Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-11-18
BY YESTERDAYS MAILS,
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Steamship Asia.
Foui Days Later Advioes
HIGHLY INTERESTING IHrrLLIGrNCE.


err Asia arrived at her wharf this morning with
three DAYS later adyices from Europe, bringing
Liverpool dates To the It'll inst.
Th,, Liverponl Cotton mirket closed tirmor
with l6d. advance IN lower qualities Saics Of
the week t6,0nJ holeS : Fair Orleans had not
changed in price, andis quoted ut L ID; AIiddlinr
i, ) ) sd, Fair pland- and Mobile cd; Aliddling
! ID.
The Hayre Cotton Market was >teady-pric,s
unchanged. Manchester trade dull
Brcadsiutfs IN the earlier part Of the week were
dull, aud had declined almat Is. but at the close
recovered. The weeks decline is only one sh-
ling on hour;2 t" ID Oh wheat, and Is on corn
At the close the flour market firm, with nm
upward tendency. Canal quoted lua4ls; Balti
more and Philadelphia :F2aI}S.;Oho lis These
figures Indicate sight advance in the three
days prior to the steamers sailing. Indian corn
quoted Halls. per quarter. C'rn meal firm.
Provisions were. firm and in good request at
previous figures. Beet and Pork active. Sales Of
Lard at 52a5is. Iallow firm and advancing.
Groceries generally were quiet No change to
note in Coffee, Sugar, Molasscs. Rice was
scarce firm and advancing. Naval store quiet
prices unchanged.
Tobacco was scarce and in active demand at
full prices.
Iron was duh and prices ON the decline. Wool
dull
The London money market II triAr ea SER.
| ohSblS advanced ana CLOSED III -,
American stocks dull and depressed.
POLITICAL NEWS.
The political advces by this arrival especially
from the seat If war; are somewhat indefinite, but
Interesting.
The latest accounts from Schastopol are to
the 9th Oct, being three days beyond the pc
riod allotted by the allies for Seha>topol To fail
into their hands and it holds out maniuliy. The
very latest adyices represent that the lombard
mont sine with NfpT. md faNOrhlY
to the hc>igers.
The Russians. with thirty thousand troops, at
tackled ia" English camp at Balaklava and
cording to despatch or account, probably
Russian, defeated them-the English losing
many lives and munitions of war.
Another account GEngiiSh,) Statos that 10000
Russians attacked the English fort at BaIaklava,
their head quarters, south of the City when
great battle rn~ued by which the English
successful holding their position with loss Of
$50 men and eleven cannon.
The Russians positively assert that they de.
foated tn allies in two engagements, one of
which was at Balaklava
On the 26h Oct, about 5000 Russians attack
ed the French, and after desperate struggle,
We're repuI>ed with great slaughter on both
sides
The Russian vessels had been sunk in the
harbor.
Another Russian despatch represents The allies
10 De IN an extremely critical position ana ilIat
The russians were fully confident OF maintaining
SehastoPol; that they were receiving reinforce
mcntS and the soldery were in good cheer.
SPAlN.-it IS now stated that Mr. Sonle' our
Minister at Madrid has declined to leave Tor
America. No rupture, however, was expected
10 take place between france ana America IN
consequence" at the recent treatment OF our Spah-
ISL Ambassador.
The London Times asserts that il has postine
information and evidence of Mr.. Soule's compile
ity with the Red Republicans"
The Paris Constitutional SAYS II has no doubt
that the Americans will repudiatc soole'> acts
The Paris journals generally are temperate III
their comments upon this affair.
Nothing SPECIAL from Asia OF tire Baltic Sea.
The wounded at Con>tantinope were doing well.
Mr.. Mason, the American Ambassador al Pa
rls, had an interview with Emperor Napoleon, in
reference to the alleged outrage upon A!r. Soule
which was represented ~ being utoge. her un sat -
i-factory 10 Mr. Mason.
1t is rumoYrd that France and England intend
sending "a strolle squadron to Cuna
TIE VERY LATEST.
The London Times has dpspatcccs from Eng
Ish sources. announcing that the commanding
before Seha.topoI, bni Lern continued seven
days Tint the fire of the Russians wa, .aid to
bc -lackcnjne, but that tim French works we're
! he I}r;,;.b wore ,oid ~ lo within 3oo vor1s .
Of the Rns.ia,,' ,rorLs
The loss Of tbc russians wa. ,enrcsontcd rs
\ fire hroto ont IL Seho.t,n,,I an tho o3l md