The New York Herald Newspaper, September 18, 1869, Page 4

EUROPE. Royal Baptismal Festivities in Greece. Prospect of a Scandinavian Union. Queen Victoria in the “Trossachs, Scotland. By mail from Europe we have the following spe- cial correspondence and newspaper reports in ad- itional detall of our cable telograms to the 4th of September: ‘The Prussian iron-clad war ship Konig Wilhelm, isto be armed with twenty-six rifled 800-pounders and four lighter ¢anfon, in bomb-proof towers on the upper deck. She will thus carry thirty guns. = * In the course of the month of October the erec- tion of the new Court of Appeals of the German Confederation in commercial matters will be com- menced, The judges will be chosen from the greatest authorities in commercial law, particularly from those of Prussia, Saxony, Oldenburg and Lu- beck. GREECE. Baptism of Prince Goorge—The Grand Duke Constantine of Russla~Imposing Coremonies—Grand Dinner and Ball. ATHENS, Adgust 28, 1869. King George and his court, accompanied by tne diplomatic corps, are passing the summer at Corfu, the chief and most beautiful of the seven Ionian Islands. On the Sth of August the young Prince George was baptized with all the imposing ceremo- nies of the Greek Church. What gave especial éclat to the occasion was the presence of the Grand Duke Constantine, the father of Olga, Queen of the Greeks, who had arrived a few days previously in the Rus- sian corvette Ascola, for the especial purpose of standing as godfather to the royal infant. The Duke ts about forty years of age, He has a fine figure and a refined snd agreeable expression of countenance. As chief engineer and admiral of the feet his positton in Russia is one of great importance and influence. He takes the live- lest interest in all matters relating to national pro- gress, and is astonishingly well ipformed on every subject connected with public a: at nome and abroad. His memory is remarkable. There is no pub- Uc man or event in Europe with which he is unac- quainted, either by report or observation, and in the details of military and naval atfairs he ts wonder- fully famillar for a man of his position. English and American Daval officers have more than once admit- ted that they have found themselves hors de combat in professional discussion with his Imperial Highness. Like all his countrymen, he has strong sympathies With the United States, and does not hesitate to ex- preas them in the most emphatic manner whenever ‘occasion oifers, The ceremonies at the Greck church on the occa- sion of the baptism of the royal Prince were, accord- ing to Greek papers, only exceeded in splendor by those which took place in Athens last year when the first prince, the heir to the throne, was christened, ‘The whole day and night were given up to festivity, Bell ringing and cannon firing at sunrise, noon aud night, to say nothing of the salvo of guns from the fortress which announced the immersion of the cuild, The number of priests who oficiated on tie occasion could not have been less than twenty, but it was difficult to count them as they stood grouped around toe font in front of the altar, in their robes of glittering brocade, bearing ligated candies and chanting the peculiar service of the Greex Church, The Archbishop immersed the child, dipping the little, screaming infant three times, as 1s the custom, im the sacramental water. His imperial Highness tne Grand Duke presented the babe, and for a long time heid it 10 his arms swinging to and fro and al- teruately kissing the uttle red tace to keep the child quiet, ‘The Grand Mistress of the Court, elegantly attired fu heavy biue silk and a train iestoon:d with lace, stood next the Duke upon the platform. The King, ‘court and suite of tne Duke stood below the platform, a little removed from it. Opposite his Majesty were Yanged in order of their precedence the diplomatic corps and the wives of the Ministers, Behind these the loreign consul, Places were also assigned to the foreign commanders of ships-of-war then in the harbor, the functionaries of the State and the mill- tary olficials. ‘Ine body of the large edifice was thronged with spectators, who were admitieu by Sicket, and the galleries were reserved for ladies. This portion of the church present- ed a siriking contrast of silks, jewelry and col to the gold lace of the dipiomatic @nd military bodies below and the robes of the clergy. No sooner was the child immersed than three tetos (cheers) broke involuntaniy trom the spectators, Which was met by @ word of rebuke from one of the oficiating priesis, and the rest of the somewhat tedious ceremouy proceeded without in- Yerruption. ‘The King, court and officials retired, pha sesh being ved with huzzas as he passed down the aisle fre cnuren, Subsequently an interesting scene took place at e palace Where tne chief officials of the Kingdom bo Were in Corfu were formally presented to thé rand Duke Constantine, iu the evening a King gave p banquet at the charming summer chatead bear Coffu to the Sip {o- Matic corps and chief personages of State. In the town the people were regaied with flluminations, Qreworks and music on the esplauade. Every Cor- flaie must have been oe for from an early bofr in the evening until past midnight ao immense crowd perambuiated the streets and the public Square. The fags of ail the nations waved from public and private buildings, and many of the houses ‘were delined by rows of glit-ering lamps, Blue, red and green Bengal lights from tlie to time shed a theatrical glare over the vast crowd of gazers, aud from the ramparta threw out upon the stil waters of ube barbor a parti-colored radiaace, which in its ef- fect was imdescribabiy beautimul. Thus passed the firet day of the baptisinal ceremontes, wich had at- tracted to Corfu hosts of strangers and transformed the quaint and quiet ola town into @ babel of many tongues. Ag to the writer, who arrived at a late hour, scarcely room in @ hotel was to be had at any price for his wearied body. There are but three iu the whole town, but these bad long before been taken possession of by the foreign ministers and the Officiais from Athens, Which latter had been sum- Moned to the ceremony. One old admiral appeared to be rushing round at his wit’s enda to find a sult Of rooms souie Where suiting his official proportions, In this respect the humbier civilian travellers were better off, foraroom eight by ten feet was good euough for us. Beiore leaving we had a peep at the grand ball which came of the evening foliowing the baptismal ceremony. It took place at the palace in town, an imposing edifice which was built for the “Lord Higa Commission,’ who for flity years ruied these beau- Uful tsiands with ao knglish rod of iron, They gay the rod of iron was necessary; but it appears that aiter a good trial of it the Greeks thought otherwise and ciled 60 loud for ‘Union with Greece,” that vongrée maigré the Britisiera had to cede the islands to the kingdom of Greece. How tar these people Who don’t jike restraint—especialiy that im- osed Upon them by foreigners—~are better off now han then 1s a question for statesmen to decide. But to return to the palace bali. The fags of all Dations hung 1n festoons around the grand staircase, and tie band occupied the space in front of the landing. ‘Three spacious ballrooms were thrown open, woich were filled at an early nour by the dis- jnguished guesis. ‘The “throne room” was reserved for the royal fainily, the foreign representatives and the official guests. Dancing was kept up until five A. M, The King danced with the wives of the spam Russian and United States ministers re- vely. King George is a young man, slim and pale, not, we should say, above