New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-01
Particulars Of Foreign News.
PER STEAMSHIP NORTH AMERICAN.

PER STEAMSHIP NORTH AMERICAN.
Advices by the steamship North America are +
the 18th OF September. We extract the following
intelligence:
The explosion on board the Great Eastern occur
funnel was blown into the air. tearing to pieces th,
grand saloon and doing great damage to the interna
fittings OF the vessel The guests on board had jos
quilted the saloon and all fortunately escaped ipjary
The explosion terrific, but the shin resisted tbe
shock the frame sustaining no Injury The accident
made so little difference in the movements of thu
ship that her engines were not stopped Til she
reached Portland, her place Of destination.
The Coroners inquest on the fremen killed sbovad
that the supply OF water to the boilers, through the
water jacket, was stopped because of the failure n
the auxiliary pumping power. Secondly, that a fan
in the stand pipe which acts rs safety valve, was
turned, apparently unintentonally 80 that the pins
was useless. The injury to the fittings will be re-
paired at an expense Of about $4,000. During the
trip the Great Eastern was almost without motion
when otner vessels met with were tossing on stormy
sea.
Great Britain.
The new reform movement under the auspices o.
Mr. Golden and others, was in progress. Some q
the building firms in London had yielded to the de
mand of the men.
The English and French Secretaries Of Legation Il
China returned home in the mail steamer The
news OF course created much sensation, and the VIC
lation OF the treaty in such treacherous manner
called forth loud demands for q terrible revenge.
carried on at Pekln, where no one can doubt Euro
peans will soon be as much at home and as safe as
Paris. It concludes the article with the following
uncomplimentary reflections on the American Am.
"The American Ambassador, without force OF
arms, is said to have been admitted at Pekn. OF
course he had peculiar claim to this exceptional
privilege on account OF the assistance given to the
Chnese mandar1s to deprive Of the just fruits Of
the late successful war. Whether this or some new
claim OF the came character rendered him more ad.
mssable than those who had opened the way to him.
does not yet appear. II the Americans can open
far they seem better able to help themselves than do
anything for the world at large.''
China.
Admiral Hope arrived off Pehio river on the 18th Of
June, and found the entrance barred. An ATTEMPT
vas made on the 18th to force passage. when sud.
were unmasked and opened destructive fire. After
severe action the squadron was compelled to with.
draw with the loss of the gun.boats Cormorant Lee
and Flower. -Four hundred and sxty.four men were
Killed and wounded The French had fourteen killed
out of sixty. --'''~-
The Plenipotentiaries had returned to Shanghai,
Seven officers we're killed and seventeen wounded,
Among the wounded was the Admiral.
The details say the mouth Of the river was raked
ing to 80 or 100 guns
At l:3O 2. NJ the signal for action was run up The
gun.boats Oppossum and Plover pushed in close to
the first barrier The guns of the forts then opened
nre' ana the action became general aud the fire Of
the Chinese in weight and precision was such as had
never been experienced Every shot told while those
OF the British did but comparatively little damage
The troops were ordered to land. As the first boat
touched the Shore the forts poured out perfect hur
the men as they landed. The ships supported them
as well as possible. OF the 1000 men who landed
barely one hundred reached the first of the wide
ditches situated 500 yards from the river and only
fifty reached the third ditch.
They would have made an attempt to scale the
Walls Dut the ladders were either broken by the shot
or SUCK IN the mud. By of the ladders that re-
maneo, zen OF the men sprang forward, three Of
whom were killed and five severely injured.
Orders were at last given to retire, and while on
retreat the men were shot down like birds. Many of
the boats were swamped by the balls and not enough
remained to carry Oft the survivors Several full OF
wounded men, were struck and swamped. Russian
features were distinctly visible among the men man
ming the Chinese batteries. The Americans towed
up several boats to the scene of action and after
wards took number of men to their respective
ships.
Italy.
The National Assembly of Parma had voted the
expulsion of the House OF Bourbon and the annexa.
ton of Parma to Sardinia
1t is said that Victor Emanuel is dsbandipg his
army but that the men are furnished with passports
army of Central Italy. =.
LATEsT.-London, Wednesday.-The China mail
hes arrived bringing complete accounts of the Peho
affair." which resulted in the total defeat of the British
forces, with the less of five gunboats and about
third of the whole force engaged The mouth Of the
river was eectualy barred by iron stakes and beams
This bar Yves raked by the fire of the newly.con.
structed forts on the other side of the river mount
ing 80 to LOO guns.
Admiral Hopes appearance in the first instance
was Enthusiastically pacific. solitary man ofwar
boat carried in his first message, the Fury and two
gunboats being left outside the bar while the rest of
the squadron was lying thirty miles off: The Am.
be csadors finding no proper officers to receive them
decided to remove the bar and pass up the river.
Six or seven hours, however were spent in vain en-.
deavors to effect this, and during that time not
gun was fired from the forts, although the gunboats
we're at distance of 500 to ZOO yards only. and some
Of them had got aground.
At l.30, P. M. the signal for action was run nm.
Ind the Opossum and Ployer pushed in close up to
The first barrier. Suddenly, about P. NJ, the guns
eral.
In about two hours the fire of the Chinese began
% sacken, aud was soon afterwards almost sileuced
although every shot of theirs told while the British
guns did comparatively little damage to the mud
walls. '-'NN
AT about 5 P. NJ the signal was made for the
roops to land, and there were then no doubts of
peedy victory.
Just as the first boat touched the shore, the forts
pened perfect hurricane of SHE'LL balls and rockets
which moved down the men as they landed. The
nlps threw in as heavy covering fire as they posi-.
,ly could. The enemy's fire continued SO heavy and
he mud on the landing being up to the knees and
ometmes to the waist, that out OF 1000 men who
anded barely 100 reached the first of the three wide
nd deep ditches which, after some 800 yards of
Vading through the mud, presented themselves.
VI the gallant forces who got through the mud
difficulties scarcely twenty had been able to keep
heir rifles or ammunition dry, nevertheless they
oddly passed the bitches, and some fifty of them.
including crowd of officers, succeeded in getting as
ar ss the third ditch:
They. would certainly have made good attempt to
Gale the wallis but their ladders had either bsen
roken by shot, or had stuck In the mud With the
ne which remained, ten devoted men sprang for.
ard, three of whom we're Immediately Shot dead,
nd five wounded severely.
a vertical fire OF arrows, as we'll as constant
lsade, YVES kept up on the select band who now
rouched in the ditch, waiting, but in vain, for rein
,rcements.
MURDER IN Mlss1ssIprL--A difficulty occurred
'me time last week at Enterprise, Mississippi, be-
,bor n