, 1874-06-20

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Minister here, who presented his credentials.
All the ordinary ceremonies were observed.
Senior Mantilla has been appointed Spanish
Minister at Washington.
Senior Mazo, the new Spanish Minister at
Vienna, leaves to-day for his post.
The Civil Governor of Madrid has issued a
circular in which he states he will not permit
the newspapers to continue their attacks against
the financial schemes attributed to Senior
Comacho, and warns them that in case they
do not desist rigorous measures will be res0rted
to.
HEYDAyE, May 80.
A detachment Of Republican troops left San Sebas-
tan yesterday, and attacked live battalions covering
the Carlist forces b~esieging Hermann, in the province
Of Guipuzcoa. The Republicans were rcpuIsed, and
carried away with them twenty,wounded. The Carlist
beseiging works are principally directed against Fort
Santa Barbara, commanding the town of Hermann.
SAyrANDER, June /.
The Carlist5 army is divided between Estella and
Guipuzcoa. The Carlist. attack upon Hermann con-
tinues, and the Republican garrison is asking for
re-intorcenents.
Generals Morales and Portila have gone to Madrid
on leave of absence. The rumours Of the renewed
candidacy of German Prince for the Spanish throne
have heen received with much displelsure by both
the officers and men of the Republican army. Gen.
eraI Iona has arrived at Miranda to join Marshal
Concla.
DRAM. June /.
The Spanish frigate Navas de Tolosa, and a des-
patch boat with the Director-Genera of Spanish
Prisons on board, have arrived here to embark the
conylcts from Carthagena now interned here.
EGYPT.
ALEXANDRIA, May 80.
The khedivo received a great ovation to-day from
the commercial community of Alexandria, for having
afforded financial relief to a private banking firm.
THE ACIIEhN WAR.
The HAGUE, June /.
According to an official telegram dated Buitenzorg,
3lst May, advces have been received from Acheen
announcing that the enemy has attacked Kotaradja,
PenaJong, and Maraksa but was repulsed with consi.
derabIe loss, and retired to various points in an easter
y direction. The health of the troops is not good.
GERMANY.
BERLIN, May 80, Evening.
The Emperor of Russia is according personal sup
port to the Congress which is to be held in Brussels
on the subject of the treatment Of prisoners Of war
and wounded soldiers.
In wel-intormod diplomatic circles the alleged re-
newed candidacy Of a Prussian Prince for the Spanish
throne is treated as an absurd invention.
\ denial is given to the reports current in Paris,
a]ttributing to Prussia designs against the neutrality
OF Luxembourg.
BERLIN, Maya
The Imperial Russian Chancellor Prince Gort.
chakoff recently issued an invitation from Baden
Baden to the European Governments to attend an
International Congress in Brussels on the 18th
OF July next, the object of the Congress being
to come to an agreement on questions of lnterna-
tional Law in wartime, especially in reference to
the treatment Of prisoners Of war. Each State
is asked to send one Military and one Diplomatic
representative, the latter to be versed in Intcrna-
tionalLaw. Negotiations are still pending with
regard to the programme of deliberations, and as
to what other Powers shall be invited to take part
in the Congress.
PoTsDAM, June l.
According TO the present arrangements, the con.
frmation Of the eldest son of the Imperial Crown
Prince Of Germany is fixed for the LIST of September.
Nothing has yet been defnitiyely arranged with
regard to the expected visit of her MAJESTY Queen
Victoria to Prussia, in oid2r to be present at this
ceremony.
DARMsTADT, June 1.
After completing his course of the waters at Ems,
the Emperor of Russia will 90 to Jugenheim, where
the Empress of Russia and II. R.. H. the Duchess Of
Edinburgh are expected to arrive OH the l4th June.
VIENNA, June l.
The reports recently circulated by several German
newspapers, alleging that an interview would take
place between the Emperors of Russia, Austria, and
Germany at Ems, have no real foundation. No
agreement has been arrived at, as asserted, between
the three Emperors, nor has any correspondence been
exchanged giving ground to conclude that such an
agreement exists.
BERLIN, June l.
1t is now certain that the International Congress
on International Rights in time of War will as
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