The Washington union., 1857-08-19
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EURoPE.-DETAILS OF
THE NEWS BY THE COLUMBIA.

on Monday last we have Liverpool dates TO the oth IN
slant inclusivefour days later than previous adees
There is but little of importance by this arrival
The English papers we're mainly occupied with rumors
and speculatons n the absence Of further adVc upon
the affairs of India.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland had arrived at the
stating of the telegraph, in order to witness the
proceedings
The clipper-ships James Baines and champion OF
the Seas both OF American build at Portsmouth
taking in troops for India No ships that ever entered
Portsmouth harbor created much curiosity among
n-ofwar's these great merchantmen High
and low have been ON board visit them, and the port
admiral Sir George Seymour expressed his unqualified as
tonhment at examining the speed logged by these mer
camille clippers The James Baines will take IN nearly
1000 of the 9th and other troops and the Champion Oh
the Seas the like number of the goth foot and other reg
ments on Thursday, for India.
The vessels were also visited by her Majesty the
Queen who. retiring pleased to say that 'she
had no idea she had such ships in her merchant service
In the House OF Lords on Monday, Lord Panmure in
troduced bill empowering government to mbody and
call the militia at any time before the 25th of March
next without having to call Parliament together again
He said that state of things existed in India which
caused great drain upon the Queens forces as the
country engaged in foreign war, and to meet this
drain ten batalions to be raised and regiments
were be increased from $40 to 900 rank and e and
could be done without going beyond existing acts and
the charge would mainly fall the East India Company
but would be necessary provide this increase in
the army and the country would in the interim be drain
ed of troops the imbodiment of the militia might be-
come neoessary--henoe the proposition
After some remarks from the opposition that the
ought have been brought forward earlier the bill
was read a first time
On Tuesday the proceedings in both houses were devoid
of interest
The Liverpool Courier of the 9Th says:
1t is stated by contemporary that the chairman d-
rectos and secretary of the Great Eastern Steam Na
CATION Company, accompanied by her commander Capt
Harrison, to visit Liverpool tomorrow, and from
thence proceed to Hoyhead to make arrangements for
the first voyage of the Great Eastern to Portland The
movements of the managers of this ship of late remind
one of the family portrait in the Vicar Wakefield which
large that it could not be got into the house Here
we have ship which the owners do not know what to
do with They fancy she is too big to get into any work
ing port, and they visit Holyhead Milford Haven, and
every out-of-the-way port, to find accommodation.
CHINA.
The London Times of the Sd says
1.-THE Bengal native army has ceased to exist" We
repeat the summary of the Indian in the form
in which gave 1t on Saturday The list of dsbanded
and revolted regiments is undoubtedly portentous and
can only be described in this way And what is the
conclusion we are to gather from this fact? Is it mel
anchoy onei Are to begin trembling for our Indian
empiree We think the natural conclusion from this
IS quite the contrary to melancholy The truth u.s.
the very extent of the muny the most satisfactory evil
dence could possibly have that this military mutny
and nothing more Had there been the slightest wish
the part of the population at large to rise up against
government there must have been some popular out
break before now, with widespread a mutiny as this
to elicit and encourage it, The revolt of the whole
tive army Of presidency must have awakened the
bers of national rebellion if there any to awake
We know that news travels very mpidlyin India, and
that the of the people is speedily informed such
passing events interest them. With SO large num-
Der of mutneers then let loose among the of the
population there must have been by this time full knowl
edge of the mutiny and of its extent Well then the
watch word of rebellion has been raised and it has fallen
dead upon the native population. This is a military mr-
tiny 1t is nothing more. These soldiers stand alone
with their flag of revolt and nobody joins them In this
state Of the the greater the number of the mutnee
the weaker is their ground the successful this
is military revolt the less approaches TO
national We have the data before for diagnosis
and we know the nature of the disease. Had the
mutny been less wide might have thought that the
native population waiting until it became wider but
having come to such head it has without producing
any effect upon the native population it tells it's own his
tory and we have only to repeat that it military
volt and nothing more.
This is satisfactory in many ways.
The intelligence of the sepoy mutny has been of so
absorbing nature that the British public have almost
forgotten the existence of that contest in the Canton river
which but a few months almost few weeks back was
judged of sufficient Importance to Justify an appeal to
the country The plenipotentary whom have des-
patched to the gates of China must make his appearance
tnere with curtaed strength for the regiments which
were to accompany prece5e him have been removed
from his control Under these circumstances it is of the
highest interest to know that Admiral Seymour is hold
ing his own against the turbulent government of Canton
Inc city of Canton lies ready for British occupation and
it be Impossible mpotic to take possession of it
onceas surely must take possession of it in the end
and TO prescribe the terms upon which the intercourse
the two nations shall henceforth be conducted it is a
comfort to know that in this quarter at least ire
parable mischief is in progress. We can bde our time
the treacherous sepoy will not in the end be found to
have materially assisted the of the Chinese On
Saturday last published letter from special cor
respondent who present at the operations he records
BY this will be that the Chinese unks which
may bc taken to represent the effective naval force the
disposal of the Cantonese authorities have been destroy
cd by the sailors and marines of the British fleet and
that the direct passage from Hong Kong the city of
Canton selfs open the of the river Thames
from the More to London bridge
Complete this success has been we have no reason
to suppose that it will bring much nearer settlement
with this extraordinary people. As the British force
steamed down the river in which their success had been
so complete told that couple OF miserable iunks
far astern of them fired shot two at the retreating
hota though to signify that Chinese prowess had en-
forced their retreat Nothing but occupation of the
city Of Canton will bring them reason and whether it
be possible to effect this object actually or virtually with
the marines and seamen the spot not in posi-
hon to judge. Until this, however, be done and done
in such way that the Cantonese will for the future be
made aware of the nature Of that power which they have
so repeatedly outraged and deed can never look for
settlement of the Chinese question which will stand the
strain of twenty years trial