Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-24
FOREIGN.


-Four days lefer trom Europe--.3r'sa' Of tho Britannia
steamship al Boston, IN y days from LiropOoi.
NV YORK, July 2O.-The steamship Britannia, Of
Mr.. Cunard 5 line, from Liverpool 10 Halifax, was trle-
nrarhcd of Boston, where such splendid ceremon'a!s
awaited her, doubtless this day, 10 minutes after :, on
Sunday evening, as We learn by the extra Boston Times,
brought on ~ the express 10 the newspapers at inns
CITY. She was safely moored at her wharf at cas- Bos'
ton before 10.
The Britannia had 60 passengers from Liverpool for
Boston, and % for Halifax. She arrived in Halifax
in inst about Il days, and was detained there for some
time.
The Hon. Samuel Cunard is amOng the passengers
bv the Britannia.
The latest news which had been received from the
United States, wa. 10 the lJth June, by Inc packet snip
United States from New York.
The Britannia len Liverpool the afternoon OF July
tlh. and Boston thus has The qualification by the RAPID
fight cf her steamships to furnish the latest news IRON
Europe TO New York and other cities.
We are indebted TO our correspondent for tho London
Sun Of July I'd, which contains the 10 lowing important
news from China:
Mars from China.-The Overland Mailirom india has
arrived, bringing Canton papers OF the 2'th OF Aareh,
Singapore p.pers of the 18th April, and Bombay papers
OF the 23d Of MAY, inclusive. From Canton the news
is more interesting than important. Inc oiinese
were making (ior thcm) vigorous preparations Tor hosti-
E!itrs wIta England. They were 5usiIE constructing
numerous fIc.Ialts for burning British shipping, ana Is
from time immemor!al tie ingenuity OF Tie Chinese has
been directed 10 the manufacture o. fireworks, 'EeIe ~
more DANCER 10 be epprcbcIided ircn! these internal INA
than from any of Admiral Kwaa's floating batteries.
The American merchants finding hat Canton VAS likely
10 be soon too hot for theni, and hat Great Britain was
not TO be deferred from seeking reparauon Tor The III,
suit offered 10 the Representative o, her Sovereign! ana
the robbery Of her subjects, by heir protests, had quit.
ted the provincial city, which put complete stop To all
foreign trade.
The DRUID cid guns, had been ordered 10 JON The
squadron destined 10 make wal on China, and had aT-
rived. :,
News of the death of the Empress Of China had
reached Canton. Pckin wa. said to be IN a state o: dan
rerous excitement: the Stoppagc Of ih- foreign trade
having accustomed great distress among The Tea growers
and rhubGrb cuiuy.tors. \ considerable l.ss Of rcye.
rue was experienced in tie Imperial EEchcquer, and
the MamdiI.ns who indirectly rroii'!cd By the trade
were ali iscon,"nted-a"d d.scoHtcmt sometimes IND
a tongue even under tho de,putic awa% oithe lmresa!
Ruler Of "ten thousand kingdoms. The T-isnns ty-
nasty beng Of the Tartar race, 10 exceedingly umpopu'
lar IN China, and II IS not impossible that tc contest
with England may lead 10 i revolution.
The British forces embarked al Madras on the iGll
April.
The Chinese on Their side were all activity and deter,
miua,ton.
Many Chinese families were fying from Macao.
AT Tckin ANA .Hlonhdcu there was Il sP,rtc t d:sc2n-
tent and rebellion manifested. 4 memorial had been
i addressed 10 The Emperor praying for the massacre o.
the English a,a tie s;orrag- UitHc !"T"isi, trade
1t was expected that Tie retirement. o. tic Al"riic1"
l.TIus from canton, IN cDniuhrt!uA Will u "' o'h'I
prohibiting vessels from gong down from " han?oa
with deck ccrgocs, ana The prospect a hosi,LtIes win
Britain, woulc materially ~a:ieottne export OF tea, wi'ct
some OF our correspondents d. not expect 10 exceed
~ gUa,lUU lbs Tor the season should a force arrive, and
a faI! in the price Of teas seemed 10 be c"niideni!y
looked forward 10 on tho Chinese finding that 1t was
the intention Of the Americans TO quit Canton.
Il The papers report the deccase OF TaonEwamg 5 In
press, and ,ome strange Disturbances al fchin.
