Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-06-24

FOREEG.V .TEEE.S.
from he Nem Yelk Hnrala.


The Columbia steamship arrived a,
Boston on Wednesday evening, 10th inst.
ut half past ten O'Clock. We received
our foreign papers by our own special cx-
press from Boston at q o'clock last eve
ming. She brings TO us our full files OF
London papers TO June 4lh-paris 70 June
2d--and Liverpool to June i,h inclusive.
She also brings dates from Bombay OF
the Cd Of May--lusi SIX weeks back. And
Canton to the LIST of April, only a days
since.
The overland mail Of Bombay, May 2,
reached London Oh the evening Of the Cd
of June.
The principal feature in the news IS that
the war has broken out IN China, because
the Emperor would no. ratiiy the treaty.
The British have captured Caution, and
all the forts on the river, without the loss
Of single man. The trade is open 10
Canton, the owners OF vessels running all
risks. Canton was taken on the 18th Of
February on the same day Chusan wos
given up to the Chinese. High Commits
sioner keshen has been disgraced and sent
to pekin in irons. The Chinese lost 400
men.
An American gentleman from Canton
says the city is doomed to the ilames.-
There are 200, 900 Chinese starving in
the neigLborhood for want Of employment,
who are as wiling to leave the place as
the sailors are.
We give in its proper place all the ru-
mors about the President. She had not
arrived.
Tncre is prospect Of peace with Per.
STA.
Trade OF all kinds is still dull. Money
was scarce.
ENGLAND.
PARLIAMENrARY.-N othing important
has been done in either house. The de.
bate on peeI's ''No Confidence Motion"
commenced on the 9th of May, and was
continued next night. The adjourned de-
bate was opened by SERGEANT Taliord on
the 2nd June.
Tux PRESIDENT SrEAMsHIP.-The set
Element of the risks upon the President
entered at I.loyd's, was 10 have taken
place today, bul was postponed TO the
llth inst to allow further time for news
respecting her.-London Times, Jue ?.
ANOTHER STEAMER SEEN PROBABLE
SAFETY OF THE PRESIDENT.
LIVERPOOL, June 4th.
) We have had great many arrivals oil
vessels from foreign ports to-day, among
them the Fortitude, from Buenos Ayres ;
the captain {Arbuihnot) Of which states,
that OH the 9Th May, al A. NJ. lat AZ
N. long. "a 80 W., about 10 miles dis
} tant, he saw very large steamer steer.
ing to the N. l.. without funnel, Grip
pied foremost, and large paddle boxes
} painted dark color, with large square
topsa!l set on the maintopmast, tofgal-
7 lant-sail on the loretopmast, ard with fore
and aft sails. The steamer was making
very slow progress.
This intelligence, communicated by
Captain Arbulhnot, has excited the most
} intense interest here, and many persons
still hope that from concurrent clrcum-
) stances it may be the President and pro-
baby the steamer seen by the Portuguese
brig Condo dc Pdlama, on the 23d OF April,
in lat. 81, and long. 40. Others suppose
it NAV be the 3Iltannia steamer, from ila-
ifax, but this impression is by no means
general /; towards the close Of the day the
opinion is very strong that the vessel seen
by the Forttude will prove TO be the Pre-
sident; but it is at best mere conjecture.
The London, \ armouth, N. S. at Liver.
pool, May 0, lat. 43, long. 66, fell in with
the Paragon, Liverpool to Halifax, IN a
sinking state, having been run aboard OF
by a large American ship tho day prevl-
Gus, and took of the crew. May l2th,
lat. 43, long. 90, the London struck an
iceberg and lost bowsprit, maintopmast,
&c. and stove in her a;board low. Short
Iva iterwards heard crash, which was
supposed to proceed from another vessel
running agans, the ice, and it was feared
sunk, but the weather was too thick to
distinguish her.
The President. vessel seen by
the Fortitudc, and supposed to be a large
steamer, disabled, was in all probability
the London, from Yarmouth, N. S. that
arrived here yesterday-thc description
and position of the disabled vessel agree.
ing with that Of the London. - LiUeypo0l
paper, June a.
CHINA.
Most Important intelligence from China
- Capture of the Bogue Forts and The city
of Canton By the BYiiSh.-The ntelli-
gence received from China during the past
month is Of highly interesting and i'm
portant nature. Our latest news from
Macao is to the 3lst Of March. keshen's
continued representation, having at
length exhausted Captain ElIioti's pa
thence, the Nemesis steamer was dispatch
cd from Macao on the 18th February,
with the draft Of treaty for the approval
and ratification of the imperial high com
missioner.
The commander of the steamer was or.
dered to wait at the Bogue for reply I'M
til the 18th, and in the event Of his not re.
ceiving one by that day, to return imme-
diately to Macao. This he accordingly
did on the 10Th, Keshen not having made
his appearance. A circular was then
published, stating that the squadron were
then moving towards the Bocca Tigrs.
On the following day Captain Elliott re-
ceyed message from keshen, in which
the latter stated his willingness to sign the
treaty, and excused his delay in not COM
ing to Tho Bogue when the steamer was
there nv alleoiuu thai hn had haan do