Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-07-13
Later from California, the South Pacific and Aus
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Later from California, the South Pacific and Aus
tralfa.
New YORK July 1O-The steamer Illinois, from
Aspinwall arrived this evening, bringing $50 pas
sengers and $3.50, 613 in gold.
The Illinois connected with the Golden Gate, which
left San Francisco en- the evening of the 10th, and
passed the Golden Age on The Esd of June and the
same day found the steamer Pacific at Acapulco,
bound up, their passengers all in good health.
Sloop of war John Adams was at Panama on the
Goth ultimo.
The steamer Ell Dorado, from Havana, arrived Pa
mama on the 29th ult
The rainy season was prevailing on the lsthmus
with much severity.
The Panama Railroad Company had reduced the
wages of laborers. A large number had struck, and
were joined by some mechanics and machinsts, on
account of discomfort with the food furnished.
FROM CHILI.-Dates from Chill have heen received
10 the 3lst of May. Congress was to meet the next
day. long continued drought prevailed, and the
cattle were dying for want of pasture.
! FROM PERU.-Dates from Peru state that an out
break between the friends of Castillo and Elias
| anticipated.
| FROM AUSTRALIA have dates from Melbourne
to the 23d of April. The mining accounts are very
satisfactory. The amount of gold shipped from Mel
bourne for the week ending April 21st was valued
at nearly million and half of dollars
| The markets hut little changed. Galego and
Haxall -four was selling at R46 per 1000 lbs.
FROM CAL1FoRNIA-The San Francisco evening
papers of June 16 contain nothing additional. The
market was quiet.
SECOND DISPATCH.
| LATER FROM THE Souri, PACIFIC-lhe steamer
Bolivia had arrived at Panama, with dates from Val
paraiso to 3lst and CaQao TO June 18th and $780,,
900 in gold.
Accounts from Chill present little of Importance
Congress would meet On the 1st of June, when vari
Gus schemes of public improvement would be brought
forward.
Five steamers are building in England to run be-
tween Valparaiso and Liverpool.
Markets dull.
Late accounts fir I'm Paraguay report ali difficulties
with Brazil as having been amicably settled, and sa
Lutte interchanged. treaty was also concluded. de-
filming boundaries and conditions river navigation
The approaching presidential election IN BOLIVIA was
exciting the greatest attention.
| The u S. frigate independence sailed from Payta
on the 18th for Callao, enforce the settlement OF
the question pending between the United States and
that government relative TO the retention OF the cap
tain of the American vessel John CumminS.
| Observation-Disclosures from Australia to April are
received. The land system excites much ill-feeling
against the government.
The increase of Chinese emigration ecits consider
able discussion.
| Gold at Melbourne is quote at go 16s ed.
Many leading articles of produce are scarce and
prices advancing.
News by the America.
The America brings Liverpool dates to the Odd ul-
limo and corresponding dates from London, Paris
and Sebastopol. Since last issue the following
additional intelligence by telegraph has been recev-
ed from Halifax
! THE DEFEAT OF THE ALLIES BEFORE SEBAsToPoL.--
The following the only official notifications of the
| event.
sLord Panmure regrets TO have to announce that he
has received information that the English troops at
tackled the Redan and the French the Malakott tow
ers at daylight the morning of the 18th without
the success which has hitherto attended efforts.
Both the French ard ourselves have suffered consider
ably. The names CT the officers who have fallen
will be forwarded Immediately, but it will be impos
sitle receive comp etc returns of all the casualties
before the 3Oth inst. Ounce at the earliest"
The Moniteur announces that the government has
received two dispatches from Gen. Pelisser The
first, dated the 18th informs of operations concerted
between the General and his allies. and that the
Turks and Chasseurs made reconnaissance towards
AL odar, Gen. Bosquett occupying the Tehernays.-
The next day at day break the French and English
were TO attack the Malakof tower. The second des-
PATCH dated the 18Th that the attack had
failed and that although the troops had showed the
greatest ardor, and had gained footing in the NAL
ako tower, Gen. Pellisser obliged to order their
retirement into the parallel. This was effected with
order, and without molestaton by the enemy.
Private accounts published in the London Standard
SAYS the loss of the British officers in killed and
wounded amounts no less than seventy Among
the killed General Sir j. Campbell, Col. YEA and
Col. Sha1forth From the obslinacy and courage
with which the combat maintained by the Brit
ish the Redan, and the necessity of eventually
firing from the attack, the slaughter all sides has
been immense, and If the information be correct, the
loss in killed and wounded of the British alone a
mounts to very little short of 1000.
The greatest portion of the loss experienced in
a ravine where powerful and unsupported battery
was opened on the troops There is reason to fear
that the 6sssnas been very great, but Lord Palmer
ston saIdLast mig additional information had
rived The allies lost terribly by the Russians
spripgingra mine, and during the confusion they
| captNred the Mameon tower.
Previous advces were to the 18th stating that there
had been smart firing both sides, but without any
| result of importance.
/ A despatch from Bucharest, via Vienna, confirms
that an expedition has been undertaken against Pee-
kop.
Pelissier is exceedingly savage against the tele-
graphic messages Napoleon sends him He is repor-
ted 10 have recently replied that when anything
ours he will let the Emperor know, but that he has
not time to act Geographic operator This,
cordng TO accounts for the absence of
news in the Mon1teur
! TIE BLACK SEA.-The Russian account OF the sue
cess of the allies in the of Azof is published
GortschakOtf confirms the successes claimed by the
allies, but says that operations against the of
Azoh were expected-that not having means to OPP
pose the hostile fleets, the garrsons had orders to
blow up the batteries and relire-that the grain
stores burned by the allies mostly private prop
erty and do not materially affect the supply of the
army, inasmuch anticipating such an attack, sup
plies mostly conveyed by land, notwithstanding
the facilities offered by sea.
The correspondence relates the horrible atrocities
perperated by the French and Turks at the capture
of Kertsch. boat expedition is rumored to be pre-
pairing to enter the river Don but the Russians have
the entrance defended by twenty-seven gun boats.
Gen. Aduganon. vice. Holman of the Cossacks Of
the Don has issued an address for their general en-
roment militia.
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