The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-11-11
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

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from Liverpool, with dates to the 23d ult, ar
rived here last night about midnight
The advices per the steamers North Briton
and City of Washington had arrived at Liver
pool.
Signals had been received at Valentia from
Newfoundland through the Atlantic cable in a
very distinct manner, by means of Danels's
battery, in use at the latter place. Orders were
given at once to use Daniels's battery at Valen-
| tia
The Preach and Portuguese question is still
unsettled, but favorable solution is expected,
Notwithstanding that two more French war YES
sells had arrived in the Tagus.
The Paris journals reiterate the report of an
instruction in Syria, and intimate that Austria
is disposed to intervene for the interest of Eu
rope. The Greek Christians in Bosnia, who
have been committing terrible outrages on the
Mussulman population, have the belief that they
will have the support of France and Russia in
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Turkish empire and
the formation of Greek State at Constantine
pie.
The London Morning Post understands that
the channel feet has been ordered to Lisbon. A
French vessel of war had arrived in the Tagus
with French attdche, but no definite arrange
ment had been made.
The London Times continues its attack on
Commissioner Reed, characterizing him as the
catspaw of Russia.
The Bank of England still refrains from re-
ducing the rate of interest, notwithstanding the
money market is SO easy that loans on Govern
ment securities can be obtained at per cent
The French Government is constructing a
considerable number of vessels for the transport
of cavalry. Although the Notifications of Civita
Vecchia are making rapid progress, orders had
l. L.
more hands.
81. Johns, ~ f., Nov. 6.-The screw steam
ship Circassian, from Galway on the morning
of the 9th ultimo, arrived at this port at half
past six o'clock last evening
The first part Of the passage, the Circassan
encountered stormy weather. She has 800 pas
sengers for New York
BY this arrival we have Liverpool mail ad-
vices of the evening of the 25th, and telegraph
accounts to noon of the Goth.
The royal mail steamship Arabia, from New
York, reached Liverpool on the evening of the
oath.
The steamer Hudson, from New York for
Bremen, put into Southampton on the 3d. for
Goals.
The British war steamer Gorgon arrived at
Plymouth on the 22d, from Halifax and Fayal.
The Gorgon took soundings for another line of
Atlantic telegraph from the banks of Newfound
land to the entrance of the English Channel,
via Fayal.
The Daily Ne,os says the North Atlantic
Steam Company Galway line) received by the
City of Washington applications from America
for 100000 stock, which, added to the sub
scription already made, exceeds the required
capital.
The British board of trade returns for the
year ending September 30th, show decrease
| in exports during the last nine months of over
| E9,400,000.
Frm,ce.-The French breadstuffs markets
| continue dull.
| The Portuguese Government yields the Charles
ct Georges to France, declaring that it yields
only to the threatened employment of force
The Paris Patrie says that Portugal yielded not
| from fear, but wisdom.
Pussia.-The first Chamber rejected, by 80
to rs, proposition to send an address to the
King and Prince Regent.
Twkey-The American frigate Wabash ar
rived at Constantinople on the 18th. A letter
| says, that as America is not included in the
| treaty, the Wabash has been allowed to come
up, although she far exceeds the size of vessels
Eallowed to pass the Dardanelles; she took out
Etwenty of her guns, however, so that only thirty
showed in the portfolios, which is nine more
than the treaty allows.
Affairs in Servia were looking very serious.
The town people were in arms.
The submarine telegraph between Dover and
Calais had ceased working, and was believed
to be broken-communication between the two
countries was kept up, via Ostend.
Recent accounts from Constantinople are to
the effect that the situation of the Ottoman EN-
pire becomes worse and worse every day. The
fire shoulders under the ashes. 1t is true, Sc
rious movements are not yet reported, but IN
every direction the Governors are on their
guard, and are called on to repress acts of in
subordination, which are the forerunners of
rising. Omer Pasha, in spite of the prestige
which still attaches to his name, has lost all in
fiuence, and cannot keep in order the province
he governs, except by the most incessant vigil
ance and unfinching 6rmness. The Bosnians
and the Croatians, under Servian influence,
manifest desire for independence ever since
the Moldo- Wallachians have been in immediate
expectation of shaking off the yoke Of the Porte.
These latter, in order to encourage such tenden-
cies, talk of the convocatiOn of National As
sembly, where the people will have the right to
appear in arms. All the Slovenian and Bull
garian population are preparing for a struggle,
which they see at hand. For long time
past, the trade has not been so brisk as now in
arms and ammunition, which are easily intro
duced into Constantinople, owing to the venali-
| ty of Ottoman functionaries. The Turks be-
hold with alarm this situation becoming aggra-
waited, and they fear to be sooner or later flung
back on Asia. The Kayaks, who carry their
heads high, and have never shown themselves
so insolent, boast of their number and their
wealth; and they make point of speaking in
cessantly of the numerical weakness of the
Turks, 1.-THE Greek population of Turkey in
Europe amounts to eleven millions and a halt,
whilst the Mussulmans hardly number four.)
| The Paris Pays has private advices from
Shanghai to the 18th. of August, according to
which the Mandarin Keying was not sentenced
to death, with the privilege Of committing sui
eide, as reported by the correspondents of Eng
fish journals. He was, like Yeh, degraded and
condemned to ten years confinement in the
fortress of Tho-ho. This, at his advanced age,
will probably prove to be imprisonment for life.
The Imperial General Tsan-Kwo-Le-ang,
who in June last, suffered disastrous defeat
at the hands of the Nankin rebels, likewise in
CURED the Emperor's displeasure; but, as he is
| a great fayorite with the army, it was thought
advisable to punish him by proxy. An efhgy
OF the General having been procured, one hun
dred lashes were administered to it with becom-
ing gravity.
At sitting of the French Academy, Messrs.
DE Fonviele and Deherain communicated their
researches on the depolarizing action of oxygen
lied water, from which it appears that It is
eminently calculated to increase the intensity Of
the galvanic current, owing to the abundance
of oxygen which it emits. But in order to OBJ
tain liquid as rich in available oxygen as nj
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