Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-06-01
FURTHER BY THE AMERICA.
HALIFAX. MAY 24-9 p, NJ

md selled ut 81 for Boston, where she
viii he due al an early hour on Thursday
evening.
The latest negotiations fo- an alliance,
offensive md defensive, between The ALI
ed powers are said TO have advanced SO
favorably tina; they are on the point OF
being concluded. Ii is also confidently
stated in Paris tina, Spain, Portugal. and
Piedmont are willing - join the western
powers to supply Il contingent.
Ilanovir has declared against issuing
letters of marque.
The Paris Aioniteur announces thai.
Austria is about to do likewise.
The Arab chief Ycssur. i!h 1909 fol
lowers, has embarked ipr Turkey.
Fourteen Russ.an merchantmen have
been captured in The Biack Sea. Atmi.
raj Dundas has proposed - exchange pris
Oners.
A new French loan Of . 100000 francs
is talked of.
A correspondent Of The London Times,
at Carlskruna. Sweden. writes on the 4,h
May, tina, an English igale was report
cd ashore in the vicini y of Revel, and it
was supposed thai her captain and c'e"
had been mrde pris hers.
PARIS, Thursday. The Boursc WIS
firm to-day. The funds closed 4! G6 Il
60 90. The national discount differs
had low cred tho rates OF discount Ole per
cent.
OpEssA. MAY l,,-The inhabitants are
beginning 10 return 10 town, and places Of
business are open again. The banks have
removed some distance from town.
The Bank Of England. on ,ha 7ih inst,
raj ed the rn;e Of dis :ount to d per cent
end the Bank OF France reduced the rate
to :. per cent Since T. bfuary The hull
ion has increased 4 eco GOO in the I'a,k
Of France mud decreased the same amount
in the Bank OF Engalii.
Onicial accounts nre now a. hand OF
The ombarimen, OF odess7. rs sur
missed, the affair was far from decisive.
being merely destructive without result.
The English accounts report the attack
ing force rs consisting ot' tho English
steamer Sampson. Terrible, Niger, Ret
ribu;ion, md Furious, md tie French
steamers Mogadar, Bcaubon, Descratcs
aud Caton-aiso deiachments of English
rookie, bociS. The mncc Of ntnck was as
fplijws: The steamers continued for ,
{ hoars TO sail round in circle Of n half
mile in diameter, 1000 yards from the
batteries, each steamer endcavoring h.
fire as i; passes. The rocket hoa's con-
iihued to throw 81 bound rockets to set
the town AID shipping on fire. The
steamers cint.nuei 10 throw red hot shot.
The Russians taught with extreme b,nv-
cry. replying 10 the fire of the ships
Towards nigh: the battery becoming un-
tenable. its fire became slower. though
regular, and a, length the shipping in tho
rear being on fire. it was slcnccd. Du
ring The action The rcd hot s'oi from
the steamer Terrible blew up the Russian
magazine on tho imperial mole. and ST
fenced formidable battery. Three Rus
sian frigates in the harhrr to K fire. and
burned to the waters edge. MS, - small
err ships aud Two ships OF war Three Of
the attacking steamers were disabled
/ The Beaubon was SGT on fire. bu. was ex-
linguishei. The British estimate their
loss at less shan 90 kiiei and wounded.
The Russian accounts look rs mach
! like the truth cs The ish They shy
that. March 25lh. tho British steamer Flu.
rious approached O iessa. aud Two guns
without balls were fired from the batteries
and the steamer ordered n II 10 approach
nearer. The steamer therefore stopped.
ard sent n boat ashore with Zig Of truce.
The boa, was allowed 10 land n, the wharf
vile ii was sent back 10 the Furious with
! the information that tho British consul
! had left. The Furious however, again
/ got up steam. and approached nearer. ms
! if 10 survey. when the batteries fired Z
shots, not on the boat with the flag of
truce. but on the advancing iriga,e, which
! then LEFT. On the 81 of April two Of tie
allied steamers came to Odessa To demand
an explanation. Gen. Csten Sacken ex-
pressed in writing his surprise that the
allied odmi.als should imagine that the
/ Russian shots were M tho flag Of truce. -
lie explained how affairs were, ard OF
course refused to deliver mp the shi3piag
in the harbor, Us demanded by Tho Admi
raj. Accordingly the bombariment took
! place.
! The British Admiral. after tho notion.
issued n circular to The feet that he bad in
/ tllcted retribulion on the Russians for firing
on flag Of truce.
II was reported that for tho present,
the Admirnls had abandoned their in,en-
ton Of attacking Sehasiapol
The report Of the Bnldeur ms to tho
Steamship seen on the 2ls, Of Arrl is con-
! firmed, but with this important addition:
The Baldeur steerei 70 the spot, md saw
large quantities of biscuit and boxes when
the steamer was first seen.
BhEADsTUFFs.-Flour has advanced Is
on the week; firm market, and large bust
ness; but little speculative demand IVES
tern canal. BIS Cd: Baltimore, 38s; Ohio
39s; Canadian, 37s 6da3Ss Cd Wheat
advanced 81 on the week; white Is al n
l2s. Dennistown & Co. says lbs 12s
/ Cd; red los Sd a Is Corn active: Ia n
Is Cd better; white 39s Cd; yellow 39s o
| 40s.
Provisions-G Gardner reports beef firm
md a trife higher; holders demand m
advance. Pork--ligh. business, but more
buyers than sellers Bacon firm. but in
fair demand; 2da3d lower. Lard dull
prices lower.