New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-20
ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.
COTTON MORE STEADY.
BREADsTUFFs STILL DEPRESSED.
Interesting War News.
AN AMERICAN pRIvATHER.

New YORK, May 19-The Cunard steamer
Europa has arrived, bringing dates from Liver
pool to the 9th inst, three days later than were
received by the Atlantic. We annex q sum
mary Of her commercial and general news.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, May 6.--The sales of Cotton for
| the week, since the departure Of the Canada,
| reach 81 600 bales, of which spectators took
| 1000 and exporters 1000 bales,
| The market opened very heavy, and prices
declined fully Id, the decline being most mark
ed in the middling and lower grades The
market closed with q better feeling; holders
| were more firm, and there was fair demand
| from the trade. The circulars Of Hunter and
Dennistoun quote Fair Orleans 81, Middhng do,
| 81, Fair Uplands Ct and Middling Uplands 5sd
per lb. Other circulars vary slightly from
these quotations. There has been fair demand
| for Flour, but prices have fallen of during the
| week Cd to Is per barrel Western Canal is
quoted at 36s Sd to 37s, and Ohio at 38s Sd per
| Dbl. Holders of Wheat are more firm, with
| moderate sales to the trade; white is quoted at
| Us Id per bushel Of 10 lbs Corn has declined
! Is; yellow and white are quoted at 3Ss per
quarter, There was moderate demand at the
close, but prices were still more in favor of buy
ers, though holders were not pressing on the
market. Lard was in moderate demand, at
prices more in favor of buyers; holders were
not pressing. The quotation is SIS to SIS 3D.
| Beef is in moderate request at unchanged
prices. Pork is also in moderate request.
Bacon has declined Is. Trade in the manu-
| featuring districts is unchanged.
LONDON MARKETS.
LONDON, May 6-Breadstuffs are unchanged.
The Sugar market opened with good demand,
but fell off towards the close. Rice market fiat
Coffee is quiet. Pig iron, 50.
MONEY MARKET.
| The Money market is lighter. Consels are
quoted at STs. Small transactions in American
securities.
AN AMERICAN PRIVATEER.
Tt was reported that an American priyateer,
the Grape Shot, q had captured French brig
off Lands End. .
OPERATIONS IN THE BLACK SEA.
The allied fleets had bombarded the Russian
forts at Sulinia, mouth of the Danube, but no
details had been received.
| On the 18th OF 10Th Omar Pasha with 1000
men gave battle to the Russian division, under
| Gen Luder, between Slistria and Rassova.
The battle ragged with great severity for several
hours, and while at its height, Turkish diyi-
| sion who had made o flank movement the night
previous, fell upon the Russians rear, and
| threw them into confusion. Their route was
complete. The Russians retreated behind Seer
noyoda, with the loss of a large number Of guns,
large QuanUlllGS Oh STORES anu baggage, auu tHe
military chest of the division.
The Russians continued their attack on Stills
tria. On the Goth the Turks crossed the Dan
.ube with the intention Of destroying some Rus
| sian batteries, and advanced as far Kalavesch,
where after some hard fighting they retreated
towards Silistria unmolested. Prince Paskie-
witch had ordered the Russian armies to ad-
vance no further into Dobrudscha.
TURKISH VICTORY.
An important battle took place between the
Turks and the Greek insurgents on the 25th.
Dota was taken by assault by the Turks, in
| fifty minutes. The Greek leaders fed The
slaughter was considerable. The important
town of Merzoo had also been taken by the
Turks and pillaged. The Greek leader Griers
had fed. With the exception of Pivons all the
coast of Greece was closely blockaded by the
allies.
THE TURKS AND MONTENEGRINs.
On the 10Th a fight took place between tht
Turks and Montnegrins at Meckseck. The latter
were commanded by their Vorvode George Pc
troyitch.
OPERATIONS IN THE BALTIC
Sir Charles Napier wasclosely blockading al
the Baltic ports. 1t was rumored that the Rus
slams were fitting out fleet of 800 armed boats
against him.
1t is reported that Austria will occupy the
provinces.
MARINE ARRIVALS.
The following vessels had arrived at Liver.
pool on the 4th inst, from New Orleans The
Portland, Ellen Maria, Titus, Lexington. Har
mony, Brandywine, and Arrow. The Princeton
arrived on the 4th, the Washington and Kos
suth on the 9th, and the Middlesex on the 9th
from New York.
DESTRUCTION OF THE WHEELING BRIDGE
BALTIMORE, May 18.-The immense and beau
tiful structure, the Suspension Bridge across
; the Ohio river at Wheeling, Va, was entirely
destroyed by gale which occurred yesterday
The loss of the Bridge Company is very large
: ARRIVAL OF THE CAHAWBA.
New YORK, May 1S.--The steamer Cahawbl
j from Mobile and Havana, arrived on Tuesda,
night.
The Herald publishes letter from Mexico
stating that Santa Anna was in critical posi-
ton, and was entirely cut off by Alvarez. TIL
whole country was represented to be on the ev
of a revolution. This is no later news, if it b
! as late, as we have received here direct. EDS
PASSENGERS ARRIVED-SHIPWRECK
NEW YORK, May 18-The ship Curiotuca ha
arrived from Liverpool, bringing eight hundre
passengers and the crew of the ship Blacl
Hawk, which was abandoned at sea, and tn
crew taken off by the Captain of the Curiotuca
ANTI-NEBRASKA RESOLUTIONS
NEW YORK, May 18.-The Connecticut Legis
lature has passed resolutions denouneing tn
Nebraska bill, by large majority.
Y CHARLESTON MARKETS.
t CHARLESTON, May l9-The sales Of Cotto
for the week amount to 1000 bales, all qualite
having slightly declined, the decline being mos
4 marked in the middling and lower qualities, tn
l falling off in Good and Fair being fully 3c. Up
:. land Fair is quoted at &c. and Middling Up
lands at Ole. to 9tc. per h. The receipts {
Cotton for the week are $3.50 bales, and til
e stock on hand, exclusive of that on shipboard
8 is 81 $50.
The holders of the better qualities of Rice ar
asking full prices, but the lower grades ar
neglected, and have o dropping tendency, til
quotations being &c. to BIC. The receipts 70
the week are 1900 tierces.
THE METHODIST SOUTHERN CON
!, FERENCE.
COLUMBUS, GA-Messrs. G.. F. Pierce
Georgia, John Early of Virginia, and H. L
: Kavanaugh of Kentucky, have been electe
| Bishops of the Methodist Church South by tn
Conference held at this place.
: NEW YORK MARKETS.
New YORK, May 1.-THE unfavorable ad
vices by the steamer have caused decline
90. to It, in Cotton. Rio Coffee has declined
> to 10. Flour is dull and has q downward ter
dency, although Ohio is still quoted at s8 81.
!, Corn has declined and is now quoted at Tic t
76c. There is a moderate demand for Mel
, Pork at $14 Lard is declining,
- ARRIVAL OF THE CYANE
NEW York, May 49, The United State
sloop- war Gyane has arrived from Aspinwa