The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-20
TELEGRAPHIC.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the City Of washington.

be New York, April H..
~ The steamship City Of Washington has .
he rived with Liverpool dates TO the 3lst. Pal
ur liament adjourned over Easter holidays.
INDIA.-Adyices from Bombay to March 9tl
! Colin Campbell was before Lucknow at the hea
a of nearly 10000 troops. An attack would b
,r made about the 10th. Several scattering er
1. counters with the rebels had taken place i
,r which the rebels were defeated with grca
ls slaughter. The King Of Delhi's trial was still
], in progress. The statement that he had beel
1. convicted and sentenced is not true. Englisl
e ladies' prisoners at Lucknow, are reported alv'
Il and.well watched. Nothing later from China
t. but interesting details Of last advices. Thu
e frigate Mississippi was At Shanghai, and tbs
/ Minnesota in the Cantan river. Martial Law
/ proclaimed at Cantan. Commissioner Lead va.
j going to Manila.
3 The army now before Lucknow amounts tc
. $4,000 men, with il20 guns and 900 cavalry
I The columns of Gen. Rose and Whiteran
were advancing on Shanghai and Alhibad to in
I tercept the insurgents in that direction.
. Gen. Frankz had an engagement near Spen
, dena with large rebel force, killing and
) wounding nearly 5000, and capturing all their
/ guns.
J The Punuba was quiet
Bombay Markets very active. Money easy
Frieghts to Liverpool 6 to 6 l2s.
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graph had been received, bearing dates from
the 9Th March. The rebels had erected . strong
line Of defence along the canal, which requires
siege of artillery.
Advccs from China say the allied Ambassa-
dors, together with the American Commission
er, were busy at Canton settling the details Of
Custom House establishments.
Hong Kong correspondence Of the London
Times says: Hopes are entertained Of speedy
!. l &c ff.;~ anI hava hoo
found which indicate that the Emperor is not
averse TO an amicable adjustment.
The American Minister had had an interview
with Lord Elgin at Canton, aft, which he re-
turned to Canton, deferring his projected jour
ney North, and sent the Minnesota up the river
at about the time the special courier arrived
from the Russian Ambassador, whereof the
Times correspondence arrived at the conclutiOn
that certain overtures made by the English anu
French Ambassadors had been accepted and
the four powers would act in concord.
FRANCE.-Trade in the departments was still
unfavorable, and shipping interests suffering Sc.
verely.
Military operations were being urgently press
ed in all parts Of France.
The Bourse exhibited much frmncss funds
had reached the highest point attained tor some.
time.
The rumor that the Spanish Government had
presented project for abolishing slavery in her
territories is supposed to have been unfounded.
SwlTzERLAND-rhe government OF Bosle had
refused to admit the consulate which the
| French government desires to establish there.
Liverpool, March 31st.
Cotton has been very freely supplied and
with limited demand. Prices are very irreg-
ular and have declined sa4 pence per pound
since the departure OF the America. Sales past
days $1,000 bales-9,ooo to spectators and
exporters. Market closing quiet with dropping
tendency. Manchester market continued to
droop aud still lower prices prevailed. Bread
stuffs-A. S. l. Co. quote very quiet market.
Flour neglected-quotatiens nominal Phila-
delphia and Baltimore 22a23s; Western 2la22;
Ohio via the north 23a25; via New Orleans "a
a27. Wheat-Vcry limited demand, and in the
absence of transactions, nominally unchanged.
French offered at decline I'd; red Western
lsal 3D. white Z. Corn in limited demand
very freely offered at 33A34s for all kinds. Lon
don money market without change. Business
of the stock exchange had been dull and con-
soils had exhibited a dropping tendency. Clos
ing quotations, Both s1s; money 914 on cash,
and 974 on account. The rates in the discount
market ranged from q to per cent. In Amer
ican securities very active business is report.
ed, but without material change in rates.
New York, April IS.
Mayor Tieman, last evening, sent in to the
board Of Aldermen notice OF the removal of
Chas. Devlin from the office Of Street Commis-
sioner. The subject was referred 10 Special
Committee.
The steamship Star Of the West with 81 $780,
900 in specie, including Wells, Fargo Co !,
$4,000; also ll3 passengers and California
mails Of March 22d Left Aspnwall on the eve
OF April 4th. The Z. S. sloop Of war Jones'
town left the same port the day previously for
Ga .yOan and to1 Nj fh tho SOpOra which
brought down to Panama nearly Sl,700,000 in
specie. Anti-Lecompton democratic meetings
had been held in various places at which Doug
las was fully endorsed. The California Chroni-
Gle says that out Of 80 papers in the State OF
which % are Democratic, only five support the
, President on the Lecompton issue. McConkle,
ex member Of Congress and other leading Dem.
ocrats, in favor Of the position OF Douglas
and Walker. The Supreme Court had rendered
, decision adverse to Fremont's claim to gold
taken from his Mariposa lands. The Panama
, Herald contains card signed by nearly 300
steerage passengers who arrived at Aspinwall
on the opposition Northern Light, but fSding
! no connecting boat at Panams, had been left at
that place in the greatest distress for want OF
food and shelter. Their wants had been re-
, lieyed by the Pacific mail steamship company.
The California news is unimportant. The Sen
ate passed the resolutions previouslr adopted
= | Uy TIE AsSSmDlyy AL IaNOF VI 1IcSOHPtOu. AAS
E Senate had refused to provide for Constiu
tional Convention. The Assembly had passed
i a bill to provide for funding the floating debt
: of San Francisco. A large number Of cattle
: had been drowned on the upper Sacramento, by
I the high water
I New Orleans, April IL.
r At Vicksburg, Miss, the river il stationary
!. but il falling above. Several levees are broker
I below Vicksburg, destroying an immense am
J Of property. The creyasses opposite the cit.
: are doing great damage to the plantations. TIT
T city is now considered safe.
8 The Empire City from Havana on the sth, ha
8 arrived.
t The Star of the West was to leave Aspinwal
d on the l4th with 1925, 900 in treasure.
h The treaty between the U. S. and New Grena
= da had been ratified at Bogota.
y California news is unimportant.
. OREGoN.-Lieut. Allen, who was reported I
i. have persisted in the snow, had arrived at Port
# land, having been abandoned by all his party
d except one man.
Ii Advices from Tampco state that Is Mexican
IS re.actionsts were captured by Gorsea on boar
/. the British mail steamer
= Gorsea had fired on an American vessel, an
If continued to extort double duties.
= St. Louis, April 1S.
The Lsavenworth correspondent of the RI
puDHcaH says IAuescii, MaJOrS W auueH nav
received orders to start l2o trains, 20 wagon
- each. These trains take upwards Of 5000 team
:. !. sters and II 900 mules. A company Of sapper
= and miners from West Point had reached tn
= Fort. The entire force of the Fort on the l9t
= consisted OF IL companies of artillery aud tw
= e Of dragons. Horses aud mules were arriyin
:. rapidly. pos teams are reported ready for SCI
- vice. Hoffman's command passed Fort kea
ney and was rapidly moving onward. A NOV,
= rnent of the troops to take part in the nav di
: tiiot Of Platte to guard the route will take plac
= in a few days.
The Santa Fe mail with dates to the 18th ult
= has arrived.
) The Utah and Navajoe Indians failed to con
: = clude treaty Of peace The Utahs, assis,e
= by the Arrapahoes, intend attacking the Naya
" joes next moon.
y Details Of outrages and murders commits
:. by the Mexcans on the Apaches in Dora a
= given.
= The letting of the contracts for supply Of Il
subsistence department OF the army have bea