New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-01
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

lie steamer racine arrived at New YORK on
the Oath inst, bringing European intelligence
up to the 18th.
The War.
Sir Charles Napier's feet had left Cronstadt
without any demonstration against it. The
Commander-in-C Chief with upward Of 30 sail, Is
of which are line Of battle ships, will remain off
Cronstadt until further instructions from the
Government. .z-.
The Russians still occupy Wallachia, and an
Austrian steamer, in attempting to ascend the
Danubes was fred into by the Russians
The English and French troops are being con-
centrated between Varna and Shumla, to the
number of SO, 1000. @@
Large lines of troops have been ordered in
Poland
Omer Pasha announces that the Russians
have abandoned Slistria, and that they lost
% 600 men in the unsuccessful siege.
The French and English troops were continu-
ing to concentrate themselves between Varna
and Shumlah, with their advanced posts at Sa-
righeul. On 22d June the allied forces arrived,
numbering $4,000 men; and the division of Gen.
Forey, and about 1000 English, left at Gallipoli,
we're still to come up.
Up to the present time no Austrian soldier has
entered Wallachia. Every piece Of information
Of contrary tendency is inexact @@a. IA
General Prince Gortschakof returned to Blu
charest on the 7th, where reinforcement of
20, 900 to 10000 Russians had arrived. They
were in expectation of further attacks by the
Turks upon their positions, ana meant to remain
in Bucharest on the defensive. WI
The Russians we're to evacuate Bucharest on
the Sd July.
Prince Paskiewitch, it is said, has retired to
his estates in Pololia, in disgrace
Tho auo+r;ap Field Marginal uosc In
have an interview with Omar Pasha and the al
lied Generals at Rustchuk, on the 9th.
A fotilla Of French and English boats has
destroyed the Russian works at the Sulina
mouth of the Danube A sharp but Intellectual
resistance was offered A Russian General was
taken prisoner The guns were thrown into the
Danube.
The Grand Duke Constantine has arrived at
the army in the Principalities.
On the 9th, after a long struggle, the Turks
got possession Of the islands of Mokan and Oinei-
ka, and subsequently of Giurgevo. The Rus
slams were totally defeated on the Wallachian
territory.
NJ. Raou1 Rochelle, perpetual Secretary of
the Academy of the Beaux Arts, died at Paris
on Wednesday, 9Th inst. His funeral was at
tended by large number of eminent scientific
and learned men Among the mourners were
M. Guizot, Count Mole, and the Duke de Noail-
les, members of the Institute
The U. S. steamer Saranac had arrived at
Marseilles, to take on board the American Min
lister to Tunis The Saranac attracted con-
siderable attention.
A new screw steamer called the Henri Quatre,
1000 tons, has just been launched at Marseilles.
for the Constantinople trade. Another steamer,
called the Sully, is to be the second of the line
ThoE IF tba pu;I riui Rnr,1ou d
during the present week, where he will review
the troops who are about to embark for the
Baltic
General Carrelet has been appointed to the
command of the camp at St. Omer.
Prince Poniatowski, the Minister of Tuscany
in Paris, has, it is said, given in his resignation,
The reason is not stated.
A meeting between the Queen of England and
the Emperor Napoleon on the embarkation Of
the French troops at Calais, is considered pro-
bable
Spain. =u-s.
A Geographic dispatch from Paris, dated July
10, to the London Times, says:
Our adyices from Madrid to the 9th state
that on the previous evening ga column Of
operation" left Madrid, composed of three
brigades of infantry, one Of cavalry, two bat
teries of artillery, and company of engineers
of which the Minister of War was to take the
command on that day.
General Freron has assembled the disposable
troops from Logrono, Burgos, Victoria, and
Pampeluna, and was expected at Madrid.
The Captains General Of Granada and Anda-
lusia announce that they have assembled Their
troops to march against the rebels, and that the
utmost tranquility prevailed throughout the
districts under their command.
Later adyices from Madrid, Of the 9Th, state
that the rebels were marching upon Ciudad
Real The regular troops we're on the point Of
reaching them, and they are said to be COM
pletely demoralized. Madrid remained per-
fectly tranquil. The insurgents are described
as in flight towards the frontiers Of Portugal
pursued by the Queens troops. However, a
fact has come to light which may suggest the
propriety of pausing until the affair be really
terminated, which is this, that Serrano is al
work in Andalusia raising supporters for O Don
nell, and that if both form a junction, the Min
istry may feel necessitabed to propose terms o.
accommodation,
1t was stated that an authorized agent of the
United States had arrived from Washington
empowered to make an offer for the purchase Of
Cuba.
Greece.
The instruction is said to have been brought
to o termination, although the inclination tc
continue it is not wanting. Acts of piracy are
becoming less frequent in the Archipelago
Merchant vessels are not, however, sent to sea
unprotected.
s. Hammond, merchant, Leeds, has suspended
payment. Liabilities 100000.
1t is asserted in Copenhagen, says letter Of
July, that the frequently rumored question to
Sweden has been asked at last. and that she has
answered negatively. King Oscar is said tc
have refused to abandon his neutrality, or te
send an army into Finland. For the present he
will take no steps adverse to his old friend and
master the Gar The mysterious Danish arm.
amepts now begin to excite q certain anxiety.
Cholera prevails at st. Petersburg. On July
/ there were 400 cases.
Spiridon Gopcevitch, an eminent Russian grain
merchant of Trieste, has failed in a quarter O
million pounds sterling.
The Turkish loan is not meeting with success
in England.
Miscellaneous.
Austria officially announces new ssvolun
tary loan of not less than $50 millions o
forms, nor more than 500 millions The pro
posed terms are 90 per cent, on live per cent
stock, with the dividends payable in specie.
Austria is strongly suspected of playing tn
game of Russia. There has been no Sighting o
| Importance. ~5
AMERICAN SHIP HARKAwAY.-0n the morn
| ing of the 18th a severe difficulty occurred O
board the American ship Harkaway, at Liver
pool. The ship was on the point of sailing TO
Charleston some alteration took place betwee
| Captain Brock and the steward.