Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-06-27
BY THE CANADA.
Additional intelligence from r,0,o,e


= BY The mail last night we received our Eastern
papers and circulars containing the full details nj
the foreign political and commercial news. We
present such portions are of interest.
OUR DIFFICULTIES WITH SPAIN.
1From the London Times.
MADRID, May 81, 54,-The souiew hat alarm.
ing reports that have reached this capital within
the last day or two through the London papers
with respect TO the affair CT The Black Warrior
have naturally attracted attention and excited a
Certain degree of uneasiness, athoug they have
not rs yet, SO far Us have been able 10 discover
mate rally altered the opinion prevalent here thai
the question wal not he pushed 10 extremities INV
the United States. A number of Cubanos nov,
In Madrid--inany of whom own pfoperty in In.
island, and ali OF whom, from long residence there
may lie conSiedTed worth consulting on the course
toadopt M the present difficulty, are of opinion
that hrmness IS the best policy for the Spanish
government, and that the Americans Will hesitate
TO embark IN war that would entail great injury
10 their commerce. There are some grounds for
believing that the Cabinet. Notwithstanding the
senle timldlty oil Nj. Calderon de la Barca is dis
posed to act i'll the spirit oil this opinion If il be
true, as believe, that all The demands of the
United Suites government have been rejected b,
that OF Spain, Tie question must, leaf be con-
slueted as iar rom settled as ever, for lneli-
gence that has reached me Induces me TO think
that America viii deSlSt from those demands al
though she might, perhaps, be induced 10 modify
them. II Nj. Cueto's instructions are to make. nj
concessions, 1t would not surprise soon to hear
that the blockade of The ports OF Cuba and Porto
Rico anticipated by American journal had oc;,,
ally lake place.
If, as has been suggested, trust
upon sufficient grounds, the Black Warrior be
merely pretext for aggression and America h..
Dent upon getting Cuba, then. of course, all con.
cessiops on the part OF SPAN will be mere bootless
humiliation, since theywill quickly be succeeded
by eNactons more exorbitant. And thu that is the
case IS, have good grounds for statirg the gene
ln NJ nr.ta r..
express strong desire that matters should at ono.
be brought to crisis, and even to The issue on
arms, rather than that this country should be long.
er keptin Stale of painful uncertainty as to the
late OF her most important colony.
THE EUROPEAN WAR;
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR ON Tag DANUBE,
The interest in the news from the seat of war is
concentrated i'll the sege Of SiIistra indeed there
IS no authentic information from any other quarter
As stated in the Telegraph summary this lmpor-
tant fortress still held oul, and it was hoped the
Rnssians would be kept IN check until the arrival
of the allies.
The Vienna press reports that in a sally which
the Turks made early OH the morning of The Both
inst the besiegers lost between $4,000 and 1, 500
killed, Tie Turkish loss was considerable. No
serious assault had been made since tile nth nit.
the Russian .genetnl desparing of taking the for
tress otherwise than by regular approaches.
According 10 q telegTaphic despatchfrom Vienna
dated Wednesday mor.ling, the Russians have
abandoned the idea OF taking Silistria by storm,
and. will confne their efforts to investing and
blockading the place. ~
SIEGE or siLisTRlA.
Ccorrespond.nce OF the London Tinesl
SiLLIsrRIA, May IL Yesterday we reached
tuis place without having encountered any Co.'S
Sacks who we we're informed made occasional
maurauding excursions from Bofiik. On our ar
nyai we i"nnd everything in readiness for the
Russian attack, which must come off in a few
days, as the whole OF The works constructed OH the
Islands opposite Will be destroyed Iythe rising or
the Danube. Four more battailions Of infaniTv
will be L rown up in The course OF few DAYS ami
Omar Pasha declares that i9ithahis and the forces
now here Silistria must stand or fall. Ii may be
considerably The part Of your cofIes-
pondent to criticise the plans of General who
has received SO much praise IRON ADLER heads, but
1t does seem to be agreat errortc leave place OF
such Importance unsupported, orr iess of W hchl
would be of such incalcuable advantage to tie
enemy. SIS s ~