New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-03
FOREIGN.


TIE Regulars Sent into the FieId-In.
surgent Victory at Hoiquin-Insurgenr
Repuises-COtfOn Burned on the Min
nesGta-Wet Weather in Engiand-Un-
employed Agricultural Laborers-Amn-
deus an EmancipasiOnist-HIadr Jour-
mails on Cuban Insurgents-CO communists
10 be TranspOrted-Arrival from Hong
hong-shipment of Coolies to Costa
Rica-RevOlt of Spanish COnvicts.
HAVANA, December 80, via Key West,
January ALI the available regular
troops in Havana, numbering 400, COM
manded by General Chinchilla, went 10
HOlquiu on Saturday. The volunteers con-
sequently again mount guard on the fortifi-
cations about the city
Acting Captain General Ceballos has sent
a judge advocate to investigate the recent
operations at Holquin.
The journals say that only five officers
and four privates were killed at Holquin.
The insurgents carried off the regimental
chest. lnsurgent sympathizers say the
rebels will soon hold an election for the
purpose of replacing Cespedes with Ig-
nairo Agramonti as president. Their oh
ject is to create a favorable impression
abroad and avail themselves of Agramon-
it's abilities and energy.
HAVANA, December 81, via Key West,
January 2.-On the night of the twenty
second instant the insurgents attacked the
town of Magarabonba, but were repulsed
by the troops, not, however, before they
had burned eight houses in the town. On
the night of the twenty eigh tn instant the
gems d'armes repulsed body of insurgents
who were marching to attack the fortified
Spanish camps of Maraguan.
LONDON, January 2.-The log of the
steamship Minnesota, which arrived at
Liverpool on Tuesday last from New York,
shows thatthe cargo of cotton was on fire
when the vessel was five days out from the
latter port. One hundred and fifty bales
were destroyed.
Wet weather prevails throughout Eng
land to day.
Hundreds of agricultural laborers are
out Of employment here because the farmers
refuse to pay the wages they demand. They
are preparing to emigrate to Brazil.
MADRID, January AIT King Amadeus
new years reception yesterday, the subject
of colonial reform was mentioned in con-
yersatiOn, and his majesty expressed HIM
self as heartily in favor of the bill recently
introduced i'll the COrtes providing for the
emancipation of the slaves in Porto Rico.
The journals here deny that the insur-
gents in Cuba have met with success in
their recent operations, and state, from the
aspect of affairs. the revolution will soon
be crushed.
BERLIN, January 2-Lieutenant General
Van kamede will succeed General Won
Room as Minister of War for Prussia, the
latter is to be made a Field Marshal.
PARIS, January 2-The transport Orne will
soon sail for New Caledonia with $50 Com
munist prisoners who have been sentenced
to penal servitude in that colony.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 2.-The steam
ship China arrived here to-day, bringing
dates from Hong Kong to November q.
In the latest dates the developments rela-
tive TO the shipment of coolies to Costa
1o
intendent of emigration at Macao refused
point blank to sign contracts. The Gov
ern0r said he would dismiss him if he did
not sign them. The superintendent said
that in such case he would report at once
to the government at ListOon. Finally ho
took two weeks leave of absence, during
which his deputy signed contracts.
The Straits NelcS, of the fourteenth of No
vember, gives an account Of an uprising of
convicts in the Philippine Islands, ,whorallied
to the cry, death to Spain" Many Euro
pesns and natives were killed and wounded.
The rebels were pursued to the mountains
and forests Greet numbers of them were
killed and wounded, and captured.
Governor Seimbong issued proclamation,
thanking the people for their cooperation in
quellipg the insurrectiOn.
CITY OF MEXICO, December u, via Ha-
vana.-The T0lucca stage was attacked by
band of thieves between Chapultepec and
the capital and robbed, alter which the
robbers cOoly started into the capital ahead
Of the diligence.
The Journal says General Santa Anna is
expected in Vera Cruz in January.
The Mexican Congress adjourned without
finally passing the Rosecrans project.
An English company has entered as COM
petitor with the Plumb and Rosecrans
schemes.
The Vera Cruz and City Of Mexico rail-
road has been finished, and preparations on
a grand scale are being made for inaugura-
ton festivities.
Mexican journalists have arranged to re-
ceive representatives from foreign journals.
President Lerdo de Tejada, at the closing
of Congress, said the sending of embassies
to Spain, Germany and Guatemala had
been decreed, and the creation of the Rio
Grande commission was of the greatest i'm
portance, as it would sustain the interests
Of the republic and avoid international
complication, which the government ought
to prevent.
The President also asked permission to
issue a new loan to meet the necessities OF
the exchequer, and promised that all rail
road projects would receive equal attention
and Congress would be informed of them.