The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-07-30
F O r f | G N N L w S.
ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.
Fifteen Bags Eater.


Liverpool dates to the 5th of July, and
London to The 4ih The Acadia, reach
ed Boston on Wednesday night at halt
past / O'Clock, having leil Liverpool on
the 5th The prominent items of news
are, the illness OF Sir Robert Peel, ii third
attempt 20 assassinate Ike Queen, and All
extraordinary effort on the part of the
Chinese to reake Ning-po. All the de-
tails of interest will be found below.
The British Parliament were engaged
in discussion on the distress throughout
the country. The Charlists were moving
in various quarters; the shoemakers had
held meetings at several places 10 consider
tho prevailing distress. and the Anti Corn
Law Associations were agitated as usual.
Phila. iuqnircr.
THE REPRIEvE OF FRANCIS, AND
A y iIiV ITEMPT TO KILL THE
QUEEN.
The convict Francis, who fired at the
Queen, has been reprieyed. There does
not exist doubt that the pistol Was load
ed with IA destructive substance. lie still
asserts that he had not intended to injure
her majesty, but did it with view tc get
provided with home for life similar to
that Of Oxford, lie will be transported
for life 10 a penal settlement
The announcement OF his reprieve had
scarcely been made known, when the pub
lie were alarmed by report that another
and exactly similar attempt had been
made upon her Aiajesly's life. The de-
tails are almost too larsical for notice. 1t
appears that the royal corlagc was return
ing on Sunday from the Chapel Royal, in
St. james, a detormed youth presented and
snapped an old rusty pistol at the carriage
in which her Majesty was sealed. He
was seized by another youth, who wres-
ted the weapon lrolA his hand, but the
policeman III attendance refused to take
HIM III charge, believing it TO be u hoax,
on which he was permitted to cscape.-
He was apprchended in the course If the
day, when it was discovered tina, he had
recently and repeatedly been heard TO say
that he admired the conduct of Francis,
and regretted ,hat he had not succeeded in
his attempt: that Francis was brave lcl-
low, aid wished he had been in Francis
place, for he would do for the Queen; thai
he had prime air gun and pistol, and he
would use Them in the same cause. The
pistol had an old flint, lock with screw
and rifle barrel. Upon detaching the bat
rel, which was done with some difficulty,
from the screw having become exceeding
IN Ia, x, At
were found in it aporlion of very coarse
powder, piece of tobacco pipe, and some
paper waddlng. Ills motive is supposed
TO be the same as that of Francis.
The accounts from China are interest
ing. On the 18th Of March the Chinese,
10000 or $4,000 strong tried to rcrake
Ming. o, while another force attacked
Chinghae. In both instances thcy were
tepuiseG with considerable loss.
The details have been received The
mail is despatched from Bombay on the
Odd OF May. ten days earlier than usual,
in ort'er to avoid the monsoon. The
Chinese were allowed TO enter Ningpoo
without opposition, but upon rturhing
the market place were attacked on all
sides by the British troops and instantly
routed. When they got with III one hun
dred yards OF the BRUSH guns, terrific
fire OF grape and cansislel was poured
down upon them. They fled in comltl-
sion, leaving about $50 dead. The 49th
regiment was then sent in pursuit. but up
TO the last accounts had not yet returned.
A slm"lianeous ii ack had been made
upon Chinghae. The enemy were again
routed. The British did not suffer sin
gle casualty at either place. This APP
pears to have been only part of a conccr-
ted attack, as at the time fire boats were
launched against the ships.
1t was remarked, that all the Chinese
soldiers left dead at Nngpoo and Ching
hac had a few dollars about them. IL is
supposed from this lhat graruitv was is
sued to them Immediately before obey
attacked the city, in order to induce them
10 advance. II is said that the Emperor
has ordered that the provinces which are
the seat of war, shall delray the whole of
lis expenses We may conclude, there
ore, that the cabinet of Pekiu do not
consider 1t necessary TO make a great ma
lonal effort against their foes. The in
'a5llauts OF the inraded provinces arc ma
urally disinclined to bear the whole of
he heavy pecnnarv charges necessary
or carrying on hostilities. The conse-
lu"nce is. that the Chinese army to the
south Of the Hang how river, is in want of
'ay, and destitute ofsupplies, from which
'anse the troops were i'll such "a state of
INSTRUMENTATION that it was expected they
would shortly disband themselves.
By notification from the plcnipoten-
larry, it appears that the Chinese will be
suffered to use their own discretion in for
flying the banks Of the river between
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