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Arrival 81 the ColuEnbaa.
EIGHT n4Ts LATER FROM EUROPE.
Rsnswaf Of tAs Hy 6sfwess Ckipo end fAs
EnghsA-F Fell Of Canton-- 1rislp1 Of
shs BTifish Foress--Riss IN Tsas--Pvo-
babis DissoisfSos Of tie Cs@aons-@Rs-
sors IF tie Prssidsnf Sfeaaer.
The columb:s stesEship arrived al Boa
ton on Nsdnesday evening At bali past
10 o'clock. She brings full files Of Len
don papers 10 June 4ih--Paris TO June %
-Liverpool to June 4sh inclusive---and
Canton to the lst Of April. oaly II days
since.
The principal feature ia the sevs is that
the war has sgain broken out 10 Chius,
because the Emperor would not rally the
treaty. The British have captured Csn-
ten, and ell ths forts on the rivef, without
the loss Of . single nan. The trade 10
open 10 Canton. the owners Ct vessels
runnisg al risks. Canton wa taken on
The 25lh Of February on the same dsy
Chusan vss given up to tbs Chinese.
High Commissioner Ksshen has been dis
gracsd and cent 70 Pekin in irons. The
Chinese lost 400 men.
An American gentleman from Canton
Says the city 10 doomed 70 the 1ames.-
There ara 200. 600 Chinese starving in the
IHeighboEhood for vsnt Of smploymeni.
who are - ready to sack the place. ~ the
sailors a-e.
Trade Of eli kinds is sill dull. Money
was scarce. The funds we're flat; Teas
rose I'd q pound. The Cotton market
was duh. and without any change Of i'm
Pcrtancs in prices.
ENGLAND.
FARLIAMEHTARY.--N important
has been done in either house.
DIssoEUTIoN OF PARkIAMERT.-Ws
learn from the bsst authority that the dis
solution Of PaFliament will take place about
the l2ih Of this mouth. The proelama-
lion is ready. and only walls the Queens
signature The new parliament is 10 meet
on The 4lh Of August--IH Hereford JosU.
ANOTHER STEAMER sEEN-PRoBABIR
SAFETY OF THE PRESIDENT.
LivKRPooL. June 18th.
We have bad great many arrivals Of
vessels from foreign ports to-day, and
among them the FoFtituds, from Busnos
Ayres the captain (AEbuthnogl Of which
states. that on the 9th May, II 8 A. NJ.
lat ~ N. long. % 30 W., about 10 miles
distant. he saw very large steamer steer
ing TO the NE, without funnel, . Grip
pied toremast. and large paddle boxes
painted dark color. with large square
iopsail set on the main iopnnaSs, a top
gallant sail on the fore topmass, and with
fore and aft sails. The steamer was max
ing very slow progress.
Tbs intelligsnee, ecmmanieSted BY
Captain AFbulhnot, has excited the mott
intense interest here, sud MANY pSyo6oa
siill hops that from eonenFRsnt eiFcum-
stances Il nay Be the President; and pro.
haely The sleamef seen By The Portuguese
brig Conde &c Pslaans, On the a3d April,
g lai. 81. aid lsng. 30. OiheFs Suppose
Z may be the Britannia steamer, krom
Halifax, but this impFssslon II BY 30
Hsans general towards the close % The
day The oPinioa 10 very slFOaR that The
vessel seen BY the roFtiiuds viii prove 20
Be The PresideaI bat il l. At best mere
Ieonisetnre.
71s PrssiSsAt.--Ths vessel seen bv sho
FoEtiiuds, and supposed to be 4 large
steamer, disabled, vas in al probability
the London, from Yafmonth, N. S., that
arrived hers yeslerdsy--iha description
and position Of the disabled vessel sfreo-
ing with that Ofihs LOndon.
lhtssrPooI Psprr, EsAs Z.
LivERPooL. 9. Is b. m.--The impress
sion gains ground every hour, that the
steam ship seen by the FoFiilada Is the
President.
cePtuys Of tAs BogHs Fovts aad kks CYtv
Of CaafOs By fAs ByifisA.--On the 2ltk al
February Doii6estioa Of The renewal Of
hossiliiies vas isszsd 10 her Britanic Ma
Ijegiy's subjects.
Towards tho close Of the morning Of
the 10Th Of February. three howilzsrs and
party Of Sepoys were landed Al Chnen-
pee, from The Nemesis and the hoals e.
the squAdron. The Chinese kept up :
desultoly Gre while The darkness lasted.
Before the daSn Of day Z battery had
been erected With sspd bags ana The Rsas
got into position. FFcm lkass as soon a
II vac sufficiently light he British return.
cd :he Gre 81 the Chiness.
AZ .. m.lhe tide safvsd and The SIG.
nal vas inside foT The sqaedFon 10 Weigh.
u. ~. 8. caljieps bsaFisR the broad psn-
dat. 81 the CsnmoaoEe led the attack
agaiasi Ncrth Waaicae. followed 6y he
eaesepes, DTeid, Wellesley, SaIphnE. aad
scdgsis. TIE Di1nhsins. end Melgiils.
With The Qaasn pssamsf, opened lhsir sre
on ne lost - Chasa4pee. BY 500. th.
seiion BED bseome general. and The asiaa
sonsiapi Esd heavy o. 90 sides. Ia shs
meaniime The Nemesis and A1a6aeasear
steamers. With numarous haafs 81 tow
ran n close % y Geek Tow. ana Is.Se5
The iFoOrs under he comhsand q Melor
Pratt.
Shortly af,sFusyds he whols Of ne
forts @eFe 70 possession 81 ne Bsiiish
loFesa. Official noii6caiiens 4sgs is1esa
e tie eoarss a he asy ona 81 ne Pc
giPoisnliaSy intlmaiing toe espiurs % si,s
forts, ihe oihsr ~ fhs Comns3sss az
ihogizing mslchant vessels a 1900 !.
TIE Bogue.
TIE HumhsF ~ pGisoners iahsa a. Cha.
sn-Pee i esiimsisd - loee. asd tbs nm.
- aod gounded on The side 81 ghs oki.
nsss aFe said % bs very numsfous.
iae British troops hsvs posrs.sion az
ftsr .rrIfrm "a &c.. e.