The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-09-13
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.

INFORMANT FROM EUROPE.
From the Charleston Courier of Saturday.
Yesterday, the Telegraph was in husy EN-.
p'oymeni, and seldom has the electric fluid been
charged with more important information than
that which is sent over the wires on this occa.
sion.
Three several dispatches came to hand dn.
ring The day, communicating intelligence
brought by the Br. steamer Hibcrnid, arrived
at Boston early yesterday morning, from Liver.
pool, with accounts to the 26'h ut.
THE FIRST DESPATCH,
Gave information of the arrival oflhe steam.
er, and as the most startling piece Of intelli.
gence, announcing the destruction by fire the
splendid Boston packet ship Ocean Monarch,
involving the loss of ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
LIVES.
This magnificent vessel, one Of the finest Of
The many beautiful ships engaged in the Eu
ropean trade, took fire on the 26th ult.. in tho
British Channel. immediately alter leaving port.
She doubles had a large number Of emgrant
passengers on board and we shnddcr at the very
thought of the distress and suffering that must
have been the result Of her development in
flames at SEA, with two uncomfortable elements
COnitNfIlup "uiSu ebVoio ttsVfo thc
destruction of human life.
Our correspondent states that English Con.
sns had advanced. The last quotations were
s6 5.5 to 66 "a.
Breadstuff; had also taken n considerable
rise. Corn quoted at SO to 81. Indian Meal
l5s. G,l.; Flour SO to 35.
At fifteen minnlrs past tour o'clock, we were
put in possession Of
SECOND DESPATCH,
Containing further political intelligence Al
startling and unexpected character, but siilI gfs.
ing nothing relating 10 the c"tion Market,
which is always anxio,,sly looked f'r as soon ~
the arrival ola foreign steamer is anno'nced.
From this communication We learn that a
LY AT ST. PETERSBURG AND WARSAW. Tho
Emperor of Russia had made his escape To
Cronslad. AMI Provisional Government was
established al St. Petersburg.
In IRELAND all was yet Trirt. A sprcial
commission was 10 IN, Issued Err The trial Of
SMITH U'I}RIEy, which would shortly lake
place.
In ENGLAND. there was no disturbance, th9
Char,ist movement having been entirely sup.
pressed.
In Paris, tears were still entertained of an.
other demonstration on The part ofihe penrIe.
The Government feared 10 take active meas.
urcs for the arrest Of LOUIS BLANC PKoyURoS
and others, leaders Of the Socialists.
The Italian question had not been definitely
settled. nor is any mention made IN our des-
patch Of The state of affairs in that quarter.
The SchIeswig war is stated to have been
entirely settled.
Prince de JoISvILLE and the Duke d &UMALE
being on board pleasure yacht, had the high
qualification Of being the instruments Of saving
ONE HuNDsED AND SIXTY Of the passengers IN
the ship Ocean Monarch, burnt in the English
Channel, as mentioned in our first despatch.
Al a few minutes before seven o'clock, much
TO our qualification we received
THE THIRD DESPATCH,
Containing the state Of the Liverpool Cotton
Market for the week ending 26,h nit.
The sales of cotton for the week amounted
to $4,000 bales. The imports during the same
period reached 10000 bales. slight redae-
iion had heen submitted to on the inferior and
middling descriptions, caused by the accounts
of the progress Of the potato rot extending in
Ireland. and the wet and unlavoraHe weather
which prevailed in England. Much damage
accrued to the crops from the continued rrins-
Fair Upland Cottons were quoted at Sd;
Orleans at 4 3.4; Mobile 434.