The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-05-20
Late from Europe.


NEw York, MAX.
The Britannia has arrived at Boston, with
.,cs from England to the both of April
a the overland mail from India. The
.,eliqence from China is OF great impor-
,gee. Il had its effect in England before
N saillug Of the steamer, and has had it's
,tsct here to-day. The news briefly told
as follows:
On the morning Of the 9th of January.
| consequence of the protraeted hardness
the Imperial Commissioner, an attack
a, made by part of the English fleet
500 the outposts Of the Bogue forts. The
blncse promptly returned the fire, but in
- than two hours the outposts and forts
ssr in the possession OF the English ma
!, Of the Chinese were killed-six or Sc.
rrn hundred, report says, and only some
HI dozen of the English. Another d.
,soa of the squadron made an attack up.
another quarter OF the enemy's camp,
such as speedily yielded to the superior
hspine OF the English fleet. The fleet
1 janks in Anson's Bay were next attack
4, and scattered like chaif before the
End, although but one Of TIE steamships
oald play upon them. Eighteen Of the
rats were blown up by the Chinese them.
gives, aud deserted. Powder and ball
e,y soon brought " the Brother Of the Sun
bid Noon " TO terms. 4 communication
ss made by the commandments to
aptain Elliot, and hos,ilities ceased. The
sui, was a negotiation, the principles Of
hlch are based upon the following agree
eni
lst. The cession of the island ard har.
|pr Of llougkong TO the British Crown.
2. An Indemnity TO the British Gov.
|gnmcnt OF six millions Of dollars-onc
slhon payable at once, and the res, in an.
sal instruments, ending in ls46.
81. Direct official intercourse between
Be two Governments, upon an equal foot
q.
These are the great principles Of the
,grccmeut. The deiallsar not published.
letter from Bombay, dated the lst of
| aarch, says that all the troops were to BE-
rhNuh recalled from Chusan, and pos
s,sion gwen TO the Chinese. The Eng
"a flag has bees. taken from the Bosne
his, and the Chinese placed u, mast head
aacad. Nothing Is said IN the negotla.
lins IN regard to opium; the understand.
~ IS that It may be imported into the new
sglemeni, but TO continue contTaband at
.him. Tho general trade this season IS
b be carried on at Whampoa.
The mert hants a, liverpool engaged IN
Il lnda and China trade grumbte loudly
4 the settlement made. They argue, ia
address TO Lord Palmerstou, that not
ae Of the great aud important objects A.
wsed as the cause Of the expedition has
zen accomplished, and entrcat his lord
DIP no, 10 ra,Ify the treaty, the ayowed
si important objects Of which, they say,
lr calculated to degrade the British char
rier. All this, Of course, Is moonshine,
ID the degradation complained Of is only
natter Of dollars and cents with the pc
sleners.
The effect Of the China news in Eng
80, which arrived on the llth of April,
~ 10 create panic in the tea trade
ses we're stopped, aud nothing OF impor-
asce was done from che lith TO the goth.
" news has had the same effect here.
srgc tea sale was advertised 10 the city
iakc place to-day. Buyers locked %
p place Of sale, prompted rather from
srln4ily than ans other feeling. Few Or
y alos were made, add tho amount al.
grisod were Withdrawn.
! regret to iuform you TINT there is no
1siscnce of the steamer President. -
iAough forty dnys OH, when the Britannia
q Liverpool, she had not been heard
sU. The only hope OF safety in Eng.
~ Proves f',llacio0s. Capt. Frazier, as
No as the l7th, gave bis reasons for sup
laag the ill.fnted steamer had put into
srmuda, but the news we have from Ber-
rQda makes even that hope hopeless. The
raeTal opinion here Is that she has ioun.
sfed at sea.
The European intelligence is not impor.
bot, nor the commercial news Of much IN.
srest, except in the tea mnrket. Cotton
'ss $3.50, and, on the whole, without ma.
nal alteration. The reports Of the state
trade in the manufacturing districts
rdg a state Of things not very pleasant