New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-03
HRBB DAYS LATER FROY EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE CONSTITUTION.
INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM CHINA.

Ihe BStc1an screw ttedu er ODDStFutDp1 ~" '~~'
4ce bore power, T.. Pou in, Comnsoder, 'ni'ea a.
Ole port at 5 p. M, yeste day. The c. ef Amse'p
ss the 18th o. March, and South ,moton on toe tu ~
Pm. Had heavy gales ON the sou'h- ~ee' 0'u''s
sst tf the Channel, and the remainder "' ''e
wnds rem south to north we-t, si-h mo'erSr
sr.A ~ psss.d large iceberg in la - - ion' 10
w ...,,an,, % tbsrmen.trcal Observation, mutt
L.. ....1 I.r,s b.rr, or foes 20 the sJu'h-srd the
~Sh, h fore and 10 the north yard the ngnt following
p..yv ,.atb.r and variable. Passengers Ia cabin, 81
,,aers,e 4Ss. Crew, 94--sl well. Has NJ vessel to
wport.
The steamship Asia from New.Y 'rb, aod the ln-
S.,. from Portland both arrived 8; Liverpool 90 the
18th March.
The Overland Mail had arrived in London, bringing
ssyr.spobderce and papers from Hong 'oe to 9oto
January, Calcutta 7.h February, and Bombay Io'n
February.
tn. Hong Kong correspondent of The London Times
'sy' ~, ,.., .svices on the 18th
nat there was q report that 4n semP had oseo oaIe
- poison slsrze por'oo Of me CON ona Of bs o;oc,o.
az th place. This proved 10 be the case, ana
several hundred people suffered fr' eatns me oread'
bat h"pp u .ad we nave nTIG ., Som the e.
g &c We behsye il 10 agreed among the medic. men
NAT quences were not fatal owing 70 me large
opsntity of srsepir need ~bch acted generally as
violept enetic. The head man OF the bakery, Known
A. Ipum eft Der steamer for Macao early 10 the mor-
hg Of the day the occurrence TOOK place ihere rae
ZONE desy Oh the part OF Government 10 sendg iter
him. bot a foreign gentleman, sunerer fo 'o9 ,,'o
sious Ate mpt chartered steamer and succeeded N
capturing Alum before he got on shore a. MACAO he
vas brous ht back here and bis trial and that OF several
Of the men that employed ON the premises comes
On at the sessions now sitting me man, fom tns
frrt has asserted his innocence bat II ' significant
fact that the Chinese steward who was on board tne
small river steamer Thistle wb.n she Was osptorea,
and the foreigners murdered and whose evidence "as
most conflicting at the inquest, was the person en-
pIoyed to see TO the delivering OF the bfesd taat
" After this act OF the Chinese there a strong
fslhp 10 favor OF martial law being established; and
the ACCESSIBILITY Of such recon nended to
Sir John Bawripg by those on whom we have to de
pend for the security of the place. and who have not
a over strong force a. their disposal HIS EAcelenc9
was eisncDed to have any interference WITH his au'
Ao,iiy. 49, os., 10. n,..oa
over quietly here, but spprehensons are entertained
that some mischief is intended against the p,soe.
1--WE be ar of large number of bOa.s and Junks BE-
hog collected 10 the neshbohood for the plrpose OF an
attack The force in the hsrbm IL no doabt sufficient
10 repei any Chinese feet but We have very small
number of men to meet an attack on laod One resi'
melt not sufficient for the service OF this place In an
emergency like the present
"The community is on the alert, and With the pre-;
cautiopsry that are in force, B to De hoped
ANY me0ufoQ tVdtk Will 10 ptcNeu'cu'
IAN application made TO the Governor General OF
Ipdis for a regiment to be sent out here, We under
stand bss been refused.
"Tbe French ships are anchored at the head OF Toe
Bsy Her Majesty ship Calcutta is at the Ssst. lac
United States ship Levan is also in the harbor nall
steamers chartered by the Government mJve about
the barbor at night.
American steamer Lily that a numbet oil Junks aho
aake boats were of Lntn, and had attempted TO In,
proept her the United States steamer San Jacnto had
gone ont to look after them. ,
1.-THE want of steamer to crlise constantly In The
neigh borbood is much felt there being none avail
able for the service at present. ,
Commissioners Yeh b - addressed DR.. Parker, the
United States Minister, asking him why he has NOT
ordered American subjects and Amerlcan shlps Vi war
avav from Hoog KoDg, to be clear OF the present
troubles. We have not heard of DR. Pa'kers reply.
"Th.re was report from Shsngose that an Imperial
Commission from Pekin was expected 10 come 90
here shortly to arrange matters a. Cation. lhs Is
pIeuature A Tartar general, with ao, ut forty al
PENDANTS, csDe down from Shanghae IN the american
steamer Antelope AID went on al once 10 Canton VIC
Macao, passing through this place una"areS 10 tue
auhoriti-s.
"At Canton Admiral Sir Michel Seymour, owing
10 the made upon bin for the secdity OF TINS
place has been Obliged :" wt'd,aS M T snd
oppoeite the foreign ground. He has taken up Pnsl
Scn In tho Teetotum Fort in the Macao .ssage 1t Is
10 be hoped he will be able TO maintain THIS post ana
Keep open the river which tne Ua,nees &c arLs
Acct OF runks and boats congregaed on me rlver
and which are daily increasing. .
"B.fore the Dutch Folly was evacuated the CITY
vss heavily eombaroed from It.
On out forces leaving the Garden the church and
boat house were at once set fire TO by the Chnrse
"On the l2h inst, as her Maesty steamer Ssnp-
con Was her way up the river, she tell 10 wl!h
nrpe e ct of junks which she engaged for some tne
but could not follow them up the creeks The ssane
was huled by numerous shot, and the Chinese p'ot,
who was 10 the British service throughout the last war;
"Tbe iunks which engaged the Ssmpeon were seen
The other dsy up the creeks wheo the Encounter was
coming down but although the steamer anchored on
the place they would not come out The want OF ooSis
of hebt draueht Of water is great drawback Admi-
raj Seymour is at present here waiting the arrival OF
the mail II is reported hst the Vceroys, under who's
jurisdiction are the feur Consular ports TO the norm
ward, have received dispatches from pekm 70 Tue
eject that they are not interfere with the qaatre at
Canton and 50 far qletness prevails along toe coast
From Foo Chow our dates to the 10Th list Teas
were arriving slowly, and extreme prices were being
paid. Several chops OF Copgou haa ceen sNet =, at ~
teas the quality OF which not better THAI thst Oh
tess bought in October last for tsels The settle nent
were Il 700 chests Copgou 10 % tats and boO hall
chests Of Oolopg. at q 10 ~ tsels Two vessels had
left for England and three were on the berth. Inc
American Ship Golden Racer, laden with timber for
Shapghae struck rock at the entrance OF the Mn'
and became total wreck; the crew we're saved some
attempt 10 introduce the Mexican dollar into current
use was made by the auhorities, but We have yet 10
zee with what result
From TIE Ov1ldnI friend Of Cara 81 Jas" H.
"On Monday morning, at daylight armed bodies
left the sbips for the purpose Of setting fire to tae west
ern euburbe of Canto-a which II before car
md out might have euded TO chow the Chisese We are
determined 70 give them their deserts ana h.ve
checked that course of obsinacy which they appear
bent on pursuing. The Encounters people landed at
the shsmeen Fort the Bsrraoou,as at Howquss Pack
houses the Myers and the Follys took the hongs
between the remains Of the old fire and Factory Creek,
while the shore party walled into Carpenter square and
streets in that direction. The whole thing Sas 80 un