The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-18
Bombardment o. Canton by the English
Naval forces.
Advance in Tea IN tae English Market.
Captain Hartstein Sn Route Home in tho Amen
can Steamer Washington.
csTrcN BIGNGs aDgs,CE IL WHEAT.
COnsOls f~r Account, "a l-S,
&o,, 70. &C,

Capt.Wylie, arrived ~ as past IL o'clock yesterday
from Liverpool witt dates to the 3lst ult.. inclusive
The City Of Wasfinc on, formerly run to Phisde
pha, but that city rot belng able to support line
OF steamers, it Wa nrclen up, and part thereof
sent to New York-19e met. opolis of the Union.
She brings thbty seven cabin and one hundred
steerage passengers, also 700 tons of freight, pro-
badly the largest and most valuable cargo ever
brought to New York 5y one steamer.
She has on board the cargo of the United States
mail steamer Hermann, which vessel put back to
Southampton December Is, and amongst her pas
sengers is Mr.. John Mclhns, bearer of dispatches
and purser Of the Hermann, in charge of that ves
sells cargo.
The Cunard steamer Arabia arrived at Liverpool
at A. NJ on the 2Ssb If December.
The news is hgh, important.
Intelligence had quite Unexpectedly been received
fom China thai tue 24th of October, the British
feet, under Admil al seymour, commenced lombard
ing the city of Canton.
The bombarduent had continued two days, and it
was reported that The city walls had been preached
and the Basque forts taken.
The following, published in the New YORK HER
AID of the 4th inst gives some explanation of this
sudden and unexpected movement of the English
[From tue slogspofe Times, Ost IS
By tie Shangbae sad Malta we have advices from Hong
Kong 70 the 18th sad by tho Fiery Cross and Light
ming we have letters 20 ,be lSh Tne latter two steam
ers bring us most i'm or'Sn. nev, namely the probabi
ty Of rupture be- the British and Chinese govern
men and the threatened u,ackade OF Canton. The fol-
loving particular, in time for despatch by tos
mail steamer Europe appears that the Canton
Msndsrns lelzed geGsei--s lorchs-under English
,Ia An
tion was promptly de.aaadoi, out no reply was made
20 the Consul's oaticu, whereupon . Mandarin
Junk was seized by Con- Eilol OF H. N. s. Syble,
and sent into Hopg Kong the view OF forcing i'm
mediate reply su8n tne bad lookout KEEP. tha the
Mandarin Junk massed - escape during the night Forty
eight hours had vcn 10 enable the Chinese author
ties TO reply TO the Consul re asoaaoe demandfains
satisfactory reply bocssde OF Canton vas expe,led.
Every Preparation beLg made for active measures;
the Admiral urcer Instructions from her Msjestys
PenpoteutAry, wSs 4repaung % make n demonstration.
II. N q steamer sam With the Encounter In tow, ef
borg KongstlP " % ,1e 18th for whampoa. accon.
panied our inorma fiyt-oy large force OF marine
and ANAL arms from he fleet. Fortunately Admiral
SIR Michael sep Hong Kong and if II. Z. shows
the deter tho recently evinced at Japan,
we think probaoc tha reckoning" will be made with
the Celet ttas-ai eaL hope oil old scores will be
adjusted. We rus Governor Sir John B)vrng will
not allow the opportunity pass OF demandng free sd
mttapce the cy OF Canton, sgrecsbly 10 the treaty
stipulation for until ,as s,ep taken we scarcely
look for q settled state OF poll,icA social commercial
relations
The British government have appointed new
Minister to Washington. The name is as yet secret.
The Arctic ship Resolute was formally delivered
TO Great Britain on Tuesday, the S0th ult. Captain
Hartstein left the next day in the Washington for
New York
The difficulty beween Switzerland and Prussia
had assumed no new phase, but the latest rumors
favor peaceable negotiations
A despatch dated at Berne, the evening of Mon
day, 29ih Of December, says:-An envoy extraordi-
nary from the Emperor Napoleon has arrived. He
has submitted propositions to Switzerland to release
the prisoners, TO guarantee their persons and pro-
perty, but expel them from the Swiss territory. It
is probable that Switzerland will accept this proposal
A despatch from Berne, dated on 30th ultmo,
SAYS s:-The National Council has adopted unani-
mously the propositions Of unlimited credit. This
evening the commandsntinchief viii be named.
The American envoy left Berne for Berlin with offers
of mediation.
Sums to heavy amount have been offered by the
Swiss bankers in Paris and elsewhere TO enable the
Swiss government to carry on the war IL necessary
The London Times Paris correspondent is in
formed that three Of the Swiss regiments in the pay
Of the King of Naples will probably be recalled.
The London Times Paris correspondent, writing
on the 3Oth uL says that the answer of the Russian
government with reference 10 the Paris conferences
has been received, and that the Gear asscnts TO all
that has been proposed.
despatch from Madrid of the 25th ult. says
The news Of Mexican general having arrived .,
Madrid 70 ask for assistance for SANTA Anna 10 fasc.
Commerce was completely paraysed, and in the
British markets a considerable rise In teas, equal
to Id. q lad. per pound had taken place.
Return OF Captain Bnrtstein In the WASH
ipgt0n.
From tho Louoon Tines, Dec ~
Lady Franklin, accompanied by Miss Cracroft,
Mrs. and Miss Stewart Mkenzie Sir Roderick Mur
Gibson, Mr.. Maendie, Captain McChntock, X: N,
and Mr.. Cornelius Grnnell, paid visit to the Reso
lutte, In Portsmouth harbor, on Saturday afternoon.
They were received on the quarterback by Captai
Hartsten the officers and crew, attended by Tn
United States Vice Consul at Portsmouth. The Reso-
lutte will be given over TO the British government to-
morrow, and Captain HartsteiR, with his officers an
crew, will return to the United States in the Ame-
rican steamer Washington from Southampton, on
Wednesday.
On Christmas day the whole of the crew were re.
Qaled with an excellent dinner of roast beef and
plum pudding, at the George Inn, at the expense Of
the British government.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 70, 1856.
At IL o'clock tomorrow the American flag will
be hauled down on board the Resoute, when 1t will
be saluted by the Victory with twenty.one guns
The union jack will then be hoisted, and the ship
will be given up TO the authorities. There will bs
no other ceremony on the occasion. In the after
noon the Sprightly steam tender, Master Command
ing George Allan will convey the officers and crew
TO Southampton, 70 embark there on board the
United States mail steamship Washington, passed
this afternoon through Spithead from Hamburg, u
take the British mails passengers, &c. on board from
Southampton.
France.
The Moniiew Of yesterday publishes a report from
NJ Billaut the French Minister Of the Interior, ask
ing n credit of three milliens of francs for tn,
public works in the provinces. The report is fol
lowed by an imperial decree approving the report
and granting the money.