The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-27
FURTHER BY THE NORTH AMERICAN.
IMPORTANT FROM CHINA.
Particulars of the Defeat of the English
and French.
AMERICAN MINISTER RECEIVED AT pENN.
M MPoRTANT FROM ITALY.
Details of the Explosion on the Great Eastern
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Details of the Explosion ON the Great Eas+arn
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The following additional particulars of the i'm.
portant news received by the North American. bv
telegraph from Father Point, are of great interest
The Doncaster st. Leger was won by Gamestar
Defender y was second and Magnum third. Eleven
horses ran.
The ships Lucknow and Signadam were damaged
by the fire at Calcutta.
Ill me snip Claremont had run ashore at Molmein,
The ship Sabine; from Manila for Sydney, had
been wrecked on the coast of Borneo. The crew
were supposed to have been saved.
GREAT BRITAIN.
On the afternoon of the 9th, when the Graa+
Eastern was off Hastings, feed-pipe casino in the
forward tunnel, which had been introduced on the
ground OF economy in heat and to keep the heat of
the tunnels from the cabin, exploded with terrific
torce blowing the funnel into the air, and tearing
10 pieces the grand saloon and lower deck cabins
through which the funnel passed, and otherwise
dong great damage to the internal fittings.
, Inc greatest CONSERVATION prevailed on board,
put prompt efforts were made to get at the unfortu
nate men in the engineering department who verp
either buried in the rubbish or Frustrated hv tbe
steam. Three fremen were found in a dyinp state
and soon expired, while eight others were iniured
TWO OF whom subsequently died. One fireman was
lost oVerboard having either fallen into the water
vi jumped INTO 1t to escape scading. The injured
men were generally progressing favorablv. .altbong gb
Two or three them were in precarous condition
Inc numerous guests on board had ONLY Quilted the
grand saloon, through which the funneal nassed
anu anu IN Whch they had been dining, few minutes
before the explosion took place. But for this the
consequences would have been most serious The
explosion is stated to have probably been one of the
most terrlhc which vessel has ever survived and
Whlch none IN the world could have withstood save
structure OF such marvellous strength AS the Great
Eastern. She not only resisted il. her Franc ans
taining no injury whatever, but it made so little
diherence IN the movements of the vessel that the
engines were never once stopped till she reached
Portland. -0"'NeN
1t is asserted that great objections had been
10 the casing round the tunnels but the directors
persisted In adopting the plan notwithstanding il
had been tried and abandoned in the Collins and
other steamers. The coroners inquest was com
IIehceu at eymouth on the 18th, and the evidence
clearly showed the cause of the explosion to he
FIRSTLY, the supply ofthe boilers through the water
jacket OF the funnel was stopped because of fail
ure IN the auxiliary pumping power; secondly, a
Stahd pipe which acts as a safety valve had in it A
tap when the casing was automatically test
ed, and that tap was turned apparently intention
ally, so that the pipe was useless The innuest
adjourned until the nth
Prior to the accident, the performance of the
Nessel was most satisfactory, and she was almost
were pitching and tossing in stormy sea- A survey
OF the vessel had been held and estimates sent in to
forthwith repair the damage at a cost of not more
than $4,000, the injury being far less considerable
than was at hrst supposed. Little if any DELAY
would take place in the departure of the shin on
her hrst voyage, but a rumor prevailed that she
would not proceed to Holyhead but sail direct from
portland. The accident caused slight decline in
the t shares OF the company, but did not influence
the general confidence in the ship.
ENGLISH REFORM MOVEMENT
new reform movement had been commenced
IN England. Mr.. Golden and other reformers had
mad meetings at which it was resolved that branch
hnanclal Reform Associations shall be established
IN the principal towns, and that lectures should be
given SO Tar as to prepare the way for an organized
parliamentary attack upon the system at present in
vogue.
The action of the master builders of London in
throwing open their yards to all men who would
sign the obnoxious declaration had proved a fail
ure. Only thirty or forty had signed the declara-
ton, and at some establishments the masters had
yielded to the men,
hossuth, after spending some time in Paris, had
returned to London.
=, NO fears are entertained about Canton, but the
Tartar troops have been disarmed as a matter of
precauton.
A further despatch mentions that seven officers
We're killed and seventeen wounded, Admiral Hone
being among the latter
other dispatches confirm these particulars, and
one, ria Trieste, adds the following: at is stated
that the American Ambassador has been admitted
10 fekln. The hope of the treaty being carried
out Is given up, and fresh war is considered i'm
lninent
CANTON, July 20.-AlI traffic with the interior is
interrupted. The allies still occupy the town.
