Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-17
THE POPE BOUT TO TAKE RE.
FUGE IN GAETA.

The American Mipis,es ae Pekis.
New YORK, Oct. l4lh-The steamship
Africa. from Liverpool 1t noon Of Oct. lst,
arrived st 2. NJ. to day.
The steamer Bavaria. hence for Hamburg,
touched at Southampton Sept. 30th.
The Arago. hence for Havre touched at
Southampton at noon on the same dsy
The news by this arrival is Of considera-
ble Importance.
The Zurich Conference continued it's Sit
tings ut last accounts Prince Napoleon
had left, no ever, without having any in
terview with the Pienipot entiaries.
The London builders strike remains In .
very. Unsatisfactory state. Negotiations ex
tending over two days between the master
builders and deputatlons from the operative
masons have been brought 10 close with
out any favorable result. The breach be-
tween the employees and employers, was
becoming wider and deeper than before
The Great Eas ern remained at Portland
and if che is removed from that port before
going to Holyh head, the Dir, ctors have de-
termined that she shall 60 to Southampton
FRANCE.
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from P.arrltz until the Sth OF October
The Paris Patrie lays the number Of YES
sels and troops which are to form the Frt nch
expedition to China, has not been decided
Upon.
Up to the commencement Of August lset,
no treaty had been signed between France
and Cochin China
The Monitemv Gays some journal. have
L.a ~: +
Italy would be impeded hy the desire of
the Emperor Of The French to form a King
dom in Italy for prince of his house.
These rImors do not meet refu,ation. To
deprive them OF all value, it suffices with
out speaking Of engs r-ments entered into
at Villa Franco. to tr.ng to recollection the
acts and words Of the Emperor Napoleon
before and since that epoch
The Parle corr espOndent of the London
Herald confirms in the most positive man
ner the statement that the King OF Belgium
visit to the Emperor was wholly on account
of the debt due by Belgium to France.
amounting to t2.OoO,OOO, = pressing claim,
for immediate payment having been put
forward
1t is annou need that several regiments OF
the Corps d Armie, Under the command OF
Marshai Casteliane, in the Lyons district.
had received orders to hold themselves in
readiness TO march.
Letters from he Provit ces in Franc.
confirm the reports Of the grand srins
mems Of the various ports. The govern
mem had purchased land at high price or
the coast, for the purpose of erecting fortifi
cations. At BoIoxne floating battery i,
TO be constructed without sails, navigated
by steam, and armed with rifled guns
The Paris Buurss osed quietly o. the
80 h, at 8 f. 25c for the three per- cents. be
ing . slight Improvement on the previous
day.
The Austrian COZ oirrspondent Of the Lon
don Post says tha, the Austrians was try
Ing TO co. tr. ct loan in London.
ITALY
The Times correspondent says the last
and most accredited report resp ctiu Italy
Is that the Grand Duke of Tuscany will re
gain his throne. not by fabric means, but
by an appeal to universal suffrage, accom-
panied by the grant Of constitution and q
general atm. esty that the Duchess OF Pan
INA will have Modena. and Panama will be
annexed to Piedmont, The wsrmest and
most sanguine partlzans have now give up
all hopes Of being enancipsted from Papal
rule
The Heralds Paris correspondent saws
the Duke Of ModeLa is at the head Of 10, 900
troops, hacked by 5000 more under the
Grand Duke IF Tuscany.
Kaihermatten h 8 collected 10 OeO men,
Of VIII m ahost 900 are Croats, and the
remainder Swiss, and be has gone to Wen
ma, it is said TO organize plan Of attack
against Fanti's army OF Cen raj Italy, now
concentrated around Rimini, whilst the
Arch Dukes would ope, ate from the North.
Piedmont is also eagerly preparing for the
fray.
1t is stated that the reports Of dsturban-
ces in Naples are unfound.d, but that some
agitation prevailed. and the government
had taken precautionary measures.
Late letters asserts that Aquila. in the
Abruszo. was in open revolt Orders had
been given to put Capua and other fortified
places on a war footing
A movement Of troops was taking place
At Naples. land important commands are
said to have aire dy been bestowed
Rumor says that the Pope contemplates
abandoning Rome and again taking refuge
at Gaeta
Naples letters of the 9th state that Is :
900 soldiers had been sent TO the frontiers
and that 10000 more would follow.
CHINA.
There is no.latter news, but the Paris Pat
RE publishes the following in regard to the
NOV ements Of Mr.. Ward, the American
minister
The last news from Shanghai established .
eyond doubt that the American envoy is
at Iekin. This diplomstist asrended the
HI Tcheon Yunkos. one OF the branches OF
the P.i>Ho, sccompa MED by oil the mem
bers Of his legation, and arriv ed at Ming Ho
FCu. The American corvette which had
brought Mr.. Ward, was reta ned in port
The members Of the legation. under the
guidance Of mandarin, were placed in .
huge box, about five metres long by three
broad, which WAS closed everywhere but
above SO As to prevent those ia it from see
ing the country.
This box. or travelling chamber. provided
with sll things necessary 10 the comfort Of
the traveller, was placed on . raft and T.
ken. first up the river aud then up the lm-
perial Canal. - far as the gate OF the Cap
itol. Here it was placed on . large truck
drawn by oxen. and a this way the minister
Of the Uni, ed States and the members Of
his legation entered the city Of Pekin -
They we're perfectly we'll treated by the
Chinese. but were not allowed to see any.
thing The truck vas dra wn into the court
yard Of a large house which was to he the
residence Of the American Envoy, but from
which they we're not to be allowed TO 20
out
At the last dates they we're awaiting their
interview with the Emperor. They had
not been allowed to have any communics-
tion With the outer world, but they were
permitted to send dispatch to MI, F 'h.
the American Consul st Shanghe. inform
ing him Of their safe v. After the inter-
view the American Minister was to be re-
conducted to the frontier in the same way
IN which hs csme.