Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19
Mr.. soULE AT MADRID.


On the evening of the 22d utmo Mr. soULE Minister Of
the u States to Span admitted to an audience with
the QUEEN The QUEEN was attended by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs and the officers of the Palace After be-
ing ushered in with the usual ceremonies. Mr. souIa
handedt the Queen the Presidents letter. accredtng him
as Envoy to the Spanish Court and then addressed her az
follows, in the English language:
Madam: In delivering the letter which accredits me 90
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penpotentary of the
United States of America to the Court of your Majesty
cannot dispense with expressing the satisfaction expe
rence In having only to give the friendly assurance
your royal person and to the people conided your
direction and solicitude.
The respectable Chief who presdes at this moment over
the desnies of America anxiousy desires that the best
understanding should characterize the relations of his
Government with that of your Majesty and ii would be
to me grathcation, it is duty cultivate and de-
veope every event calculated to render more intimate
the ties of interest which exist between Spain and the
United States, and to strengthen the bonds which unite
the two Powers.
offer, Madam, to your Majesty nv sincere wishes for
the welfare of your royal person august family Nav
the reign of your Majesty be fortunate and fruitful in
events destined to render your people happy and pros
porous
To this address the QUEEN replied as follows:
Mr.. Minister: have heard with satisfaction the
you have given to relative to the friend
y sentiments of the President Of the United States
and feel pleasure in assuring that they not sur
by those which animate for his person and for
your country Those assurances, always grateful
to me, convince and more of the interest which
Spain well the United States have to preserve and
draw closer their former relations In your Excel
lency will find the best dispositions and in my Govern
the sincerest cooperation for the mplishment
of SO important and SO desirable ON object.
CHINA-FIGHTING AT Annoy
From letter dated at Shanghai, the 9th August we
learn that Shanghai and tho country around are now
in state Of rebellion when it will become open and
general know not. Since the arrival at Pekin Of
H. - loc 4.
we expect hear very soon that the capital has
fallen"
The from Annoy is brought up the 1st instant
The long threatened attack by the Imperasts commenced
the 18th ultimo but the patriots still in posses
sion of the town at the latest date.
On the 29th early in the morning the Imperiaists eff
fected coup de man, capturing it is said body of
four hundred Of the patriots the best part whom were
beheaded nsauer Having frightened the main body Of
their opponents into retreat the town, the Imperial
lists then betook themselves to the business of destroying
the villages where the enemy had resided, killing every
and male child be found, with other sanguinary
and brutal deeds Later the day the patriots captured
thirythree of the Imperialsts, who speedily met the
same fate which had been meted to the patriots-ther
heads being exposed trophies in the Of the CITY,
Although said to have been defeated early in the day,
towards evening the patriot troops entering the
city, many of them laden with what had been left in the
destroyed villages
On the 3Oth the Imperialis fleet weighed early and
proceeded towards the eastern suburbs which they in
efectualy attempted to destroy.
On the 3ls of August the armies arrayed themselves
against each other about two miles from the town in the
evening the Imperialiss marched off to their Chobham,
the rebels to their tower The Imperiast navy effect
ed this day good deal of damage among the north
ern and western suburbs. On the 1st instant all was
quiet the Imperialists remaining in camp.
Hone KoSG, SEPTEMBER 9-The mail which was to
leave on the 7h has been postponed until this day,
to enable the public to reply advices by the Formosa
which brought the English mail of 10Th July.
That all engrossng subject the rebellion, keeps in
state of anxiety and uncertainty. Mail after mail has
been expected to convey to Europe certain intelligence
of the fall of Pekn and the reinforcement of the reign
ing dynasty the humiliation of the insurgents by the
Northern Tartar forces.
The outgoing mail will not this perpexty for
although it is confidently stated that Pekin has fallen
into the hands of the insurgents and although the report
is widely believed, yet is in position to say with
any degree of certainty that such the case yet such an
eventuation must result.
The Pekn Gazette is filed with accounts of victories
gained the insurgents but these official statements
are not believed.
A letter from Dr. PARKER, the Secretary of the
American Legation at Canton states that they had
intelligence of the fight of the Emperor of China
to Iartary, and that the nsugent troops were with
IN SIX days march of Pekin
FEARFUL RIOT AT WIGAN.
The discomfort prevailing among the GOLFERS and opera
ves at present the strike in Lancashire has broken
out in desperate riots Wgan On the evening of Fri
day. 28h, meeting of the representatives of the en-
poyers was held at the Royal Hotel wgan when it was
resolved that the operatives should have the offer to re-
turn to their work within fortnight the former scale
of wages; and, If this ncceded to- the mines
would be closed permanently, until the men would be
starved into submission On this becoming known to the
miners they proceeded to smash the windows of the no.
tel and to mob the employers and at length proceeded
to acts OF greater violence The police were totally inef
couraged the rotersto act pretty much they pleased
and their pleasure was page the and to set fire
to the dwellings Of their EMPLOYERS
The Royal Hotel was first seked and set on FIRE and
the drinks found ut the bar and the cellars were dis
trbuted among the crowd Next til, mob rushed a,ono
the various Streets extngushing the lamps and smas
ing the windows in which lights. The police static,
the Victoria Hotel and the Clarence Hotel were then at
tackled and less damaged. Mr. Taylors mansion
(of the firm Of Taylor Brothers. spnnersl was
beseged front and rear and left such that next
day the doors and windows had to be boarded MP
juncture cry Of the soldiers coming" had the eff
feet Of causing the rioters TO but neng false
ALARM they proceeded to the hose and factory OF Mr.
Johnson cotton spinner which they speedily Quilted Mr.
Johnson and his family fortunately escaped by the rear
while the rufians entering the house from The
street. Furniture to the value of E500 torn to
pieces in few minutes the rioters, having taken the
fire from the CRATES built it the drawing floor,
and piled it pictures curtains, books and the
OF pianos and Of organs they had smashed. The
mirrors they threw of windows up all the chairs
and SOFAS and beat the heaviest furniture to pieces.
Having thus saked their ferociy they proceeded to sat
sty their hunger by pundering the provision stores and