The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-09-16

| FOREIGN NEws.-Tiic Niagara arrived at
Halifax on Tuesday with Liverpool date. to
the 2nd inst.
France and England have dlcid.d to dis
mantle and abandon I,omcrsund. 1t is said
they offered it and the Alaud Islands to Swe-
DIN. on condition of her declaring against
Russia, but Sweden refused To accept.
The fire at Varna destroyed five millions
pounds of bread equal to two weeks con-
sumption of the English army.
| \ Gordon has been dawn around the pow
der magazine at Narna, and there is great cX-
c,.elnent against the supposed Russian incen-
diaries.
! The transports continued TO arrive from
Malta. and the Frcncharc he GINNING TO girm,-
beon account OF their long continued mac
tivity.
The cholera was abating. hut is ravagcs IN
the fleet and army has been horribir.-n,;,ny
| thousands are dad.
The Turks continue to occupy Bucharest,
and are strengthening all strategic portions,
and are re terrifying Gicrgrva.
Tl2rc was II question of III additional ari.
Gle to the Austrian prusSian Convention Of
April, whrh would perhaps place Prussia ON
Il better footing with England, France and
| Austria
| VIENNA Aug. 3l.--Ncw proposals have
been made by Russia whir! invoke new ne
| gotiations. he particulars lave 10! trans
pred.
The disasters 10 the Tura in Asia are con.
trmcd. On the ooh Of July, Sclim PaSla
was d fatcd and the Rus, ians occupied Ba,
| jaiid. Tn the It'll Of August a general en-
| gagcment took place near karS The Turks
attacked the Russian intrcncled camp, YOU
ronkdeic, and also drove in the wing Of til,
Russian army. but "a general charge Of tn,
Russian cavalry swept them back with i'm.
mensc loss. Four thousand Turks were Kill,
| led.
An armS!icc of two days was agreed to at'
! ter the batl The Turks rctcatcd into
Kars, and abandon d their camp, which the
| Russians Occur led.
| The Russians admit n loss Of nearly 600
The battle lasted five hours, and 10000 me-
and $50 guns were engaged.
-. 49, -
BvFFALOES BY THE ACRE.-A member O
Gov. Stevens Northern Route Exploring par
ty. in a long communication to the St. Loui,
| Republican, written f.om the head Of yellow
Some river, says of thc incidents of the part,
! thus far
"On Sunday, after march of ten miles
the butialo,S were reached. They were cS.i
mated by some As high as five hunl cd tl,ot
sand. Two hundred thousand is considered
As very low estimate. Drawing up the train
at our usual halt at noon, large herd wcr
about half mile ahead. The hunters. 81:
in number, were Immediately dispatched. wcl
mounted On srarc horses reserved for tina
especial purpose, and the whole train had al
opportunity to witness It buffalo hunt. Tn,
hunters dashed in among the herd picked on
the latest of the crowd, and then, scpara!in;
the selected ones from the herd soon dis
patched them. In an hour the wagons wcr
sent but small distance from the route t.
the choicest pieces of buffalo.
In the next two days. march the hunter!
were kept some distance ahead to kccr off tn
buitalocs: it was the only way the safe PAS
sage of the train could he ensured through
the sea of flesh. The pack mules and SPAR
animals following Oh the train being too nu
mcrons to beScparatcly led, were hard to con
troll, and despite every rrccant:on and care
one horse and four mules were lost, they get
ting mingled with the herd"