Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-29
Further FOREIGN News.

New York, Jan. 24-The Europa brings no tidings
of the Ariel the safety of which is now involved in
serious doubt from the fact that she regarded
as thorough scagoing vessel She was built for the
California trade and scarcely capable of conendng with
the disastrous gales reported by the recent arrivals.
The general intelligence from Europe is the most
pOrtant for several MONTHS embracing India news i'm
portant financial and commercial intelligence and the
decease of number of prominent personages.
The European Times says the Indian news startled
the whole country. Annexed is the official dispatch
MALTA, Jan. 6.-The steamer Caradoc has arrived
with important intelligence from India. Gen. Havelock
died on the 25h November of dysentery brought by
exposure and anxiety On the 9th affair took place
near Cawnpore between Gen. Windham's division and
the Gwaior mutneers in which the British troops re-
treated with the total loss of the tents of the sixty fourth
the eightysecond and eghtyeighth regiments, three
thousand in number which entirely burned by the
enemy. The sixtyourth regiment is reported nearly
cut up"
A message received by the Governor-General from
Sir Colin Campbell, the 18th of December contains
account of the previous action, fought by him. with
the Gwalior contingent, near Cawnpore, in which the
latter totally defeated with the loss of sixteen guns
twentysix carriages of different Sorts immense guam
uy of ammunition stores grain bullocks and the whole
baggage of their forces. The British loss insignf
cant. One officer only was killed. viz Lieut.. Salmon
All the women, children, sick &c. from Lucknow had
arrived in safety at Allahabad.
The Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary contains a deep
interesting detailed account of the defense of Lucknow
being the official report of Brigadier English The
prvatons endured by the heroic garrison and particu
cularly by the ladies, were fearful.
The London Gazette, in reviewing the above news,
says The Gwaior contingent is known to have been
the most formidable body of troops in arms against
the British government in India. 1t was discipline
ed, effective force of 5000 men, complete in organza
ton and details The blow which has been struck by
Sir Colin Campbell has probably scattered this formda
BILE force on which the insurgents of Central India chief
ly relied. The cOmmander-n-chef will be enabled
to operate against the Dude insurgents of whom he will
doubtless give as good account he has of the Oval
ior mutneers."
The papers contain extended obituary notices of Gems
Havelock Radetzky, Reschid Pacha and Madame Ra
che The latter died at her estate of Cannes aged thr
tyeght. Shortly before her decease she divided hel
fortune equally between her children and her parents
Her funeral took place at Paris on Saturday.
Field Marshal Radetzky, the Wellington of Austria
died at Milan the fifth of paralysis Of the lungs aget
ninety, Reschid Pacha, Grand Vizer of Turkey dice
of apoplexy on the sixth. The Times says that in hi
death Turkey lost an able adminstrator-one who wa
capable Of retrieving her finances extending her com
merce and whose high position made it easy for tn
cabinet to deal with the rival preentions of European
powers.
All hopes of the recovery of the King of Prussia hat
disappeared He has lost his intellect and rumor say
he will abdicae in favor of Prince Frederick as the lat
ter is about to marry the Princess Royal of England
She WILL in the event Of his abdication, become Queer
i of Prussia.
1t is rumored that an Indian loan of six to eight mi
lions will be proposed Immediately on the assembling
i Parliament
The total bullion in the Bank of England el2,l13
900, and reduction of the rate of interest to five DE
cent is shortly anticipated The London Times of th
9th says that choice paper is negotiated at AZ pc
cent and loans on government securities at per cen
Consos had advanced per cent during the week The1
were no failures in connection with the American trad
and few anywhere.
The continental adyceS were encouraging.
The produce markets in all directions were active,
higher prices. Cotton closed less buoyant in cons'
quence of Manchester not responding fully to the in
provement at Liverpool.
Arrived at Liverpool on the I'd, ship Blue Wing, fro
> Baltimore.