Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-29
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attempted nothing ngainat our trenches.--
Some cases of cholera have re. appeared"
THK BALTIC.
Letters mention general anticipation that
Swehorg and Helsing fcrs will be Immediate
lv attacked. Capt. Hclverton July 26th took
possession of the island Of kolka and dcs-
troyed the fortifcations.
THE WHITE SEA.
An English steamer according to Kussian'
accounts hombardpd the village OF Licimis,
IN the Vega district for three hours, no dam
age. There a.e several accounts OF petty
dcpredations in the sea Of AsofF. Tagcnror
by date of July 25th had been bombarded
some days. An English steamship bad gone
ashore and was burned by the Russians
The crey escaped to Asia.
There was no truth in the report Of the cx-
padition of Schamyl against Titis.
The Russians made an unsuccessful at
tempt on karada on the 10th. The allies
were demolishing the Notifications of Abaka.
Richardson Spence & Co.'S circular, Liv.
erpool, Aug. 10th: Very heavy rains have
fallen since our last, and crops are reported
much laid throughout the country. Ycster.
day and to-day have however bcen fair with
warm sunshine.
The continued bad weather has had no ei-
feet on our market for wheat and -four. On
Tuesday holders of wheat submitted to re-
duction Of two pence per bushel. Flour, Of
which We have a liberal supply from Spain,
has also declined I'd a Is per sack.
Corn was in fair request Mt 39sa39s Cd.
To-day's market was very dull and moderate
ly attended. Wheat was again Cd lower,
making decline Of I'D in the week. Small
sales of -four. Prices rather favor the buy
er. Indian Corn quotations nominAlly, 39s
a39s Cd, for mixed and yellow, demand fall
ing Off. Western Canal Aour--new 36a39s.
White wheat, lis Sd al2s Cd.
Provisions Beef, no change in prices,
but dealers still buy only what they require
Immediately. Pork slightly lower. Prices
have been accepted and there is more activity
in the trade. Bacon fair business at full
prices. Lard has been dull Of sale and only
a very limited business done at decline OF
Cd. Sales of the week 10 tons. Tallow in
moderate demand.
ADDITIONAL BY THE PACIFIC.
The following was telegraphed from Lon
don to our Liverpool agent, just as the cscam-
or left:
LONDON, Saturday August 1.-THE Inva-
lide Presse, Of August 2, publishes the Rus
sian Generals report Of the events before
Kars on the llth ult., not so late bv three
days as letters to the Presse, and tso days
earlier than the attempted attack on the
tawn. Gen. Morlvouf pretends to be be-
sieging the town, but he appears tc be look
ing about the city picking up odd oxen and
horses, while waiting to learn something of
advantage, kars is not invested. Tho Jour
ual de st. Petersburgh says thnt on July lS,
gun-boat carrying the British flag appeared
before Otehakotf, and threw nuulber Of
shells in the Russian batteries. Otchakof
commands together with Kathbaum, the strait
by which the lagoon Of the Dnsipcr commu-
nicates with the Black Sea. and must bc
passed on the way to Nichcloff and Kherson,
The boat referred to was probably taking
soundines.
The official Russian statement. conta; u ali at-
count of third b mba dnent OF kevitchei,
on the 18th, by three gun buats ana two screw
steamers. The stores of straw ear shore were
set on fire, and ST me horses burned Pr nee
Loban IT, who was in command withdrew his
troops, IN order to avoid So OF life, and thus"
says tie Journal de St Petersburg. ..Genetchi
was exposed, almost dtfenccless. to tn rd bonn
'mpnnity farms and fishermens' huts on the
shore, drew near the city, evacuated by Tie
troops and abandoned by he inhabitants, and
directed their artillery at the temple of God
built OR The place, and on which they concen-
trated ther fire. Towards nine O'Clock in the
evening, she'll, which was thrown upon the
church, burst on the roof, and caused a FIRE
from which the be'fy alone e.capc.i. On Ju'y
2Oth, the two steamers and the gun boats, keep
ing Gsn.tch' in sight, took 10 sea"
POLAND.
1t is stated al Cracow that preparations for
the new levy in Poland are carried on with great
activity. The standard of height is lowered,
and 1t ls very dificutto Obtain exemption This
IS the fifth levy IN that country within 2 years.
The Invalide de Russo of Aug 18th pub
fishes Gortschakof's journal Of IN litary opera
tions from the 22d TO the 2Slh of July. The
Prince firms that his artillery often silences
the allied batteries and drives the men from tho
trenches.
The journal de st Petersbnrgh' saws that the
Austrian Government has demonstrated with
the King OF Naples and blames him for the con-
SEQUENCES which may issue from the errors Of
his ministry. f@ ia
LONDON MONEY MArKET. ae@7
Friday, Aug. TO- The English funds to day
show increased frmness and rise owing 10 the
stricted, speculation being virtually in abey-
ance. The scrip of the new French loan was
last quoted at 7-8 to 3 1-s premium Consols
for September closed 9l 1-8 to 81 Ia fol mon
ey The final quotation was 80 to 81 / g.
The ship Georgia, Marshall has arrived with
f3oS,O00 in gold. The market for American
securities has been steady for the present week.
The bullion in the Bank Of England has de-.
creas d fI53,658 f..s... =. 80 80
New York, Aug. %.
The steamship Ericsson from EIavre on the
9th inst, arrived here this A. N. She expert
eneed very heavy weather almost the whole
passage. She brings As passengers. "A.
By the ship Hound, from Havana August
Ilth, we learn at that date the eholera was
raging with great violence among the soldiers
aud negroes at Havana.
There wsre also 80 cases Of yeIlcw fever at
the Hospital saaE s.e.a
The Collins steamer Baltic sailed to-day at
noon She took out 100 passengers and $63,-
600 in specie. -
LArER.-The latest advices from Portsmouth
and Norfolk. represent the fever on the incr reas,
80 deaths had occurred in the two cities in 2i
hours.
New York, Aug. %.
About IL o'clock to day a gravel train of
platform cars while backing up from Ford
ham to Williams bridge, ran over an OK
throwing FIVE cars off the track. Two men
were killed and three others so badly injured
that the physician states they canno. live.-
The Catholic Priests from st. Johns College
at FoTdham, were in attendance on the suf-
ferers. ~ . ,4 ii. Z. s.s.-
Cincinnati, Aug. 22.i
The Republicans held mass meeting
here last night. It was adressed By Hon.
s. P. Chase, L. D. Campbell, and Capt.
Forbes. Mr.. G. denied that his election
to the Senate was owing to an arrangement
giving two democratic members seats as
State Representatives for their votes, and
denied being disunionist. No expression
sentence or letter had ever come from
him that was not loyal to the Union. He
had no sympathy with the Garrison party
OF the North, or the nullifyers ofthe South
and he thinks the slayor, Sn,o.t;ox I,.