The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-07-01

i APPOINTMENTS FOR THE TERRITORIES
The following appointments were sent to the
Senate on the 22d inst: Gen. Butler, of Ken
lucky, Governor of Nebraska A. H. Read
er, of Penn, Governor of Kansas; Mr..
! Woodson of Va, Secretary of Kansas Mr..
Ferguson, of Mich, Chief Justice of Ne
braska, Messrs. Bradley, of Ind, Hardin of
Ca, and Elmore, of Ala, Associate Judges.
/ THE AFFAIR AT SHANGHAI.-The London
Standard states that the British war steamer
Encounter and the United States Sloop of
war Plymouth were engaged in the attack on
/ the Imperalist forces at Shanghai on April
/ 1. On board the Plymouth, George McCor-
Gle was killed, and four others were wound
ed severely Capt. Pearson of the Ameri
can merchant ship Rose Standish, was dan
gerously wounded. The victors captured
two twelves, four skies, and four eight
FOUNDER guns. AS yet we have no detailed
account of the engagement.
! THE SIEGE OF SILIsTRIA.--The latest ac-
counts, to June z, of the operations before
Silistria are decidedly favorable to the
I Turks. Full particulars Of the several en-
gagements which took place during the last
/ days of May have not yet been received, but
there appears to be no doubt that on May
27, the Russians made another fierce attempt
to carry the place by storm, IN which they
were repulsed with great loss, and that on
the 30th, the Turks were able to assume the
offensive against the besieging army. ltwas
stated in London that the English govern
ment had received information from Admiral
Dundas that the garrison mad succeeded In
countermining the Russian engineers to such
an extent that 5000 or 10000 of the besieg-
ers had been blown up. This last statement
wants confirmation. At all events, Silistrla
| has been defended with great skill and brave
Nv, and, as vet, with success. The Russians,
since the commencement of the siege, have
suffered tremendous loss, and it is far from
unlikely that the fortress may hold out until
relieved AS usual, there seems to be some
delay on the part of the British. To May
80, only one English division had left Scuta-
ri for Varna. Two thousand English horses
were at Constantinople, but the transports
sailing ships-were delayed by contrary
winds, and it was currently reported that
4 the English commander would not risk his
force against the Russians i'll the field until
he had full complement of cavalry and
artillery. Perhaps, however, the French and
Omar Pachas disposable force may proceed
to the relief of the besieg-d stronghold.
Our accounts of the sortie made by the
{ Turks say that it took place at 3 o'clock in
the morning of the 30th of May, and was
unexpected by the Russians. Astrong force
, of Turks made a sudden sally, and after
fearful massacre of the surprised Russians,
they reached the works of the besiegers,
where they destroyed the newly opened
approaches" spiked a number of cannon,
and carried off others into the fortress, but
, made no prisoners.
Omar Pasha was still at Shumla on the
lst OF June. The story of the 10000 Turks
having advanced towards Silistria is not cor
rect, neither is the statement that Paskie-
, witch had pushed forward 10000 Russians
: on the road to Shumla. Nothing had been
f attempted against Rustchuk.