Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-11-13
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ARRIsAL OF THE srEAMsHIp
AM Err ! G A!
Interesting from the Scat Of War!
ADVANCE IN BREADsTUFFs.

| The London Times is informed that Mr..
Soule, Minister at Madrid, was, on Tuesday
the 25th refused permission to pass through
France on his return from England to Spain.
The London Morning Post announces
semi-oificially the acquisition OF SANTANA,
saws it amounts virtually. ii not absolutely,
| to the annexation of st. Domingo to the U.
States. Soimportant a position in the West
Indies-a position threatening on either
hand the Spanish islands of Cuba and Porto
Rico, and SO directly affecting the British
West India possessions, cannot be received
with Indifference.
The operations Of the besiegers at Sevas-
I ,pol continued, and their fire was effectn-
ally answered. The Notifications were lit
tie damaged.
PARIS, Friday.-Sir John Burgoyne on
the l4th fixed the sites for batteries which
will destroy the Russian shipping.
A Russian war steamer had been captur-
ed by the fleet.
The Moniteur of this morning contains an
account of the Russians near Genney. They
lost their baggage and ten guns.
LIVERPOOL. Saturday noon.-Sevastopol
is not taken. The latest advces show that
20 days elapsed between the departure of
the besiegers from Balkan and their open
ing fire upon Sevastopol. Both French and
English had their batteries ready on the
10Th. On the 18th, fire was opened on the
place from land andsea. The sombardment
continued until night. The Russians lost
500 killed and wounded. Admiral Kerni-
choff was killed The Russian Notifications
suffered very little. On the next day, the
18th, the bombardment was resumed.
When the mailleit Constantnople, steam-
ers had arrived at Balaklava with men
wounded in repelling a great sortie of 90
600 strong
Generals .Ragland and Canobert had sum
moned Seyastopol to surrender, and request
ed women, children and the sick to be sent
away. The Russians already number 49,
900. The allied forces are divided into a
siege army and the army of observation.
On the 18th and 18th the garrison made
sorties and destroyed some small works.
On the evening OF the 10Th, a convoy of
1000 Russians succeeded in entering Sc
,yastopoI. The Allies now number I / 900.
Eight thousand additional French were
ready to embark from Marseilles ON the 2lst.
and 5000 Turks from Varna.
| Letters of the 18th say that the allies
will attempt to storm the garrison, which is
estimated at 10000 men altogether. The
prospect of the speedy fall of Sevastopol is
not SO favorable to the allies.
/ Admiral Machnoff, who commanded at
Sinope. is commander at Sevastopol. lie
| has published an address saying he will de-
! fend it to the last, and any one is welcome
to shoot him if he don't.
/ .Adviccs from Constantinople of the 18th
say that the Russians had retaken Eupatoria,
and that the English garrison of 500 men
were relieved, with the loss of one gun.
An allied force is sent under Gen. Bos-
q let and Achmet Pacha to prevent the ac-
vance Of the Russians.
Affairs look black between Russia and
Austria. A great council of war was held
at Vienna. The Emperor presided I'll
was reported that Austria summoned Rus
1 STA to withdraw from the frontier of G lila CHA.
The whole Austrian army was to be put on
a war footing ON the 26tl. The garrison of
| Vienna had orders to be ready for marching
at IS hours notice.
4 Russia meanwhile continues to menace
Austria The Car has gone to Warsaw
Forces are concentrating on the Austrian
frontier Little doubt is entertained at Vi
emma that ere long there will be actual hos
/ tilites.
GREAT BRITAls.-The British feet is to
leave the Baltic about the Cd Of November,
returning in squadron to Plymouth and Cork.
Another Polar expedition is to be sent out
} next spring to bring back the remains of
Sir John Franklin's party-Dr. Rae will
have the command. A galyanic apparatus
Il. hair H.
up the ships sunk off Scbastopol.
i SPAIS-Mr. Soule's return to Madrid
caused quite an excitement, and clamor
was being made to induce the Spanish gov.
! eminent to solicit his recall Queen Isa.
bella has abandoned the idea Of abdicating.
MANCHESTER Observation-Disclosures & Co.
say that -four and wheat were in good de-
: mand until Friday when rates receded and
business limited. The market. however.
! closed on the week with advance of shil-
/ lings on -four and a 9 cents on wheat
! Corn continued in active demand, chiefly for
the contract of a shilling to four shiliings
\ advance. Quotations are, Western Canal
Flour 40 a 40s. Philadelphia and Balti.
more 42s Cd a AIS, Ohio 34s "a ASS. white
whit wheat ls6da lbs, red los 6da lis
Cd, indian Corn 43@ 45 for white and vel
low, and 43@44s for mixed
New YORK, Nov. 10.
The Daily Times of this morning foots
up the vote for Governor as follows:-Sev.
mour SO, 100, Clark 90,5sO, U!lman So 374,
Bronson 37,400. Seymour's maiorty will
be less than 5000 The Tribune gives
1 Seymour majority Of 1880.
The steam propeller Mohawk, on her
passage from Albany to this city, was las,
night wrecked in Saybrook Bay, at the
mouth of the Connecticut, ard sank to her
deck in about feet water. She was load
/ cd with corn and oat. below and fl ,ur on
ieck. The -four will be saved, bu, the
grain und pbtedly be lost. She was owned
| by Henry French cf this city. Cargo part