New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-16

| San Juan river yesterday into CamargO
before the enemy could attack in force.
General Cortina's precipitate retreat pre-
vented general engagement, which the
revolutionists appeared to seek.
| Another advance by General Quiroga
against Camargo, and general action be
| tween his and Cortinas' forces is looked for.
NEW YORK, January 15.-Late Panama
| papers, lust received, confirm the destruc-
| ton of the city of Oran, in the Argentine
Republic, by an earthquake. Not a house
| was lett standing Fortunately only one
| life was lost. A volcano has appeared in
the vicinity.
Honduras advices state that the Indian
revolt is so strong that the government is
compelled to acknowledge them as bellig
erents.
Several places in South America are
afflicted with smallpox.
NEW YORK, January ia Berlin letter
states that the German government has re-
ceived a circular from Count GOrtschakOf,
relative to some incidents arising from the
the recall of Catacazy.
This circular is said to have been found
necessary from the following circumstances:
The American minister Kramer during
dinner at the house Of the German minister
at Copenhagen, proposed reading a letter
from the American government explanatory
of the Catecazy affair, but the Russian
minister refused to listen, and the German
minister said that such letter must not be
read in his house. Subsequently Kramer
went to each minister in Copenhagen and
read the letter to them individually, they
Of course reporting it to their governments.
The Russian Cabinet feels vexed over the
affair, and rumors are af1Oat in Berlin that
GOODNESS between Russia and the United
States has arisen therefrOm.
The same letter states that advices from
st. Petersburg represent that the Emperor
and all society there considers that Alexis
has been sighted by President Grant not
returning his visit, and the Emperor will
not allow Alexis to return to Washington.
Females heretofore have had no position
in society, because it was considered they
were without understanding: but if edu-
Gated and intelligent they should have due
| respect.
Six young Japanese females of rank 60 to
America, in care of Mr.. DeLOng to be sent
to some seminary of learning at the expense
of government.
San FRANCISCO, January 1.-THE steamer
America has arrived, with the new Japan
ese embassy.
SAN FRAC1sCo, January 1.-THE steamer
America, from China and Japan has arrived
three days ahead Of time, and brings an i'm
perial Japanese embassy, consisting Of
TwOkura, prime minister OF Japan, coming
as envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
pOtentiary to treaty powers: kedO, MEM
Der of his imperial majesty's privy council
and assistant ambassador; AkabO. chief
minister of finance and assistant minister
of public works, and ambassador of the
second rank; and Hama Galki, assistant
minister of foreign affairs, and ambassador
of the second rank
The steamer is now coming up the harbOr
magnitcently decorated with bunting, and
the japanese imperial banner is flying at
the fore. The batteries of Fort Alcatraz
are firing grand salute. A committee of
officials and citizens have gone down to re-
ceive the Japanese on the wharf. The
Japanese embassy has with it twenty-six
attaches, sixteen secretaries and interpre-
ters sixteen servants, and twenty-three
Japanese students. who are bound for New
| York.
YoKAHOMA, January IA Japanese en-
bassy, composed of personages of the high
| est rank yet sent abroad, leaves to-day to
| confer with the governments OF the treaty
powers in relation to revision OF the treaties
| demanded to be made before July of the
present year. These representatives are
progressive, and profess great friendship for
! foreigners. II sincerely desirOus Of our
friendship, the embassy has now an oppOr-
tunity of conveying to you the boon of free
intercourse with the natives.
The edict of the Mikado says: My
! country is now undergoing complete
change from old to new ideas, which l
sincerely desire; therefore l call upon all
wise and strong minds to appear and be-
come good guides to government. &Durius
youth-time it is positively necessary to view
| tereign countries 80 as to become enlight-
ened as to new ideas Of the world; and
boys as well as girls, who will themselves
become men and women, should be allowed
to 20 abroad, and my country will be bene-
flied by their knowledge SO acquired.