New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-15

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Details Of Foreign News by the Africa
The British mail steamship Africa arrived at
New York on the morning of the 7th, bringing
dates from Liverpool to the 18th ult., three
days later than by the Pacific.
The following summary Of her news will be
found very interesting: 5.s,.s.s.ss. ..5
E. D. Davenport, the tragedian, bearer of
dispatches from Mr.. Buchanan, with 100 other
passengers, came in the Africa. ssn' iI
The steamer Indiana arrived out on the 2Sd
ult,, and the alps on the oath. kla4ss
There had been no further operations in the
Baltic, and none in the Black Sea. gn
The Crimea expedition had not sailed, but
preparations had been renewed
On the 10th of August the Austrian army Of
occupation entered Wallachia-the whole Of
Wallachia and perhaps Moldavia would be oe-
cuped. g.55..,+..-@
The expedition to the Crimea is still in abey-
ance. Its departure at all during the preseni
campaign is daily growing more doubtful The
cholera still continues its rayages. and had in
vaded the French camp on the Aland islands
| The Turkish army in Asia had met with de-
| cisive defeat. i ~ .- Al. =. '..-5...-.
The news from England and France is unim-
portant. Spain remains quiet fa
The Russians were still concentrated on the
| Pruth and the Turks at Bucharest. No imme-
diate battle was expected
| The Turks met with terrible defeat at Kars--
i lost 1000 prisoners. hrA .,t +tta'
Spain is subsiding into quietness
The British Government has completed con-
tracts for hemp at e65 to e67 Very large
contracts are advertised for beef and pork,
which has caused a large speculative demand
The contracts we're to be closed on the I'd Of
| October. s7,45h -55e
Orders have been dispatched to Plymouth, to
prepare the ship Caledonia to receive the Rus
sian prisoners. .,s .s a 4f .sss
z4H PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
1t is said that the troops at Bomersund will
be re- embarked for service elsewhere; that a
negotiation is on foot for the occupation of the
i Aland Islands by 10000 Swedish troops, and
that if not successful the Notifications were to
be blowniup on the LIST of September. si7
A fire at Varna had destroyed one-third OF
the town, and it is said that two Russian ennis.
saries have been arrested charged with being
the incendiaries. u.ts fs.T " 't0 -ial q Nv
Sir Edward Lyons has sailed into the Black
Sea with his division. Destination unknown.
The correspondents of the London News and
Chronicle have been arrested ty the Turks a,
Bucharest, and have been ordered to retire to
Giurgevo in SO hours The cause of their ar
rest is not stated. s.. -.., 3.
A late dispatch from Vienna says that Prince
Gortschakoff, it is understood, has received al
intimation faom the Gar to make no reply to
the last proposition of Austria, but would de-
mand to know Austria's intentions. t-ssl
' | The French troops at Bomersund were suffer
ing terribly from cholera. They would proba
bly, Immediately re-embark.
THE Wharf.-The CAPTURE OF BoMERsUND.
| The English papers to hand by this arriva
are full of glorifcation over the capture Of Bo
mersund They say that ''a more gallant AM
brilliant operation has seldom occurred" Th
following are the facts of the case:
The first Decentralization of French troop
took place on the morning of August s, at
landing place selected by the General and Ad
miral, in bay about three miles in width, sit
: uated to the South west of the Russian forts
and at a distance of $500 yards from the west
ernmost fort, called Fort Tee. No efficient re
sstance could be offered by the Russian garri
son to the landing of so strong force, covere
by such an imposing strength Of ships. FroI
the diary kept by an officer we are informe
that sat 8 O'clock on the evening Of the It'll
the whole fleet stretched across the mouth {
: the bay Of Bomersund, and brought their fore
to cover the the west shore on which the land
= ing was to take place.
Or Soon after 8 o'clock, a signal was made to til
:. whole fleet to get out boats Half past 10, II
Termagant, British steamer, crept silently III
der the head-land of the western promonto1
" and brought up within 200 yards Of the shor
= but protected by the promontory from the shol
- fire. At succeeding intervals of a quarter
" an hour, the steamers Stromboli, and Sphy n.
= likewise crept in and took upa similar position
At o'clock. morning Of the 9Th, the Russian
commenced firing from three heavy guns in Il
q, Purthwork battery, on such boats as passt
= within range Three oclock, morning, the E.
IS inburg, British steamer, towing boats, round
!, the promontory, followed by the French line Q
= battle ship Durere, towing pontoon boats, CO.
oy tanning field guns and horses Edinburg thre
= shells into the woods to dislodge the riferne
Is, Four o'clock, morning, Phlegethon, (Frenc
% and Amphion, tEnglish,) steamed through
intricate passage, and moored west of the cart
work battery, where none of its guns could
!. brought to bear against them From this 81
q position they threw shell &C with beautiful pl
cision for half an hour, and then sent thl
boats in to spike the guns. On landiI
:. " waving the French and English flags" tb
vo- found the Russians had saved them the troub
hessd hsd' by blowing up the battery.
: Five O'clock, NJ, of the 9Th, the Stromb
by was sent to clear the bush of rifemen, on viii
tlt Ioulu-toHSl anu ehc niath 1oiu huo
nip opportunity of throwing shell at the Amphi
At and Phlegethon, causing the latter to move
= her berth. In the meantime, Napier, in
al Bulldog, came up, and assisted the Stromboli
at. engage the round tower, while the troops W
nd being rapidly landed on another part of
beach. By o'clock, Il, 900 troops had b
st. safely landed, formed and marched throug
v pine forest to village on the heights, about
Is. miles distant from the fortress. Eleven ocl
:. the Bulldog, with Sir Charles Napier on boa
'o' ran aground within range Of the forts.
ee. though the AdmiraPs flag was flying at the ft
y. the Russians did not fire upon it, which
lor' considered rather g 'incomprehensible and
ss. o'clock, evening, the ship foated of,
ships at this time in front Of the forts were
at. English (all steam) Bulldog, (Admiral Napi
hn Edinburg, admiral Chads,) J Hague, Ajax, B
'n,y helm, Amphion, Termagant, Belleisle, Pencil
Sphynx, Gladiator, Yalorous, Vnlture, Pig
sas SAFE Lightning Transports Julia, Col
- ba, Cornelius, Fox. Cutter Sparrowha
sale Yachts -Maryis, Foam, Esmeralda. Ere
ese ships-Infexible, (hag-ship.) Breslau, Trid
for Tage, Duperre, st Louis, Algerine, Steamer
st. Phlegethon, Darien, Souffeur, Asmodee, D.
as Refine, Hortense.
On the north side Of the island were Leops
ees Arrogant, Odn, Hecla, Locust, Porcupine,
)es- ter, Alban and Cuckoo. During the remain
st. of the 9th, the small craft were employed I'M
Ier- rying provisions, ammunition, ETC., from
= 4 ships to the shore the Amphion moored in Fl