The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
Further Rreiqn Macs b. he America.


left Liverpool at three O'Clock Saturday afternoon the
18th inst.
The America makes the following report Passed, Au-
gust To- the ships Carrier Dove and scotland bound in
August 6 passed InstasIll British barque Miller,
steering west August 23 lat As, long 4o3, at p. M
exchanged signals with steamship Persia. August 25
lat A. Ion. 90, passed large steamer steering east
The steamship North America arrived out the after
noon of the 18th inst
The steamer General Williams had not sailed for New
foundand bat expected 10 leave on the evening OF
the 10Th inst.
The Atlantic telegraph is broken and operations for
the present suspended The British steamer Cycops
had returned to Valena with Mr. Field on board That
gentleman Immediately repaired to London to confer with
the directors az 70 future movements lie autographed
the following to Mr. Richard Stuart agent of the Assoc
ated Press at Liverpool:
LONDON Saturday miorniDgi-Her Majesty's steamer
Leopard arrived at Portsmouth on Friday evening" the
4th inst and reports that the Atlantic Cable lost at
quarter before four O'Clock Tuesday morning, the
18th nst after having paid out successfully 1886 nautical
miles of the CABLE and lost 100 miles of IL in water
two miles in DEPTH and the greater part of this at the
rate of rather more than five knots an hour At the time
the accident occurred there heavy swell ON. The
Niagara going at the of four knots per hour and
the engineer found that the cable running out in
too great proportion to the speed of the ship, he
sdered necessary To- direct the breaks to be applied more
firmly, when unfortunately the cable parted at some dis
lance from the stern of the ship.
The Aganemnon, Niagara and Susqueanna are TO re-
main short time whcrche cable parted to try some
two thousand fahoms which it Is considered will be of
great value to the Telegraph Company and then all go
| to Plymouth, England.
The Cyclops sent back with dispatches to Valencia
and then to join the Leopard at Portsmouth Although
the unfortunate accident Will postpone the completion of
the undertaking for short time the result of the
pertinent has been to convice all that took part in it of
the entire practcabiity of the enterprise for with
slight alterations in paying out machinery, there appears
to be great difficulty in laying down the cable and
has been clearly proved that you telegraph
fully through twentyv hundred miles of cable, and
know that its submersion at great depth had per-
ceptble influence in the electric current There is
obstacle to laying down at the rate of Ave miles per hour
in the greatest depth of water the plateau between
Ireland and Newfoundland
The experience obtained must be of great value to
the company and is understood that the directors will
decide whether it is best to have cable made, and
try again Immediately after the equinocal gales over
or wait until another summer In Liverpool impress
sion prevails that another trial will take place in October
Liverpool paper reports the arrival OF the Niagara Sus
quehanna, and Agamemnon at Plymouth Friday but
doubtless it was mistake.
In the House of Commons OH Friday, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer obtained leave to bring in bill for
tinung for two years from April next the present duties
on tea and sugar
On Thursday in the House of Lords the Marquis OF
Clanricarde asked the government whether they would
lay the table certain papers to show the steps taken in
pursuance of the promises of the great European powers
recorded in the protocol of the conference of Paris rea
tive to the Danuban Provinces and calculated to explain
the adopted by the government in these matters
Lord Clarendon, after entering into history of the
cent at Consantnope, stated that the papers
asked for had been confdentiay communicated to each
of the powers who parties TO the treaty of Paris and
the government did not consider that they would be us
fled in procuring them
The Commons engaged in protracted debates on
the divorce bills its opponents fighting against it step by
step The government WAS equally determined in press
ing it forward
On Friday the affairs of India were debated in the
House of Lords without any important Developments
being made
In the House of Commons the subject of railways to In
din attracted attention, but the government refused to
mix itself up in these projects
Mr. Gladstone censred Lord Palmerston for his polti
cal opposition to the Suez canal but the latter reiterated
his objections to the scheme
The suspension of Messrs Thomas Ashmore Sons had
been announced. Their liabilities, however, not
very large
report of the affairs of Messrs Carr Brothers Co..
of Newcastle, who lately suspended, shows liabilities
amounting to 500 OO0 and aets promising 20s in the
pound.
Charles Raivar Keith Knight has been appointed Brit
ish consul at Philadelphia and Dennis Donohue consul
Buffalo
Ledru Ron has written another violent letter to the
London papers about the charge of conspiracy against
him. He is very severe upon Napoleon.
Rumor says that it decided at the recent imperial
visit to Osborne that in the event Of Lord En and Baron
Gros not attaining the object of their mission China
more decided action in should be adopted
Sir Colin Campbell arrived at Alden the 2sth of
July.
The first batch OF the China corps had arrived at CAL
cutta.
The British force before Delhi is stated to be from T.
900 to 900 Europeans and 5000 natives The native
portion Of the force has proved trustworthy.
The rebels had beeu dispersed at Alahabad and the
port saved.
The barracks at Caronpore closely besieged by the
insurgents, but held out bavely; and achievements
were marching to their relief.
The whole of Dude had risen, but Sir Henry Lawrence
with his small force kept the enemy in check
There floating rumors, there the receipt
of the last mall of the capture of Delhi but they
wholly unreliable
The Bengal Burkara says awe have received letters
to say that the government had got telegraphic
sage from Nangporo that Delhi had fallen the 9th
of June describing the BATTLE and saying that upwards
of 1000 rebels were killed.
Calcutta more tranquil and the native bankers
were gaining confidence. The papers say that have
the worst of it, for there regiments
muny except those of Bombay and Madras the fidelity
| of which there is no reason to suspect.
The Bombay money market very unsettled and
money difficult to be had any terms. The import
market very quiet Freghts had advanced little
The Calcutta markets were dull The Bank of Bengal
had raised its rate of interest and exchange to 2s I'd
The Madras import market was buoyant The demand
for export small
THE --LATEST
The India mails reached London on the I4th Instant
but the correspondence adds nothing of importance to
the tclegraphic accounts
The correspondent of the Times gives the details of the
outbreaks which appear to have been less serious in
their consequences than the early ones He thinks the
Hood IF the ingu ion hal eau