The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-06-01
By Telegraph.
Arrival OF tho America.
HALIFAX, May %.

\ Halt hAt AA"s -
!. The Royal steamship America, Capt;
Long, from Liverpool on The 18Th, arrived
ii last evening, and sailed at quarter past
\ eight Tor Boston, where she VIII be ane ut
an early hour this evening. lie ia'es,
/ negotiations for an alliance, offensive anu
defensive between Sweden and the aliieu
i powers, are said TO have progressed ~
4 tayorahlv, that they are Oh the point y
] being concluded. 1t is also conidentaiiy
stated ia Paris. that Spain, Portugal, and
i Piedmont are wiling to join The Western
Powers 10 supply u contingent
Fourteen Russian merchantmen have
/ been captured on the Black sea. aud Admit
/ raj Dundas has proposed an exchange 81
prisoners. 4 new Ffench loan OF 2,5oo,-
UGo francs Is talked q,
ODESSA, May 10.
The Inhabitants are beginning 10 return
10 town, and places Of business are open
again. The banks have removed some DIS
tancc from town The Bank OF England
on the 9TH raised til rate If discount to 5ia
per cent. and the Bank Of France reduced
the rate to 1 per cent
Official accounts arc now at hand ol the
bombafdmcnt Of Odessa US sarmtsed; 'he
affair was far from decisive, being more des-
tructive without result.
The English accounts report the attaech-
inc force as consisting o. the Engllsh
steamer Sampson, Terrible, Tiger, Retriba-
ton. Furious. and the French steamers
Nsrador. Bourbon Descaftes and Cation,
also detaehmen,s of English rocket boats.
The mode Of attack for the steamers con-
tinued for II hours to sail around in . circle
= ~ h, -, a pl11n wards from
The batteries aud each steamer endeasorlng
10 ire as il passed The rocket boats con
tnued to throw II pound rockets = SCI the
shipping Oh fire; tha steamers also eont'a-
ned Il throw red rs, shot. The Russians
fought with extreme bravery, replying TO
The fire Of the ships Towards night the
batteries becoming untanabla, a's fire be-
came slower though regular ana at i"ngth
the shipping ia the rear being On fire, I Was
sileneed during the action. The red hot
shot from the steamer Terrible blew up the
Russian Magazines en- thf imperial matt
and slensed formidable battery
Three Russ ffIgates, IN the harbor'
took fire and burned ca the waters edge;
also II smaller ships, and two ships u var,
The rockets also set the lower paft Of thu
CITY on fire, and it burned for tso days -
Three Of the attacking steamers were dis
ahicd. The Bourbon WIS st 80 lire ba'
the fire was cNtingaishcd. TIE BRITISH
estimate their loss nj less than - killed
ana wounded. The Russians estimate
theirs It 20 killed ana 90 wounded. The
British 4 imiral agtsr the action, sent cir.
cul4r to III" tlett, saying that he hid insict.
i'd retr!bution ON the Russians, for lging on
flag Of truce
1t wa. rumored that for the present tho
Admirals had abandoned their intention o
attacking Sebastopoi.
Additional, by the America,
Thee has been M more battles between
the opposing powers either on tbs Battle o.
Biak Sea. " th Danube.
Eaglana and France were carrying p
the!r warlske preparations % gigantic
scale. an increase it tie armies at both
countries i talked o.
Al trim remains neutral.
New YORK, May Is.
Til, Illinois from California arrived this
morning: She brings 600 passengers, and
$4,000 il specie.
WAsHiNGTaN, May %.
Sonate-Aner the presentation 0f a lew
memorials ard petitions, SsnatoT SeNard
ON Y, present u III credentials " Fran.
cis G,llett, elected few days since L. s
: nator from COuuecteut 10 fiji the uneX
pirad term Of Senator Truman Saith Nr
Gilett made his appearance and alter
been duly sworn took his seat,
Senator Clayton reported a resolution
relative - tha relief " Lieut.. Strains
Dar;eu surveying party ~ the BRITISH
steamer yerago AMI voting gold medal {
each Of the officers, also the sum ~ $500 I
each man engaged 10 aliDrdlng relief Res
U!uuon adopted. Consideration of the Ne
braska Dili was then rcsuned.
senator Bell, rehukct Senator Coonh,
fur his harsh aud offensive personal remarks
yesterday.
llorse.--Mr. Dunbar pres nted theresa
lu'ions uf the State Legislature relative I.
the recognition Of Cuba
The House then went into Committee Q
the hole, and on motion set aside the Pa
ciic Railroad Lilt, ANA resumed distus
sion TO the amen1m ut OF the deficiency
bill