The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-20
ADDITIONAL FROM CALIFORNIA.
L A I E r FROM CHINA


l. t E r FROM CHINA.
The following is the latest inteIliysnce nv
the Pony Express which reached St Iaserbs
on the 18th. with San Francisco dates 10 tho
4th inst:
CALIFORNIA.
Senators Gwin and Latham have arrival
home the former by steamer, and the latter
by the overland route. The newsps pers are
loud in denuncation of Senator G. win who
seems to be held solely responsible for the de-
feat of Mr.. Hale's Overland Mail bill.
The three Democratic papers Of Portland.
Oregon are out for Douglas.
The ship Moonlight brings 3s6 sJhincse pas
sengers, and reports two more hips on the
way from Hong Kong The arr walls of Chi
namen during the last three NJ onths exceed
1000, and more than half that number have
departed for British Colmmbis The excite.
San Francisco seems to have d led ont.
CHINA.
The ship Moonlight at-aion olulu furnishes
advices from Hong Kong to June IS. There
was not much news regarding the prenarations
of the allies for the war in N orthern China
Attempts had been made to hurry the British
occurred, ari ing prIncipan " from bad wealth
er, causing delay. Two tr ansport vessels had
been wrecked, and anothe' =. laid up for repairs
Another caught fire and vas scuttled
The knowledge of the IIied Powers escha,,
ing all sympathy and connection with the
Nankin insurgents, wa Il probably induce the
Pekin Cabinet to lister to wise counsels. and
to meet conciliatory diplomatic advice win
proper respect The difficulty consists in SAT
isfaction for the a. tack, which. whilst II re-
fleets disgrace on tf .e allied armies has eIeya
ted the aTdor OF TIE war party at Pekin to an
extent which 1a!, form a stumbling block to
future relatlo ms, and render all concessions
nugatory. T aei serpentine river Peiho is
known to be fortified to such an extent Is
makes an alta OK upon its face extremely dan.
gerous, If not altogether out of the question.
An lmperla army for some time in vested
the city OF Ms .nkin and the stronghold of the
Ieoeis on lnre g sides of the river face, and the
communicate on with the opposite bank could
not be Cut Q II. The investure was a tedious
operation. nch vigor, however, appeared to
De lnstiiIeo hto the imperial ranks That it was
generally supposed that 4 result highly favor
able to tfer cause must ensue This feeling
was general, and hence it was that confidence
was estored to the Calleno of Shanghai in a
rem drkably sudden manner.
Ihe Governor General of the two Kiang
provinces had made the city of Chow.ChoW
Z his temporary headq uarters, in order 10 be
| near the scene OF action. 1t turned out, how
ever, that both the residences and power of
the rebels had been under estimated, for they
lett their entertainments at Nankin, and utter
ly routed the Imperial forces, the remains of
which shut itself up in Chow Chow with y
Governor General, which city the rebels lie
| at the last advices, besiegng "ere'
Should Chow Chow hold out .,,
| forcements arrive, the Imperi" uh.Ii rem
| be, in measure, restored o,o oause nilgnt
| Chow, which, for comme .oa 80 nea s " ise Loo-
Is tne hrst CITY In On IA must fall So immi7
| % nenl was 'ne oah er that the authorities had
| yaInabla ar sne numerous bridges and its
| o,a,Nn ID extensive suburbs, in order to
| 80 any shelter outside of the walls Loo
| on " is only about so miles from Shanghai.
=, which latter is little more than it's depend.
| ency.
The alarm and onsternation were so exces
| sive as to stop all communication between the
| two places for two days, during which period
| the panic which existed in Shanghai was be-
1 "a ho 1I1ts st
| Tontai, the French and British Ministers took
possession of the city, and notice to that eff
| feet tended to pacify the people somewhat but
trade was utterly stagnant, and was the last
| thing thought Of
| The news from Canton was more favorable
and trade there had revived in consea uence-
| The lmperlaiist forces dispatched against the
| marauoers drove them back to the country
| but adopted no steps to follow up the Ivan
| tage gained Rumors were rife that they would
| soon re-appear with an augmented force and
| that they We're acting in concert with the Nam
| kin insurgents.
