ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1993, 11 January 1890, Page 1

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.

London, Jan. 7 . Lord Salisbury peremptorily ignores Portugal’s pretensions, insists on tbe rights of England, and threatens an immediate diplomatic rupture, or worse, unless satisfaction is given lor Major Pinto’s outrages. Jan, 8. Lord Salisbury insists that Portugal shall undertake to prevent a recurrence of the recent outrages in Zambesi, which, if repeated, must interfere with a diplomatic settlement of the dispute, H.M. ships Calliope, Satelite, Reindeer, and Conquest have sailed for Zanzibar. It is believed that their destiny in Delagoa Bay. The Portuguese Government have replied to Lord Salisbury’s communication, but the purport of the answer is not yet known.

A squadron has been ordered to Zanzibar, and eight more ships proceed to Gibraltar. Tbe mouth of the Tagus is being fortified with torpedoes. The English Piess insist that the insult to the national flag shall be avenged, otherwise tho natives of Africa will despise it.

The Admiralty is about to despatch the Enchantress with scaled orders for tbe Benbow and Colossus, two powerful ironclads now at Gibraltar.

Tbe Portuguese papers have adopted a defiant tone. It ia asserted the authorities at Quibimaine on the African coast have forbidden British steamers to receive Consul Johnston’s despatches unless they are passed through the Portuguese post office. Berlin, Jau. 8. Tho opinion obtains here that the Portuguese Government will eventually disavow the-action of Major Pinto on tbe Zambesi, and will seek to obtain s convention of tbe Europeon Powers to determine the question of Portuguese rights in that quarter, if unable to effict a satisfactory settlement with England.