The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-07
FOREIGN NEWS.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM CHINA.
Another War between France, Eng.
land and China.
THE AMERICAN MINISTER GOES TO PEK1N.

ST. JOINS, N. F., Sept. q.
The steamer Circassian arrived yesterday
afternoon from Liverpool with dates to Sat-
urday the 18th, two days later than that re-
ceived by the Vanderbilt.
She reports having experienced heavy
weather. She has 800 passengers on board.
Nothing has transpired at Zurich in rela-
tion to the conference.
The sailing of the Great Eastern is de-
ferred till the Goth of October in consequence
of the repairs required.
1t is reported that the Empress Eugene
is enciente.
The King of Sardinia has received the
Populations from the National Assemblies
Of Modena and Parma in relation to the
annexation of those Duchies to Sardinia.
He expressed his acquiescence and promised
to urge the matter before the great powers,
expressing the hope that Europe having re.
cognized the right of nations to form their
own constitutions, will not deny the same
right to Italy.
Military movements are continued
throughout Italy, indicating that the Italians
are determined to rely on themselves.
The Spanish expedition against Morocco
has been fixed at 10000 troops, the trans
ports for which are all ready.
The City of Baltimore arrived of Cape
Race on Sunday, and her news we find in
the New York papers of Monday.
Highly important but meagre kilograms,
in anticipation of the arrival of the China
mail, had reached England.
The following despatch had been pub
lished by the Government.
Admiral Hope arrived off the Peiho river
on the 18th of June, and found that the for
tifcations bad been rebuilt, but no guns or
men were visible. The entrance into the
river was barred with booms and stakes.
The Plenipotentiaries Joined the squadron
on the Goth, and no notice having been taken
of the announcement of their arrival, an
attempt was made on the 25th to force
passage, when on sudden batteries, sup.
ported by mongrel force of apparently
10000 men, were unmasked, and opened
destructive fire. After a severe action the
squadron was obliged to withdraw, with
the loss OF the gunboats Cormorant, Lee and
Plover, and AGA killed and wounded. The
French had fourteen killed and wounded out
of sixty. The Plenipotentiaries have re-
turned to Shanghai.
The belief was universal throughout the
squadron that Europeans manned the bat
teries as well as the Chinese. Men in gray
coats, with closely cropped hair and Russian
features, were distinctly visible. The whole
of the Notifications were evidently of Euro
pean designing. The total number of killed
and wounded on the British side was AGA.
The French had killed and 10 wounded.
Of the Marine Brigade, l officer was killed
and Is wounded of the non-commissioned
officers and men, p were killed aud l27
wounded. Admiral Hope was severely
wounded, as also were several other proml-
nent officers. Some of the wounds are said
to have been inflicted by Minnie balls. The
Americans towea up several boats into
action, and after the action took out to their
respective ships number of men.
The news, of course, created much sensa-
sotion, and the, violation of the treaty in such
treacherous manner called forth loud de-
mands for terrible vengeance.
uC xmCS says 1CuCClOt III uSSOtlQ-
tions must be carried on at Pekin, where
no one can doubt Europeans will soon be
as much at home and as safe as at Paris"
1t concludes the article with the following
uncomplimentary reflections on the Ameri-
can Ambassador "The American Ambas-
sador, without force of arms, is said to
have been admit ted at Pekin Of course
he had peculiar claim to this exceptional
privilege, on account of the assistance given
to the Chinese mandarins to deprive US of
the just fruits of the late war. Whether
this or some new claim of the same charac-
ter rendered him more admissible than those
who had opened the way to him, does not
appear. If the Americans can open China
by peaceful methods let them do it, but
thus far they seem better able to help them
selves than do anything for the world at
large"
The Herald's correspondent on board the
United States steamer Powhattan, in let
ter dated July 3, gives the following account
of the relations existing between the
Chinese and the present American Muster :
Last Wednesday, June 30, the Torquin
went in arch of another entrance to the
river Peiho, and returned during the day
with the report that they had landed with an
interpreter at small town near stream,
and just had time to give the Minister
letter to Chinese official, when troop of
mounted cavalry was discovered gallopiDg
towards them some thousands strong. All
hands very naturally took to shanks mare as
fast as they could carry them to the boat,
returned and made report of their failure,
which created considerable merriment. 1t
was given up for certainty that John China.
man was not going TO receive Mr.. Ward.
Yesterday, however, at 8 A. NJ, two large
junks loaded with produce came within a
short distance of us and anchored. A small
boat lowered from one of the boats, and
having on board Chinese official, bearing
an answer to our Minister'S letters, imme-
diately came along side. The answer was
in the highest degree favorable.
1t seems the party who had landed from
the Torquin had been mistaken for the
English, and which Immediately chased
them to the boat, was part of guard four
thousand strong which was to have escorted
Mr.. Ward to Pekin, and had been waiting