The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-20
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Saturday-Morning clear and warm, afternoon, cloudy
and light showers; night, moonlight
snnds. aorine overcast and rain afternoon, cloudy
| night dark.
Monday-Morning, cloudy and rain; afternoon cloudy
T,esday -ileary rain: afternoon. cloudy night clear
Wednesday, Morning. clear and pleasant; afternoon
| cloudy; night. clear.
1hn~dsy-Morning. clear; afternoon cloudy; night,
| Clear.
Ffhy-Mornlng clear: afternoon cloudy; night, clear.
S,tlatay-Siorning, clear.
The yslne Of the foreign goods entered OF the Bos
ton Custom House for the week ending on the 18th
instant was 81 .l34 .04l For toe corresponding week
in 1856, N,s67073 Decrease this year. 1888 .Os2.
The heaviest impoItations during the past week
were in dry goods, hemp, linseed. hides and wool.
The sales Of cotton limited yesterday to 600
500 bales, the market closing without Quosbe change IN
prices. Holders pressing Gales while buyers
were awaiting the result OF the Arsbss news at the South,
and later intelligence from Europe by the America Flour
without change Of momon, in prices Common grades
Of State and Western dull previous quotations.
while the medium ard higher grades, including Southern
and Ohio, rner, and sales made to fair ex
tent and a, full prices Wheat unchanged but quiet.
Sales we're confined 70 few thousand bushels including
prime white Southern al 81 S. and red do at 81 As Corn
was in good demand At Tic a &c. for Western mixed,
(ch.efy at the inside figure with moderate sales ofSouthern
new yellow at &c &c Pork Inactive with sales of
mess at So Is S22 8;h, chiefly the latter Ggure
Sugars continued In coed demand, with sales Of 300
900 hbds. Cuba nuscovsdo and 60 do moado at fun
figures The transactions OF the week have established an
advance Of &c per h. above the prices of the previous
week Coffee also firm and active, with sales OF
about 600 bags Of Ro including parcels for export full
The business OF the week has established the
previously noticed, OF &c. per ID. We have no
change freghts for European ports which con.
tnued rule low with moderate The recen,
advance brcdstuas with Light hand tended to
check shipments Some cotton going forward for Il.
verpco al I'd for square bales, and 3l6d I'D. fox Sea
Island.
Highly Important from China-New Views
Of the British Government in Regard TO
that Empire.
We have received intelligence Of very re-
markablc and suggestive character, by the Last
European mails from China, in regard to certain
new projects attributed to the British govern
ment against that empire. We yesterday pub
lished the correspondence which has taken place
between Commodore Armstrong, commanding
the United States squadron in the Chinese seas,
and Mr.. Slas F. Burrows an American merchant
at Hong Kong The latter gentleman, who, In
common with one or two other American ship
owners, has, it appears, been driving profitable
trade with the Chinese at whampoa, called upon
the Commodore to move his squadron to that
point, in order to protect his interests there.
Commodore Armstrong refused to comply with
the requisitiou. on the ground that his instruc-
lions did not permit him TO use the naval forces
under his command for individual purposes The
impression left by the facts developed in this cor
respondence II certainly in favor Of the position
assumed by Commodore Armstrong, although, of
course We should prefer that arrangements
should he made by our government to prevent
the necessity of Americans at any time having
recourse 70 British vessels for protection. Such
arrangements are the moro imperatively called
for in view Of the statements contained In the
following letter from an American merchant nj
Hong Kong, to q fricnd in New York, and which
profess to throw new light on the views Of the
British government in regard to CHINA
Hose KosG, February n. 1851.
1tsg STsTo give you view &c the melancholy siirl-
ton that American live and American Shipping placed
IN China, send you tic accompanying corr.pondcnce,
wheel hla ~, laken place betsoen Mr. silrs e. BitrowT
merchant from he United States here, sI ConhnOdCre
/ Armstrong. "a d Curious and sugrcsiiye.
ISsldlrg M dc In Horr Kcog under Ri,sh p-ec,ion
aud laws, dc nd consider ces,i'en, With my futy to
giye us i-'ofy 81 uic Ige-eet if.h ard C.nfe VAR,
rLich Tha,t dc u7N I'D ~ ~ sarc-oR IF ne sDrfh
Ja II Ctina q le Erriid CTuasn The tart ated by
our navy hesc . uo,t Illuminating, md NJ lr,-en, and
tcitst Ca Tie Caution liver he becn FROM Tie British
/ mcn-ofWsr.
! IboIe n stale Of thing, viii ls.t long, aud that The
fcor Chinese VII have ample satisfaction given them fos
the rrus@ outrsgcs committed them by Die American
ioic. The Cdne.e ~ere perfectly JshhsJic IN aIing
C,riou !. nearly destroyed the American forces hr,
landing, which led The English 10 follow aud The destruc
ton G. c rad properly is fearful, and 10 end all, the
American orcr have destroyed the four barrier fcrt. OF
great strength, snd wO,d Cce1 half million OF dollars 10
ne principal Io- our forces s.-,s ned IN capturing and
destroy ing tbc.e forhcaiof, from The accidental
ming Of ucr own nine paced under u'e granite iVuds-
All tie cannon we're siso destroyed aiming which c-.
dance we're soe twculy four hong snd nine inch bore
carry ing twenty seven inch shot w circumference
Commodore Armstrong, with his force docs not think.
Ike 20 trust himself within reach OF the Mandarin squadron,
| but hope shall have here at distant
per'd who viii Wit Whampos and Canton, s4d let
| know whether We are At war or pcsce.
Bob our Consuas At Canton and Hong Kong when the
Fngli.h siorfned The old city accompanied the British
| forces. No.s COED EFT servant.
twill be rccollccted that about two years since
information was communicated through the
columns Of this journal that tie British invasion
O. Burmaa originated in settled purpose on the
part Of TIE Briiih government in India to extend
/ us cCAJuctts hOIg TUG CoutsC VI Nc ilfh"huuJ
and ecIoss thc mountains into The great tea aud
cotton districts Of Chirs. This Information we
received in Paris from parties who had been
stationed In India, ard VITO. in conversation
with certain British officials in IIindostan, had
GATHERED from thtm that the object Of their
pushing forward theiT arns in that direction was
10 extend their coDquosss to Southern China 1t
would erPeoT therefore IL credit Is to be attached
90 Tie statements contained in the above letter,
that similar impression prevails amongst Ame-
ricen commercial circles in China aud that the
object OF the war nov being carried on Ivy
The British. is ultimately to divide the Chinese
empire end to take pOesc ssion OF that portion o
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