Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-11-02
The Guns Of the Allies Playing upon
the Wallsl!
MENCHlK0FFSTHL IN THE FIELD
OTTON
HALIrAx. Wsdneadax. Oct. 26

OOIlON OO1L-mONbI mAhhEl AUhA1h
Flour AdvaKeed-Consuls Unchanged
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HALIFAX, Wednesday, Oct. %.
The stesmer Niagara, with advices from
Liverpool TO Saturday, the l4th inst, arrived
OF this port last night. The steamer Arabia
arrived out early Saturday morning.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Liverpool Market-Biown & Shipley report
the sales of Cotton during the week, $4,000
bales, Of which exporters took 5000 bales, and
importers 5000 do.
The msrket was dull, with q limited de-
mand, and the lower grades declined lid;
but holders were not pressing on the market.
Trade at Manchester had slightly declined.
Flour had again advanced Is Cd. and wheat
I'd per bushei. The demand for corn was
moderate, and prices in favor Of buyers. Vel
low and white are quoted at $685., and mixed
at SIS.
Beef and Pork were unchanged. Bacon was
in active demand. Lard was dull and lower.
At London, the money market was tight
Consuls were unchanged. United States
Stocks had advanced.
Brown & Shipley report Breadstuffs im, at
an advance during the week OF Is Id per brl.
on Flour, and 4d per bushel, on wheat. Corn
dull and a shade lower. The stock Of Flour
and Wheat at toe leading ports small, and the
formers selling very sparingly. They quote
| Western Canal Flour at 81 a 3Ss. White
| Wheat los I'd. Red 9s Cd, and Indian corn Cd
and good Ohio circulars quote Western Canal
Flour at 33s sales during the week Of 80 tuns
at Sis Sd. Bacon firm with on upward ten
dency. Tallow had advanced, but The mark
ct closed dull and weak, with srrall transac-
tions. Gardiner reports Beef and Pork I'M
changed in every respect.
London Market American stocks were
frmer; United States Skies OF 1852 l01 q 100
do of1868, LOT a 10S do, Stocks Of 1868,
054 a 1864. The bullion in the bank Of Eng
land had further decreased Rl07,00O. The
export Of gold TO the continent had ceased.
TIE iron market was dull, and the export
demand was falling off materia lily. Bar iron is
quoted in Wales at G8 5s., and rails at f7.-
Scotch Pig-iron Is quoted al Glasgow at S3s.
A large business was doing in lead, at an ad-
vance Of los per tun.
Preights were advancing at Liverpool.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Sebastopol was closely invested on the
south and west and the guns were playing on
he walls.
Mencbikoff still keeps the field atthe north
of the city daily expecting the reinforcements
from Asten, under Gortscakoff.
The report that Menchikof had sunk seven
ships. Of the line in the mouth of the harbor
Of Sebastopol, is correct.
Prussia expresses a willingness to act with
Austria.
The news of the loss of the Arctic was Ia
ken out by the steamer Cleopatra, and caused
immense sensation in England.
McHenry's liabilities are half a million
pounds sterling or about 81, 500, 900.
II is supposed the seige artillery Of the al
lies are mounted in battery around Sebasiopol.
On the fifth the bombardment commenced,
and on the eighth the assault Yves expected.
The allied trenches, withini 800 yards O.
the wall, already mounted fifty guns.
Private dispatches soy two breaches on The
sixth. Another dispatch says that no BON
harding was done up to the eighth.
The seven Russian ships sunk in the harbo
had their guns and ell munitions of war OF
board, and the remainder Of the Russian fee
was held in readiness for sinking, in case of
reverse, and the crews and forces aboard
amounting to ten thousand, had been addet
to the garrison.
The allied feet was comparatively useless
and the marines had joined the land forces.
The whole country north Of Sebastopol hat
been evacuated by the allied powers.
All the allied reserves had left Warn, 70
the Crimea.
] The latest dates from the seat OF wal con
| tain nothing decisive, and say that no impress
: sion had been made on Sebastopol.
Energetic notes from France and Englan,
7 caused Prussia to express a willingness to &C
1 with Austria.
: The Psris papers estimate the Russian fore
r in the Crimes at SO, 1909, end the allies at So,
b 900. including the sesmen,
The two Russian Generals taken at Aim;
e were Genekof and lchanof, both Of then
wounded, and they have since died.
|, II is stated the Russians had but $4,000 en-
k gagged at Alma, considering that number sui
e fcient to defend the position.
The Turks bayonetted oil the wounde,
G Russians at the battle Of Alma which they fe
d IN with, calling out 'FSinope!' ''Sinopep
San Robert, the successor OF 81. Arnaud,
n considered an enersetic advepturer, but as
y tactician he is doubtful. Lord Raglan has ia
d ken command of the army.
The latest dispatch published at 81. Peter
burg says nothing was done before Sebastopc
up 10 the 9th.
A dispatch received ct Paris, dated Warm
the 18th. announces that, according to a di
patch from Lord Raglan, the seige works
i the allies were 50 far advanced as to admit
opening a fire upon the city in two days.
y The advices from Madrid say the election
were progressing quietly, and with advantal
to the progressionists.