Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-06-17
From Eprone


Steamship Asia, from Liyerpool Nav o. ar
rived at Sandy Hook, June 1913 A. NJ.
The returns oil the British exports for the
mont! OF April show falling off of over half
a million, compared with the same month last
year.
The recipient of the Victoria medal of the
Geographical Society is Alexander Dallas Bache.
not Professor Packe, as previously stated
A letter from Plymouth says the Niagara
ana Agamemnon are lying within 200 yards
OF each other, the cable on each ship connected,
and telegrAphic messages are DOW being sent
through the whole Atlantic cable in the most
perfect manner.
The overland China and India mails have az
rived
The correspondent of the London Times at
Cawnpore writes despondingly of the war pros
poets, lie says the revolt has deeper roots than
has beeu imagined, and that the want of troops
is greatly felt.
Gen. Jones had crossed the Gangcs, and
commenced the Rohicund campaign.
The commander-in-chief would reach his
headquarters near Cawnpore about 23d of
April.
The Hnkaru of Calcutta speaks of news of
the rebellion on every side, with three armies
in the field against us; while the EngEshmam,
another journal, shows that no decisive blow
has been struck, aud that the rebels are dis
perscd all over the country.
The Calcutta correspondent of the Times
says the plan of the rebels is to press on for
Central India and Bombay. Meanwhile, they
are swarming into the Doab, and in the districts
of Tullyghur, Etwah, and Mynopore.
The officers were badly pressed. There is a
guerrilla war going on everywhere
Eight regiments of armed police are being
raised in Bengal.
There had been only two inches of rain in
Bengal for six months the crops are suffering
severely, and famine is anticipated.
The Dude Proclamation has not been with
drawn or softened, but Mr. Montgomery has
received carte blanche to deal with each case as
he chooses. He is compromising with aristoc-
racy and landholders
Newspaper accounts assert that Lord Elgin
has declared himself ready to employ force to
penetrate to Pekin
The Journals express hopes that Teenstin
would be easily taken.
A demand for gunboats for river service had
been made
The Chinese authorities continued to torture
all persons suspected to be favorable to the Al
lied Powers.
Dates from Hong Kong of April 10, say d.
plomatic relations have taken an untavorablc
turn. 1t is understood that replies have been
received by the Foreign Ambassadors to their
communication to the Emperor at Pekin. The
Emperor proposes to discuss the questions al
Canton. This is not acccded to, and the Pen-
ipotentiaries, including the American Minister,
had decided to proceed at once to Teen Tsein.
All was quiet at Canton
LATER.-'fhe Canadian screw steamship
Nova Scotian, from Liverpool June ., arrived
at st. Johns, N. F., June IL.
In the House of Commons on the LIST, Mr.
Lindsay asked the government if it was tru'
that United States vessels in the Havana, or il
' the Western Coast of Africa trade had beer
, fired into, boarded, searched or detained b,
British cruisers, and if so by what authority
or under whose instructions did the commands
of those ships SO act.
Fitzgerald said the government had no oficia
information on the subject, tut had reason t.
believe the reports had been exaggerated. The
u were as anxious as the American government t
avoid all cause of complaint, and strict order
had been issued to the officers of the station
to be especially cautious.