Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-01
Foreign News by Cable.

LONDON, Zee. 81,
-'Historius" the well-know correspondent
Of the Times, writes another article to that
journal to day, assailing the despatch OF Sec
rttary Fish on the Alabama question.
Mr.. Asbury has forwarded to the Morning
Post the correspondence had between himself
and MIR. Bennett per the Atlantic cable on
the subject of the ocean yacht race, between
his Cambria" and Mr.. Benefits "Daunt
less on the 4th of July next, from kinsale
Head to Sandy Hook. He accompanies this
corrcsp ondence with letter wherein he says
he accepts the terms and that he viii be ready
on reaching New York to race tor the cup
won b, the yac.lt America. on the 22nd of
August, 1857.
LIMERICK, Dec. 81.
\ fearful gale from the northwest occurred
here to-day, trees were uproottd chlmneys
thrown down, and in some instances houses
Frustrated. Ten persons are known 10 have
lost their lives. and many more have been
injured.
HAVANA. Dec. 81.
\ sharp engagement occurred yesterday
between tine Imperial troops and insurgents al
Mogua, i'll the CInco VIllas district. twenty
OF tine Latter were killed, and siXty-six cap
turcd, not one escaped. A large quantity OF
provisions and munitions of war, and some
important correspondence was captured.
selves to the Spanish authorities of the Island
to solicit pardon. q.
PAxfs, Dec. 81
Prince Charles of Russia, and his wife, are
in this city and stopping at the Grand Hotel
Yesterday the Emperor called upon them
there,
CoNsTANTISOPLE, Dec. 81.
Some time since the Sublime Porte sent a
demand to Isnael PAcha, TO abandon bis iron
clad fleet The demand remaining unan-
swered, the Sultan to-day forwarded violent
message to the same effect
PARIS, Dec. 81.
The French Gable Company forward free of
charge and beg you will publish the following
telegram copied from the journal official OF
this morning.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
OF TELEGRPH LINES.
The message of the President OF the United
States 10 Congress at the opening, it is
publish by the newspapers, contains i'll the
part relative TO the French trans Atlantic
Cable Company, an assertion which this adj
ministration considers il a duty to correct. 1t
states in substance that according to the terms
of the concessions dispatches from America
transmitted by that route are subject to the
examination and control OF the French gov
eminent, and il is evident that the passage
are the conditions of the concessions this ad-
ministration exercises. No control OF that
nature either over dispatches from America
or from any other quarter, but it is its duty
to that communications are transmitted
over the cable in the order of their filing or
of their reception at Brest, and that there is
no favoritsm in this respect.
1t must also on account of the telegraphing
monopoly held by the government, see that
no dispatches are clandestinely introduced
upon the line, and avoid the tax which
legitimately accrues to the State.
Such is the double aim of its control to pro-
tect at once the interests of the public and of
the Treasury.
Finally the conditions under which this
department exercise control over the business
of the line are without political intentions.
Its subordinate employees are charged with
the task and their duty is restricted to the
verification of ciphers, such as the signals of
the place and time of filing and reforwarding,
and the number OF words which from the ba-
SIS for application of the government tax.
Again, most of the dispatches, particularly
those destined for Nantes, Bordeaux, Tours,
Toulon, and these sections arrive at their
destination without passing through Paris at
all The same is true of correspondence adj
dressed to any part of Spain or England,
such messages being transmitted direct from
Brest to London.