Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-01-09
foreign Nfms.
LArER FRoM ErRopE.

NEw-YoRK. Dec. 81. The steamer Fulton,
from Havro nth instant, and Cowes on the
18th arrived at this port about noon to-day.
The Arctic ship Rcsolute, at Cowes, had
been visited by Queen Victoria, accompanied
by the Royal family, the American consuls.
the American officers in port, and large
number of distinguished personages. All the
American officers that went ont in the Reso-
lutte had been invited TO the Queens Palace
at the Isle Of Wight
The re-assemblagc Of the Congress Of Paris
is fixed for the Goth or 2jth of December
1t was believed the difficulties concerning the
Isle of Serpents and Belgrade would be ar
ranged beforehand.
The quarrel between Switzerland and Prus-
STA had gone so far that it was feared the next
step would be open hostilities.
Milaud, who attempted TO assassinate the
King of Naples. had been hung.
The British had taken the small islands Of
Ormuz and karack, at the entrance of the
Persian Gulf
Constantinoplc adyiccs state that Persia
had recognized, by proclamation, the English
declaration of war.
HALrFAx TELEGRAPH OFFICE, Wednos-
day, Dec. 3l.-rhe Royal Mail steamship,
Niagara, from Liverpool at 3 p. VI. on Satur-
day, goth instant, arrived here az l.3O this
evening
The fall of Horat is confirmed from Persian
sources. The accounts show the defence 20
have been bravcly sustained The city was
only given up when all hope Of defending it
successfully had failed.
In England a strong feeling is getting up
nimical to the war with Persia A meeting
had been held at Ncwcastle-on-Tyue, TO de-
nounce the "piratical expedition against
Persia. and on Friday night bills were posted
about London. warning soldiers against tak-
ing part in the piratical invasion of Persia
From Naples we learn that Baron Ben6yen-
ga is in the hands of the royal authorities
Many other persons have been captured, and
arrive every day at Palermo
GUAR BRrrAtN - Transports are being
taken up in England for rciniorcoments % the
Indian expedition against Persia. Eight reg
imonts have orders to be in readiness.
Capt ilartstein, officers and crew Of the
Resolute, arc TO return home in the British
shp-of-war Rctribution. and from want of
time, have TO decline the invitations to dine
with the Geographical Society and other pub
lie bodies Three thousand persons visited
the Resoute after the Queen left. The Queen
sent fl0O to the crew
The North CHM Herald of September I o,
contains the following account of terrible
typhoon and its appalling consequences
The captain Of a large junk from Bangkok
has communicated the following note ON the
disasters occasionod by a typhoon he encoun-
tered on the 18th August on approaching the
Chusan islands from the South
We formed ono of feet Of twenty-five
iunks bound to various ports from Shanghae
10 Tientsng On the twelfth day Of the
moon the wind blew furiously from the north
west and suddenly chopped round from the
south. Seventeen vessels soon foundered,
and the remaining five were dismastcd. We
also lost both our double rudders. About
one thousand men persisted in that storm
In consequence of assistance literally afford
ed 10y steamer we were saved from drown
ing and starving The steamer was the L.
5. S. San Jacinto. then on her way to Japan.