twenty-five years old, He danced with much grace. “The Queen is the embodiment of feminine beauty. Her skin is of aazziing whiteness, and she was bril- lant with diamonds of enormovs size. We observed several Charming faces and figures among the Greek ladies, If these at Cortu represent the national taste i should say they were boro to dance and to firt. 1 was exiremety disappointed in seeing no Datignal costumes. French fashions are a dually me ‘seding the picturesque attire of the te ‘@ return to italy by the way of Brindisi. Tho @teamer brought ua over from Italy in ten hours, &nd in my opinion this route is far more preierabie than the long sea voyage in the Trieste steamers. I CAuiot say auch for the railway ride down the Coast of italy, for, especially irom Ancona, tie ‘View was tiresome in the extreme. The Jonian Islands are hot at this season, but Moat attractive aiter October. SWEDEN. The Proposed Scandinavian UnionGrowing Popularity of the Measure—Reorganization of the Swedish National Defences, STOCKHOLM, August 15, 1960, ‘The marriage of the Prince Royal of Denmark to the daughter of the King of Sweden has again ex- Glted tne areams of @ grand Scandinavian kingdom $m the minds of many thoughtful Danes, Swedes and Norwegians, The happy union of the young repre- sentatives of two royal houses ts regarded as. pro- mising augury for the future of the brave, tntelll- gent and hardy people tmhabiting this grand old peninsula. With the bitter experience of the past and in the presence of the ever threatening attitude of the colonies of the north and the ambitious course of the Prussian giant it is not singular that the friends and support- ers of the national autonomy of the Scandipavian people should seek some means of better preserving their independence. Each little Power here is alone unable to cope successfully with ite gigantic neighbors, Together, thoroughly united, and ani- mated by @ noble resolution to rather perish in the rains of their countries than to see them become the unbappy conquered provinces of either Russia or the North German Confederation, they might offer such a resistance to the encroachments of either Power as to Issue from & contest victorious aud free. Everything conspires to bring about such a union. The language of the Norwegians, Swedes and Danes 18 almost identical. Their laws, customs, manners, religion and aspirations are almost alike, Nothing intervenes vo keep thom apart, except petty jealousies and trifing differences, that may be and surely will be removed. Let but the people, inspired by a common danger, Make common cause, and we shall witness the owth of @ Power that will maintain its inde- Peoteuce and take an honorable rank among he nations of the world. The union of the heirs of the Resent roral houses of Denmark and Sweden and Norway is the first and bo | important step in this grand march; I sm lad to announce that mM gl many other ways the people are advancli towards @ more periect and satisfactory anton of the Scandinavian races. Already a large conven- tion of distinguished philologists from tue various Soandinavia tions nas assembled in Stockhol) to prepare a for a (nF ee assimilation o! the lnnarnages, A univel Jangut has been adopted, and it will at once be taught in all the pub- Nie schools of the two Kingdoms, and introduced as rapidly and as far as Toa be into common use. But of this more hereafter. Tintena only this time to lay before you some facts of the recent bighly im- portant chal that have been effected ip the Character of the national defences of Sweden and Norway, changes called for by the necessities of the kingdom gnd its political and geographical re- lations, The present situation of affairs does not permis Sweden, even with the utmost exertions, to maintain a navy so large and expensive as to be able, as in former times, to bid deflance to its pow- erful neighbors on the open sea or to prevent them from approaching its coasts. An attack on the pe- insula ia to be expected in case of war. The skar- gards—that part of the coast thickly studded with rocky islands—and inland waters will then form an important part of the scene of action, and it ia there- fore essential that they should be ruled by floating artillery, rightly adapted to them end correspond- ing to the requirements of the time. On this basis the new defences are to be erected, and it ia confl- dently hoped that @ more powerful defence of the country may be made agains: a superior enemy than is to be hoped for from a sea-going navy, In former days Sweden had, besides tne navy proper orlogs flotta), which was to fight against the enemy on the high seas, 9 peculiar ser- vice connected with the army (armens Motta), with the object, in operations in the skargards, to sup- port the movements of the army; but as sail was at the time the principal motive power on long expedi- _— both for the b engined and the men-of-war, it was impossibie to draw a strict line of demarkation between the two services, Mistaking its real aim, and forgetting that, according to the nature of its aes, it was reiated rather to the army than the pavy—-shougs as far gs concerned the condition of its material it stood under the administration of the latter—the armens flotia sought especially to attain naval skill aud therein to cope with the navy proper. It over- looked the necessity of acquiring a thorough local knowledge of the scenes of action within the skar- ate which is equally important and dificult to ob- ain, and it also overlooked the sull more important military requirements relative to the art of takin; advantage of the territory, of choosing positions, o: constructing, managing and laying out mines, of blocking up entrances to harbors, by sinking vessels, &c., of observing and taking an active part in the active operation Of the army—tu @ word, it set aside military ability, and only strove to excel in naval skilland seamanship, Consequently the service connected with the armens flotta was = tdentifiea with the nav, (orlogs ota) notwithstanding the tradition of many an illustrious actton performed by it, and gradually the false conception so detrimental to the country galned ground that the skargard wars were an art in which ail were skilled who possessed satisfactory naval ability for manoeuvring a gunboat and sufficient skiilin gunnery for serving cannon; and the idea, too, has become prevalent among his Majesty’s navy—as both services were called—that an oiticer of the navy, if both a seaman and an artilleriat, will make an able officer in the coast service (skargara) also, But it has been found that it is a most hurtful error to expect that a singie person to possess not only a thorough ability in Manwuvring the largest men-of-war and navigating ‘them in foreigp seas, but also the same abilily in leading the defence of the peculiar and intricate skargards and inland lakes, when tu ttles are mostly to be fought on shore and always on a field of action; when victory is to be won rather by military ability than naval skill, and when the rules for war on land must be followed. If it Ded gaol bie for a few to acquire theoretic Knowledge in the two services, diferiug so widely from each other, it would be scarcely ee. to expect all to attain practical owledge in both. ‘Yhey differ too widely from each other and each requires the full attention, zeal and strength of an able person, especially in this age, which by innumerable inventions has made aud is still making so many improvements in the art and materiais of war. division of the work has therefore been found indispensable, as only in this way will it be possible to attain tnat thoro! prac. tical ability by which alone the Swedes can