New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-17
Details of the News by the Atlantic.

Tens Of thousands of spectators line the banks
Of the river, and crowd even the housetops to
catch glimpse of the troops embarkiDg GO Tor
the war" A vestige of John Bulls old martial
spirit has revived, and the cheers of the assem-
bled multitude testify how popular, after all, a
great war is
Nor is the enthusiasm at all diminished by
noticing the fine appearance Of the men EN-.
barking, To-day, only 5000 bayonets 20 on
board. but they carry with them regimental
colors inscribed with oil spirit-stirring names
the Peninsula, Talavera and Waterloo-to
which hope already adds the Danuber' at
the same moment that these men are being EN-
barked, other regiments are embarking from
Dublin, Southampton and we have reason to
believe from Toulon and Africa. The most
sceptical have now reason to believe that Eu-
rope stands under the shadow of a great war,
OF which no one can venture to predict the end
At the present moment all seems hope and
confidence, with, however, among the women
of whom thousands are assembled-a feeling
of sadness,
'0ver the unreturning brave, alas -
The latest intelligence from Liverpool at noon
of the 23d ult says:
The ships Manila and Niagara will sail with
3000 men to-day. The Cambria and Vulcan
with 1900 on Friday; the Himalaya with 14O0
on Friday; the Emu and Simeon with 1000 this
day week, and the Golden Fleece and Attraton
with 2200 shortly afterward
The Mediterranean brigade will be formed
from the 44th at Gibraltar and two regiments
at Malta
The third battalion of Grenadier Guards left
ST. Georges Barracks, London at 4:3O for
southampton. The crowd of spectators was so
great that it became difficult to preserve a pas
sage ana the troops and people presented a COM
pact mass. The cheering was vociterous
The ShIDment nf T., nnps rnes nv, Naa,o rraJ,,x
teers than can be provided for continue to offer,
and recruiting for private men is quite success
full IN filling the ranks. Lord Ragland has been
appointed to the command in chief. Prince AL
bert has reviewed the Guards At Liyerpool
the troops are embarking to-day (22d) on board
the Niagara. and the Cambria has sailed for
Kingston to take regiment on board there.
The Niagara has been fitted up specially for
the transport of troops. On deck. forward.
stabling has been erected for twelve horses. be-
longing to the officers. The deck house is fitted
with two parallel tables for dining; and the
saloon is fitted with three sliding tables for the
same purpose. The space on each side of this
house is covered with an awning to the bulwarks
and movable tables are placed along the whole
length af the deck The second cabin, below.
is fitted up with six rows of berths, about $50,
On the lower deck there are three hundred other
| berths, and forward, q number, which makes ur
about one thousand in all; and still leayinp
sufficient space for the health and convenience
| of the men on board
At Southampton the fleet of steam transports
hired by Government, is fully equipped and
ready for sea it is composed of the screw
steamer Himalaya, $3.50 tons, Ripon, 1900 tons
Manila, 635 tons; Orinoco, 275O tons; Emu,
1860 tons. OF these the Ripop, Emu, Manila
orinoco We're to sail Wednesday 22d, same day
as the Niagara and Cambria. Ships are being
raDjdlV mt n effpctive stofa for tho p,l,;o
among others the Neptune 100, St. Vincent lOl
Blenheim 60, Cesar 81, at Portsmouth; Repulse
30, at Pembroke; Majestic 80, Cressy 80, Nc.
march "a, at Sheerness; Royal William l2O. St
George 12o, Ajax So, at Plymouth with several
others at the other naval yards Admiral Cor
ry's fleet is in the highest state of efficiency,
On the night of the 26th ult., while at sea, the
Admiral, without giving previous notice, or
dered the drums to beat to action in three and
half minutes from the heat of the drum, the
first gun was fired, and within six minutes every
ship in the fleet had fired broadside. No day
has been yet fixed for the embarkation of the
Artillery (land) force, hut men, horses and guns
are assembling at Woolwieh.
letter from London, dated Feb. 81, saws:
The manning of the navy proceeds with a de-
gree of enthusiasm little con emplated, the diff
fculty of getting men during the present scare
ity of hands and the prevalence of high wages
upon as sure to prove one of the greatest OBJ
stacles that the Government would have to en-
counter. Volunteers pour in on all sides, and
all anxiety on the subject is now totally re-
moved. The same may be said with regard to
the army, especially in Ireland, where the num-
ber of men offering has been such MS to cause
the authorities to increase the regulation height
at which they are to be admitted
The Queen had issued proclamation forbid
Ipprf fhn nrfa ,r
marine engines, or parts thereof On an ex-
planation in Parliament, the Government stated
that machinery will be allowed to be sent to
friendly nations
dreadful colliery explosion occurred in the
Arley mine of the Ince Hall Coal Company,
near Wigan, on the afternoon of the 18th.
About 240 men and boys were in the pit. Soon
after three o'clock the persons above ground
heard two loud explosions, and Immediately
signal was made from below to haul up the MI
ners. Thirty men were Immediately hauled up
from the south shaft, and reported that the
north shaft was on fire in such a manner as to
cut off the retreat of the rest of the workmen
1t was some hours before the fire could be ex-
tinguished SO as to allow a body of searchers to
descend. On arriving at the north level tbey
found the unfortunate men piled up in heaps
and dead Eighty bodies were at once taken
up, and from another part of the shaft twenty
louF DolleS. Only " lew, anu those much eS-
hausted, were got out alive. Some few had
escaped into another pit, so that the exact mum.
ber lost is not known, but as forty persons were
known to be in part of the mine where the roof
had fallen in, the number of the dead cannot
be less than one hundred and twenty Ia the
same mine sky lives were lost by an explosion
in March of last year
The Advertiser says: It gives US much plea
sure to be able to state that the Queen has
most graciously intimated to Mr.. Buchanan,
the American Embassador, that it will in future
be left to his Excellency appear at state balls
and her Majesty's dinner parties, in whatever
costume is most agreeable to himself The Lord
Chamberlain has also made similar communi-
cation to his Excellency, relative to his costume
on the opening or closing of the sessions of Par
lament.
IMPORTANT DEBATE IN THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT
In the Commons on the oath, Mr.. Golden put
the question whether the Government had issued
any directions as to the blockade of Russian
ports Lord John Russell replied that no such
order had been issued. Sir Walsh demanded
if the King of Greece favored the alleged insur-
rection among the Greek subjects of the Porte !
Lord John Russell replied that no information
to that effect had reached the Government.