The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-26
EUROPEAN NEWS.

Arrival Of the Steamer Amerca al Halitar-Three Days
Later.
HALIFAX May 24--The steamer America has arrived,
bringing Liverpool dates of May H. She will be due in
Boston at 6 p. M, tomorrow.
The America reached Halifax at o'clock this morning
The Arctic arrived out on Wednesday evening.
The Bank of England had raised the rate Of interest
81 per cent
The from the not important
The weather favorable for the crops
The report of the ship Baldaur relative to the steamer
the 2ls Of April is repeated, with important
additions The steamer headed north but altered her
towards the Badaur and Immediately disappeared
The Badaur steered to the spot and large quantities
of biscuits and boxes. When the steamer first SEEN
barque alongside but the latter seered south
and, board the steamer it is pre-
suhed the barque saved her passengers.
The details Of the bombardmen of Odessa have at last
been received The affair was very destructive, but the
result decisive The attacking force consisted of
steamers and detachment of rocket boats The Russian
twelve hours. During the action redhot shot from the
steamer Terrible blew up the Russian magazine the inn
perisl mole and silenced formidable battery
Three Russian frigatcs in the harbor were burnt TO
the waters edge twelve smaller vessels and ships
of-war in course Of being built destroyed The
rockets set part Of the lower city FIRE which
burnt for two days Three Of the attacking
disabled The British loss twenty killed and wounded
The Russians had twenty killed and sixty wounded.
The Russian account states that March 9th the
British steamer Furious approached Odessa when guns
without balls fired and the Furious ordered TO stop
The Furious sent boat ashore with flag Of truce which
respected The boat landed, when she sent back
TO the Furious with the Information that the British
sui had left.
The Furious again approached il to survey when the
batteries fired shots her ans not the truce
boat On the second Of April three allied
Odessa TO demand satisfaction. The Russian commander
expressed his surprise in writing that the allies imagined
the Russian shots fired at the nag of truce explained
the facts and refused 10 deliver up the shipping in the har
Dor as demanded Hence the attack.
NEUTRAL VESSELS AT opEss,
The following orders, relative to neutral vessels were
published at Odessa the 23d April the day after the
bombardmcnt Of that port by the combined fleets The
squadrons having then left the port all neutral vessels it
stace
l. The vessels under a neutral flag now in the port Of
Odessa cannot leave il long the onemys feet shall
be in sight Of the town.
O. The captains and sailors win find an asylum in To-
eality which win be especially destined for the purpose
beyond the reach Of proectes and in which they must
submit TO the quarantine regulations.
Vessels with cargoes will be allowed to deposte their
cargoes in warehouses which the authorities win place at
A. Captains and sailors who may not desire to avail them
selves OF the locality offered to them must implicitly obey
the orders Of the captain Of the port and in of resist
snce they viii bring themselves within the application OF
Beyond the limits of the protection which is offered
captains sailors and cargoe under neutral flag, the
hortes discam beforehand all responsibility regards
the safety Of vessels
G. All vessels under neutral flag may leave the port
without any obstacle as soon as the enemys fleet shall
have departed
LATEST
Negotiations for an offensive and defensive alliance be-
tween Sweden and the allied powers reported TO be
progressing TO a satisfactory conclusion
II reported in Paris that Spain and Portugal and
Piedmont were willing to join the allies and furnish con-
tingent
Hanover has declared against letters of marque The
Monieg that Austria is about TO do likewise
The Arab chief Jessuf with 1000 followers has
barked for Turkey
Fourteen Russian merchantmen had been captured in the
Black sea
Admiral Dundss had proposed change Of prisoners.
French loan Of 250000,o00 francs talked of
II was reported that the English frgate Amphion was
ashore Reve and il supposed that the had
been made prisoners
PARIS Fridaye-The Bourse closes irm--threes 6eG4b ;
fourand-hayes 9290. The rate Of discount had been
duced per cent
OpEssa May 1.-The inhabitants are returning town
and opening their places Of business.
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