Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-16
TELEGRAPH NEWS
FRON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
BY THE EUROPA.

BY THE EUROPA.
A despatch from Const sntinople, dated Ian
| usry 10Th, announces that the British steam.
ers had evacuated the Isle Of Serpents.
European affairs generally were in state
| Of quietude, and the main interest was GEN.
| tered in the Persian question.
THE PERSIAN DIFFICULTY.
With regard to the reported Persian submis
sion, Lord Stafford telegraphs that Persia sub
| mlts on general grounds, and not because Of
the capture Of Bushire.
The details Of the capture of the latter place
mad been received at Bombay.
Inc British ships arrived of Bushire on
the Lstn OF November, and after some corres-
poAdence sent ashore a cCpy of the declara.
.ion OF war. The next day, December Alb,
tney TOOK possession of the Island Of Karrsck,
unopposed: On the Sth Of December the Brit.
ish troops landed near Bushire: the newt nnrn-
ing they advanced two brigades along tn.
coast toward the town The ships in the
meantime were Smelling the fort, the parrison
of which were soon dislodged, eight hundred
Of whom took up new position to oppose the
British advance.
After some preliminary skirmshins the
British drove the enemy back upon the fort,
whence they attempted to escape. but the rs.
ward, and the cavalry lanGward
The enemy were not Persians, but Arabs
They lost three chiefs and large number Of
men. The British loss was IS
BushlIe was then summoned to surrender
but the summons was refused. Finally, after
60mbsrdment of four hours they yielded.
The governor, commander and Cficer, re-
ported to be ministers of war were made pris-
oners Bushire has been proclaimed 70 be
British territory and free port. The city
was quiet, but there are ugly rumors of the
abomlnable conduct Os the British after the
capitulation.
THE CHINESE WAR
The details Of China news confirm the tele-
graphic accounts. The factories were bsrnt
by the Chinese, the q ames bursting out sim
uitaneously in all directions All attempts of
the seamen and marines to stop the fire were
frultless 1t ragged all night and t. the steam.
er's sailing. Messrs. Dant 4 Co 8 premises
were first to go, then followed by the whole of
Paushupg hong. The Imperial and indeed all
the hongs were destroyed.
The only houses untouched when the steamer
left were those IF the British consulate, Au.
gustlne Heard and III. Jardine, Matheson &
CO., Turner Il Co one or two in the New
English hong, Russell Il Co in the Swedish
hong, and Netmore d Co, in the Imperial
hong. But 1t was doubtful whether they
would ultimately escape
The Agra, Oriental and Mercantile banks
were on fire, and there was no hopes Of savirg
them Admiral Seymour Withdrew his men |
into the garden. the only refuge left for for |
oigners. The Admirals future steps wore un- |
known. There was little doubt, However, that |
Canton would no longer be spared.
The discharge of shells and rockets had al
ready commenced.
The London Times Hong Kong correspond. |
cree dated December Is, says: son the 18th |
November, Captain Fote, Of the L. S. ship |
Portsmouth, was on the way from Whampoa /
m onfn in in'S -. 81
p,se Of Withdrawing the American marines |
stationed in the foreign factories, when, in /
passing the Barrier Forts, the boat was fired |
at nv the Chinese and was obliged TO put back /
TO WhampOa, Notwithstanding that the Amer
lean flag was flying at the time and was also /
waved from the boat, so that there must he
no mistake The American men -of-war Ports-
mouth and Leyant, moved up the river and
bombarded the forts, which the Chinese de-
Tended braVely, replying with well-directed /
ire, killing two men and wounding others, nd |
doing some damage to the vessels. Connie
dore Armstrong then wrote TO the Viceroy |
demanding an apology within twenty-fsur
hours The reply being unsatisfactory, the
Americans at once proceeded to take the forts
which they have since destroyed.
In this service several lives were lost Since
this took place, "Yeh' has written to the
American authorities to say that their dag
shall be respected, and that it was entirely q
mistake that led to the misunderstanding.
There are yet one or two small points atissue.
but We understand that the Americans will |
accept this apology, and withdraw from Cam
ton.
The plenipotentiaries and naval command.
ers int chief of Great Britain and America have
held conference on Canton, but there have
been no results of importance arrived at.
The China Mail Of the 1lth says tn at the
Americans met with q fatal accident in com |
r,lpripC destination nj no harr 4
one of the mines exploded, through the care
essneSs Of a seaman, killing him and two IF
his comrades, and wounding six others.
The Portsmouth and LeV&nt had returned |
TO Whampoa.
despatch says the French had destroyed
some forts.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The London Morning Herald persists in its
statements Of an attempted reconstruction Of
he Cabinet by an infusion Of the Aberdeen
party.
The London Post, the government organ, as
erts that the statements of the Herald are |
1nf9unded, and that it has gone tOpelessly
mad
1t was, however, generally believed that
one such reconstruction was being negotiated
among the party.
The principal merchants of Liverpool have
presented an address to Sir John Mcneil and
Mr. Tulloch, being the only acknowledgment
YET given -or thelr report upon the Crime2
The first meeting of the Mercantile Law Re-
orm Conference took place in London Lord
Brougham presided, aud delegates from the
principal cities attended A deputation was
appointed TO call upon Lord Palmerston re
Pecting the Bankrupt Laws. The subject Of
1 Tribunal Of Commerce was referred to a
committee.
The working men Of London have formed
'migrs'ing companies on large scale to Car
ida and Australia. l.,
The ticket of-leave cOnvicts had held pub
&c meeting in London, on the call Of Henry
Iayhew. The meeting was favorable to tick 4
It's Of-leave being good only in the colonies.
All the prisoners in the case of the recent
nutiny On board the ship Bogert had been | !
liberated except Campbell, the second mate,
Who is held on the charge Of shooting
ITALY.
From Naples accounts are deplorable. Ter :
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