New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-27
FURTHER BY THE NIAGARA,
The seige of sebastopol.
ELECTION IN SPAIN

a1. ELECTION IN SPAIN.
4 NEW YoRK, Oct. % % The Niagara's accounts
embrace the following additional items Of foreign
news: Peg $780, g
II Is Latest from sebastopoI. t5 r
The latest, dispatches received from Sebasto-
pol prior to the sailing Of the Niagara, were
dated the 9Th inst Up to that time no bonn
baTdment Of the city had taken place, although
the, Allies had carried their intrenchments
within about 1900 yards of the walls, and had
fifty guns mounted on them,
Private dispatches had been received in Paris
stating that dispatches from Lord Raglan had
arrived at yarna in which he said that he ex-
pected from the advance SO far made in his siege
works. to be able to open his FIRE upon the town
in q few days.
Mensehikoff had ordered all the ships Of the
Russian fleet lying in the harbor of sebastopol
to be prepared for sinking without delay, in the
event Of the success of the Allies in their at
tack upon the town. "a 4lt...! q 4
The feet of the Allies % at Sebastopol were but
Of little service. S5fH O V7s q ,3s Issas5. n
ALI the forces which had been left at. Varna
had embarked for the scene of operations about
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The total force Of the Allied army already in
the Crimea was 80, 600, which number included
the sailors, etc., cooperating with the troops on
shore. The Russian army in the Grirnea was
stated atls5l000 men. III
snte9 saa4 Battle on the Alma, Ie
THE force Of the Russians defeated BY the
Allies on the River Alma, amounted to about
thirty five thousand men. Their position was
avery strong one, and, it is thought, ought
to haYe been more vigorously defended by that
ndmbsr Of troops. Two Of the Russian Gem
erals, wounded and taken prisoners in that bat.
tie, have since died. y s$5f a't silasq 5sr5
tiefv iassias Prussia. .s5sa =
The determination Of the King Of Prussia to
cooperate with Austria in the future course of
the war, is said 70 have been extorted from him
BY an energetic joint note from the Govern
naents Of Great Britain and France. " !. % .s.ss
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Dispatches from Madrid dated October 10th,
state that'ths elections were proceeding quietly,
and generally showing results favorable to the
Progressionists. !" - n = ss,s55 E
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y FHE DEFAuLTING TALLER or THE OCEAN BANK,
NEwY osEThe Cashier Of the Ocean Bank In note to
the Newyerk Courier aud Enquirer, says the amount
which the late paying teller Of that bank is deficient In
his accounts does not exceed $4,000 The Courier and
Enquirer says the teller had held tks Office since Tire
Organization Of the bank years ago and has always
had to the last moment the full confidence the Board
of Directors Fortunately for the stockholders the loss
wllaventuay be much reduced by avaing of the secu-
rifles Of the teller and by his bond The Courier adds
hatin this case thu process Of defacaton was in the
eerfncaton of checks that good and drawn by
parties Who at the time were aware of tho fraud and are
thus open to schargs Of fraud and COLLISION. =ss
The Alexandria Gazette remarks, as singu-
lar fact that the oysters taken from the ohegapeake and
its tributaries hive proved yey deeteos to health this
season. Several persons in this city, including the North
Carolina gentlemen Of whoss death mention has been
made n the papers far and vide have died suddenly after
eatingraw oysters and crabs Their death attributed
by adisintsrested neighboFs to cholera. , ~
q PROBABLE PRIZE FIGHT.--Tom Hyer 10 in Gin
ctnna it is said professonal hnsness-that is he
has entered intoA wager with named McGowan of
St. Louis for prize the staked being three
thousand dollars The parties to meet about halt
way between the cities Of NswYork and st. Louis and
the encounter is to take place about the last of this
month 3z
new steamship Of two hundred and eighty
eight horse power called the Yankee was launched at
NewYork on the 10Th She Il intended for the Panama
San Francisco and Shanghai trade
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The Washington correspondent of the New
York Times contradicts the STORY that Mr. belmont our
Minister at the Hague had neglected press the claim
Of Capt aibsan and states that the Dutch Minister at
Washington had demonstrated with our Government.
against the pernaeity with which Mr. Belmont had urged
his demands ~ 81 ss4es4 Is 5ss s ssj,5l5j
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4 On the 10th inst, in the Court Of Oyer and
Terminer New York John Corcorsn was tried FOR the
murder q Michael ooyne, by striking him tie head
with capstan bar The jury rendered verdict Of
slaughter in the fourth Degree but the eentsncs was
postponed x ~ Ssaf9 g "