Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

PARIS, July 6.--Exctem1nt runs high at
Versailles. The Legitimist Deputies to the
puuber of hundred have decided to vote
against the ministry tomorrow. They have
drawn up an order of the day censuring the
Government for its misuse Of the powers con-
tcrred by the state OF siege. avoiding any men
ton of the manifesto Of Count de Chambord or
of the suppression Of l. Uuiou, so as to secure
the vote Of the Left,
The position ofthe Ministry is critical. 1t is
thought some changes will be unavoidable,
even if the counter coalition in favor OF Perler
bill should succeed
The sitting of the Assembly tomorrow may
possibly result in dissolution, unless fear OF
such step should restrain the opponents of the
Government.
The funeral of NJ. Goulard took place to-day.
Hon. George Bancroft has arrived in Paris,
and will leave for London on Wednesday. He
visited ex President Theirs to-day.
MADRID, July 6.-Santauder is threatened
BY strong bands of Carists. The authorities
have telegraphed Tor reioforcements. Several
Republican war ships have moved up, and are
in position to shell the approaches to the city
on the appearance of the insurgents.
BAYoNNE, July 6.-The Carsts are making
every possible use of present opportunities:
Their forces now threaten Castro, Urdlals and
laredo.
PARIS, July 6. Dispatches from Spain re-
port that four thousand Carllsts attacked Ter
mel last Saturday. After an engagement of
twelve hours they were obliged to retire, with
loss Of forty killed and sixty seriously wound
ed, and Two hundred prisoners. The Repub-
licans lost pine killed and fifteen wounded.
DUBLIN, July 6.-All operatives i'd the linen
mills of Belfast have struck work.
LONDON, July G.--The Vienna Free Press
asserts that the King of Bavaria will not visit
Bismarck at Kissingen.
LONDON. July 7--5 80 a. m.--Thc Earl OF
Dalhousie died yesterday, aged - years.
AN EpITAPH ON WAsHINGToN.-The follow
ing beautiful epitaph was discovered on the
back OF portrait of Washington, sent to the
family from England. 1t was copied from ire a
transcript in the handwriting Of Judge Wash
ington :-Fd1Jan Ne,cs
The defender OF his country the founder OF
Liberty, the friend of man. History and ira
dition are explored in vain Tor parallel to his
character. In the annals of modern greatness
he stands alone; aud the noblest names of An
tquity lose their iusre IN his presence Born
the benetactor of mankind, he united all the
greatness necessary to an lllustrious career.
Nature made him great he made himself vir.
tuous. Called by his Country to the defense
of her Liberties, he triumphantly vindicated
the rights Of humanity, and, on the pillars Of
National Independence, laid the foundation Of
great Republic.
Twice invested with Supreme magistracy by
the unanimous vote Of a free people, He sur
passed, 10 the cabinet, the gories OF the field,
and, voluntarily resigning the scepire and the
sword, retired to the shades of private lltei a
spectacle SO new, and so sublime was contem-
plated with proiouudest admiratiou, and the
uame of Washington, adding new lustre to hu-
mani,y, resounded to the remotest regions of
the earth. Magnauimous in youth, glorious
through life, great in death; His highest ambi-
ton, the happiness of mankind, his Doblest vic
tory the conquest of himself Bcqueatbing to
posterity the inheritance ofhis fame, and build
ing his monument in the hearts Of his country
men-he ived-the ornament of the eighteenth
century; he died regretted by mourning world