The Times states that China has agreed to the French demands, comprising a railway to Yunnan, the lease of a coaling station at Kuangchouwan, the non-alienation of the provinces of Kuangtung, Kuangsi, and Yunnan, and the appointment of a Frenchman as Director of the Imperial Posts, London, 8th. April: THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN, Hopes of peace between Spain and the United States have been abandoned.
night and refused to endorse the Queen The Spanish Cabinet met at mid-suf's promise to General Woodford, US. Ambassador in Madrid, that Spain would issue a decree granting an armistice; and the Cabinet informed General Woodford that Spain adhered toher resolve to wait until the insurgents asked for an armistice.
ish patriotism is aroused, and numbers of Spanish shipowners are applying for Letters of Marque. Privateering will be an important factor in the war.
London, 9th April,
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