Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-01
Yesterday Afternoons Report.
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
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NEW YoRK, Sept 20.
The steamship Asia arrived at midnight. |
Her datcs are to Saturday, the 10th inst, but |
have been anticipated by the Croassian |
which arrived ct 81. Johns, N. f., on Tuesday
last.
The London Daily News says that tho gov
eminent have decided On dispalching several
additional ateam frigates and corVettea, 10.
gether with a number Of sailing vessels suff-
sient 10 augment the squadr0n Ia China. II
Is also expected that a force Of 900 marines
will be dispatched TO China.
The Times says there are about 5000 rather
wrong headed soldiers in the vicinity Of Cal
outta, waiting passage home, and the object
should be TO direct them from the West 10
the East Assuming, however their re-en-
gagement impractieable, there is still in In
dia force large enough 10 overcome the
mighty Chinese Empire.
The LOndsn Daily News announces that
the government have resolved to send at once
a military force to China and to send IL from
India.
Conflicting accounts are published as to the
state Of the London builders strike, but Il is
evident that great numbers Of men are resu-
ming work under the non-sooiety terms pro
posed by the masters.
II is officially announced that the Great
Eastern will leave Portland, Weymouth, on
her trial trip on the 9Th Of October instead
Of the l7th Of September; and finally sail
for Portland, Maine, on the Goth October in
stead Of 29th September.
This delay Of three weeks is the time in
which Mr., Scott Russell contracted to repair
the damages occasioned by the explosion and
to put the vessel in the same condition thai
she was in when she sailed from.the Thames.
This contract however does not include any
repairs which the boilers may be found TO re-
quire, and although they apparently sustain
ed no damage, an investigation is said to have
shown that the internal stays of the boiler
most directly exposed 10 the force Of the shock,
have either been displaced or greatly weak
ened 80 that the boiler cannot be safely used
in its present state.
Letters from Rome state that the health Of
the Pope was almost entirely restored.
The Austrian party is represented as tri-
umphant in Naples, and no reforms are to be
expected, A new anti-reform Ministry wat
spoken Of.
The great land holders and others Of We.
netia had signed an address TO the Emperor
Of Austria, praying him TO take of the addi
tional war tax, as the annual revenue from
the lands cannot support such heavy bur
den.
An eye witness Of the recent war in China
in a letter TO the London Times, thus speak
Of the attitude Of the Americans.
cannot end without referring to one mat
ter that in connection with this battle shoulC
be ever rememberd. Were we children of tn
Same mother we could not have received NOR
sympathy and kindness than we met fron
the Americans; never were men more unwi
lingly neutral as we passed into the assault
Flag officer Tatnsll was heard TO say, "BloO
is thicker than water ann in hundred di
ferent ways he and all his people TO the yer
cabin boys acted up TO this holy preverb.
When he heard our Admiral was wounde
+" at great personal risk, he went ON board II
Cormorant 10 see him.
Many of our men slept in the America
tender on the night of the fight.
segars, coffee, brandy everything q ma
could want, was placed before them. I'll
American crew forgot themselves and thougl
only of the British.