New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-27

BOTH SIDES CLAIMING THE VICTORY,
Allies Nearly Overmatched.
Reinforcements Fastening to the Allies
Cotton Steady readstufs Unchanged
CoNsoLs DECLINED.
New York, Nov. 26.--The Collins steamer
Baltic has arrived here, bringing dates from
Liverpool to the 18th inst, four days later thar
the accounts brought by the Canada. Shs
brings important intelligence from the seat O
war, of which the following is a summary:
Terrible Battles near sehastopol.
The report Of the massacre of the English
Cardigan, is mainly confirmed. 1t appears thai
Lord Cardigan and his command charged some
of the Russian batteries, mounting about u
guns, and met with tremendous resistance
Four hundred Of his men we're killed, and of the
whole force which he led to the attack only
| about 200 returned.
From the time Of Lord Cardigan's attack tc
| the latest accounts, the fighting was incessant
and sanguinary.
The 9th instant was marked by o terrible
combat, which lasted from daybreak until four
o'clock in the afternoon. Both the Allies and
the Russians claimed the victory in this affair,
the advantages being divided. The English sue
ceeded in taking a few hundred prisoners, but
the Russians had stormed several of the bate
ries and spiked the guns which were mounted in
them. The loss Of the Allies during the engage
| ment is stated at 5000 and that Of the Russians
issfsported to have been 5000.
On the 9th inst the battle was recommended
by the Russians, and WAS proceeding when the
courier left, so the result of the day is unknown.
1t is said that the Allies wers preparing to
storm the city before the Russians could recover
from their losses, but the accounts prove that
they (the Allies) were almost oyermatched
Most urgent requests were forwarded to France
and England for reinforcements, and fifty thou
sand French troops were to proceed Immediately
to sebastopol by the quickest possible mode o.
conveyance. A large number of steamships has
been chartered to convey their reinforcements
among which are the Europa, the Alps, the In
diana, the New York, and all the other steamers
| that could be made available.
Liverpool Markets.
The circulars brought by the Baltic report q
| good demand for cotton in the Liverpool market
with sales during the three business days pre-,
ceding her departure Of q 900 bales, of which
| 5000 were taken for speculation and 1000 fol-
export. Holders were generally firm in theil
pretensions, though the demand for speculation
and export was moderate Milligan Evans s
Co. quote as follows: Fair Orleans CID, Mid
ding Orleans SD, Fair Uplands Sd, Middling
Uplands 81 to SD per lb.; the market closing
rather heavily.
Breadstuffs were without any materia
change. Flour was quoted at 43s for Western
Canal, and 46s per barrel for Ohio brands
Corn was easier, and Yellow closed at 45s pei
quarter
Money and Trade.
The Money market at London was stringent
and consols had further declined, closing al
92s Trade in the manufacturing districts was
duh and the rates rather lower
FURTHER BE THE BALTIC.
Liverpool Markets.
A, 800 ~ s@Aes W eosSon ~
Liverpool on Wednesday, the day of the Baltic's
departure, were estimated az 5000 bales, prices
remaining without any change of moment, but
rather more in favor of h,,vars Rrovn ebin.
-. n ~ F
ie5 w. iepo1e 'he lharAeV quies' anu uh-
changed at the close, with full supply offer
ing. Breadstufs were also quiet and most de-
scriptions were quoted at rather lower prices.
Flour had declined Rd mar bbI corn al no,
~,
No. W. es.1 " 80 - - ~ I've
WORD ABOUT IANGuAGES.-lt ID well
known act that every Frenchman arriving in this city in
the space OF three or four months succeeds In speaking
English why do not Americans succeed as well and as
quickly in learning to speak French? Simply because
me former practices before studying and the latter stu
dies before practicng Practice and practice alone in
readers to call at 10 st. Charles street where no other
language but French is allowed to be spoken by Professor
Brettes Students who canaot fail to acquire the Language
in three months being compelled to converse entirely In