the great majority OF the people.
AS soon as this bill has passed the house the
game law and the road question will be intro
Ouced in Parliament. England Is now copying
TO q great extent Lne lOCHl vi rTduCes
LONDON, Msrch 11.-In the House of Com
mOns this evening, MIR. Cardwell, Secretary of
War, made statement in regard 10 the army
estimates, showing reduction OF fl,OOO,OO0 in
the total amount as compared with last year.
He said the Government proposed 10 partially
accomplish this saving by reducing the forces in
the colonies, except at military stations.
HAVANA, March lit appears that an expedi-
tion from the United States, Nassau or Nicaragua
has landed on the Cuban coast The captain of a
Spanish vessel which arrived here to-day reports
that on Sunday last while east of Punta Mulas, he
saw fleet consisting of one side-wheel steamer,
bark rigged, and three other steamers, schooner
riPged, steering northeast. Shortly afterward he
passed sde-wheel steamer, bark rigged, anchored
two miles from Guincho Keys.
A report has been in circulation for some time
past in Cuban circles that an expedition was under
way to these shores, bringing cannon, arms, am
munition and recruits for the insurgents.
The Peruvian monitors and their conveys by this
time have undoubtedly arrived at st. Thomas. The
Spanish steamer which has been watching
them followed them until they had passed the Gu
ban coast and returned to this harbor to-day.
A committee of conservative citizens of Matan-
have been organizing a band of volunteers
who sent out daily in all directions to the
country, and other towns seem disposed to follow
the example of MatanZas. The news from the
jurisdiction of Gen. Inegos is favorable to the gov
ernment.
The Governor of Sagua, having received rein
forcements from Villa Clara, has marched with all
his available forces against the insurgents.
Government troops have left Santiago and Ba-
yamo to attack the main force Of the rebels at Ma
yari, in the Central department. The government
is strengthening the garrison.
battalion, 25O strong, has arrived at Colonia de
st. Domingo.
The vessels which are to convey the political
prisoners to Fernando Po sailed to-day, accompa-
MED by Spanish man of-war. Among the prison
to be transported Castillo bank president;
Egbill planter, and Reyneline merchant, all we'll
known men in high standing in the community.
The government censor has notified the Havana
journals that they will hereafter be permitted to
publish only official accounts Of engagements Civ
ing as reason that other statements tend to mis-
lead.
Sugar buoyant; sales made'on a basis of 909 X
reals for No. 12 Exchange on London 10Y all x;
Paris 1@2 discounts on the United States go days,
gold, par to 1 dscount short sight 102 premium;
60 days, currency, 25K @24H discount.
HAVANA, March 11.-tSpecial to the New York
Herald. 1-Advces from ManZanilla to the 7th inst.
are to the effect that the troops attacked the in
surgents in their intrenchments, near Macaco, and
disodged and routed them nine of the rebels being
killed.
KINGSTON, JAM, March 4.-The steamer Mt.
Vernon, Captain Porter, has arrived here from st.
Marys with General Fanbest and party of revo.
lutonists She will ftout for expedition against
Salnave in support of the revolutionary President
Dommguez.