The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-13
FOREIGN.

Sir Garnet Wolseley, commanding the
British forces in Ashsntee, confirms, in a dis
patch to the London War Office. the severe
fghtig reported in the vicinity Of Coomasie,
the Ashantee capital. He had possession of
the city, and expected to leave immediately
for the coast.
A Madrid dispatch says the Spanish army
under Gen. Morionez has made three attacks
on the Csrlist force before Bilbos. and was re-
pulsed each time.
-Adyices from Central Asia state that the
Turkomans recently made an attack on the
Russian Notifications. They were defeated,
and, while crossing q frozen river during their
retreat, the ice broke, and q large number
were drowned.
The Spanish national troops have suffered
a disastrous defeat near Biiboa-
-Ser,ano has been proclaimed President OF
the Republic of Spain.
Serious earthquakes and volcanic erup-
tons are reported from Chill.
The lannon's Tichborne trial. in London,
has been brought to a close. The claimant
has been ound guilty Of perjury and SEN
fenced to fourteen year.'penal seryitude. The
trial lasted $50 days.
Nineteen lives were lost by shipwreck Oh
the Scotch cost in the recent gale.
Lancashire. England, has had 4 terrible
boiler explosion, by which twenty persons
were instantly killed and many others badly
injured.
Another rumor has reached London that
the British army in Ashantee is in great
peril.
The worst predictions in regard to the
Bengal famine are being realized, Oficialdis-
patches have reached London that over l.
600, 600 people are starving to death in the
famine-stricken districts OF India.
Foreign dispatches announce that Bilboa
has surrendered to the Carlists, and that the
Royalists are now in possession. This is the
most important victory yet gained by the
pretender's adherents. Bilboa is the capital
city of the province of Biscay, and is a place
of considerable note. Another dispatch states
that five thousand Rebublicans who were en-
camped near Gomonostro, fifteen miles north
east of Bilboa, were surprised by the C%arlists,
and q bloody engagement took place, in which
1000 Of the former were killed. The re-
mainder took to flight, closely pursued by the
Royalists, and all were either captured or
drowned in the attempt to cross a river in the
way Of their retreat. These successes will
add greatly to the strength of the Carlists.
There was much rejoicing throughout
England at the verdict in the Tichborne case.
In firing salutes in Wiltshire a cannon burst,
and several persons we're killed.
The struggling patriots in Cuba are
bravely holding their own. They number
II, 900 men, well armed and equipped, and
could put thrice that number in the field il
they had the arms. About half the island is
in their possession. Thu Spaniards in the
field number Il, 900, and are loudly demanding
achievements.
The widest apprehensions are felt in En-
gland about the safety of the British army in
Ashantee.
-Bonapartist agents are busily at work in
France.
The Eastern question appears to be again
opened up for controversy. The German
official newspapers declare that the preserva-
ton of the Turkish empire is not a dogma
with Germany, and that if Germany and Russia
should desire to transform the whole map of
Eastern Europe, no one would prevent them.
The report Of the capture of Bilboa by the
Spanish insurgents was premature. !