New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-20
Foreign Intelligence.
FURTHER BY THE AMERICA

The America passed the Africa. for Liverpool March
large ship burning. Nobody on board.
The arrangement Of the Persian difficulty is pro-
The proposed convention specifies that England shall
enjoy equal commercial privileges with the most
favored nations but Persia forbds the introduction of
English consuls the Caspian sea, inasmuch as her
treaties with Russia forbid them.
aa Great Britain.
The trade and navigation returns for January show
progressive increase.
Mr.. Dallas attended the Queens 1evee on the 2sth.
The parliamentary proceedings are interesting. The
debate on Lord Derby's notion Of censure Of the
Chinese war, resulted in division-for the motion,
10; against it l46.
Mr.. Golden brought forward motion Of singular
nature In the Commons viz: "That this House has
heard with concern Of the conflicts which have oc-
ccurred between the British and Chinese at Canton
anG without expressing any opinion as to the extent
the Chinese may have offended England, and the
cause of complaint this House considers that the pa
pers laid upon the table fail to establish satisfactory
grounds for the violent measures recently resorted to
at Canton that select committee be appointed to
inquire into our commercial relations with China
The debate lasted two nights, and was further ad-
jonrned. .'ttl =0F@r3E 5iF
Lord Palmerston, in reply to Mr.. Layard, said he
was authorized by the Russian Minister for Foreign
Affairs to say that there was no such treaty in exist
ence between Russia and Persia as that referred to
recently by Mr. Layard and that the negotiations at
Paris on the Persian difficulty were not yet ended.
--t France,
Paris letters state that the Council Of State has re-
jected the credit Of five millions demanded by the
War Department. Jt u, n, igE545 ,# E-ftsse
SpaIp.t a4 -
1t is stated in the ministerial organs that the num-
her Of vessels to be sent against Mexico including
transports for 10000 men, is about thirty.
-~-"----T-- Austria. .
Vienna letter states that the Ministerial Council
are celebrating on the expediency Of Withdrawing
the Austrian troops from the Papal dominions.
Telegraphic dates from Hong. Kong are to January
9th. Affairs in China were unchanged. ..-
Private letters state that large Chinese feet had
in good order under the forts of Canton. Admiral
Seymour had burnt the greater part of the suburbs Of
Canton.
The Chinese rebel fleet had formed junction with
the lmperialists at Whampoa. N.&
Paris dispatch says that letters from Macao state
that the Emperor had placed in statesof sege the
five European states of the empire. -r
All the Europeans on board the steamer Thistle
had been treacherousy murdered By the native ,as4
sengers, and the steamer dsmantled and abandoned.
The government at Hong.Kong had increased the
public force and taken precautionary measures
against incendiarsm. 7=s e. ass5lF
The total exports of tea to England were Al 900 O00
against "a 600 900 last year. 49, a;tf =
Persia.
Dates at Bombay were from Bushire to the 18th OF
January. The British remained unnoested. Rein
| foreemenIs were being sent from Bombay. 7I17 y
| Denmark. t,,t'.5s +sfT5.
The question of the Sound dues is finally settled
Denmark receives 45000,000 thalers, in forty pay
ments, bearing interest J -
| rHa .