Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-01-20
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ARRIvAL OF we STEAMSHIP AMERIoA

HALIrAx. Jan. 19th.-The Cunard steamship
America arrived this morning from Liverpool.
with dates to the 3D.
Money is uncl anged with an active market
COnsols for account clio cd at 94a94 Ia.
All qualities of cotton have considerably adj
vanccd. The advance on the week is Lid
Sales for two days $4,000 bales; sales for spec
ulatiOn and export 10000 bales; quotations
fair Orleans 7T-S; middhng Orleans l-2, fair
Mobiles "a; mitldling Mobiles 10. St0ckat
Liverpool 2uU, 900 bales, of which $4,000 are
American Sales to-day estimated ut 10000
bales. Market closed firm.
BreadStntfs steady. Wheat has generally adj
vnnccd IS AMI corn Is Provisions closed dbl.
Naval stores inactive and generally unchanged.
Manchester advicrs are favorable.
Barring Bros. & ca. quote iron as firm, with an
advancing tendency. Tea has advanced l-2s.
Sugar steady.
Chinese news is fully confirmed. The Amer
leans were also engaged against the Chinese
The U. S. ship Portsmouth had destroyed one
of their forts, in consequence of an insult given
to the American flag.
The Congress at Paris is proceeding satisfac-
tOrily.
The Swiss difficulty was clearing up.
The steamers Atlantic and City of ManchCs-
ter both arrived out January LIST.
lNDIAN Ngws-Nuthing concerning the Per-
sian expedition had reached Bombay, but rein
lorceuncnts were to be forwarded Immediately.
The naval force brought by Admiral Seymour
to operate against Canton, consisted Of 3 irig-
ates, one brig and steamers. The details are
not different from news brought by the City Of
Washington Some Of the forts taken were
burned, Others were occupied by the British mr.
tillery One hundred aud seven guns were
spiked; Notwithstanding the capture Of the forts
the Governor refused the apology demanded
He however sent to the Admiral twelve persons
purrorting to be the captured, hut they not
proving to he the same the Encounter opened
rating from the captured forts, while steamer
proceeded up the river and sheled the forts on
the heights On the 18th, the walls were breach
ed, the city entcredand subsequently abandoned.
IN the encounter with the Turks the steamer
Raraconta received 80 shots in her hull and rig
ging The buSuue forts were captured on the
l2tlI of November. On the 10th, the Chinese
Ind re-manned the barrier forts and fired into
the mail steamer Canton. The British loss is
iritinu and the English and American ladies'
,vnrn I,rrvio,Islv Removed to Hong Kong. to.
,ether with all of the treasure. A detachment
of marines from the American ship Portsmouth
Guarded III, factories. The accounts of the
| American affair with the Chinese is not very
full. II is said an American ship was fired
INTO bya Chinese ship ut Macad, whcrcupon the
Portsmouth proceeded to destroy it; ut the same
time notifying the Chinese authorities that ul.-
les instant rcpa,1liiOns hostile operations would
ensue.
The San .Jacinto was at NYlls,npoa, anchored
oif the French Islands with the Portsmouth aud
II,vout.
The British Consul ON the 18th, Informed the
Europcan community that the admiral deemed
| n irrvurdirut TO disclose his future measures
mn thnt Ia, saw no Immediate prospect of uIIiet
The mail steamers met French frigate APP
pronching the seat of war.
IN. Wnrlike prenarations in Prussia and
S,vi,zerlnud continued vigorously. but homes of
u,ac. urpDondclnnce. In the meantime the
American minister has gone to Berlin to offer n
| rep,,rt.d me,lintinu of the u S.
| Other unavoidable renorts of the good offices
| n the pnrt of the u. S. prevailed
| INC Presidents Message, TO the Swiss frtlcra-
ion Is publi,h,d. II. substance is that all for.
| ign ministers Mt Bernie made proposals that If
tI Swiss authorities would give IN the tIial of
| lin priSoners their reS,cctiye governments
| ,ould endeavor to induce the king Of Prussia to
ecupniz, the absolute Independence Of Neuf-
| ,hntcl The uroposal fell tn the ground
RI" Federal Assembly b, fore adjournment
,usscd decree that the federal council will
."tinun rho cn,lcovor tn procure pacitic recog
.iti"n Of the indrpendrnce of Neufchatel, APP
| proving the military levies as ordered, g,anting
nmlinited credit and authority to the federal
rouncil to take ulterior measures to defend the
r"mntrv tn the last extremity aud authorizing
| Ioon Of 20 O(0 600 francs.
| N il said n French army Of 60 600 men under
Cnnrobert. is to be assembled ON the eastern
frontier. to meet emergencies Berlin reports
| (nrubnhly eXnggeratiuns) TINT the French will
occ,rv Neufthatel and Geneva, and Austria the
PASS Harand. Should these governments unite
in the DISCRIMINATION to urge from Switzerland
The concessions that her territories shall be no
longer the l,arbor of political refugees
The march Of the Prussinns against Switzer.
land is postponed to the 18th, or later.
Pleuipotcntiaries with power to sign treaty
If nrace. met Mt Paris ON the 3lst 4 pro-
,rain,me was read. stating: '.Whereas. difficult
ty lad arisen in executing article %, of the