Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-10-27
'OMEROY THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1858.
News by the Steame
Canada.


Additional News by the Steamer
Canada.
A severe storm on the 25lh and 26lh ull
greatly damaged The British and Dutch coast,
causing the loss Of many lives and much
properly. Rotterdam and other Duich cities
were much injured A screw steamer be-
longing to Amsterdam was wrecked and 100
lives lost. The iron steamer COMMISSION,
bound from Hull to Hamburg, was lost, and
several persons were drowned.
The American packet ship Neva, went
ashore in the Mersey, and large number
Of her passengers we're drowned
The ship America, bound for San Fran
cisco, went ashore near Smiihpor.
The American ship Sulana, was found
cred a, sea on The 10th September, on her
passage rom Glasgow ~ View York Ihe
crew were Saved. S
The ship Rhein, bound from Hamburg to
New York, with TWO hundred passengers
had put back TO Portsmouth, with cholera
on board.
The Eastern question shows new features
Of alarm. The war party in Turkey, under
Mehemet Ali, is still eager for war, and in
sis,s tina, war is demanded by The circum.
stances and the majority Of the Empire
The SULTAN had refused to sign the war de.
claralion got up against Russia, which re.
suited in several riots, and which caused Sc
much alarm that the French Ambassador
had sent for assistance 10 protect The Sultan
and the Christian residents from the fury Q
The Turks, upon which four Ere nch steam
(rigales Immediately passed the Dardunelles
and anchored before the city of Constants
nople. Admiral Dundas also received or.
ders 10 move the whole English fleet tc
Conslantinople.
The Cars rejection of the modification
10 the Vienna note, made by the Porte, was
known in Conslan,inople on the 18Th, by
express, but, as was expected, crisis die
mol occur, and the ministry remained un'
changed. A feast Of Boriam passed over
quietly, and the Sultan appeared in the pro-
cession and was not molested.
Advices from Trieste state that better
understanding existed between the war anc
peace parties in the Turkish DivaD, ant
some new arrangement, was partly agreed
upon, until England's Vienna note caused
Austria TO inform the British and French
ministers a, ConsIan.inople, that Austria
would never consent 10 war.
Ii is stated lha! the most perfec. harmony
exists between Austria ond Russia. in regart
10 Turkish affairs, and il was rumored lha
Russia had demanded the cesson Of tn,
Turkish provinces, TO indemnify The expen
ses of The occupation Of the principailies.
Russia was sill sending forward delach
mems, and The Turks continued 10 cree
Notifications, on all points on the Black sea
from Varns mn IN the mouth vt tho DauubU
Political matters in England were quiet
Several meetings had been called in severa
places, TO express sympathy with the Greel
Christians, but il was supposed 10 be Rus
sian demonstration, and but few attended
Many alarming stpmors were circulated OF
The Paris Bourse;f he ,ha, the Russian Min
lister had demanded his passport, another
that Austria had hohfied France and En-
gland, .ha, they gave active aid TO Turkey
Austria would lal9 sides with Russia ant
occupy Servia.
These repors 9re no. generally cred
tied, hewever-
The overland ilia mail had arrived a
Trieste, with dae from Calcutta 10 the 2oll
of August.
Famine and sickness was prevailing il
Rangoon; Burmah was quiet.
The commercial advices were deeme'
satisfactory.
The insurgents in China continued to ad
vance on Pekin. where money and provis
ions are reported very scarce.
A flee. Of English and American ship
had been hired 10 blockade Hong Kong.
Nothing later had been received Of Com
modore Perry's movements.
The steamer Powhauan and ship Wanda
LA, had gone nonh 10 join The expedition.
Advicss from Australia say that Flour ha
been reshpped 10 England from Melbourne
owing TO decline Of fifty per cent, cause
by over-slocks.
Mitchell had been assisted TO make hi
escape from the Colony by VIM. L. Smith
the Correspondent. oil the New York Tribune
The cholera had entirely disappeared fror
Copenhagen.
The Ernperors Of Russia and Austria ha
met al Olmulz, upon which occasionEiher
was great military display. They had
long private conference.
The time for The free importation Of bread
stuffs into the two Siciles, had been exten
ded TO the first Of June.