The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-30
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EuRoP1
Serious Explosion on Board fht
HammOnia.
CONDITION OF THE TELEGRAPH CABLE
rHE BRITISH TREATY WITH CHINA.
THE EPRUssIAN ENCY
ACTIVITY IN THE COTTON MARKET.
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The cunard steamship Arabia Captain s,one which left
Liverpool Saturday, the 18th inst, IN the afternoon
arrived At this port at haf past dvc O'Clock yesterday
evening.
me three days later than that brought by the
Csy Of Washington but is not Of special importance
The screw steamship Hammonia, which sailed from
Hamburg the 10Th inst for Southampton, route for
New York. exploded her magazine the first day out and
put back 10 Hamburg Five passengers were wounded.
She had 23 passengers on board and would sail again on
lhe 10Th inst
Liverpool trade cir cular Of the 18th inst has the
following report:-
The Manchester market continues in strong position;
the demand active for almost all descriptions of goods
The manufacturers are mostly under contract ana are thus
unwilling enter into further engagements except at
higher rates which has caused buyers 70 pause Yarns
great request and have experienced further rise Of
Nd I'D. per ib The less favorable accounts OF the
growing cotton crop received with some anxiety but
also with good deal Of hesitation il erroneous OPT
believe that all the spnners short stocked with
cotton; we could good many who provided for
nearly whole Of the remainder of the and due
allowance should be made for this when the weekly ae
however true that the consumption is very large at pre-
sent
The weather has become much settled; harvesting
progresses therefore, vigorously but s TO be apprehend
that good deal of wheat has been stacked preaurey
sf The agricultural markets have not varied much;
prices have been mostly maintained
The st. Petersburg Journals Of Sept 10 announce what
thcy call decisive defeat Of Schamy in the Caucasus
According 70 them, on the I'd n, large detachment Of
his forces attacked Russian column but repused
with derabe loss, whereupon Schamy resolved 20
make a diversion In this movement he encountered
Russian column The Russian General manouvred in
such way as 10 entce him forward, and then dividing
his force in columns, he attacked him both right and
M and at last routed him, capturing besides 81 horses,
S24 muskets 2s0 swords 445 pistols and IA tenone Of
the latter schamyis own. II the 11th shat
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nes was ouy fourteen killed and sixteen wounded.
The European and American Steam shipping Company
Issued circular 70 their shareholders notifying that they
had made arrangement with Croskey Co. for the set
uement Of all matters dispute between that rm and the
Board Croskey Co. are TO pay into the hands Of the
directors 6300 900 forthwith the attachment being re-
moved and find the money for sending tho Lady
yccelyn and Calcutta sea-thc ships under engage
mcnt for the conveyance Of troops 10 India The Board
hope that the arrangements in progress VIII enable them
70 put all the vessels Of the company into profitable
poyment at early period.
A doputaton from the Great Eastern Steamship Com.
many had visited Brifto with view Of ascerianing the
capacity Of that port accommodating their manmci
vessel having been found that Liverpool and ouhamp
ton would be unsuitcd.
The London Times strongly advises the purchase of tho
Great Eastern the royal navy, 10 be used as floating
ram observing that years hence, when The ship
longer sacablc Parliament viii be asked for million
money 70 build such vessel from the keel and wi
cost two millions 10 do so
The acccptanccs Of Messrs. Ascol, Haftwig q Co.,
Manchester had been dishonorcd. The firm were con
pcc,ed with Portel, schembri Co, Of London, in tho
Mediterranean trade, who lately suspended
The Doucascr 81. Leger won by Mr. Merry's sun
beam Lord pcrby's horse Toxopholite coming in fourth
Mr. j. C. coale had been appointed agent for Loyds at
Baltimore.
Mr. William wicr, principal editor a the London Ns,cs,
= dead.
Prom Austria VIC are told hat the construction Of tie
Temporary railroad bridge the Rhine, at ken had
already been commenced
Tho States General Of Holland ccnyokcd for now
session, 10 commence on the Goth OF September.
Tho spanish Chamber of Deputies had been dissolved,
and the House had been couvokcd 10 meet on the LIST
Of December ncxt some disturbances took place at
Pinta on the occasion Of religious Js, aud the Madrid
Rpand ascribcs them 10 Protestant agents
II was reported AZ Berlin that tho Prussian Chambers
would be convoked Ia few days and the Regency q the
Prince Of PRUSSIA declared That done, there would be
dissolution and general elections. Tho King family ply
sciau Dr. Beger h said frankly declared that
there was hope Of the Kings complete restoration 20
health.
The vintage q Portugal wn be tho abundant Of
shc last nvc years
men, among the NussGlmeu il various parts Of Turkey
daily and hourly increasing The sums spent IN tho
purchase Of weapons said 10 ho encrmous
Tho son of Faad pacha to SGT out the 1lth of
September for Paris with the ratification Of the convention
relating 10 the Danuban Prncpaltes. u was reported
that on his arrival in London nc demand cxpana
scn 80 TO the bombardmcnt Jcddah and tho occupation
sf Perrin.
An lnsurrccsion had broken ~t at rerbgian, Persia,
but had been suppressed
case of plague said have occurred Alexandria,
Egypt
Said pacha had by his energy ntimhlaed Tho fna,oal
Mussamans. Several ucmas hal been banishcl, and
several pachas and beys the gaeys for pecuaon
Tho mails from India and China already teceraphod,
mad reached London. Full details given of the treaty
negotiations at nen-tsn but little o. importance added
20 previous information In some editorial remarks
the subject the London Times says
n our Information DO correct The two most important
articles OF this treaythc Resident Minister M pckn aud
the right Of Fnghmcn 70 10 any part of the empire for
curiosity hadewere IN peril q, the very last monent
and were obtained by England singehanded and ony BY
astroke of happy audacity.
In the article Il IS intimalcd that the Russians
rcsorted 70 some atrgues defeat sho negotiations and
that
When the Russian aud American eagles take a compnn
nght the younger bird does tho work and Tho elder
cats the prey
The ship May Queen of Bah, Maine, bound from Got
senburg 70 Boston with cargo Of bar iron, was aban
doncd a very lcaky condition, the 4h Of Sep
tember Her crew and passengers were taken or aud
conveyed 10 Glasgow by the British ship Sir John
Moore
The mails from China, received 10 London, inform
that OF the latest dates the United Stalks steamer Msss
sipp was al Hong Kong The frigaie Germantown
tho Canton river and the steamers Powhann and Mime
sofa we're In the Gulf OF Peobel
Vienna despatch announces the death from typhus
fer o the Archduchoss Margaret daughtcr q the King
m Saxony and wife of the Archduks Charles brother II
tho smperor Of Austria.
The London nss Of the 18TH inst speakiuo az o rro
habc fate of Mexico, says
The fct apparently IT, that Mexico mug, be held m tor
uent, not on account of any inherent difficulty in tho nro
sess Of absorption but because of the rvares OF the ebo