New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-23
DAILY CRESCENT
Foreign News.
TER By THE sTg.qNstfp .aMEarca.

The Royal neit steamship Amarica, Cant
Lang, left Liverpool on the AFTERNOON of the 4th
inst, and arrived at Halifax on the afteruoon
of the l5th inst. This following items We clio
ttFSm telegraph to the New York Courier and
inquirer, dated Halifax, Augnat 18th:
fp me- ms america reports on the 18Th inst, o
| rst rs passed q steamer bound East
- ~, 4 nlsslca left Halifax at 5;45 this eyep-
ing, and wsll Be- ssI,e 4, 2a,
I" isTFhsng = SO that her mails will nrn
/ day. - assA',tas sAs afternoon OF thas
The steamship Onion lsss soutbamntor s,r
New York on tie 1st inst ae'pson ZOE
The North star arrived Of cowez On A..
| aftesnonn Oh the z IL en- route for Hayre
The Siege Of ssyastopol
French despatch, dated July 20tb sar..
| Our spproaeheSoD the side Of the AIalaisy
s,isanee considerably. We now touch the place.
Eserytning is prepared for general action in
about fifteen days.
Jay list General Simpson telagraphs:
,,'.holsrs ma. mas nearly disappe 4Ted Tie Rus
ssths oon1'i'ue 10 hed their strong position on
tae Asekenzse, and the strong range of bairb.s
oyerhsngiug Urkusta and the yaIlsv of Pssda.
y If rep rted that they have also a forea of a..
ftIsery and -tnG1ntry at Aluoks. The Fra,ch
have pushed forward the whole of their caysl ~
i:Ito she valley OF Baiar restiag ~
| rpon the lett bank of the Souhai river. AMI
COMMUNICATING with the French upon the Tcher.
| maya, 'fhAlst the high ridge projecting Balak-
lava y sparded by the Turkish army
| i3ae anies Correspondent writes Is Staena-
iiiil ssef1 u reign in the camp and trenches
1 sva,i fGe he&Ey firing has died away, yet the
4Hpyoachts advance, and every day sees the
| = hes nearEl The crest Of tie Malakoff, which
Is="'il '1 squire all the tenaeity Of the Rus
s'a1'a TO hal1 a few days SINCE the Russians
succeeded IN establishing rifle pits in front of
| Between r. I'D and 9th nothing of import
/ ance occurred.
+ Jd3y W ~Gortsehakof telegraphs. Yes
/ tsr.lay5th 9ueiny opened q he4vy FIRE, which
lasted " LsGss, against the Flagstaff Baseion.
| We replisd viii yisor .
Tie Latest.
sdTices from tle Crimea to the Doth an
. neiince contiauFi preparations for q grand ex-
l'neittion All t's Lighter vessels of the fleet
| were assembled al Aan,iesch.
I it-was reported ia Paris on the Sd iustant
| thnt the French Gagergmeut had official noti6.
Ga tl9n tha4s The ,-holuSa1in1snt Of the MaJakoff
ehd RsaAn Ga'l, been resumed, preparatory to
| another assault. I.
Juiy 3o-faoFtsehakefft telegraphs. sThere
has been partial caanenade on both sides, bus
nothing of Importance -=5
| 1t was telegraphe4 from Gonstantipouie. nm
the 18th, that the Basbi- 3azsuks had murdered
| Gen. BeatsoH, but Lord Papg1are, in Parlia
| ment, positively eontradiets the report
correspondence from the Camp says, ssthat
Omar faeha's visit to Constaptnople was not,
| as asserted, to resign. but to consult with re.
ference to accepting the command Of the army
in Asia >, s4rE el
The Viceroy Of Egypt is negotiating with the
Bedouins to serve in the Crimea s
| Aaueish and Balakllva were crowded with
| vessels recently arrived for the secret expedi-
| ton The French Government has chartered
| seventy nine small steamers for river naviga-
ton, each to convey five hundred men The
hoats belong to companies On the Rhone and
Saone.
Great Britain.
The Queen had sent the following message to
the House of Commons: S. Her Majesty deem
ing it exnedient to provide for any additional
expense that may arise in consequence Of the
war in which Her Msjesty is now engaged with
the Emperor of bussin, rely ing ON her expert
enee of the zeal of her faithful Commons, trust
| they will MAKE provisions accordingly .
lhe result of this appeal is q proposal from
the Chancellor OF the fxeheeuer to issue
| 81 ,00e GOO additional exchseuer bills
Fhe limited liabilities bill had been read
third time aud passed. Numerous estimates
had been voted.
| Major Reeds motion that no peace treaty
Should be concluded without the approval of
Parliament was ridieuled and thrown out
Tie Turkish Loan bill had been read the first
time
A discussion, without result, had occurred
respecting the recent gift Of good service PEN
sion to Lord Paget over older officers.
The London Times had m editorial on Con-
sui Rowecrott's arrest, and breaches in favor of
preserving friendly relations with America.
Minor Gibson, III Parliament, referred to
this edi torial and asked the Government to fur
IL. L.
OF the neutrality Of the United States
Lord Palmerston replied that an arrange
uent had existed ut Halltax by which persons
going there from any quarter whatever might
be enrolled, but is appearing that it led to
,iuostious whether or not the laws of the United
states had been violated, the British Govern
neot being DESTROYS that no such questions
should By possibility arise, has put an end to
the enlistment of forces at Halifax,
I'he inquiry into the recent Hyde Park riots
is terminated, and the Commissioners have re-
quested time to consider their report.
Srarhan, the bankrupt banker, has been re-
Leased On bail s
France.
E The oti,ial report in regard TO the loan shows
| three tLoisand six hundred millions of francs,
| six times the amount asked for. z-zz
/ Il5e fe5urt Of the Minister of Finance de-
scfiJes t:ts loan as the most surprising financial
!
| The HuuiheF1 of subscribers to the loan is three
/ hundred nbd zen Thousand.
! The EnelettFanal Tribunal is occupied in the
| trial Vi ffty 1--WE prisoners of the secret society
| called 3. Mlrianbta
I | A brdtl ar ef the assassin Pianori has been
aIrestet. n jersey. 60 =-@z
Spain,
The rurlors lint Spain will send contingent
/ force lie Tie Grimet are doubtful.
/ SptH W6Vll ask fer territorial guarantee, as
i Sardlia aid, WHICH guarantee must include
:, Gftta. IEis thought probable, however, that
foreign legion s'L { = sruted in Spain
4 Ffench intrigue has 6rGken off the projected
4 hsrrisee of 3delgert, VI Bayari&, with the
Spanish priaeess, z.5..a.
4 Arehaute Charles touls has been appointed
j. Governor OF the I'yrei
Germany.
The EiDg has dissolved tle Second Chambe,
of the uanoseriln Dict.
Switzerland. s-4 ~= S~
An earthquake has destroyed the village o
Viege. s.==sZ5.55
| Italy
The statement that the King Of Eaples begged
for the presence of Austrian troops, is contra