The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-02
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LoSppE. August so. 1T saestimated
that alssDon S;EaSlos sik sAEn2Sefdf ia
gaining the throne Of Spain, Tie debt
OF the country sWfil bB in6raAsed one
Il MADn1D. August. 3d. "A project tS
raise a loan. the payment of which is to
be guaranteed from the revenues from
the tobacco monopoly of the PHILIPPINE
1slands, has been presented to the
Cortes. The bill also abolishes COM
pnlsory !abor on the to,parso plsnthtl6 q
by the natives. The motion was de-
at vistarla, in The proyinoe Of sAlava. On
SwANzA, September la colliery ex.
plosion, this morning. killed five mon.
MADRID, September 1.-Rear Admiral
Alden is gone to. Barcelona on the flag.
ship Wabash. The English residents
have all fled from arthagena, in antici-
patton Of an attack from General Cam
pos upon the insurgents. The provisions
gof the rebelseins the town are nesrly ex.
! haussed, and theA men are 'marauding In
shops and private houses to obtain food.
Among the many reports circulated con-
cernlng the intentions Of Don Carlos, in
the event OF his success, is one that he
has promised the priests to re.eetablish
the inquisition. ,.5
BAYoNSE, September 1.-The Carlist
troops have entered the town OF Canta-
VIII, and are threatening Oaspe, in the
province OF Saragossa, which is garri-
soned by small body OF Republican
troops. The Oarlists claim that deser.
tions from the Republican ranks are
very frequent, and most OF tho deserters
take service for Don Carlos.
LONDON, September 1.-The Times.
OF this morning, publishes further par
ticulars of the negotiations between the
British Wee Admiral, Yelverton, and
the Carthsgena insurgents, in regard to
the removal Of the Spanish iron-clads
Almanac and Victoria. Upon notice
from the Admiral OF his intention to
take the vessels, the insurgents answer
cd, that the forts would open FIRE upon
the British squadron il the attempt was
made. This was on the 28th. The ram
Numancia was brought to anchor ut the
entrance of Escomberera Bay, within
range OF the Lord Warden, the British
flagship, and the two vessels lay with
their broadsides towards each other.
The Lord Warden carries eighteen guns
and is an irou-plated' screw steamer of
1850 tons. The Numancia is an iron
clad steamer, and carries forty sixty
: eight Founders. On the 29th, Vice ;Ad-
mtrRl Yelyerton replied, that he would
allow forty hours for reconsideration, at
the expiration Of which time he would
take the vessels.
On the 30th, Senior Agnalos communi-
Gated to! Vice Admiral Yelverton the
hope OF the Junt6 that the affair might
be anicably arranged. No later intelli-
gence has been received from Cartha.
gena, bnt 1t is believed that compro-
mise hos been proposed, by which they
ahouM conaent to the removal of the
Almahkaendf Viotoria, on condition, shat
they be held ct Gibraltar, under guar
antee from the British commander not
to surrender, them to the Spanish .au.
thorities, nntil the differences between
the Madrid. Governmsnt and the Junta
OF Carthagena is settled. There is
little, doubt that tho insurgents will
attack the British feet, II they attemp pt
to remove the Spanish vessels without
coming to some agreement.
MADRID, September 1.-The members
OF the insurgent Junta at Oarthagena,
already reported arrested by Galvez. one
OF their colleagues, are Sanvaile, the in
anEgent Minister of Finance, and Gen.
Contreras; President Of the Junta. The
latter was quickly released. The cause
OF his arrest is not known. Sauvalle il
charged by Galvez with treachery to the
Juntai and with having altered and
falsiaed the communications of Woe
Admiral Yelverton to the Junta., 1.
seems that in the beginning OF the affair
with the British commander, Sauyalle
was named by the Jnnta to carry on the
negotiations on their behalf.
Telegraphics=Asasric Matters.
CHARLESTON, September 1.-.Arrived
Steamships Sea Gull, Ba!timore:
Georgia, New York.
New YORK, August 3O.-A bold and
nearly successful attempts at swindling,
by means Of forged bonds, was made IN IN
Wall street to-day. A Mr.. Williamson,
who was Introduced to Mr.. Holbrook, Of
the firm Of John W. Eddy & Co., by an
acquaintance OF Holbrook's, stated he
wanted to borrow $25, 900 for sixty days,
and offered as security $1,000 New York
Central Railroad seven per cent. bonds,
OF 1875. Holbrook took one of the
bonds and succeeded in placing the loan
a1u v,1, l..