Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-02-05
foreign Neips.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
DREADFUL AFFAIR ON THE SLAVE COAST
iOO ArptgANro pppuSp,

Jan. ID. arrived here at half past o'clock
this evening.
/ GREAT BRITAIN.-The launch of the Le-
viathan continued to progress satisfactorily.
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 APP
plauds the act of Commodore Pauldng, they
are editorially silent The Manchester Guar
dian praises the act, and credits the admins
tration with it.
The London Daily Nccs expatates upon
the consequences to cnsue from the disagree
ment between President Buchanan and Mr..
Douglas, regarding it in the light of a regu-
lar split in the pro-slayery party.
/ IND1A.-Tho death Of Sir Horny Havelock
is confirmed.
On the oath November, Sir Colin Campbell
evacuated Ludlow, in the presence ofthe whole
force of Dude. lie retired to Crawnpore.
/ Gen. Windham on the 26th Of Nov attack
cd part of the Gwalior mutincers near Crawn-
pore, and defeated them. The next day. he
was surprised-lost all his tents, and had
to retire into his retronchments from which,
however, he made a successful sorte upon the
enemy. The Gath and 18th Regiments were
much cut up Sir Colin Campbell heard the
firing from the Dude side, and came up drove
the enemy from his position in Cawnpore
/ On the 9TH Dec. the Commander-in- Chief
attacked the Gwailor men. fourteen thousand
strong. The victory was decisive. The enc
my was pursued for fourteen miles along the
Calpee road--lost all his cannon except eight,
all his carts, all his ammunition and all his
baggage.
Another dispatch from Sir Colin Campbell
says that the Gwailor fugitives were subso-
qucntly 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 and ammunition. &c. were cap
tured Gen. Grant was slightly wounded
but he lost no men, although the loss of the
enemy was about one hundred
The Times considers the Cwailor conting-
ent. for all practical purposes. annihilatcd
/ CHfNA.-The attack ON Canton was cxpec-
ted to be made Immediately on the arrival Of
reiniorcemcnts, which were due
The city was reported to be mined, and re-
sstancc expected
/ FRANcE.-There is no political news of
Importance. 1t is stated that the consumption
of tobacco in France has increased so rapidly
that the Imperial manufactures can scarcely
supply the demand, and that the revenue from
the sales the present year is expected to reach
100000, 900 francs.
TuRKEY.-ln the political circles of Com
siantinople it was rumored that Ali Pasha was
TO succeed the late Rcdschid pasha as Grand
Nizier. Another report was that Mchemet
Ali Pasha, brothcr-in-law oftho Sultan, would
be the man
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
ATTEMPT Of LOUIS NAPoIEoN's LIFE.
HALtrAN, Jan. 2S. Steamship Canada,
Capt Lang from Liverpool 10 A. NJ. 9th
inst, arrived here at 4 o'clock this morning,
and sailed for Boston at o'clock
Ship Oxford, of FreepoTt, Me, from Leg
horn for Boston, was abandoned at sea. in
November, in a very leaky condition Capt.
Minot and crew were picked up and carried
to Gibralter by the American ship Mary and
Martha
GREAT BRlrAIN.-Tho great steamship Le-
viathau has been pushed TO within six feet of
the extremity of the launching ways She
would remain in that position till the prevail
ing spring tides were over, when she would
be pushed off the ways and so await the high
tides at the end Of January to float her
Reform meetings were being extensively
held both in London and the Provinces. The
Cbartists were taking part in them.
On the 18th, the Bank of England reduced
the rate Of interest to per cent, the lowest
point touched for fifteen months
FRANcE.-A dispatch to the Times eve
ming of 18th, says that the Emperor Napolo-
on was fired at while entering the Italian OPP
era IN the Rue Lepellier at half-past nine o.
clock that evening. Some persons in the
street were wounded. The Emperor showed
himself to the people at the doors of the OPP
era. The house received him with enthusi-
asuc cheering He remained till the end Of
the opera and on his return home at midnight
he was hailed by the enthusiastic cheers of an
immense multitude who were waiting in the
streets.
The HoHiteu Of the 18th says. on their
Mojesties arriving at the Opera, three explo-
sions coming from hollow projectiles wore
heard. a considerable number of persons
who were stationed before the theatre, inclu-
ding some soldiers Of the escort, were woun-
ded Two of them were MORALLY wounded.
The hat of the Emperor was pierced by
projeetile, and General Roquet, Aid-de-C Camp
OF the Emperor, was slightly wounded in the
neck. Two iootmen were also wounded, and
ono of the horses in the Emperors carriage
was killed and the carriage broken by proiee-
tiles. The latest dispatches say that sixtv
persons were wounded and three killed by
three shells which were thrown at the Empe-
rors carriage. The conspirators are Italians.
and many arrests have been made. The En-
peror and Empress suffered nothing from the
event and on the following day they attended
solemn mass, accompanied by the Ministers
of State
FAhIs, Saturday morning. In addition to
the foregoing particulars it is nscertained that
five minutes before the attempt, NJ Pietro had
arrested close to the Opera exile of 1852,
who had removed to Paris under false name.
On his person was found granada, a revolv-
er and poignard The police Of Paris were
iorewarned on Thursday by the Belgian DO.
lice of the intended attempt at assassination.
OF the sixty persons who were wounded. eley-
en- arc IN dangerous condition. Some have
been removed to Proson Mazas. Arrests are
multiplying hourly
lNDA.-The weekly mail from Bombay,
with dates to Dec. 24th, had reached Alex
andria, but brings nothing from Dude or
Cawnpore, owing, it is presumed, to the con-
tinued interruptions of the mails between Cal
cutta and Bombay.
The garrison at Futtephore, pressed by the
have abandoned mart of thei, n;