Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-15


Admiral Jua,ez, in the British steamer Semi
ramis, returned to kanagawa and reported hay
ing arrived with the Semramls On the previous
Monday in Semionseki Straits. The British
steamer Tancredi received The fire from the ia
panese batteries, which with the forts were BON.
barded for about three hours,
One hundred and tfty-three British troops
then landed, who destroyed the forts batteries
and town, rpiked the guns, blew up the powder
magazine and burned the village. But little
fight was shown by the japanese, after being
shelled out Of the forts, and what they did was
from behind trees and jutting points Of rocks.
Two thousand japanese troops were reported
TO be descending toward the British vessels but
it ia not thought that they would attempt to
pass within the range Of their guns Nothing
at last accounts could be seen of the japanese
steamers Laneck and Sancefeld, but the top
most of one Of the sunken vessels was thought
to be seen. The casualties Of the British in the
last attack was three killed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL. The following tele-
gram has b0en received in San Francisco, Sept.
7th
LEGATION oE THE UNITED STATES IN JAPAN, !
Yokahoma, July oath. !
Sir On the Goth Of June the American
Steamer Pembroke, was attacked at Slmouskl,
500 miles from here, by vessels of the Prince oil
Nagoti. On the 10th Of July The Wyoming
blew up the steamer, sunk ten gun brig, and
damaged six batteries, with the loss Of four men
killed and seven wounded.
A French gunboat was fired into on the Sth
Of July, and a Dutch shp-ol-was on the 1lth,
at the same place. On the Goth Of July the
French Admiral destroyed one of these batteries
(Signed) ROBERT II. PRUYN,
United States Minister, resident.
New YORK, Sept. s. The Scotia arrived here
ut 2 p. NJ.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 3d. The following letter
from person aboard the Florida has been re-
received here
BREsr, August "a, on BOARD THE
q. 5. 5. FLORIDA.
GENTLEMEN We arrived yesterday from
cruise, having touched at Qeenstown ON the 10th
and landed Mr.. Everett, LIST lieut. Mr.. Garrett
son, Surgeon. and Mr.. Hunter, Mdshipman.
We then cruised about and off Tasker Rock Light
and outside. ln chasing or vessels on the
22d, We captured the Federal ship Anglo Saxon
from Liverpool Tor New York We stripped her
OF what was necessary, stoed off 1000 to 1900
yards and fred three broadsides into her, as
much for practice as for the sinking of her
speedily. There vas to or three vessels IN sight
at the time We brought the crew to this port
NEW YORK, Sept 7. Wilmer & Smith Eu-
ropean Times of the 9TH contains the following
paragraph
" Some uneeasiness was felt yesterday at the
announcement that the Alabama had gone into
Cherbourg for repairs and that the Florida i.
moving about the British channel to take 10 tow
Que OF the steam rams now in the Mersey for the
use Of the Confederate Government II this be
so a war between France and the Federal Gov
eminent is deemed inevitable, and il war ensue
can England keep out of i'
NEW York, Sept, 0. The Tribune says
From passenger by the steamship Scotia We
learn that the Anglo Rebel iron-cads are being
pushed forward to completion with the utmost
vigor. Two thousand ton iron clads combining
the ram and monitor principle, are being built
at Burken Head. One OF these is alread
launched. The destination of these vessels i.
well known to the British Government. Our
agents have closely followed them from the be.
ginning and evidence aocumulates of their con.
traband character, which has all been laid be.
fore the Ministry, but thus far no efforts have
been made to restrain them from So ling
Also large iron-cad sloop of war is we'll
under way in the yard of a Liverpool ship build
er, and others of very formidable char.
acter are In the course of construction on
the Clyde. One of these now building is over
1000 tons burden, and will have four or five
inches of iron plating upon her, and eighteen
inches OF teak. She will not, however, be ready
TO sail for some months.
Minister Adams 10 his latest dispatches says
that he is still of the opinion that the rebel
rams, against the departure OF which the Eman-
cipation Society has recently memoriaIized the
English Government, will not b. permitted to
sail TWAS expected that one would be ready,
in about week from the date of this letter. so
the question is likely to have been settled before
this. High officials here are less confident of
the determination of England to stop these p-
ratical crafts, than Minister Adams appears to
be.