The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-07-25
NUMBER 46.

York, states that the Atchinese, on the nigh
of March 90, made an attack on the Dutch
fort, captured it and overwhelmed the garri-
son. The loss of the Dutch is placed at 1 900
killed and 4,5O0 wounded the greater number
being laborers employed to work ON the fort
and eolonists dwelling outside. Eight ships
were required for the wounded, whom the
Malay chiefs permitted to be removed from
the shore, as much to embarrass the navy as
to do an act of humanity. The letter adds
1.-THE news of the complete annihilation of
this second Dutch expedition is known in
official circles at Singapore, and is purposely
withheld from the press"
1t is announced by telegraph from the City
of Mexico, that terrible disease, the charac-
ter of which is unknown, has broken out in
Jlacolutam and become epidemic. The Gov
ernment is assisting the inhabitants, and has
adopted measures to prevent the spreading
of the malady.
The following important manifesto of the
Count de Chambord was published in Paris
ON the Sd:
GENTLEMEN: You have required temporary ex-
pedients of safety. The country now seems to be
On the verge of fresh dangers. France has reed
ofroyalty My birth made me your king.
would be wanting in the most sacred of duties IL
neglected TO make supreme overthrow OF inter-
posing barriers of prejudice am aware of the
accusations aganss me. / have remained silent
in order not to add to the difficulties of the illus
tious soldier who protects you Because of the ae-
cumulatfon of errors and falseh0Ods silence is no
longer permissible. Persons have pretended to
understand from previous declarations that
placed royal power above the laws, and
dreamed of unheard of governmental combina-
tiens based upon absolutism and arbitrary
ideas. The French Christian monarchy is
limited monarchy in IFS very essence. IL b0r-
rows nothing of governments of fortune which
promise boundIess prosperity, and lead to ruin.
This limited monarchy admits of the existence OF
two chAInbers--one nominated by the King and
the other elected by the nation, according to le-
gall established suffrage The union of the peo-
pie and King enabled the ancient monarchy to
Illustrate, for centuries the calculations of those
seeking to domineer over the people by contending
against the King 1t s untrue that my policy is at
variance with the aspirations of the country. We
both desire the strong reparative powers which
durable alliance with monarchy alone can give.
wish the representatives of the nation to be zig
liant auxiliaries for the examination of ques-
tions submitted to them, but viii not have bar
ren parliamentary struggle, from which the SOW
ereign often issues poweriess and weakened. In
rejecting the foreign and imported formula of a
King who reigns, but who does not govern, feel
myself In harmony with the immense majority.
am now as before ready The House of France
is sincerely reconciled. Let there be a truce to
ourdivisions Is it not time to restore prosperity
and grandeur to France with the venerable roy
alty2
Five persons were killed and several in
jured by collision on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway, England, on the 7th.