Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-30
THE NEWS.


from Liverpool, with dates to Wednesday,
the l4th inst, arrived at Quebec on the 25th.
The most interesting news is from China.
The war with the English and French forces
having been renewed. the allied squadrons
attempted to enter Pcschi with the English
and Fr. nch ambassadors. The Chinese
assembled in great strength and defeated the
attempt. Nearly 500 British are reported
killed and wounded. Eve Of the gun boats
being lost, the allies were forced to retreat
1t is reported that the American Minister
has reached Pekin unmolested. An accident
occurred on board the Great Eastern, which
will prevent her starting on her trip to Port
land for about three weeks. The feed pipe
in one of her tunnels exploded, during the
trial trip, with most terrific force. Five OF
the firemen were injured so as to cause
death, and there are others wounded. The
damage to the fittings is serious, but the ship
and machinery received no harm.
The steamer Moses Taylor arrived al
New York on the 9th with the California
mails of the 9th inst and over two millions
in gold. Her advces were anticipated by
the Tehuantepeo steamer at New Orleans.
LA Mountain and Haddock made bal
loon ascension from Watertown, N. Y, Oh
the 22d inst, but up to the Goth nothing had
been heard from them. Much alarm was
felt for their safety. Their course when las
seen was northeast.
We learn by the last foreign arrival
that in consequence OF the accident to the
monster steamship Great Eastern she viii
no, leave Holyhead for Portland till O,to.
Der Goth. 1t is definitely settled that she will
also Wis t New York during the trip. 1t il
thought she will be able to enter the harbo,
over Sandy Hook bar, though she draw.
244 feet of water.
The renewal of the war of England anl
France with China, of which we had the frs
intimation by the last foreign arrival, seem,
to have originated in consequence of
mistake. 1t seems that the English flee
attempted to ascend the wrong mouth of til,
river Peiho while the Chinese deputies Were
waiting for them at the right place 1t i
said that the commercial men of Shanghai
all deprecatc the has Y ana iladvised pro-
ceedings of the English. The Chinese oush
not to be too severely condemned if the,
took extraordinary means to turn their sup
posed invaders back towards the sea. 1t i!
thought the war will lat a year at least, bu
Will cause 10 interruption to the Chimes
trade
The California overland mail, with date
to The I'd inst, arrived at st. Louis on tn,
25th. Fifteen buildings had been bnrned a
Columbia-!oss $50, 900 All the business
part Of Campo Seco was also burned los
unknown. The Republican Central Com
mittec announces the failuyc of the Rcpub
licans and Anti-Lecomptonites to fuse, ant
recommends the Republicans to stick to
their Own ticket. Advices from Vie Ola
OF Aug. 18th, state that Gov. Douglas, il
reply TO Gen. llarney's note, emphaticA!l,
denies thai any of Fer Majesty's ships were
ever seat to convey the officers Of the iIud
son Bay Co., for the purpose OF seiz Dg III
American citizen, or that any outrage what
ever lad been committed against Americans
on that Island. The reported massacre Of
Capt. Walen's force is contradicteI. II,
arrived in safety at Camp Floyd, Aug. 18th
stating that he had materially shortened the
route from TT. Dallas to Salt Lake He en-
countered no opposition from the Indians
the balloonists, Lame untain and Had
dock, haze arrived safely at Kingston, in
Canada.
"A di patch from Baltimore of the 2StI
announces that Major Chapman, ATTACHED te
the Quartermaster department, has commit
ted suicide. His body was found that NON
isg on the beach outside of Fl. Mcllcnry
with his throat cut.
Tho attendance at the St. Louis Fair on
Tuesday, the second day Of the exhibition
was $4,000, and the city was fast filling up
with people. In the ring there were sc road.
sters and stations. The famous horse "Sil-
yer Heels" owned 10y Gen. Singleton, of
Quincy, l., took the first premium.
49, IL consider it to be beMefit to the
negro to bring him from his native jungles to