Advices from Alexandra. ofthe 2Jth MT, states ttat
Nelenet Ali, on hearing Of the dismissal OF hosrew
Pasha, had offered 10 give up the Ottoman teet uncon'
dltiunally. The insurrectIun III Syria was not tct APP
peascd. The Linir Bechr had demanded The mediation
ofthe Consul General d France, butt Niceroy wouIt
listen to no proposal, and sent 10000 men 10 reduce
the rcvolters. The p'agu. was nearly at an END.
The Paris papers Of Tuesday contain the following
Geographic dcspatchcs, announcing the entrance OF
ba!;mascca INTO France.
BNo<sr, June 80, . o'clock.
The Sab-pr,t.d to tke .NiniSt,r Of the interior.
, On the cvcnrng Of the Goth General Concha beat
; Balrnascda between Miranda dc Arsa and Tafalla.-ii-
killed zoe men, and took 10 prisoners
Ibc Sob.prjtct 10 the .NiniSter Of Tic intc"t0r.
Balmascda entered France yesterday evening By ia.
, ran. with 500 men. We are assured that 1000 men
Twill enter alsohy the same pass tonight or tomorrow
This intelligence closes the career of Baimaseaa, ana
puts an end TO all hope Of again exciting the Basque
! provinces in favor Of Don Carlos. We are informed
i Cabrera IS about 10 follow immediately n similar cour'e
; ~ Rangoon as late 5s April 18th, as We learn by the
Calcutta Gazette Of May 9Th, the news of the Engi'sh
, expedition 10 China had created a great sensation.-
, Trade was in a very unsettled state III consequence.
a med fort, garriSoned by the ilazarchs, had been
captured by a British detachment, and nearly all put 10
/, the STord. ,
, Letters from Bokara, khiva and other places, fully
confirms he arrival of a formidable Russian force alto,
gcther TOO dtsproporticnate 10 the alleged object ol
| merely liberating some slaves al khiva.
), The Singapore papers 10 April ii, state that the letters
from Canton to the last of March, mention that the OPP
una trade is still going on upon the Chinese coast, but
with more caution; III consequence OF the NanaaF'hes
being more on the alert. 1t is stated that one house al
Canton purchased nine millions IF pounds 81 Congo"
ten, on their own account before the prices rot up. The
merchant fleet at Ton-koo was thinning fast. Tyson
brought so per picul. Several of The American MGR
! chants had issued circulars, declining to receive andtur'
,her cons,gnmen:a or orders, and expressing their lntca.
lion 10 remove their establishments 10 Macao.
The total quantity of tea shipped 10 G. Britain, since
July 1880, is $500 27lbs. and inc exports now going
on will increase it 10 about u ,000, 600. Silk IS quoted
at 500 Tsaltcc. Exchange on England j 10 TO 4 II
There had been considerable arrivals Of cotton a
Singapore from Calcutta and China. The India navy
is so short Of officers that the merchant captains are
sent to supply Tie steamers 10 Suc2, and the little Io'
a steamers on the Indus.
Dost Malonmcd, the enemy Of the British, had been
treated with great attention by the Russians At BokaTah
where he is imprisoned. The Russian force at khivs
is estimated Mt ~ 900 and - pieces ofordnance. They
had routed the khan's army near there. The Russian;
were met at that place by an embassy from Persia anG
another from Bokara.
Parli0meak- Can0da. On the night Of June Both
Lord Melbourne moved the second reading Of the
Canada Government Bill.
The Duke of Wellington did not oppose the second
reading of the bill, but thoughtihc time had not arrived
VIXEN il could BE- safely adopted. Lord Gosinrd, LORD
Peterborough, the Earl Of Ripon and Lord Brougham
were Of. the same opinion.
As no amendment, however, was moved, the bill was
read a second time.
Sir r. Innlis then brought forward his motion fol
\ Church Extension. which rave rise ia n very interest
ing discussion. On a division the numbers were:
For Tie motion liJ
Against it l65
Majority 81
Lord Melbourne,s speech in favor ofthe Canada union
IS extolled even by the London Courier, who, in re.
luctantly conceding TO the measure, and expressing
regret at non-concurrence with the "great Duke" Of
Weliingtons straightforward speech in opposition to
the bill, calls him, rather ALPHABETICALLY, "thc master
mind Of The are The Dnae said-