Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-03-28
Foreign News.
BoSToS, March 90.

The Cunard steamship Alps, from Liv-
erpool, at 5 p. m, on the 4th instant,
arrived here en- route for New York, at
fifteen minutes after eight this afternoon
Her adyices are four days later than those
by the America The steamer Africa
arrived out on the 2nd inst. and the CITY
1t Baltimore on the Sd.
LIN the House of Commons, Tuesday
the Sd, the grant was defeated on Mr..
cobden's motion, regarding the opera
tons at Canton. The vote stood o63
for the motion and 247 against it.
1t was not thought, however, that Pal
mcrston would resign or dissolve Parlia-
m"nt at present.
Sir j. +. Champion, late minister to
the United States, has been appointed
Minister to the King of Hanover.
The Paris Journal says, we learn BY
the latest news from China, under date
of December 18th, that the Court of Pc
kin has published a decree prohibiting
all subjects of the Celestial Empire from
trading with the English, disobedience to
be punished with death.
The Paris correspondence of the Morn
ing Post, writes on Monday evening
The basis of a treaty between Persia
and England is not yet signed.
Iostiities are suspended, but there is
no regular armistice. No representatives
have been or would be at Tcheran by
friendly powers, until the basis of the
treaty is signed.
Hong Kong dates by the Oriental mail
are to Jan. Is.
There appears 10 have been no further
operations against Canton.
Dispatches from Sir John Towing and
Admiral Seymour, give accounts of the
attempt to re-take Tescoum fort, and of
an attack on the shipping by a vast num-
Der of Chinese junks. The attack was
well concerted, and made at low water,
when the large men-of-war could not
safely vancouver, but ii was brilliantly
repealed.
Sir Michael Seymour had thought il
wise to abandon his post AT Dutch folly.
and the factory gardens, and had streng
thened his position at the posts lower
down the river.
Five hundred men were expected at
Singapore.
The. details of the massacre of Euro
pcans on board the Mis,ilc, are also com
municated i'll these dispatches, on JAN
l2th.
The whole Of the suburbs west of Can
ton were burned by British forces. A
large fire had also taken place inside of
the city.
The mandarins have issued in various
the English, and have offered large re-
wards 10 those who may succeed in as
sassination or incendiarism in Hong
Kong.
The Chinese have been ordered to quit
the service of foreigners, and return to
their homes, and so powerful is the man
DARN Sistern, disobedcnce, entails much
trouble. if not positive destruction, on
the relatives of offenders. The conse-
quence is that nearly all have left, or are
leaving.
Paris, March s.-The treaty with Per-
STA was signed here to-day.
The Spanish Minister has addressed !.
note to representatives Of Spain at the
European Courts, explaining the quarrel
with Mexico.
The exhibition to concentrate at Uay-
ana will altogether CONSIST of 80 vessels
of war, with a numerous army ON board.
The Spanish government declares the
necessity of resortiny TO such measures
towards nation united to the Spanish in
blood, language and religion, and hopes
everybody will understand the obligation.
tits to avenge its national dignity.
A Hamburg letter of Saturday, Fcbru-
airy 20, says: merchants there have re-
ceiyed private news from Hong Kong and
Shanghai, by the overland mail, of
most alarming description.
The bombardment Of Canton had ex
cited the Chinese to a general movement
against the Europeans, and the Chinese
populace were beginning to showa cour-
age quite unwarranted, and from which
danger, is to be apprehendcd.
The movement was not confined to Chi
IN alone, but had become visible at Sin
gap3re. The English and German resi-
dents of Singapore have been obliged to
arm themselves against attack in the
streets, from the Infatuated Chinese and
Malayas. 80
- "A i,ss. T.