The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-15
General Intelligenca

news than we had by the steamship As; W!ss
Only moderate business was do;n"
and the market was unchanged es
We have highly important news from m.
Late letters from Macao report that otbs"naa
to destroy the foreigners have been mads ,aNe
of poisoned oranges sent to Hong Kong fros.o
land. uhee
The letters also state that attacks bv a
upon individual foreigners are aarminnoIIpe,V&
They further state that the British fly ltGs
only abandoned Whampoa but have bern saaF
retreat from their position in front Of "oAH
now occupy a fort on the Macao passage ''oAa
This triumph Of the Chinese, it is feared -.
much stimulate their projects for extirpstisTNN
foreigners, and render more embarrassinna
traced settlement of the present dificni2'f4a
The state of affairs in Whampoa, unoaE
drawal of the British forces, was very djs,aeN
The docks, residences and property Of tba W.
ers were burnt by the Chinese NJ
The letters state that the river between ",
and the Bogue, was swarming with Cbn.
boats. Fleets of sixty to one hundred of tbssseb
attacked the man ofwar steamships On ,Ss:R
sage either way, and being of light draft " ny
eluded all pursuit.
The Chinese were throwing up batteres.,
and Tienzinport, Picking The latter sten y
marked, points clearly to the conclusion tbsm,s4t
perial government is preparing to accept w.
! canton question: dS
The United States consul at Canton has
the American citizens to present to him sfsoaR&
the .! losses 'hey nave incurred during hsE
Previous to the dissolution Of Parlamo,.
Palmerston, in reply to question whether II,
! ing by Naples of political prisoners to La Pss,S
be considered by the British government ~
evidence that Naples was disposed to retreat 'sas
despotic course in the treatment of her spHs.s
Piled that the British government would pns,3
fled with Naples merely emptying her priisc;s+
them again.
The house then dispersed.
The writs for the new parliament were rsr,.
on the 18th inst. go
Letters from Marseilles, in reference toh.
the American ship Adriatic, which was sensis
sequence of her collision with the ll-tata ~
steamship Lyonnais state that the captain I3s
INJURED to the jurisdiction of the French on-,.
| appealed to the American tribunals. The Az
was overruled, and the cause will be heard bs3sS
tribunal of commerce. The survivors of theIns%
would wait to give their evidence. Account
Paris represent that manufacturers were dull
An armistice of three months has been asrssi,
between the British and Persian forces An
rection has occurred in Persian Taurs. Thu
accounts from Persia state that civil war wasrs
The Piedmontese Gazette announces the M
count Paar, the Austrian minister, with the W.
i the legation, from Turin, and says the Austria,
zens III Sardinia. are transferred to the protees
the Prussian minister. The Gazette protests NJ
recall of the Austrian minister takes place vi
any righteous cause for diplomatic rupture
The Neufchatel conference was to meet onhs;
ult.
It is stated that the two British war steam
forced the entrance to the port of Nagasaki ss
they were refused admission, contrary to the +
between Great Britain and Japan. Commune,
were made to the emperor, who published an
giving orders that three ports be opened, bgtE
ding that the crews of any foreign vessels aa
trate into the interior. .ss
The Chinese baker has been executed for msa
the bread at Hong Kong. He stated that be-
agreeably to the orders of the viceroy
New York, April I'VE have accounts FROM
necticut that the republicans have elected tWoa
bers of congress and the democrats have eecte
The other district is still in doubt.
A destructive fire has just taken place at ALI
New York Loss, $40, 900. A severe snow s.a7
now prevailing in that region, aud all the fruit i
feared, is killed.
NEW YORK, Apr lit is rumored that ,heh
Caleb Gushing will be sent to China to neegiss
new treaty.
1t is Understood that orders will shortly be issu
to increase our naval force In the Chiaese waters
The latest accounts from Conuecuent, yepresl
thai the republican State ticket is certainly cleo
by a small majority.
The cabinet, we learn from Washington is tod
engaged in deiiberation upon the present stat:
!. public affairs.
WASHINGTON, April 8-The Sound dues quesda
settled, the United Statea paying to Denmark
hundred and eighty thousand dollars.
| WASHINGTON, April 1.-Two naval boards d
quiry have been ordered to be instituted III add
to the one now sitting.
The order of the cases is changed. FurluQ
officers and those on leave will be taken upt
proceeding further with the cases of officers dm
from the list.
Besides the Kansas imbroglio, which is I'M
way of being disposed of, there is the Mexca
ticulty, the Newfoundland and fishing troubes
the Panama matters, all Of which seriously o.
the attention of the president, before the app
men;s are disposed of.
Lord Napier came here with four or five mil
OF claims against our government, for the de-
tion of alleged property of British subjects
bombardmeut of Greylown. Two weeks beu
late administration went out, NJ. Sartiges pref
similar demands on behalf of French subjects
questing Mr.. Marcy to leave them still open #
Justment by his successor; but he prepared
, which is regarded as conclusive against our /
| lty, and lord Napier feeling its force and be-
Canton, will withhold his intended reclamatiC
The defeat OF the sotts in the New York ap
ments Is bad one; but their losses in the NE
lis Will be made up Ill the outskirts. They W
the marshalship OF the northern district, and
share, If not monopoly, of the collectorshiI
postottices Ill the interior and upon the liz
, frontier.
Within the last few days the symptoms Of
dent Buchanan's attack have returned with D
tIt,,r. f..pt Il L.
those exciting causes which have thus far re
, complete recovery, promises abatement. lat,
The Washington Star hears that ex secretal
cy designs making tour through Europe, |
the Unlted States III the summer or fall. H
: gress on the other side of the Atlantic will pr
excite more attention from the public men Of
than was ever accorded to all American.
LOUISVILLE, April 7th.-At Evansville dr.
r man stabbed six men on board the steamboat
man, two of them fatally. He then jumped
board and was drowned.
| We had sleet and snow here yesterday and
inch thick The weather is extremely cold
CO Is blasted and killed.
L EVANSVILLE, April I've had a severe frost
= last night, and ice fully an inch thick TheS
f plants are severely damaged
Z NAsHvnLE, April 6.-lhe thermometer is do
: y degrees. Vegetation is said to be all killed
: GAINESVILLE, April Eve had hard fro
! night, and the weather is still very cold Drat
e olher planters lntormsus that all The tobacco
t that We're up We're killed last night.
!, flTTs8ukG, April 6.-There was a great cha
y the weather here yesterday. 1t became very co
stormy In the afternoon, and this morning Their
three inches OF snow Oh the ground 1t is hoy
e ana the snow Is melting.
a BATON ROUGE, April 6.-At the municipal el
l IN mis- city to-day, the democrats elected ii
lectOr, constable E,-.,o IS no Sly :
inen.
:. LOUISVILLE, April 4-The municipal elect
h tins city has passed Oft quietly. There was
y posltlo to the American candidate for lnayor.
Z There are now over six hundred miles of RI
III Tennessee, upon which daily trains are run
n ST. LOUIS, April 1--WE have accounts that
$ braska squat1ers have been shot, and that