The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-10-04

The Vanderbilt has arrived with London dates
to Thursday the 18th.
1t was stated in London, that Spain had returned
an evasve answer to the question asked by Eng
land touching the concentration Of troops in the
neighborhood of Gibraltar.
A Florence correspondent of the London Times
says that it was reported that Pope Plus 9th had
received extreme JUNCTION, a sacrament admins
tered to the dying
Advices received at Madrid from Tanger, state
that in consequence of the agitation caused by the
death of the Emperor of Morocco, all the foreign
Consuls at that place had barricaded their houses
and armed their defendants All the Christians
in the Empire were leaving in haste. Another
account states that the families of the Consus had
taken refuge on board of Spanish steamer.
The Florence correspondent Oft the London Times
says that treaty signed on the Goth of Au-
gust between the Papal government and the Queen
of Spain, by which the latter engages to occupy
the Roman States with her troops, when the French
forces are withdrawn
1t is reported that Schamyl has been taken priso-
ner and sent to St. Petersburg
Austria is making great concessions to her Pro-
testant subjects.
tcles on the necessity of taking Gibraltar from the
English, no matter by what means.
The feed pipe of the Steamship Great Eastern
exploded on the 9th inst, off Hastings, ENG kill
ing FIVE fremen and wounding others. The fit
tngs and decorations of the grand saloon were torn
to pieces. The shock great. 1t will take
three weeks and five thousand pounds to repair
damages.
The China mail had reached London, bringing
full details Of the conflict near Pekin. The pro-
portion of officers wounded there was very large
Rear Admiral Hope was very seriously wounded.
The Chinese war has been renewed. The Chi
nese had erected new forts mounting nine hundred
guns at the mouth of the Pieho and also barrica-
ded the entrance of that river. AS the allied fe ct
with the ambassadors board approached, the
forts were unmasked and poured terrific and de-
structive fire upon the fleet. Three gun-boats
were destroyed.
The English landed thousand men, upon whom
the forts poured hurricane of shot, shell and
rockets, producing terrible havoc. Five hundred
out of thousand allies were killed or wounded
Many boats with wounded were struck and swamp
ed. Every shot told. Russian features were dis
tncty visible at the Chinese guns.
The Times says that Government had decided
upon dispatching to China Immediately several ad-
ditonal steam and sail trigates, together with a
large reinforcement Of troops Orders had already
been despatched to the naval rendezvous for enlist
ing men, aud in order to expedite matters, the
coast guard were to be called on to volunteer.
Mercantile letters from China generally concur
in the view that hostilities there will not cause any
material interruption Of the tea trade The natives
Of Shangh ai were much annoyed at what had hap
pened; consequently i'll feeling was anticipated
but still it believed that England would
have to send out very large naval and military
force and perhaps to blockade several ports in
der to bring the Emperor to submission.