The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-09

les OF Lieutenant of Marines F. w.
Hervey and the eight Others who
were killed. In the retreat they were
forced to abandon field piece and
5000 cartridges.
On the arrival of the news at Bath
urst the war vessels Aviso aud Alecto
were dispatched TO the scene Of
the disaster, and attempted to
land party At Conjor. The enemy
was prepared for their arrival and
opened up a heavy fire which COM
PEELED the party TO retire. The Alecto
thereupou returned TO Bathurst for re-
endorsements. THREE hundred men
of the West India Regiment are ex-
pected at Bathurst and the expedi-
ton against the slave dealers will be
resumed Immediately upon the ar
rival of these soldiers.
The Italian Minister of Finance re-
ported to the House on the 2lst inst,
that the deficit for the fiscal year
amounted TO one hundred and fifty
million lire, and that the only way 10
prevent the deficit from increasing
was 10 increase taxation in country
that is practically bankrupt.
Eustis, United States Ambassador
to France, is said to desire to retire
and make q campaign for United
States Senator from Louisiana.
a dispatch from Toronto says that
the canal scheme TO connect Georgian
bay with Lake Ontario has passed the
committee stages. 1t now has to go
to the Council for ratification. II sue
cessful. the promoters promise to spend
500, 200, 600 on 1t. Traffic going by the
way Of the Erie canal will be diverted
into Lake Ontario and through the st.
Lawrence river TO Europe. The route
is $50 miles shorter than 10y the Lake
Erie canal. The promoters expect TO
get all the Western traffic.
Admiral Da CANA again succeeded
in running the forts in the harbor of
Rio with his flagship Aquidaban, and
is said to be seeking the dynamite
cruiser Nichteroy, in the hope of sink
ing her before she can get into the
rebel fleet in Rio and use the dyna-
mite shells upon them. When they
meet q great fight is expected in which
one or both may go down.
\ dispatch of the 2lst says that the
captain of the British merchantman
Nasmyth made application 10 the
British man OF war for assistance nee
eSsary 10 enable him TO obtain a sup
ply of water, and was contemptuously
refused. The merchant skipper pro
posed applying 10 Admiral Benhsm
'or aid, whereupon the commander of |
The war vessel sueeringly answered |
hat he might do as he liked. The |
zap ain of the merchantman then ap- |
Desled TO Admiral Benham, who as
'igued Lieutenant kilbOuru TO guard |
he water boat under the American |
lag.
Vessels of all nations are seeking
he protection of the United States |
lag. British sailors are openly ours
ng the British officers, who, they de-
lare, are sacrificing commerce to aid
"a CANA Evidence of the existing
ceiling in this respect is given in the
act that at the principal landing yes
erday the British flag was trampled
n the dirt by British sailors, whose
fhcers expressed no word of disap-
roval of their act, which was accom-
anied by cheers for Uncle Sam.
There have been several more bomb
xplosions in Paris without doing
luch damage, but the Government
getting tired of police protection,
nd it is probable that the famous
ity will again be placed under mar
al law. This has not occurred since
ne Franco-Prussian war in 1870.