The Portland daily press., 1870-11-22
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Lord Chancellor Hatherley has formally
notified his COLLEAGUES and cabinet that he Will
resign his Office should the governme DECLARE
against Russia and Bright, Lowe, Cardwell and
Chlders, it is believed, will do the same. The
city is full of rumors that Prince Gortschakoff
has informed Granville of his willingness to
withdraw his note. He will submit RGssia's
claim to the decision of a Congress-
BERLIN HOUSE OF MOURNING.
despatch from Berlin, dated the Goth, says
great dissatisfaction prevails in consequence of
the enormous expense of maintaining French
prisoners III Germany. Berlin is almost de-
serted except by women in black, who make
lint and pray for absent relatives and children
and old men, who go moaning about the streets
buying the latest editions of the war journals
An enterprisng merchant offers 500 thaers
for Garibaldi's head
CHURCHES IN ROME TO BE CLOSED.
A correspondent writing from Rome on the
18th says by order of the Pope every church
will be closed during Victor Emanuel's pres
ence in the city and The States of the church
have been placed under nterdct.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The Pail Mall Gazette urges the sending of
John Bright to Washington as envoy Of Great
Britain, to insure pacific relations with Ameri-
ca in the present crisis.
1t is reported that Russia has fifty iron-clad
monitors at Mikolaef, drawing less than eight
cen feet of water.
The Notifications of Azof have been greatly
strengthened and are represented to be impree
nable.
The Levant Herald of the 9th says it has rea-
son to believe the Porte has ordered the militia
ry reserves into service.
lngtiaeff has arrived at Constantinople.
A number of German vessels are blockaded
in Yarmouth by Frerch ron-clads.
Mr.. Wade, Secretary of the British legation,
writes from Prkin that there will probably be
no necessity for the employment Of military
force to obtain redress for the Tientsis outrage.
Prussia.
THE DANGER OF A RUPTURE LEssENING.
BERLIN, Nov. 81. Tribune Speciality
British and Russian ministers both say the
danger OF rupture is abating.
THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION
Herr Del Bruck has returned from Yer
sailles. AS result of his negotiations Baden
and Hesse enter the North German union I'M
conditionally and Wurtemberg with immateri-
al reservations touching taxes, mails, and tele-
graphs. Bavaria retains her military sover-
eighty as an independent military organiza-
ton. The convention will be laid before the
Parliament for ratification at the approaching
session.
Advices from Prince Frederick Charles's
headquarters say the Tours government must
move or be captured.
LONDON, Nov. 81, midnig leaves of
absence to the guards have been cancelled and
orders have issued to prepare for active service.
The Prussians have forbidden the inhabitants
of Tergner from leaving the town. Prussan
scouts made their appearance to-day in the vi
cinity OF st. Quentin. Railroad communion
ton with the town will probably be severed to-
morrow. A violent demonstration was made
on Sunday by laboring men of Veryois. 1t
was finally suppressed.
THE SECRET TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
PRUSSIA.
Heralds special. II have undoubted infor-
nation of a secret alliance. offensive and de-
fensive, between Russia and Prussia 1t was
made before the war between Prussia and
France. The fact that after the secret treaty.
was made between England, France and Aus
tria, by which those powers bound themselves
to regard any infractOn of the treaty of Paris
as cdsus belH and act aggressively with Tur-
key in such an event, is regarded as seriously
compromising England and freeing Russia
from all obligations to respect the latter treaty
The 9th article of the treaty of Paris provides
that no sigLatory shall declare war in the event
of actual or supposed iufraction of the treaty
till after giving all the signers an opportunity
to inquire into the case and endeavor to make
a settlement by mediation The secret treaty
Immediately after entered into by England,
France and Austria is regarded as violation
OF this article and as implying treachery and
bad faith toward the other sgnatories.
AFRAID OF HER OWN PRECEDENT.
Great apprehensions is expressed 10 England
that if war with Russia ensues. the United
States, acting on the precedent set by England
in the Alabama case, will cover the ocean with
prvateers under Russian letters of marque.
THE TURKISH ANSWER TO RUSSIA
VIENNA, Nov. 81. Especial to NY Tri-
bune. 1-lgnatiff met Harlin Pasha at Con-
stantinople day. The answer of the Porte
to the Russian note will be sent Immediately
The Russian answer to Viennas note is ex-
pected by the 3d. The Austrian journals to-
day are more peaceful in tone. Private des-
patches from Constantinople say negotiations
between the Porte and the Russian Ambasa.
dor are zealously pushed but an understand
ing seems impossible.
The Levant Herald saws the Porte il calling
in reserves; that Krush cannon are expected in
kronstadt and a Cossack regiment had arrived
10 Aleve and two regiments of infantry.
AN INDEc1s1vE BATTLE.
LONDON, Nov 22-3 A. MA telegram from
Tours states five hours engagement took place
between 800 Franc Treurs and 1900 Prussians
near Shiets without decided advantage on
either SIDE
The country between LARCENY and Montme-
dy rs occupied by the enemy, who is also adj
yancng towards the departments of Haute
Saone, Voul, Granville and Bonvillon.
There is force of Germans 1000 strong in
position near Gray.
Another balloon from Paris has been captur-
ed near ChartreS
SUSPECTED ANSWER OF PRUSSIA TO oDo RUS
SELL.
A Versailles letter of the 18th inst. SAYS: I
can tell you what answer Odo Russell will get
1t will be: We are perfectly Indifferent wheth-
er Russia retonstructs her feet in the Black
Sea and restores Sabasaapol to her fCrmer
strength or not We were the last power in
vited to join the conference and take part in
the treaty of 1856, which we thought at the
Vn16 not ut
tach much Importance to our opinion. Then
we felt ourselves left out in the cold. Now we
SHALL not interfere in any way with Russia for
renouncing her adhesion to the tenure of the
treaty, SO many treaties have been annulled
since 1856 and you have not stood in the way
OF their abrogaton. We shall remain neutral
and, shall be very happy to sell you or Russia
as many guns as you may want, having a large
stock of Chassepots and rifed bronze field
pieces on hand. In the meanwhile we have
good deal to do with these troublesome French
who will not understand that they are beaten.