The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-22
Lat est n . ws.
ARRIVAL OF the AMERICA.
THRE4 DAYS LATER PROM EUROPE.

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HALIFAX, Jan. l9---noou.--The steamer
America, Capt. Price, arrived at this por,
last evening but owing TO the arrangement
OF telegraph lines between 81. Johns and
Calais, We were unable to forward the news
The America left Liverpool on Saturday
the Sd inst, aud brings dates three days la
Ter than the City OF Washington.
The news from China is fully confirmed
by the arrival Of the overland mailin Eng
land. g#BtEEl 4iA I8ps 81
81 The Americana were also engaged IN the
hoslilities against the Chinese, the ship
Portsmouth having destroyed fort in con-
sequence OF all insult offered TO the Ameri-
can flag. J &ttb i
The Congress Of Paris had re assembled
and was proceeding satisfactorily
The Prussia and Switzerland difficulty
was Clio ing up, and twas confidently hoped
that matters would be adjusted without a
resort IT, arms.
INDIAN NEws.- Nothing concerning the
Prussian Expedition had reached Bombay,
but reinforcemehts were to be forward i'm
mcdia;ely.
Uast Mahomed as busy With warlikc
movements, He asks oi England the resto-
ration o! Pasha Evur.
The naval force brought by Admiral Sey-
inGur to operate against Cdui,on conss ed
Of three lrigates, one brig and five steamers.
The details are not different iromlnews
brought ny the City of Washington. Some
Of the forts taken were burned, others were
occupied by the British Artillery One hun
dred and seven guns were spiked notwitii-
standing the capture OF the Forts.
The Governor re fused the apology do
manded. lie however sent to the Admiral
twelve persons purportihg to be the cnptur-
ed, but they not proving TO be the same,
Encounter opened her fire against the city
walls, the artillery cooperating from the
captured Forts, while steamer proce cded
up the river aud shelled the Forts on the
heights. 90 the 29th the walls were
preached and the city entered and subse-
quentiy abandoned.
In the encounter With the Junks the
steamer Baraconta received eighty shots in
her hull and rigging. The Basque Forts
were captured on the l2,h of November. On
the 18th the Chinese had renamed the
Barrier Forts and fred into the mail steam.
er Canton.
The British loss is lridng The English
and American ladies' were previously remoy-
ed to Hong Kong, together with all treas
ure.
A new line will be traced out as hess
Arabia frontier. Russia, renonncing her pre-
tensions TO Belgrade and the Isle of Ser
penis
The Delta of the Danube being given up
10 Turkey In compensation district OF land
il TO be cceded to Russia towards the north
of Moldayia. os s@"
The Shares of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company appeared on the London Stock
Exchange "Wednesday at 80 to 80 per cent.
premium.
Dissatisfaction is again reported in the
Nespoitan army.
The latest Paris Moniteur contains q de-
cree convokng tue Senate and Legislature
on the I7th OF February.
The Constitutional announces the third
4tti ng of the Congress Saturday or Sunday
A letter from 81. Petersburg in the De-
bats confirms the account OF considerable
force near Bakno, on the CasPiah
Sea, and supposes the whole Caucasian
army is called with q brisf notice to actwi,h
them. M
A detachment OF mariners from the
American ship Portsmouth guarded the fac
tories.
The accounts of the American affair with |
the Chinese is not very full. 1t is said an
American ship was fired into by Chinese |
ship at Macao whereupon the Portsmouth |
proceeded TO destroy it, al the same time
notifying the Chinese authorities that IN.
less instant reputation was made hostile
operations would ensue.
The British Consul on the 18th, in form
sd the European community that the Al
miral deemed il inexpedient to disclose his
future measures, bu, that he saw no lnime.
date prospect OF quiet.
The mail steamer met French irigate |
approaching the seat OF war. 81
The wariike preparations in Prussia ami
Switzerland continued vigorously, but hopes
OF peace dependencies. Meantime the |
A merican Minister has gone TO Berlin TO
,ffer as reported the mediation OF the
United States. O.ber improbable reports |
of the good offices on the part 0. the U niied
States prevailed,
The Presidents Message To the Swiss
Federation is published. Its substance is
that "ail foreign ministers at Berne made
give up the trial of the prisoners, their res
pectiys governments would endeavor to In
duce the King Of Prussia to recognize the
a isoiuie independence OF Neutehatel.,-
The proposal fell to the ground.
The Federal a ssembiy, before adjourn.
men,, passed a decree that the Federal
Council will continue the eDdeayor to pro-
cure a pacific recognition of the indepen-
dence vi Neulchatel, approx NJ the military
leyies as ordered; granting unlimited credit
and authority to the Federal Council to
take Interior measures 10 defend the coun-
Try TO the last extremity, ana authorizing a i
loan of 10000, 900 OF lrsscs.
lis said a French army of so 900, under
canrobert, Is to be assembled On lie cas-
tern frontier to meet emergencies.
Berlin reports (probably ;exaggerations)
assert that the French will occupy Neut-
chatel and Geneva; and Austria, the pms
davaud. Also, should these Governmrnts
unite in the determination TO wiring from
Switzerland the concession that her terri
tory shalt be no longer the harbor of pol,ti-
cal refugees.
The march of the Pfussians agains
Switzerland is postponed to the 10Th OF
later
P!enipoten,iaries with power to sign a
treaty OF peace met at Paris on the 2ist--
A programme was read stating whereas,
difficulty had arisen in executing article 30
Of the treaty; the parties had met 70 con
slider under what circumstances the official
lies could all be arranged. Compliments
were exchanged. A eoncilatory spirit was
exhibited. -.--.--.-s ''