Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-03-25
Boston March %.

Boston, March 90.
The Uunard steamship Alps from Liverpool a,
o'clock on the 4th inst, arrived here en- route
for New York at 8:l5 this morning.
Her Rdvices are four days later than those by
the America. She brings no mails.
The steamer Africa arrived out on the cd
inst and the City Of Baltimore on the Sd.
In tho House of Commons, Tuesday the 3D.
the Government was defeated on Mr.. Cobden't
motion regarding the operations at Canton. The
vote stood 253 for the motion, and 247 agains,
1t.
It was not thought, however, that Palmerston
would resign or dissolve the Parliament at pre-.
sent
SrJ. +. Champion, late minister to the United
States, has been appointed minister to the
King Of Hanover.
The London Times expresses the belief that
table.
The Paris Journal says, we learn by the latest
news from China under date of December Is,
that the Court of Pekin has published a decree
prohibiting all subjects of the celestial Empire
from trading with the English; disobedience is
10 be punished with death.
The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
writes on Monday evening, the basis of treaty
between Persia and England are not yet signed.
Hossilities are suspended, but there is no regu-
lar armistice. No representations have been or
will be made at Teheran by friendly powers un
til the basis OF the treaty is signed.
Hong Kong dates by the Oriental mail arc to
January Is. There appears to have been no
further operation against Canton Dispatches
from Sir John Towning and Admiral Seymour
., -e accounts Of the attempt to retake Tcatolum
fo,, nd Of an attack on the British shipping
number of Chinese Junks. The at
t.,L .s = 40 Y concerted and made at low water,
rben The largo uen.ofwar could not safely man
onyrs hu, /, va. brilliantly repealed. Sir N.
Ssymour had thong ut it was wise to abandon
bs nos. A. Dn,ch Foly and the factory gardens,
and mad strenpthened b s position at the forts
lovsr down fhs river. III, % hundred men were
expected at Singapore.
The details Of the massacre OF europeans on
board the Mistle are also commun ca'eu ~ 'nese
dispatches. M
On January l2th tho whole of til e SUBURBS
west of Canton wero burned by British iol N:.a
large ire had also taken place inside th, Guy!
The Mandarins have issued in various dist, No's
the most blood-thirsty edicts against the Ems
lish and have Offered large rewards to those
who may succeed In assassination or incendiarism
in Hong Kong. The Chinese have been ordered
to quit the service Of foreigners and return to
system, disobedience entails much trouble If not
positive destruction on the relatives of the OF
fender. The consequence is that nearly all have
left or are leaving.
PARIS, sd.-The treaty with Persia was signed
here to day.
The Spanish minister has addressed . note to
the representatives of Spain at the European
courts, explaining the quarrel with Mexico
The expedition to concentrate at Havana VIII,
altogether consist of thirty vessels of war, with
numerous army on board. The Spanish Gov
srnmcnt deplores the necessity OF resortng 20
such measures towards q nation united to Spain
BY blood, language and religion, and hopes every
body will understand the obligations IT IS un-
der to avenge the national honor
A Hamburg letter of Saturday, Feb. 2sth,
Myx Merchants here have received private
news from Hong Kong and Singapore, by the
overland mail, Of most alarming description
The hoinbssdnent and conhagration of Canton
had excited the Chinese to general movement
against Europeans, and the Chinese populaco
we're beginning to show a courage quite un.
warranted, and from which danger is to De aP-
pretended.
The movement was not confined to China
alone bu, had become visible at Singapore. The
English and German residents Of Singapore have
been obliged to arm themselves against Attack
10 the streets from the infuriated Chinese, VINO
x@e ieined nv the Malsys.
The Aameprgher Borse Halle states poslnve'
|, sAa. it had received adviccs from Hong hong
- 2 O'clock, r. n. Jan. 18th, per steamer
ksras, The British bombsrdment had extend
ed iasele 10 the eity, and the latter had become
one sheet OF flames.
4 lettsr from Paris says that the Neutchate
affair Is not Improving, aud from what We car
lssrn lilo parties concerned are in very bas
Aunsor with esch osher.
The Emperor Napoleon cannot but feel NOR
useaas being dehosed BY the King OF Prussia.