Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-03
Foreign News.

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Foreign News.
Advices from Spain announce that the Brit
ish Admiral Yelverton has sent the Spanish
iron clads Almanza and Vittoria. taken from
the insurgents at Cartagena to Gibraltar. All
the propositions previously made by the Ad-
miral to send the vessels to Gibraltar with
guarantee that they should not be returned to
the Madrid Government until the affairs at
Cartagena had been settled, were rejected by
the insurgents who threatened hostilities if the
vessels were removed. The Admiral persisted
in his purpose, and the vessels were formally re
moved without resistance.
The Republican members Of the French As
sembly are to meet NJ. Theirs at Nancy, on his
return from Switzerland, and entertain him at
grand banquet.
The cholera is reported to have made its
appearance at Havre aud occasloned much
alarm.
Six hundred Roman Catholic pilgrims, left
London Yesterday for the French shrine at Paray
lie Monail. Previous to departure they were
addressed by Archbishop Manning.
A Bombay, East India, dispatch reports the
capsiziDg of ferry boat on the Indus river, and
the drowning Of ninety passengers.
THE EMPEROR or GERMANY AND TIE
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. The Emperor Of
Germany has received at Gartein in private
audience, Prof Schatf, NJ. d., from New York,
| the representative of the American Evangeli
| cal Alliance, and, after long conversation
about the Alliance aud its objects, be has reqest-
ed and authorized him to carry to the sixth gen
eral conference Of that body, which is to meet at
| New York in October next, his greeting and his
best wishes The Emperor added expressly
that he entirely approves OF the principles and
objects Of the Alliance IN the same manner as
his brother and predecessor, Frederick William
H., did publicly at the Alliance at Berlin 10
1857. His Majesty further added that he look
ed with Interest to the conference about to be
held. The general conference in question was
to meet in 1870, but the Franco. German war
INTERVIEWED Now it is to assemble on DC
tober . and set until October l2 afterwards
the delegates will make together all eXcur
sion to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Wash
ington. where they will visit the President of
the IT, S. IN presence Of the ambassadors of
foreign Protestant powers. About 200 dele
gates from different countries of Europe and
Asia will attend, and the Americans will be
represented very Dumerously.
GRANT AND BRECKINRIDGE.- correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune, writing from
Long Branch says: Gen. John G. Breckin-
ridge spent few days here during the present
week, and attended the races. lie called as
matter of personal courtesy on President Grant,
whom he had not seen since the Mexican war,
where they were fellow officers, and very init
mate Although Gen. Breckenridge has been
| frequently in Washington since the close OF the
war, he did not think it would be delicate for
him to visit the President 10 the Executive
Mansion. He was accompanied to the Presi
dents cottage by MIR. John Hoey, and spent
portion of the evening in very agreeable con
versalion Senator Frclinghuysen was present,
and others dropped in during the evening to
pay their respects No allusion whatever was
made to the late war, and the part taken by
either Of the two gentlemen. The President
greeted Mr.. Breckenridge very kindly, and re.
ferred to the last time they net, which was, |
believe, when Grant was slightly wounded in
one of the Mexican engagements. They called
up old memories and old friends, and traced
the latter into after life. There is hut years
difference in the ages of the two gentlemen
Gen. Grant being fifty-two and Gen. Brcckin-
ridge ffty-one. The latter took his leave in
about an hour, receiving an invitation to call
again.
Gen. Kcmper made telling speech in New
burn, Pulaski county, yesterday to large
crowd
Cattle thieving on large scale has been re-
nowod on tha Tny.c hordpr