The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-13
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retary for Foreign Affairs, in reply to q
question from John Simon, said the
draft Of the code sent by the Govern
ment to Russia, for consideration by
the Congress upon international law,
soon to assemble OF Brussels, related
to the exercise Of military authority in
an enemy's country, distinction be-
tween combatants ard non .oomba-
tants. various modes OF warfare. and
reprisals and treatment of prisoners.
Bourke added. that the British Co.
vernment had not decided whether it
would send delegates to the Congress.
a despatch from the Spanish from.
tier says that numerous bands in
Basque provinces have revolted against
Don Carlos, demanding peace. Don
Carlos has ordered that, upon capture,
they ehsll be shot.
PARIS, June 11.-MM. Schoelcher
and Testelin went. to-day. to the office
Of LePdys newspaper, on behalf of e1-
Mayor Olemenoisn, who was delegated
by the Republicans to demand armed
reparation for violent article pub
lished in that journal. The editor,
Paul de Cassagneo. was absent, but
hos since announced that he will make
public statement tomorrow.
HAVANA june l2.-Insurgent Colo
nels Betanoonrt, Jeminez and Rojas
were captured in the bay of Jiguuy.
They we're passengers on bark from
New York, which vessel they left in
the Bahama Channel, in boat They
brought correspondence and corn to
the insurgents, which were thrown
NUorhna ri hnfnr.. I,ir o,,k
refused to confess the nature OF their
com mission.
PARIS. June - "A large and ex-
cited crowd assembled at the Western
Depot to-day, Mt tue time for tho de-
parture of the Deputies for Versailles.
Gambetta was greeted with cheers and
hisses. The police attempted to dis
perse the throug. handling them
roughly in somo instances. M. La
fevre. Deputy OF the Left. was arrest
ed, but subsequently, released. a tu-
multi arose, aud Gambetta was again
insulted. The police clsared the rail
way station. and occupied it the entire
afternoon. In the Assembly, NJ. Baze
demanded an inquiry into these riotous
proceedings. which the Government
promised to institute on the re-
turn of the Deputies TO Versailles.
Count st. Orolx struck NJ. Gam
BETA across the face with stick, for
which he was promptly arrested. Dur
ing the session this afternoon, the ex-
citement among the members became
intense, and parliamentary business
was much impeded. The muuicipul
Council OF Bordeaux has been sus.
pended for having permitted Ia public
demonstration of hostility to the Co
yernment.
LONDON. June IA special to tho
Times, from Spain, says Gen. Concha
and staff hive left Logreno for Ludilia.
10000 national troops are marching to
the Amezcoas Valley. The Carlist
army under command of DorreRarny
numbers a. 900.
LONDON. June IA despatch from
Paris to the Times says that the Left
Centre to-day will probably introduce
bill, the first clause of which will
provide for the organization of the
republic according t, the bill of 1873.
and the second fixes the date OF di,so-
luton OF the present Assembly.
The Gdsstte dc France says civil war
will be the immediate consequence of
dissolution Of the Assembly. It is
generally thought that in the event of
the dissolution, the Assembly, before
dispersing, will authorize President
MacMahon to govern for some months,
probably year, without an Assembly,
and will also authorize him to dissolve
the next Assembly,
The crowd at the depot Thursday
evening numbered 10, 900. The police
clearly manifested sympathy with the
Bonapartists.
In the papers laid before the British
Parliament, in regard to the Virginins
affair, was letter dated February 20,
from Granville to the British Minister
ct Madrid, saying: '.Her Maiesty's
Government does not take ground
complaining of the seizure of the Vir-
ginius, nor Of the detention OF the
passengers and crew; the real ground
of complaint her Majesty's Govern
ment holds Is, that, even assuming the
vessel to have been lawfully seized,
and the crew properly detained, there
was no justification for this summary
execution, after the irregular proceed.
ings before drumhead court martial.
No possible aspect of the character of
the Virginius and her Grew could au.
thorize or palliate suoh conduct on the
part of the Cuban authorities. There
was no pretence for treating such IN
expedition as piracy"
PARIS, June 12.-Count st. Croix.
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