Smyrna times., 1856-07-02
Arrival of the Steamship Asia

chester.
The steamer Asia arrived at New York a.
the 9th inst, from Liverpool, with date, i
the l4th inst.
The steamer Fulton, with Mr.. Champion .u
board, arrived at Southampton on the lIh liz,
day the Asia sailed from Liverpool
The Fulton took out Mr.. Champion, and al.o
the official notice Of his dismissal.
There is still much excitement with reward
to American affairs.
The commercial and manufacturing cl:.
are filled with anxiety at the terrible cuu.,.
quences of war with the United Siatrs, and
are moving actively TO avert that calamily.
The~cities of Liverpool and Mapch"stcr hayo
issued peace addresses to the citizens of Amer.
Gu, aud the feeling Of The people is aclyr m
favor of peace. The Manchester address re-,
ceivcd 5000 signatures in a few hCuEs.
! Lords Palmcrston and Clarcndun STATED IN
! Parliament on Friday, that the dismissal ,f The,
! American Minister had not been decided on.
Lord John Russell gave notice Of a mnliun Of
inquiry into the intentions of Government, H..
asnuch as the feeling of the people in la.
vOr of peace.
In the meantime sovahl shirs-of:war Lave
been tclegrapEcd to prepare with all po,<Ll,>
despatch for foreign service, and their dcstina-
ton Is supposed 10 be- To the AMERICAN COAST
/ All the commanders of gun.b"at> Ut Pur>-
mouth have also been called TO the Port Adm.
rails, as it was rumored, TO receive instructions
for active service.
/ A light sqadron of despatch steamers and
gun boats under Commodore Watson. arrived
at Falmouth on Sunday, to receive coal and
provisions.
;, The North American fleet to be sent out by
j England, will consist of the following vessels
= The Nile, 81 guns Powerful, 81; Boscawen,
20, alag ship Imaun, II; Pembroke, 60,
: CORVALLIS, 60; Euryaes, 81; Amphion, IA;
8 Vestal 26 :; Eurydice, 26; Termagant, "a i;
!, Cossack. II Pylades, II Arachne, IL; Ma
d lacca, 49, Falcon, IL; Archea. ID; Mariner.
n l2; Espegle, II; Arab, II; Daring, II; Buz-
q zard, G Argus, 6 Basisk, q; Scorpion, g.
" The l7-gun sloOps fitted with new lone
BPS. The 6-gun steamers guns are all new
ly and of long range. If the gun-boats are 10
20 be taken into account with the above, ~ new
guns may be added to the compu tatiOn.
VI A public meeting had been held at the Man-
a sion House, London, in aid Of the sufferers bv
en- the inundations in France. The Lord Mayor
.st said he had been informed that France had
=. 1850 English miles under water, and that 49,.
600 people were entirely stricken down.
'a- Mr.. Heguelin, the Governor of the Bank Of
ut England stated that the estimates OF the dam
ed. age differed from Cos to 1900 miles, and it was
nv difficult to form a proper idea of the amount Ut
:. the loss. lie was informed that 40, 1000 labi-
tat.ons had been destroyed, and crops which
leo were approaching maturity had been totally
led cut down.
the The Lord Mayor announced that he had al.
ino ready received between four and five thousand
- pounds.
lhd Palmer, the poisoner, was executed on the
'et Ilth On the scaffold he declined to say any.
to thing, but when subsequently pressed to tel
the the truth, and not to tace his Maker with 4
tsl talsehood concealment of the truth, replie,
slowly and sOlemnly, " 1 say distinctly tla
I'D" Cook was not poisoned with strychnne."
are The high-sherff and chaplain begged that h
be would not for the sake of his immortal soul
,ere bubble on the verge OF eternity. lie refused
49,, to answer. At the foot of the scaiiod he wa
NV: again urged TO tell the truth, but made no re
nan ply. Under all the circumstances, the chan
by lain had refused to administer the sacrament
his and the culprt was not particularly solicitor
u that he should.
orn- WILD COTTON OF NIcARALUA-We wer
be- shown specimen of cotton yesterday, by Nj
Inf Dunwell, who is just from Nicaragua, whic
tor he found in the forest, while hunting on I'll
banks OF the San Juan river, in NIcaragu
ye" The stalk on which it grew about six Tee
ten high, growing strai light, and branching but Il
rned tie. The staple is long and fine, and the SET
ONE have the popularity of being quite aked,
- yielding the down from them without retainiu
the white hbrous coating which is seen on Il
IT, ordinary cotton cultivated in the Southcl
it, States. This would seem to give it an advs
lam tase over olher cotton IN ginning, and to sa
rrsh much cotton which is now lost by adherng
the seed. a small sample of this cotton al
'eia- the seed attached can be seen by the curio
can at the DettG Ofiice.-N o DeIta.
-and Col. BENTON ON Col. FREMoNT.-Col Re
So tom IN his late speech at st. Louis referred
that the nomination of Col. Fremont his son-in-la
:. ~ and to a rumor that he would support him, al
II oe said:
we "Now, when has it ever happened that
soul have been influenced by family connexions,
been even by my own interest? What office ha
party Gner 80. lot one OF my family What
''"' citizens, am above such considerations! !
low- above family, and above self, when the good
lage, the Union is concerned. From first 10 last
and have been for my country and mean TO contin
for it. have made many sacrifices for it. a
n am making great one now in standing Il
" canvass"
A REVOLVING STEAM b. ILER-A late En-
llsh patent is for making steam boilers revol
Mr. soas TO bring new surface constantly in conta
,urn. with the fire. and thus make them last long,
: 20. There are two hollow truanions, tnrough O
t;op OF which the feed water is received and throu
Con- the other the steam is taken for the ensir
ators The whole apparatus is thus made to resent
soIu- some OF the new fashioned wash-boiers,
true "'o Trv'"es are stITFed Oy revolving !
Xam- ' % uNe .'ie eoiee'Todsters, IN VIII
ON to peas are reduced to well burned prime
resi-. Java" by continually turning over "a modcra
fire.
call VI wafer James, son OF Il. 7. II. Jam
n de- British Consul at Norfolk, ordered some India
road away from the hunting grounds around r.
assed Lake. Waupacea county, lately. The India
refused to leave James, as we undcrstaI
on of la'e on ast saturday nghi and call
h the o"S =; s"e'i ou. Win tle apparent purpose
favor 49, WIN n'l. AMER some words he c
littee s',s l"u'ai heau win bowie knife; 4
ON : others came out not knowing what had happ,
rn. Of ed, whereupOn Mr.. James cut the arm, of a
LIN OF them, and laid open the side of The oth