The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-05-02
From the Charleston Mercury Of Saturday.
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.

- From the Charleston Mercury Of Saturday .'y''f
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA ~
The Cambria arrived a, Halifax on Wednes.2 !
day afternoon, with Liverpool dates 10 the 14h :.
instant. Tho following is an abstract, of her
commercial and political ntel2ence.
THE MARKETS. -. - :.
The Cotton market was duJ during the week
preceding the departure Of the steamer, wisb . -
further decline of l.s IA, the closing quota.
,ons being for Fair ,UpIands, 4 3Is;; Mobile,
q l.2 Orleans, 4 3 f., Sea Islands Good Fair,
10 IL. The weeks transactions amount To .
only $4,000 bales ofwhich 5000 were taken on !, !
speculation and 4,3OO for export. IL 2 ~.f3
The resumption ofhostilities has caased an
Improvement in Breadstufs. -; 4. NJ, NJ T.
The blockade ofthe German ports by the
Danish squadron. and the difficulties in Iialy
had produced much fluctuations in Consols flii.
ring the week, but they closed firmly on Fri.
day evening the 18th at 90 Ia. The revival
oflhe Continental difficulties had almost parai.
lied every branch oftfade, and the operations d
the week had been extremely feeble. Further
accoun's from India are auximIsiy expected: 3s7
POLITICAL, -, y .,..' 80. y.
4 decisive victory has been gained by the :;
Hungarian troops over, the Austrian forces in !,
which the latter lost thirteen hundred men, and
twenty. four pieces of cannon, and fforty wagons.
The Austrian General. Buckner, finding him.
self surrounded by hostile population, and cut
off from his communications surrendered Tho
command of his troops. and With three other
General officers threw himself under The pro-,
lection of the Russians, in WaIIachia: .ssJ :.
= Bem, the Hungarian General, Is ID an 81. :
most undispusable possession of Transylyania,
and is making preparations for the caPtIfs Of
Cons,adt, the last city in the Kingdom which
is held by the Ausirans., 7.;sss,; .:.y,tsi -
The state of blockade in which Vienna has
been so long continued, was formally. annedn.
ced TO have terminated on the 31st March, and
martial law was abolished. =, The Vienna pa.
prrs contain detailed accounts Of The capture and
destruction Of the town of I.rescia by the Aus.
trians, and the general and indiscriminaic,
slansh'er o. its Inhabitants. Afer a siege of
eight days, the town, or rather tbs ruins Of
what was the town. fell into the hands ofiho
Auslrians. The place was bombarded for six
ho:r., when genercl assault was nrdered, and
The streets were carried Al the point ofthe bay.
one,, and the unresisins inhabitants were dry.
EN- into their dwellings, which were set on bro
over their heads and houses and Inhabitants
were involved in one general rnin.
DENMARK AND 'PRUsSlA.. TO-
Intelligence has been received Of the recon-.
mencement ofhos,ilities hetween Denmark and
Prussia. The Danish fleet, in attempting TO
capture the fortress of Recken nforde. were total.
ly defeated, and line Of battle ship and 4 ifie.
ate fell into the hands ofthe Pn,ssians. 1hess
vessels grounded. within reach rol the guns OF
the fort, and taking 6ro. soon atierwaros they
blew up. and all on hoard (sevep hpndiedl per.
i.hed 4 despatch dated tn, 81 Of April. an.
nounccs The blockade by the Danes q all thn
German ports. .,sr e,-,, ,,,,,
The King ofPrussia had declined The lie.
ceptance Of the Imperial Crown Of Germany.
and all is confusion at Frankfort. - .-,-...--.
... ITALY. 40 sa3r;-5::::..., 81, l.
Letters have been received from 'Furin, an. .
ronncing that at er Gen La Mnrnoru. PIED.
nontese General, had bombarded Genoa fos,
twenty four hours, and the city had been sri m %
fire in several places, a deputaiion from tho
Municipality had procceded to bis camp on the
9th, TO request an armiStice ofE,riy eight hoUrs
to give time 10 proceed to Turin, 10 arrange =
capulation. The depu,ation preceededa 20
Turin, where they arrived on the nh "a vs,s.o,.
A renewal of disturbances has taken plaza
in several towns of Italy, and the people wefe,
engaged in active preparations 70 resist slhs
further progress Of Austria. gh I'd L; 80, - n
On the 7h inst. Lord Palmerstou received
an official notification nfthe blockade Of Psler-
mo by the Ncapoli.an Government. u The King
of Naples Is making extensive preparations for
l:oS~ nuooIy Sscilv ,chich has httl.
cr,o been deferred in consequences of aPprehen.
sions of an outbreak ia Calabria. afgfg ?
FRANCE - .. ,p'tt4i,s4ia
France continues tranquil, but all parties
are preparing for an energetic electorais'rugs
gle. There are now thirty vacant seats infbs
National Assembly IN consequences ofdraihs'
and designations, and great many at tho
members are detained from their seats ny; H..
disposition. The Cholera is'making sad havoc
amongs, the troops which are q'iar,erei seH,pn4'
rariy IN barracks In Paris his generally tbe.7
leved that The excessive dampness Of thetat.
mosphere has contrihutedto the development
oi this disease. Measures have been adoPsed
f,r the removal ofthe troops into more healthy
quarters. -. -,T 80 fSs:, S:, ~.
IRELAND. ,a,ea {S7 &,
The intelligence from Ireland is Of The most
distressing character. Pestience and famine
still continue their devastating operationss The
report Of the Poor Law Inspectors for the lat
year exhibits degree Of misery and suffering
almost, wi,hou, precedent in the hisioty q
the world. In one district, which Only fnot
years ago contained twelve thousand inhai,l.
tants, not six thousand remain, and they arsin
little better than state Of asfvasinn. Rev.
Dr.. Cooley, Catholic clergyman, died at
Drogheda of Cholera on The 8ih instsitssss
Non INTERCOURSE ApvoeArED IN NoKrff
CaRoLISA.-rbe Hon. A. w. VenShies u =
. ,,o,,b.r ofC fCon1ress from North CarolinS se.