Columbia gazette., 1854-05-27
ATLANTIC ITEMS.

Ctu3pc uOi touy3 III suC Ssi SCto vi AuS-
tin, Texas, by Captain Grumbler.
The cities Of Brooklyn and Williams
burgh and the town of Bushwick have
been consolidated into municipality.
The PANAMA RAILRoAD.-Rapid
progress is being made towards the COM
pletion of the road. 1t is confidently
expected that by june the line will be
opened to the Summit, which will leave
only ten miles of mule travel.
Col Colt has received an order from
the British government for 400 revolv-
crs for use in the feet.
CATTLE FOR CALlroRNiA.-Thc Van
Burcn (Arkansas) Intclligcncer of the
Sth ult., says:
Large parties of California cattle dro-
vers have been leaving our vicinity du-
ring the past week, while several large
herds are still being collected for the
same destination, to leave during the
week. We suppose from a rough cal
culation that over three thousand head
Of cattle will have been driven from the
counties of Crawford, Sebastian and
Scott, by the time the last drove leaves
this season. We learn that large drovcs
are also being sent from other frontier
counties and the Cherokee na.i,n Capt
Denckla, at Fort Gibson, will leave on
the 18th ult, with about 1900 head.
The cholera has made its appearance
at several places on the Mississippi river,
in Louisiana and Missi sippi.
Cuban affairs remain i'll sta n gro but
the administration * determined to give
the Spanish authorities a severe over
hauling.
MK. SoULE-It is said that di.tin-
sui>hed marks of favor have been con
fcrcd upon Mr.. Soul and family by the
royal family at Madrid since his affair
of honor.
HAvANA-Tt is rumorcd that the
authorities in Havana sent on board of
the American Commolorc's ship Colum-
bia, to know if he intended to salute the
Spanish flag; to which his reply WAS,
! that he never saluted any flag that IN
suited his. and would not have any COM
| municstion with them, until the difficult
ties now pending were settled, and so
the matter stood up to the sailing of
the Isabel.
MKx.co.-A report from Vera Cruz
has reached New Orleans that 80 Amer
leans have been arrested in San Bias for
landing without passports.
Il was also reported that the u. S.
Consul at ri Paso has been arrested by
Mexican authority, for charging Santa
Anna with making the Gadsdcn Treaty,
publicly for $l5 5000, GOO and privately
for $50, ,00o, o,000-pockc,ing the odd
! $50, 100000.
TIE WAR on THE DAvuBE.-Thc
Turks have crossed the Danube at q
point between Nicopolis and Rustclnck
Twenty tlon.and Turks are on their
way to Traian's Wall, or Bossooa, and
2o, 900 Turks for the same direction tc
Schumla.
Reports are also rife about advanta-
gcs near Kalafst, but all these have tc
be confirmed officially.
1t is stated that the forts said to have
been captured are still in the hands of
the Turks.
The P;,ris paper P,tr;e states that
the accounts of an advantage having
been gained by the Turks on the Lower
Danube appeared to be confirmed.
Mustapha Pasha is advancing hi
troops in three lines in the direction OF
Trajan's Wall. The fleets were be-
tween Batchtk and Narna on the 9th.
The Russians are dismantling the for
trcsses at Ostend and other places. The
allied feet in the Black Sea is about to
make movement in conjunction with
Omar Pacha The fleet have stccred
towards Ncrna. The Russians are raz-
ing all the fortresscs in Dobraldscha.
| Austria still pursucs waverins and
undecided policy, and nothing positive
is yet known as to her future course.
The English and French Govern
ments unanimously y reject the proposal,
of the Gar, contained in his letter tc
the King of Prussia. r,..