The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-20
General Intelligent,

go, from Melbourne, AustraI;a 81 VIVIAN bark b.
!, been wrecked, and GOO Chimes, a ooahd 10 CaSe
b on board, all persisted. grants WI Il
n ne royal mail steamship Afric,
ron LIsetPo9i, on Saturday Afternoon apt Han
The correspondence from tho IT., ag4
:, says the army is well supplied :a Campo,
well as neeessaries, but sond f With lgfss
prevailed Many Improvements I,t @Hd cholrs.a
Balaklava harbor Hired labor = nave been n
: May le-A severe combat took @r nigaAdant ~
night along thc0 right attack, and f tb durins
bayonet Were used for an hour and Is,. mas y
rus IAN fe[Ife 1 under the cover Of ba
,.t et anu alilea batteries the.. kept 1 ~ eae
both sides s1 hit t" W. Inc loss is cons6
. May ll:-Another Russian attscs REPORTED
ed half an hour. : ana the fg5,si h
May l2.-Daring a severe storm oe
darkness of night the Russians made 4. ram nd H.
against the left flank, charging cea, aio4e ss
lsh trenches, and some of them Ieapin, r . tleBf
apets 1hey w were bayonetted. They fo9s %s
perately Iherain having damaged tbe;ssat nost55s
they attacked with rockets. Tier 'l Iol aiaaga
The British lost captain and over bnn vas sras
and wounded. =" iqQAdred g63
May l9.-Gortschakoft elegrapbs-
fire is weak. c5sr losses are inoderato ne eaeay.
are repairing and eresting batteries. Tho both s
| lore the walls are severe" "atQe h
May 24::-GeneraL Pelissier telegrapbs >. :,
very nVely combat againt our illpor5 ~ Lolors
has lasted all night. We obtained liant oe PodS
cess The enemy's loss was enormous sn So
Siderable -'.oUS' and Oafses
The Paris Patrie gives fG2'ther particular,
that the French attacked the Russsians as stain,
camp near the Quarantine bation. on ~, esalfenehd
I'D and again on the 3d. when thew c ,se li9t
asS ai ne battle was begun BY the Russ ja
The French feet left KEEL on he 22d russians
English squs dro1 The English cruisers had oa y
feet was at Nargen NE EnglA
Ofhc1al information had reached the 2-;.s,
sui to Elslnore, that the Russian governn rsa @
dered all ships of war at Cronstradt IN h. aas
cept eight liners. " SUNK a.
Advices from st. Petersburg to tha 1q.l
state that al the fortified harbors in the bav 4
land are placed in state of siege N3y Win
Gen. Vivian has selected site for a c,r, \
Turkish force, differed by christians ro"r 10 The
The Austrian squadron about to leave TIA Asadli
rendezvous at Salamish ''ese vii
The mortality in the Austrian army in CIR.
continues great. Fifteen thousand have d;aa
twenty three thousand are in hospitals O'sa aid
Lord Palmerston stated to the commons tb,.
Coronlm's proclamation of martial law in tba stA
c1PaiIties only referred tepersons INDUCING p'
soldiers to desert. auS'F4a
h,nf
lurklsh finance department. His character S as
honest. us sea Is very
An imperial ukase of March 81 s,1tborzo.a
Polish treasury to effect loan for tba cnrae Tue
oenses of the army in Poland. ~''su. e.
Count Nesselrode has rendered his resion,...
