The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-12-06
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TERRIBLE BATTLE ToUGHT!-THE ALL

We are indebted to doctor Harris, OF MAI
shall, who arrived last night from n. Orleans
for papers of that city up to the evening Of the
9Th ult They contain the news brought by
the Baltic, which reached g. 7 DIRK on the 26tt
-, from Liverpool, whence she sailed on the 18th
being four days later than the adyices by the
: Canada, (which will be found under our gen
: eral intelligence head, J and brings important
news from the seat of war.
Notwithstanding the heavy sudden fall Of
consos, owing to the unfavorable news from
the Crimea, the Liverpool cotton market con
tinues steady The sales on the 18th, 18th
} and / 5th amounted to 10000 bales. The
sales on the 18th amounted to 1000. The
market was freely supplied Fair Orleans is
quoted at Sid; middling, sgd. y 10. Bread
stufs were declining. Wheat had fallen Is. u
bushel of 70 lbs; and corn Sd. y quarter.
The Baltic brings the report of another ter
rble battle having been fought under the walls
of sebastopol The slaughter had been awful.
The total number of killed on both sides is va
riouslv reported at from 5000 to 10, 600 in the
majority of accounts.
The conflict ragged most iercely on the 5th
and on that day, the allies are said to have
had 5000 slain. "
An official dispatch which has been received
| from oen. Canrobert, dated the 9Th inst, states
that on the day previous, the Russian army,
which had been greatly sveed by numerous
reinforcements attacked the right position of
the English, but that the latter being supper
ted by division of the French troops under
cen. Bosquet, completely defeated the enemy,
whom they compelled to retreat with enormous
loss The Russians who fell are estimated at
from 5000 to 5000 in number
Gen Canrobert further states that at the
same time a sortie was made on the French
left which was repulsed by the troops under
gen. TORY. with a loss to the enemy of 1000
men. The loss Of the French is not stated
The struggle, gen. Canrobert says, lasted
the whole day.
The Russian account says that the garrison
made two sortes against the allies on the 9Th.
The first against the right flank, the English,
in which they were successful, the result being
the captures of one of the enemies batteries,
the guns of which were spiked The second
was against the left flank, the French and the |
result was the spiking of fifteen more guns be-
longing to the allies. A division Of the French |
infantry, the account says, then pursued the
Russian forces, but were repulsed with immense
loss.
The right wing on which the Russians made
their first attack was composed of the English
foot guards, comprising the second, third and
fourth divisions Of the forces in the Crimea.
The battle lasted till late in the afternoon,
when tie Russians retired, certainly with heavy
loss, leaving several hundred prisoners in the
hands of the English The latter it is also GER
tain lost very heavily.
Lord Raglan is reported to have refused to
grant Menschikoff an armstice Of twelve hours
to enable him to bury his dead.
The reports of the massacre Of the English
calvary at Balaklava is fully confirmed. The
English general sir George Brown, was woun-
ded on the occasion.
AS may be supposed, these events were cau
sing great excitement throughout Europe.
Among, those more or less dangerously
are generals Benteck, Butler and ,,
Towens.
The general opinioi is, that if such another
victory were gained, the allies would be obliged
o raise the siege Adyices had already been
sent to England calling for more troops and l.
stating that unless they be sent the total de- J.
eat of the allies would be inevitable t.
French reinforcements, to the number of !
30, 900, had already been ordered to be sent to
he field, and every steamer that could be pro-
ured, including the Europa and every availa-
lie vessel that could be chartered las been p
aiken up, for the purpose Of Transporting the il
necessary aid. Il
Russia is reported to have announced dis Il
osition to treat with Austria on the basis of z
he four conditions previously proposed by the tc
after, but then rejected BY Russia. This, how
yer, is looked upon as a palpable attempt on il
he part of Russia to create disunion between
Austria and the western powers. o.
The Russians are reported to have captured 6
'uskana, near Kokar tt
SPA1N-It is rumored that important changes T
'ere about to be made in the Spanish minis R
y, and that of the present members, general 70
alazar would be the only one continued in Of II
CO. There are evidently important events fir
impending in this distracted country. hi
INDIA, &c.-The Overland mail had arrived a,
18th late intelligence from India and China &C
he fighting at Canton was still continuing and M
lere had been no arrivals Of tea from the inte- dc
Or The American, British and French min Ell
tiers were about revising the treaties between th
Ielr respective governments and China. The lie
'bes retained possession Of Shanghai al
FIRE AT MoNRoE.-For the last six weeks it ~,
as been apparent that some designing incendia- St
7 was determined to burn up the business por- co
On Of our town. Some three OF four attempts or
I'D been made, but fortunately detected before 60 60
was too late to extinguish the flames The W.
st attempt, however, of this devil incarnate, on ~
1nday morning last, proved successful. At W "
'out O'Clock in the morning it was dscov- tr
ed that H. Gerson's dry goods store on Grand ~ ~
rect, was on fire, and the flames continued to 49,
read from that building until all the stores and w;
her buildings on both sides of Grand streete ~
tween Grammont and Wood streets, were w.
'stroyed. The fire then extended to JUDGE W.,
N. I. Richardson's Office, on Wood street, w.;
I'd from that to W. j. @. Bakers office, both of ~
hch were destroyed. From Bakers Office ar
e fire was communicated to the receivers la
ice, which was also destroyed, fortunately,
'Wever, all the books and papers of the office do
re saved. Thcnext building to the receivers las
ice was the fire proof Office of Messrs. Nc IN
are d Kay, and fortunately the fire was there N.Y.
rested. There were in all twenty three build r.