The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-08-09
FOREIGN NEWS.
Per II. w. Almy, Aug. 9TH.
AMEEICAN.

AMtHNAaAs
NEw YORK. July 24th,-The Times take a more
hopeful view OF the Southern situation. saying: Ear
ly as has been the appearance of yellow fever In the
South, 1t is evident that there is not the slightest
reason to apprehcnd a repetition Of The scourge Of
last year. Memphis cases have all the characteris.
tics OF o. strictly sporadic type of the disorder, and
reveal mono Of the alarming features which accom-
pany its epidemic form. IL there is but little room
for alarm in the South, there is certainly far less in
regard to the cases which have reached maturity In
northern ports.
NEW YORK, July 25th.-The 7riJune's Washing
ton special says The report OF Admiral Ammen
10 The Secretary Of State upon the proceedings OF
the lnter-oceanic Canal Congress. at Paris, saws
that from the first sitting 1t was apparent that there
was two parties in the Congress. One was repre-
scented by Blanchet. who bad an nnconlrmed grant
from the Nicaraguan Government. and the other
by Lieutenant Wyse. of the French Navy, who has
a grant from the Columbian Government 10 con-
stIuct a ship canal over any part of her territory.
there being in the grant u reservation applying 10
the already conceded right OF The Panama Railroad.
The Admiral that the Government
OF the United States form n Commission OF the abb
est engineers OF the army. nnd inviie The most emil
nent civil engineers 0i this country and OF those
European countries rcpGt scented ia The Paris Con-
gross, to meet and discuss tue Who'll" matter unem-
barrassed by the personal interests which attached
TO the grants secured by the French engineers.
An accompanying report OF Mcnocal. civil engineer
in the United States Navy, dated June 2Ist. 1879.
and who accompanied Admiral Ammen 20 Paris,
contains the following significant paragraph: "By
ufS proceedings Tue remarkable condition Is Drg-
sented OF engineers designing and estimating on
the cost OF such an important work as the one nn-
der consideration without proper knowledge OF the
ground on which the works are 10 be constructed,
which was generally regarded, as well as that Of
the cost. to be matters Of after consideration"
New York, July 24th.-The London IYScs'
which ridicules DE Lesseps' prospectus Of q canal,
publishes an interview with him by q lady, who re-
ports him as saying: "To remove The Culebra
mountain we shall first dig wells Of n depth Of forty
to fifty feet, and from these puts ri chambers will
connect the whole top Of the Culebra; then, trains
OF powder being prepared, tie whole top will be
blown up at onces To carry away the debris
steam cars will be run on a circular tramway. The
canal will be AZ miles long. 80 feet deep. with the
same width of channel es the Suez, with eight basins
for a%nchoriDg passing steamers built alternately on
either side Of the canal. Thus fifty vessels in a day,
if necessary. could pass and draw water as in the
open sea. l shall 60 to America in November, and
hope to find acquaintance and help from the people
who are certainly the ones TO reqPgreat benefits from
the piercing Of the Panama Isthmus. Mr.. Appleton
has prepared me for what / shall see and hear. and
| confidently expect a pleasant trip TO the United
States.'' =
Bret Harte has written a new California
story, called The Twins Of Table Mountain.D
Jere HARRISON. an intelligent colored man, who
was formerly Congressman from Alabama, de-
clares that the negro exodus has hardly begun yet,
and predicts that il will start anew this Fall, with
q wholesale sweep not dreamed Of. He says that
no less than Is 900 blacks will leave the First Dis
trict Of Alabama alone.
EUROPEAN.
CAPE Towx, July 24.-The question whether
Cetewayo will surrender or not is Of lille impor-
lance, as, in the event OF his proving stubborn, the
British can place his brother Cham, who surren-
dered ONE time ago, in possession of the lower
and far more fertile part Of Zululand. and, by as
surfing his reign, establish a complete buflwark
between Ce;cwayO and the British colonies. The
continuation of the war would be an arduous and
fruitless task, as beyond UIundi the country il a
wilderness, where the difficulties Of transportation
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cial return of the British losses does not include
those among the native contingents. The Zulus
were compelled to pause by a heavy fire when
they arrived within sixty yards Of the British
square. Eye Witnesses differ greatly as 20 the per-
sistency with which the Zulns pressed the attack.
This probably arises from the various positions
from which they witnessed il. The most circum-
stantial narrative shows that the Zulus came with
a magnificent rush in dense masses on the rear OF
the square. and seemed determined to get TO close
quarters. Their attack on the LETT aank was not
nearly so determined. as that was protected by a
gatliUg gun, which the Zulus greatly dread. The
estimates of the Znlu losses vary 50 greatly as TO
show that they are pure guessing. The highest is
1900. The dead were lying thiekly all around the
square.
Specials from South Africa say: When the
troops entered Ulundi they found everything Of
value removed to a new kraal. built by Cetewayo
when the war broke out, fifteen miles north of
Ulundi, and approached only through a long and
narrow rayine. King Cetewayo has some of bis
chief regiments with him as a body guard. and
doubt If be will immediately come
TO terms.
Tie sword Of The Prince Imperial has been deliv-
cred to the British commander by a messenger
from Cetewayo.
PARIS, July 24th.-The Figaro publishes a letter
from NJ. Prax, OF Paris. a leading Bonapartist,
which has every appearance OF n manifesto inspired
by Prince Jerome Napoleon. The letter declares
that the Prince accepts The rights and duties of bis
position.
LONDON, July 25th-A Berlin despatch states
that a Russian General, attended by q Naval Cap
tain, has been, sent to Eastern Siberia, to choose and
fortify a point on the cost capable OF serving as
maritime station for a Russian feet in the Pacific
Ocean.
LONDON, July ia special dispatch published
from headquarters reports the sending Of cattle and
an ivory tusk to the British camp on the 9th.
promised that the rest Of tho cattle and
two cannon captured at Issndula would follow,