Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-03
THE NEWS.

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A dispatch from Berne announces that the Gene
vese government has dissolved the Italian Benefit
Society in that place, and that the Federal Com
had ordered the expulsion OF twelve
French and seventeen italian refugees while an
inquiry was going on concerning twelve others.
The "Invalide Russo" records new victories of
the Army Of the Caucasus. "a letter to that jour
nal announces that the important defle Of Argoon,
which has so often been attacked unsuccessfully,
is at length in possession Of the Russian troops
The !" Tmes's" Vienna correspondents Gays that
ST. Petersburgh advices put it beyond doubt that
the Chinese have commenced hostiities against the
Russians. The Russian Admiral is understood to
havereported in despatch that the advance posts
toward the mouth Of the Amoor, had been attack
ed 30 suddenly and with such force, that the Rus
slams had to retreat thirty leagues up the river.
The Chinese thereupon destroyed the Russian set
Element.
The MosiitsUr ofthe 18th says that on the oath
ult, arrests were simultaneously made 10 various
parts of France which defeated culpable projects
and led to the discovery and seizure Of arms, am.
nunition and compromising correspondence. The
HuHuCf VI ufiCo1oy hoWCVCHy udvO UCCh cAuSScI6-
ted. They are limited to 80 ringleaders at Paris
20 at Lyons, ~ at Marseies and A on an average
in forty departments In spite Of this precaution
gathering took plac in Paris on the night of the
9th of March. Firm and vigilant measures, how
ever caused it to prove abortye and led to twenty
new arrests. iyls iaef3 itaag
The ARRAY at Chalons is indisputably Part of
plan Of systematic agitation. The Patrie gives
farther details of that revolutionary atemp, show
ing that the mob took the Infantry posts by sur
prise, and seized nearly all the arms. The rioters
were subsequently subdued by strong military
detachment, and many arrests were made. 4,
A Vienna dispatch says an excellent undsrstan-
ding has alreadr been established between the Der
by Ministry and tile Austrian government.
A. central committee has been appointed at st.
Petersburg to examine all projects for emancipa-
trn of the serfs sent in by prominent committees.
The council consists Of thirteen members, and the
Emperor is President gG
The steamer City Of Baltimore arrived on
Tuesday at New York, with Liverpool dates to
the 18th instant i, ,f,f.
The news from China and India is of two
weeks later date; but advices are generally of
trifing importance. The bombardment of Luck
now was expected to take place on the 18th of
February. Alarge portion Of the British Army
had entered Dude. Sir Colin Campbell was still
at Cawnpore, awaiting the siege train. The
King Of Delhi had been found guilty and BAN
ished to Van Dieman's Land for life.
+ The steamer Ava, with the Calcutta mails
and over 9250, 900 in specie, was lost off Trim
GONZALEZ on the 10th of February. The cargo
was also lost but all the persons on board werc
saved.
Orsini and Pierri were guillotined on the
18th, but Rudio was respited by the Emperor,
andhis sentence committed into penal servitude
for life ~ " h9s aoh..go n
The English Government refused to let Sar-
DINA give up the Englishman Hodges to the
French Government ar ~, 80
The conspiracy bin had been rejected by the
Sandman Parliament 9ct 7Fi
The correspondence with the French Gov
eminent was submitted to Parliament on the
18th.
Intelligence from Canton to January 9th has
been received. Canton remained tranquil, un-
der the rule of the allies. Order had been COM
pletely maintained in the city. Lord Elgin and
Baron eros were still in Canton river No ad-
ditional troops had yet arrived Yeh the Chi
nese chief, continued close prisoner on board
the Infexible in Canton river = s'ail
At Liverpool, cotton closed dull, at general
decline Of 1-8d 3 aolfEtss
Breadstuffs closed dull. Flour very duh, and
quotations nominal. Wheat closed dull, and
generally unchanged. Corn closed dull at
decline 17ti ~ ii10't aisSi''2 alq'inuNaw Bro
The New York Tribune contradicts the report
that vidaurri's agent is negotiating loan in New
York, or enlisting volunteers for revolutionary
purposes in Mexico bi1ofs tu@ds dt@rpgFt
, Additional advices from venezuela report that
the Government troops had been defeated in sew.
eral actions, and that many desertions had occur
red. That English and French Ministers had sent
for naval forces % fpya 81 ,.sl5l ON 10
The London Times states that the four hundred
miles of telegraph cable ordered to replace the
three hundred and eighty-four lost last summer on
Valentia island. have been completed; and II is
intended, in order to provide against accident, to
make three hundred miles more. The Agamemnon
and Niagara are toproceed 10 themiddle Of the At.
lantic about the middle Of June NEXT, whore the
line viii be Joined, and paid out from the two yes
sels, sailing 10 opposite directions, The Niagara to
Ireland, and the Agamemnon 70 America The
cable will not be piled away in one huge mass, a.
before, but win be distributed equally in the fore,
midship, and after parts of the vessel IN three coils
Of Ave hundred miles each. ~" 'srp
j The Leavonworth Ledger, of the 2sd instant
says that the prospects for m immense emigration
TO Kansas this spring and summer are highlp graf
flying. ~.
There were shipped from the Maryland coal
REGION last week 6,s9s tons of coal, making for
the season, 45,6o7 tons. 'ypo eHu5Y % sioss
Mr.. Crittendcn's speech, Revised and cor
rected by himself win be published at This Office on
or before Wednesday next It's the only correct
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