hope for victory Over an enemy superior ia material and to personnel, For the above reasons, which are cer- tainly sound, the board of officers selected by the tors Ae amine into the subject recommended to ia Majesty the propriety of dividing the navy into two independent serviees—the Royal Navy (Kungl Flottan) and the Bora) Come Artillery (Kang! Skar- garde Artillerists), vy rt has peen gdopted andthe change completed, Of the improvements in the veaséis now constructing for the coast artil- lery, ang of the duties of the two services and their orgauizdtion, I must speak in another jetter, as wey will be of great {nterest to persons interested p np proposed, new defences of the United States. will also give you an account of the new navy rapidly approaching completion, as many improve- monts of great value have been adopted, many ot them the fruit of the experience in the late Ameri- can war, a8 well as of the inventive genius of Fricason and eminent Swedish officers. A new style of tron-clad for inland watet defence 1s not the bao curigus aod valuable improvement tintro- juced, SPAi Goncral Syantsh [teme—Statistics of Theatres, Cafes, Concert Places, Taverns and Bull Rings—Daily Attendance at Dram Shops Bellas Artes and Scientidc Societloe—Priests and the Confessional. MADRID, Sept. 1, 1359. Of the general items I have picked up in regard to Spain I have selected the following, which ts an oficial account of the number of theatres, places of recreation, plazas de toros, &c,:—Last year thore were counted 335 theatres in Spain, at which there Were performed 8,094 dramatic representations, 999 Operatic and 3,303 comic operas. Barcelona contains 16 theatres, Madrid, 11; Saragossa, 4; Cadiz, 4; Se- ville, 8; Cordova, 8, and Valencia, 2, Of societies of recreation, such as concert, dancing and dramatic societies, there are 942, of which there are 27 in Barcelona, 10 at Madrid, 14 at the Balearic Isles, 6 at Seville, 6 at Coruna, 5 at Cadiz, 3 at Vaien- tia and 5 at Almenia, these, of course, being the cities which contain the greatest number, Of plazas de toros, or bull rings, there are on the Spanish peninsula 99. The largest are tnose at Madrid, which has seats for 13,766; Barcelona has 11,972 seata; Logrono, 10,000; Salamanca, 10,000; Se- ville, 10,000; Valencia, 16,816, Seville, howe’ has the bull ring, but Valencia has the greatest number of seats. Last year there were 499 bull fights, at which there were 3,493 bulis killed. At all of these performances there were but 3 men kilied and 23 wounded. e Of billiard rooms, coffee houses (cafés) and taverns where wines and liquors are sold, there are 1,746 billiard rooms, 1,784 cafés and 33,392 taverns, of which number Madrid has 123 billiard rooms, 101 cafés and 376 taverns or dramshops; Barcelona has 38 billiard rooms, 63 cafés and 401 taverns or dram- shops; Balearic Isles, $2 billiard rooms, 7 cafés and 208 taverns; small town of Gerona has 12 billiard rooms, 12 cafés and 85 taverns; Badajoz, 10 billiard rooms, 8 cafés and 133 taterns; Granada, 14 billiard and 233 taverns; Malaga, 14 bililard and 65 taverns; Orsisdo, 113 taverns; 23 billiard rooms, 15 cafés and 160 Ville, 24 billiard rooms, 82 cafés and 495 Valen 9 billiard rooms, 89 cafés and 156 ba desl Valladolid, 166 taverns; Saragossa, 162 Those American philanthropists and itinerant lecturers, Who make it @ practice to prate upon American intemperance, let them run now into ata- Ustical computation and compare the following with etalon ere VI ese places, On an average, last year daily the following numbers: doe — Billiard rooms, 80 persons; cafés, 300; taverns, 1,220. learic {stes—Billiard rooms, 64); cafés, 660; taverns, 800, Barcelona—Billlard rooms, 150; caiés, 6,260} taverns, 2,060, Cadiz—Cales, $66; taverns, 2,696, Cordova—Oalés, 1,400; taverus, 7,600, Out of a po} ulation of 8,000 persons at Gerona there visited its 5 taverna 280 mon dally and 132 persons its 12 cafes, At Granada there was a dally average aitendance of 600 meu at 19 cafés and 5,32) at its taverns, Logro- na—Tave' 1,053 persons, Madrid—1,700 tts bil- ios room 100 Pig ‘and 15,000 its Gramst ops. aga—Taverns, persons. Salamanca—Tav- erns, 2,100, Santander—4,000 aa daily. Se ville—Cafes, 3,000; raven &: Vale! Pooes had an average dally attendance of 644 Der. an Soe at the Dillard rooms, 2,006 at the cafés and 3,303 at the taverns. ‘There are but 13 circuses in Spain where there are rformances maintained, and 52 other circuses, Where there are gymnastic and prestidigi- tatorial entertainments, ‘There are 62 scientific societies, embracing 15,685 socias or fellows; political and moral science, a administration, 25; ry and geography, 4; exac' sciences, 15; medicine, 43; commerce,’ political d statistics, 2; agriculture and industry, Spain has but eleven societies of the Bellas Artes, Which comprehend music, sculpture, archi- tecture and painting, These societies number 750 socios or fellows, ‘An alcalde of @ small town in the province of Barcelona has published a catalogue of crim thirty-six in pumber, each one of which ts puni! by capital punishment administered ‘within twenty-four hours of conviction, 80 says @ Barcelona paper. Iftrue, this proves alcaides are not a whit ‘wiser than yf were when Lord Carnarvon was 80 nearly game by them at a half a dozen places. ‘The si er Bayo sank two days ago in Corruna harbor, she will prove'a total loss, ‘The Spanish embassy at Paria ig as bad as our ancient embassy in this Seflor Olozaga and bis Secretary of tion i) C3 juarreling rou promp' Lege fe, boi The y Wi jismissed. Pet r arrangementa Spain bas than America in Since the revolution of September there have been closed 1,700 schools throughout the Peninsula. The Barcelona 7elegrafo says that though this large number is alarming at first sight yer there is no real necessity for alarm, that it ia but the reauit of being unsettled. When the normality of things shall come back all these schools and many more will be opened. ‘The entire railway companies in Spain realized upon passengers last year the sum of $17,890,000. ‘The press for the first time to my knowiedge are activaly oriticising the war in Cubs, and some a8 nerous, ey toned editorials may be found erein ag in New York itself, La Discussion saya that the war in Cuba is @ sin it God and hu- manity; that it ought to be ended at once, either by sending ali avaliable troops there or giving the Cu- bans what they desire; that Spaniards are fightin; ‘under at disadvant ; that a more fearfal enemy than American filibusters or Ouban patriots 1s against them—the black vomit and cholera dact- mate the European troops, therefore let it be ended. Diario de Barcelona says the review of the Spanish ficet has been & great success under Admiral Topete. The brave marine chief expresses himself well satis- fled with the conduct of ali in the fleet; that he sees evidence that Spain will no very far day rise yet into one of the greatest marine Powers whose coasts are laved by the blue waters of the Mediterranean if not in all Europe, The veasela present at the re- view were eight in number, frigates, corvettes and ateamers. ‘The Carlist insurrection has cost the government $500,000, in gold, within Ban days for merely trans- Portation, and use high price of forage in mountainous places, This is a large sum when there is not one additional man in the employ of the government. Spanish newspapers 00) tulate themselves, for the New York journals confirm them in their beltefs, that Adam and Eve spoke Basque, that God de- livered the commandments to Moses in Basque; for an island was lately discovered in the Pacific, and all sue Inhabitants thereon spoke jue, lor Sastegul, ‘The Spanish Consul at New