The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-06-11
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER
C. o L u Nj B | A.

Inc steamship Columbia, capt. Judkns, from
Liverpool May 10, arrived at her moorings at
O'Clock on Thursday evening.
There Is no improvement TO notice in trade
on the contrary, the dulness which had for some
time prevailed, has, if possible, increased. Poo
pie seem to have made up their minds to enter
upon no business transactions whatever until the
new tariff shall have passed into law.
MIR. v ashlngton Irving delayed his departure
for Spain i'll consequence Of Especial invitation
to the Queens ball.
THE CABOOL MASSACRE.-IIer
NlaIcstys Minister'S arc in possession of late
DESPATCH forwarded by Major Ilottingcr to the
ton. we understand, adds nothing to what was
previously known of the state Of affairs in AH-
ghanstan; but it completely exoneratcs General
EphmStone, assigning the blame Of the late
disasters to different quarter, rutherto differ
cnt quarters, for the council war, comes in for
Il share.
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT YVES
TERN.-Ihe Liverpool Albion Of the 10th,
says that the steamship Great Western arrived
at that port on the It'll, in IL days and l-2
hours, from New York.
The Britannia, Capt. Hewitt arrived at Liver
pool on Sunday night May Is.
THE ROYAL .MASQUE.-The Ball
Nlasquc given by her Majesty on the IL May,
says the London Observer, to the nobility and
gentry OF the land, was one of surprising brilan-
cy and magnificcncc. Nothing equal to it has
been witnessed for ages. 1t was spectacle
which no other country but England could have
got up, and it must have filled the minds Of all
the foreigners who bched it with the most en-
larged idea Of the splendor of this country. The
number present was computed ut. 800 compri-
sing all the beauty, the lovclincss, and fashion of
the land.
GERMANY.
Destruction Of the one fin Of the city Of
Hamburg by fire.
The city of Hamburg, the great COM
mercial Emporium of Germany, one of
the most hourishing on the continent of
Europe; is heap Of ruins. Tier merchants
were rejoicing at the prospect held out
to them by the promised Improvements
in our Commercial tariff, now they are
mourning over their richly stored ware
houses in ashes, their house devoured by
The flames. and their prospects of increa-
sing prosperity scattered to the four winds
OF heaven.
The fire, which broke out on Wednes-
day night the l4lh inst, and which, there
is every reason to believe, was the work
of an incendiary, extended to ffly-two
streets, most of which were reduced to
ashes. On rough calculation, the loss
of property was from three TO four mill
lions sterling, but it is believed that the
total loss will be double that amount. No
person can tell how many lives were lost,
but great number of persons must have
persisted. The canals through the city
were dry, so that no water could be |
found. The fire ragged from Wednesday
night till Sunday morning.
On the latter day, at nine o'clock, the
Danish, lIanoverian and Prussian troops
entered the town and, being well supplied !
with gunpowder, commenced blowing up
the houses to arrest the progress of the
flames. This was completely effected by
Sunday morning. The Senate ordered
every person to leave town, and nothing
could exceed the heart rending spectacle
of thousands of poor people frantic with
their losses, and without the means of
procuring food or shelter.
The destruction OF Hamburg is one of
those calamities which WILDE felt in every
part of the commercial world Great as
may be the credit of the Senate and people
Of Hamburg with foreign states; CEN
fury will elapse before the city can be re-
placed in all the prosperity destroyed by
this conflagration. In the midst of the
confusion an incident occurred character
istic of the government and the people,
A public notice was every where put up,
stating that the vault under the bank, con-