The Portland daily press., 1874-04-08

ters. Referring to the error in respect To- Zan,-
besi, which took him twenty-five months to
eliminate, he says he went back 10 the head
waters of the river to see that no more chaff
would occur with regard to the error, aud adds
that he had been the unfortunate means Of de-
moishing two empires laid down in Portu-
guese geography. Lake Bangweolo he de-
scrlbes as surrounded by a fiat country, al
though 1000 feet above the level of the sea. He
ridicules the idea of map making and calls it q
mania much opposed to truth He says that it
is very unpleasant for him to expose misstate-
ments and appear in contradiction of others.
The letter throughout is cheerful in tone. 1t
covers seven pages of foolscap and contains
much Of private nature
Failure of Another Expedition.
Rumors from the Portuguese territory. West
Africa, report the utter failure of the second
expedition. Grandy was left with only seven
men men His brother and party were returning to
tne coast. The EXPEDITION was fitted out to ex-
piore tue Congo and its tributaries and if pos
sDie to ind DR.. Livingstone. 1t left Liverpool
Tor Africa in Nov, 1872, under the command of
Lieut. Grandy and his brother who were COM
mlsslonsd oy the Royal Geographical Society.
now hochefcrt Escaped from New
Caledonia.
Additional dispatches from Melbourne give
some particulars OF the escape from New Gale
donia of Henry Rochefort and companions.
They obtained permission from the authorities
W 70 Uu uSulLg tACuISlOu. lQeV succeeded
in boarding barqde and slowing themselves
away in the hold, where they remained until
the departure of the vessel when they made
their appearance.
The Spanish War.
MADRID, April 7.-Marshal Serrano has
again begun furious cannonade on the Carlist
positions before Bilboa. His fire is not return
ed. Large numbers of Carsts are deserving
1t is expected that Serrano will make grand
assault very soon. r
Proclamation Of Gen. Concha.
HAVANA, April 7,-Gen. Concha has issued a
proclamation to the citizens of Cuba, which in
substance is as follows: "Divine providence
has crowned with success his former efforts to
secure peace, and he is confident the same sue
cess will be accorded again. The war is only
kept up on the most sparsely populated portion
of the island. II has ex sted for a long time
and may continue for some time to come, ow-
ing to natural conditions of the land The pop
ulous and wealthy parts of the island will be
preserved from its ravages, and the integrity of
the territory will not be compromised. Heck
oIts the people not to be alarmed, promises to
diminish the expenses wi srever possible, and
devote sums of money to the authorization of
the debt He will be deferred by no obstacles.
will pursue policy Of severity against the enc
mles OF Spain, of protection towards her friends
and OF justice and legality towards ALL He
considers the sclosest dnion of the Spaniards
Imperative, under the circumstances, aud will
any kind. He asks the people to trust in him,
and declares it his conviction that peace will he
restored under the flag of Spain. He will wait
for more tranquil days. when the grave ques-
tions concerning slavery can be settled"
In another proclamation addressed to the vol
unteers, the Capt. General refers to the creation
of similar corps, when he was here before, in
the days OF the Lopez insurrection.
The Ouilaw Riel.
OTTAWA, Ca, April THE House meets to-
pight, but no business will be transacted ex-
cept of formal character. An excited session
is anticipated for Tomorrow afternoon. 1t is
not known whether Riel will take his seat, but
If he does he will be arrested on leaving the
chamber. If he should elect to stand trial he
will be sent to Manitoba. 1t is regarded as GER
tain that the government will not pardon him.
The government officers are taking measures to
preserve order tomorrow.
Another dispatch says that it can be shown
that Sir John A. Mcdonald S government offer
ed Riel amnesty.