Yor! has acriv in this city, and has m heartily wel- comed, Juan ye Topeto, eae of Marine, has been promoted to Rear Admiral by General Prim, in place of Admiral Estrada, just dead, Prim will go to Vichy after the 15th of this month 1n spite of Cariism and all other ‘isms, in spite of Jsabelinos and all other ‘‘os.”” Cabrera has subscribed $600,009 to the Carlos loan. Queen Christina has visited her august Gaughter, Isabel I1., at Trouville, in France, an as atated to her in precise terms that the only way to save the Bourbon dynasty in Spain is for her to abdicate in favor of her son, the Prince of Asturias, Altera two hours’ conversation upon politics, the royal modern Breshiida left for her own home, aud would not, though entreated, stay~ one he ubdet the game roof with the unfortunate Isabella. La Réforma says it has been assured to us that the priests, when about to confess the women, al- ways require of them an eXact description of the olitics of their male relations, whether father, hus- and or brother. If the answer 1s that they belong to the liberal party then the priests say to tho fair penitents that the curse of God is on that house, and that they shail suffer eternal pains after death, and they then proceed to demonstrate how these can be avoided, by informing them that all their influence must de given to the conservation of Catholic unity, and for their reward they may expect a crown of giory in heavén and a thorough deliverance trom the fires of he! We are assured, we repeat, that this is the case, and that many ladies, devout hith- erto, bave leit the Confessional, even while the priests were uttering their strange doctrines, We recommend this articie to be read by all heads of fauiliss, ENGLAND. The Russo-Iudian Question—Another Source of Weukness for England—The Coast De- teuces of Engiand—Portsmouth—War. LONDON, August 30, 1869, A very remarkable book has just been published in London. It is written by Captain Trench, an om- cer who has served many years ip India, and itis entitled “The Russo-Indian Question, historically, strategically and politically considered.” On this subject, much heretofore been written, but it has never attracted that amount of public attention which itought to do, But now as the weakness of England’s position, both at home and abroad, is get- ting more and more talked about, we ere forced in spite of ourselves to take some notice evafi of those matters which, Englishmen like, we woylq wish to put off untilsome wore convenient day. Captain Trench has done good sefvice in writing this book—that is good service, if the public and the government of this country will only listen to bis warnings. Hes no alarmist. He has not taken up his pen forthe purpose of creating a sensation among those who read his Work. But he gives us maps ah d statistics, and facts—facts whioh he has studied on the spot, As we all know—as none know better, or ought to Know better, than you Americans, who have the sharpest of sharp eyes for all political movements throughout the world— Russia has for half a century been creeping gradu- ally nearer and nearer to British India. She has not done this in 8 hurry, nor ina way to excite much notice. She has often had to pause—has sometimes met with foes thatshe had monly te overcom- ing—but she has never turned back. From where ber Asiatic frontier to the east was one year she has pushed forward a small body of tracers, who built, perhaps, a little fort a hundred miles oif tn the wil- derness. That fort would be attacked by the sur- rounding tribes, and the Russian authorities would thus have a good pretext for sending a body of troops to the support of her commercial pioagers. In time {nat port became a centre of one influence, and good roads where made from it back to where its gar- rison came from. A few months later it would send out pioneers stl further ahead, The Asiatics of tose regions got to like the Russians, who made great use or them as soldiers, guides and even ag petty magistrates. By degrees the native ruiergs were Subsidized or else deposed altogether, Russia had managed to get in the thin end of ie Wedge, and the rest soon followed. And how stands the question now? Captain Trench deolares that the present state of things cannot last much longer. Russia, he says, has so managed matters that within the next flve or aix years a very material chauge must take place in the relative positions of Engiand and Russia in Central Asia, and Kusata ts evidently preparing for some strategical movement which must seriously embarrass the Anglo-indian government, it may seem out of the way to introduce the Kus- so-Indian question into @ letter written from Lon- don for an American newspaper, but 9 moment's consideration will convince thinking men that the subject is not irrglpvent fo that J pave beep and am writing about. weakness 0! nd, Here is another source of weakness, pointed out by one of Engiaud’s own officers, an experienced man, whe writes for the good of his country. Moreover, Ame- rica and Russia are allies, perhaps moet sincere allies of any two great nations in thé world, What I write on this subject is penned in the convic- tion that I have had for the last gx or seven yea namely, that sooner or later England and the Uni! States must goto war. Of what use ts it cryl “peace, peace,” oe “there ia Do An what is more, English statesmen in their hearts bo- lieve this, as does the British public, Lee like the debtor who can’t pay what he owes, Englishmen try to pus of to “some more convenient time,’ thinking of the future. ‘There is bat one way of preventing this war and that is showing up the Inaterial Weakness of Engiand in men and in de- fences. Once the British public ia awakened to thig fact war may be prevented by a timely acknowledg- ment of the great wrong she inflicted upon America during her late civil war. If, or rather when that war vecomes @ fact, will itnot be a most im it feature in it that Kussia, as the ally of America and as wishing to establish herseif in Central ve able to divert our attention 1 iy member that the da, akan Hh by hen Ei and 6 gone by when Englan was omnipotent in Kure aod whon it required but the consent of Parliament to subsidize 40,000 or 50,000 Germans and use them as our own troops, We could By Ret ® man from tho continent By. And to condense in as few words aa posalble the pith of this Russo-Indian question, the upshot of the whole atfalr would be this:—in the event of a war with America we should either nave to give up Treland or India, for we lave not the material means to defend both. THE COAST DEVENORS OF ENGLAND, I have just returned {rom a trip to Portsmouth, which as you know 1s our chief naval depot and arsenal for guns, powder, ships, satiors, and ever thing required for the English navy. Hitherto 1 had been undor the impression that Portemouth at 1east was a strong place, and that no enemy would hay chance of injuring it trom the seaboard, A naval friend, who accompanied m my wanderings over Lhe piace, pointed out the mistake I was under, It could not only be easy for a build enemy tO de * et in and a bold men wno don’t care lr 10,000 men might be landed on the fecens Bouter common in scoupie of hours, My ited out to me clearly how within a ‘of 8,000 yards the ver} radius ard Could be get fire to by ships even anchored outs! Spithead, and ¢ connected with the ee py be entirely destroyed, At any time of the tide the largest iron-clad men-of-wer can approach, even mancuvre without riske to their sides within this distance from the dockyard whicn would be completely at their ‘ne few furts and works that exist in and th utterly useless as defences. can do no harm whatever ¢ mys oh abipe as now ‘each abips as are no built and cased with fron. “Let the enews,” sald the officer who accompanied me, “Let the enemy place a ganbost here and he would merely have to steer by it. Tho langeet, fleet in Europe could get inside Spithead, could destroy the whole dockyard in three hours, and be off again fore the fact of his presence was well realized in London.” ‘The only defence possible,” be continued, “for Porta mouth, is by & Ject of iron clads as strong as the in- vading force. Once get our fleet of iron-clads out of the way and Portsmouth would be at the mercy of the enemy. 