The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-28

Cartagena have been Incorporated INTO
Carlist band, and that the Carl1sts anu 30.
cialists of Valencia and Murcia have Joined
their forces, also require confirmation. 1t
is true that it is stated, with gooa oeai
of circumstance, that the insurgents IN
Cartagena have entered into an agreement
with secret agents Of Don Carlos, that II
they find themselves hard pressed by Gen
eraI Campos, they will surrender to the
Carlists o portion Of the forts-one iors, py-
emit Canton-on the condition that all the
Carlist bands in the provine Of Valencia
shall simultaneously attack the Repuoh-
cans. But, as we saw last week in the case
of Estella, and previously in that OF Pena
de la Plata, Don Carlos makes it practice
to release all garrisons which may surren-
der to him, and some incident of this kind
may be the foundation of the story. BY the I
capture of Estella the Carlists have opened
the road to Pampluna, the capital OF Ma
which ought to be their neSt
and Victoria that is to say, the four CAPT
tails of Biscay, Guipuzcoa, Alava, and Ma
varre, stand in the way Of the complete
possession by Don Carlos OF those four pro-
vinces. The report that Don Alfonso,
contradicted. The use of the railway to
the frontier aud the repair of the telegraph
wire have been prohibited by Royaiist
decree, and the Carlists have fred on q
train, killing the stoker and wounding the
engineer Altogether they are lnssRar,ng
Of the Madrid Government; the Captain,
General of Valladolid has saiied on all
Republicans to take up arms to resist
| them, and at Alicante the Governor has re,
signed in consequence of the supposed
union between the Carlists and the Soda
lists. The Government hopes to raise
loan of SOC, OOO, GOO, out of which it proposes
to pay the interest on the debt and the
most urgent war expenses. And 1t oners
as q guarantee " q revenue of 73O, OOO,O OO
they have fresh endorsements with their
i generals. Not only have Generals Salcedo
and Soria Santa Cruz resigned their COM
mands in the North, but General Sanchez
Bregua, the Commander-in-C Chief, has had
to be recalled for incempetency. He is
Captain General of Zaragozs. If these
difficulties continue, it is thought probable
that the Government will have to accept
Serrano's offer of his sword, and take back
into employment the other two generals, q
measure of which the eventual result would
probably be an Alfonsist restoration with
Regency.
| SENTENCES ON GERMAN BISHOPS.
For making the appointments which we
specified last week, Mgr. Ledochowskl has
been condemned in contunsacidm to line
of2OO thalers or four months imprisonment,
and the Bishop of Tulda to a fine of 400
thalers. As each vacancy will necessarily
cause fresh conflict with the Government,
the Archbishop of Posen has, 1t is said,
given canonical institution at once to all
priests Professionally charged with the
administration of parishes, and 1t is re-
ported that the Bishop of Treves is about
to do the same.
THE AsHANTEE EXPEDITION.
The outline of the contemplated opera
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Sir Garnet Wolseley takes with him, be-
sides his staff, most Of whom served under
him in the Red River Expedition, twenty
officers who have volunteered for the SER
vice, and who will organize and take the
7 command of the Fantees and Houssas who
With these Sir Garnet Wolseley will march
upon Coomassie, the AShantee capital, in
| order to destroy it and teach King Coffie
Calcalli lesson which he will not be likely
to forget, but as it may be found that Eng
lish troops are necessary, two battalions of
regulars will be placed at the disposal of
the General. Since, however, there is no
reason for exposing them sooner to . eli
mate fatal to the health Of Europeans, their
departure will be timed SO that they will
arrive at Cape Coast Casts as nearly as
possible at the moment when the organza-
ton of the native troops is completed, and
they are to be ready to march into the less
unhealthy interior. But If in the course
of organizing and drilling the natives, it
should appear that they are likely to be
able to do the work alone, the English bat
talions will not be sent at all. A subma-
} rine cable is being laid down as far as the
} Cape de Verde Islands, SO that Sir Garnet
Wolseley will be able to communicate with
this country with delay of only six days
voyage.
CHINESE CoNDEsCENsIoN.
1t is now fully five months since the re-
personalities of European Powers were for
the first time admitted to the presence of
the Emperor of China. On the 29th of
June the ceremony took place. The En-
Ministers of Great Britain, America, Rus
} sia, and the Netherlands, presented letters
of credence to his imperial majesty, and
were received with considerable state. But
though this event was regarded at the time
as q concession on the part of the Emperor,
: it was known to promise but little improve
ment to the position that ministers enjoyed.
The reception was of kind that is granted
to tributaries, not such as is given to