Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-18

at -hleh the General entered the sid "You
kno~ captain, What brings me here" Il know IL. Gene
de Laporte spoken than the General raising his
struck him Violently the head lie thereupon seizeJ
his psiol aud cred once, but the Gener advancing
wards him, again raised hs ~hereupon he discharged
his second pistol Colonel Lhsureux. Chief Of the Stsn
of the Division Immediately to Paris 10 give
OF the affair the Minister Of War. An invssiiga
ton has been ordered and is to be carried ON by the
court martial.
| OvSRLAsD ISpI,S Mail "Details OF the Indian Mail
had been received In Englaud. The heads OF the news
had been already telegraphej, and the papers at hand
contain little additional. Commercial accounts from India
aud China show lutte alteration from previous sdvices,
cept that the activity which prevailed at Bombay and
Calcutta had in degree diminished. At the Chinese
generally business to have been nearly suspcn.
pended while NJ Shanghai in particular transactions in
produce scarcely practicable except In exchange for
opium or balloon. The Chinese rebellion MAS spreading.
The same steamer bring. the Egyptian mail from Alex.
anda October l9th Abba Pscha has forbidden the cxpor
tstion OF Breasiu hut would sow shipstradng
ple. their csrsocs tn the sNtent OF 100000 qarers-
Trade was I'm an unsettled state.
The damage done crops by this excess Of water
= great and extensive tracts OF land sown With
Indian corn covered Nth from three to i've feet Of
water, ani the plants consequently destroyed The
villages aud reduced 10 islands, and only
avedby the inhabitants fssng enibsnkments all round
Shch they watch day aud night with tic greatest anx
y.
The fe,hs will severely feel the loss of their crops
Indian corn forms their principal article of food du
ring the winter that owing tn this deficiency and tho
dnwiscly in limiting the expectation Of corn.
LNrSsr IRON CnINA-RNNOLrrioNARN STATE ~ rnE
CoUNr.r-SUcCsss rHs RERsIs.-The Overland Friend
1t China OF the sih September, says:
From letter dasi Shanghse, the Sith ut, VIC learn
that Shanghae and the country around in state
ut partial rebellion; when will become open and general
We know Since the arrival at Pcrking Of 1hi ping
Wong troops, has reached u; but expect
10 hear vesy that the capital has fallen. The
news from Annoy Is brought to the LIST inst The long
threatened attack by the inperssts commenced the
25th uuo the rebels still in possession of the
when the clipper schooner Mszeppa LETT the sd
Authcntic intelligence reached Canton day two
ago the effect that detacomcnt from the Nankiog
army had reached the borders of Hwanssi at the point
vince aud that the patriots only waited III the fall OF
Pckia: to advance towards Canton. Hard lighting is
looked for about tho Melting Pass TO which place the Vice
roy leh has been for some time sending troops.
Trade H. almost stand all the ports The last
adyices from Canton state that manufactures, al
without exception have given in price, in some
the fall j. serious Stocks large and last
er remote.
A, Annoy the trade in imports beyond few chests OF
opium, appears a cnd for the present
At Shsnghte both black teas and raw silk have been
offering freely during the month"; but the con ltious inn
posed ry holders have heen such greatly restrict Op
sraious desire is evnced TO take manufactures, and
rlnS,ctons have been chiefly eGctcd by of opium
At very low prices, and bullion from Canton.
L,r.c amounts ot treasure have been received from
that place but the supply i, rapidly being exhausted,
and must look other quarters for silver bullion and
coin without which shsl soon be unable To purchase
produce unless great improvement should take place in
The import market Business in the latter has been
~ lnit.d and chiefly confined 10 sales OF damaged good
AZ auction.