The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-11

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i tine.
! FRANcE.-The connection of Count De
Morney with a financial speculation in
| mines, and the occurrences which had taken
place in connection Herewith, were attract
/ ing considerable attention in the city Of
Paris. Cabinet councils had been held
upon the subject and it was thought that
| legislative inquiry would result. 800
| The Journal des Debats animadverts on
the inexplicable policy of France, and earn
estly advocates the withdrawal of the
French fleet at Gaeta
ITALY.--Reports relative to the state OF
affairs at Gaeta continue contradictory.
A dispatch from Gaeta on the. 22d says
the bOmbardment Of the city was continued
with vigor. The GpAniAh emhassador left
his palace on account Of its being riddled
with bullets. Two officers had been struck
while standing near the King. New Sar-
dinian batteries can be seen and are EVIL
IDENTIFY to take part in the bombardment.
A deputatiou has arrived here from Gala
bria and promised TO raise an instruction
-asr K;1g
ndent of the Daily
.nencement of hos
Gaeta from the
ar at hand, as
ota. L- e gun-boats at
aae,,aas f.. lease .s.5s.-, ..,., for Naples, and
the sfe of usr -t.. ,o at Genoa and
81 IA sd oea -a.-j .,e same destina-
5I-s1z an. -saT ~-lH. u srtaah has beea di-
niufsheI fa r.iu.j-rz 10y the dismission of q
po;.. s.. III 49,. R,.yai Guards whose fidelity
4 IL l..
were in deplorabe state, bat their resist
ance could be carried on for a considerable
period.
ACsTRIA.-The Times correspondent at
Vienna is confident that nothing but brute
force can induce the Austrian government
to quit the quadrilateral.
There was a report that England and
France had come to an understanding in
regard to urging the session of Venetia with
out any territorial recompenSe.
1t is stated that Austria had opened ne
gotiations with Rome for the complete abo-
lition of the Concordat
Accounts from Hungary are very unsat-
isfactoFy; no taxes are being paid.
LONDON, 28th.-The Times's City article
says the demand for discount at the bank
TODAY was Sc very heavy, that, but for the
fac being attributable to the exceptional
wants 1t The close of the year, an advance
.a -, eese would probably have been'7de-
deu luoa- The effect upon the stock mar
ket wa, considerable. ..=H.
CHlXA-The Overland Mail has arrived.
Lord Eigin expects to leave China early
in the year.
The second re-. men ! about to leave,
and IL meE-c.-s7 al .re d 90 comm. one.
The fate 0 the ptjre party of PRISONERS
taken Sep emher l3'h has been ascertained.
The death of Capt Braoazon occurred on
the 1st, aud be was saved much suffering
that others underwent. He was beheaded
by order of the Tartar general. The Able
De Luc was beheaded at the same time
The more indifference Lord EIgin displayed
about signing the convention the more
alarmed the Chinese government became
that great revolution awaited the Emper-
or and his govern uent 1t was resolved
that the summer palace should be burned to
the ground, as it was the spot where some
cruelties to the prisoners had been perpe-
trated.
ProclamatiOns were posted in Pekin in
forming the people of the measures that
were to be taken, and the reasons for their
adoption. The gardens, palaces, temples,
and pagodas occupied a space of six or
seven miles in extent Two days were re-
quired to effectively set FIRE to and destroy
the buildings. The loss on the property
destroyed exceeds G2,ooO. 600, exclusive of
the buildings.
The Chinese were brought to terms at
other points by proclama''.ns from Sir Hope
Grant, threatening 70 suck Pckin.
On the day peace wa s'Gnfd, Lord Elgin
and Sir Hope Grant Ell Pekin, accom-
panied by an escort If 500 uen and 100 of
6cers. Lord Elgiu was carried in his state
chair, by the Chinese dressed IN scarlet. Sir
Robert Napier's division lined the streets az
Lord Elgin passed, and followed at inter
walls, taking up stratagetical position in
case OF treachery. His Lordship was re-
ceivc,i hv prince. Kuny