New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-04

NUMBER l57.
Particulars Of Foreign News
PER STEAMSHIP AMERICA.

The submarine cable: t
Her Majesty's steamer Leopard arrived at Ports $
mouth on Friday evening, the l4th inst, and re-
ports that the Atlantic cable was lost at quarter
before O'Clock on Tuesday morning the 1lth inst,
after having paid out successfully 1886 nautical miles
Of the cable and the last 100 miles Of it in water
two miles in depth and the greater part of this at
the rate OF rather more than five knots an hour. \
at the time the accident occurred there was a /
heavy swell on. The Niagara was going at the rate
Of four knots at hour, and the engineer thought
the cable was running out in too great proportion
to the speed Of the ship he considered it Necessary to
direct the breaks to be applied more firmly when I
unfortunately, the cable parted at some distance from
the stern Of the ship. W
The Agamemnon, Niagara and ssasquehanna, are
to remain short time where the cable parted to try
experiments in the deep water of that part Of
the Atlantic (two thousand fathoms0 which It is con-
sidered will be of great value to the Telegraph Com
pany, and then all go to Plymouth, England.
The Cyclops was sent back with dispatches to
Valenta, and was then to join the Leopard at Ports
mouth.
Although the unfortunate accident will postpone
the completion of this great undertaking for short
time the result Of the experiments has been to
vince all those who took part in o Of the entire prac
ticability of the enterprise; for with some slight
alterations in the paying out =, machinery, there
cable; and it has been clearly proved that you can
telegraph successfully through twenty-five hundred
miles Of cable, and know that its submerson at
great depth had perceptibe influence on the cleo
at the rate of five miles per hour in the greatest depth
Of water-on the plateau between Ireland and New
foundland.
The experience now obtained must be of great |
value to the Company, and it is understood that the
Directors will decide whether it is best 10 have
cable made and try again Immediately after the eqni
noctia gales are over, or wait until another summer
In Liverpool an impression prevails that another
| trial will take place in October.
| Liverpool paper reports the arrival Of the Mag
ara, Susquehanna, and Agamemnon at Plymouth on
Friday, but doubtless it was mistake.
We extract the following general intelligence
| Great Britain.
! In the House of Commons on Friday, the Chancel.
lor Of the Exchequer obtained leave to bring in bill
for continuing for two ,yearAfrom April next, the
present duties on tea and sugar .......
| On Thursday, in the House of Lords, the Marquis
of Canricarde asked the Government whether they
would lay on the table certain papers, to show the
steps taken in pursuance of the promises of the Great
European Powers, recorded in the protocol of the
Conference of Paris, relative to the banaban Prov.
inces and calculates to explain the course adopted
by the government in these matters.
Lord Clarendon, after entering into history of the
recent occurrences at Constantnope stated that the
papers asked for had been conidentaly communicated
to each of the Powers who parties to the Treaty
of Paris; and the Government did not consider that
they would be justified in producing them.1
The Commons were engaged in protacted debates
on the Divorce bill its opponents fighting against
it step by step, and the Government equally deter
mined in pressing it forward.
Mr.. Gladstone cenSlired LORD PalInefStOn Tor Ms
political opposition to the SueZ canal but the lat
ter reiterated his objections to the scheme.
The suspension of Messrs Thomas Ashmore and
Sons had been announced. Their liabilities, ho;'-
ever, were not very large
A report of the affairs Of Messrs. Carr Bros & Co.,
of Newcastle who lately suspended, shows liabilities
amounting to 100000 and assets promising twenty
shiilings in the pound.
Charles Raward Keith konght has been appointed
British Consul for Pennsylvania, and Dennis Donuhue
Consul ant Buffalo. .
Ledru Ron has written another violent letter to
the London papers about the charge of conspiracy
against him. .- "
Rumor says that it was decided at the recent i'm
peria visit to Osborne that in the event OF Lord EgiI
and Baron Gros not attaining the object of their mis-
|. sion to China, a more decided action in common
. should be adopted.
e The East India Company have dispatched, Or ar
on the eve of dispaching to India, in all seventytw
= vessels, carrying about p 900 troops.
d The Sarah Sands has been pronounced incapabl
u = of receiving troops and stores.
l. Stirring News from india.
d. The Overland Mail arrived at Trieste on the l2tl
inst and the telegraphic dispatch from there state
that the Bombay dates are to July l4th and Calcutt
g to July 5th
Delhi had not fallen up to the 9th of june. Th
rebels had made several desperate sortes, but eacl
Il time repulsed with great slaughter. The cit.
: was reported full of sick and wounded and choer;
prevailed. Reinforcements continued reaching tht
10 British camp
y, Further mutines in several districts had been
a ported. The Bombay and Madras armies remained
a loyal. Punjaub continued quiet AT Sersa, Gen
Van Cortlandt had attacked and completely defeated
!; the insurgents, inflcting heavy loss. Gen. Wood
d burns column had completely crushed rebellion a
e AurungZebad. Intelligence had been received of th
mutiny of troops at Mosandabad Tyrabad, Soctopore
h Sanger, Nogwong, Pultughur, Inbow and Indore
e Pshawar is disturbed, and three regiments had bee
E. disarmed there
m Sir Colin Campbell arrived at Alden on the 2st
he of July.
The first batch of the China corps had arrived a
'r Calcutta.
The British force before Delhi is stated to be fro1
1000 to 5000 European, and 5000 natives The natv
9, portion of the force had proved worthy.
nj The rebels had been dispersed at Aahabad, an
the post saved.
til The barracks at Carvinpore were closely besiege
by the insurgents, but held out bravey. Reinforce
" ments were marching to their relief
nj The whole of Dude had risen but Sir Henry Law
MS renee with his usual force, had kept the enemy
e. check.
n receipt of the last mail, of the capture of Delhi bl
:" they are wholly unreliable.
81, The Bengal Burkara says: I'VE have receive
# letters to say that the Government had got tel
he graph message from Nangpore that Delhi had alle
r the 9th of June, describing the battle, and sa
' ing that upwards of 1000 rebels were killed.
Calcutta was more tranquil and the native banke
of were gaining confidence. The papers say that "
ef have seen the worst of the troubles for there
Ter more regiments to mutiny except those of Bomb;
cu and Madras, the fidelity Of which there is reast
er, to suspect.
got The Bombay money market was very unsettle
ae Money was difficult to be had on any terms 7
import market was very quiet. Freghts had a
vanced little. The Calcutta markets were dr
~ The Bank of Bengal had raised its rate OF inter'
M y" and exchange to 250sd. The Madras import mari
is a continued buoyant. The demand for export
a "7 abated.
use
tn An interview between the Emperors of France a
Russia is again stated as certain to AXE place.
on The Bank of France returns for the month sht
elk, increase of 900 francs, and in Paris tal
rcc off in the Branch Bank of II 100000 francs.
A bronze medal is to be given to the soldiers W
lug served in the great wars of the Empire from 1872
lied 1915.
The Louvre was naugurated on the nth.
,wn Emperor was present and in his speech congrat
to lated the nation upon the possession OF that polite
order which had permitted the realization OF pl
lav iect which had occupied the contemplation OF eve
and dynasty of France.
In Paris on Friday the three per cents closed at
the zoe.
and The Emperor's pardon, the occasion of the fe
"'' of the 18th August, will be extended to over
, persons condemned for various oifenses.
Spain.
-. Madrid dispatch of the llth inst. says that
va Lafragua, the Mexican Envoy, had made kno
ar- to the Mexican Consul that the Spanish Governm
le" has suspended all negotiations with him, and
lie" consequently he had placed the Mexican subjects
"en Spain under the protection of France.