Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-07-25
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The steamships Araro arrived Mt this port
YESTERDAY, bringing foar days later intelli-
grnce from Europe. The interrst OF her
news Is concentrated an the death Of Lord
Raglan, who exrirrd at his headquarters
! before S bassopai on the evening OF The 2sth
ult. His Lordship had been aiiing for some
time. but, until the afternoon of the day on
which b. 5rea'hed bis last. TO fatal result
was apprehended. This event bad cast
general gloom over both armies, by when
the deceased nobleman, notwithstanding the
errors impnted to him, was universally fs-
TEEN ID. The event WIS announced by Min
;sters in both Houses of Parliament on the
Sd, and message from the Queen was de-
livered, calling upon them to testify their
sense OF the deceased nobleman's services by
allowing pension of sl,G00 year to his
widow, and 900 year to his eldest son
and the successor to his title. with remain
der to his next male heir. An address TO
her Majesty was agreed to in both houses.
expressive of their concurrence in the OBJ
lee of her message. In the Commons AIR.
Miner Gibson availed himself Of the oppor-
tuuity to make a severe attack on ministers
IN connection with the war.
General Simpson takes the command of
the British forces in the Crimea until Lord
Raglan's successor is appointed. He is, We
believe, and old Indian officer, who has seen
good deal of service, bat always in a sub
ordinate rank. In another column will be
found an interesting biographical notice Of
the late commander in-Chicf.
We have received no account of any fresh
military operations by this arrival. ltwould
appear from statements in Paris papers and
elsewhere. that the losses Of the Allies in the
affa,r of the 18th of June were much heav-
Ter than the previous adyices led US to sup
pose. The Union states that the French had
upwards of 5000 mea put lrors du combct.
We have no authentic details as yet of the
British casualties. We learn from these
last accounts what we did not know before
that the combined squadrons took part in the
general attack, and lost considerable num-
Der of men.
The French government are about to pro-
pose new loan of $50, 000, 900 francs, and al
so fresh levy of 10000 men. This would
indicate the conviction TINT general war is
imminent. The French Emperor's speech to
the legislative body contains n reference to
Austria, which coupled with these facts has
rather threatening signihcatiOn.
From the Baltic there, are accounts OF one or
two small affairs, in which the ships of the
combined squadrons were engaged. The
bombardment OF Sweaborg, which had been
previously reported, dwindles down into an
exchange of shot between the Amphon and
one Of the forts. A powder magazine was,
however, blown up by the guns of the for
mer. There is a rumor from Stockholm that
Mystadt had been taken by the British.
Tn demonstrations in Hyde Park against
the Sabbath recreations Of the English no.
bility had assumed so alarming a character,
that Lord Robert Grosnoyer, had deemed it
advisable to withdraw his Sunday trading
bill. ..-0
Austria's contemplated secession from the
Western Alliance is commented upon ut
length in our editorial columns.
Before the reception of the Arago's news,
yesterday about, 500 bales of cotton were
sold. After it game to hand no transactions
OF moment were made. Common grad of
-four were dull, while transactions generally
were to IL moderate extent. Corn was active,
and closed with q Grmer feeling for good
shipping qualities. New Southern wheat
sold more freely at about So 5 a 50, 40.-
Pork was firm, with fair prices, including a
parcel Of new mess, for delivery by the 10th
of August, at $40. Coffee was active, and
the aggregate sales reached about II 900 a
$4,000 bags, abont 10000 bags Of which
were Rio. and which closed at about 4c. per
ID. advance. Sugars were firm, with sales OF
about 1000 a l,l00 hhds., Fret ghts were in
active, without material change in quota
tons. fair amount of eugag"m mt were
made for Bremen.