The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-26
Observation-Disclosures.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY DISPATCH.
ADDITIONAL by rHE INDIAN.

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llth inst. and bad consequently made the passage
In IL days and 19 hours.
The Cuuard steamship America, the departure
of which from Boston was delayed more than q
day on account of the ice was telegraphed below
Liverpool on the morning of the 1lth, and would
arrive at her dock about noon on that day.
NF GREAT BRITAIN.
The Gazette contains the appointment of G. H.
Darling, now Governor of New FoundIand to be
Governor of Jamaica, and Of Sir A. Bannerman
now Governor of Bahamas, to be Governor of n
Fouudland
The ship Adriatic had stranded in Dungaroon
Bay, with 600 tons of cargo.
Mr. Weguelin ia elected to Parliament from
Southampton and G General Codrington from Green
witch.
of England there was increased activity owing to
temporary demand for money to pay for gold
purchased for France.
The continental exchanges continued with ia
vorable appearance at Hamburg the rate of dis.
count had declined at 81 per cent 10000 in gold
had been taken from the Bank of England Con
siderable gold had arrived from Australia but the
Bank of France takes half the arrival
The Agra from Shanghae is renortnd off the
Western Islands, with . cargo of % 099 bales of
silk and 5l7 500 pounds of tea.
The Virginia had arrived from FooChow-Foo
with tea.
FRANCE
In Paris on Monday the funds closed at 6sf. l0c-
for money, and 6Sf 45c for account.
NJ Fouid has gone to the south of France on
mission of inquiry respecting the scarcity of pro"
visions.
The Presse, in its weekly commercial review,
says:
Business shows no symptom of revival The
calls of daily consumption suffice to keep some
manufacturers at work. and retail sales naturally
go oueto q certain extent; but speculation conti-
nues to be reserved and the high prices OF every
thing checks expectations. Advices from Rouen
and Alsatia report general state OF uneasiness
among the cotton manufacturers. They cannot
sell at remunerative prices. Lyons has been fof
the last month in more favorable position. some
very good orders have been received from Anne"
RIGA, aad the Paris shops have bought considera-
BILE quantity of rich stuffs. which, notwitbstand
ing the great price, go off pretty easily Manu-
facturers Of other stus are still in their dead sea"
son. Corn is somewhat higher
STAIN.
The Queen has recovered from the measles, and
has postponed her trip to Andalusa.
PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND.
The Paris Presse says: 1--WE state with regret
the news relating to the affair of Neufchatel is de@
cidedly not SO good as we had right to expect
Letters from Berlin, rs well rs Berne, show that
all the difficulties are not yet surmounted"
AUSTRIA.
The Paris correspondent of the London Morn.
ing Post the Government organ, says: The En-
peror of Austria has decided on granting gene
raj amnesty to all political offenders in the Empire
-
same with regard to mis- exiled Polish subjects The
Russian amnesty will take place about the time
the Emperor Alexander visits Paris, in May or
June next The relations between Austria and
Russia are anything but improving, and the same
NAV be said of Austria and France.
TURKEY.
The irmans of convocation are about to be for
warded to the Principalites All the political ex-
lies are now at liberty to return.
The Porte is about to take formal possession of
the Delta of the Danube.
Austria had officially notified the Porte that the
evacuation of the Prncipalties will be complete
on the cath of March The Turkish troops were
to enter afterwards.
LATEST NEWS.
liverpool, Wednesday Feb 1lth.-The standing
orders were complied with on the 9th before Par.
lament, in the case of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company.
THE PERSIAN WAR.
A dispatch from Marseilles, dated Yesterday,
states that Gene raj Bubler had been sent by the
Persian government to the seat of war on the
Persian Gulf. The Persiaps were much excited
by the English invasion, and great agitation pre-
vailed 10 the Province Of Urumivah. The news
of the revolt at Maragha is confirmed. The in
surgents had pillaged the town Fifteen English
ships of war were at Banda Abbas.
FRANCE
Paris Tuesday, Feb l0-The French three per
cents closed to-day at 8 IS.
GREECE.
A letter from Athens dated 28th January, menx
tlons that the protecting powers had made certain
propositions to King Ohio relative to his finances
which were accepted. It is also stated that the
King had promised to remodel his ministry on
condition that the allies withdraw their troops
from Greece Two ships have already left Toulon
Tor the Piraus, to embark the French troops.
PERSIA.
The Oriental steamer Alden, with advices from
Bombay to the 18th of January, arrived at Suez
on the 2sth.
There is nothing further of Importance from
the Persian Gulf
General DURAN and staff left Bombay on the
10th of January.
The Paris Presse dOrient of the 29th, says that
Persia has made submission to England.
CHINA
A letter from the China Sea, dated 18th Deem
Der, and published in the French Monteur gives
some new details of the late affair at Canton, and
showing that the damage sustained by the foreign
merchants was not as great as was at first stated
OF the thirteen European quarters of Chy San
Hang, five were destroyed of the eighty foreign
factories at Canton, twenty >one were burnt down
There existed at Canton floating population of
twenty-five to thirty thousand vagabonds, refu.
gees from all parts of China, and these men, as
soon as the English ship comm enced ing, rushed
into Chy San Hang, and having first pillaged the
European stores. set fire to them.
The British Admiral sent some shells amongst
them and caused them to fly in every direction
and they lett number dead. The French sea
men in great measure extinguished their fire
The Chinese town suffered horribly as well by
the FIRE from English ships, by the native rob.
bers OF the twelve great factories belonging to
the Hong merchants, near the Tartar Town, nine
were destroyed by the first attack.
A great lumber Of merchants had emgrated to
Shanghai, but the 100000 Inhabitants of Canton
could no. 80 easily dispose of themselves
The British Parliament has published q yolum.
inous blue book Of correspondence wherein the
Earl of Clarendon, expresses his full approval of
all the acts of Admiral Seymour, Minister Bow
ring and Consul Parks.
The King Of the Cares, has opened all the ports
of his territory, voluntarily to the commerce of
ali nations.
The following are the commercial quotations at
Liverpool llth inst, By the Indian:
Cotton.-The vsrions Liverpool circulars quot
Cotton steady and generally unchanged Sales dur.
Ing the three days SO 900 bales of which 20 900 bales
" ere taken on speculation and for export The mar.
ket closed steady; middllng Orleans middling Up
lands 1-l6, middhng Mobiles 9-l6. brazilian ard
Egyptian long stapled, is in active demand, and s
qualities have considerably advanced.
The Manchester markets are quiet.
bresdstufs Tho market 10 dull. Richardson,
Spence 4 Co. quote Wheat inactive and quota
tions have been barely maintained. Flour 10 gene
rally insctive and the quotations only nominal
at q decline of Sd Ois. Com 10 quiet. White Wheat
50. Sd 09s 3D. Western Canal Flour SOS cd 05is Sd.
Baltimore and PhIadeIph Sls GS2s Ohio So I'd