Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-25
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Europa.


no INTELLIG ENCE OF THE ARIEL.
The steamer Europa, with Liverpool dates to
the 9th instant, arrived at New York Yesterday
morning.
The Europa brings no tidings Of the Ariel. the
safety ofwhich is now involved In serious doubt
thorough sea-going vessel. She was built for the
California trade. and scarcely capable Of contend
ing with the disastrous gales reported by the re-
cent arrivals.
The general intelligence from Europe is the
most important frr several months, embracing
India news, important financial and commercial
intelligence, and the decease Of a number Of prom
inent persons.
The Bank Of England has reduced its rates Of
discount
The launch of the Leviathan had been resumed
and the ship was advancing at the rate of feet
per day. There remained only sixty feet to over
come.
Financial affairs in England and on the CONT
nent were improving There had been several
failures in Glasgow, including Messrs. w. & J
Wallace, with liabilities amounting to ESQ 600
The L. =. Frigate Powhatan was at the island
OF Madeira Dec Both
loan for the East India COMPANY ia spoken
OF on the meeting Of Parliament
A still further reduction I'm bank rates Is anti
ciPated.
discount Az per cent.
Madrid paper says that Spain will not give
any satisfaction to America In the FL Dorado af
fair.
The marriage Of the Prince of Prussia has been
prolonged three months, owing to the king con
tinued illness
The Bank of Prussia has reduced its rate of
discount to 81 per cent
telegraph dispatch reports the rather serious
illness of the King Of Wurtemburg
Lisbon is now free from the yellow fever
IL is stated that the Circassians have attac ked
and massacred 100 Of the Russian garrison at
Adekow.
The papers contain extended obituary notices
Of Gems Havelock, Radetzky, Reschid Pacha and
h..t. hal
of Cannes, aged %. Shortly before she died she
divided her fortune equally between her children
and her parents. Her funeral took place at Paris
on Saturday
Field Marshal Radetzky, the Wellington of
Austria, died at Milan on the fifth, of paralysis
Of the lungs, aged ninety. Reese hid Pacha Grand
NizieI Of Turkey, died Of aPoplexy on the sixth
The Times says that in his death Turkey lost an
able administratOr--one who was capable Of re-
trieving her finances, extending her commerce
and whose high position made IL easy for the
cabinet to deal with the rival pretensiOns of Euro
pean powers.
All hopes Of the recovery of the King Of Prussia
had disappeared tie has lost his iniell.ct and
rumOr says lie will abdicate In favor Of Prince
FREDERICK, as the latter is about TO marty the
Princess Royal OF England. She will. IN the
event of his abdication, become q ueen OF Prussia
Ii Is rumored that an Indian loan OF six TO els lat
millions will be proposed Immediately on the as
sembling of Parliament.
The total bullion in the Bank Of England is
tl2, ll3 ,OOO and reduction of the rate of inter
est to per cent. Is shortly anticipated. The
London Times OF the 9th SAYS that choice pa per
is negotiated at 4Xa5 per cent, and loans on gov.
eminent securities at 3 per cent. Consols had
advanced ! per cent during the week. There
were no failures Ia connection with the American
trade, and few anywhere.
The continental advices were very encouraging
The news from China is meagre. The attack
on Canton had not taken place, but il was ex-
Pected soon Ii Is said that France and Spain
will make demonstration against COch hin China
Dates from Melbourne to the 18th OF November
and f200.0OO Of gold had reached England An
additional sum of f7O0, 900 is known to be on the
way. Business continued depressed.
THE News FROM INDIA.
The European Times says the Indian news
startled the whole country. Annexed is the OIL.
cial dispatch:
"MALrA, Jan. 6-The steam Caradoc has ar.
rived, with important Intelligence from India
General Havelock died on the 18th November, of
dysentery, brought on by exposure and anxiety
On the Nth November an affair took place near
CawnpOre, between Gen. Windham's division
and the Gwalior mutineers, In which the British
troops rereated with the total loss of the tents of
the 64th, the SGD and SSth regiments, 5000 i'm
number, which were entirely burnt by the enemy
The 9th regiment Is reported nearly cut up.
message received by the Governor General
from Sir Colin Campbell, on the 9TH December
contains an account Of the previous action fought
BY him. with the Gwallor contingent, near Gavin
pore, in which the latter was totally defeated
with the loss OF sixteen guns, twentv-six car
riages Of different sorts, an immense quantity of
whole baggage of their force. The British loss
was Insignificant. One officer only was killed
viz Lieut.. Salmon. All the women, children,
sick, &c, from Lucknow, had arrived In safety
at Allakabad
The Calcutta Gazette Extradinary contains a
deeply interesting detailed account Of the de-
Tense Of Lucknow, being the Official report OF
Brigadier English. The privations endured by
the heroic garrison, and particularly the ladies,
was fearful.
The London Gazette, In reviewing the above
news, says: +" The Gwallor contingent Is known
to have been the most formidable body Of troops
in arms against the British government In India.
Ii was disciplined, effective force Of 900 men,
complete In Organization and details. The blow
which has been struck by Sir Colin Campbell has
probably scattered this formidable force, on
which the insurgents Of Central India chiefly re-
lied The commandment will now be en-
sbled to operate against the Dude insurgents, of
whom he will doubtless give as good an acco ant
az he has Of the Gwailor mutineeIs."
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