1 bolleve the French would destroy it 1p a couple of days and the Yankees in a couple of hours.” These are not my words, but those of an y ry argue with my friend that the place would not be so vulnerable as he thought, but, one by one, he ang ee down i 3 sheer proof every argu- weons I setae iy! Caine am Bpssnced end agi 8 Ly here right and lett niall por or walks, which mig! So manned with the heavi ordnance, But my com- panion proved that so far from being any defence against tron clads these forts would serve as beacons to facilitate an enemy’s entrance into Portsmouth. ‘The defences of the place ere, as my friend demon- strated, @ quarter of a century behind the times. From outside the Nub Kock the Moating light, the coursé of northwest by west, one-quarter north, leads into Sptthead at all times of the tide, and tn- side Spithead the dockyard 1s at the mercy of ships with rifled ordnance. A fleet or ae ten tron- olads, of which three were monitors, would despatch very easily half their number inside Spithead, leav- ing the rest to the entrance. Once inside, four or five gunboats could at any time of the tide run right up the harbor and carry out the work of destruction inside, no one hindering them or as them . In four—my companion said two, but double the time--in four hours Portsmouta dock- yard would be destroyed, and with it the right arm of England would be cut off, withered, destroyed. And, remember, Portsmouth ia the strongest de- fended pace we have in the country, From Ports- mouth Icame back by the eastward, coasting by Brighton and Hastings to the mouth of the Thames. Of the defences of this port I suall speak iu my next. SCOTLAND. Queen Victorla’s Visit to the Trossachs—Royal Compliment to the People. (From the Edinburg Scotsman, Sept. 3.) Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, and attended by Lady Churchill and Colonel H. E. Ponsonby, arrived at Invertrossachs House yesterday afternoon on a visit to the Trosvacha district. ‘rhe visit, we believe, will extend overa fortnight. The royal party lett Bal- Moral in the morning and reached Aberdeen at 11:02 A. M., where voppage took place for five min- utes. The train left at 11:07, and arrived at Bridge of Dun Junction st 12:18 P. M., where a stoppage of five minutes again took place to allow the engine to take in water. Bridge of Dun Junction was left at 12:23 P. M., and Dunblane Junction was reached at 2:31 P. M, At 2:36 P. M. the journey was resumed; Doune ‘was passed at 2:50 and Callander was reached at three o'clock, the appointed time. A pilot engine, in charge of the foreman of the locomotive depart- me! is G. Brittan), and accompanied by the Inspector of Permanent Way (Mr. Proudfoot), left Aberdeen at 10:47 A. M., twenty minutes before the royal train, and arrived at Dunblane at 2:11 P. M. The royal train, which consisted of one of her Majesty's saloons, two ordinary, frat class carriages and two luggage Vans, was under the charge of Mr. Conner, locomotivo superintendent of the Caledonian Rallway accompanied by Mr. Ward, general superintendent of the line; Mr. Smitheils, general manager, ‘and Mr, Graham, engineer. In accordance with instructions received from Colonel Ponsonby the railway com- pany issued an order to the effect that none of the public were, under any clroumstances, to be admitted to any of the stations, no cheering or other demon- stration was to be allowed and all the stations were to be kept quite clear and private while the royal train was passing. Her Majesty having become aware of this during the journey was pleased to order that wt should be relaxed, and a telegram, stating that the public might be admitted, though not in such numbers as to cause overcrowding, was sent to the stations on the route. consequence of this that when the royal train arrived at Dunblane a large number of ladies and gentlemen had collected on the platform, who gave her Majesty avery hearty and loyal reception, which she ac- knowledged by appearing at the window of tue car- riage and bowing. At Doune a similar reception was accorded to her Majesty from tho assembled crowd, and at Callander, where, to prevent over- crowding, only @ select number were admitted within the station, her Majesty was cheered again and again, while the large crowa congregated out- side the station re-echoed the sentiment and gave her Majesty a very warm welcome, The station at Callander was appropriately and chastely decorated with plants and shrubs, sent for the occasion from the gardens belonging to Daniel Ainslie, of The Gart. The specimens included fucnsias, geraniams, exotic ferns anda eo of hothouse plants. Along the front of the platform, next to the ratis, a stiip of crimson cloth was laid. From this two strips led at an angle to the entrance to the former poe office. Narrower atrips of white cloth were laid above, and along the edge of the cloth a number of plants laced. The walls of the old bookii ung With crimson cloth, and plants were ranged around. The entrance ingest which leads to the booking office, was laid with gaupet, baving @ centre age white clotn, dod the sides were {lined with plants. A aala, consist! of four steps, covered witb crimson cjoth, made urposely to suit the height of the floor of her Majesty’s saloon carriage, was on the platform, and Rng used by her Majesty on leaving the carrioge, Tné decorations at the station were under the gu- périntendence of Mr. Rennie, station master; In- pd Guy and Mr. Muir, mspectors of carpenters, rt Among those on the platform were Sir Malcolm Macgregor and party, Edinchip; Stewart Macnaugh- ton, of Invertrossachs, and Mrs. hcingurge and Mra. Charles Ainslie, Miss Ainslie and Capt and Mrs. swinton, from the Gart; J. Hamilton, fey Mr. Henderson, Glassinghall, and party; Mrs., faster and Miss MoKay, Callander, &c, Colonel Ponsonby assisted her Majesty from the carriage, and through him Sir Malcom Macgregor, Mr. Mac- Daughton and their parties were introduced to her Majesty, who was graciously pleased to accept of a neat hand bouquet from the granddaughter of Mr. Macnaughton. Carriages were in waiting outside the station for the royal party and suite, The first carriage, which was drawn by two gray horses, with a@ postillon, contained the Queen, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice and Lady Churchill, The driver’s seat waa occupied by Colonel Ponsonby and John Brown, the Queen’s gilille, who, on looking out of the train on arriving, was instantly recognized. ‘The posting ar- Tangements were under the Management of Mr. D. MoGowan, of the Dreadnanght Hotel, who haa a similar honor conferred upon him in 1859, when her Majesty last visited the district upon the occasion of the opening of the Glasgow waterworks at Loch Katrine. efore leaving Callander Mr. McGowan presented her Majesty with a copy of Sir Walter Scott's “Lady of the Lake.’ The royal party lost no time in driving to Invertrossachs House, Which has been selected by her Majesty as her residence while in this district. The house is Denver situated peside Loch Vennachar, a spot which will remain famous 80 long as the dy of the Lake” continues to be read. As regards weather, her Majesty was more for- tunate than on the occasion of ter last visit, in 1859, when the weather = unsettled andrainy. Yes- terday Was cloudy, antl it looked for some time as if it would draw to rain; but in the afternoon the nd, together y pi atured. looking extremely wel and did not seem to be in the least fatigue: with her journey, The simplicity of her costume and the good-natured smile with which she ac- knowledged the cheers of the crowd were the means of calling forth many laudatory remarks from the spectators, who seemed to be much pleased with tl Oo age ious meuner in which her Hiajooty tr v= allied. Mr. Gordon, chief constable for Perthshire, ac- companied the foysl train from Dunblane to’ Cat leader, where Mr. Stewart, superintendent of the ‘Western district of the county, and several police- men were stationed. It is scarcely a that their services were not required, ‘at the people E' = present behaving {n the most orderly manner, and though exceedingly anxious to wet a glance at roy- junds of alty yet evinctng no desire to outrun the prop’ Royalty from Afrioa—A Native Prince in Court. {From the Oork Reporter, Sept. 4.) Asmart young mulatto, about twenty years of age, named Moses Doyle Wallace, waa brougut be- fore Baillie Neill, at the Central Criminal Court, y lo have that wish gratided. Glasgow, on Thursday morning, on a@ char, of having obtained goods the value of iings and five pounds in money from George %. Muir, grocer, awald street, under false protences, It that Wallace, who was discharged from prison on & charge of swindiing, was eoerge. to be married to a@young lady, the daughter of & sea captain, re- siding in Tradeston, to whom he represented lim- if as the son of the King of nor of £60,000, which sum WAS at present lying at the National Bank, in London, Proclamation of the banns had been duly made, and the wedding ceremony fixed for Monday evening. Pre- vious, however, to the celebration of the marriage Wallace calied on Mr, Muir, to whom he narrated his pretensions io the Malabar crown, and exprossed & desire to havo lis £50,000 transferred irom London to Glasgow. Mr, Muir, anxious to ovlige, lutrodaced his Highness vo @ bank manager, with whom te transfer was nego- Uated, aud alterwards, on Sunday last, aocomino- Gated him with @ loan of five pounds ana supplied hin with goods to the amount of some cignteen shillings, in¢ loan wos be repaid yn Moaday, ing gathered, and arrangements havi Been made for setting out to two house of the cle! ve Bis und pia bein safes arya eo Was senteus imprisonment. THE SUEZ CANAL. Schedule of Rules and Money Dues for Its Navigation. By mail from Europe we have the following com- Plete copy of the rules and segulations just issued for the guidance of all persons intending to navigate the Suez Canal, embracing also the scale of toanage dues which are to be paid by shipmasters, traders and other voyagera, The following are the official regulations for the navigation of the capal:— 1. Navigation on the Suez Maritime Canal is per- mitted to all vessels, whatever their nationality, provided they do not draw more than seven metres and a halfof water. The canal being eight metres deep, steam vessela may navigate by means of their own steam power. alien vessels ‘above Ofty tons binges must \ wen by Lagan Lo prosen bapa’ purpose @ company. mers requiring to be towed wilt ar by special contract. Every vessel towed will provide its own tow line, 2, The acts See of vessels on the canal 1s provisionally fixea at ten kilometres an hour. 3, Every ship exoeating 100 tons burden must take a plot employed by the com! , Who ts bound follgweds the sapvain remaining respousibie Tor’ the followed, the captain ret Tespo' ir conduct and handling of the vessel. 4. When a vessel requiring to pasa the canal has taken up her moorings at Port Said or Suez the cap- tain 1s to enter his vessel at the office and pay the dues, a8 well as the pio e ices, towing and harbor fees, when due receipt wili be given him, which will be available in cave of need. He will bo pound vo furnish the following particulars:—Name and nationality of vessel, name Of captain, name of the owners and charterers, port whence sailed and peer eion Lin bt C4 ; ir, Late g espn ers, tonnage @ ship, according fleasurement, certified by official documents. 8 6, In the formation of'trains, the captain furnished with a number according to his recetpt, servin; way bill, and after having received the p jot on board, will take up the tion assigned to him. 6, Ev enter the canal is to have her yards braced up and booms top) have two anchors, one forward and one aft, to allow of anchoring at tne first order of the pilot. 7, First, ‘vesse] must have during the pass- age of thé canal a boat in tow, with a hawser ready, in order, in case of need, to carry out this hawser to one of the mooring piles placed along the two banks of the canal. cond, the captain is bound to keep watches on deck both night and day, to be rei to cast off or cut the tow lines at the first order. Third, during the page vessels will keep lighta burning, according regulation, and ® look-out forward. Fourth, every steamtu, or other steamer will whistle at the fe of curves, at the approach of vesselé which are to be passed or crossed, and at the approach of dredg- ing or other engines which they may meet. Fifi when two vessels, proceeding in opposite directions, come to sight they are to slacken speed, each keep- ing tho starboard bank or stop, according to the order of the pilot. Sixth, when a vessel requires to pass another going in the 6 direction warnil Must be given by signal; the vessel going at leas speed is to keep close to the starboard bank aud to slacken speed as much as possible. 8. First, vessels which, for any cause whatever, are obliged to stop in the canal are as soon as possible to place themselves on the windward bank and moor fore and aft. Second, in case of necessary stoppage and when tt is impossible to reach a siding, which 1s always to be done if possible, the captain must immediately give notice by signals by day and by iamps by night fore and aft. Third, in case of grounding the agents of the company will have the Tight to direct the means of getting the vessel off, and, if necessary, of unloading the whole at the ex- pense of whoever may have caused the grounding, 6. Captains are torbidden First, to anchor in the canal, except in case of absolute necessity, and without the pilot’s consent. Second, to throw into the canal earth, ashes, cindera, or any other mate- rials, Third, in case of anything falling into the canal a declaration is to be made to the pilot, who ig bound to transmit it to the agent at the nearest station. Fourth, the captain 1s forbidden to fish up anything falien into the canal, except under the direction of the com) ‘9 agents. Fifth, the salvage of all objects fallen into the canal is at the expense of the captain, to whom they willbe re- stored on payment of these expenses, 10, Captains will bind themselves, on receiving a copy of these regulations, to obey every order lor the purpose of carrying them out. 11, The dues to be paid are calculated on the actual tonnage of the vessel, both as to tho transit duos and the | towige and harbor | ques. The tonnage is determined, unttl i order: by the ofictal papers on board. ‘The transit due from one sea to the other ts 16f. Kee ton burden, and 10f. per passenger, payable at the entrance at Port Said or Suez. The tonnage dues are fixed at 2f. per ton, ‘The harbor dues for atchosing at Port Said, at Ismaila and before the platform at Suez, after “eters, Nypeny beet hours, for twenty days at the utmost, per ton