Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-07-28
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ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
Three Days Later from Europe.


NEW YORK, Juy 27-The royal mail steamer
Africa arrived this morning at 10 o'clock, with
three days later intelligence.
The Liverpool cotton market was dull and
cotton had declined one-eighth; sales during the
week. 10000 bales fair upands at Ct fair Orleans
at 6a@64. Sales on Friday, 5000 bales.
The Liverpool -four market had also declined;
Philadelphia and Baltimore we quote at 34s. Cd;
western at 33s. 3d., and closing dull.
No change had taken place. in the prices of
wheat. Mixed American quote at los. Cd.
The Liverpool corn market was active, and
prices steady. White is quoted at 33s. 3d.; yell
low at 34s. Cd.
The Liverpool provision market was dull. Beef
unchanged. Lard steady at 52s. @53s
The London money market was active. Consols
had declined to OH.
From the Seat of War.--ft is stated that
Austria has summoned Russia TO evacuate the
princpalities within month, and will occupy
Wallachia without waiting for an answer
The Turks had captured the Isle Of Ramadan,
after battle of twelve hours. During the battle
the Russians set fire to several vessels. x
AT the latest advices from Omer Pashas camp,
eighteen thousand Anglo-French troops had join
ed Omer Pasha al Rutschuk.
The Turks had crossed the Danube at Otenitza.
II is rumored that the whole of Germany would
Join in the Austro-Prussiant treaty.
The capture Of the fortress of Giurgevo by the
Turks had been confirmed.
The number Of Turks that crossed the Danube
on the Sth, were forty thousand. They were OBJ
stinately opposed by the Russians, but The latter
were entirely defeated, with loss of nine hun
dred killed and wounded.
The allied fleets were last seen directly oppo-
site Sebastopol, and numbered flyeight sail.
One hundred and fifty wagons, with wounded
soldiers, had arrived at Bucharest, and among the
wounded were eighty officers
Accounts from Pennsylvania state that the Aus.
TRANS and Russians were concentrating their
forces on their respective frontiers, and that four
hundred and fifty carts laden with wounded Rus
SLAMS had arrived at Jassy.
Converts on the frontier OF Poland were being
despoiIed by the Russians.
A letter from St. Petersburg gives gloomy pic
lures of the situation Of the working classes.
Omer Pasha had arrived at Silstria.
The peninsula of Dobrudscha, between the
Danube and the Black sea, had not yet been
evacuated.
The Anglo-French forces encamped near varna,
were ready to enter the campaign
A pitched battle between the Anglo-French
forces and Russians, at Rutschuk, was daily an
ticipated.
The Russians had completely cleared the Tran
sylvania frontier.
From the Baltic.-A dispatch from Berlin
states that Napers feet had been joined by Adj
miral Corry's feet in Barro Sound.
1t is stated that the cholera was very fatal TO
the Baltic Il ,et
NapoleGn had reviewed the troops destined for
the Baltic, at Bologne. He addressed them in a
brief pointed, and energetic speech. Ii IS stated
that they will positively embark on the Goth July.
spain.-The rebels, under General O'Donnell,
are near Almagro. The small republican rising
near Valencia had been put down.
Fine latest dispatches from Spain slate that the
insurgents had determined 10 carry on protractt
ed guerilla war.
India.-The India overland mail, with Calcutta
dates 10 June l, had arrived. Trade in India dull
There was no mail from China by this arrival.
= Miscellaneous.-Choler continues 10 an alarm
ing extent at ST. Petersburg and Cronstadt. On
the Isl of July there were five hundred and eighty
cases in the former city.
Cholera, in its most violent form, had broken
out on board the Austrian emigrant ship Diargo.
Such were the awful ravages OF the disease that
the ship put back Immediately TO Liverpool. Fifty
persons had already died.
The American ship David Hadley, with over
four hundred emigrants on board, had put back III
leaky condition.
In Marseilles, France, the cholera had made
terrible havoc--loe persons having died in one
day of that disease.
Il is rumored that the French army had received
"A check in Africa.
Piracy in the Greek waters was on the increase.
An English steamer had burnt several Of the
Samioie vessels.
Domicliary searches at Athens were very fire.
quent.