Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27
Additional News bY the steamer
Canada.

The Breadsluffs circulars vary; Brown
& Shipley quotes Western canal Flour al
38O38s 3d., and Ohio a, 39stO6d M4Os,
with moderate business doing. Lard ad
vanced IS. Pork, Beef and Bacon un.
changed. -
The bullion in the Bank Of England had
increased sIighlly. .s..T
The stock al Liverpool is 83l 900 bales,
Of which $4,000 bales is American. Rich.
ardson & Brothers quote Beef firm, with an
upward tendency, Pork dull, Bacon firm,
with a large export demand a, sos 10 Ais
per cwt. Lard 49s(O50s, which was an
advance Of 3s, with light stock.
The Brokers Cifclar report Pc. and Pearl
Ashes unchanged, and business dull; foreign
sugar unchanged with moderate demand;
Coffee firm. The medium grades Of green
Teas advanced Id to Cd per ID; Rice dull
The London markets are reported by
Barring Brothers as follows:
Lard firm. Breadstuffs steady with q
fair demand, but holders of flour anxious
10 sell. Corsols fluclualed greatly during
the week, closing at 9o4690S
GENERAL NEws.--.Inlense excitemen
prevailed in regard TO Silistria; the Russians
al last accounts had 10000 men on the spot
and were assaullng The fortress day and
night, and had succeeded in making prac
.icable breach, bu, sudden rise in the Dan
ube prevented them from taking it,
The state oi affairs were very critical, ant
the last advices, which were up TO the 25h
soy that probably Sislria would hold ou
fifteen days longer, and when II is under.
stood that the Anglo-French troops we're no
expected 10 arrive there before The l4Ih inst.
it will be perceived The fate Of This brave
garrison look gloomy. a.ss
A change has taken place In the Bri'Sl
Ministry.
Lord John Russell has been appoinle
President Of the Council; the Duke Of New
castle, Minister Of War, and Sir Georg
Grey. Secretary ol the Colonies. s,
The cotnmandant threatened 10 blow VI
tho fortress, rather than surrender On th
night Of the 9Th Of May, the Russians mad
three attempts 10 storm The citadel, but wer
repulsed with fearful loss, leaving owe
1900 dead beneath the ramparts, besides
large nu nber killed beyond them. TIL
killed and wounded on the Russian side wa
fully 4,500.
The Turks were defeated on the 3lsI {
May, at Szlalima, on The river Aluta. b
10000 Russians, and 500 killed, and III
guns and large quantity Of small arms II
ken. Several other engagements, more {
less sanguinary, are reported.
| All tho Russian troops al Bucharest. ha
been ordered TO advance to the Danub
and the Russian forces in liuIe Wallach
were sill falling back.
The allied fleets were still cruising nbou
none Of the cnemy's shipping being in sigh
| From the Baltic 1he intelligence is NJ
Interesting.
Napier's squadron was off Helsingfor
and Commodore Connis, including Il
French squadron, was cruising utf,he Soul
ern coast, until arriving near Cronstad
when both fleets would unite and anch,
ucross The Gulf.
i A force Of steam gun boats was beir
hastily fitted out in England, and fiye EN-
lish ships. of-wnr we're on the way 10 bloc
/ ade the White Sea. Aast z
II From Asia our advices state that II
j Circassiuns, under SchamyI, were prepa
i ing 10 attack Ttflis. ss,
i The occupation Of The ior Of Kaleh, |
the Turks was confirmed Annpa and X
taih have been evacuated.
! A dispatch from Athens confirms the r
port of Ihe victory gained by the Insu
gents in Thessaly; 700 Turks were kill,
and many Of them taken prisoners. III
new Greek ministry has been installed, al
is dismssing all the public funclionuri
engaged In the insufrecIion. Y
i The American squadron was at Lep
suse, June lst.
| Tho inhabitants OF Russian Poland we
| sill being disarmod.
| Tho emperor Of Morocco has forbidde
\ tho entrance Of the Russian lag into Moo
ish ports during ihewar. q
i A meeting between the King Of Prussi
and The Emperor Of Austria, with their r
speclIve ministers was 70 take place
the 9Ih inst, on The frontiers Of Su
oDy. The movement created some susr
cion, especially as, Connl Mons.ico Is d
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