New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-01
FOREIGN.

Visit TO the Sultan His Hostility to
Slavery-Rising of AIphOnsists in spain
Opposition to Amadeus-Ref0rns in
The Spanish Colonies TempestuOus
Weather in LOndOn-RowIes, the Bro
ker, Held ts Bnli-Addresscs on Ballot
Law and Licensing Act.
ZANZIBAR, December Is The United
States steamer Yantic arrived on the tenth.
Captain Wilson, with the United States
consul, John +. Webb, and the officers of
the ship, visited the Sultan on the eleventh
instant. They were received by the troops
and met by the Sultan in front of the
palace.
Captain Wilson represented to the Sultan
the sentiments of the American people in
regard to slavery, and requested the abro-
CATION OF the, clause of the treaty with Eng
land which permits slavery at Zanzibar
and the British Dominion territory con-
tanned in the treaty made with England in
1910.
The Sutan's reply was received on the
seventeenth He says:
Thirty three years ago | was forbidden
by my father Said Said, to export slaves to
Muscato. The slaves now carried there are
stolen by the Arabs and tribes from the
Persian gulf. | will make a strong effort in
future to prevent kidnapping the slaves.
| will make every effort.
The English corvette Britannia arrived
here on the twelfth, and waits for Sir Bartle
Frere. The Yantic also waits. Two other
English vessels are expected
LONDON, December 3l.-The weather to-
day has been tempestuouB. Some damage
to shipping is reported
Sir Bartle Frere is expected to reach
Zanzibar about the middle of January.
Robert BOwles, of the firm of BowIes
Brothers, was brought up again to-day be-
fore the Lord Mayor and his examination
InA 4,
the defense, argued that there was no proof
that Robert Bowles was aware OF the man.
ner in which the securities of the firm had
been disposed of, and that no prima facia
case could be made against defendant, and
that all the testimony showed the presuma4
bly, guilty parties were Charles Bowless nd
others, who were allowed to escape.
The Lord Mayor decided that the eyi-
dence required the comDittal of the pyis-
oner for trial on the charges fIfeferred
against him. Bowles was admitted to bail
ON finding two securities for E2O00 each
and giving his own recOgnzancG for E40O0
Right Honorable Edward Cardwell, Sec
retary of War, addressed public meeting
at Oxford last night He spoke strongly
in favor Of the ballot law, aud the licensing
act Expres 9ed satisfal tlgu with the re-
suit OF the al bitration at Geneva; reioiced
that the boundary dispute was settled, and
that there WAS no longer Cl ui between
England and America. He adyerted to the
plan for the l1calizatiOn OF the army; ad-
vised the closer association OF the army
with the militia, and declared himself il
favor OF short terms of enlistment.
PARIS, December 3l.-RivieIe has made
official report to the President Of the pro-
gresa Of the preliminary Investigation in
the case of Marshal BazAine. He states
that 220 witnesses had been examined, of
whom 1863 have been summoned to appear
in court Oh the trial of the Marshal.
The CHi3n announces that the Prince
Alphonzo, brother of Don Carlos, will to-
day as ,one command Of Carlist bands IN
N"' .donia.
SoME, December 31.-The streams IN the
,IlGof the Po ere again rising, and area
inundation is threatened TO the crop.
Crown Prince Humbert was thrown ir0t
his carriage while riding in this city to-oa
and received some slight bruises
lpEH. December 3l.-Sir Bartle Frere al
rived here to-day, Oh his way to AanLl6a,
PLYMOUTH, December 3l:-The NortA
e German Lloyd's steamship Weser arrived
f off this port this morning, with the sseams