The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-06-21
News Oftilc Week.

From the Eastern hemisphere the cry
is still they fight. In England and France
tho preparation for, wha, is evidently to be
long and bloody contest are carried on
upon large and extensive scale and both
countries are soliciting new loans. Russia
remains firm and shows no disposition to
talter or give way; yet the condition of
her commercial cities is represented as
very distressing. A decisive battle is look
cd for in the face OF which cotton has
advanced and provisions are looking up.
The statement per Pacific, that the Rus
slams had been driven from Silis,ra with
great loss, turns out to have been some.
what exaggerated. The Turks have,
however, successfully repulscd them
in three different attempts they have
made to cross the Danube with the view of
gaining possession of tho place. The
Russians admit that they would be unable
TO capture the place in less than a fort
night.
1AtNiiS uulCo Silidl 'lChh, CllICi COll-
mandcr Of the Turkish army, was advan-
cling to the defence OF Silistria with about
ninety thousand men,
Prior to commencing this march coun-
Gil OF war was held at Varna, between
Omar and the English and French COM
manders, at which it was decided that the
armies Of the allies should push forward to
Adranopc.
The report Of the bombardmcnt and de-
struc,ion of some of the Iongo outposts is
confirmed, but the strongest or main fort
had not been captured. In addition to the
sqnadrons in the Black sea and the Baltic
the allies have now determined to place a
strong nava! force in the White Sea; and
in addition despatched several vessels to.
wards the Circassian coast, when finding
that the Russians had abandoned and de-
stroycd their forts in that vicinity they re-
turned to the ncighborhood Of Scbastopol.
The blockade Of the cities bordering the
the Black Sea continued to be rigidly en-.
forced. but no further demonstration had
been made against Scbastopol. The mo-
notiny was occasionally enlivencd by II
race between tho reconoitering steamers OF
English and Russia squadrons, whenever
either OF tho parties vcnturged into too
close proximity to the other. This com
priscs about all the naval fighting that has
lately taken place.
Russia is positively ordered to eracuatc
the Principaltics by Austria. A mcsscn.
ger, bearng this formal demand, was to
leave Vienna.
Both Austria and Prussia were other
wise actively preparing to cooperate with
tho Western Powers.
The Black Warrior affair and the de-
mands of this government for the various
outrages perpetrated upon our flag by
Spanish officials during period of egh.
teen years, still formed the chief topic Of
discussion and negotiation nt the Court o
Madrid. The last report was that the diff
Guilty was really advancing towards set.
-loment.
a subscription of about GOO has beer
raised by the working people of England
to purchase a gold watch for Captain In
graham, as an acknowledgement Of his con
duct in the Costa affair.
The United States Consul abroad ap
pear to have peculiar aptness for picking
quarrels with the officials of tho govern
ments to which they are sent to represen
tho interest of citizens Of this republic
In addition to Mcssrs. Borland ard Daniels
who arc on their way home, VIC see j