New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-09
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY o 1854
NUMBER 2sS.
perienced in the American war how difficult IL
was to preserve an isolated neutrality,

perieneed in the American war how difficult IL
was to preserve an isolated neutrality,
THE DUELs AT M4DRrD.-The fam. of the
SoulG duels has not yet died away.
The following letter from Lord Howden, the
British Minister, is the latest official eman alton
on the subject:
BErrtsH LEGATION Madrid Jan 6. 1854.
= have been extremely panied, both for myaels and
oers in seeing in several newspapers that duel was
snout 70 take place between Count Esterazy Austrian
filhister at this court, and myself
s. ta M perfectly at loss to imagine the motive until
enahee In GsrEnan newspaper assertions at
an as surprised az indignant There ia perfect
ead "a aorid at this moment enveborling all that
. enting al nat ID not said am reported to
sve refused Count Esterazy ss NV coeayue ii tba mn
- @ .te uue5 between VI Turget and u sonle in which
and in the a, lions assigned in the grossest
Jaci;ai, ~ Ss 7s ohensfys manner The reason for nv
t - unL ssserhazy applied eqsaliy to other mem
hicb II s u aomsae body fer personal reasons
without which should have retired thot b. t
WITH frenchman and certainly coud hays 500 ~,
none more worthy sr more agreeable than Gene,
feel happy to state that the best relations b d
existed between Count Esterhazy and myself ays
never have had the remotest intention ID sav
offensive to him and am happy TO have ar s snns
Of showing my friendly feelings By rsquestra @
have the kindness to publish this letter your estnabIs
journal remain; your obedient servant,
@ HowDEr.
On the afternoon of 1st Jan, the prineina1
streets of Rome were, for the first time, lighted
with gas.
PRUSSIA
The Second Prussian Chamber met in secret
session on the 9Th inst, to deliberate on a COM
munication from Government relative to the
acquisition by Prussia of military port on the
North Sea. The proposed site is near Jahde,
not far from the mouth of the Weser, and upon
ground at present beloning to the Grand Duchy
Of Gutenberg.
The entrance of the allied feet into the
Black Sea is understood not to make any change
in the attitude of Prussia with respect to the
Eastern question.
AUSTRIA.
Austrian officials have been committing an
other outrage on a subject of the United States
the Rev. james Cook Richmond, presbyter
of the Anglo-Catholie Church. and one of the
correspondents of the Daily News. After set
ting the police to watch him, causing anony-
nous letters to be written to him, and, he be-
heves opening his correspondence he was, on
the 10Th OF December, waited on by the COM
mander Of the gendarmes at Recskemet, in
hungary, who intimated that he had orders
from the highest authorities in Hungary to sub
Ject the whole of Mr. Richmond's personal effects
to examination
Mr. Richmond protested against this invasion
OF &C the sacred private rights of an American
citizen, and was then told that he must remain
IN custody until the official had telegraphed to
Pesth for further orders The result Of these
orders was, that between four and five o'clock on
the morning Of the 18th he was reused from his
bed by gendarme, who compelled him to leave
hecskemet IN jolly wagon, and amidst a vio-
lent snow-storm, and over frozen roads. con-
veyed him to Feleghaza There he arrived two
hours before the midday train, by which he had
voluntarily promised to leave, but SO exhausted
that he could not continue his Journey
AT night he hoped to rest but three pend
armes burst into his room, and threatened to
shoot him if he did not rise. He demonstrated,
showed his passports covered with signatures of
Austrian ambassadors, and, pointing to the
word s America" told them that the President
of the United States had declared that the rights
OF an American citizen should not be violated
with impunity; but, with brutal, coarse and
disgusting niinuteness, they searched him, took
from him his papers and money, and told him
he was under arrest. He was then taken to the
guard. room, subjected to another search, and
then left to sleep, if he could, amidst drinking,
quarrelng, and gambling gendarmea.
In the morning ne asked permission to write
the American Embassador in Vienna, but this
was refused. At ten o'clock he was taken to
the Rttmeister, who, having become alarmed at
the possible consequence of these proceedings,
offered to restore his passports and set him at
liberty, If he would Immediately depart This
offer was refused
detailed account of these proceedings has
been forwarded to the United States and Mr..
Richmond doubts not that the President will
: take Immediate and decided steps y in this i'm
1ortant matter.
EGYPT.
AT Jeddah, and along the coasts of the Red |
Sea, the Arabs are in arms against the author.
ty OF the Turks, and there is q mutinous feel
ng among the sultans troops, owing to their |
being IN arrears of pay for long period The |
oultan's treasury at Jeddah isquite exhausted |
and the merchants there are creditors of the
government to the extent of Els, 600.
A Turkish and an Egyptian steamer left for
erymen and 10000 stand of arms, for the use of
he Sultan's army.
On New Years day, the weather being fogey, |
he French post-of1ice steamer Eurotas, on her !
way from Syria to this port, got on the rocks |
Ibout couple of miles to the eastward of the |
lew harbor, and yesterday she went to pieces. I
70 lives were lost, but the mails were saved only
With difficulty, and most of her CARGO consist
ng OF silks and tobacco, has been much dam
.ged
The stock of Mocha coffee is small, and prices
re going up.
MARKETs-JAMEs M'HENRY's CIRCULAR.
aeon meets ready market at full prices old
J more sought after. There is more doing in
eef and pork Cheese keeps scarce.
Lard Is Is to IS dearer and much wanted none
ere.
Tallow has been excited, and reached 63s. but
now easier.
CloVerseed has been in better demand during
be week, but no transactions have been re-
orted
Linseed Cake has advanced los per ton.
BreadstuBs.--The activity has moderated,
nd there are now pressing sellers at a decline
'om the extreme rates of Is to Is sd per barrel
n flour; Sd to Id per 10 lbs on wheat, and Is
q Indian corn.
Cotton.--Since the sailing of the Atlantic
lere Is no particular change to notice in the
arket; the cottons direct from New Orleans
aying fair profit, are freely offered for sale;
nd the same course being very generally pur-
led with late imports, some little irregnlarity
OCCASIONALLY exists in prices, but scarcely
to a quotation. There has been
'me increase of business in Manchester since
tuesday,, and the market is very steady. Stock
lls day, 597 300 bags, of which 27S,7S3 are
,merican; do last year, COL ,434, of which 362,-
S. are American. Sales this week, 39,O4O
ags, including p $3.50 American; $3.50 bags !
eing on speculation and 100 for export
Hare .HGrket, Jan. COtt0R.-Sales of
le week, 1863 bales in port, and 1000 afoat,
the rate of S9f for middling Orleans, and 92f
} 95f for good middling. Stock, $1,000 bales.
Accounts from manufacturing districts un-
ranged, although severe weather has forced
me demand for winter goods.