Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-02-04
Later from Europe.
INTERESTING INDIAN NEWS.

The screw steamship Kangaroo, from Liver
erpool January 10, arrived at New York, Jan
uary o.
The launch of the Leviathan continued to
progress satisfactorily. 1t was hoped that in
few more days the vessel would be down to low
water mark, when the process of unpacking
the cradles would commence, and the full spring
tides at the end of January will float her. The
progress of the vessel during the last two days
was over thirty feet.
The London papers of the 18th give great
space to the arrest of Gen. Walker, but with
the exception of the Morning Post, which ap-
plauds the act of Commodore Paulding, they
are editorially silent. The Manchester Guar
dian praises the act, and credits the apmnistra-
ton with it.
The London Daily Ne,os expatiates upon the
consequences to ensue from the disagreement
between President Buchanan and Mr.. Douglas,
regarding it in the light of regular split in the
pro-slavery party.
Additional telegraph advices of the India
news taken out by the Europa have been re-
ceived from Malta.
On the Oath November, Sir Colin Campbell
evacuated Lucknow, in the presence of the
whole force of Dude. He retired to Cawnpore
On the 18th Dec. the Commander-in- Chief at
tackled the Gwalior men, fourteen thousand
strong. The victory was decisive. The enemy
was pursued for fourteen miles along the Calpee
road-lost all his cannon except eight. all his
carts all his ammunition, and all his bag
gage
Another dispatch from Sir Colin Campbell
says that The Gwalior fugtives were subsequent
ly fallen in with by Gen. Grant, as they were
beginning to cross the Ganges, and that after
some sharp firing, fifteen guns, with all their
stores, ammunition, &C., were captured. Gen.
Grant was slightly wounded, but he lost no men,
although the loss of the enemy was about one
hundred.
The Dude insurgents We're pushing to the
South, and had compelled the Ghoorkas to
retire from Azimghur and Jormpore stations.
An insurrection had broken out at Holapore,
but was speedily suppressed.
In the southern Mabratta country, attempts
had been made to resist the disarming act, but
the insurgents were totally defeated.
CHINA.
The dates from Hong Kong are to the 29th of
November.
The attack on Canton was expected to be made
Immediately on the arrival of reinforcements,
which was due.
The city was reported to be mined, and resist
ance was expected.
At the opening of the Cortez, a dispatch says
{" the only point in the Queens's speech was
reference to the meditation of France and Eng
land in the quarrel with Mexico,
AFRICA.
A letter from the Cape of Good Hope reports
the capture, by her Majesty's ship Sappho, of
a large SLAYER of about 1000 tuns burthen on
the west coast. The SLAYER run ashore to avoid
being taken, and after throwing overheard about
o00negroes, her crew escaped to shore in their
boats. About half of these negroes reached
the shore, but the other half were drowned.
Four hundred more were also found on board
the SLAYER. The vessel was subsequently, burned
to the waters edge.
THREE DAYS LATER.
Steamship Canada, from Liverpool 10th inst,
!, arrived at Halifax, Jan. %.
On Sunday, the l7th at Ii A. NJ. stopped
off Cork and took on board the mails and six
ty-six passengers from the disabled steamship
, Ariel, and proceeded about noon same day
The Agent of the Associated Press is indebted
: to the kindness of A. L. Holley, ESQ.,, one of
the Ariels passengers who came in the Canada,
for subjoined particulars relative to the disaster
to the Ariel:
Steamship Ariel, with ninety-six passengers,
mails, and heavy freight, left Bremen Dec. II,
and Cowrs 3lst, and experienced strong wester-
| ly gales, which gradually increased until Jan.
9th, when at nine A. NJ, in SO north, lon, 80
, west, broke starboard shaft just outside the
ship hove to under stormsails. On the morn
ing of the 9TH found the port wheel could
5 be worked, and the ship was then put
! about. Shipped several tremendous seas
and broke the foreyard was again laid to
till the morning of the 9th. Succeeded in
sighting Cape Clear on the morning of the IA,
t and reached Queenstown about noon next day.
The great steamship Leviathan has been
pushed to within six feet of the extremity of
the launching ways. She would remain in that
+, position till the prevailing spring tides were
+ over, when she would be pushed off the ways
and 50 await the high tides at the end of JAN
> uary to float her.