The mails with the full details of the news were
expected to reach London on the morning of the
North Americans departure.
The Canton markets were dull
At Shanghai Exchange was 61Id. The Tea mar
NetS were favorable. In Freghts nothing was doing
The English and French Secretaries of Iteration
to China returned home in the massteamer
The news from China of course created much SEN
'ation, and the violation of the treaty in such
.reacherous manner called forth loud demand for
terrible vengeance.
The Times says: ''Henceforth nepotiations rnust
De carried on at Pekin, where no one can doubt
europeans will soon be as much at home and as
afe as at Paris" 1t concludes the article with the
ollowlng uncomplimentary reflections on the Amer
can ambassador: "The American ambassador
without force of arms is said to have been admitted
1T 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
irst fruits of the late successful war.
''Whether this or some new claim of the same
character rendered him more admissible than those
who had opened the way to him, does not vet ap-
pear. If the Americans can open China by peace
ul methods let them do it, but thus far they seem
better able to help themselves than do anything for
,he world at large"
LATEST.
LoNDoN, Wednesday.-The China mail has ar
rived, bringing complete accounts of the Peho af-
fair, which resulted in the total defeat of the Brit
sh forces, with the loss of no less than five gun
boats and about third of the whole force engaged
The mouth OF the river was effectnay barred by
iron stakes and boOms This bar was raked bv the
lire of the newly constructed forts on the other
slde oi the river mounting ninety to one hundred
guns. Admiral Hopes appearance in the first in.
stance was Enthusiastically pacific solitary man.
Dt-war boat carried in his first message the Fury
and two gun-boats being left outside the bar while
the rest OF the squadron lying thirty miles off
The ambassadors finding no proper officers to receive
them, decided to remove the bar, and pass nm tbe
river. Six or seven hours however, were spent in
vain endeavors to effect this, and during that time
not gun was fired from the fort, although the
gun-boats were at distance of 500 to 700 wards
only, and some of them had gOt'aground
The action then commenced as described in
another portion of this despatch
In about two hours the fire eff the Chinese began
to slacken, and was soon afterwards almost silenced
The men who landed at o'clock in the afternoon
were up TO the knees, and sometimes to the waist,
in mud, which retarded their efforts. Only twenty
were able to keep their rifles and ammunition dry
Nevertheless, they boldly faced the ditche., and
some 80 of them, including a crowd of officers sue
ceeded in getting far as the third ditch But as
before stated, their ladders were useless for scaling
the walls. vertical fire of arrows, as well as a
constant iusilade, was kept up the select band
who were crOuched in the ditch, waiting but in
vain, for reinforcements.
In effecting the retreat which was then ordered
more lives were lost than in advancing as the Chi
nese by burning blue lights, discovered the position
of the and boats and fired with frightful effect
The belief is universal throughout the squadron
that Europeans manned the batteries as well as
Chinese. Men in gray coats, with close cropped
hair and Russian features were distinctly visible
The walls of the fortication were evidently of En-
ropean designing. The total number of killed and
wounded on the side of the British was 46i The
French had 4 killed and 10 wounded: of the marine
brigade l officer killed and Is wounded: of the
officers and men q were killed
and l27 wounded.
Admiral Hope was severely wounded as also
we're several other prominent officers. Some of
the wounds are said to have been inflicted with
Mimic balls.
BELGIUM.
The King of Belgium had gone to see the Emna
'or Napoleon, it is supposed in reference to the
difficulty between France and Austria
FRANCE.
The late article in the Paris Moniteur came diract
from the Emperor.
1t is rumored that France and England had agreed
to European Congress Italian affairs, and If ne
cessary the Zurich Penipotentiares will have occa
;ional meetings.
The Emperor and Empress had gone to Biaritz.
The Paris correspondent of the Times states that
naval officer has been despatched by the French
government to Perrin to ascertai whether the Is
and is being converted into Il CITADEL is ayailed
Of as pedestal for useful lantern.
The French papers announce that the special
agent sent by the French government on secret
mission to India, had presented a report to Count
giving a very gloomy picture of the
condition OF India.
The recent article in the Moniteur, of which an
abstract was received by the Arabia. continues TO
occupy attention. 1t produced a very unfavorable