'flce III the Russian ministry, which the emna,.
las accepted, and appointed prince YermoDo Ioo
upy the vacant post, to which the prince has s,Ui
led his adhesion. '5Ai
T5oSDoN bT ~ 9S -1of/ -, III \.
lay contains a dispatch from gen. Peissier dstsa
Day goth stating folows:-The French On I4 tbo
9th OF May occupied q large place darmes between
he central bastions afadsthe seasborp wboro tL
my would collect large forces. The enemy csdal
ne more easily, having sustained enormous ossos
n the preceding day '''''
L he washington correspondent of the Journal Of
onmerce, OF the 3lst ult., says: Il learn from an
uthentlc diplomatic source that letters hv tho l.
rival. show that active operations are 20 he sns
ended before Sebastopol, and that gen Pelisier is
force the Russians to conflict in the field. Can
obers i'll health is probably not the only reason far
Is resignation of the command of the amy Ha
as always, it is said felt due to Pelssier that be
lould have the command because he is his Can
bert's1 senisr by ten years. and because he is the
est decorated officer of France There is another
ason that might surmise. Canrobert has had the
edit of having put the army in the best possible
ndltion for an open fight. He feels that he has.
on all that can be won Of military fame in this
Al III the Crimea, and reserves himself for better
ance."
NEW YORK, JUNE 1.-THE citizens of Portland
anne, as we learn from the Intelligence which, had
ached US thence are highly indignant at the action
the authorities in ordering out the military dur.
g the disturbances which took place there ipra.
ence to the liquor law Meetings have been held
which resolutions have been passed calling fora
oseeutlon of the authorities for having cause.-The
s OF life and personal injuries which has beeathe
sequence of their course. A resolution has also
IN passed, calling on mayor Dow to resign The
lole affair, 1t would appear from various state
nts which haze been made on the point, arose
n the mayors having purchased liquors for the
y agency with the view of specializing on his own
,ount. The occurrence has caused great excite
Mt throughout the whole north
| he propeller Arctic and the bark Release, com
;1ng the expedition to go in search Of doct Kane
his companions, who sailed for the Arctic reg-
IN 1852, in search Of Franklin, left New York on
31st ultimo, on their dreary mission. A vast
course OF spectators, including many ladies, as
lbled to see them off, who sent up cheer after
er as the noble spirits of the expedition moved
VII the bay.
' AsHINGToS, JuSE "a charter election took place
this city yesterday, when the know nothings
ieved signal triumph. They elected their can
ates for the Offices of collector register and sur
or, and large majority Of their nominations for
branches OF the city council. Mr. B. B. French
missed from office as commissioner of 1lblc
dings, for having voted for the American ticket
John B.. Black appointed his successor. The
GRITTY OF the American party here is now ascer-
ed to be $50.
ALTIMoRE, JUNE 5.-There has been great reoi-
here to-day, in consequence Of the success ofthe
erlean party at the charter election in Washing
Cannon are being fired in honor of the event.
l. / J.
to the Y. S. legation at Madrid, vice Perry re-
ed.
ou1syILLE, JUNE 1.-THE Ohio is now rising ra-
y, with light feet water in the canal
JUNE 1.-THE river has risen 10 feet
e Saturday at this point. Superfne -four So per
cKsos, Mss, JUNE 5-Colonel Jefferson Davis,
etary of the war department, arrived here from
bngton on Saturday morning, and was received
very great enthusiasm. Yesterday morning he
'essed the democratic state convention, at which
e was an immense concoIrse Of citizens III at
ance: To-day the convention was again Target
lded, and its proceedings were marked with the
test enthusiasm. As already announced the
ent lncumbents of offices We're nominated forre-
Ion: the hon. ). }. McRae for governor Madison
fee for auditor, and A. B. DilIworth for secreta
state.
of the Cleveland Herald, writing
Addison, Steuben county, on the 2lst gives
count of a singular accident which occurred to
rain on the New York and Erie railroad on that
ing. AS the train was approaching Addison
opposite the mountain gorge made by Good
,reek, mass. OF wafer, one-fourth OF a mile IN
h, and seven eethigh, instantly breaking away,
ed down with the velocity Of Sc miles pa hour
striking the front of the train, demolished the
he and baggage car, ard nearly capsized the
e train.
e engineer and fireman saved their lives by
ing, barely escaping being drowned. TheISS-
ars received a few bruises The gfog was so
e as to preYent the en- ninenr from snninr the