Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-26
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
Stoeden, Spain, Portugal, and Piedmont about
to Join the Western Potoers.
Particulars q Bom9s1-a,nens Of ODESSA Z
HALIFAX, MAY "a.

HALIFAX, May "a.
The Royal Mail steamship America, Capt.
Lang, from Liverpool on Saturday, the 18th
instant, arrived here at o'clock this morning,
and sailed again at s Ia for Boston.
The Collins steamship Arctic, arrived out
at o'clock on Wednesday evening, the 10th
instant.
The report of the ship Baldaur. as to the
steamship seen on the 2lst of April, received
by the Franklin, is reported, but with this
important addition "The steamer was head
ed North, but altered her course toward the
Baldaur, and Immediately disappeared. The
Baldaur steered to the spot, and saw large
quaint ties of biscuits and boxes. When the
steamer was first seen, a barque was alongside
of her, but the latter steered away South, and
as no one was seen on board the steamer, it is
surmised that the barque may have saved the
passengers.
The Bank of England, on the llth instant,
raised the rate of discount to l-2 per cent,
and on the same day the Bank OF France re-
duced the rate to per cent.
HE BLACK SEA.-Full accounts are now
at hand. of the bombardment of Odessa. AS
surmised, the affair was far from decisive, be-
ing mere destruction without result The
British accounts report the attacking force as
II
Retribution, Furious French steamers Mog-
ador, Vauban, Descartes, and Caton-also,
detachments Of English rocket boats. The
mode of attack was, the steamers continued
for twelve hours to sail round in a circle of
half mile in diameter, 1000 yards distance
from the batteries, and each steamer delivered
lire as 1t passed; the rocket boats continuing
to throw "a pound rockets to set the town and
shipping on fire. The steamers, also, threw
red hot shot.
The Russians fought with extreme bravery,
replying to the fire of the ships. Toward
night, the battery becoming untenable, its fire
became slower, though regular, and at length
the shipping in the rear being on fire, it was
silenced. During the action red hot shot from
the steamer Terrible blew up the Russian
magazines on the Imperial Mole, snd silenced
formidable battery. Three Russian frigates
in the harbor took fire and burned to the wat
er's edge, also II smaller ships, and two ships
OF war building. The rockets also set the
lower part of the city on fire, and it burned
for two days.
Three of the attacking steamers were dis
abled. The British estimate their loss at less
than twenty killed and wounded. The Rus
slams estimate theirs at twenty killed and six
ty wounded.
The weather in England had been very fav-
orable for agricultural purposes.
Negotiations for an alliance, offensive and
defensive, between Sweden and the Allied
Powers are said to have progressed SO favora-
bly,, that they are on the point of being con-
cluded.
1t is also confidently stated in Paris, that
Spain, Portugal, and Piedmont are willing to
join the western powers, and, is necessary, to
supply contingent.
Hanover has declared against letters of
marque. The Paris MoniteM announces that
Austria is about to do likewise.
Tie Arab Chief Yessiop, with l 900 follow
ers has embarked for Turkey.
Fourteen Russian merchantmen have been
captured in the Black Sea.
Admiral Dundas has proposed an exchange
of prisoners.
A new French loan of two hundred and fif-
ty million francs is talked Of