The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-17
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1890
ADvrors AMERICAN MINISTER cmyA-Es
GAGExEST mIwEEN THE ALLIES AND CnNEsx-PIts DER
ING or CHINESE TOWN THE ALLIES.
The government have received important dispatches
from Minister Ward dated Shanghae October He
that everything quiet at that place. and that he does
not apprehend any difficulty from rebels long tho
Allies continue their military occupation Of Shanghai
Under these circumstances flag officer Sribng intended
to leave for Japan in few days and from thence To
to Hong Kong early in November Our Minister states
that he had been Unexpectedly detained at Shanghai
public business but would leave for Hong Kong
He says that the latest advices from the Peiho are
up the 2sth OF September On the Goth part
of the Allied forces had engagement with the Chinese
army, under Snkonski, in which the latter were de-
feated with considerable loss After the defeat Of the
Chinese the Allied commissioners permitted the OF
Tungshong which Is ten twelve miles from
Pekin to be plundered by the troops. The for
this contradictory and unsatisfactory.
After the Allies arrived at Shungshon brother of the
Emperor waited upon the ambassadors and offered to
they be accompanied by thousand soldiers each to
Pekin This the Emperors brother said impossible
and Immediately left for the capital
At the latest date Minister adds, "The Allies wero
marching upon Pekin, and were within four FIVE miles
Of it," In the present state of affairs he says it is impos
sble say how when the difficulties between the Al
lies and the Chinese will be settled.
DISPATCHES COMMANDER srRmBING.
Dispatches from flag officer strbbling received the
Navy Department mention a report which had reached
him that an American bark had been seized by pirates
and nine men killed and others wounded He at des
patched the Saginaw where the occurrence said
TO have taken place, and after careful investigation Of
facts il turned out be untrue 1t appeared, however
that there had hoan a hetw drunken Amer
cans and Chinese the former being the aggrcssors in
which they were considerably worsted Out Of this the
report originated
The Mayor and seuera other members OF the city 60
vernment Of Boston here under the prctex Of pro
curing appropriation for the preservation Of the city
Boston duty appropriately belonging TO the Con
gressonal delegation from that cyMessrs. Burlingamt
and Rce-who better qualified to perform the duty
IMPORTANT MExIoo-DssIAr of THE CHURCH PART,
AUTHORIZATIONS APPROPRIATION CHURCH PRoPgRr,
BY THE PaRnzASs or MRAxoN.
Letters OF late date the Goth Of November from tn,
most reliable authority, have been received here from
and Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, which state thai
the country was quiet and that the people universally
were returning to their peaceful industrial pursuits
some hundred thousand dollars worth Of arms, pur
chased in New York year ago by Colonel Carlos
Buteraed for the Of the state Of catecas
had arrived and to be forwarded Immediately I,
the Liberal army beseiging the city Of Mexico
The people everywhere the frontier were lookni
with confidence to the early and complete subjugation
the church party and the final establishment Of peace
Private letters from Vera Cruz that convention
at the capital composed Of officers Of the church
military had appropriated $500 900 Of the church fund
70 sustain Miramon the defence Of the capital
On the 9Th OF December Juarex proclaimed that afte
April 1851 all duties to be paid in cash half OF wnci
may b. sight bills the city Of Mexico, for the purpos
paying indemnities All goods remaining In the Custom
| House month TO be sold 10 pay duties
All the Foreign Ministers except the spanish a
| Jalapa.
senior Mata late Minister 10 Washington, Is promnen
| candidate for Governor OF Vera Cruz
Juen has raised loan Of 5000 900 for supplies FOR III
| army before the capital.