Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-07-29
Items Of New.

tive manner that President Pierce has no nter
lion a; present of leaving Washington to Sc
journ at any Of the watering places
The King and Court Of Naples are in stat
alarm at the prospect of war between Tur
key and Rus-ia;feeling that If extensive hostiIi
ties should Commence. Italy would not be tran
quill. The Czaris said to have Gained the fears
Of the Italian Governments by assuring item
that he will obtain his end, without war.
The New York Legislature has authorised
the construction ola ship canal between Lakes
Erie and Ontario. The canal will not exceed
nine miles in length, extending from Schosser,
two and a half miles above the Falls. to Lewis
ton Ii will pass through entirely level
country I'LL it reaches the mountain ridge at
Lewiston, where stupendous system of dou
BILE locks will overcome an elevation of some
three hundred feet. When this canal and the
one now building around the Falls of ST. Mary
shall be completed, the navigation of our great
chain of INLAND seas will be uninterrupted.
On The 18Th oil June, Commodore Stringbam,
in command Of the American squadron in the
Mediterranean, and the officers Of his staff,
had an interview with the Sultan of Turkey,
at the Palace Of Cheragan. The gallant Com.
nodore addressed the Sultan briefly, assuring
lin Of the high estimation in which he and
his government were held in The United States;
TO which the Sultan made gracious reply.
He expressed his qualification al behoding the
Commodore at Coustantnople, aud the sats
faction be felt at beholdrng strengthened every
day the relations of friendship which exist be.
tween tic Sublime Porte and the government
Of the United States. His Majesty begged
Commodore Slrinaham to present his gralula-
lions TO The new President General Pierce, on
his elevation 10 the Presidency.
Saratoga has not been very successful this
season. The Troy Wing says: The public
houses there have not, we learn, done the
al amount Of business, though the number of
strangers in the village has, of course, been
large ever since the season commenced. The
hot weather some three weeks ago. had the
effect TO produce a sudden and unusual rush.
but the change since experienced has had an
equal tendency TO induce people to remain at
home"
The principal new book in England, the Al
exandria Gazette says, is Sir Hudson Loves
Papers in relation to ST. Helena and The treat
ment OF Napoleon whilst there A perusa
Of some extracts from this publication leads to
the Inference that Sir Hudson has been IA We
ny il-nsed gentleman" aud that Barry ONE
ara carried at least 1.-TWO faces under one
hood" Mr.. Boyle St. Johns Turks in e..
gypt' is exciting great deal of attention. A
new serial by Mr.. Thackeray will be common.
ced in Autumn.
Gov. Neil S. Brown, late our Minister to
ST. Petersburg, has arrived in Washington on
his return to his home in Tennessee. He ex.
presses The opinion. it is said that there will be
no immediate war between Russia aud Turkey
although he Is not surprised by the occupation
ofthe Molda,ia and Wallachia Provinces
He anticipated this movement of the Empe.
rors forces before he left ST. Petersburgh
The ST. Louis Republican of the 18th says
that the Directors of the Pacific Railroad will
celebrate the opening of the first division o
that road on the 10Th. The cars will go Out
on The occasion to the Franklin county line,
distance of about forty miles, and The poin
where the Kansas and Southwest branches sc
porae. The road is complete to that point
and large. commodious depot and eating
house have been erected there Other build
dings are being erected in the town laid off a
that point.