The price of food had also fallen. doing
| away, tor the present, with apprehensions OF
| famine. Hopes We're entertained of the new
| tea, and this seasons Congos were being
| brought to market; and if the minors regard
ing the marauders prove unfounded, better
times might be locked for in this province
The British and French gun boats mad un-
dertaken an expedition against horde of pi-
| rates, which had long infested the Chusan Ar
| chlpelago, in which they succeeded, capturing
/
| DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT EAsTERN-The
| Great Eastern left New York on Thursday
| afternoon. The wharves and shores were
| thronged by persons taking a last view of her.
| and the harbor was alive with boats al.
| most as on the occasion of her arrival. The
| Times says:
| So far as the visit of the ship, commercial
ly considered, is concerned, it is doubtful
| whether the speculation has paid. Her entire
| receipts, including the value OF two thousand
| five hundred (2500) tons of coal received at
| Annapolis, amount TO about 100000, and her
| expenses for dockage, crew. custom house
| fees, repairs, coal, &c, will amount to full
| that. Her voyage out will be quite unprofit-
| able, as only one hundred and ten passengers
| are taken, of which about twenty five go TO
| Halifax. Not a pound of freight was offered
| 1t was matter of no little curiosity to see
| the huge hulk gracefully turn. BY the use Of
| the propeller alone she was backed slowly
down the river from off Houston street to op-
| posite Canal street, her stern approaching
| close to the piers. Then her massive side
wheels began to revolve, and soon she was un-
der way, and gradually turning, as if on
| pivot, by means of a sail set aft, the skiilful
use of the rudder, and the reversing of the
| wheels. The space occupied in width, to shift
| the bow from up stream TO down stream. was
| not quite equal to twice the vessels length
| About half an hour was occupied in getting
the vessel round, and then gun after gun sa-
| Iuted her as she slowly steamed down the
| river. Inc EQlnDurg was the first TO tender
| the compliment, and from that time to the
| time the bar was reached, a constant success
sion of connonading and flag-dipping took
place. The American colors were floating at
her ast-head, in compliment to the country
first favored with her visit.
The Great Eastern was apparen tly on very
even keel, the white streak of her water-line
appearing above the smooth surface of the
river with pleasing regularity. She was
drawing about twenty-six feet of water, and
| Mr.. Murphy, the efficient pilot who brought
her in three times and took her out twice, so
successfully, was confident of his ability to
take her out easily over the bar at high wa
| ler-7,A-and he succeeded in doingit.
| THE PRINCE's PRoGRAMME.-The pro-
gramme of the Princes movemen is in Canada
has been prepared. 1t extends over a period
| of one month, from the 17th instant to the 18th
proximo and leaves him at Niagara. His
| subsequent movements have not yet been de-
| termined upon, but it is probable that he will
go thence to Cincinnati and Pittsburg taking
| the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to Balti-
more, and on to Washington. From Washing
| ton he will probably 60 northward again,
| stopping day or two in Philadelphia, and
making his last visit to New York, when he
will embark again for England-the fleet,
meantime, having been sent round there to
meet him.
| The Prince arrived at Quebec Friday from
| Saguenay, where he spent the day before fish,
| ing. Saturday was to be a general holiday at
| Quebec. That city has made more extraor.
| dinary preparations for his H. r. II. than any
| of his Canadian possessions. A letter says:
| There are two distinct sets of gold and sill.
| yer plate, manufactured for the Prince Of
| Wales. They will be individually ornament
| ed with his arms and otherwise elaboraIely
| mbellished. The reason two sets have been
| prepared is that when he is using one the
1 har hoS SAINT IN hafo i'm, IL av hts