The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-26
Terrible Repulse Of the Allies!
Accident on Board The Grea, Eastern,

AccidfW oH bodfu INC 1feat EastefHy &C'
An Europeans Congress Expected Disbnnd-
Inc of sbe Sandman TrooPs..Discen;en
in India.
FARTHER poIxr, Sept. a5.--The steamship
North American. from Liverpool, on the l4th
inSt. arrived here to-day.
The Asia and hungarian had arrived out.
The Great Eastern viii probably not sail as
early ~ the 2l;h.
ItvsBroof., Sept. li-Cot.on easie. some cir
culars say dec!Iuc OF l.l6 rs established bread
stats euos ant.
Consols s3ss 1851
CAreRACe. Sept 2s.-The steamer City of
Baltimore arrived here Friday night She left
Liverpool on the iith inst.
The Chinese war had been renewed The
Chinese, ia great strength had prevented the
Allied squadrons, with the French and Eng
lish ambassadors, from entering the Pei no.
Nearly daa British were killed and wounded
and five ganb0ats lost. The Allies were forced
to retreat.
II IS reported that the American ambassador
had reached Pekin unmoiested.
The feed pipe casing Of one of the Great
Eastern's tunnels had exploded with terrific
force killing five fremen and wounding 9th
ers. The machinery of The ship ia otherwise
unframed. Scott Russell undertakes 10 have
the vessel ready for sea in three weeks.
COMMERCIAL.
I,TvrRrooi. Sept. 4--cotion-sales for three
DAYS al 1900 iales; market closing dali and prices
easier, hut unchanged. Spectators took $50 and
exporters 500 Some circulars report decline OF
Ito. Manchester market opened quiet and closed
iresdstuils-F Flour in fair demand at 3D. sd-
vance. Wheat advanced I'd, with better de-
mand. Corn qniet bat steady no quotations.
Professionalism steady. Pork firm. Bacon firm.
Nars g'e rm SoI t s o"1s n a Tnr
pentiue firm at 251ss.
excited, and tea has advanced Il. 82d per pound
sugar hehvy nj decline OF 5sTls
Money "'d TIE @nf SFRT Ia Gees@s ''
The French and English fleet were before
Pekin.
LlvBrrooL-T Thursday Moping.-Cotton-est
mated sales yesterday, 5000 bales. Market closed
dali. Brendstus buoyant. Provisions quiet.
TsEcoSD DIsrATCHJ
Tie steamships Lex.nia and Vanderbilt had
arrived out.
The French and English fleets ut Pie-ho
numbered two ships-of- line seven large
steamers and ten gun boats but it is believed
nearly year must elapse before il decisive at
tempt can be made to reach Pekin, owing TO
she insulficiency OF the land force. 1t is sup
posed that there Will be no interruption OF the
China trade.
gSGLASp-ACCIDRNT TO THE GREAT EASTERN
The explosion the Great Eastern occur
red on The 9th off Hastings. The funnel was
hlowninto the air, tearing 10 pieces the grand
saloon and doing great damage to the in ternal
fittings The guests bad Just left the saloon.
The ploslon was terrific, but the ship resist
I'd the sbock--her frame sustaining no injury.
II made 80 little difference, that the engines
never stopped until she reached Portland, Eng
land.
The coroner's inquest showed--flrst that the
supply of boilers through the wafer jacket
was stopped because of the auxiliary pumping
power; secondly, the tap in the stand pipe,
which acts safety valve. was burned, APP
parcntly Internationally, so that the pipe was
useless.
The ship was almost without motion. when
large ships Were tossing in the sea. the in
jury can be repaired for l5,0oo.
The new Reform movement under Golden
aud others is progressing.
Some of the London builders were yielding
70 their men.
CHINA-THE WAR.
Admiral Hope arrived of Pei-ho on the 18th
OF june. His entrance was barred. An at
tempt was made the 18th to force passage,
when suddenly the Chinese batteries, support
ed by force Of 20,GUU men, were unmasked,
aud opened a destructive fire. After a severe
action, the squadron was compelled 10 with
draw, with a'lossOf three gun-boats and i6l
men killed and wounded
The French had fourteen killed ont of sixty
men engaged.
The plenipotentiares retired to Shanghai.
Seven British officers We're killed and seven
teea wounded including The Admiral.
Details of the action Say the mouth of the
river was raked 10y the fire of newly construct
ed forts. mounting go guns. Al \ O'Clock i'll
the afternoon the signal for action was run up.
The DpoS.um and Ploycr pushed in close 10
fhe first barrier The guns OF the forts opened
fire. and the action became general The fire
of the Chinese in weight and precision was
such never before experienced. The shot
told while those Of the British did compare
lively httle damage.
The HE'D troops were ordered to land. As
the first boat touched shore the forts poured a
perfect hurricane of shells balls and rockets
into them. which moved down the men as
they landed The ships supported them as
we'll as possible. The mud was deep, aud OF
1868 men landing barely hundred reached
the first OF the wide bitches, five hundred
Yards from the river Only fifty reached the
third ditch. They would have made an AT
tempt To scale the walls, but their ladders
were broken ny the shot.
Orders were at last given to retire, and in
the retreat the men were shot down like birds.
MANY boats were sWamped 10y balls, and not
enough were left 10 take OFF the survivors.
Several fun of the wounded were struck and
swalnped
Russian features We're distinctly visible at
the batteries
The Americans lowed up several boats 10
action, and afterwards took number Of men
10 their respective ships
ITALIAN AFFAIRS.
The King of Belgium had gone to see Ma
poleon-it is supposed, with reference the
difficulty between France and Austria.
The laie article in the MORiteHy came direct
from the Emperor.
Ii is rumored France and England have
agreed to European Congress.
1t is said Victor Emanuel was disbanding
his army bat his men Were furnished with
passports to Tuscany and Mondena. where
they will swell the ranks OF Central Italy.
RUSSIA.
Schamyl is said 10 have been made prisoner
and seat 10 ST. Petersburgh.
AUSTRIA.
Austria is making great concessions to The
protestants.
There are signs of disalection in the Madras
cavalry ut Hyderbad.
AUSTRALIA.
The Australian mails to the middle of July
have been received. The supply of gold wa:
increasing