The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-11 00:00:00

CHINA.

Intelligence from Hong Kong states that in
punishment of the late outrage at Namtow, General
Van Straubenzee, with 700 men, had sacked and
burned the place.

The troubles at Ningpoo continue. At Canton
affairs are satisfactory.
At Hong Kong trade is dull. Exchange 4s. 31d.
to 4d. Shanghai imports and exports dull. Ex-
change, ss. 11d. to 6s.

AMERICA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING.

The screw steamship Vigo arrived in the Mersey
this morning with the United States' mail of tilt,
25th, and 406,531 dollars in specie.

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL)
PLYMOUTH, MONDAY MORNING.
The African Steam Navigation Company's mai
packet Gambia, Commander Delamotte, arrived ai
midnight.
Her dates are :—Old Calabar, August 27 ; Came
roon, 29 ; Fernando Po, 31; Bonny, September 5 ;
Lagos, 7; Accra, 10 ; Cape Coast, 11; Liberia, 17 ;
Sierra Leone, 21 ; Bathurst, 25 ; Goree, 26 ; Tene-
riffe, October 21 ; Madeira, 3.
The cargo includes 2,384 oz. gold dust, and 3,860 f.
in specie, 414 puncheons palm oil, 447 billets cam-
wood, 120 Turkish ivory, 73 cases arrowroot, 447
bags cochineal, 1 case 1 parcel ivory, 1 cask yams,
6 barrels shea grease, 3 casks indigo dye, and 4
cases Cayenne pepper.
Affairs continue very unsatisfactory in the Sierra
Leone river, on account of the differences among
the surrounding tribes.
The Spitfire returned Sept.l4, from the Sherbro',
where she conveyed a detachment of the Ist West
India Regiment, under Captain Hughes, for the pro-
tection of the British Consul.
Prices of colonial produce :—arrowroot, 4d. to
10d. ; Sherbro' camwood, £8 to £l2 ; gold, £3 15s
per ounce ; ground nut oil, 4s. 9d. per gallon ;
dried hides, 9d.—salted, sd. ; green, 3d. ; prime
ivory, ss. ; second, 3s. ; scrivellors, 2s. ; palm oil,
Is. Bd. to ls. 10d. ; teak, per load, 70s. to 90s. ; for
building, 60s. ; wax, Bd. to ls.
The steamer Rainbow, for the Niger expedition,
arrived, August 22, at Sierra Leone, and sailed
August 28. Lieut. Glover, R.N., was waiting her
arrival on the 31st of August at Fernando Po.
The Island is healthy.
The Rainbow passed Cape Coast Castle on the
sth of September.
It is reported that the Sunbeam is ashore in the
Niger, the Kroomen took to the boats and landed
in Bonny river. The true condition of the Sun-
beam is unknown. Her supercargoes are in charge.
The Governor in Accra has started with an
expedition of natives to Crobboe, to subdue one
of the Ashantee chiefs who refuses to pay the
poll-tax.

At Cape Coast Castle gold and 'ivory are very
scarce, and trade is exceedingly dull.
Her Majesty's steam-vesssl Myrmidon was at
Fernando Po, the Conflict in Lagos, the Ardent
and Sharpshooter at Cape Coast Castle, and the
Trident and Childers at Sierra Leone.
The African mail steam-ship Armenian arrived
at Liberia on the 11th of September, and sailed
next day for the Leeward coast.
The Ethiope was going into Santa Cruz on the
Ist of October.
Cochineal and wine are likely to be abundant

this season at Teneriffe.
The Spanish war steamer Vasco de Balbos, from
the coast, sailed October 15, for Cadiz.
The abduction of a Moorish girl of 16, by a vessel
belonging to Grand Canary, and her alleged ill-
treatment subsequently in the capital of that island,
has created a great indignation.
His Netherlands Majesty's skip Nickerie was at
Madeira Oct. 3, bound to Surinam. -
The steamship Britannia, Commander Burnwell.
which sailed from Plymouth Sept. 24, left the island
for the coast Oct. 3.
A screw steamship with troops passed Sept. 29,
bound to south.

The barque Parrock Hall was receiving 200
Portuguese labourers for St. Kitt's.
The comet was first observed by the Gambia,
Sept. 28, lat. 21.25 N., long. 18.10 W., bearing by
compass N.W. half W., the head of it to the west.
The Gambia passed Oct. 7, lat. 41.31 N., long.
12.35 W. ; the ship Sultan, steering S. Commander
de la Motte received a testimonial from his pas-
sengers outward, and a handsome gold watch home-
wards, in approbation of his conduct during this
his first voyage.