New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-14

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the steam.frigate,Tigsr went ashore, The OBJ
ject Of the attack was to complete the destruc.
ton Of the Tiger, to prevent her machinery
being available to the Russians
The rest of the feet were at sea.
On the 9th, Captain Parker, of the British
frigate Firebrand, was shot through the heart
at Sulina, and was buried at Constantinople on
| the 18th with military honors.
Gxsece.
-, The instruction is completely at an end
The cruisers of the allied feet seize oil the arms
they find on board the ships they search. The
Porte has established two conditions for the re.
establishment Of peace with Greece; the first is
public PREPARATION; the second an indemnity
| Tor the loss and damage ocoasioned to Ottoman
SUBJECTS. That indemnity, the amount Of which
is to be fixed by four Commissioners, Turkish,
Greek, French and English, is to be paid within
| u brief period. Fin two months complete satis-
faction is not given to Turkey, that Power will
resume its hostile attitude towards Greece.
| Asia
| The Turco- Egyptian division sent under the
orders of Hassan Pacha to the Asiatic coast,
mad succeeded in landing arms, ammunition and
| neld artillery for the use of SchamyPs army,
| which is every day becoming better organized
Two French engineers have proceeded, on board
the frigate Vauban, to make reconnaissance in
the direction of Batoum and along the coast of
Circassia.
Spain.
Gen. Everesta San Miguel is named Minister
OF War. His nomination was received with en-
| thusiasm by the people The infant Don Fer
dinando, brother of the King, is dead Count
Montemolino, accompanied BY Gen Elio, has
entered Navarro, where Carlist movement has
broken out. The French Government is about
| to establish corps of observation on the Pyre-
| mean frontiers Queen Christina has disem-
parked at Port a Vendres. Queen Isabella has
not left Madrid.
On the morning of the 10th, the insurgents Of
| Madrid sacked the palace of Queen Christina,
| IN the Gale de las Reias, and the mansion of
NJ Salamanca, at the Recoletos, along the
| Prado. Christina had to take refuge in the
| Royal Palace, and afterwards fed towards
France. A report circulated that she was
| taken prisoner; but this statement was not
true. At Martos, near Granada, a battle was
| fought between the forces of O'Donnell and
| Blaser. 1t is stated that the Count dc Vista
Hermosa and Gen. Blaser (royalists) were
wounded and taken prisoners. There seems to
be no present intention on the part of the in
| surgents to dethrone Isabella. The Duchess
| Montpensier has no party whatever in favor OF
herself or her French connections.
Madrid private letters say that the effect pro-
duced on the public mind by the fall of the Sar
torIus Ministry was immense. Enthusiastic
WHAT'S to liberty and the Generals commanding
the constitutional army, rung through the
streets, and the public buildings were illumi-
mated.
| Events have hurried on with rapidly From
various sources we collect the following facts
| "MADRID, 17th.-Valadolid declared yester-
day for the movement. The Captain-G General
and Governor are prisoners. Progresista Gen
erals have taken command of the troops. The
Ministry has just resigned. The Queen has sent
for Gen. Cordova. Risings in Catalonia are
spoken of
/ MADRID, 18th, 10 o'clock P. MA popular
emeute has commenced in the streets of this
capital. The people have arms and chiefs.
Alarming cries are heard
| Second Dispatch-1Sth, / p M-During
the whole night the city was in the hands Of
the insurgents. Between and o'clock this
morning the troops were engaged and acted with
vigor. Barricades have been erected The
Gazette publishes the names of the new Minis
try. The whole of Catalonia has risen, with
| the Captain General at its head. Fighting is
going on at several points,
| "sT. SEBASTIAN, July 19.-Gen, Espartero
has gone from Logrono to Saragossa to place
himself at the head of the revolt. Gen. Zabala
is about to join him. The municipality of To-
losa, and the civic guard, assembled at Villa,
real, have followed the movement. The city of
Pampeluna and part of its garrison have de-
clared themselves The Captain. General has
shut himself up in the citadel with the remain
der of the troops"
| "PERPIaNAN, July 20.-Bareelona, although
not in arms, is far from tranquil. A decree re-
stores arms to the National Guards. Another
| decree suppresses the detective police-the peo-
| pie having demanded the head of Tennessee, It's
chief A third proclamation orders levy Of
citizens to put down incendiaries Valencia
has pronounced Saragossa also. Gen. Espar-
| tero, nominated chief of the revolutionary Jun
ia, is at saragossa. The garrison and popula-
ton of Puycerda have declared for the insur-
gents
A letter from Madrid to the London Times
states that on the evening of the 10th the
fighting was still active in various parts Of
Madrid. The insurgents were fearfully in
censed against the Queen Mother, and were
calling loudly for her head As already stated
her palace, on the Gale de las Rejas, was at
| tackled and Quilted. The people then rushed to
the unpopular minister, when they smashed all
the furniture, and nearly demolished the build
ing. Next they demolished the residence of M.
Salamanca, whose railroad speculations in con-
nection with Christina and her clique are SO no.
torious. Count Quinto, late Aleide Corregidor
of Madrid, had also his house pulled down
The streets where the fighting was hottest were
the Gale Ancha San Bernardo, q long wide
street extending from the Plazuela San Domin-
i 60, not far from the Palace, to the gate which
leads from the suburban village of Chamberri
the Plazuela San Domingo itself; the Plaza del
Oriente, in front of the Royal Palace; the Gale
de Preciodos; the well-known Puerta del Sol
which is the centre of the city, and upon which
open the six principal streets of Madrid, name
| ~: the San Geronimo, Correlos, Mayer, Car
men, Montera and Alcada-the Gale Alcala,
and the Plaza Mayer. In all these, as well
as the Gale Atocha, barricades had been
thrown up and vigorously defended by the peo-
Pile. Troops had occupied the post-ofice in the
Puerta del Sol.
The following address was handed to the
Queen by a commission of citizens appointed to
| demand an audience:
Senora-The undersigned, Spanish citizent
and interpreters of the wishes and desires of the
people Of Madrid, whom they have the honor te
represent, to expose to your Majesty with due
respect that, considering the grave circumstan.
ces in which are this capital and the whole
nation, there is no other means of safety fol
the Throne but in restoring to the people tbs
rights that have been usurped from them, re.
specting their principles of morality and justice
removing from your Majesty's side the perfdi.
Gus councillors who have compromised by their
misdeeds and violence the peace of the kingdom
and the institutions that the country has con-
auered with its blood and treasures. The
people of Madrid demand constituent Cortes, in
/ which may be fixed in a able and secure man.