Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-15
Tom he Ne,c Yorh Sun and Hnaid-Erfru
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITTANIA.


AnnIvED-GREAT FALL IN TEAS.
The Steamship Britannia, Cept. II. D. Cle'and,
-.'i'ed o. Boston on Thursday morning a, clock
Auging intelligence from England up to the !olh
w. She left Liverpool on the 2Cth at l o'clock,
o.. NJ arrived a, Halifax on Tuesday the dh inst,
. six o'clock. A. NJ, and left OF 2 y. NJ. the same
q y making the passage from Liverpool ro Bos-
- in l5I days. She brings papers from London
tho 9Th ult., and Liverpool 10 the Goth. She
ought 80 passengers TO Halifax, and 60 to Bos-
q y; and took in at Halifax, for Boston, ten.
The Cotton market at Liverpool on the 17b and
.I;h was dull, and sales small, at decline of I'd.
The steamer President had not arrived out, and
vat excitement prevailed in Liverpool and Lon
don in consequence. Nearly all hopes of her safety
crc given up, and insurance could scarcely be ef-
i,o.ed on her at any rate.
SETTLEMENT WITH CHINA.
by the overland mail, which arrived at Marseil-
=, on the 4th ultimo and reached London on the
IL, intelligence has hcen received Of the settlement
- The dispute with the Chinese authorities ct Can
..'Tbis was not effected until two of the forts at
80 passage Of tho Boguc had been stormcd by the
brlish forces the fleet of war junks destroyed, and
r'e batteries higher up the river bombarded by the
f'c'. Then the Governor of Canton, seeing tha,
&c tmo for procrustina,on was passed. sent to beg
i7r suspension of hostilities, and commenced the
nsrotiaton, which speedily led to settlement fihe
sfulc, a, least, SO far he had the power of
-:ling il.
The details Of the settlement of the China c C1cs-
ION not fully given, but &c far they
stood, it appears they not satisfactory to the
}nglsh merchants. correspondent of the Nor
ming Chronicle, under date Bombay, March l, says:
"As will be supposed, the terms of arrangement
as-ecd upon by Captain Elliot and the Imperial
Commissioner hnve been made the subject aesdy
ri grea, deal of discussion. The prevailing feel
r is decidedly that of dissatisfaction, but this may
rc in degree attributable to the dislike SO gen.
etAly entertained of Captain Elliot"
From the London Morning Chronicle.
We received last night an extraordinary express
from Paris, of Wednesday evening, bringing our
tTarscilles correspondents summary of the news
trough, by the India Mail.
Our daes Gfe from Chusan TO tho Goth Dccem.
h,r, frcm Macao TO the 9th of January, from Sin.
r7porc 10 the 25th Of January, from Calcutta to the
Sih Of Feb, from Madras TO the Goth Feb, from
"cinde to the 22d Feb, from Bombay to the LIST Of
"la'ch, and from Alexandra TO the 25,h of March.
In consequence of the insincerity and tardiness
displayed by 'ho Imperial Commissioner, an attack
made on the morning of the 9th of Jan. on the
outpos,s the Dogue forts. In two hours the fort
in possession of the English, with loss Of only
3 killed and 23 wounded that of the Chinese is
estimated at from 500 to 700. Many were killed
in the attempt to escape by jumping down from
aeir embrasures depth of 20 feet, to the rocks be-
NV. The ships and crews escaped unhurt, otho'
the for! mounted 35 guns.
At the same time the fort of T'ycocktow was Ct
tcAed by another squadron. heavy fire was o.
Vcned on the fort, and promptly returned, but the
Chinese guns speedily disabled, and party
OF seaInen landed to seize the fort. The Chinese
make spirited resistance but were soon overpow-
,ied and the fort captured. The first lieutenant Of
the Samarang was wounded in the attack.
The sieam-vesse then attacked the feet of iunks
lying in Ansons Bay, but owing to the shallowness
of,hc water, only the Nemesis could approach them
towing l2 armed boats from her Msjesty's ships
Her first rocket set fire to the powder magazine of
one junk; Is others were blown up by their own
crews, and the rest escaped into the inner waters.
Next morning her Majesty's ship Blenheim began
10 throw shells into the batteries at Wantong, and
preparing TO attack the chief fort of Anunghoy,
when the Chinese -Commander-in- Chief made a
communication to Captain Elliot, who thereupon
desisted from further hoslities
WITHDRAWAL or THE FoRcEs FROM THE
BoeuE-On the night Of the 22d of January, His
E1celiency Commodore S. Gordon Bremen arrived
III the Roads, accompanied by several ships Of wal
and steamers. The English colors were removed
from, and Chinese planted in their stead, on Cheun
roo On Thursday last The ships of war have, We
learn, all left the Bogue and part Of them will pro-
coed to Hong Kong Immediately, to take possession
Of that island in the name of Her Majesty.
The London papers of the 18th state that insu
RANGES were dono upon the President at Lloyd's q
fifty guineas per cent. The underwriters at Liver
pool on Friday refused to do business on her at
premium Of eighty per cent. Despair is beginning
10 take Possession of the public mind respecting
hel, and there is too much reason to spprehend tha
The worst fears will be realized.
The American news taken to England BY tn
Caledonia, appears to have given general sstisfac
iion.
Accounts from TIebiscnde, received at Constan
tinople, state that all differences between GIeai Bri
n