The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-27
Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs.
PREPARATIONS"
LONDON, June ga newspaper under
the heading of
"ENdLlsH WAR PREPARATIONS"
gives great prominence to orders from the
admiralty for the immediate unlocking of
the lronclad Hotspur, for preparations for
the immediate embarkation of marines at
ohatham, and the getting ready for sea Of
some troop-ships,
l. MELVILLE.
Melville telegraphs from Yakutock, under
date OF the 10th, that he searched the coast
from the river Alask to the river Jara, but
found no traces of the second cutter, with
Lieutenant Chipp's party. He buried the
remains OF DE longs party and saved every
paper pertaining to the expedition.
TO THE MEDITERRANEAN.
~ IS stated that 10000 marines
will be sent to the Mediterranean
to strengthen. the British squadron there.
The Times in leading article says: 1t
may be taken for granted that there is
something
MORE THAN EMPTY SOUND
behind the preparations at the
dock-yards. We can but hope that II
the conference fails to find any solution of
the Egyptian question, France will agree
with England upon some plan OF united
action, or leave us
FREE TO ACT
| alone. The Times, in its column of naval
and military intelligence, states that expe-
ditionary forces at Gibraltar and Malta
have been constituted and commanders
and stalls have been nominated.
The correspondent of the Times at Alex.
andria says Arab Pasha states that ii the
porte
ABANpoNs HIM
how'll publish correspondence proving that
every step he has taken since the 9Th OF
September was instigated by the porte
FRANCES POSITION. "
| In the chamber of deputies to-day NJ. De
freycinet, replying. to q question of NJ.
| Lockray, said that NJ. Sienkenwiese, French
consul-general in Egypt had been author
lied to come to France on public business
Nj. Defreycinct did not wish to say whether
/ 1T WAS TRUE
that the English squadron had left Cyprus
for Egypt to land troops or whether France
had been asked to cooperate in the disem
barkation. He added that inference must
be drawn from his silence.
Il THE LAD0RERs.
\ a special to the Standard from Longiort
states that at a meeting of laborers helt
there and at Bruff resolution
were passed in favor of agita
ton to obtain from the farmers thu
\ grant of n plat of land and dwelling. Tn,
n Discrimination of farmers to assist laborer
II WAS DENOUNCED.
Strong opinions were expresse,
in favor Of having direc
dealings with the landlords instead of will
the farmers. A memorial has been pre-
sented to Lord Granville, foreign
secretary, signed by forty.fou
members OF parliament, prayinj
- nat the British representative be
| INSTRUCTED TO PRESS ,-l.s-lai :.
the suppression of the slave trade as one
the objects OF the conference at Con
stantinople.
TURKEY.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June B.-The porte ha
again sent circular TO its envoys abroad
declaring that the conference is inoppor
tune. The first sitting OF the conference
lasted several hours The only difference
manifested were with reference to the con
tinuance OF the military occupation and I,
FINANCIAL CONTROL
lnthe sitting on Sunday, during the dis
cnssion of the rights of the sultan owe
Egypt, a tendency was manifested to con
irm those rights on the basis of precludin,
the idea OF Egypt becoming Turkish pro
vince.
| THE GILLIAN CONGRESS.
PANAMA, June @.-The Chilian congress
has assembled in Santiago. The president,
message IL a pic'tic document. 1t deiend
Chill for the course pursued during ant
since the war. and ullndes to American in
tcrvention in u few words, which appear Il
censure the Washington government To-
interference, which is now solicited by nj
parties.