LATEST NEWS. Reuters Telegrams. THE BOMBARDMENT OF GAETA.
December 22nd, via Marseilles. The bombardment of the city continues with increased vigonr. The Spanish Ambassador has left his palace on account of its being riddled with bullets, two officers being struck while attending near the King. New Sardinian battery can be soon evidently ready to take part in the bombardment. A deputationjias arrived here from Calabria, and has promised to raise an insurrection in favour of the King of Naples. December 22nd. — The news that the French squadron is about to quit Gaeta has caused a rise in the Neapolitan funds. A decree dated 21st instant calls out the classed of the last four years. The classes are to assemble at the end of February. Rome, December 22m>. — •Considerable quantities of provisions are being despatched to Gaeta. Telegraphic communication is about to reach an important development by the facilities afforded by the transmission of messages by the 2)iirate telegiaph company which is already established. The principal object of this company is to place telegraph wires and apparatus at the disposal of nieicantile firms, or of others who have different establishments in the same town for this purpose. The company extend a rope containing a great number of insulated wires over the streets, and any one of these wires may be lented. In this manner all the stations of the City police and several commeicial establishments in different paits of the city are already connected by telegraph, each fiim having a sepaiate wire exclusively at its own disposal. The French Government have conceded to the submaiine telegiaph the privilege of having telegrams from* India, China, and AustraMa despatched immediately on the arrival of bhe steamer at Marseilles. Instead of passing through the Post-office, they must in future be addressed to the Director of the Telegraph, Mai&eilles. The receiver's name and address to be the first words of the message, and the transmitters must furnish the names of their agents or correspondents at Marseilles, to whom application may be made for the cost of the telegram.
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVII, Issue 1378, 26 February 1861, Page 3
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343LATEST NEWS. Reuter's Telegrams. THE BOMBARDMENT OF GAETA. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVII, Issue 1378, 26 February 1861, Page 3
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