The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-23
Loss of a Portland Bark.
THE WASHINGTON TREATY.

THE ENGLISH REPLY TO MIR. FIsHs NOTE.
LONDON, March %, 8 a. m.-The Daily Tele-
graph this morning says Earl Granville second
note with regard to the Alabama claims was
deheVered to Mr.. Schenck, American Minister,
wednesday. 1t does not recede from the posi-
uoh taken in the first note and reiterates the
reputation of claims for indirect damages but
proposes that counter cases on both sides be
LOGGED with the Geneva board of arbitration on
the prescribed date without prejudice to the
position taken with regard to indirect damages
sHIpwREcKs REPORTED.
Vessels arriving from American ports report
series of unusual gales ON the Atlantic. The
park triumph which left London Dec 10 for
providence, was abandoned in sinking condi-
tion The craw was saved by passing vessel
and landed at Southampton. The Triumph was
registered at 800 tons add belonged in Portland,
1.-The Triumph was built in 1866 and was
owned by Jacob S. Winslow and others.l
The brig Telegraph which left New York
FEB. 24th for Hamburg, was also abandoned by
ageable. IT-..
THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON.
In the House of Lords this evening Earl Der
Dy In accordance with the notice given on
thursday night, proposed his question as to the
course the government intend to pursue with
regard to the treaty of Washington. He hoped
able to state that Her Majesly's government
was prepared to maintain the ground taken at
the beginning of the present session and decline
to admit the claims for indirect damages
made by the American government before the
Geneva tribunal. All knew the public anxiety
was great. 1t was an anomalous state of things
that while all the newspapers of the country
were discussing this question, Parliament
should be forbidden to debate it. He warned
the government that the doctrine that they had
arpadV Sacrifipad Tnuph for nd bod hat
ter give more than fail, was dangerous. He
asked further if Great Britain would appear be-
fore the Geneva board under the circumstances.
Earl Granville replied tnat Mr.. Gladstone and
himself had already given an answer to these
questions to which nothing could be added at
present. Complete publicity at this juncture
was impossible. The Earl of Molmesbury OBJ
jected to the continued silece of Parliament If
theItreaty of Washington had been discussed
last year the present difficulties would have
been avoided. I.t.
Lord Westbury spoke in condemnation of the
conduct of the American government. 1t had
been distinctly pronounced that indirect dam
ages would not be pressed and it would be con-
trary to England's honor to admit them after
such mutual understanding.
Earl Granville intimated that the treaty had
been miScOnstrued. ---t t--'-
MEXICO,
THE REVOLUTION al-t
MATAMoRAs, March 22.-The Revolutionary
Committee of Tamaulipas issued bulletin to-
day announcing the recent official report of the
engagement near Zacatecas to the 18th inst
President Juarez forces took Zacatecas on the
9th inst, through the treachery of a corps of
prisoners taken at Watapulga, who Joined the
revOlutionists and were holding the mountain of
Tabufo near Zacatecas and surrendered it to
Rocha without resistance l-.7'1 Co.
After the defeat the revolutionists under
Donata Guerra, they retired in good order to
Fresuillo, where on the 14th inst, they repuls-
ed column of troops which Rocha had sent af-
ter them and captured twenty pieces of artill-
cry. This enabled the revolutiOnists to be again
on the offensive and they now confront General
Rocha with force equal to that of the Jurrists
To-day being the anniversary of the birthday
of President Juarez, salutes were fired and the
troops paraded in honor of the event.
CUBA.
sell. SUCCESS OF THE INSURGENTS.
KEY WEST, March 22.-Later dates from
Cuba bring the following
The insurgents under Cespedes attacked the
town of Saguade Tamamo ON the 9TH inst, and
by feint succeeded in drawing off the garri-
son. While the Spanish troops were pursuing
Cespedes' body another force Of insurgents en-
tered the town by a different route and sacked
the place. A small sloop conveying ammuni-
ton to the insurgents was scuttled near Guam
antanamo to prevent capture. The captain and
crew escaped and landed safely in Jamaica. A
large sum has been forwarded by Cuban SYM
pathizers in Porto Rico to the Cuban junta in
New York. The landing of the Carlos Garcia
is considered certain. The course pursued by
the Espona newspaper is the cause of the dis
sensions among the Spaniards of Havana.