Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-23

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T.; NJ. Sunday:
The America has experienced heavy wealth
or during the passage.
The steamship Atlantic, from New York
and the City oil Manchester, from Philadel-
PIMA both arrived ut Liverpool on the LIST
inst.
General Intelligence.
nsA:-Non news nau reached ln1ia from
Ine PERSIAN eAIeuitlon, put the 'oth (iiigh-
iahoers') ana other achievements were to
W " NIIupu'
De'aiIS VI Nh'n' news cohnrh the pre-
Iious ,cleGrLph uespatches, VIZ ;-lhat on
.nr o'n .! oGtooer' the oninese having
'aSen tWe'Te Chihese seainen rom n coaster
ulur, !4c DI,'Isn nag were cniied on ny
'"o pilt,Sh Oonsui iWr reParatlon' lhey
personally lnsulted the Consul, who then
called in the assistance of Admira Sey-
mour. The Admiral brought the British
squadron, viz II frigates and = steamers.
The Chinese viceroy refused to apologize,
and therefore October 24th, n fire was
opened on all the forts, and all were cap
tured by the sealnen and MARINES, except
one, abreast OF which 70 war Junks. were an
chored.
Some days elapsed, but the NiccrOy
would not apologize, He however sent to
the Admiral ~ prisoners, purPorting to be
wy at Lar "nun oll 'ie sup put V'ey
m u ptInS tnc SUM- men the encounter on
= -.tn, opIneu "Ip Oh 'ie c,'y VANS ana
,iSuioy 8 ta,a'', .'o noyal AfVl,lery CO.
ope'pe,ns lIon II oaptuleu lorts' VINE
~ na arl tsa s'eani1u up u orantn oI the
iitoI' III 'uio" '"oii in'o 'Ho ior's oh inc
'iE"t oo.l
I'D 1t Nv ~ ~ 10y "ui' "us oreucneu
anu 9VoLhieu "y marines unu sa'iors' uhuer
Oo ~ i-i,iot''
! , iTIioy : P"Iaoo vac "LSo o"rlieu ouV
oa,Ln n.h .ra a. n,Sn..a"L a.,
IN tnc otn' 'ne barracuda ucstroyed inc
!ahks doove mentioheu' receiving 81 sho's
Al ne nei ~ io.L iisG,ns.
Wv t-,u :. 49, iol's' ,. inc en-
On Tho 15th thc rhinoso hod 49, ,bo
borron C,rts nnd froa 40 ,La annn Il
Canton on hor wau domn "O mall ''''Nie
Tbo Rr;t;sb Ioss;r tha ob.r n
wos tr;g;nr ~" '0 op'iA''0"''
Tba Rr;tisb and ,mor;oor ,od;os
morod from Canton onJ sont oa."tan %
with the troasnre ~ IIon, Ken, '
d.~tacbmon If mor;nes ron Aha y .
shin pnrtsmou,b ossistnd ~ oma ,u. 49,
r,ctorios "'
The accounts of the Amor;cors, ,rooooa
-, II. Uis bnworor pn 800
,' t"aV an America" s'e"moi Vas nfed INTO
ny oleol inc Chlnese lorts IN Macao passage;
whereunon the I. ,. irlgate Portsmouth
ilni"eur''eiy lTocecueuto destroy IL. ana al
80 ho'neu 10 the ,hlnese authorizes, that
unless instant reparation was made Tor the
insult 0hered 10 the nag, hostile operations
"ouIu oe commenced,
lhe SAN J%acinto, after landing DR.. Par
ker at Macao, Nov. ii. returned to Wham-
poa' ana Is anchored of Trench Island, with
the portsmouth ana Levant.
lhh SWISS DIrricuLrY.-llopes of peace
now preponderate, but warllke preparations
continue with vlg9r.
Meantime, Mr. Fay, |. 5. Minister at
brrhe, mas gone to Berlin 1t is reported, to
oler the mediation OF the United States.
Other reports OF good Offices on the part
OF the United States prevail, viz: that
America Will lend so 200 600, and ships
OF war TO convey the SWISS regiments from
Naples Inns may be mere report, but it is
iayorahiy received IN England.
Inc PRESIDENT 5 message to the Swiss Fe-
deration Is published under date OF Dec. 20.
1t Is lengthy, and reviews infinitely all the
steps OF their situation.
1t is sali a French army OF 90 900, under
General Canrobert, will be assembled on
the eastern frontier, to meet any emergency.
berlin reports, probably exagSeratiuns,
indeed assert that the French will actually
Neutchatel and Geneva.
The I'd of January was the day specified
Tor the march OF the Piussians against Swift
hut it is postponed till the 9TH, and
say TIL the 10th. or later.
The SWISS Will put the prisoners ON ria
on or atout the 10Th.
InE CONGRESS OF PARIs'-The Plenipo-
OF the Powers which signed the
treaty OF peace met at Paris on Wednesday
noon, at the Hotel of Foreign Affairs. At
the first meeting the commissions of the
temperatures were verified,
Compliments were exchanged on the
spirit exhibited all around.
A new line would be traced out es a Bes-
sarabian frontier. Russia renouncing her
pretensions to New Bolgrad and the Isle of
Serpents, the delta of the Danube being
given up to Turkey, then in compensation
for these amicabls approaches, a district