The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-01-18
The News.

we give pretty fuu extracts OF teleSrapnlc uls-
patches received from various quarters. 1t is,
however, extremely difficult to arrive at any set
tied conclusion az to the real situation of affairs
in France. Both parties to the war, which has
evidently arrived at a desperate stage, seem
equally inclined to hide the truth and to publish
falsehoods. Between the conflicting reports, news
papers get deceived and the public mystifed. In
one dispatch we are told that Paris is in an ex-
cellent. condition to maintain a seige that the
French people have high hopes of soon driving
the invader from the soil which he desecrates
and in the next breath the whole is fatty contra
dicted, and the Germans are represented as creep
ing nearer and nearer to the doomed city prepar-
atory to the final bombardment. 1t may be as
sumed, however, that food and fuel are already
scarce in the beleaguered city, and that if an
other grand sortie is made and fails. it must fal,
into the hands of the Germans. The French Of
fcials are evidently doing everything in thei.
power to keep up the spirit of resistance, Will,
the Germans are making every effort to bring tn
conflict to a close, by conquering a peace. TIL
calling out of the second Landwehr-men betwee,,
the ages of ~forty-two and forty-six-is suficien
evidence of this. Meantime the Germans hav
occupied Fort AKRON, the most distant of the for
IluCtltlOuc surrounding Il diiS. Lux a. AAoJ ~
but the commencement of the threatened bonn
bardment.
The proposed conference on the Eastern ques-
ton has met with a check. France was invited
to be present, by her delegate, but positively de-
clines to do SO unless she is first recognized as a
Republic. Now for the other powers to proceed
without her to patch up and amend old European
treaties, would seem an anomaly, but the other
powers will not consent to the Republic. 1t is a
pretty quarrel as it stands. The conference was
to meet January Sd.
King William and the Princess Royal of Prus-
STA do not seem to fancy the idea at member o.
the Royal Family of England so lowering hersel.
as to marry the Marquis of Lorne. Queen Vic
toria Las shown that she understands her position
as the head of the family by telling these med
dIers to mind their own business.
Affairs in Spain look ominous again, and the
young Amadeus enters into his capital in the
midst of a sulen silence that perhaps portends
a storm. Gen. Prim, who was most active in
procuring the election of the King by the Cortez,
was shot on the 18th ult., and died froln his
wounds on the Both. 1t is reported that there is
a deep laid conspiracy of Republicans in Mad
rid, who are sworn to do any desperate deed for
their cause. Meantime, Prussia, while holding
France in the death struggle, finds time to tell
Italy that she has given Offense to Germany since
the war commenced, in three different ways.
First, in permitting her armed subjects to join
France against Germany second diplomatic sup
port given to Prince Napoleon in his intrigues
against Germans in France and last, the consent
given to Prince Amadeus accepting the crown OF
Spain. Bismarck compares this last with the
candidature of Prince Hohenzollern which caused
apprehensions for the balance of European power,
and says &c the same peril might exist with the
Italian influence, especially as that influence is
nearly established both in Portugal and France,
where the King of Italy has family connections"
Italy takes no notice of Bismarck's note. The
account may stand over for the present, but it
will be eventually settled. and with interest.
The news from the. UnitedS States is unimportant.
By way of Montreal it is reported that Sir James
Rose is to be sent out as a special envoy from
the British government to endeavor to settle the
fishery question between the dominion of Canada
and the States.
General Schenck's commission as Minister to
England has been signed by the President.
The San Domingo annexation scheme was en-
eaging the attention Of Congress, and the debates
were quite warm.