, 1879-06-27

'oleG* anu Alfnttnna III TIC hcleHstaV appear ~ |
,ayu conc to an understanding which secures
os the Government maturity Oh tho tariff
question.
BY MAIL.
THE DUTCH WAR IN SuMATNA.
LONDON, Juno 13.-Tle fighting betwccn tho
Dutch troops and tho natfvcs Of tho Island Of
sun,atra* which has now bcon carried on Iii
}esultory and Intermittent manner for MANY
sears las recommended aid this time, to Judge
[rput tho losses reported to haya bect' suffered
on both s,lcs, hostllItes arc being conducted
with tsorc y!eoy than hitherto. Lust autumn |
M attempt WIS mado by tho Dutch Gorcrn~
Meut to raise by voluntary enlistment. md
mainly bY obtaining recruits in other European |
force Tor service In Su1Rfra. Larro /
l,ountlcs nnd high rates OF pay ucrc offered. !
and thu troops ralsed sailed from 1foltahd last
winter. Continuous rains throughout April
rendered 1t impossible for tho Dutch to
begin any offensive operations; but tse
weather did not prevent the natives frequently |
molcs.ing md greatly harassing their adVcrsa-
rtcs. Towards tho end Of April the natives
crossed the 1ndrapoert tho river which separated
the belliEcrcnts, in grcat nutnDsrs, hnd daliy
attacked the Dutch positions und conveys. lni-
,ncd!ateIy tirr weather set In, however, t!se
Dutch In turn bcEa1' forward movement. Tile
natlscs were driven back across fhe riser, anu
bank ut tho cfleIny. An obstinate fcastaace
was, however, offered By tl't natives: n!d II
was only after three days hotd lighting tlat the
H. qssps4 sa 3d ,ro o
Gers were killed anl ten wounded, and more
than n hundred mon wore Killed ar scrcrely
wounded file losses among the natives arc
stated to have been far greater, atiu eovafal
chiefs are reported tn have fallen.
10 1T&gv rrEntNfNG INVADE iEgTrtAf
Lonaoa aaf<tt'. June ta.
The Gradual accumulation Ut 1nrgc bodies o'
Italian TROOPS on The Austrian frontiar appears
to have caused alasm at vienna. The 1agt'an
observes thu. after the Treaty OF Prague Austra
considerably reduced her garrtsons In tic Crown
territories bordering upon 1taiy: md TINT the
partial mobilization Of last year, together with
the employment oi the trieste Infantry division
ns part Of tho army Of ocen oatlon In Bosnin, has
still further diminished tho Austrian torces III
that quarter. Italy, On tho Other hand, has been
gradually increasing her Earrssons In tho 1!rce"
tlon Of Austria. In 1sD-'7l, after Rosno had
been occupied, ana when the lta!sauIasssnl were
castl,ig a coYetous cyo upon Trieste and thu
Trchtlno, tho garrlsons Of tho Quaarl-
lateral Hcrc suddenly Increased to
thzca times theIr =. former strength,
under the prctext that such extended works &C.
Gutrcd corresponding torco tuT shrir deit':se+
Permanent trantng-camps weFc alsu erected TIT
the 1.onlbardo-Vcnctiau u1atn; mil The troops
assembled In them Wcrn In oil respccts a'M,.Iur,
80 far as numbers ant Organization wero con-
cesuel, TO corps Ut observation. ~ tic bestt!-
ming Of thc Russo Turkish war tho Italian mill.
tary leaders warmly advocated aa expedition tu
tllcir troops en cclclon a!ung the EASTERN coast
OF the Adriatte, riyptng On Bartt Nri..J!Si, aNa
| Aneona. Tits idea, however, was abal'uonel IN
consequence of thu rapid surccssrH Of tue AUS
Il. H., n
| tnent OF ltulian tFoups frunl the snnth north
| wartR, aui tsp,n thr vest eastway1s, NOW le-
catno pcrccptlblc. Sicily. aId Cutahrla, which
provinces formerly occupied more than onc.l'al'
| Ut the Italian army III Bupprca7lng hrsgAnna@t
and the Afafa, were almost entirely t1rludtA o.
troops; and tic tra,stcr ut aodtcrs to tho Aus
trat frontier ID still silently but steadily soIil
On.
1NELAsp FOR THE ,.RlsM lnlsIl-Asri'nEsf MOVE
Londan F.si. 1ts!i Ga.etf'. Jhre II.
WHEN this Irish InWl bill MAS under discus
siou its tuoFe Revolutionary provisions wcr.
commended 10 Par|amcn. as fsaught with Que
great blesslng-ile paciacat!on of Ireland. 1lu
bill was TO he q "trcssaEe Of pcucc." No mort
was to bc heard OF Irish diseontcnt OF OF Irish
hntrctl Of Saxon rule, gratitude an'l goad feet
}nc would thepcctorth btnl the two nalfO1is II
binds OF nmity forever and ever. Indeed, &c
I little doubt prevailed t.sat when the lsotunt
Catholic Archbishop OF Tuam easne out TIL
othrr DIV Win a tlsuunctat1un Of soue "law
u'e. 49,. 49, o,ort. ...n,,1a,Inu u In M. nrovncc-
when he sole,nnly warned bis people agains
taking part iu "ulght patroIug, an.l acts MI
; vords ot tnenaeo with asl1Is tu hand ".-hI
wor.,. .ut+c,st,s concl,,sons that seemed scarce
,....',,s,s ..Ni,,h, ,,a,rnItn,ln !. ,lr,,orc ,,,
" efeal'o'e' Ns"t 'H4''".''1 "c'1eo -, +" - u
aruls III hansl!" Erenn0w wItAsdi!t'cllt 10 belles
) that thecsc really locs exist any such 1awlcs
'' IT,. =, =. aa....a, nv ,rnr,.c. ~ on,s"
Oh a''o '''ae - e"s ~ no. ~, -.
III any such business as th's' W t's o'''.
hand, matters ought to ba really scriona
Justify au Archbishop in stepping inrwar1 I
,,ttnr so clear rry uf a]arn, And when II
s ~ ~ a,.>'rt, ~ ,,.t ,,,o.,tn., ~ W,a,,o,
1utu u lns stpo 70 " '""1 "'ss' T
: lit was held nfter Afehb'shob Me!'ae ha
tall hia sayl-wc 1nfl reason to tear that lic vi
Z not Without justification. In all respects It NJ
q | q porteutous meeting. spite Ut y lruvr div
tuli III rain, between CIV autl 6,0O men assctI
blel, marching fronl various aua.tcrs to Il
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