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

Ofk on SUNDAY morning, Tue oll4'
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-
rnolition by the Russians of the fortifications
of REM and Ismael is confirmed. Workmen
we're employed, under engineer officers, in lev
cling the walls, and in sending the stones to
Odessa. The Russians say that the fortitica-
tions they are destroying were built by them
selves, and that they will give up the fortress
to the Turks in the same condition it was
when captured by Suwarrow.
Advices from the Crimea are dated to June
II. Gen. Codrngton telegraphs :-''Health
of the British army good; ten regiments have
yet to embark from the Crimea." Only few
thousand French remained, and Gen. Peiis-
sier has fixed the 5th 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. It includes the well-known
names of Gortschakof, (Foreign Afiairs,)
Lanskoi, Ostensacken, and Orloff. This new
Cabinet has the appearance Of being a conces-
sion to Western opinion.
The Prussian papers re-assert that Queen
Victoria will certainly visit Berlin in Septem-
Der next. No intimationt to 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.
Advices from Paris dated on the 23l Of
June, evening, say :-'sThe weather is again
very unfayorable in Paris, and according to
telegraphc dispatches from the provinces,
rain continues to tall. 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 a most alarming extent. At Tou-
lous the prices of provisions were rising, ow-
ing to the foods and frosts, which had des
troyed the produce of wide districts. The
Rhone and the Saone are stationary but
should the rains continue, ii is feared that
fresh inundations may take place. From this
it will be seen how acceptable are the contri-
buttons which have been so promptly and gen
erousy collected in England and elsewhere.
The government has commanded works in all
directions to protect threatened towns. Those
Of Tours are reported as complete.
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on the 11th, with Liverpool dates to the 2Sth
of June. The political and general news are
unimportant.
American matters, or rather manners. have
again been in evcrybody's mouth. The excl
ting cause was a confretemPs that happened at
the Queens levee. Divested Of the outrage
Gus exaggeration of the British press, the facts
are simply these Mr.. Dallas, accompanied
by friend, went to the Queens leyee; the
friends costume was not in accordance with
the regulations, and both gentlemen, Mr.. Dal-
las and friend, returned to the embassy in
Harley street.
Out of this trifing incident, the London
Times cOncOcted a story at variance with truth
in every particular, and made it the occasion
of an out pouring of vulgar blackguardsm
against America and Americans generally.
As is usual, when the Times gives the key
note, the minor presses took up the cry, and
for, at least, two days Mr.. Dallas labored un-
der the imputation of having put studied
alfront upon the Queen.
OF course, an immense deal of patriotic
wrath was unnecessarily wasted on his head.
The affair made considerable noise
Further correspondence is published res
pccting Central American diplomacy.