The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-25

San FRANCISCO, Nov. 24-Che steamship
Cnina arrived thss III ,rning Ter lvic-s are
Hong Kong, China, Oct. 10 H. and Yok hama,
Japan, Oct % h. rh5 China encountered
strong head winds duriEg most of the passage.
Fhe Great Republic arrived at Yokohama Oct.
%. The China brings about four hundred pas
sengers.
WRECK OF II. NJ. SHIP oF-wAR RATTLER.
III. NJ. shiD-of. war Il little VS. wrecked Sept
"a gu D reef near the Island of Soya la PER- iiz
II the Straits. The "fl ,e and craw wer.
saved AMI brought to Yokohama by II. NJ. ship
Ddplex.
CHINA.
Advices from Hong Kong represent that
Mr.. Burlingame is still subject to sharp criti-
cism by Inc English press in China.
Chinese gunb rats fired upon AN European
steamer because the later wonll not dip her
A ~ IN passing. Tne matter remains unset
tled.
The mission of the British Consul at Shang-
hae to Ching Kiang, with reference to the out.
RACES upon the missionaries at Hong Chew.
proved unsLc 'eSsful, AID the afflir was re-
feIred TO the Brit sh Minister at Pekin. and
upon his represe atatIoos a strong despatch
was sent TO the Chiuese Governor General in
Structing him tu accede to the terms proposed
BY the British Consul. The English gunboat
Dove has been ordered to Ching Kiang
The foreigners in Chefoo engaged in digging
gold are reported to he doing we |.
The Siam ase ship e 1gland was partially de-
stroyed by fire at Nngpo.
The a1vices from Ningpo state that The rebels
entered the place and despoiled the inhabi-
tants.
Yokohama advices stale the Mikado has ing
attained his majority has been crowned Empe-
ror of japan at Koto and the regency having
ended it was expected that he would leave
Kio,o for YeddJ.
On the 21st OF October diff guilty occarred
in Yokohama between the Dutch off se.s and
japanese authorities. The latter were forbid
| den to transact any business at Custom House
| for Dutch subjects. The matter was finally
amicably settled.
| 8Yeddo still remains closed to foreigners. 1t
| was expected that the opening of the city
| would not be postponed beyond the first OF
| November. The event depended on the resu
ol the conference pending between the foreign
| minister and the representatives of the Mika-
| do. The custom house. bonded warehouses
police offices and other buildings have been
| iurnIshe and occupied awaiting the business
that the f'r"igners are expected to create.
The japanese government has effected loan
| Of over half million dollars from the Oriental
| the custom House receipts.
| The Tycoon has Notified the foreign repre-
| Sc: tatives that his hcue has surrendered the
| government to the Imperial Court.
Toe Emperor VIII un leftake fIr the future
the maintenance of friendly relations with
| foreign powers.
The Emperor has conferred the title of Damic
upon the Tycoon, whose yearly income will b.
seven hundred Thousand k-okus.
Nagate was bonbird d Sept. 10 h, and taken
posse sio1 Of by the Southern trops. The
foreigners in the place succe eded in reaching
the steamer Osl,a, which carried them tc
| Shanghae.
The 5, uLhern troops have also taken DO q.
session of Hakodadi, and fore d N lmlee, who
| held III place as II neur, >, t. retire A mum
he OF persons lied the Anercln steam 81
| Augusta and compelled her to take them to
| port ia their own territory.
Tne shin Mikado, employed in tie lombard
ment Of NIgat had b en- wrecked, material,
weakening the Southern q -et.
The Imperial foi ces had invaded RidGus' do
mi on from twa drecti3ls, AID W ere slropgl,
euirenched before his ctstl+. Tle reductlo'
of this stronghold w1uli probably result il
the general pacif ,ation of the north.