New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-16
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Detai Is Of the Raltic's News.
ONE WEEK LATER FRoM ErrRopE

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New York Quarantine about O'Clock nm N,
morning Of the 7th, bringing one weeks late
news from Europe IsT
The clipper ship Red Jacket, Capt Miusrtf
arrived at Liverpool On the 25th July, in 81
days from Melbourne, with 1875, 600 ounces Of
gold, including two nuggets, weighing respec-
lively 43 and az pounds.
The CuILafd steamer Arabia, fnow sstranspart
No 95,'') embarked dragons and horses, and
sailed from Liverpool, 24th ult., for the Crimea
Several other steamships were embarking rein
| forcementB.
The war news is not important. It was ru.
mored that Gen. Simpson and Omar Pachs have
resigned. The French continue to approach
| the Malakof, which the Russians continue to
fortlfy wtthent relaxation. There had been
| neither sdrties nor assaults since previous ad.
vices
The position of all parties in the open field re-
mains unchanged. s3ss55
The British in the Sea of Azof DESTROYED the
bridge of boats at Genitschi without loss. !.
Operations in the Baltic were uniInnortant.
The Russians remain near Kars, but have not
infested the city.
Spanish uneasiness seems mostly appeased
Having made narrow escape on the Turkish
loan bin the British ministry will be able to
keep their places,
Sir William Molesworth is definitely appoint
!
The War.
me Following are tne daily dispatches:
july D-Gen. Simpson encloses the returns
OF casualties to the sth Of July regrets they
are so heavy in killed and wounded states that
the general heath of the army is good, and an
nounces that at o'clock on the morning of thu
10th, heavy fire was opened on the Redan by
the allied batteries.
July II. --Gortscshkof telegraphs: The enemy
has renewed vigorous cannonade. Yesterday
at 2. M., Admiral Nachimoff received q se.
we're wound and has since died Until further
orders, admiral Prnflotf is appointed to succeed
the deceased as Commander Of the Naval Garrif-
son and Port, and Military Governor of Sebas-
topol.
July f8.-The Times correspondent writes
Last night the Russians kept up a tremendous
fire am sorry to say that the Battery which
the French constructed between the Mamelon
and the MalakoH HAS been knocked to pieces by
rthe powerful IRE OF the latter fort. A colonel
and thirty officers and men were put hors de
combat, and the siege works have received q de-
cided check.
+ July 16th-Prince Gortschakoff announces
having made two sordes on the 14th and 18th,
before the bestion Kornfleff, which were salts
factory. Nothing of Importance had occurred
in other parts Of the Crimea
July 23d-Gen. Pelissier telegraphs The
enemy appeared to have taken alarm last night,
andiopptneda very brisk fire on the right and left
ofour lines of attack. Our batteries replied sue
cessfully. have good intelligence from Yeni-
kale Everything there is going On we'll under
the direction Of Col Osmont, who has taken
measures to sstablish-order at Kertch.
July 25th--Gen. Simpson telegraphs: Cholera
has not increased since my last report, and the
general health Of the army continues satisfac-
tory
a dispatch from Capt. Hewett, of the British
ship Beagle, ANNOUNCES that he had sent his
boats tb examine the communication between
the town of Geritchisk and Arabat Spit, and
found il to be by means Of ferry of two laige
flats and hawsers. Both the haWsers were cut
and the fats turRed adrift by the ships boats,
July 81. A body of Russian troops came to
the bench and opened fire of musketry, at
about 80 yards, but without effect, while the
ships and boats fired grape on the exposed
troops and inflicted much loss.
The Russians are fortifying the Spit of Ara
bats
Since the bombardment Of Taeanrog nfea-
sures Of defence have been adopted. The arms
Of the Don have been closed, and rendered in
accessible. Batteries have been erected on the
coast end 9 flotilla of gun boats established on
the river, There is also strong body of Co.'S
sacks and other troops, under the orders Of Gen.
Bagovtrt, collected near Nicolaief. Strong
fortideations are being erected at Rostotf, and
the channel of the Don is obstructed.
In the British House of Lords the Earl of
Clarendon, on the 2Sd ult., gave some;informa-
ton az to the position Of affairs in Asia Minor
| On the 23d of June, the Russians made ad-
| vanees on the Kars; got within fire Of the bat
teries, and were repealed. notwithstanding the
| sufferings of the Turkish army last winter,
| the garrison now showed no symptoms of de-
moralisation. On the contrary, the citizens
| had requested to be supplied with arms to aid
in the defense, and Col. Williams had assured
the British Government that there was no ap-
prehension of Kars being taken by coup de
main $500
A private dispatch at Marseilles announced
that the Russians had suddenly. abandoned the
siege of kars, but letter from Trebizonde, of
July the 9th, states as follows g The Russians
are still encamped at about On hours distance
from Kars. They have only detached few
squadrons Of Cossacks to the neighboring. vii
lagos to collect corn. We are still in ignorance
of their motive in deferring the attack on Kars,
whether to await reinforcements, or heavier ar
tillery, or to march towards Erzeroum. We
| shall soon learn. A Russian corps of 5000 men
is at Keni- keni, which intercepts communication
between Kars and Trebizonde. 4s.= =
The Principalities.
A letter from Silistria, of the 11th, states that
approaching opening Of a campaign in Bessara-
bia Turkish reinforcements continue to be
sent to the fortified places on the lower Danube,
and the force now quartered from Shuma te
Babadsgh is called AZ, ,0Qp men The Russians
do not appear to fear any attack in the Debruds.
cha. Preparations were making at Varna for
the expected arrival of French and English
force early in August. The English are collect
ing large supplies at Sinope,
| The Baitio.
| Dispatches from Admiral Deans Dandas, OF
| July 7th, enclose reports from Captain letyer-
ton of his cruise with theM Magicienne and Ruby.
On July 14th. he {Caps. 70 proceeded to kounda
Bay. on the south coast, where he dislodged an
encampment of Cossaoks, by throwing she'll and
4 rockets: and afterwards landed to inspect the
nlaces but found nothing to destroy. Next
! morning he anchored at the mouth Of the river
PortsoiEi, and landing on its right bank, de-
| stroyed Cossaek barrack and stables, and
drove. the soldiers into the country He next
proceeded in the direction Of Wyborg ant
anchored the ships as close as possible to tn,
! island of Stralsund. @
| Having opened the bay called Trangsund,
| Russian war steamer towing two gun boats wal
discovered not far off The Ruby Immediately
opened fire, and she retired out of range. Pro
eeeing TO the entrance Of the Sound, Wybore
came in sight, also another Russian steamer and