Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-07-16
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Collins Steamer baiIlc sTIi'eo az NSM
York on Sunday morning, the 9th.
The excitement on American affairs had sub
sided so much as no longer to exercise any
unsettling effect on the markets. Several OF
the leading papers continue to keep up series
Of grumbling editorials. The London Times
warns the government to have Central Ameri-
can affairs settled up before Mr.. Buchanan
shall have come to the Presidency.
The town of Kars had been surrendered to
the Turks, and the Turkish troops had eyacu-
ated the fortress of Redout Kaleh.. The de-
molition by the Russians of the Notifications
of REM and Ismael is confirmed. Workmen
were employed, under engineer officers, in lev
elling the walls, and in sending the stones to
Odessa. The Russians say that the fortidca-
tions they are destroying We're built by them
selves, and that they win give up the fortress
to the Turks in the same condition it was
when captured by Suwarrow.
Adyices from the Crimea are dated to June
IL. Gen. Codrington telegraphs :-"Health
of the British army good; ten regiments have
vet to embark from the Crimea.'' Only few
thousand French remained, and Gen. Peiis-
sier has fixed the 9TH Of July as the term of
their complete evacuation. The military pro
lection of the inhabitants is to cease from that
day.
The Emperor Of Russia has called together
a new Cabinet. 1t includes the wel-known
names of Gortschakof, (Foreign Afairs,)
Lanskoi, Ostensacken, and Orloff. This new
Cabinet has the appearance Of being conces-
| sion TO Western opinion.
The Prussian papers re-assert that Queen
Victoria will certainly visit Berlin in Septem-
Der next. No intimationto that effect has yet
transpired in London.
The Imperial baptism. by the Pope's Cardin-
al Legate, took place at Paris according to the
programme.
| Adyices from Paris dated on the 23d OF
| June, evening, say :-''Thc weather is again
| very unfavorable in Paris, and according &c
telegraphic dispatches from the provinces.
rain continues to fall. In the departments OF
the Loire and the Cher much anxiety is felt.
| The Garonne is rising, and threatens fresh in
undations. The losses in this district are al
ready of most alarming extent. At Tou.
lous the prices of provisions were rising, ow-
| ing 70 the floods and frosts, which had des
troyed the produce of wide districts. The
Rhoue and the Saone are stationary bat
should the rains continue, it is feared that
fresh inundations may take place. From thi:
| it viii be seen how acceptable are the contri
buttons which have been so promptly and gen
erously collected in England and elsewhere
The government has commanded works in al
directions to protect threatened towns. Thos'
| of Tours are reported as complete.
| LATEsT.-The Africa arrived az New orr
on the 11th, with Liverpool dates to the 2Sti
of June. The political and general news ar,
unimportant
! American matters, or rather manners. have
again been in everybody IS mouth. The excl
ting cause was a coHfretepips that happened a
the Queens levee. Diyested of the outrage
GUS exaggeration of the British press, The fact
are simply these Mr.. Dallas. accompanies
by a friend, went to the Queens leYee; tn,
friends costume was not in accordance Will
the regulations, and both gentlemen, Mr.. Dal
las and friend, returned to the embassy il
Harley street.
Out Of this trifing incident, the Londo1
Times concocted a story at variance with trutl
in every particular, and made ii the occasion
of an out pouring of vulgar blackguardisn
against America and Americans generally
As is usual, when the Times gives the Ike!
note, the minor presses took up the cry, ant
for, at least, two days Mr.. Dallas labored un
der the imputation Of having put studies
affrent upon the Queen. ...r
OF course, an immense deal of patriotic
wrath was unnecessarily wasted on his head
The affair made considerable noise.
4 Further correspondence is published res
pecting Central American diplomacy.