The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-04-19
HrMruREY WELLS, esq, near Augusta, Ga.
Warlike News by the Arctic.

The intelligence from Europe, by the Arctic,
is of an unusually interesting and warlike cha
racter, more especially that from the Bosphorus,
part of the world which has for some time
past been, and indeed is now, the scene of a
good deal of diplomatic intrigue on the part
of England, France, and Russia. The Rus.
sian Ambassador, Prince Meptschikof, having
presented to the sublime Porte his ulimatuna,
aud that uitimatum being of such a character
as to leave Turkey no alternative but dccls-
ration of war; and as a preliminary to that
step, the rumor was that she had solicited the
alliance of ,France and England. That solici-
tation, the further rumor was, had been met
by the British and French, embassies at Con-
stantinople in SO prompt and decided man
ner, that 1t was at first reported British fleet
from Malta was actually on its way to the
Bosphorus, aud French squadron had already
taken its departure from Tou!on for the same
destination. From the Times of the 22d, how
ever, we learn that Admiral Dundas, in COM
mand of the feet at Malta, found his instruc-
tions would not allow him to obey the request
for his presence in the Dardanelles without spe-
cia orders from England. The British feet,
therefore, remains at Malta, and the French
squadron will probably rendezvous ofithe coast
of Greece or Smyrna to watch the course Of
events. The French Funds had been seriously
affected by the reports from Constantnople; !;
and to show what impression the news had
upon the British Ministry, we copy the follow
ing from the London Morning Adrertiser Of
the 2lst -
ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE EAST.
The peace of Europe is in imminent peril,
as will be inferred from what we are about TO
state In consequence of despatohes received
by the Earl Of Clarendon at the Foreign Office
Yesterday, his Lordship proceeded to Downing
street, and i'm ,ediately dispatched messengers
to summon to the Admiralty, at the residence
of the First Lord, Sir James Graham, the
leading member of the Administration now in
town. The conference Of the Ministers was
held at the Admiralty at four o'clock, and was
attended by the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John
Russell, (who was summoned from Pembroke
Lodge, Richmond, by a special messenger.)
the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Palmerston, and
Sir James Graham. All Downing street and
Whitehall were in hustle, and there can be no
doubt that the dispatches received from the East
must havebeeD Of an unusually interesting and
important character, to have Scquircd the at.
tendance of the highest and most experienced
members Of the Cabinet 1t is obvious that
something is brewing Of more than ordinary
import, to bring together i'll the Easter recess
the leading statesmen, who had intended tn en-.
10y the vacation in the bosom of their family
circles.
1t said that the Aga,nemnon, l 0 guns, has
been ordered to proceed at once from Ports.
mouth, to reinforce our squadron at Malta
whose services in the East are required; and
that the Vengeance, 90 guns, Lord Edward
Russell commander, which has been kept il
readiness outside Plymouth harbor, has beer
ordered to the same destination.
Without entering further into the question
uppermost in everybody's mind, respecting the
affairs in the East. it seems perfectly clear tina
the attention of the Ministry is actively direc
ted to the present critical con juncture of mat
tiers, and that very alarming crisis is at hand
only 10 be aver ed by thorough and cordia
understanding between the governments c
France and Eng land.
The causes of quarrel between Turkey anc
her powerful neighbor of the north, have o
late years been innumerable. In short, th'
world has imbibed pretty substantial suspi
cion that war with the Ottoman Porte hi:
long been coveted by the Russian Bear, as
means of partitioning its territory Ia Poland
and helping herself to much r0vetcd spnpor
IN the Mediterranean. In these schemes there
a ccnd rcn.rn to believe thu, the Court o