The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
ruRrHER pErAns or EunoPEAN NEws.


The steamship City Of Washington, with Liverpool
dates to the Esd ultmo arrived at New York ON Tues
day Great activity prevailed in England in sending re-
Inducements to India and the overland mail steamer
which sailed from Southampton the goth had nsruc
tons to take 200 troops from Malta to Alexandra 10
be sent to India through Egypt Several hundred more
troops are 10 be forwarded by the route in succeed
ing steamers.
The steamship Great Britain was expected to leave
IiyerpooI for Cork on the day the City of Washing
ton sailed ior the purpose of ebang 100 troops for
India
There had been several large arrivals in England OF
gold em Australia but the export Of the precious metals
more than kept pace with the import.
The Emperor was expected 10 leave the camp at Cha
Ions on the Esd for Stutgardt which place he would
reach the 18th. Generals Feury, Espnasse, and dc
Failly to go to Stutgardt NJ de Momy would not
be OF the party.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs had addressed note TO
the French ministers at the northern courts, from the
of which is apparent that on the question OF
the Danish duches France takes the side of the King OF
Denmark.
The French government organ denies that France seeks
a closer alliance with Russia.
Great activity in the trade of Paris prevailed
despatch from Paris reports the death of Manim the
patriotic dictator of Venice when it beseged by the
Austrians.
subscription for the Indian sufferers had been opened
SPAIN.
The Paris correspondent of the London Times says that
the Spanish ministers rendered their designations not once
but times and five times the Queen refused to receive
them The of their resignation the refusal of
the Queen sign decree recalling Gen. Concha from the
government of Cubaher Majesty not thinking it advisa
BILE to Concha under existing circumstances The
latest avices by telegraph from Madrid indicated that the
crisis ended and that the government would remain
unchanged. The question of Queen Christina visit to
Mad, ia said To have
it was believed that all idea of the visit had been
abandoned. Letters from Havana state that the in
tended expedition to Mexico had been indefinitely post
poned.
HoNa- KoSG July 26--In consequence of the unsats-
factory news from India Lord Egn considered it advi
sable to leave for Calcutta, and he embarked, with his
suite board of her Majesys steamer Shannon ON the
10th instant and left the day. accompanied by her
Majesty's steamer Pearl The body of marines about
$500 which arrived here in her Majesty steamer Sanspa
re the 18th instant have been sent round to Calcut
tn in the Pearl.
lis understood that his orlships visit to India will
not protracted one and that his object is to endeav
or to make arrangements for force to come round to
China The impression here is that some Madras rcgi
ments may be ordered on.
The cause of the diversion of the force intended for Chi
ma is to be much regretted but it is satisfactory to
slider that the delay it occasions in the settlement of the
Canton question does not appear likely to create more
extended differences between ourselves and the Chinese
Our intercourse with the Chinese in the north contn-
ues on the friendly footing previous to the dis
turbances in the SOUTH and the prospect of most -four
shng trade being carried at Shanghai in exports and
imports Is favorable.
Late accounts from the Canton river do not mention
anything particular occurring there.
Pekin Gazettes down to the 18th june but do
not contain anything of interest
His imperial Majesys ship Caprceuse at Ningpo.
The Portuguese consul had removed for safety board
In the late afay As Portuguese said to have been
killed. and Of the opposite side six Canton men and one
Englishman.
am now in position to inform you that there is
reason to believe in the object of Lord Egns Imposed
mission Calcutta in which, if his exceency succeeds,
it will secure him step in Che peerage Many Of the
Bengal regiments have been disarmed not because they
had shown decided symptoms of mutny but precau
tionary measure they were deprived Of their arms and
removed from the tempting influence Of evil example
they would be found heretofore, staunch and loyal
Lord Egn has, his responsibility after comforting
with General Ashburnham, gone to confer with Lord Can
ming, and to offer of the European regiments in
change for Bengal native troops, the disamed sepoys
who will be best kept out of mischief by giving them mil
itary service. During the last the Bengal and Mad
ras native regiments did signal service indeed the Chi
nesc troops much annoyed with black soldiers
being employed against them that they directed much
their fire against the BLACK devils as the sepoys were
styled. Already Lord Egm has ordered all European
soldiers for China to proceed on to India.
THE MASSACRE AT cAwSpoRB.
The following is taken from Calcutta paper
The writer of the painfully interesting Cawnpore letter
which we published yesterday stated that he had picked
up scraps paper among the clothes of the unfortunate
women who met their death in Nena Sahibs slaughter
house The mournful memorials referred to spotted
with blood and contain the following, inscribed upon
them in pencil in female handwriting Both the scraps
seem be leaves from private journals of two different
parties, the writing is not the One of these
pieces of paper follows
Mamma died 18th July. Alice died 9Th July
George died 9th June Entered the barracks 2lst May
Cavalry left 9th June First shot fired 9th June Uncle
Willy died 18th June Aunt Lilly 18th June. Left bar
racks 9th June Made prisoners as we were al
the river
The other is in the following words
1--WE went into the barracks the 21s of May the
I'd cavalry broke out at two O'Clock the morning o.
the 5th OF june and the other regiments went off during
the day. The next morning, while we all sitting
out in front OF the barracks 24-pounder flying
along and hit the eprenchment and from that day the
firing went till the 25th of June; then the enemy
sent treaty, which the general agreed to, and the
9th we all left the to go down to i'm boats When
all the gentlemen and of the ladies' fire the
boats drowned, and we taken prisoners
and taken to a house, put all into room -."
The above sad relics speak for themselves.
INDIAN sTRUGGLE.--THE BRITISH
GOVERNMENTS VIEW
We copy the following from the London Times of Sep
tember FL EssI sEs
The struggle in India resolves itself with terrible
OF time meas
ured not by years or seasons but NV weats. ' even
days Can counrymen hold out till succors reach