New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-23

retreating in good order from Bucharest Large
bodies Of troops were falling back upon Sereth
for strategic reasons. An advance upon Crimea
had been agreed upon.
1t is rumored that the Island of Aland had
been captured by the allied army; but not with
out suffering great loss of life.
Nothing new from the combined fleets
A rumor is current Of the defeat of the Rus
slams at Shobodzic.
The action, it is said, took place on the 22d Of
July, with loss to the Russians of 200 men and
500 prisoners.
A grand council of war had been held at
Varna on the 10th Of July, at which Omer Pasha
and the allied Generals were present.
[This is about the fifth time, within amonth,
that we have announced pow WOW between the
above distinguished officers
The combined fleet remained at Baltschik
MISCELLANEOUS. slight republican mani
festation had occurred at Paris, but it was sup
pressed without the slightest difficulty. A num-
Der of arrests had been made.
Numerous Austrian renforcements had ar
rived at Parma
The Danish Government had proclaimed q
constitution for the entire monarchy
The Russian Cabinet were still busy with d.
plomatic notes, but they excite little or no at
tention.
Greece is quiet. ...@
There has been no change in the aspect Of
affairs in Portugal Sweden and Denmark, since
our last advices.
The weather in England was favorable for
the crops
No change in the attitude assumed by Aus
tria and Prussia towards the Western powers.
England and France regard the Governments
of both countries with great suspicion, be-
lieving that they will ultimately cooperate
with Russia
In Hungary and Poland there is much agita-
ton among the people, and fears of popular
outbreak and uprising are generally enter
tanned. ~"~.
IMPORTANT FROM SPAN.-.arripol Of Espar-
tero at Madrid. --Espartero had arrived at
Madrid. His entry into the city was trium-
phal one, being received with the greatest en-
thusiasm by all classes Of the citizens
Queen Isabella had accepted the programme
drawn up for her by Espartero
The National Guard of Madrid is fully or
ganized lis composed of nine battalions with
two batteries Of artillery.
decree of the National Junta suppressed
the Royal Council, and puts forth the press law
of 1887.
The Junta has also abrogated the law which
| prohibits the circulation in Spain of certain
| foreign journals.
Orders have been issued for the arrest Of sew.
| eIhl VI tue SA-mlul5bSrS. GORetHcr Will UeueTa
| Quinto. 1t is said that the ex-Minsters have
taken refuge in the hotel of one Of the foreign
ambassadors.
| Queen Christina had not left Madrid.
| On the 25th July, Gen. O'Donnell was at Cor.
dova, en- route for Madrid
The MARKETS. August 2.-Ths
cotton market closed to-day with the following
quotations Fair Orleans, 81; Uplands, 81
Ohio flour, 33s. Cd. yellow corn, 34s.; mixed
32s; white, 34s. 3D. Wheat frmer--rangins
| from IS. Cd. to 9s, Sd. Lard had advanced on'
shilling Provisions active. Trade at Man
chester steady.
| acknowledgements IN NEW JERSEY. -- TIL
editor of the Newark Mercury has been taking
10 look at the Know Nothings, and says:
| "The meeting of the State Wigwam of tn
American (Know Nothing) Associations which
was held in this city on Wednesday, was ATTENDED
by some $50 representatives from various part
of the State, and finer body of men has seldom
ever assembled. Their appearance was that o
men who felt themselves enlisted in great ant
important work; and we feel pretty well per
suaded, now that we have seen these acknow
lodged KnowN othings, that the good and pur
have little to fear from their organization. TIL
corrupt and unprincipled, however, we shoult
judge have little to hope from its clemency."
The Petersburg (Va.) Express, of the 16tl
instant, says:
con Sunday morning last, about o'clock, a
a highly respectable citizen was riding to Peters
burg rom Prince George, he suddenly heard tw
sharp pistol reports in quick succession in tn
woods, bearing all the popularity of twang tina
accompanies or constitutes an affair of honor
Looking in the direction from whence proceeds
| the report, our informant beheld a party of som
four or five gentlemen emerging from the wood
| and making great haste towards q carriage tina
stood in the road, Considering all the matters
and as circumstantial evidence is often very con
elusive, the gentleman from whom we receives
our information Immediately put it down as
duel, Who the parties are yet remains
mystery"
THE SLAVE TRADE IN CuBA.-A letter in tn
New York Times, dated Havana, Aug. 8, says
The old American bark Milaudon, name
after the late opulent citizen of New Orleans
which had been for several years Spanish prop
| erty, under American colors, in trade between
this and New Orleans, was recently seized upol
the Coast of Africa, and condemned as a SLAYER
The Captain General has, after most deter
mined perseverance, forced the discovery G
seventy or eighty more of the Africans intro
duced at Origosa, by the American brig Gre
through the British Consulate
We have the details of another slave expe
dition through the testimony of an America
sailor, which was contaminated without moles
tation, at small port called San Carlos, o
estate of that name, to the east Of Trinidad
The vessels name is given as Julia Mister, o
Mista. 1t is said that 400 old negroes wer
landed, the vessel Immediately burned, and tn
American seamen on board forwarded by tn
agents of the enterprise to Havana as distresse
seamen.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.--On Saturda
afternoon, the 18th inst, in Philadelphia, la
twelve years old, named Haughey, was kille
by being run over by train of coal cars on tn
Reading Railroad in the Nineteenth Ward H
was employed as ater-carrier on Pier No. s
and at the time of the accident was attemptin
to pass under the cars. His body was nearl
severed in two
STATEMENT OF THE AUTHORITIES OF GREY
TOWN. The late authorities of Greytown, in
long dispatch to Captain Jolly, of the BIRTHS
schooner Bermuda, have given their version
the recent troubles there. There is nothin
particularly new in their statement. The
show that the prime source Of the quarrel whic
, led to the destruction of the town was animosit
existing between the local authorities of Sa
Juan del Norte and the Nicaragua Trans
Company. ! tzH3},