Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-03
THREE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of lhe Arabia.

Troops Disarmed--A Panic on the Paris
Bourse. @
New York. Oct. 2.-The royal mail steam
ship Arabia arrived at her dock at 8 80 this
morning. EH00N VTn
The Arabia arrived out at 8 A. M. on the
18th. The North Star and Jason arrived at
Southampton on the 18th. The United States
ship-of-war Plymouth arrived at Southamp-
ton from the Texel on the 10th, and was ex-
/ peeted 10 remain in port about fortnight and
then return to the United States.
The INDIA NBws.-The semi monthly mail
from India had arrived in England, and the
papers arc occupied almost exclusively with
the news brought by 1t.
More mutlnies are reported, including one
IN the bombay Presidency. The latter in
eluded only portion of one regiment, and had
been suppressed.
The European news is confined mainly to
vague speculations upon the result of the APP
/ preaching Imperial Conference at Stuttsgardt.
Lord Elgin arrived at Calcutta on the 8th of
| August.
Gen. Handbook, after having advanced to
within one days march of Lucknow, had
been obliged to fall back on Cawnpore; on ac-
| count Of the cholera having broken out among
| his small force.
There il doubtful report via Ceylon, that
the ravages of the cholera among the troops
before Delhi had compelled them to retire to
| Agra.
"A plot had been discovered at Benares and
Jessore. .
There had been several actions with the
rebels at Agra and martial law had been pro-
claimed at Blhar. The Governor Generals
body guard had been disarmed.
Gen. Lloyd had been removed from his
command at Dinapore, and Sir James Autral
L, ll-rH OIL.
Several additional native regiments had
been disarmed, ans others were thought to be
wayering.
The troops at Segowell had mutnied and
killed their officers.
A detachment of 800 European troops at
tackled the mutineers at Arrale, and were re-
pulsed with the loss of 200 men. Il r~f q q
AT Agra, the Kota contingent and other
rebels had been entirely dispersed
according to the latest authentic news from
Delhi, not only were the Europeans still be.
fore the place, but they had been strongly re.
inforced, and general assault was expected
in few days.
The Paris Journal deS Debats says :-"Al-
though official dispatches represented Eng.
land as still holding out at Agra, we have
reason to believe that this intelligence will
not be confirmed. and that the heroic garri-
men and children under its protection.
Delhi had not fallen up to the 10th of July
The besieging army was attacked by the mu- /
tineers on the l4th, 18th, and 23d of July,
and suffered a loss of over 500 men in the
several encounters, but the assailants were
repulsed on eaah occasion with great saugh-
ter. Among the 20 wounded was Adj. Gen.
Chamberlain.
The Neermuch mutineers, and body of
fanatics, are stated to have Joined the Sepoys
in Delhi.
Gen. Reid, owing to i'll health, had relin-
pushed the command before Delhi, and it
was held by Gen. Wilson.
Gen. Nicholson, with strong reinforce
ments, was expected to reach Delhi by the
middle of August. On his way he had fallen
in with the Sealkote mutineers and totally
destroyed them.
Further details of the massacre at Gavin
pore show that among the victims murdered |
were so officers 100 privates, 100 women and
children, all belonging to the army, and 400
civilians. The women were stripped naked,
beheaded, and thrown into well, and their
children were hurled down alive upon the
mangled bodies.
Fears were entertained of outbreaks at
other stations in the Bombay Presidency, and
European troops were thrown iuto the sus-
pected localities to overawe the disaffected.
Mahomedan conspiracy had likewise
been discovered in the Bombay Presidency
Much excitement existed at Benares, to-
wards which city the mutineers were advance
ing.
GREAT BRITAIN.-The Rev. Mr.. Hay, the
American missionary in India, who escaped
from Allahbed, and who sailed for New York
In the Arago, had furnished the English
government with very interesting account
of the rise of the mutiny.
The town of Belfast had, on account of the
recent religious riots, been proclaimed under
the most stringene provisions Of the Crime
and Outrage law. A large constabuary force
had been ordered there, and the inhabitants
had been called upon to deliver up the arms
and ammunition in their possession.
The Bank of England had declared divi-
dend OF IL per cent. for the year.
FRANoE.-A panic had prevailed in the
French BOurse all securities fell, but especi-
ally those of the Credit Mobilier.
The French official bulletin Des Lois pub
fishes decree, announcing the concession to
Mons. NJ w. Glover, acting in the names Of
the International Trans Atlantic Telegraph
Company, for the establishment of snbma-
rine line between Bordeaux and the United
States, The concession is forty years
A general improvementin the trade of Paris
is reported likewise further progress in the
fall of the price of corn.
SPAIN.-The Ministry had rendered their
resignation, but the Queen refused to accept
it.
A dispatch from Madrid to the London
Post says that Gen. Concha will continue to
hold the GoveInorship of Cuba.
Paris letter to the same paper says that
the question between Spain and Mexico is
going on most favorably, so far as it can be
arranged in Paris. The acceptance of the
mediation by Mexico was not known, how
ever.
SARDINIA.-A flood had occurred IN the
Vale q Aosta, entailing loss of about fifty
lives, and a large number of houses.
The attempt to lay the submarine telegraph
from Sardinia to the coast of Africa, proved
failure, the cable having broken in forty faith
oms Of water, when the expedition was with
in two miles of the shore and the completion
of the task. 1t was expected that the last
end would be recovered, and the line fnishen
in a week or two.
CHINA.-The dates from Hong Kong are to
the 10Th Of july and from Shanghae TO the
10th. At tina former place exchange was
quoted at As IL I'D, and at the latter rs Id.
The despatch contains no other news.
A private despatch reports silk again high
er at Hong Kong.
The Liverpool cotton market was again an
eighth dearer, with sales during the week of
| 1880 bales
Breadstufs were slightly higher early in the
Ind ian !, aal.t aetoa dx