The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-05
II . X II / q N.

MADRID, May 4. - Additional dispatches
from Bilboa state that bodies of Carlists con-
time to surrender to the republican troops.
They hope by so doing to receive amnesty
Blboa is already beginning to resume its
usual appearance and trade is reviving.
The distinctions placed in the river Nervion
to prevent the approach of the government wal
vessels have been removed.
Jovellar, late of Cuba has arrived.
The man who attempted to assaSSnate Mar
gall was an insane priest. He had been con
fined in luuatic asylum but was recently dis
charged.
Serrano entered Bboa Saturday afternoon.
There is great rejoicing here. Saturday eve
ming there was general Illumination. The
municipality have sent congratulatory des-
patches to SerrauO and Cancha. Small de-
tached parties of Carllsts are surrenderng, but
the main body of the insurgents retreated IN
great disorder in the direction of the province
of GuepGzeoa.
The Fiji People Unanimous in Favor Of
CessiOm ~ Great Britain.
LONDON, May 4.-Inteligence from Fiji is
that the King and people are unanimously in
favor of the cession of the islands to Great
Britain.
Stupid Talk.
In the House of Lords to-day Earl Russell
in view of the mutually embittered feelings of
France and Germany, moved that copies of the
correspondence with these powers be called for,
aud asked what the course Of the British gov
eminent would be in the event of rupture
between them.
Earl Derby believed the peace of the imme-
date future was safe, and he trusted in the in
huence OF time. England, he said, would do
everything to maintain peace short of imperil-
ing herself in struggle in which she is not
nationally interested She would regard obsO-
lutte treaties as open questions, and faithfully
adhere to her engagements of ia.e years.
Russell withdrew the motion, calling for papers
in the Oregon boundary and Fenian raid ques-
tons. He said the British people felt the hon
or of England had been touched in the Wash
inPton treaty negotiations the national charac-
ter lowered, and the national interests leopard
lied. An opinion generally existed in favor of
the compensation toCanadan sufferers by Fem
ian raids, but he did not apprehend repetition
OF these errors He trusted that Great Britain
would never seem afraid to risk ything in the
assertion of her just rights.
Chinese Attack n French Settlement.
SHANGHAI, May ga serious riot has &C.
Cured IN the French settlement at this place.
A mob of Chinese made an attack on the resi-
dents OF that quarter and sacked and burned
several of their buildings. The police, to quell
several of them. Tranquility was restored but
an uneasy feeling prevails. THE Chinese as
sign as the reason for their attack that the
French were constructing road which inter-
fered with their cemetery. There has been no
disturbance in the English settlement.
Arrival of the Bark Chas. Forbes at
Halifax,
HALIFAX, May 4.-The American schooner
Montana. Capt. Dowdell, arrived this afternoon
from Georges Bank in company with the
American bark Chas. Forbes, from New York
and bound to Portland, with cargo of hard coal
Reports that on Friday at a. M, she fell in
with bark Chas. Forbes on the east side of
Georges Bank abandoned, water logged, her
cargo shifted and eleven feet of water in her
hold. Put prize crew on board and brought
her to this port. When fallen IN with
the bark had just been abandoned
Capt. Dowdell put a crew of 10 men on board,
and while they were making preparations to
secure the vessel the captain and his crew re-
turned from schooner on which he and his
men had taken refuge. He advised Captain
Dowde1l not to leave his men on board as the
bark was making fast and he thought she could
| not be saved, but the men were left on board
| and an effort was made to reach an American
port. Failing in this this the Montana bore up
| for Halifax.