The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-07-10

had .on3ers. to blow up;t batteries and retire =
that the prain stores burned BY the Allies we're
mostly private property and do not materially
affect the supply Of. the army-'nasmucn an q
ticipatine such an attack supplies were mostly
conveyed by land, notwithstanding tthe efacih.
ties offered by sea- The correspondence relates
the horrible . atrocities, perpetrated by the
French and Turks at the capture Of sKertsch.
A boat expedition is rumored to be preparing to
enter the river Don, bat, the Russians baye the
entrance defended BY twenty gun. boats.
The Russian. forces have advanced and en-.
canned near Redoubt Kale. The Turks have
evacuated Batouin and .Chourouk Su. Nassif
Pacba has ADVANCED with his staff, to Kars.@ A
despatch from Yarna dated June .l7th.- which
was detained on the way says the Russians have
made an unsuccessful attack on Kars and It
was reported ;thatthey had retakens sAnapa,
TIE BALTIC - ~
Admiral Baines,, with squadron Of seven
teen. steamers, has left for the Baltic: The rest
Of the feet. lay off Seaker Island.
The recent attack oman, English boats crew
at Hango under,a flag o. truce causes much ex,
citement in England: Evidence rest solely on
the authority Of negro the. sole survivor who
asserts he heard the Russian commander say,
~ don't care damn,for flag Of truce" tUn.
prejudced supposition is that the Russians sup
posed the boat was taking soundings asscwas
recently, done at Kertsch. 8;
Admiral Dundas has communicated with the
Russian authorities and British government,
through the Danish ministerial St. Petersburg,
and demands redress. The Russian account in
the InvaIide Press says six were killed and the
remainder are prisoners. A despatch from Dant-
zic confirms that the officers Of the boat, Lieu
tenant Genest Dr. Eastens, Mr.. Sullivan aud all
the crew except six are prisoners. ;. -. :. 81:
Anipfernal machine exploded under the Eng
lish steamers Merlin and. FireAy, ofFC Constradt,
on the. eth. but did not damage them severely.
- RUSSIA.
Prince Gortschakoff is appointed resident
Minister at Vienna; NJ. Tftof to Wurtemburg,
and M. Fontem to Hanover. - ~. .
Russian influence is very active, evenin the
smallest German Courts. = - :
The Journal of St. Petersburg publishes the
semi-official dis on Count, Walemski's
French Circular, " 23d.
The Journal also smi official y says that peace
is possible if France and England are willing,
nasmch as the 4th point is morally although
not formally settled and the other points, name.
ly: the navigation Of the Danube and the evacua.
ton of the PrincipaIites also, settled=-leay
ing only the Vienna third point to,be arranged.
T. TURKEY =
Hall Pacha remains in office. - =,
A national monument is to be erected to the
English dead al Scutari. =
GREAT BRITAIN
The steamer Hermann carried out intelligence
of the presentation to Parliament Of the report
of Roebuck's committee. The report merely ad.
mits that the sufferings of the army have been
aggravated by incompetency at home. Since then
there has been considerable excitement created
by Mr.. Roebnck's report being overruled by the
other members of the committee they having no
tice of vote of censure on the goyernmevt Sc
worded as to embrace the grievances of all sec.
tions of the opposition-nameIy, that Parliament
deeply amenting the suffering Of the army du.
ring the winter campaign in the ,Crimea, and
coinciding with the report of the .Sebastopol
committee that the conduct Of the adninstra
ton was the chief cause Of the calamities, here
by visits with its severest reprehension every
member of the Cabinet which Ted to the cause
of such disastrous results.
The debate on administrative reform after re-
peated adjournments has ended in the unani,
nous passing Of Sir BulSer Lytton's resolution
that the House of Commons recommends to the
earliest attention of Ministers the necessity Of q
careful revision of the various official establish
ments, with view to simplify and facilitate the
transaction Of public business, and byinsituting
judicious tests Of merit, as we'll as. by removing
distractions to its fair promotion, and by legiti,
mate rewards to secure the service of the State
the largest valuable proportion, Of the energy
and Intelligence for which the people of the
country are distinguished. - -.
FRANCE
a large new French loan is Immediately called
for - -