Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
fortian Melus.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
PERSIA.

PERolA.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Progress Of Me Financial Rerutsion-H Hedry
Failures in London, Hamburg, S.ssPeters-
burg and IFdrSdu-The Var in Ldid-
General Hdrcloch Surrounded BY 10000
Sepoys at Lacknou-- Generals Sir Colin
Campbell, Gcedthedd and Grant Marching
10 his did.
The Cuuard steamship Persia, Captain
Judkins, which left Liverpool at half past
three o'clock on the afternoon of Saturday,
18th inst, arrived at New Y York at half past
o'clock on Friday.
a despatch from Hamburg OF the llth
instant says The money crisis is becoming
yet more alarming. A general break up Of
c-edit seems imminent. The Senate will
sit in permanence.
The bullion in the Bank Of France contin-
ued to increase, and still further reduction
in the rate Of discount was anticipated.
a Berlin letter states that tue disturbing
influence of the American panic had extended
as far as Warsaw, where numerous manufac-
turers had failed.
The Paris correspondent OF the London
Times says: The last official accounts re.
ceived from Shanghae announce that the
Chinese government bns demanded of the
Russian government the immediate evacua.
tion Of the Chinese territory, of which that
power had taken possession on the banks Of
the river Amoor.
The steamship Leviathan had only been
moved few inches since the departure of the
Adriatic, owing TO the giving way Of the
mooring tackle. i was feared, as the vessel
had reached slighter incline, that her pro-
gress would be even slower than it had been
An ambassador had arrived in England
from Holland, to demand, officially, for the
Prince Of Orange the hand Of the Princess
Alice.
Accounts from st. Petersburg, to Novem.
Der 80, represent that winter had set in very
severely. The Neva was frozen up and nav
igation completely stopped.
The BRITlsH PARLIAMENT.
In the Commons, Mr.. Vernon Smith an-
nounced that the King of Delhi had been
promised that his life should be spared, as,
under no other circumstances, could his cap
trre have been effected.
The Chancellor ofthe Exchequer announced
the intention of government to ask the II ouse
for vote of $4,000 to enable Dr. Livingston
10 prosecute his African discoveries.
WAR IN INDIA.
Lucknon Closely Besieged--Serenty Thou.
sand .SepoyS around ii.
The regular sem-monthly mail steamer
arrived at Trieste on the llth of December
with dates from Calcutta to the llth, and
Bombay TO the 18th of November.
SO completely was the force at Lucknow
beleaguered on the 3lst of October that the
only message received from there for weeks
was written on a piece of paper three inches
square and most adroity concealed.
Sir James Outram's force had been then
terribly reduced aud the total number in the
Resideuey was supposed to be not more thar
l,400, besides women, children aud wounded
There were besides about 500 men, with @
great array of camp followers, at Alumbagh
believed to be without the means of commu
nicating with those at Lucknow.
The strength of the enemy around Lucknow
was estimated at 10000, but it was neverthe
less considered certain that the garrison
would hold out till the tenth of Novembel
before which time Sir Colin Campbell woult
be before Lucknow with an army Of 4,00(
men, including bis own Highland brigade
800 cavalry, and o very heavy train o
artillery.
1t is stated that during the siege of Deh
the Sepoys took all the wounded Europeans
they could catch and burnt them aiire! Tht
charreG bodies tied to stakes we're found b,
the stormers with the Queens buttons still re
cognizGbe.
English troops were pouring into India a
the rate of 1000 a week. The celebrated
clipper ship Champion of the Seas was a
Calcutta and would probably reach there OF
the ID November, after q passage Of IS days
The life Of the King Of Delhi was to b,
spared, the officer who arrested him having
given a pledge to that effect.
Col. Greathead's column had reached Gavin
pore.
Nsna Sahib was believed to be in comman,
OF the rebels before Lucknow.
The Dinapore and Gwalor mutineers wer,
making for Dude.
One Of the sons Of the King of Delhi il
ssid to have escaped from the civil charge il
which he was placed.
TELEGRAPH TO THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT.
On the lst of November, an action wa
fought near the village of Kudjnai, betweel
the Dinaporo mutineers and detachment o
$50 men, consisting in part Of the Nava
Brigade aud detachment Of the 23d High
landers, with two 9 Founders under Colone
Powell Of her Majesty's SD foot. Our sue
cess complete, but loss heavy, Colonel Pow
nell being among the killed. The Nava
Brigade afterwards fell back on Bindkee
with view Of returning to Futteypore, ant
the rest OF the troops reached Cawnpore OF
tho %.
Mehidpore having been attacked on the stl
OF November by body Of insurgent tribe
from the neighborhood, a portion of the Nal
wa contingent joined the enemy, killed Capt
Mills, Lieutenant Casey, and Sergeant Major
O'Connell and Manson, captured the guns
and compelled the other troops TO retire