The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-20
Of a Fort by an Ame-
rican Frigate.
Complicated Position of the Swiss
Difficulty.
Rumored Interference of Francs and
Austria.
MEETING OF THE PARIS CONFERENCES.
COTTON ADVANCING BREADsTUFFS BUoYANT.
Consols for Account, "a a "a 1.8,
DC, &c, &c.

&c, &c, &c.
BY AMMcAN PRINTING TMlaRApu LINES, q WALL 81.
HALIFAX, Jan. 10, 1857.
The royal mall steamship America Capt Ryrie arrived
at this port 81 SIS p N. last Sunday evening, but
owing TO the telegraph line being down between st.
John and Calais We were unable to forward the
until this morning.
and sailed at half past eight this morning. with strong
east wind and thick snow storm. 10 doubtful she
Will reach Boston before Wednesday morning.
The America experienced very heavy weather on the
4th inst. of Tusker. She reports exchanging signals
with the bark Kohinor also speaking the 9th nst
In latitude So longitude 81, bark Thomas under Jury
nasts, but not requiring assistance.
The Collins steamship Atlantic, from New York, and
the steamer City Of from Philadelphia arrived
out at Liverpool on JaBuaryl.
The America left Liverpool Saturday. the Sd instant
her sdvices are quenty three days later than those
received by the City Of Washington at New York.
Tho news from China is fully confirmed by the ar.
rival OF the overland mail in England.
The Americans were also engaged In hostities against
the Chinese the ehp Ports mouth having destroyed fort
in consequence Of insult offered 10 the American flag
The Congress Of Paris had re assembled and pro-
ceedng satisfactorily
In the Liverpool cotton market c0nsderable advance
all qualities had been established the official quota
tons being I'd higher than the departure Of Asia.
The sales Of the last two days amounted 70 bales
of which spectators ard exporters took 5000. The
market closed with firm feeling.
Breadstufs generally were steady, at slight advance
for all descriptions the prices current the
the week preceding. The rise in wheat Was equal 10
about Sd. per busheL
Provisions generally dull but without essential
variation in prices.
In the London money market considerable activity pre-
vailed The raee Of dscount however remained q be-
FORE Consols for account closed At "a Q 941..
THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN DEMONSrRA-
TON AGAINST CANTON.
The details OF the China news fully confirms previous
teegrsphc dispatches, namely, that October the
Chincee having taken twelve Chinese seamen from Q
coaster under the British nag they called on by the
Eritish Oonse for reparaton. The Consul receiving
personal insult on making abe demand be called in the
aid OF Admiral Seymour. The Admiral then brought
forward the British squadron consisting Of the Calcutta ~
guns; sy bill Al NAnKn 90; Comus, II; steamer Niger
IA Execution, IL; Baraoouts O. Hornet IL Corremsdle
3, and demanded that the Cinese vioeroy should apollo
sse and salute the British flag This the vceroy refused
70 do snd therefore Octoocr a. the Ore opened
oil the forts except one, abreast OF which twenty
three war junks, which . few days Afterwards
were engaged and DESTROYED by the Barraosuta
Some Of the forts burned and others
were occupied BY deacnn emit Of the royal artillery
One hundred and seventy guns spiked somc days
elapsed, but stl the vceroy would not apologize. He
however, sent to the Admiral twelve persons puporns
70 be the seamen taken from the chip but they not prov
ing TO be the same the Encounter, on the 27th,
opened fire on the city walls and the vceroys palace,
the royal artillery operating from the captured forts
while the Barrsoona steamed up branch Of the and
threw shells into the fors tho heights. On the 2sth
the city wall preached and stsrmed by aud
sailors under Commodore Eliot, Tho vlceroy's palace
was also carried, but the British retired Of nishtfa
November and 4, tho OLD "Cuy" sheIled. On the
9th the Barraconta destroyed the unhs above mentioned
receiving eighty shos In Ter hull and rigging On the
18th The Bougne forts at the entrance the Canton
ned The barrier ior,s aud cred into the mail steamer
Canton on her way down. The British oss IN the.
above operations r1ipg
The British and AmeriJsn ad % removed from
Canton and SENT oc ober as win the Hong
Kong detachment, Of marines from the United satcs
ship Portsmouth,. assisted 10 surdips the factories
Accounts OF the American proceedings no, full. II
IL, however, announced ths American snlp fred
into from OF chipeS In the Macao psssage
~hereupon the United rgstc Portsmouth inmedi.
atcy proceeded TO destroy notified the Chinese
authorities that unless instant PREPARATION was
made for the insult offered TO the American Gag
hostile operations would oe commenced The United
States steamer San Jacnto after landing Dr. Parker
Macao November H. returned TO whampca and anchored
OF French Inland with the Portsmouth and Devsn,. The
British Consul Mr. Parkes upder cate OF Noveu Dor is
olcicly informs the Europ,sn community that Admiral
Seymour does not deem expedent ray what future
measures he viii adopt, but immediate prospec,
Of a restoration Of quiet
The natl ae,ner when leaving met French frirsio
approaching the scene.
OPERATION or THE BPITIsU AGAINST