Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-04
BY CATON'S LINE.
Telegraphed expressly for Daily Gazette
ARRIVAL OF THE
PACIFIC.
susrHss PROM raE SEAT or WAR.

suRrHsK PROM tar SEAT OF WAR.
Nav York, Oct. 3.
/ The Pacific arrived off Sandy Hook at
last evening. The night was so dark she
was not seen. A boat from her however
reached the Hook between Al and II o'clk
P. NJ. and ner news ,elegraphed to this city
Her dates are to the cad ult. Dispatches
from Gen. Simpson from the seat of war
had been received by the Government. He
says that ut II o'clk on the morning of the
! Sth the French columns under Gems. Bos'
4 quet, Mcmahon and Delamo,te carried the
Malakoff with most impe.uous valor. The
| British columns slormed the Redan but
/ after bloody combat could not hold it
/ The and assault could not be organized till
! next A nj, when the Redan was found to be
4 evacuated. The loss OF life has been fright
full particularly among the officers. Gen.
Pellissier's dispatches had not arrived. =
/ The retreat ofthe Russians TO the Perekop
/ 10 contradicted. 1t was assured they would
/ be unable to hold the north of Scbastopol
for want of provisions. Nothing decisive
/ was known in regard to the next move of
the allies. 1000 thousand cannon, 5000
/ balls and immense quantities of stores were
taken possession OF by the allies in Sebasto-
I pol. The Gar Alexander in his address TO
his army says Il rely confidently on your
courage to repel all future attacks" and in
letter to the King of Prussia says he will
accept no conditions Of peace derogatoryto
Russia. The Gear in company with
Grand Dukes, has signfied his intention Of
visiting the Crimea. The Turks still hold
Kars, having held possession since August
4 7ih No news from the Baltic. The En-
! peror of Austria had congratulated Victoria
and Napoleon on the victory of the allies.
There was more talk Of negotiations, The
1 latest was that Austria was willing to take
the work Of mediating Vienna and France
at Paris.
/ Another despatch says 1900 guns large
/ size, besides 1000 of smaller. Another des-
patch from varna, says detachment Of
French troops who entered Varna on the
l4th and found the streets full! of Russians
and arrieaded throughout. The obstacles
al the entrance Of the port were about to be
removed, so as to admit the entrance OF
ships. A report says when the Russians
saw the French were masters OF the Mala-
koir they blew up the Redan. All the tow
ers were ruined, but they had no time TO
blow up the Malakoff. II is rumored Gort-
schakoff has received orders to evacuate the
crimca. Gen. Bosquet was wounded, but
not seriously. A letter from Warsaw says
as soon as Marshall Puskewi,ch at Warsaw
received news Of the fall, he despatched
his ABIDE camp to SebastoPoi. II is GER
tain many more troops are to be sent to the
Crimea.
|. was reported that Russia had underta-
ken the work of mediation between Den
mark and the U. S. on the sound dues.
In Paris there was considerable excite
ment in the high price Of bread. The EI.
hbtion Of the Industry of all nations will
continue open ill November 18th. The
Empress was progressing favorably.
The Inauguration of Don Pedro, King of
Portugal was celebrated on the 18th with
great enthusiasm.
The king of Naples had sent apologies to
England and France for recent insult
/ Revolutionary manifesto to the Neapoli-
1 tans had been published. Gen. Simpsons
dispatch to Lord Panmure does no, differ
from those brought by the America. The
English attack was led by Sir w. Codin-
ton and Lieut.. Gen. Markham. The En-
gsh officers killed in the attack on the
Redan were 25 wounded, 2s, dangerously,
20. The telegraph dispatch says that Ad-
miral Dundee was to leave Nargan for
Lesmar. There was no later news from
the Crimea. 1t is said that the Car on re.
ceiving the news OF the fall sent dispatch
saying Russia never surrenders after a de-
feat Gen Pelissier's latest dispatch says
we are beginning TO occupy the town of
Sebastopol. The material left by the en-
envy is even.more extensive than anticipa-
ted
The following is the circular of Jas. Nc
Henry g. CO., dated Liverpool, Sept. 2lst:
Proyisions-The stock Of Bacon reported !
the announcement of the Government con-
tract for 5000 tierces and 1900 bbls. beef
and $4,000 tierces and $4,000 bbIs. of pork
has given more tone to both articles, but I
without leading to Increased business
Pork moves slowly for export los 6d@16s |
3D. Demand for cheese slackened Lard !
in request 6o962s. Breadstuffs-T The /
French demand continues to take -four at
very full prices, chiefly Spanish and Eng I
lish. Very little American here. West
ern canal 4os Philadelphia and Baltimore 4
4is@ Wheat in request for present
and future delivery at 12s6d. For white
Indian corn dull at the quotation, white
45s, yellow 4os, mixed 800. Cotton-The