The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-03-29


fisheries question, but is not sanguine with regard
I TO the Alabama question. 1t regrets the Commits
siouers' limited powers
! vienna, March I6th-The Emperor Francis Joseph
has despatched csuut PotOcki to Berlin Salute the
Emperor wnHam>upon his succession to the Imperial
/ Crown Of Germany
/ New York. March Isth.-The Tribune's Washing
ton correspondent Of the 18th says there rumOr
tonight but it is not generally known, of advees
ceved from Minister SieSles, submitting as the result
Of his negotiations for several months past PROPOSE
ton from the Government ofspan for the sale to this
Government, Of the Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico
The amount asked is believed to be $780, 600 OOO pay
able in installmeuts.
LoxDoS, March I6th.-A despatch from Havre to
day says the evacuation of Dieppe and surrounding
country BY the Germans is completed.
A number Of Germans have purchased piece Of
ground at Bongiva is the reimbursement Of versal-
les, for the purpose of buryhg their dead country
men who have been temporarily buried in the vicinity
Precautionary measures adopted by the French
authorities against Communication of infection the
people and soldiers from unburied eorpses, and also
against the spread Of the rinderpest among cattle.
LoxDOS. March I6tb.-The Journal des DeBais,
commenting on the result of the Conference on the
Eastern Question, makes bitter attack on England
and declares that she lost every advantage gained by
the Crimean war. France is now helpless her sword
broken. but when it is unsheathed again its aim will
not be so distant Turkey.
Other Paris journals speak of England in a similar
spirit.
1t is reported that August Pierre will be Preect Of
the Seine.
The Count of Paris renounces any intention on his
part to compete with the other Princes of the rOyS
house Of France for the throne.
The French Cabinet has decided to continue the
policy Of Cancellation toward the melcontents Mont
martre.
The weather is very bad. aud the insurgents are
scattering thought those who hold their ground
will soon yield.
vERsA1iLEs, March S-Tbe preliminaries of peace
arranged by Bismarck and other Plenipoteutiares
with Theirs and Favre, are follows:
Article first specifies the line Of demarcation.
Article second provides that France will pay Ger
many five milards of francs; one milard, at least,
in ISL and all the rest in the space of three years
from the time Of the ratification.
Article third provides that the evacuation is to
commence on the ratification OF the treaty by the
Assembly; that the German troops will then imme-
diaely quit Paris and the left bank of the Seine also
the departments of Cher, Indre-et-Loire and Seine
Inferieure.
The French troops will remain behind the Loire
till the signing offs defutive treaty of peace, except
those in Baris where the Government is not have
exceeding forty thousand troops.
The Germans evacuate the right bank of the Seine
gradually, after signing a dehnitive treaty, and the
payment Of half millard Of francs After the pay
men of two miilards the Germans will only hold the
departments of Marine, Ardennes, Mouse, Yosges,
Meurthe and Beliort. After the payment of three
millards the Germans will only keep fifty thousand
troops IN France, but If sufficient money guarantee
be given, the Germans will evaeuate completely at
once otherwise three milards will carry interest at
five per cent from the ratification of the treaty.
Article fourth provides that the German troops
make no further acquisitions; that the French Gov
eminent wiz find food for the Army Of Occupation
in the ceded Departments; that favorable arrange
ments will be made with the inhabitants and time
given them to move, if they please, and that no
obstacles viii be placed in the way of emigration.
Article fifth is not mentioned.
Article sixth provides that the prisoners be mme-
diately liberated on the ratification of the treaty.
and the French railroads will lend carriages and
engines at the prices as TO the French Govern
ment
article seventh provides that the treaty be def
nifty signed at Brussels Immediately after the ratih
cation.
Article eighth provides that after the ratification
the management ofaIl the Departments occupied will
be handed over to the French officers subject 10 the
German commanders, and in the interest Of the Ger
man troops.
Article ninth provides that it will be understood
that the Germans have no authority over the De
psTtments not occupied by them.
LONDON, March 17th.-The procotos of the
proceedings on the Black Sea Question win be
laid on table of the House of Commons to-
night. They are signed by the plenipotentiaries of
seven powers. Their general features eoncilia-
tory in tone the part Of Russia, and show will
lingness on the part Of Turkey to secept the semi
razation Of the Black Sea, and Difference of the
Convention to the wishes of either power. The
Conference met January 18th. Lord Granville was
chosen President. Granville regretted the absenes
Of the plenipoteutiary from France, and declared
that the object of the Conference was to examine
the Black Sea Question without partizanship, dis
cuss with perfect liberty the Russian proposals for
the revision Of the treaty of Paris.
Baron Brunnow made a statement which con
tanned no trace of imperative tone.
Gortshakof7s circular and Brunnow's speech were
most eonciliatory throughout, and were repeated in
the same spirit by Mansours Pscha The Conference
then went 10 work the deesration to effect, that
plenipoientiaries recognize it as an essential prn-
eiple Of the right OF nations that power shake
of engagements of treaty OF modify its stipulatious
except with the consent ofth contracting parties
On this friendly understanding was arrived at,
and on March 18th the Duke de Broglie gave his ad-
hesion TO it, second meeting took place January
2ith, when Brunnow more fully stated that changes
bad taken place stree 1856, and urged that all
treaties be judged by Che considerations arising
in the interval He contended that the treaty OF
Paris really perpetuated irriiations by woundng
Russias national sentiments.
The Turkish Ambassador combatted the Russian
Ambassador, and declared that Turkey wss fully
satisfied with the treaty but if other powers thought
right TO admit the Russian demand on that Govern
ment, and would give guarantees equivalent and
compatible with the rights and security Of the Otto
man Empire be was authorized to concur with other
pleuIpotentiaries while recognizing the justice of
the Turkish objections 10 adhere to ther former
preston that Turkish consent must be devoid Of
equivalents.
AT the third sitting, February 3d. on treaty, four
articles were proposed By Earl Granville. The sec
ond article gave to Turkey the power to introduce
Of n the ron-rivarzin ro--a-S into the