The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-02-10 00:00:00

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FRANCF..—The Paris papers report the breaking
out of an insurrection against the French in Cochin-
China on the 17th December. The natives attacked
tee French at Radon, and, the expeditionary eorps
occupying the fort being very small, the amailants
succeeded in penetrating into the interior of
the fort, but wen subsequently repulsed.
The Annamites are described as having fought
with amazing boldness and ferocity, and the
slaughter WOG very great. At some points the
conflict was completely hand-to-hand, sad Oct n man
on either dd. escaped unwounded. The Annamites,
however, were finally driven back, leaving a great
number of dead on the geld, and, it is asserted, more
than 2,000 prisonen. They bars received, say the
French japers, • good lemon. But such lessons are
very expensive to administer.
POLAND.—A telegram from Warms, states that the
Emperor Ima given orders for the prow-Mien 01
several bills, having for their object the introduction
of further reforms into the adininistration of the
kingdom of Poland. From another quarter we learn
that the Government of Warsaw has stopped the con-
scription, and ordered that ell peraine taken for the
levy ea the night of the 26th and 27th ult., ere to be
released. Mesidium we receive renewed miscounts of
conflicts betceen the insurgents and the troops. mixed
up with rumour, of attempts to poison thri Marquis
Wielopolski, immense seizures of arms, and other
statements more or lean credible. It seems quite cer-
tain that the Russian Government regards the in-
surrection as very serious, and if the Emperor is really
striving to disarm it br prompt and liberal concession,
be deserves every credit for • course so unusual on the
part of a despotic sovereign.
INDIA.—We have good news from India for the
cotton distress. It is stated that in the North-wed
province, along the line of the Grand Turk Road,an enor-
mous quantity of cotton had been collected, nod was
es rode for Calcutta for esiortation. A quantity
which may be considered enormous in India is not
unlikely to be a small one compared with our wants,
but every little helps. It is to be hoped that none of
it will be placed under the United States flag for ship-
ment here, for it is stated that a Confederate privateer
vas erasing in the Bay of Bengel, threatening to catch
and burn to the water's edge every ship bearing the
Asti and stripe*. . . . .

BRAZIL—We are likely to get into • mem with
Brazil. It seems that • difference of opinion had arisen
between the English consul and the Brazilian antler
rities eZ Porte Alegre with respect to the wreck of the
Priem of Wales, in 1861, on the coast of the Rio Grande
do Sul. The eoast, it •ppears, is not only dangerous
materially, but morally, swarming at once with mikes
rook, and blackguard natives. The opinion .4 the
English officials woe that the property contained in the
ship had been plundered, while the Brazilian authorities
could we no evidence that ouch had been the me,
Ultimately Mr. Christie.the British Minister at Rio,sent
in an ultimatum demanding £6,500 damages, which the
Brazilians refused to pay, whereupon the English
squadron seised mine merchant vessels. and the
Brazilian Government agreed at last to eettle the
matter at London. There is, however, a second
grievance. In June lath three officers of an Enelith
ship of war at his went on • day's excursion in plain
clothes, sad on their return came into nollision with the
Foreat police, who isererted that they were intoxicated,
and lodged theist in prison. Mr. Christie, however,
was satisfied that the statements of the police were
false, and, supported from home, sent in another alto- ,
math. demanding dismissal aud apologia.. This dis-
pute ha. been referred to the King of the Belgians for
arbitration, but meantime the people of Brasile are in
• precious temper at the English. The seizure of the
ships had created the most estraordinary excitement.
When the Emperor redwood from his summer residence
to the capital, his carriage, we iare told, was thin.-
detely surrounded by the people, and he was forced to
make • speech, in which he raked his hearers to have
confidence in the Government. Volunteer hits were
opened at owe, and immediately filled. The share-
holders at the hank had demanded the discontinua:toe
of discounting the paper of English houses, and prods.-
medium. had been issued palling on the people to abstain
tmui using every dethription of English gooda We
trust some means will be fould to still the tempest
, that is nigirag in that electric region.
MEXlCO.—Adviees received from Vera Cruz to the
3rd January via Havanna. announce that the French
army had commenced it. march upon Puebla. It was
reported that the vanguard, under General Herthier,
bad been couipletely defeated by the Mexicans. The
report, however, was diaeredited, The Mexicana Sr.
stated to be determined to make a desperate resistance
at Puebla. The number of the French troops destined
I to act agsinet the place was 5,000. The Mexicans had
25.000 regulars, and 10,000 volunteen at Puebla. Tbe
French fieet bombarded Camden for three days, when
lb. Mezieths abandoned the town. The French then
took posecesiomi of the fort, and spiked the guns. The
fleet ad sailed in another direction.

AMERICA.—General Burnside has resigned the 0011111.
mend of the army of the Potomac, and General Hooker
ham been appointed his succemor. Generals Franklin ,
and damner have been relieved of their commands.
General Burnside'a letter of resignation says that the
army would, under mere favourable circumstance.,
have accomplished great results. The bad weatin
mud prevent any forward movementa on the part of
the army of the Potomac. In North Carolina the Fede-
ral,. under General Foster, have made • general for.
ward movement. A Confederate steamer, suppmed to
be either the Alabama or Vieto, or the Harriet Lane,
after a sharp engagement., sank the Federal gunboat
Hatteras off Galveetou. Federal gunboat. had engage-
ment& on the 141 h, at Bar:nacho, Louisiana. No Con.
federates were captured.
The New York correspondent of the Timm, writing
on Burnside'a last anticipated movement, my. :—People
stand aghast at it. The army is notoriously discon-
tented and demoralised. Four months arrears of pay
are due to it, and sines it made its first onslaught on
the impregnable heights beyond Fredvricksburg it has
lost one-third of its numbers by wouads, fevers, deser-
tions, and the gradual atrophy that usually afflicts every
army which loses coolidenoe in its commander or its
muss. The Dad, News New York correspondent
says :—The seised Confederate despatches show that
Mr. Lindsay, ALP., le engaged in negotiatinii with the
Coefederate Government for the construction of war
steamers. The correspondent also sap that the intrigue
to Induce Texas to leave the Confederacy is inspected
In New York to have been concocted by the C,onfede-
rates themselves, for the purpose of precipitating the
action of the British Government, by rousing its
jealousy.