Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-09-29
THE GREAT EASTERN EXPLODED.
GREAT FIGHT IN CHINA.
.RRIyAL oFsrHE- NoRrH AMeRIcas

1 ANAAAN oANi, sept. %. i.
The steamship North American, from
Liverpool, with dates to Wednesday, the
10Th inst, has passed here on her way to
Quebec
The Steamship Asia, from New York,
and Hungarian, from Quebec, had arrived
at Liverpool.
The Overland mail brings important
news from China.
The war with the English and French
forces having been renewed.
The allied squadrons having attempted
to enter Peiho with the English and French
Ambassadors, the Chinese assembled in
great strength and defeated the attempt.
Nearly 500 British are reported killed
and wounded, five of their gun boats be-
ing lost.
The Allies were finally forced to retreat.
1t is reported that the American Minis
ter has reached Pekin unmolested.
An accident has occurred on board the
steamer Great Eastern which will prevent
her from starting on her trip to Portland
for about three weeks. The feed pipe ca
sing in one of her tunnels exploded during
the trial trip, with terrific force. Five OF
the fremen were injured so as TO cause
death and there are others wounded. The
damage to the fittings are serious, but the
ship and machinery received no harm.
LIVERPOOL BREADsruFF MARKEr.-Sep-
tember i3.-The market exhibits an ad-
vancing tendency-all qualities having i'm
proved with the exception of corn, which
closes steady.
The explosion on board the Great East
ern occurred on the ninth inst. when of
Hastings. The funnel was blown into the
air tearing to pieces the grand saloon and
doing great damage to the internal fit
tings of the vessel. The guests on board
had just quilted the saloon and all fortu-
nately escaped injury.
The explosion was terrific, but the ship
resisted the shock-the frame sustaining
no injury.
The accident made so little difference in
the movements of the ship that her engines
were not stopped till she reached Portland,
her place of destination.
The eoroners inquest held on the fire.
men killed showed that the supply of wa
ter to the boilers through the water jacket
was stopped because of the failure of aux
Hilary pumping power.
Secondly-Tbat tap in the stand pipe
which acts as safety valve was turned
apparently Intentionally so that the pipe
was useless.
The injuries TO the fitting will be re-
paired at a cost of $4,000. During the
trip the Great Eastern was almost without
motion when other vessels met with were
tossing on stormy sea.
GREAT BRIrIAN.-The new reform move
meDt under the auspices of Mr.. Golden
and others, was in progress.
Some of the building firms of London
had yielded to the demand of the men.
CHINA.-Admiral Hope arrived off Pei
ho river on the 18th of June, and found the
entrance barred. An attempt was made
on the 25th 10 force passage, when sud-
denly batteries supported by a force of 20,-
600 men, were unmasked and opened de-
structive fire. After a severe action the
squadron was compelled to withdraw with
the loss of the gunboats, Comorant, Lee
and Plover. -Four hundred and sixty-four
were killed and wounded The French
had fourteen killed out of sixty. The plen-
ipotentiaries had returned to Shanghai
Seven officers were killed and seventeen
wounded. Among the wounded was the
Admiral.
The details say that the mouth of the
river was raked by the fire from the newly
constructed forts, amounting to ninety or
an hundred guns. At 1.30 P. NJ. the gun
boats Opposition and Plover pushed in
close to the first barrier. The guns of the
forts then opened fire, and the action be-
came general. The fire of the Chinese in
weight and precision was such as had new
er bofore been experienced. Every shot
told, while those OF the Britirh did compar-
atively but little damage.
The troops were ordered to land. As
the first boat touched the shore the forts
poured out perfect hurricane of shell, balls
and rockets which moved down the men
as they landed. The ships supported them
as we'll as possible. Of the thousand men
who landed barely one hundred reached
the first of the wide bitches situated 500
yards from the river, and only fifty reached
the third ditch. They would have made
an attempt to scale the walls, but the lad
ders were either broken by the shot or
stuck in the mud. With one of the lad
ders that remained, ten of the men sprang
forward, three of whom were killed and
five severely wounded. Ordere were at
las: given to retire, and while in retreat
the men were shot down like birds. Many
of the boats were swamped by the balls,
and not enough remained to carry off the
survivors. Several full of wounded men
were struck and swamped. Russian fea-
lures were distinctly visible among the
men manning the Chinese batteries. The
Americans towed up several boats TO the
scene of action and afterwards took q num-
Der of men to their respective ships.
BELGIUM.-The King of Belgium had
gone to see the Emperor Napoleon, it is
in reference to the difficulty be-
tween France and Austria.
FRANcE.-The late article in the Paris
Moniteu came direct from the Emperor.
1t is rumored that France and England
had agreed to an European Congress on