Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-08-04

out Of the neghborhood, the mother ct
she was worthy of the name) sent and
bought it back again for the sum OF IS. I'd.
| The man hestated about selling it back to
its mother, but there was quite an assem-
blage of women about him, and he was
rather fearful they would have maltreated
him.-Northampton Eng Herald.
The King of Prussia.-Frederick Will
liam, it appears, is still living, notwith-
| standing the detailed accounts in the Paris
| papers Of the time and circumstances OF
his death. On the 9th inst, his Majesty
continued to be in great danger.
The preparations ordered for the trans
port Of the remains Of Napoleon from St.
Helena to Paris were in active progress,
and the Minister Of the Interior had in
spected the various articles to be used IN
the funeral ceremony in Paris.
The expedition against Buenos Ayres,
under Admiral Baudin, was not to leave
France before the 9th inst. twas I'M
derstood that he would take possession of
| Buenos Ayres; and that, independently of
the cooperation Of the seamen Of this fleet
and of the troops of Montevideo, he would
require land force Of 1000 men.
| Marshall Valee has communicated moro
Geographic accounts of further victories
over the Arabs! However, the following
| extract from the private correspondence of
the Toulonnais, dated Algers, June 10,
will be found to corroborate the view taken
Of the position Of the French in Africa by
all disinterested men -
"The plain still continues to be envelo-
| ped in flames. The horizon is the Tarta-
| rus, where fire and thick smoke is burst
| ing out. The Arabs absolutely desire to
burn the earth because ii supports U.s.
They are satisfied to perish provided we
perish,a the lowest amongst them would
willingly expose himself to a thousand
swords in order to carry destruction a
mongst the French. What a war And
how is it to end? What will become Of
the heroes of the scene? What will be-
come Of the conquerors2 Is it the part of
conqueror to annihilate an entire popula-
tion2 Is it the part of a hero to put an
old man to death whose last cry is male
diction? But it is enough to set one mad;
the poet Orestes ought to have inhabited
Algiers."
China.-The Charles Grant has arrived,
bringing 1000 chests Of tea, and as much
news from China as could be expected,
considering that her latest date from that
country is fourteen days earlier than the
date received by the last overland mail.
London, June 0.-We received last night
the overland mail from India, which left
Bombay on the 30th April for Suez, by
the Zenobia steamer.
From Calcutta we learn, under date the
18th April, that a part of the expedition
against China had sailed, and that the re-
mander would follow in the course Of
week or ten days.
ATTEMPT OF THE CHINESE TO BURN THE
BRITISH FLEET IN TOONGKOO BAY.
About 10 O'Clock on the 28th Feb. two
small junks were observed to arrive among
the shipping in Toongkoo Bay. About half
past one on the following morning, they
were observed coming down from the east
ern end Of the bay in flames, but the wind
being too southerly they drifted in shore of
the shipping through the mass of small
Chinese boats and foreign schooners: one
touched the Devil schooner, and set fire to
her forward, but the crew succeeded in ex-
tinguishng the fire with the loss of the jib
and damage TO the bowsprit. These junks
or RATS were filled with all kinds of COM
bustibles, cotton, oil, bamboo guns, or ra
Their tubes, thickly mounted in several tiers,
that threw out fire. balls as the fire reached
them. Some Of the ships slipped their ca
bles. land the Cawasjee Family was aground
for few hours, but without receiving any
damage. 1t is the opinion of an experien-
ced eyewitness that had there been 90
such junks chained together, the shipping
would have been greatly injured.
This abortive attempt, however, has had
the good effect Of awakening the captains
and officers Of the ships to the danger to
which they are exposed, and they are
therefore more on he alert; several have
bent sails, shifted their berths, and got
springs on their cables.
Since writing the above we have been
told that another attempt was made to burn
the fleet on the succeeding night, but, from
some unknown cause, was not persevered
in Canton Register, March 8.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA AT BOSTON
WITH NEWS THREE AND A HALF DAYS
LATER.
The English steamer Britannia arrived
at Boston from Liverpool, via. Halifax, on
Saturday evening, at IL o'clock. By an
express sent on by Mr.. Harnden, we re-
ceived our file Of papers, &c. at 10 o.
clock yesterday morning. They are to the
9TH of July from Liverpool, and the eve
ming of the 3rd from London.
The English papers say that Gen.Ham-
ilton had failed to negotiate the Texan