New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-08


the Convention adjourned until p. NJ, this
afternoon.
Another Gardiner Commission.
WASHINGTON, June I.
| A commission composed of Captain NJ Morde-
| cal and several other officers of the army, have
been ordered to proceed to Mexico with instru6-
| tons which have not been made public, but the
| object is supposed to be the further investiga-
| ton of the Gardiner claims.
Governor Lowe and China.
BALTIMORE, June I.
| Governor Lowe has declined the mission to
China, to which he had been appointed by the
President.
! Washington and Temperance.
| WASHINGTON, June Z.
| The citizens of this place have decided gainst
granting licences for the sale of spirituous
liquors.
The Gardiner Commission
WASHINGTON, June !.
The Commission appointed for the further in
vcstigaton Of the Gardiner Claims has sailed in
the steamer Vixen for Vera Cruz
Qualifications of Clerks
WASHINGTON, June I.
The President has appointed Board of Exa-
miners to examine and test the capacities and
qualifications Of the clerks in the various
Bureaus of the Government.
Particulars of the Arahias News
NEW ] DIRK, tuesday, June l..
The Arabia's advices embrace the following
items of European news:
CHlNA.--The arrangements of the American,
French and English fleets with the Chinese au-
thorities embraces the protection of the mouths
OF the canals along the coast, as well as Shang-
| hai and Nankin.
RUSSIA, FRANCE AND TURKEY ThreGtening
Condition Of .ifairS.--The aspect of affairs
between Russia aud Turkey is very threatening.
Menchikof had fixed the Goth May as the
limit Of his waiting for the final answer Of the
Sublime Porte to his ultimatum, The Porte had
rejected the ultimatum, and Menchikoff en-
barked on board a Russian ship-of-war for
Odessa. A dispatch to the British Admiralty,
however, states Menohikoff had given the Porte
eight days more to reconsider his propositions,
threatening to withdraw finally if the Porte
should persist in its previous decision In the
mean time he remained on board steamer in
the harbor
The French ambassador had ordered the
fleet to the Dardanelles, with orders to prevent
Russia from Selling and passing those Straits
The British fleet still remained at Malta await
ing reinforcements and instructions
Louis Napoleon is said to have assured the
Russian Minister at St. Cloud, that he would
not hesitate to change his policy if Russia
should persist in her course toward France and
the East
1t is rumored that the Russian forces had
entered Turkey, and the report produced vio-
lent agitation in the Paris Bourse
In the British Parliament, on Friday, Lord
Clarendon stated that the Ministers Of France
and England at Constantinople were acting in
concert, and that the integrity Of Turkey would
be maintained
SwTzERLAND.-The attitude of Switzerland
eNcites considerable attention. The Austrian
Charge d Affaires had withdrawn from Bern.
and the Switzerland Envoy from Vienna
KossUTH AND MAzZrN1-A meeting of the
friends of Italy had been held upon Mazzini's
arrival. Kossuth attended and made speech.
ODoNoHrE.- The escape of O'Donohue from
New South Wales is confirmed
FRANCE AND ECUADOR. --Dispatches had been
received from the French Admiral in the Pa
cifc Ocean, dated Callao, 10th (:), stating that
he was about to sail for the Guayaeuil river to
demand reparation from the government of
Ecuador,
1t was stated in Paris that Urquza was in
favor of granting the demands of France.
CIECAssIA The ST. Petersburgh papers an
nounce that the Russian troops had gained n
victory over the Circassians.
ARRIVAL OF THE PAcrFIc-The Collins steam.
er Pacific arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday af-
ternoon, May "a.
Later from the Cape of Good Hope.
BOSTON, June l.
An arrival at NewBedford brings dates from
the Cape of Good Hope to the 10th of April
The British steamship Sarah Sands had put into
Cape Town with one hundred thousand ounces Of
gold on board, She was bound from Austria
liza for London,
Ohio River--Steamboats
PITTSBURGH, June =
The river here is still falling slowly, with
feet inches water in the channel
CINCINNATI, June Z.
The river here is now falling slowly Mar
kets very dull,
LOUISVILLE, June !.
The STEAMBOATS, hungarian and A. L. Shot
well arrived yesterday from New Orleans and
the Fanny Smith, Yorktown, Eliza and Lewis
Whiteman have departed
Steamboats, Passing
NIcEsBuRG, June Z.
The steamboats, VIM. Is. Clifton and H r. W.
Hill have passed here, bound for New Orleans
the former at O'Clock last evening, and the lat,
ter at this morning.