The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-05-20

ty with France.
News from the Isthmus announces that the
Cass- risarri treaty had passed the Senate OF
Granada in a slightly. modified form. There is
talk Of another revolution at Bogota.
Callso dates to the 18th of April represent
affairs quiet. Gen. Castillo had arrived at Are
quips, and was enthusiastically received.
The United States steamer Saranac left Val
paraiso on the Sd ultimo, for Callao.
The surveying steamer Shubrick arrived at
Panama on the 18th ultimo.
William Bucklee, formerly of Baltimore, died
in San Francisco, April 18th.
Col. Fremont had arrived in San Francisco.
Robert e. Woods, late Treasurer of San
Francisco county, is dead.
LATER FROM EUR0PE-ENGLIsH SUCCESSES
IN INDIA.
Nep York, May 1.-THE steamer Persia,
with Liverpool dates to the Let instant, arrived
here to day. Her advices are three days later.
The steamer North Star, from New York,
had not arrived out when the Persia sailed.
The steamer Glasgow arrived out on the
18th ultimo.
Tho news from India is quite interesting.
Sir Hugh Rose invested Jhusi with three brig
AIDES on the 9th Of March. The rebels, $4,000
strong, retired to the fort, and on the next day
the bombardment was commenced. An at
tempt was made on the first Of April, by $4,000
rebels, to raise the siege, bat they were defeat
ed, with the slaughter of $500 men, and the
loss of all their guns and camp equipsge. The
town was stormed and taken on the 4th, and
the fort occupied on the 9th, the rebels having
5000 men killed in this conflict. Six British
officers were also killed. The Prince escaped
with few attendants, and was holly pursued.
Gen. Roberts carried Kotah on the 10th,
with great slaughter of the rebels, the Eng.
lish loss being but triAing.
The 9th regiment, under Col. Milman, had
been compelled to retire from near Apinseur,
and, at the last accounts, was shut up at
Azimghur. Strong attachments had gone to
his relief.
The country opposite Benares was much dis
turbed, but the northern provinces had been
quietly disarmed.
Calssee was filled with rebels, and a great
panic was prevailing there.
strong column of troops had gone from
Cawnpore into Dude, to attack Karroh.
The debate in Parliament on D'Israeli's In
dian resolutions began on the 30th. The first
resolution, declaring it expedient to vest the
government of India in the British Crown, was
carried with cheers. The debate was then ad-
journed.
lament had been again rejected BY the House
of Lords, by vote of ll9 against so.
A banquet has been rendered the jury which
tried and acquitted DR.. Bernard, but after con.
sultation, they declined the intended ovation.
The work on the Atlantic telegraph cable
was going briskly forward. More than two thou
sand miles have been coiled on board the ships,
and the paying out machinery has been com.
pleted, and pronounced perfect.
Rumors were in circulation at Paris in rela-
ton to the present system of the sdministra.
ton, and the retirement shortly of Count Els.
pinasse from the Interior Department.
The plenipotentiaries of the European Powers
had held conference to ratify the boundary
between Russia and Turkey. Also, to con.
slider Professor Morse's claims on Europe for
decentralization for bis telsgraphic invention.
Nothing was resolved on, but the prospects
we're favorable for Prof. Morse.
Russia has decided to construct three lines of
railway between the Black and Caspian Seas.
The Paris Moniteur publishes decree order
ing $4,000 additional soldiers into active ser.
vice. The Bourse became heavy in conse.
quence. +
Quebec, May 1.-THE steamer North Amer
lea arrived off River Du Loup at ten o'clock
this morning. She has Liverpool dates to the
9Th of May.
The steamer North Star arrived out on the
LIST instant, and the steamer America on the
3D.. |
The debate in Parliament on the resolution
relative to the Government of India was pro-
crossing.
A resolution endorsing the union of the
Dsnubisn Principalities was rejected in the
House of Commons by large majority.
The French Legislature has adopted the
budget lately submitted by the Government.
The ENJOYS of the leading Powers have re-
quested the German Diet to consider the
proposition Of Denmark relative to the Duchies.
The English papers are filed with accounts
of the Sepoy warfare, and especially with sick
ening details of the fall of Lucknow. A cor
respondent gives graphic description of the
stormipg of the Begum's Palace, March IL,
from which we make the following extract:
Just turning to the left we we're about
entering courtyard, when an officer said,
Mind what you are about There are some
fellows hid inside there, and one of them has
inst shot sergeant of the SD and q man of
the 90th.' This is, as you will have observed,
mode in which our men frequently lose their
lives in this odious warfare. Soon afterwards
/ saw one of these fanatics-a fine old Sepoy-
with grizzled moustache, lying dead in the
court, sword cut across his temple, . bsyonet
thrust through the neck, his thigh broken by
bullet, and his stomach slashed open, in q des.
perate attempt to escape.
"There had been FIVE or six of these fellows
altogether, and they had either been surprised
and unable to escape, or had shut themselves
up in desperation in small room, one of many
looking out on the court At FIRST attempts
were made to start them BY throwing live
shell. The use of bag of gunpowder was
more successful out they charged, and, with
the exception of one man, were shot and bay
oneted on the spot. The man who got away
did 30 by desperate leap through q window
amid q shower of bullets and many beyonet
thrusts. Such are the common incidents of
this war. We went up to the top of the mosque,
upon the left of the palace, but the ERE from
the Kaiserbagh was too near and sharp for one
to remain there without cover
"From court to court of the huge pile of
buildings we wandered through the same
scenes-dead Sepoys, blood -splashed gardens,
groups of eager Highlanders looking out for
the enemy's loop-holes-more eager groups Of
plunderers searching the dead, many of whom
lay hesped on the top of each other, amid the
ruins of rooms brought down upon them by
our cannon shot Two of these were veritable
chambers of horrors. 1t must be remembered
that the Sepoys and matchbox men wear cot
ton clothes, many at this time of year using
thickly-qnilted tunics; and in each room there
were q number of resais, or quilted cotton
cover.lids, which serve as beds and quilts 70
the natives.
"The explosion Of powder sets fire to this
cotton very readily, and it may easily be con-
ceived how horrible are the consequences when