The Portland daily press., 1873-09-16
TO Ii IG N.
Spanish Affairs.

MADRID, Sept 15-Private dispatches re.
ceived in this city deny the truth o. the report
given currency by the Carlists that the Repub-
lican troops i'll the north under Gen Santopan
Leoma, have met with a severe defeat by the
insufrestionists On the contrary, they state
that the engagement resulted in a victory for
the government forces the Carlists being de-
feated with great slaughter The number of
insurrectiOniStS engaged in the battle were 414,
600, while that of the Republicans was only
10000.
The leaders Of the Cartagena iusurrectior
are endeavoring to secure the cooperation of
the Carlists in their efforts to raise the siege of
the city. They have made propositions to at
tack the Republicans in the rear while the be-
sieged make Sortie. 1t is not known how the
Carliss received these oyertures, but the expos
ure of this desperate resort has deprived the in
surgents of all public sympathy.
Disturbances have occurred on the Island Of
Maiorca.
Gen. Moriones has been appointed Generals
samo of the armies of Spain.
PARIS, Sept 15.-Despatches from the from
tier report that the Carlist> have defeated &c H..
Santapan Somo between Sayas and Kisdarga
The Republicans suffered severely and lost two
guns The army of the north is badly crippled
by this reverse.
The Carlists are investing Tolosa.
Eien Drowned.
ST. GATHERINGS, Sept. 15.-The yacht Sphynx
with man named Ward of Toronto, clipgng
to her keel, was picked up to-day by schooner
Mary Battle and brought to Port Dalhouse
Ward reports the loss of three men named
Davidson, Morgan and Graves, all belonging to
Toronto The yacht capslzed in the gale of
Friday last.
Destructive Fire at Auckland. N. II.
LONDON, Sept 15.-Despatches from Austria
liza report great fire in Auckland New Zea-
land. Fifty-eight buildings were destroyed.
Loss estimated at $240,000.
EaKiOus ,1atfers.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE walls of building
III the town OF Stonehouse, Devonshire, which
was recently burned, fell this morning, killing
eight persons and injuring several others.
The court of Aldermen, after thorough in
veStigatlon, have come to the conc usion that
the charges of bribery against the wardens of
Newgate in connection with a plot for the es-
cape OF the Bank of England forgers are I'M
founded.
The Americans who were arrested for an at
tempt to bible, have been discharged and the
wardens restored to their duties.
Joseph Arcl, at Quebec.
New YORK, Sept. 15-Joseph Arch, the
workingmen'ss orator of England, has arrived
at Quebec and says that the English National
Labnrers Union has established an emigration
fund with which they intend helping English
labernS men if sober people to emierhte to
America. They give one pound to the man, ten
shillngs to the wife and five shlllings for each
child.
Mr. Arch says: 'sLet the English laborer be
assisted IN reaching America aud be conv inced
that he can Improve his condition here and he
VIII engage passage on the very first steam
ship that sails from Liverpool. At home he
can have at the most only an acre of ground to
till. He is incretlu!ous when he is told he can
buy hundreds of acres of Virginia soil in
America for few shlings au acre, and this
brings me to mention another object which the
Union had in giving me money to come
to America. 1 am here to learn the truth about
emigration questions. My duty is to the toll
ers OF England did not come in the interest
OF any speculative emigration scheme. did
not come to ponder TO the crotchets of dema-
gogues. You have broad lands it America
English farm llborers will make desirable citi-
zens. Help them TO get here give the emf
grant good land and ask payment in easy in
stalluents. You may have to lend a little
governno ntai aid until the first crop is harvest
ed, but after that ne is independent and ready
to repay the money you have advanced,