The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-03-14
Further by the Alps.


were doing we'll.
Further by tke Alps.
BaLTIMoRE, March Z in England troops
were embarking at all ports The Britshcon
tingent of land forces had 6een,raisedtu 20,0O0
men, Lord Raglan having refused to command
otherwise. The Queens Guards, a regiment
ofCavalrY, were to embark from Soutliamp
ton on the 22d. Six other regiments of cav
alry.were holding themselves in readiness en-.
gineers sappers and miners, flying. artillery
and field batteries were all inreadiness, for EN-
barkation at various stations. Atlthe Regz
ments in service were to be raised to one thou
sand men, All the afuierists were TO he arm,
ed with minnie rifles. The steamer Niagara;
was to embark troops at Liverpool on the 22d
and the Cambria at Kingston, Ireland, on the
525th. S.fsSs..
The war was sbecoming popular in England,
aud recruits were abundant; especially in fre.
land. Thefirst detachment Of the Baltic fleet
was already at Spithead: : :
In the House of Commons on Thursday,
Mr.. DIsraeli, li,asked if Nap,leon's letter wa,
authentic. Lord ohnRusseI replied that it
was, and that the British Governments held it.
selfrespohsibie for its sentiments.
In Paris it was rurored that the answer Of
Nicholas had been received aud was unfavo:-
able A force Of so.999 of the French army
British troops. The Moniteur contains official
notice of the annexation ofNew Caledonia ,,
Austria was making great preparations for
war, but her conduct 'exctes suspicion of her
fidelity to tie allied cause. "
MARKErs.-Cotton was firm and trihe higher
hIiddiing qualities had advanced l.l6. Ex-
porters took $500 bales. Middling Orleans 5
l6sl6ths. Fair Mobile 6 Ia; .Middling 7-s.
The real prices were sixteenth to an eighth
above the quotations.
Flour, was a triae lower. Wheat unchang-
ed. Corn had declined 2s and there was little
speculative demand Western Canal Flour
40s Cd. Straight Baltimore Ais Cd. Good O.
hio' ~. Indian Corn. Tor Western White Al a
ASS.
Coffee was unchanged. Sugar firm, but
transactions limited. ~
At London, Barring Brothers quote colonial
and foreign produce market dull Breadstuts
dull. Cotton firm, money abundant. ,ss S i
HAvRE, Fen. l7.-Sales of Cotton for the
week 300 bales-market inanimate. Stock
$1,000. - -.
SwEDEs:-Ac,ive naval preparations are ma
king at Cariscrova.
PRUssIa.-The Berlin correspondent is au
horized to contradict the report Of further Of.
fers on part Of the German powers 70 mediate
in the Eastern question. -.
The French Emperor's letter to the Czai
was printed, read at all the Barracks in
France, and distributed throughouta the com
munes and every corner of Paris.
Letters from, ST. Petersburg state that mill
tary preparations are going on, on an immense
SCALE - =
Watson's and Barlholomew's cotton mill al
South Gl6usterbury was destroyed by fire
loss 100000 200 hands were thrown out 0
employment
Arrival of the Atlantic.
, NEw York, March The steamship At
lantic arrived at Sandy Hook, where she go
ashore The Asia arrived on the Goth There
was terrific gale at Liverpool, but no casual
ties to the American shipping.
The Cars letter from Petersburg had ar
rived at Paris on the 18th. Nicholas does n"
accept proposals for arrangements presented
to him. The Paris Moniteur says that this re
DIV leaves no chance for a pacific solution.-
Ships are fitting out rapidly at all ports for ,h'
Baltic feets., French troops are embarkin!
from Africa to Turkey Nothing new from th
Danube Omar is Strengthening halalat. Ih
camp at Shumla is broken up.
Forii6cations at ConstantinoPle are goIn!
on. The health of the army and fleet are eS
cellent 5000 men and "a ships left on tn
7th under the escort oflI English war steam
ers.
An important debate occurred in the EnSlls
Parliament on the question of the army ant
navy supplies and Turkish affairs. The Queer
has issued proclamation forbidding exP"rta
ton Of arms and ammunition. A dreadful
colIiery explosion occurred at lucheall, Wigan
100 men were killed.
L1vERpooL-Cotton was fat, and l6t
lower; the sales Of the three days were 1905
bales for export, aud 5000 on speculation.
Further by the Atlantic.
BALTIMORE, March a.-The rejection by tn
Emperor of Russia of Louis Napoeou's lette