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Haliiax, May Ia, L. NJ.
The Royal steamship America, Capt Long,
from Liverpool on Saturday the 18Th, arrived at
seven clock this evening, and sailed at a
quarter past for Boston, where she will be due
at an early hour on Thursday evening.
The latest negotiations tor an alliance often
slve and defensive between Sweden and the
allied powers are said to have progressed so
favorably that they are on the point of being
concluded. 1t is also confidentially stated in
Paris that Spain, Portugal and Fremont are
willing to join the western powers to supply
contingent
Hanover has declared against Venice letters
OF marqu, The Paris Moni,eur announces
that Austria is about to do likewise
The Arab chief Yessup, with 1000 followers
has embarked for Turkey.
IA Russian merchantmen have been captured
in the Black Sea
Admiral Dundas proposed an exchange of
prisoners.
new Frerch loan of 2,5oo,GOO francs is
talked Of
correspondent of the London Times, at
Carlskiona, Sweden, writes on the 4th May,
that an English frigate was-repor,ed ashore in
he vicinity Of Reul, and it was reported that
her captain and crew had been taken prisoners
Paris, Thursday. The Bourse were firm to-
day; the fund closed at 66,45a929e. The Ma.
discount one per cent.
| Odessa; 10Th. The inhabitants are begin
| ming to return to town and places Of business
are open again. The Banks have removed
some distance from town.
The Bank of England on the 9TH, raised the
rate OF discount to 81 per cent, and the Bank
| otFrance reduced the rate to per cent. Since
February the Bullion has Increased 1000 900
| IN the Bank Of France, and decreased the same
amount in the bank of England
! Official accounts are now at hand of the
bombardment of Odessa As surmised, the
| affair was far from decisive, being more des.
!ructive without result. The glish accounts
report the attacking force as consisting of the
English steamers Sampson, Terrible, Niger
! Retfibution, Furious, and the French steamers
| Magador, Beaubean Descartes and Cation also
attachments of English rocket boats. The
mode OF attack was for the steamers to continue
for IL hours to sail around in a circle of hal
mile in Diameter, 1000 yards from the bate
res, and each steamer endeavo.ing to fire as i
passed The rocket boats continued to throw
"A pounds rockets to set the shipping or fire.
The steamers also continued to throw red no
shot.
The Russians fought with great bravery, re-
plying to the fire of the ships. Towards nigh,
the batteries becoming untenable, its fire be
came slower though regular, and at lepg,h the
shipping In the rear being on fire, it was silenc
ed. During the Cessation the red hot shot
from the steamer Terrible blew up the Russian
magazines or the imperial malt, and silenced
formidable battery. Three Russian frigates il
the harbor took fire and burned 2Ahe water
edge. Also II smaller ships u ships q
war. The rockets also set = rt of tn
city on fire and it burned e Thre,
of the attacking steame led. Th
| hon cafop - q. 49,
The he, British estimate jaSn ?
killed and wou2 owns estimat
theirs at 20 kill nd
The BIRTHS le action sent
; circular to me had inflicted rel
ribu,ion o, Isslans for firing on flag o
truce.
1t was reported that for the present the Ac
mIrals had Abandoned their intention of attack
ing Sabastaphol.
The report Of the ship balder of the steam
ship seen on the 2lst of April is refused, BIT
with this important addition, the Balder steere
, to the apot and saw large quantities of biscu
8 and boxes where the seamer was first seen.
| LATER BY THE AMERICA
1 There has been more battles between tn
opposing armies either on the Black Sea,
I the Baltic, the Danube.
, England and France were carrying on the
warlike preparations on the most gigantic seal,
Further increase in the armies of both countrit
was talked of.
Turkey and Russia were also engaged
| Strengthening their position.
!, Austria remains neutral
Orders had been issued by Gen. Austinbacke
d the Russian commander in chief of Odess
torbidding neutral vessels leaving that po
while the enemies fleet rempin in sight of Il
town On the departure of the latter the
e would be permitted to leave the harbor.