per day at tho place as- signed by the captain of the port, The pilotage dues for the passage of the canal are fixed according to the draught of water, as fol- lowsa:—Up to 8 metres, 5f. per decimetre; from 3 to 4% metres, 10f.5 from 434 to 6 metres, 15f.; from 6 to 1% metres, 20f. Every decimetre to be paid for pro- portionally, accofding to the category to which the vessel belongs, The pilot kept on board tn case of anchorage will be paid 20f. per day. Vessels towed will be entitied to @ reductioa of 26 per cent on the pilotage dués. ERV. DE LESSEPS, President Director, Panis, August 17, 1869. FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS (TEM). ‘The yteld of wine this year in France promises to be of a very superior quailty. A | Song number of the ex-oMicers of the former Bourbon army of Naples have leit for Spatu in order to join the Cariist movement, It ig reported that the Dutch colonies ia tho wast Indies are very discontented and ready to create a re- public or accept the English flag. A magnificent synagogue is being built at St, Pe- ee which will be one of the monuments of the ity, and will cost a million of silver roubles, The Viceroy of Egypt has ordered 6,000 flower pots from @ French manulactory, to be delivered in time for the festivities on the opening of the Suez Canal. A comedian, in Berlin, recently made some allu- sions to the recent convent scanda! in Cracow, in his performance, for wuich he was arrested and fined forty thalers, Marshal Serrano has conferred tho grand cross of the order of Charics IIL, on Mr. Pietri, prefect 0 police in Paris, for the active measures adopted b; im against the Caritats in France. Advices from Santa Marle de Bathurst, on the west coast Of Africa, state that the cholera has raged so fearfully that 1,323 victlms have failen out of a colored population of 4,500, The white settlers num- ber twenty-flve, of Whoin but one has been attacked, but silghtly. ‘The following sad evidence of the existing super- stition in Spain, where tt is believed that the fat of infants 18 used for the purpose of greasing the wires of the electric telegraph, recently occurred w an English gentleman named Jencken, tn the old Moor- ish town of Lorca, in Murcia, wno had the misfor- tune to be mistaken for a kidnapper. A woman whom be met on the public promenade commenced tha attack by calling On three men, Who seized on the unfortunate Englishman, stabbed him with knives in several places, bound him with a cord and dragged him a considerable distance amid cries of “Cut off his ” When at length he was rescued by his friends he was in @ deplorable state, It is suggested that the outrage may have had in some Way & political motive, although it is not easy to un- derstand what end could be served by it, Mr, Jencken has received letters expressive of sympathy from the Regent and from other official persons, SENATOR BROWNLOW RETIRES FROM THE FIELD OF JOUR- NALISM, Tho following ts the cara from Senator Brownlow announcing his retirement from the Kuoxville Whig: A CARD. Having founded the Whig in the apring of 1839, I have been its chief editor and pubisher for term extending through thirty years. ret Elizabethton, noxt at Jonesboro, and for the last twenty yeara at joxville, Declin- ing health ang other ongs ments render it impracticable fof me longer look after the busl- ness interests of the office. I have therefore sold my eutire interest in the Whig, and henceforth I own no part of any newspaper establishment in this State or elsewhere. The ee of the Whig ‘will be continued under @ now organization, but py whom tt pit published and odited I am unable to say. Ihave ‘assurance, however, that it will be continued aa & Fepuuivoas Journal, advocating the principles and cy of the republican party, and rendering a cordial support to President Grant and his administration. Imay add that my chief, {f not my only, hope for the stability of the government, the maintenance of republican {natitutions—io which alone truo liberty 1s found—and the real welfare and development of the country lies in the perpetuity of the republican . I have no confidence in the corrupt, dis- racted and discordant organization called tne domocratic party. It has ever been thi Liberty, progress and civilization, and it bation more blood and treasure and suffering than any other one cause, if not than all others combined. And further, t ertinent to say Lhat so many in Tennessee who were at one time the most oulspoken Union men have proved untrue and have turned back to th jeah pots of Egypt,” betraying the too generous friends who bad warmed them into life, that I cau only ask that the repubiicat the nation wWiil trust Tennessee politicians as far aé Wey prove themselves trustworthy and no farther, In this re- mark {tis not intended to say that all Toyneased politicians are untrue or uotrustworshy. The ro- mark ia intended only for those to whom it properly Pigey! = ie Soeellinsee ease Wil not i to make the Fr p 0 sti W. G BROWNLOW, KNOXViLLB, Tenn, Sopt, 14, 136, ; she must LITERATURE, The October Magazines, The monthites for October are nearly all out and are in every respect superior to those of the previoos month. The Atlantic Monthly is full of excellent reading, and is remarkably ailent on the subject of the Byron scandal, Jt# most noticeable papers are «The Egotist in Life,” “Parlor Singing” (a realiy sensible and well written article), ‘Earthquakes of the American Continent’? and “A Dredging Excor- sion in the Guif Stream,” by Mrs. Agassiz, The most interesting contribution, however, is that of pr. Edward Jarvis on “The Increase of Human Life." It ia not only entertaining, it is also instructing. We have read this paper with great pleasure. Mr. Do Forest contributes a story which he valla “The City of Brass,” and in which thero is sometiing aimed at, but what that something is we cannot even imagine, If intended as a mere story it is very poor. “An August Pastoral,’ by Bayard Taylor, we do not like; ihdeed we never saw a poem by this author'that was worth readtng. prose writer Mr. Taylor is ad- mirable; as a poet he ts below mediocrity. With these exceptions, the Atlantic for October is an admirable magazine. The Galazy is an improvement on the September number, The novel “Susan Fielding” is continued, and 1s accorded tho post of honor in the “make up.’ Mr. Justice McCarthy furnishes a well considered paper on The Real Louis Napoleon;" “A Journey im Northern China’ is entertaining. “Pat Yourself in Bis Place’ is continued, and is undoubtedly the most attractive feature. “Renaissance” is @ very good paper, but is too superficial for instruction. It discusses in a few pages a subject which should have been treated at greater length and more carefully. “Why Thieves Prosper” is @ mixture of fact and as- sertion, in whion, of course, the judiciary and pollce of New York are represented as villanoysly corrupt. Frank H. Norton gives some interesting reminis- cences of the Astor Library, which he entered in 1605. It 18 interesting to learn that ‘the books most com- meal tn demand, in proportion to their number tn this Aibrary, are those on the subject of heraidry and genealogy.” “In a Box” is quite ordinary, “Shakse perian Mare’s Nest,’’ by Richard Grant White, te a@ Teadable as his abomipable egotism can make it. The remaining Pepe aes “Driftwood,” “Literature and Art” and “Nebulie’’—are good, The Catholic World.