Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-07-27
OF THE STEAMER CANADl
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

HALIFAX, July 18th.--The royal mail steamer
Canada arrived here to- day. at II O'clock with Llv-
erpool dates to the 7th instant, her regular day OF
sailing
The advices by this arrival, though interesting
are not possessed OF much Importance.
FROM THE CR1mEA-Lord Raglan was buried on
the Sd of July with great pomp and circumstance.
Rumors prevailed that Pelissier, the commander
in chief of the French army, would be superseded
The allies Strengthening their advances
against the Malakof
A telegraphic dispatch dated July 4th says the
works of the allies are progressing satisfactorily.
A French battery of thirty guns has been nearl ~
completed in front of Careening Bay, TO keep off the
Russian ships.
The Vienna papers say that Prince GortschakoH
has sent for $4,000 additional troops.
General Liprandrs army has been reinforced with
another division.
The Sardnans and Turks under Omer Pacha had
made excursions to the interior from Tchernaya
without resistance.
Numerous works of art have been captured, and
the Kertsch Museum is now on its way to Paris.
A careful estimate shows that the war has already
cost halt million of lives.
FROM THE BALTIc-Russian accounts to June 10
say that the allied otlla, with $50 guns, fired ee hit
hours against the batteries at the mouth OF the
Narva river, on the southern shore OF the Gulf of
Finland, without effect, ard then withdrew. The
allies afterward made descent on Kotka Island,
and destroyed the government stores there. Suisse
quently an attack made on the port of ReVel,
without effecting anything.
The bulk of the allied squadron was of Cronstadt
on the 5th inst
ENGL4ND.-Mr. Roebuck had been refused COM
mittee of inquiry in the House of Commons into the
brutal conduct of the policemen in the Sunday ira
ding bill riot.
Miner ellison asked an explanation of Lord Rus
sells statement recently in Vienna, " that England
never contemplated the restoration of Hungary and
p-l~.d" G.ca n ~h.-A'r "A nIsranl; Ill attacked
Lord Russell on this score, after which the matter
was dropped.
Lord Elgin, it is said, will be Postmaster General
The Cunard steamer Persia was launched on the
Clyde On the Sd inst.
The Russian Secretary OF Legation at Portugal
was recently discovered on board an English steamer
from Southampton for Lisbon. He had been on q
| secret mission to France and England.
! FRANCE.-On the 5th of July the Legislature voted
loan of $50 600 francs in addition to the recent
| loan.
| An increase of taxation has been proposed which
| it is expected will yield 70,O0OO00 francs per an
mum.
The Emperor's speech was well received in France
1t is reported that the Austrian Minister asks al
explanation.
SpA1N.-Advices via Marseilles state that Il risin
had taken place in Catalonia, nomnally about wages
Two manufacturers had been assasslnated IN BARGE
Iona The National Guard refused TO march agains
the insurgents and the Captain General shut hmsel
up in the citadel with few faithful troops and sen
mediators to the insurgents, who received them wit
shouts of viye Espartero
A telegraphic despatch from Madrid, dated Jul
5th says that the insurgents still held Barcelona.
A Carlist leader had been defeated at Perpignan.
The London Times correspondent says that tn
Spanish Minister at Pans had long conference wit
the Emperor the State of Spain. Napoleon ex
pressed determination to prevent any attempt t
unseat Queen Isabella.
PRussA.--The King is recovering from his recer
sickness.
RUssn.-The English papers are manufacturer
statements of revolutionary movements in Russia
favor of Constantine, but they are mere invention
, without any foundation in fact.