New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-21
FOREIGN.

The Regatta nt Henly.On-Thames-Dec
sive Heat Contested TO-day-The Ger.
man FIeet-POrt-au-Prine BOmbarded
Cable Steamer Missing-ThIers and
FrenchI Assembly-Paying Indemnify
Paying the swiss Government.
LONDON, June 2O.-In the House Of Com
mons this evening Disraeli announced, in
reply to question from Osborne, that in
consequence of the continuance Of negOtia-
tions in reference to the Alabama claims,
he had concluded to postpone, for the pres
ent, his motion of inquTing into the rela-
lions between Great Britain and the United
States.
Mr.. Gladstone, in answer to inquiries by
Messrs. Walpole and Gregory, stated the
result Of the labOrs of the tribunal of arbi-
tratiOn at Geneva would have no effect
whatever on the questions of the Canadian
loan or the San Juan boundary.
The regatta at Henley-On-Thames took
place to-day. In the contest for the Dia-
mOnd challenge SOULS the first heat was
won by Goldie, of the Cambridge boat
crew. TIE second heat was won by E.
Smith, Of the Atalanta Boat Club, of New
York, who defeated Chillingwsrth, of the
Twickenham Club, by one length. Smith
was enthusiastically cheered for his victory
over ChilIingwOrth The decisive heat will
be contested tomorrow between Smith and
GOldie.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June l5 via Havana.
The German feet arrived at this port to-
day. The commander reports that the feet
bOmbarded POrt-au-Prince for several
hours, and boarded and captured the Hay
tian feet These acts were committed in
consequence of the Haytian government
having refused to pay the indemnity due TO
German merchants of Hayti for interfering
with their commerce and Ievying forced
loans during the revolution. The Haytian
$4,000 on account of the claim, and the
feet then withdrew.
Fears are entertained for the safety of the
cable steamer Dacia, nothing having been
heard of her since the twenty-ffth of May.
PARIS, June 20.-The delegates of the
party of the right in the Assembly had an
interview with President Theirs to-day, but
were unable to obtain from him any con-
cessiOns.
President Theirs was firm throughout in
the expression of sentiments favOring the
continuance of republican form of gov
eminent for France
Negotiations looking to the final pay
ment of German indemnity and the evacu-
alton of French territory by German troops
have been completed.
The first payment of the indemnity still
due is to be made by the fifteenth Of Feb
ruary, 1873, and to consist of a milliard of
francs. The second payment of q similar
amount will be made before the close Of 1873, |
and the third payment, also a milliard of
francs, during the year 1874. The depart |
ments of Marine and Haute Marine will be
evacuated as soon as SOC, 100000 of i1dem- |
nifty have been RENTED, and the present |
force of the army Of occupation will be re-
duced by One-third after the payment of |
each milliard to Germany.
The French government is already negO- |
tiating for bills of exchange to the amount |
of 100000, 900 francs.
BERNE, June 20.-The Swiss government |
has Just received from the French treasury |
an additional sum of 100000 francs toward |
the payment of expenses incurred in main |
tanning General Bourbal1i's army while in |
termed in Switzerland The remainder of !
the sum due, 1900 900 francs, will be paid |
shortly.