The Empire County argus., 1854-05-20
ARRIVAL OF THE JOHN /. STEPHENS.


on Thursday. We gatIer the following summary
Of news from the States papers;
Hon John Davis, late nited States Senator from
Massachusetts, died at his residence in Worcester.
on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 10Th
Capt Aug. Garfield, Typographical Engineer, is
dead. He was the son-in-law Of Gen Cass
Hon Truman Smith has announced his intention
month
1t has been decided that six new steam frigates
shall be built.
Ex-Governor Knight Of Rhode Island, is dead.
Delmonico's Celebrated house in New York has
been sold for Sl13.S00.
The Seminoles have refused to emigrate, and the
AGENT in Florida has abandoned all hopes of ever
inducing an exodus.
Two companies of Sd I. s. Artillery left New
York for California on the 5th of April
Terrible shipwrecks, involving great loss Of Lie
how great had not been exactly ascertaine /
had occurred in the vicinity of Sandy Hook Just
prior to the departure of the steamer The vessels
supposed to be lost are the emigrant packets Hum
boldt, from Hamburg, and the Powhatan, of Balti-
more, from Liverpool. BY the latest telegraphic
dispatches, we learn that ffty-eight bodies had
been washed ashore at Absccom from the wreck as
a, is supTo ed of the Humboldt The ship Powhat-
tan had 900 emigrants on board, all Of whom arc
lost and not vestige Of the wreck remains. The
schooner Manhattan, of Bangor, Me, is also wreck
ell. and all of the crew lost but 1t is reported
that as far as is known some 400 lives are lost
THE DEcLARATloN.-It is with deep regret thai
her Maies.y announces that the failure of her ans :
ious and protracted endeavors to preserve for her
people and for Europe the blessings of peace The
unprovoked agrressons of the Emperor of Russia
against the Sublime Porte, has been persisted in
with such disregard of consequences that after the
rejection by the Emperor of Russia of terms which
the Emperor of Austria, Emperor of France, and
the King of Prussia as well as her Majesty. consid
cred Just and equitable, her Majesty is compelled
by sonce of what is due to the honor Of he crown
to the interests other people, and the independence
of the States of Europe to come forward in defence
of an ally whose territory is invaded and whose in
vaded, and whose independence and dignity are as
sailed. Her Majesty in justification Of the cours
she is about to pursue refers to the transaction il
which her Majesty has been engaged.
/ LATER FROM EuRoPE.-Ihe Convention betweel
Turkey. England and France had bocn published
1t is confirmed that the Russuns had crossed th
Danube in great force, the object being to strike
decisive blow before the arrival of the Anglo Frencl
force
Not less than $4,000 Russians are now on th
Turkish sid9 of the Danube.
On the 24th, General Luders began preparation
for the siege Of Matschin. On the ODD the Rus
slams attempted to cross the Danube at Oltenilza
when desperate battle ensued, and the Russian
were repulsed with desperate carnage. The Rus
slams lost 5000 men, and the Turks themselves wer
so badly cut up that they had to retire to their er
trenchments.
Napier's fleet at last accounts the 20th of Marcl
was again under way, the supposed destinatio
being to seze the island of Aland. Kloge Bay
named as a rendezvous.
Lord Bloomfield, the British Minister at Berlin
telegraphod to Sir Charles Napier the declarato
of war, with instructions to commence hOstilites
The accounts from Greece are unfavorabie I'll
Turkish Minister had demanded his passports an
left Athens
The Greek insurrection was reyiving, but Il
Turks hold the fortress, and have 5000 troops
r Epirus. ENJOYS were daily expected at Ather
with the final commands Of the English and Frenc
Governments.
Fifteen thousand French troors had already en-
barked, and the remainder Of hc array, $4,000, wi
i be in Turkey by the lst of May. 1000 were lai
, ded at Gallipoli on the Goth.
" 1t was reported that tho British land fore was
b9 incraso1 10000 more.