Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-05-31
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERIcA.

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Breadstuffs and the British Funds Un-
ehanged-The Allied Army before
SeysssopOl stiIl maintains il position.
Nsw YoRx. May "a. I.4o P. M.-The
steamer America, with advices from
Liverpool and London to the 1e inst.
arrived at Halifax this morning.
The business done in 3readstuffs du-
ring the week was only moderate, bat
prices had underwent no change. except
for Indian Corn, which had further sd-
vanced Is. per quarter.
Brown, Shipley & Co., quote Wheat
and Flour steady. and prices unchanged.
Corn closed with an active demand at
Is advance. Philadelphia and Balti-
more Flour is quoted at 44944s Sd.
Richardson. Spence 4 Co., quotsB Beef
steady, with good demand at previous
rates; the sales for the week reaching
1000 brls. Pork was firm, and hold
ers asking an advance. Bacon was Cd
higher. Lard was in moderate demand
and steady at SOS. Tallow steady at
55@56s.
Barring Brothers quote Breadstuffs
generally unchanged, and the market
dull. Lard, in kegs, 5O@52s.
The money market is easier, and rates
of discount down to 81 per cent. Amer
ican stocks dull but steady.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The news from the seat Of war by this
arrival, contrary to the general expec-
tation, contains nothing Of an interesting
or decisive character.
The affairs in the Crimea are reported
as unchanged, though the telegrsphic
news published by the government was
brief and somewhat indefinite.
Drouyn del Huys, the French Minis
ter, had resigned, owing to his unwil-
lingness to carry on the war. being op-
posed to a protracted war. Count Wa
lewski, the French ambassador at Lon
don, had been appointed his successor.
All the docunents relating to the Vienna
Conference, had been laid before Parlia-
ment.
Recschea Pasha has been superseded
as Vizier, by Mahammed Pasha.
The Italian who attempted to assas-
sinate Napoleon had been condemned to
death.
The emigrant ship "John," bound
from Plymouth to Quebec, was wrecked,
and large number of lives lost.
The English press admits that the
hopes of peace have departed, and that
no assistance can be expected from Aus
tria, and but little from the rest of Eu-
rope, and that consequently France and
England must fight it out to the end
The Times has an article expressing these
sentiments, and stating that it is impos-
sible to peruse the official documents of
the Vienna Conference without coming
to the conclusion that Russia was never
in earnest in her pretended desire for
peace.
Earl Gray, in the House of Lords,
had given notice of motion that an ad-
dress be sent TO the Queen. deploring
the failure of the negotiations, and sta
ting as the opinion Of Parliament, that
the proposals of Russia were never such
as afforded fair prospect for conclu-
ding peace. Miner Gibson made a
similar motion in the House of Com
mons.
The correspondence from the camp,
under date of April eth, explaining the
Of the seige, states positively
that the advances Of the allies are ac-
QUESTION ground, "bit by bit," and that
while the. works thus advance there can
be no doubt of ultimate success, provi-
ded the Russians in the field, Shall be
unable to compel the allies to raise the
seige.
Canrobert announces that when re-
Inducements arrive he will enlarge the
circle Of operations.
LATER.
The latest official advices which had
transpired are to the 10th ult.; upon
which morning it is stated the Russians,
in large force made sortie on the right
of the allies, and were Immediately driv-
en- back by the French; subsequently
the Russians made second attack and
were repulsed with great loss.
General Mamma had arrived at the
camp with four thousand Sandman
troops.
The English Baltic feet was working
its way up to Gothland, as the ice would
permit.
1t is said France has asked permission
to establish French camp on Swedish
territory, and if the permission is re-
fused Bomarsund will be occupied and
fortified by the allies.
Three ships had left England, on the
10th, to Blockade the White Sea.
The following interesting news item
S from the London Standard:
ga very extraordinary circumstance,
from source which does not
admit of doubt of its truth, comes to
Is by letter from st. Petersburg.
at appears a fine American frigate
'uilt ship recently arrived at port in
he Baltic. 1t was stated she had on
BOARD eight hundred bales of cotton,
'ut our correspondent visited the ship,
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