Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-03
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PEACE WITH CHINA RATIFIED-TuE NIAGARA
At HONG KONG-A BRITISH FLEET EXPECT-
Ed At ERA PRESIDENTS MESSAGElN
LONDON.
The mails received by the kangaroo five days la
ter
Tn the afternoon Of the 18Th December, just as the
English Cabinet the point Of separating, they
ctiyed a despatch from ST Petersburg announcing that
Intelligence from Pekin to the 9th of November had
reached the Russian Government that peace was con
Guided ON the 2jh cf October aud she affiliations
changed ana that tue .h OF November the Allied Tor
GEES evacuated PeI, and the Emperor expected ina
med.steiy return 10 his capitol.
The Hong kou- correspondent Of he London TINS
ritiag the 2Jh O.toDer says: "Ihe United States
igate Niagara is here with the japanese Ambassador
GA board She proceeds az to Geddo to land them
and thea return here 10 embark his Eyceleucy, NJ.
Warl, tie American Minister for Alden, On his way TO
the Uaited States
There was a ruuor that the British Government had
sent on instructions for a naval force be c)noenta-
cd 10 Mexican winters in consequence OF the late gross
oGnges perpetrated on the property OF Bridsl czels
A the Presidents MESA in detail did not reach
LoadOn ill the l7h, the London papers which crit
Else it had not reached Liverpool when the Kangaroo
sailed
The Times says the message is evasion of all res
possibility, and contrasts the Presidents tmii policy
. With the bold course of Jackson.
Tie Globe says the message is in fact an appeal to the
North 20 make concessions 10 the SCUM.
Tie distress at Coventry is such that forty thousand
weayers are said TO be actually starving.
The Nonteur says the Emperor he's decided that from
January next, and 10y way Of reciprocity EngEshmen
visiting France shall be permitted to enter and travel
through the country without pa sports.
TIE Emperor Of France, i. is said, has sent 81 900
the Pope.
The BOMBAY Walls.
Adyces from Bombay by the overland mail are to Nov.
9th, and from Calcutta to Nov. 18th, The Bombay
Gazette gye an OF the stale OF lnda.
The European army is disseminated and part of it is mu
tinous.
The native troops are not be trusted aud the whole
population Is bitterly dissatisfied with the government
that has imposed the income tax. At Poonah several
thousand natives had assembled aud publicly torn up the
Income tax papers,
At Bombay q popular demonstration had been made
against the tax The Bombay ,zette says it wants little
nov to entirely stop the collection Of the tax. The Bonn
bay pres raises an cutlery against the shameful delay in
the payment Of the Indian prize money.
The local army is also rrated by the delay in issuing
the details of the gamaton with the royal army
suffice has taken place in Najposana band of rebels
amounting about 90 led by pand has been arrested
in Mexzar.
NUrINY oF THE BENGAL EUROPEAN INFANTRY.
The sentence Of death Of private johnson for mutiny
has been already announced. The Commander-inChief
has dsbanded the regiment the ground OF It's lnsuo-
ordinate aud mutinous conduct. More than tenth oil
the regiment has been condemned by cOursmartial in
a few weeks, vet the insubordination continued The
conduct OF the nou-commssOned officers had been so
bad that was necessary reduce them the ranks
The prvaes be drafted to the other regiments
OF the local army. While marching to their dis
trict they not allowed to carry arms
COMMERCIAL
Times City Article
The English funds continue to show graat frmness
and the close of the year seems likely to witness sound
state Of bueness aud general confidence throughout the
country The demand for discount was rather active
day both the Bank and in open market In stock ex
change for loans government securities is per
cent. No bullion operations at Bank TO day.
The Posts Paris correspondent says that King Victor
Rmp lnue has decided return Turin until afer
| the evacuation Of Gaeta
tux CRISIS IN AMERICA.
The Herald says arrangements are making to procure