New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-03
FOREIGN.

Lease Of MaGdalena Annulled-American
Vessels Seizod-Scenes Of Violence at
Havana Deprecated-Surrende of In.
surgents-Cabinet Meeting mt Mad.
rfd-Deep Concern OF Amadeus for
Cuba-Outrages In IreIand-Rxplosion
Near Calcutta - Thirty.Sfx Killed
Telegraph Congress at Rome-Settle.
ment Of Dimculties Between Brazil
and Germany saxon Diet Open
West India and Psqama Telegraph
Company.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 2-The Mex
ican authorities having annulled the lease
Of the Lower California Company, of Mag
dalena, and declared that port closed some
months since, troops from La Paz were sent
to Magdalena to drive out Drake, Dekay
and half dozen others connected with the
company.
The American schooner Greenwood, load
ing at Orichelia, and the American hloop
Allen, both of New York, which were sent
by Dekay from Magdalena to LaPaz, were
taken possession OF on the ground that they
which is not port of entry.
Dekay and party have arrived at San
Diego.
HAVANA, December 2-The monitor Ter
ror has arrived.
The newspaper Constaneem deprecates the
recent scenes of violence, and seeks to tran
quilize the public mind. The tone gives
great offence to the volunteer element. buN
the moderate men applaud the article as
opportune.
The insurgent Major Arquisa with four
other officers and fifty seven soldiers, have
surrendered.
MADRID, December 2.-King Amadeus
was present at yesterdays cabinet meeting.
He showed deep concern for the condition
of the Cuban people, and expressed q de-
sire to proceed to Havana himself, and di-
rect measures for pacifcati0n.
DUBLIN, December 2.-AgrArian outrages
are reported in Donegal. -
CALCUTTA, December 1.-The explosion
of a powder and cartridge factory at Fort
Agra killed thirty-six persons, Including
two commissioned officers.
ROME, December 2.-The congress of rep-
of the European telegraph
commenced here to-day.
BERLIN, December 2.-The settlement Oc
the difficulty with Brazil is still pending.
The German Gazette gives an account of a
brutal attack on some officers and sailors of
a German frigate in the streets of Rio
JaneirO. 1t declares that it was made in
accordance with a prearranged plan, insti-
gated by French residents, and connived at
BY the local police.
The Gazette declares that nothing less
ties, and indemnification of the parties in
ured, will be satisfactory to the German
government.
DRESDEN, December 2-The Saxon Diet
vas opened yesterday by the king, who, in
his speech from the throne, congratulated
he house on the prosperous condition of
he kingdom, and declared in unequivocal
erms adhesion to the German empire. -
LONDON, December 2.-The annual re-
'ort of the directors of the West India and
'anama Telegraph Company expresses sur
rise and regret in view Of the discovery
hat the company's chief engineer, Sir
;harles Bright, is subcontractor for lay
ng the company's submarine cables. The
irectors assume that Sir Charles engage
1ent with them ceased the hour he became
uch contractor. 1t is rumored that others
with'the company are interested
1 subcOntracts. The directors state fur
her, that it is at present injudicious to
Oint out the course which they will feel
allied upon to pursue to protect the inter
sts of the company's stockholders.