The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-02-22
lTELEGRAPHIG DISPATCHES,
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Reported erelusirsly for the Miners Express.
Boston, Feb. l6.
The America arrived this morning from Liv-
erpool, Jan. 81. She got ashore on Bird Island,
coming up, bu, will get off at high tide. The
Canada arrived out on the goth. The Nash
vile has arrived at Glasgow.
Liverpool, Jan 80.
Breadstuns quiet and unchanged. News IN
decisive. Great battle undoubtedly fought al
Kalafat on the Goth. Turks reported victorious.
Steamer Charity, from Liverpool for Halifax,
had put back TO the Clyde with deck swept, no
lives lost. The Sarah Sands will take her pas
sengers The ship Harriet Augusta, 81 days
out, had put back to Queenstown. Ieaky.
London, Jan. 80
The great battle at K alafat is reported in some
pa pers 10 have been fought Jan. 2lst. Details
wanting, except that it is reported the Turks
were victorious. Whether such battle bad taxi
en- place was doubtful Several small encou7.
tiers had taken place along the Danube. The
Turks generally successful Count Orloff was
at Berlin. The Prussian cabinet had been
summoned TO meet him. Ternehenoff' mission
not known From Berlin he proceeded 10 vi
emma. Advices in meantime undecided, In
England Documents on Eastern question were
to be called for in Parliament on first lays ses
sion. In France the Financial statement of the
ministry is favorable 1t is confirmed that Per
STA is again friendly with foreigners. There is
less Auc,uaton in consols in London. Closed
at 9lA 9l3.
LATER BY TELEGRAPH.
No doubt the reply Of the French and English
governments to the Cars first note is firm and
decided.
Osieih Sacken advanced. Guards arrived al
Bucharest on the 4th and the main body on the
llth. Mortality among his troops had beer
enormous Notwithstanding they are TO con-
rections were taking place among the popula
ton. Letters from st. Petersburg to Jan. 81
are of valuable character. Extreme measure:
are resolved upon. Explanations from Western
Powers are not satisfactory.
Bucharest, Oath.
Forty FIVE thousand Russians are soncentra.
ted around Kalafat. Great battles expected
soon. The America brings the United Safe
troops taken from the San Francisco.
Washington, l6
The Chair presented a letter from the Pub
fishers Of the Sentinel offering TO take the con
tract for reporting the Senate proceedings an
debates in place OF The proposition of tls
Union, who have given up their contract =
MIR. Hamlln presented report of the subject O
international weights ard measures which wa
referred to the library committee. MIR. Chas
presented the petition of 1900 citizens of Ham
ilton Co. Ohio, against the repeal of the Mis-
souri, compromise. Also similar petions fror
other places in same State The Bill TO lay on
the town at Council Bluffs in Nebraska, passed
Mr.. Sumner presented Petition from Illinois b
Mississippi, against the report of the Missoul
Compromise.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hendricks moved consideration
Of vote, by which the Bill for reliafof pension
ers under the act of Feb. 3, 1853, was referre
to the Committee Of the whole. Mr. Wilso
opposed the motion
New York, 10th.
Accounts from Port au Prince report yellow
. fever raging there as badly as ever.
Pittsburg, 16.
The prohibition Liquor Law was detefead b
vote of Is to l6.
Washington, 10th.
E J. A. Il its has letter in the National In
: tellgencer denouncing the Nebraska bill.
Buffalo, l6.
At the Election yesterday on the propose
o amendment to the Constitution passed off wei
e Twelve wards heard from shew majority f
: the anne ndment of 1890, against ward, an
. one to be heard from.
: The returns from all the Cities and Count,
. In the State are not yet received. But SO far
e heard from -ihsze- Nil ha. an overwhelming m
jori,y in favor of the amendment.