Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
H6 RxpoxrEp ron THE
DAILY AMERICAN ORGAN.
ARRIVAL OF THE UNION.
-Four Days Later from Europe.
SsJastopoI Not YET Taken.
ALLIES WAITING FOR HEISroRcESEsrs
ootlon Dsellnsd- Breadst.e. uneAanqed
ALLIES WAITING ron HElSFoRcExENrs.


gence from Europe, bringing dates from Liverpool
and London to November 2s, arrived at her wharf
in this city at o'clock.
BY this arrival we learn that the English gov
eminent have withdrawn, to convey troops to the
allies, the steamship Arabia, 1.-THE Niagara having
been previously withdrawn Of the Cunard line,
running to New York, leaving only the Cunard
steamers running between Boston touching at
Halliday and Liverpool, and the Collins steamers to
carry the mails and passengers
The next steamer due is the Pacific, of the Col
lias line, the day Of sailing Of which has been
changed from Wednesday to Saturday, to accomo-
date the commercial community, and probably left
Liverpool December 2, ten days after the sailing
Of the Union.
The next steamship advertised to sail Of the Gu
nard line from Liverpool, was on the ninth of De-
cember, to-day after which It Is expected that the
line between New York and Liverpool would run
regularly once a fortnight
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
There is nothing Of great interest from the seat
Of war. Up to November IA, the entire dates re-
ceved from sebastopol, the siege Of sebastopo was
progressing, and the allies were making prepare
tons for a bloody assault upon the city, which
would be made as soon as they had received rein
forcements for which they were waiting, and at tho
latest accounts rapidly arriving.
The reinforcements for the allies were repre-
sented as arriving at the rate Of 900 daily and
both armies have completed their third par
allels.
The English and French papers contain full de-
tall and official dispatches from the commanding
officers Of the battle ofNovember 5. In the bat
tie, some English generals were killed 3s officers
killed and 90 wounded 442 privates killed, and
1000 wounded and missing.
The French, it is stated, had one general and
forty-four other officers killed and twenty-one
wounded. II is reported that the Russians fired
on the wounded as they were being carried from
the field.
The Russian General, Liprandi, who commanded
on the occasion, was wounded, and also the Duke
of Cambridge of the allies.
Lord Regain had been created field marshal
Calls have been made upon the militia for volin-
teers by the war Office, (whether by the EngIsh,
French, or Russians, we cannot tell by the des-
patch.)
A winter campaign in thu. Crimca is evident from
the preparations making on both sides
A Russian despatch says, that the allies made
demonstration against the left flank of the Rus
sians when tho latter retired and that strong re-
Inducements for the Russians were in motion and
would soon arrive
The steamship Arabia of the Cunard line was OIL
its way to the Crimea with troops
BALTIC.
Fourteen Russian war steamers had made recon
nossances Of the position Of affairs in the Baltic as
far as Dago, an island in the Baltic, near the mouth
of the Gulf Of Finland, without encountering any
of the allies.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
1t is stated that Prince Gortschikoff has iutima.
ted to the Austrian Cabinet that Russia is prepared
to negotiate for peace the basis Of the four guar.
anteed conditions heretofore proposed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Prince Napoleon had left the camp Of the allies
at Sebastopol in bad health.
Lord Palmerston was at Paris, and having daily
interviews with Napoleon.
Lord Dudley Stuart died at Stockholm, Sweden,
November II.
JIdrhcfk.
Cotton market-Rchardson & Co. report sales
Of $4,000 bales Of cotton during the last three days
previous 10 the sailing of the steamer, including
in that number 1900 bales for export and 2,oo0
for speculation. The demand Is represented as
moderate, and prices in favor Of the buyers. De-
clined one-eighth.
Flour-Demand moderate. Prices In favor Of
buyers. Philadelphia and Baltimore brands arc
quoted at As.
Whest-Demand moderate. Prices In favor Of
buyers. Sales Of white at lbs. Cd.
Corn has declined Is Sales Of mixed at Ais !;
yellow at ass. white at 4es.
Arrival from Caiifornia--One Weeks Later Nelcs.
Nrw YoRK, Dec. s.--Thc steamship North Star
arrived here this morning, bringing one weeks later
intelligence from California. Her dates from
San Francisco are to the 1eth ult She brings
81, 1884, 600 in gold, which was brought down to
Panama in the Golden Gate.
The steamer Falcon, from Havana; arrived at
AspinwaIl on the Both November.
The Panama railroad was progressing finely.
The French and English squadrons still remain
cd at anchor in the barbor Of San Francisco.
The United States steamer susquehanns arrived
at San Francisco from the Sandwich Islands on the
9th Of November. The Mississippi reached Homo
lulu on the 23d of October from Japan.
Markets
BALTIMORE, Dec. --Breadstuffs-- Flour. Sales
Of Howard street late yesterday at Ss 50 city
mills at rs 81, deliverable on the goth instant.
Wheat-s,00o bushels offered, and sales Of red
at 81 81 as1 s5; white at 81 g5 tos2
Corn-2,0o0 bushels offered; sales Of white at
IS q so cents; yellow at SO TO "a cents.
Rye-Pennsylvania at 81 "a.
oats-Salcs at SO cts for Ohio, and 50 to SO CITE.
for Pennsylvania.
The business of the market during tho past week
has been dull, owing in great measure to the un-
settled condition Of the money market BresdstufIs
during the week have slightly advanced On Sat
urday last Howard street -four sold at Ss ~ Ia
and City Mills at $s. Yesterday, Howard street
sold at 90 80 and City Mills at ss 81 IL, showing
an advance of ri 10 during tho weak Reoefnts