Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-20
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
BY THE AMERICA.

ADDITIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
BY THE AMERICA.
The details of the bonn bardment of Canton.
brought by the America at Halifax, are moi
materially different from the accounts by the
previous arrival. The naval force brought
by Admiral Seymour against Canton consist
ed OF three frigates, one brig, and Eve steam.
ers. Some of the forts taken were burnt and
others occupied by British artillery One
hundred and seventy guns were spiked
Notwithstanding the capture of the forts,
the Governor refused to make the apology
demanded. He, however, sent to the Admi-
raj twelve persons, purporting to be the cap
tured seamen, but, they not proving the same
the Encounter opened fire on the city walls,
the artillery company co operating from the
captured forts, while steamer proceeded up
the river and shelled the forts on the heights
On the 18th Of October the walls were brea cb-
ed and the city entered, but was subsequently,
abandoned.
The Junks were also destroyed, as before
reported. In the encounter with the iunks
the steamer Barracuda received eighty shots
in her hull and rigging.
The Bogue forts were captured on the 18th
Of November. On the 18th the Chinese had
remained the Barrier forts, and fred into the
mail steamer Canton. The British loss in all
the operations " as but trifing. The English
and American ladies had been previously re-
moved to Hong Kong, together with the treas
ure. A detachment of marines, from the
sloop-ofwar Portsmouth, guarded all the fac.
tories.
The account of the American affair with the
Chinese is not very full. 1t is said that an
American ship was fred into by the Chinese
fort in Macao roads, whereupon the Porte
mouth proceeded to destroy it, at the same
time modifying the Chinese authorities that
unless repsratiOn were made hostile opera
tions would ensue.
The San Jacinto was at Whampoa, anchored
OF French Island, with the Portsmouth and
Levant
The British Consul, on November 18th, in
formed the European community that the Ad-
mIral deemed 1t inexpedient to disclose his
future movements, but said there was no i'm
mediate prospect of quietness
The mail steamer met French frigate ar
proaching the seat of war.
Warlike preparations in Switzerland and
Prussia continue vigorous. Hopes Of peace
preponderlte, however. Meantime the Ameri-
can Minister to Switzerland has gone to Berlin
TO cter, as is reported, the mediation of the
U nlted states. Other improbab BILE reports of
good Offices on the part of the United States
prevailed.
The message Of the President of the Swiss
Federation is published The substance Of it
Is that all the foreign Ministers at Berne made
proposal to the Swiss authorities to give up
the trial of the Neufchatel prisoners, and that
their respective Governments would endeavor
to induce Prussia to recognise the absolute in
dependence of Neufchatel. The proposition
fell to the ground.
The Federal Assembly, before adiourning,
passed DEGREES that the Federal Council will
continue their endesvors TO procure pacific
recognition Of the independence of Neufchatel
approving the military levies as ordered,
granting Unlimited credit and authority to the
Federal Council to take ulterior measures to
defend the country to the last extremity, and
authorizing loan Of thirty millions of francs
Ii Is said that a French army of sixty thous-
and men under Canrobert will be assembled
on the Eastern frontier to meet emergencies,
Berlin reports, probably exaggeration5 as
sert that the French will occupy Neufchatel
aud Geneva, and Austria the "Psys Dsa-
vaud Its also said that these Governments
are united in the determination to wiring from
Prussia the concession that her territory shall
no longer harbor political refugees
The march of the Prussians against Swift
Zerland is postponed till the 5th of January,
some say the 18th, or later.
The plenipotentiaries of the Powers which
signed the treaty Of peace met at Paris De-
cember 3lst. A pr -grsmme was read stating
that, whereas difficulty had arisen in exc
cutting article twenty Of the treaty, the con-
what circumstances the difficulties can be ar
ranged. Compliments we're exchanged on the
conciliatory spirit exhibited on all hands. A
new line is to be traced out as the Bessarabian
frontier, Russia renouncing her pretensions to
New Bolgrad and the Isle of Serpents, the
Delta Of the Danube being given up to Tur-
key, in compensation for a district Of land to
be accorded to Russia towards the north of
MOldavia.
1t is reported that none Of tho plenipotcn-
tisries offered remarks against the PROPOSE
tions, but that some minor points were mooted
as yet unknown to the public. The confer
ence sat FIVE hours On Wednesday.
The Paris Constitutional announces the
sscond sitting Of the Congress for Saturday or
Sunday.
A letter from ST. Petersburg in the Debats
confirms the accounts Of the concentration Of
a considerable military force near Bakus, on
the Caspian, and says that the whole Circas-
sian aruly could at brief notiea act with than