The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-20
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More of the Steamer Asia,s News.
NETWORK, Friday, March IA.

NETWORK, Friday, March IA.
FOREIGN MARKETS. - Beef firmer and supply
| small. No pork held by importers, holders de.
mandng further advances which checked sales
Bacon much wanted Lard had declined one sbil.
ling and six pence in consequence of large arrival
from the continent. Breadstuffs dull. Flour de-
Ginning six pence canal from twenty shings 10
| twenty-one shngs and six pence bale twenty
two shllllngs. White corn twenty-five shillings !;
yellow, thirtyone. Sugars, molasses, coffee and
| tobacco steady.
| Money easy. Consos 96S.
ENGLAND.-England is tranquil. No Cabinet is
yet formed 1t is supposed that the Duke of We'll
lneton will succeed Lord John Russell as Premier
| FRANCE.-Ihe Moniteur contradicts the report
that the President intended to review 600 900
| troops on the Boulevards.
Gen. Dntee is gazeted for the London Embassy,
and Carteges for the United States. I'VE think
these names are wrong
The anniversary of the revolution of February
was universally celebrated. The day passed off
quietly.
SwrTzERLAND.-It is rumored that Austria in.
tends sending an expedition against Switzerland
RUssIA.-The news that an outbreak had taken
place in Russia is contradicted
GERMAN CONFEDERATION, - Prussia has con-
sented to the admission into the German Confeder-
alton OF all the Austrian provinces.
TURKEY. - The Turkish troops and authorities
have triumphed over the Tgypdan (Egyptian y in.
surgents. Evening Picaynne.
MERITED aoNoR.-Ihe Columbia Telegraph
learns that the National Institute of France, at its
sitting of the 9Th February last, at Paris, has
| filed two vacancies caused by the deaths of
| Count Petite and the Rev. Mr. Girard The
| honor of the first named vacated place has been
bestowed upon DR.. Francis Lieber of Colum.
| bia, and the other upon Archbishop Whately of
| Dublin. We believe it to be universally adj
| mitte1 that the National Institute of France
| holds the first rank among all scientific and lit.
| erary bodies of Europe or America and mem.
bershp in this great institution is appreciated by
| every scholar. Even Napoleon was proud to call
himself occasionally member of the institution.
1t was constituted during the first French Revo
luton, when the academy founded by Richelieu
was changed into the present national institu
ton, with an entirely new organization
THE NAVY. - During the last war with Great
Britain, In 1872 to is, the Americans captured
| from our opponent the following vessels The ac
count is taken from official statements made 10 the
English House of Lords.
| During that war, officers and sailors covered
| themselves with unfading glory Thew placed on
the escutcheon of the nation brilants of The most
dazzling brightness But age, corroding inactivity
and enervating peace, has added nothing to their
fame. The frequency of courts in this arm of the
SERVICE, aud the exposure by them of unmilitary
acts and pernicous Practices have deducted heayi-
| y from It's former fame and glory.
List Of National and Merchant Vessels Canture from
The British by the Americans, 1872 10 is
954 ships, mounting. ................ 2 I'M enns
6i8 brgs, Observation-Disclosures. Q 100 e'n''
75o vessels, besides the above, recaptured 500
81 ships war Were lost at sea during The above O."
time, which may fairly come into the account 500 .
9,453 in all. 9679
The House of Lords called upon the Admiralty
for the return of his majssty's ships of war and
armed vessels taken by the Americans since the
commencement of the war June ~. lSI2l. and ths
| veracious Admiralty made the following report:
ADMIRALTY OFFIcE February I 1sI5
Return of all armed ships of war and AIMED vess il hs
longing his Majesty which have been taken v the Amer
leans the commencement tie - = .'nei'