The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-09-29
Arrival Of tho North American.
FAafnna PoIxr, Sept. Is

FAAfnM PoImr, Sept. q.
The steamship North American, from Liv-
erpool with dates to Wednesday,, the 14th
instant, has passed here on her way to Qas- |
boo.
The overland mail brings important news
from China.
The var with the English and French for
eos having been renewed, the allied squadron
attempted TO enter Pekin with tho English
end French ambsssadors, the Chinese Assem-
bled in great strength and defeated tho Ct
tempt. Nearly Ave hundred British are re-
ported killed and wounded, ave Of their gun
boats being lost. The allies were finally
forced TO retreat. II 10 reported the Ameri-
can Minister has reached Pekin unmolsstsd.
An accident has occurred on board the
Great Eastern, which will prevent her from
starting on her trip to Portland for about
three weeks. Tho feed pipe easing in ono
OF her funnels exploded during the trial trip
with terrific force. Five Of the 6rsmon were
injured % q 70 cause death, and three 9TH
ers wounded. The damage to the fittings
are serious, but the ship and machinery re-
ceived NO harm.
Liverpool Brsadstuf Market, Sept. H.
Th Q market exhibits ~ advancing tendency,
oil qualities having improved With the exeep-
tion Of corn, which closes steady. Msssrs.
Richardson, s. h Go. quote -FOUR firm q an
advance OF Cd per sack. Wheat had ad-
vanced I'd per rental, and was in better do
mand. Corn quiet, but steady. The circu-
lar furnishes no quotation.
Provisions-B steady, pork arm, bacon
quiet, lard dull.
London Markets, Sept. l3.-Breadsufls
dull. Tes closed excited, prices advanced Id
| A~u - NJ "a
Consols were quoted ct the close OF the
market to-day at 95(0o5&. The money mar
ket 10 generally unchanged.
The explosion ON board the Great Eastern
occurred on the 9th inst., whsn on Hastings.
The funnel val blown into the air, tearing
g pieces the grand saloon and doing great
damage 10 the internal dttings Of the vessel.
The roests On board had just Quilted the ga
| loon, and oil fortunately escaped injury.-
| The explosion Was terrific, but the ship re-
sistsd the shock; the frs1e sastAining no In
isry. The accident made 20 little difference
| in shs movements Of the ship thst her en-
sinss were not stopped till she reached Port
land. hss place Of dsskination. The Coronsf's
| ioeuees On tho Arsmsn killed showed that the
supply Of watsr 70 tho boilers through The
| vasef jacket was stopped bsoause OF The fail-
urs Of Ne aaxiliary puDping power. SEQ
ontiiy, that . stop 10 the stand pipe which
asts @ safety valve was turned apparently,
/ intent onally, % that the pipe was asslsss.-
! The injury to tie fittings viii be repaired .,
an expense Of about 5000 pounds. During
the trip the Great Rastern was almost without
motion, when Other vessels met with were
| tossing on . stormy 0sa-
Cesar BarrAIs.--Ths new reform move.
msnt under shs suspiess Of Mr.. Golden and
others vas 10 progress.
Some Of the building firms Of London had
yielded 10 the dsmands OF the man.
CnMA.--Admirsl Hope arrived Of Pechc
river on the 18th Of june, and found the On.
trance barred. An attempt was made on TIL
18th to force passage, when suddenly bat
tories, supported by force Of 20 900 men
vere unnasksd and opened destructive Are
1 After severe action the squsdron was DOM
pelled 30 withdraw with the loss OF the CUR
boats Cormorant, Lee and Plovsr, and -four
hundred and sixty killed and wounded. TIL,
French had fourteen killed out Of sixty. Tn.
plsnip entiariss had returned TO Shanghai
Seven officers were killed and seventeen
wounded. Among the ~oundsd vas the Ad
miral. The details Say that the mouth OF th'
river Vas raksd by the ere from the newl,
constructed forts, amounting to 80 or lOt
guds. At 100 p. m. the signal for action
vas run mp, the gun boats Opossum and Pho
, yer pushed in close to the drst barrier. III
guns Of the fort then opened are, and th
action bscame general.
.. The fre Of the Chinese in weight and pre-
. sision was such - had never before been ex
! perisncsd. Every shot told, while those o
! the British did comparatively but little dam
age. The troops were ordered to land. A
the fret boats touched the shore the fort
, poured out perfect hurricane Of she'll, ball
and rockets, which moved down the men a
they landed. The ships supported them .
wsil a. possible. OF the thousand men VII
landed barely hundred reached the hrst Q
the wide ditches, situated 500 yards flom ID
: river, and only hfty reached tho third ditol
They would have made m attempt TO seal
: the walls, but the ladders usrs either broke
i BY the shot or stusk 10 the mud. With OF
a OF the ladders that remained ten OF the me
. sprang forward, three Of whom were kills
q and ave severely injured. Orders were |
i. last givsn to retire, and while in retreat Il
! men we're shot down like birds. Many
Is the boats were swanped BY the balls, Or
! not enough remained to carry Oh shs surv
i. vors; several full Of wounded men VEL
struck and swamped. Russian features We
distinctly visible among the men manning q
% Chimes batteries. The Americans towsd Z
], several bOats to the scene Of action, and .
= tervards took . number OF men to their r
. spcctive ships.
II BrLoux.--rhe King Of Belgium had gol
l. to see tho Emperor Napoleon, it 70 suppos
= in refereuce 70 the difficulty between Fran
y and Austria.
= e. Hon. Richard w. Thompson, former
Representative 10 Congress from Indiana,
addressing the people Of Western Missouri
% favor OF the Pacific Railroad.
81 THon. II. p. Stanton, formerly Secret
!. ~ Of Kansas, and turned ont Of ONCE BY Pre-
4. ident Buchanan, i making speeehes in Ks
. as, il favor 81 tho Wysndott eonstituti'
n and the Republican ticket.