—The most vigorous and the spiciest articles in this number are—“An Imaginary Contradiction’? and “Morality of the City of Rome," the last named being a sharp reply to assertions made regarding the morality of the Eternal City. 1t wili be read with deep interest. “Ihe Council of Trent” is quite interesting. The other papers of more than ordinary interest are—‘Appeal to Young Obris- tian Women," “The Church in Paris and France,’ “yne Total Eclipse of August 7,” “Religion in Pri- sons” and “Catholicity and Pantheism.” All the rest are good, but contain nothing of amore than ordl- nary character. Tne articles defending Catholicism and the Catholic Church from attacks are especially readable. They are sharp, trenchant and vigorous— aggressive, without being abusive—and full of logic and cioge reasoning. One feature in this magazine which 43 particularly commendabie Is its thoronehly Awerican tone, This, 1t may be said, 18 nothing more than it should be; which we admit, But here- tofore the great {mpression has been that a Catholic magaxine necessarily represented foreign ideas, which tg far from being the case in /he Catholio World. Putnam's Magazine for October is also an im- provement on previous numbers, The contents comprise the first part of a new story by Edward Spencer, entitled ‘The Lady Vinella,” ‘The Last of the Troubadours,” @ very good poem in blank verse on “The Dream of vilate’s Wile,” the conclusion of “Lavinia,” “Old Boston and St. Botolphis,” “Trea- sure Trove,” “Childhood—a Voluntary,” “Princess Beigiojoso on Italy,” “Leaves from a Publisher’a Note Book,” in which Mr. Putnam furnishes some interesting reminiscences; che second paper of “Notes Among the Indians,” by Vincent Collyer (and very poor notes they are, too), and “A Mining Ad- yeniure In New Mexico.” There are some other papers, including “Literature—a Homo," “Fine Arts,’”’ “Table Talk,” &c., which are very g00d. Hours at Home 1s @ charming number, The initial article on “Trades Unions and Strikes" is a we}l written, carefully considered paper. “Ahmed Aglea, the Janizary,” isa pleasant sketch of a Mos- lem; “Curious Repetitions in History” is interesting enough, but the facts narrated are notnew. “The Jesuits in the Middie Kingdom” is a very 1mpartial history of the Catholic Church in China, 1t is well worth reading. “Suonybank Papers,” by Marion Sariand, ia continued. “Newly Discovered Prow Writings of John Milton,’? “Something About Hum. ming Birds,” “The Great Fire in 1835 in New York," “The Total Eclipse of 1869," and “Books and Read- tng, No. 8, History and Historical Reading," aro we otuer articles of note. This number of Hours at Home concludes the ninth volume of one of the most entertaining of our magazines. The toue ts pure and is altogether free from the sensational, without being in the least puritanical. ABYSSINIA. Tho Marder of Mr. and Mrs. Powell. The Assistant English Resident in cjarge’at Aden forwards a copy or a further communication re celved from M, Munzinger, containtug further par- uculars regarding tho marder of Mr. and Mra. Powell in Abyssinia, He says:— Mr, Powell reached Lender, the frat Swedish mis- sion station (twenty-two miles distant from Kufit), on the 20th of March, and left for Kolloko (a village on the March or Lona, near Mazdars, from Lender, where the mission nas another s:ation) on the fol- ljowing day. Having left his heavy kit near this lace he made several Booka excursions up and jown the river, and kilied three elephants and one buffalo, In these excursions he was always accompanied by soine of the missionaries, Having to crosg the country and to reach the Taccazie, he Koilloko on the 6th of April, and reached the village of Anagullo (ten M. S, +) om the same day. He asked the natives for guides, but they gave them only after he had isenaced them to write to Magdeza (an Egyptian village, the people of which always plunder the Kunawas) to send him guides and horsemen to pro- tect him. It appears that the people of Kolloko and Maydaro did their best to dissuade Mr, Powell from going to the Taccazie under general protests, but without pointing out to him the real danger they were aware of. As early on the morning of the 17th the flour was not quite ready, Mr. Powell took one camel with him, with the most heoogeary kit, and started accompanied only by Mra. Powell, yout John Poweil, Mr. Kifvold, missionary, two servan' (natives of Bogos), and one guide; all his other follow. ers he left to follow with the kit ag svon as taney got the flour, This second party started about seven A. M., three hours aiter Mr. Powell. Their camels being very weak, they marched very slowly; a great number of Kunawas, most of whom were natives of the village Anamia (near Anaguilo), followed the caravan, supposed intending to carry off the meat of the eleplianta to be killed. When they came up to the caravan they made their salutations and went on, but th waited for the party on ahead, After a march of three or four hours a party of thirty or forty men, hidden in the bushes, attacked suddenly the caravan, Kjelherg was killed at once; Makeru ‘ot @ spear wound, but had, beiore he died, time to fii two of his aggressors with his revolver, his mus- ket being unfortunately fastened on the camel. Hig resistance allowed McDonald and the Bogos servants to make their escape to Kolloko, but both the Bogos received heavy spear wounds. The Borea guide ‘was killed also, The news reached the Lolloko sta- tion in the nignt. Mr. Powell’s party {3 reported to have travelled very quickly all the day tili the evening, when they arrived on a great water—a lake or a river on the ‘Taccazie itseli, we know not—whore they camped, The natives behaved eA friendly, and presented them with four and miik, and the night passed very quietly, But on the following morning at daybreak the natives suddenly surrounded the party. Mr. Powell, leaning on his bed, Passa | two spears In his side and back, selzed his gun, a! killed two of the enemies and fell, Mrs, Powell was standing some yards off, received @ spear in the breast, and had time to run towards her hus- band, at the side of whom she fell down, and was then stoned to death. It is true, as 1 had heard and reported, that the poor lady defended herself. me boy was killed at last with @ spear, Mr, lod tried to escape, but was attacked by two reand died at once. The two servants were kluied also, “From what i heard i am inclined to believe that Mr. Powell was only attacked when the Tika people heard of the murder of the second party. The news could reach them only during the night, If they had had independently bad designs from the firat, they could, in their treacherous manner, as well have Killed him at once, and the attack would have been easier in the night when the travellers were asleep. I suppose the people of Adanna, os they had done, sent to the Tika people telling them to murder the reut, 80 as to prevent a futuro revenge, This ia the more probable, because Mr. Powell had too littie kit with him to be Killed for plunder's Bake, Ine Lonp Bonn Ropseny—Annast oF DAN Non.e.—Captain John 8, Knapp, special detective, arrested Dan Nobie last night and took him to Captain p has held the warrant for Noble’ rrest for some time, Not long since he went to New York to fina, if poasibie, Noble, but his search was unsuccessful. It vecoming known that Noble had arrived in the city on Sunday evening Captain Knapp on Monday night made search for him, but did nov find him at that time. Yesterd: Noble was about the sirecta as usual, making no ef. fort at concealment, and about eight o'c,ock last evening Captain Knapp arrested him at the Arbor, He Wiilingiy went with the officer, He demurred to being handcuffed, but the officer insisted on his keeping them on, and on the arrival of the train the oficer and bis prisoner left for Owego, and the latter ‘was handed over to the Sheriff, Nobie has been re turned to tis city and is tn custody of the Sherid at the jath.—aliira (N.Y) Gagete, hy My | |