Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-19
THE FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eteamship franklin still Ishore-Fur.
Their Details Of her News.

full particulars Of the disaster which occurred
to the steamship Franklin. One aosount
states that the sea had, for four days rrevious
to the disaster, been foggy, although the ocean
presented remarkably calm appearances.
Upon her running ashore, great CONSERVATION
was shown by the passengers. more specially
the ladies, Of whom there was q goodly num-
Der. The officers of tho steamer, however,
Immediately repaired below, and effectually
succeeded in assuring the passengers that
there existed no CAUSE for alarm, and upon
quiet being restored, the more dubious Of the
passengers were to be seen running abeut
securing all portions Of their baggage, which
they had had in use through the passage.
Some were difficult to pacify, as they csndidly
believed that thsir devoted Franklin would
be scattered to the waters, and her fragments
never be permitted to reveal the melancholy
fate of their fsllow-voyagers. twas soon dis
covered that the vessel had run on to part
Of the beach which did not render her position
perilous. .-..--.
From the Commercial Advertiser Of last
evening, We copy the following:
eve have been informed by Capt Tilhou,
the agent of the New York underwriters, that
the Franklin lies in fourteen feet of water,
oroadsi ie on, and was perfectly tight. The
purser, With portion Of the passengers. came
| to the CT = this morning, by the Long Island
train, and they report favoi ably as to the
| safety Of the chip and cargo. - Ia
6 Three steamers left the city last night,
| with men and every thing necessary to save
kronK lin nd hn~ z.
valued at nearly a million Of dollars, and the
former at about $500 900. Boil" are pripci-
pally insured in Wall street.. The franklin
was built in this city in lS4S. registered 2, 200
tons, and was considered one Of the staunchest
| vessels ever built" $685..
We stated in yesterdays Star, that the mar.
ket reports by the Franklin were of contra
dictory character. This may in part be &C.
counted for from the fact that while tho Liv.
erpool market remained in q dull, unchanged
state, the London market for breadstuffs had
declined heavily. The following may be re-
garded as the correct quotations:
Londen Corn market two shillinzs lower,
| American :our one to two shillings lower
| COnsols 934
Liverpool Cotton market unchanged. Bust
ness moderate.
Liverpool Corn market dull, buyers holding
Indian Corn pressed for sale.
The London correspondent of the New York
Commercial advertiser, under date Of the 4th,
| writes as follows:
"News of Spanish instruction in favor of
! the constitution Of 1887 has been received. 1t
is of a character that would have excited a
sensation In Ordinary times, but is now re-
ceIved with scarcely an inquiry. General
lO'Donneli, the inspector of cavalry, and 9TH
ers have long been engaged in its concoction.
and some persons are disposed TO believe that
it will not easily b. suppressed All that is
known at present is that portion Of the gar
| risoa of Madrid have left the city and estab-
| ltshed themselves in its neighborhood that
| their cry is Long live the Queen and down
with the Ministry" that a column of troops
and battery of artillery have been dispatched
against them, and are said to have gained an
advantage over them and that the entire coun.
| try Is declared in state of siege.
| =" Consots at the lest date were quoted at 93f
| They have since touched SO, but have closed
TINS evening at 93t owing to an impression
duce their rate Of discount from 81 to 5 Der
cent
| The grain market remains heavy at the
decline Of e per quarter mentioned in the last
| adv;ces.
The Liverpool Cotton market this week
has opened with animation at former prices.
We extract the following paragraph from
Paris letter, dated July Sd:
| "Russia has now three adversaries aea;ns,
| her: Tho camp, which will probably be At
| Plojeschi, to the North of Bucharest, will be
5000 exposed to attack from the Austriaus
who are supposed to intend to make Bucba.
rest their head qaarters-whiiher they viii
pusn by Orsova and Giurgevo. The Turks
English and French are relieved by the de-
| pafture OF the Russians from Silisiria and
their field Of action would seem thereby to be
somewhat contracted, unless they seek for &C.
cupatlon farther North. The feet, no longer
wanted at Varna, may find empoyment at
oeoastopoi, 1t is very earnestly hoped. Then
We nave suggestive, preluiing dispatches
from Cronstadt, indicating the imminenee of
bombardment, if the operation had not ac-
tually commenced.
| The leading article Of the London lime, of
July 5, is devoted to the subject of the recon,
Instruction in Spain. We make the follow.
ing extracts:
"A certain license has been taken by
crowned heads at various epochs of the history
OF Europe, but We question much if at any
PERI I'd OF modern history-even in the courfs
OF Central Germany at the conclusion of the
seventeenth century-there was q more tho
rough and pervading foulness of life than has
prevailed In the middle Of the nineteenth CEN
fury ut tue court Of this young Spanish queen.
who was raised to the throne by the devotion
OF loyal people. There may be other rea-
CONS thrust forward as the more prominen,
| cause Tor this instruction, but the one which
has added force and vigor to them all has
| oeeu the hopeless depravity of the Spanish
court. ~P"A'Sn
From tho te!egraphic dispatches we pub.
iish day, it will be seen that the insurrection
| mas already assumed the most formidable pro-
PORTIONS Madrid is covered With barbados
IL Is said that body Of the Insurgents. four
thousand strong, had taken possession of the
campo del Moro. at the distance Of muske,
snot from the palace. The director of the ar.
Iiiery, Gen. Campuzano, had refused to ad.
vance for the purpose Of dispensing them
attnough he protested throughout that the
Qaeen owned no moro loyal subject. The
spanish throne is in evil case, when its mos.
,oyai subject refuses to draw sword in it's
oenat; Ihe garrison, toe, of Madrid, is not
10 % depended on-at least annther principal
omcer mas made their preumed disaffec,iun
rrason for declining to take any active stems
10 support OF the Queen 8 authority.p
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