The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-09-24

formed the Cabinet at Washington became alarmed
at the possibility that its offer would be accepted.
Mr. Buchanan and General Cass have minated their
disinclination to follow up the discussion nor is
there any reason to hope that so desirable an object
will soon become attainable. In the mean time the
laws of war between England and America are
wholly unaffected by the Convention of Paris.
The Madrid correspondent of the Times says that
Lafiagua had q 6nsfipteryiew with Senior Fidal on the
Mexican question. Ia intimated that the result was
probably unsatisfactory, and that Lafragua would
depart from Spain. The Spanish semi-o41cial journal
saws: sour Government occupies itself at this mo
meit with the important Mexican question, and
proofs will be seen that Spain is enduring only till
She is wounded in her nanional honor To this end,
it is said, two war - FRS are about to sail frcm
Cadiz for Havana, TAXI out instructions for Gen.
Concha from the Govern ent; also conveying more
troops and materials of " for the expedition against
Mexico, which Spain win inevitably undertake I'M
less she receives full satisfaction from that Republic.
Tranquility prevailed ~ineItaly. 1t was asse1ed
that the recent movement was planned in fs3bn,
and, therefore, that the Italian curt b ed by
Austria and France was about to 1gainst the
asylum which England af2rds to 80 troublesome
ment is at the headp@ The movement. Another init
mates that AuSfia was trying to induce the Prussian
Cabinet to on in the Governments, praying it to ex-
ercise = e surveillance over refugees. On the part
of U French Government, the Constitutional re-
PSI its old complaint of the hospitality given by
@gland to the leaders of the revolution.
Later from China.
BY the arrival at San Francisco of the Dutch ship
Era Johanna, we have dates from Hong Kong to the
9th July.
The trial Of the officers of the American clipper ship
John Ha7e terminated in a verdict of manslaughter
against the second mate, steward, and carpenter, and
a sentence of transportation f%or'life; and in the ac-
quittal of the ,aptain and his chief officer, of the
charge Of aiding and a~betting, or being accessory
after the fact.
THE CANTONESE AND PORTUGUESE AT WAR.-From
Ningpo, we learn that the quarrel betwixt the Cam
tonese and Portuguese has at length reached aclimax,
and that a severe struggle has taken place in which
they were defeated; but the treatment the latter have
received, so for as we can gather, the sufferers have
brought entirely upon themselves, 10y their long-ccn-
tinued outrageous behavior. On the 18th Of june, a
large fleet of Canton east-coast iunks from Funchau
made their appearance in the river, and took posses
sion of all the Portuguese lorchas in port without
much resistance, the crews escaping on shore. The
Cantonese, led ofby some foreigners, closely followed,
and after some fighting, totally routed the Portuguese
but not until about twenty had been killed. The
less of the victors was by no means small, and
amongst those slain were an Englishman and French
man. Every place occupied by Portuguese was plum
dered; Marquis, their Consul, escaping by concealing
himself in the Roman Catholic chapel
From Shanghae our dates are to the 9th June.
DEFEAT OF CHANG KwoLIANG.-It has long been
known here that the Imperial army, on this side of
Chinkiang, has been suffering severely for want of
AZ A@t-J Ills 1919, $3.50
headquarters of the army gave the city authorities
hsrc the particulars Of the discontinue of Gen. Chang
kwoliang, near Kuyung, with losses of men such as
he has never before sustained. This occurred on the
18th of the 9Th moon-June 7th, and is evidently
sc no sham;'' as the local jargon has it truly dis
hab no make-bleve pidg-in.'
INDn.-We have dates from Singapore to June
30th.
Delhi was the great center of the rebelliHp, and
that city still remained
insurgents. On ths< of June a 81
was obtained ede of the city walls; the hsnrgen a
were driven back with great loss; twenty-six guns
were captured. The attacking force numbered three
or fou thousand. In the engagement Capt. Spottis-
woode and Cornet Newberry were killed. Lieutenant
Colonel Penny fell from his horse and subsequently
died.
The Bombay government had received a telegraphic
message from Delhi, which stated that on the 10th
and 18th of June a panic arose amongst the mutt
neers at Delhi, and that FIVE hundred of Jhaijur Horse
had fed from the city. The King was anxious to
throw himself on the mercy of the British govern
ment. |
The following are the particulars of a victory over
the Meerut mutineers:-ss News arrived of a decisive
victory gained by the portion of the Meerut force,
which took place near Ghadyednuggur. over the sec
who came out to attack it at 4 2. NJ, ON the Both
of May, with five guns. The enemy were entirely
and five guns captured with ammunition,
q large supply of entrenching tools. Many of
the enemy were DISQUALIFICATION of our men,
chiefly of the Rifles, killed and wounded, the greater
the enemy were about abandoning the BRIDGE
The Judicial Commissioner at Lahore officially an
nounces, under date of June ID, that from a hurried
note written by Capt. Robertson, of Sirsah, that all
the Europeans at Hansi and Hissar had been mas
sacred, but that DIR. Vaughn had escaped. Troops
have marched for Sirsah. On the Sd of June news
received confirming the massacre. Four troopers
had arrived at Sirsah from Delhi and induced the
troops to rise, and every European, old and young,
been murdered. Twelve deserters of the .5lst
N. /. were hanged at Peshawur on June6d.
Later news conveys the Intelligence that the Lahore
mutiny had been completely put down.
The bark .Meiaaie, from Madras June LIST. had ar
rived at Pinang with intelligence that an attack on
The Europeans assembled at Government House,
Madras, on the evening at the Queens birthday, was
to have been plotted. The Governors guard
was doubled to allay all alarm. but many of the
guests had deemed it necessary to arm themselves
reyolvers. Fort st. George was garrisoned by
European troops. The 18th regiment (dy 26th) M.
n. l. at the Vepery lines, he'd shown a mutinous
spirit. The alarm was so great amongst the native
populations that at one time nearly one-half of them
quilted Black Town. No further news had reached
Calcutta.
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