The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-04
THE VERY LATEST.

These is no later direct news Russian despatch
supposed ~ be reliablc says that nothing Of import
ancc had happened in the Crimea to tho 18th.
The government have chartered to-day two
steamers for the despatch Of troops viz the Cleopatra
and the Ottawa.
It yesterday reported that in the event ola fur
thcr addition Of cavalry being required for the East
regiment Of Life Guards will be sent out the number to
be 45o men. Come volunteers from other regiments will
Of course, be required Recruiting is going most
briskly. t#
Miss Nightingale who Is TO conduct the nurses to at
tend the sick and wounded soldiers in the East leaves
England to-day She goes with the sanction and assist
OF the War Minister and the Duke Of Newcastle
Her staff Of Merccs includes number Of recruits from
Miss seon's establishment and others form society
Of Sisters Of Charity attached to Roman Catholic
ciety in London
In the foreign exchanges this afternoon bills upon
Hamburg and Antwerp rather in request and
quotations slightly receded. Rates upon Holland and
Paris also . shade lower than last post.
The rate Of exchange at Pari. continues with steady
appearance but at other places the tendency is less ia
vorsble.
From the Amsterdam stock market thi afternoon tho
quotations show increasing hcavness especially in Rus
sian securities, and at Vienna from day to day. there
a slow but uninterrupted augmentation Of disfrust
From Odcssa it is stated that shipments of seed and
Mediterranean,
no blockade exists there.
THE CRMEA.
VIENNA Friday, Oct. 90 1854.
private despatch from Bucharest, dated the 18th
instant, announces that the bombarlment commenced
the 18TH Two hundred pieces Of heavy artillery
employed. Sebastopol was not expected to hold out
more than three or four days.
Thirty thousand Russians have crossed the Danube
into the Dobrudscha. The vanguard is at Babadach.
Twelve thousand Russians under UschakoG occupied the
Danube ferries near Toultsch.
The German press everywhere gives Indications Of the
approaching rupture between Austria and Prussia Great
anxiety exists at Berlin
OMER PACHA's OPERATIONS.
The London Chronicie noticing that impression APP
pears to prevail that 0mer Pacha will Immediately as.
the offensive in Bcssarabia says that It may per-
haps be doubted whether such movement is actually
contemplated but If the Turkish commander should
not the frontier the menacing attitude which he
maintains in its vicinity will be almost equally ecacious
in OBTAINING in compulsory inactivity large Russian
my OF observation. II may be added that offensive opc
ratons ON his part would at this moment be unayang
for the immediate purpose Of caecting diversion in IA
81 the allies since any Russian force designed the
relief OF sebsstopol must long ere this have reached
lerekop.
THE SIEGE OF sEBAsT0r0L.
MARsn1LISs, Friday evening, Oct. 20, 1854.
The City Of london transport ship which left Con-
stannope on the 18th has just arrived She brings de-
sI~tches from Lord Raglan
rur~' IRISH OFFICERS AT ALMA.
We give elsewhere notices from the provincial press Of
of the heroes ri Alma. or Lieutenant Dudley
crsse, we are told that he went up to the Russian
frencAneuts fired his five sounds with his revolver and
then threw his pistol af their heads "
There are many extraordinary facts related OF Irish
men insthe Peninsular war; by Maxwell, in his "Sores
4 Waterloo, and Others but anything comparable to
this weAave not read either IN romance reality.
In addition to the names OF Abe Irish officers who were
ann and 1iQsla M he late haffl
have to sasafion Charles NJ Eree ensign Of the SD
regiment, Who Is stated In the 1asee to have been
verely wounded. This young dffcer, who entered the
army in August 1884, Is OF tohn H. Stree, Esq, Of
Gloucester stseet, Dublin.
The Captain Butler whose appears amongst the
killed. II brother of the hero who died Sisria after
having been mainly instrumental Ia .oblging the Rus
slams TO raise the siege.
LONDON MONEY NARkEr, Oct. 20--Twdvs o'chock-The
Erglish stock market continues remarkably quiet but
speculative sales Of stock for the account prevail Con-
fois opened at - y e4x for money, and e4x 9lX
November. Bank stock 20s 2l0; India Bonds, U.s. to
IurkiSa Scrip, 2S IS premium. Tho dividend due on
the Moafreal Corporation AoE cent bonds the 1st
Eovembr, advertised for payment by the Commercial
Pank. The Railway Share market opened very heavy
this morning The money market much easier owing
to the payment Of the divcads and the large inAux OF
recent Liverpool commercial failures, and which has
been to some extent aggravated by the repeated
ments and illusions Of certain portions Of the press
fast passing or and there TO anticipate
the suspension Of any other firms.
Tcc UClotk.-Ihe funds keep remarkably steady.
Reduced was dealt In st o5k 0Sk, and the New Thrcs
per Cents at S33S S3x o5x. The New az per Cents