The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28
Arrival Of the America at Halifax.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
4 HAIlFAx, Jan. I9.-The Cunrad steamship
America arrived hero al 8 O'Clock last eve.
ming, bu, her news could not be despatched
in consequence of the telegraph wires being
disarranged by :he storm. Her dates are to
the Sd inst.
The steamship Atlantic and City OF Man.
chester arrived ou On the 1st oi January.
The deailsof news by the Indian Overland
Mail had been received, but nothing new
concerning the Persiaa expedition had reach
= ed Bombay. Reiuforcemenls were 10 be Tor
wardsd Immediately. i. e1t> 81 .3ssssia
Dost Mohammed is busted with warlike
moveme ens. He asks from England the res.
toraiion of the Peshawuf. '' t
The naval force brought by Admiral Sey.
mour to operate against Canton, consisted OF
three frigates, one brig and FIVE steamers.-
The details are not materially different from
the news brough, by the steamer City of
Washington. Some Of the forts taken were
burned, and others were occupied by the
British artillery, and one hundred and seventy
guns were spiked.
Notwithstanding the capture of the forts,
The Governor refused 10 give the apology de.
manded. He, however, sent 10 the Admiral
twelve persons, purporling 10 be captured
seamen, but they not proving 10 be the same
ones with regard to whose capture the diff.
Guilty occurred, the fire was again opened on
the city walls, Ills artillery cooperating from
the captured forts, while the steamers pro.
ceeded up the river and shelled the forts on
The heights.
On the 29th the city walls were preached
and the city entered, bu, subsequently aban'
doued.
A large number of Chinese junks were also
Destroyed, as before reported. In the en-
counter with The junks, the steamer Barra.
couta received eighty shots in her hull and
rigging,
of November On the 18th the Chinese had
renamed the Banner forts, and fred into the
Mail Steamer Canton. The British loss, in
all the operations, is but Hifing.
The English and American ladies' had been
previously ramoved 10 Hong-Kong, with all
their valuables and treasure.
A detachment of marines, from the Amer
lean sloop.of.war Portsmouth, guarded the
factories during the bombardmeut.
The accounts given of the difficulty be-
tween The American and Chinese are mol very
full. 1t is said that an American ship was
fred into by Chinese fort, in Macao Roads,
whereupon The Portsmouth proceeded to de-
s,roy it, at the same time notifying the Chin
ese authorities that unless instant reparaion
was made, hostile operations would ensue.
The San Jacinc,o was al Whamroo, an
chored of tho French Island, with the Ports.
mouth and Levant
The British Consul, under date OF Novsm-
Der 18Th, informs the European community
tha, the Admiral deemed it inexpedient TO
disclose his future measures, but he saw no
immediate prospect of quie, being restored.
The English mail steamer met French
frgale approaching The scene of war.
THE SWISS QUESTION.
Vigorous prerara,ons continue TO be made,
bolh by Prussia and Switzerland, but the
hopes Of peace now pfepondera'e. In the
meantime The American Minister has gone
10 Berlin, TO offer, as is reported, the medita
,on of the United States.
; Olher improbable reports in relation tt
( proaers of good offices on the par, Of the Uni
ted States. prevailed
, The Presidents message 10 the Swiss Fed
Grafton has been published. The substance o
| it is, that all The Foreign Ministers at Bern'
had made proposal, that if the Swiss au
t thorities give up the trial of the Neufchale
prisoners, ;heir respective governments woul'
] endsavor TO induce Prussia TO recognize ,h
Y absolute Independence of Neufchaiel. Th
S proposition fell 10 The ground.
e The Federal Assembly, before adJournine
passed DEGREES that the Federal Council wi
y continue the endeavor TO procure The pacia
Il recognition and Independence of Neufchatel
!, approving the military levies as ordered
E granting unlimited credit and authority to tn
: Federal Council 10 take ullerio: measure
i 10 defraud their county 10 the last extremity
and authorizing loan Of 80, 900, 900 francs.
e II is said that French army OF 5000
e men, under Marshal Canrobert, is 10 be at
n sembled on the eastern frontiers to meet emel
n gencies.
IS Berlin correspondents give reports whic
i are probably exaggerations, that the Frenc
). will occupy Neuichatel and Geneva, an
9 Austria the Pays. 1t is also said thai ,hes
i. governments are united in determination
n wiring from Switzerland the concessions tn;
}. their territory shall no longer be harbor ft
% pnliiical refugees.
5. The march Of the Prussians against Swift
T. erland has been postponed till the blh inst
h and some say till the 18Th, or later.
al --- AlIemnt tn ExlnEl Money.