The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-31
General INTELLIGENCE.

brought to Halifax by the Canada n thap M's
from the scat OF war and from tho .aef ntei,sA
ally is proportionaly later and is uohelhent o. A
The circulars Of the Liverpool co,,es resting s
nounee decline of I'D. per pound IN ma'ket
| the departure of the Canada III Prices d
fair Upla apt sTd are IL fair Orleans
| Some quotations, however. o;vo e7<, 's
as the price of fair Orleans, aud l 5ss1e, Per pa,
midding Orleans. I'd. Al I'M
IN me market is reported very unsettled
The sales OF the week since the dena...
Canada are reported at DC, QUO bales psfturea n
Consols are reported quiet. but at A..
previous advices. The Quotations At 9ssseine iii.
saturday the 9TH instant, are ST.. Nue. Nue. Close
ported more In demand with rates advan oney Isl.
oank OF England has advanced the rate e, lug n
W oza Pr PEI cent me bank of France has snte
in Paris ''oou at Per wy
The bullion In the bank of England .o.,
the weekly return published in The Tonl lofdasS
Gazette of Friday, the 5th inst had de rpaaon
100000 95t. NN decreased abrs
Trade at Manchester and throuebon. :,
featuring districts generally is reported a ne hs
The Atlantic brings accounts of anotbanI
Pent between the allied forces and Portion
The French cavalry, it appears. on ~,
attacked the Russian cavalry stationed ti 10 0esi
toria, and defeated them. nea Eup.
Inc allied forces at Sebastopol had H..
mortars in position before the fortifc.+;p placed IN
north side OF the harbor of Sebastopo and on To
identity preparing for early and detesnR e'ee,
tack upon them. On the other hand tb uIp,lAed at
were making every disposition and prom;sa nusaa,
to the attack with the greatest vigor. fepls
General Gorschakof telegraphs to St, pato,,,
that, up to the Sd inst that notwithstard esisbu
parations which had been made, the sal thepa.
undertaken any movement against his es mad not
that on the previous day. the End inst flioh but
flank movement, and finding it nefecn ,ey madss
The latest accounts comprise reDort Il 'etied
been ascertained the Russians had 1t had
cuating the Crimea; but there appears on eva
bic to support this rumor. 'Ding relia
The fleet has left the position before so,,..
on secret expedition 1t was supposed h owaI'
that its destination was either Odessa or
and most probably the latter, as it was
the grand duke Constantine was there and y. 5000
bardment under such circumstances wonld .ne p0a
the more eclat. P'oQ0a
indications of almost a conclusive ch,r.,.,.
being given that great field campaign is ans;a 10
ted. "u'ttpt
Advices from Moscow report that the czsrb,.
dered l9o 000 more men to be added to the miT.A
forces of the empire 'S'I
The Baltic fleet is reported to have bonbardsa. !.
than
OF the DWlna, nine miles northwest of Rip, e.
English vessels only it appears, took part in 4.
COMPARTMENT. We have yet no particulars "
The revenue returns of the united kinpdom WIKI,
have been published show that there has bas na
increase Tor the year of some eight and half nil
lions of pounds. The increase is chiefly attrhn4a
1t appears, to the additional income tax which,
been levied 'sA Al
The papers report that an old established hons,
IN London had failed, but as yet the name has 5a
appeared. ''A' y"
FuRTHER.-In addition to the preparations wb;.b
the allies We're making on the north side to ,tt.st
the Russians In their present position they had estb
lshed batteries fort Nicholas and the Onara.;s.
fort. SN'AAH''l'
1hey were also making preparations to remove tn
distractions to the entrance of the harbor, whehS
RussIans.had sunk, principally with the view, as +
presumed, of facilitating the 5ombardmeut Of Ii,
northern forts.
The is reported to have declared that the ne.
pie of his empire will shed the last drop of tbs,
blood in the determination to maintain the iutesri,
Of its dominions and that he will sacrifice the Ias
man rather than yield. The Crmea, in particul,,
is to be defended to the last extremity.
ST. Petersburg letter says that at council Iatel,
held, at which the was present, it was determn
I'd to carry on the war with the greatest detemins
ion; and that the emperor has directed count Mes.
eliouc " fHHouICe THIS uLeHtlOu 10 all the political
gents of Russia in foreign countries.
Gortschakoff is to be summoned from the Crimes.
md appointed minister of war.
Gen. Mouravef is named as his successor in ths
from which he will thus be removed.
The London Times lnsiDuates that gen Simpson
$ about to be recalled from his commandin the Cri
nea. Whether this is in accordance with his own
lesire, reported to have been expressed some tim,
lnce, or in consequence Of subsequent consider.
tons does not yet appear; nor is his probable sue.
essor now named.
1t is reported that the allies demand indemnity for
he expenses of the war, either by the cesson Of the
jrlmea or by the union of Bessarabia to the Daru.
,ian provinces
In the late engagement in which the French ca,
airy are reported to have defeated the Russian cava
y near Eupatoria, and which took place on 18th
it, 1T appears that the latter had fifty killed and
hundred taken prisoners, besides which quantity
# arms and ammunition were captured
The French, it is said, had only six killed ami
wenty-seven wounded.
Besides the favorable position of the allies at So
'astopol, they were seriously threatening the Rus
ians from Eupatoria and Baidar.
The Russians, however. are making immense pre-
'arations, and appear to have resolved On desper
tie campaign.
The car had arrived at Odessa at the latest &C.
cunts.
1t is reported that lord Stratford de Radcliffe hs.
cen recalled from the British legation at Constsn.
nople Nothing is said as to who is to succeed
I'm.
Omar Pacha was busily engaged in concentrating
D 900 Turkish troops on the Asiatic frontiers.
The Russians are reported to still have held com
land of kars, but it was expected that they would
Don retire from its neighborhood.
There are reports that Prussia proposes to act a
lediator in the endeavor to put an end to the war
of { ha haS toty 1etn in n
ection.
CINCINNATI, Der. T.-The river here has recedet
bout two inches during the last twenty -four hours
lour has been IN fair request to-day, with sales
uperfne at ST 371a@7 so per barrel Provision
re firm, with a moderate business doing at $20 pc
ariel for mess pork, and l2tsc per pound for prim
ides. Sales of whiskey at So &c. per gallon.
Dispatches from New York quote flour very dull q
s 6211a for Ohio superfne
A person named William Lee formerly merchan
t New Orleans, has been tried at the Middlesel
,ngland, sessions, found guilty, and sentenced
tx years penal servitude, for robbing gentlema
ELS in Oxford street, London
A wedding recently came off in Memphis, Tenn
rhich was the ninth occasion on which the Bird
ad been made happy by matrimony.
DIR. Stone, distinguished physician of New Oh
cans, in recent discourse before the New lorl
cademy of Medicine, said:
''Yellow feveris self limited disease; it is mott
e treated-it is to be managed. All that is to b.
one is to keep the patient alive for certain time
nd he will get well'
We take the following from the Galveston New
the 18th October: @
Eve have letter from camp Leon, dated the At
It., which states that party Of twenty one men Ell
quite for Ell Paso from Red River, when encampe'
a little ravine on the head of the Pecos, were al
acked by band of Camanches, on the Goth OF Au
ust, and six of their number killed. The remain
ng fifteen escaped. some of them pretty severel
rounded by arrows, they having secured ~ horses
he names of the killed are Hill, of Mississippi