The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-12-11
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Later FOREIGN NEWS.

OaltS u Tue Eau VI
The ship Great Admirol left tina, port on the 18th
and passed this port without stopping. having de
clined to bring n mail.
The bark Ethan Allen arrived over on the 18th
seventeen days from Honolulu. She will return
soon.
From the papers at hand, we CLEAN the following
summary
The President has expressed himself as unaltera
bly, opposed to a renewal of the Reciprocity Treaty
with Canada. and declined consultation on the sub
ject with Mr.. Rose.
Thanksgiving day was generally observed al
the Government Departments were closed, ano
private business almost entirely suspended.
HAVANA. Nov. ls-The Rosarita and Flora
plantations near Cienfngos. have been burned.
The Cuban Junta has received news of the burn
ing of four large sugar estates near Matanzas
One of the plantations was the property OF the
Brothers Morony, but had been condscated by the
Spaniards.
In the neighborhood of Santiago the insurgents
have burned the plantations of Colestue Resolution
Santa Maria, and Doremes Sabulla. A plantation
has been burned by the insurgents near Trinidad
Ten plantations in the vicinity of Cienfugos have
been burned since the lst of November, including
the Harniagura plantation, belonging to Ponvort
of New York.
The twenty-five Spanish gunboats have all been
brought to New York. but are detained by order
of the President-Pern being the complainant
but Ieru mas not yet 1uSIlDeu III suSpicIUu tudt
they were intended against her.
CHICAGO Nov. 23-Washington specials say there
is good reason for the belief that the Government
has re-opened correspondence with Great Britain on
the " Alabama - claims. but nothing is known as to
progress made in the matter.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20-A large number of disasters
in many cases attended with loss Of life. are reported
from the lakes. A great many vessels were found
cred or driven ashore.
Specials from New York say that Boutwell, in his
annual report will submit the following plan to
Congress for a return to specie payment:
First-The National Banks shall return their
notes for greenbacks by July LIST. 1870.
Second-The Government shall redeem green
backs in gold after January LIST, 1871.
Third-The banking shall be free for all parties
upon bonds bearing interest at four per cent. per
annum.
Fourth-This point is not quite settled ; there IL
some division in regard TO the question whether
banks shall be permitted to issue notes. as their
own notes. or whether the United States shall take
charge of all the circulation by the Issue of green
backs on a plan somewhat similar TO the Bank of
England. However. it is understood that no green
backs of smaller denomination than SIS or SO shall
be issued.
Private advices received at Washington say that
sugar cane burning is much more extensive than
the Havana authorities have admitted. The work,
it is added. is to be made general.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23-Washington specials say the
President has expressed himself quite definitely,
within Il day or two, to several financial friends,
concerning the questions Of taxation and a return
to specie payments. He said he had been repre-
scented as favOring a continuance of all the present
rates of taxation, with the idea OF enabling the
Treasury tn reduce the debt rapidly he really
heiieyes. however, that the time has come for re-
lieving the great agricultural and laboring inter-
ests from many of the taxes now imposed. and
Tighten the load upon other classes in many partic-
ulars. He thinks there can be a still further reduc-
ton made OF the public expenses, which will go a
good way forward offsetting the reduced receipts
4 frnrn faxAc In rarar ri tn roam nm m n Crnnn
the President said that while his desire to accom-
plish this has not been overrated he was free to
say that the way to secure a speedy resumption
did not seem clear to him he thought it would be
necessary to bring it about by such u plan as
would make the losses occasioned by il fall as
equally as possible upon all classes. For the pres
ent. he thinks the leap to specie payments would
be disastrous. and he is inclined to believe that, if
the Secretary of the Treasury is enabled to go on
with the present rates of buying bonds and selling
gold, before a great time has passed. gold will
drop. when specie payments can be resumed with
ont much difficulty.
Government has made a formal demand for thirty
gunboatS now in New York harbor.
New YORK. Nov. 24-The Spanish gunboats were
not seized yesterday. owing to a non-completion of
the necessary documents. The libeiling a1ida Wits
are made by Senior Alfaro, OF the Cuban Junta, who
charges that the ~gunboats are intended to make
war, not only on the established Government i'm
Cuba, but also on Peru. The g%unboats are still
under the SurVell lance OF the Navy, auu prODaOly
will be taken possession of by the Marshal to-day.
1t is stated that the Cuban Junta place great re-
lance on the action OF Congress-. and are highly
encouraged by numerous petitions being signed by
American people, praying for the recognition of
Cuba by the United States, in addition to memOri-
ais which have been signed by thousands in New
York. Boston. Philadelphia and other cities through
out the country. A monster petition has just been
started by the ladies of Baltimore, to be signed
only by ladies. Four thousand signatures have
haan citynaA in that aity alone Tho Iunta state If
they can do no more than secure the detention of
the g%unboats till Congress meets, they will be con-
tent, as they feel that among the first acts of Con-
gress will be a formal recognition of Cuba. Letters
received by the .Junta from Havana state that five
Spanish war vessels are about to proceed from
Cuban waters to New York.
Cuban News.
New YORK. Nov. 23-Cespedes writes: "Since
the 5th of July, IL. 900 men have enlisted in the
Cuban Army. The Patriot Army is confident of
success. and is willing to submit 10 all the hardships
incident to the war. They are in need of arms and
ammunition"
On November 9Th a small force of insurgents at
tackled and captured Fort Palceillo, in the Rene
dios District. Recently, the Spanish took I22 ma
tive Cubans to a swamp and killed all. A reign of
terror has been lnaugurated.
The Cubans in the interior profess to be conf
dent of success and are giving the Spanish troops
much trouble.
A special from Washington asserts that the
American squadron in the West Indian waters has
been augmented specially in view of contingencies
that may arise in consequence of the action of the
United States in this matter of the Spanish gunboats.
European.
LONDON. Nov. 1S.-The international sculling
match between Walter Brown, of Portland, and j.
II. Sadler, Of London. came of at Newcastle-on-
Tyne to-day. Brown won by two lengths.
The Emperor gave a reception yesterday at
Compeigne. He Was cordial in bis manner towards
Mr.. Tasbburne. the American Minister. and paid
him constant attention, which was much commented
on.
1t is now absolutely certain that the African
traveller, DR.. Livingstone. is safe. The Duke of
Argyle yesterday received a telegram from the
of Bombay announcing that he had Just
read a letter from Mr.. Livingstone, dated Ujii.
May Is. 1869. He was in good health and had
been everywhere well treated.
The ship Spendthrif. from Shanghai, with tea.
was totally wrecked OF Dnngess, only fifty miles
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