New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-21
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In the attack upon the quarrieS, Russian rifle
pits and trenches, on the night of the 18th and
morning of the 9th June, by a detachment from
the British army, the cd Regiment formed
part OF the reserve, and during the night had
only two or three casualties among the men,
Shortly after daylight, Major Dixon was shot
through the head, and in o short time several
of the men were killed and wounded. After
occupying the works, a group of officers and
men were sitting together talking, under shelter
| of the embankment, when cannon ball came
| in, jumped over one of the officers Capt Dau-
benay,) struck Capt. Ingall on the left thigh
without breaking the bone then mortally
| wounded Lieut. Col. Shearman, killed Captain
Foster on the spot. and also killed two Color
Seargeants and four privates, wounding three
other priyates, two of them Major Dicksons and
Capt Ingalls, servants. Thus one shot killed
two officers and six men, and wounded one officer
and three men. The Adjutant, who Yves pre-
sent, as well as Capt. Daubenay, INTERNATIONALLY
escaped.
LETTER FROM MADAME LEVERT. We are per-
mitted, says the Mobile Tribune, of Thursday
last, to make the following extracts from let
ter from Madame LeYert. dated Paris, June
26:
.sWe have just paid our respects to the Amer
lean Minister, and am happy to say that he is
fast recovering from his indisposition. Mrs
Mason gave me most friendly welcome She
is the same agreeable Virginia lady we adj
mlred SO much in former years in Washington
City.
ssTell NJ. that his friend Jerome Bonaparte
has greatly distinguished himself, and has done
great honor to his West Point training. He is
the aid OF one of the Generals, and is the me-
dunn Of communication between the French and
English. as he speaks the two languages equally
we'll. He is always in the midst of the battle,
and has had two horses shot under him, but as
yet has escaped wound. The Emperor is
pround Of him, and the French soldiers call him
the brave American Bonaparte'
ssThe Empress has gone to the baths for her
health The Emperor is much distressed at the
check to the Allies in the Grimea. Oh !! such
multitudes of people see in mourning here,
whose relatives have been killed in the Crimea %
FAMINE IN MADAwAsKA.---A letter from Rev
M. r. KEEP, home missionary stationed at
MadaWaska, writes to the Portland Mirror, I'M
der date Of June "a, that the people in that
portion in Maine are, and have been for some
months, in state of starvation. He says that
probably five hundred families, with an average
OF eight children each, have gone without bread
from one to eight weeks at time this spring.
They live now on greens, a few fish and frogs,
and 1T is said they have eaten snakes. One or
two cases of starvation are said to have occur
red before the spring opened. Fish and game Of
all kinds are scarce around the older settle-
ments, and many of the men are too famished
and disheartened to take to the woods and lakes.
The greatest relief looked for was the rasp
berry harvest, and about the first of August
raspberries and blackberries were inexhansti-
bic.
DoRGs AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD-The
FTtgate Coagress.-The United States frigate
Congress is on the eve of her departure to the |
Mediterranean. She was hauled into the East
river, abreast Of the Navy Yard, and will sail |
direct for her destination on Saturday or Mon |
day.
Yesterday afternoon her crew were exercised
as the guns, under the direction of Commander |
Craven. Broadsides were fired by divisions and |
the men loaded their guns and discharged them |
as soon as ready again. All the various evolu- |
lions OF a sea engagement were carried on for |
some time, to the satisfaction of the naval Off
GERS. Indeed, it is said that the executions /
were admirably performed for ship just put |
in commission. This noble vessel is credit to /
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, whore she has been
18th.
VERDICT AGAINST Mr.. BOOTH. 1.-The suit o Il
Mr. Garland, Of St. Louis, rs. S. NJ Booth, of l
for the value of the alleged fugitive
slave Glover, who escaped from the o. S. Mar
shall in the spring of 1854, occupied the .. S. /
District Court at Madison, Judge Miller presi-
ling, during three days of last week. The case
was given to the jury Saturday evening, and
without leaving their seats found q verdict for
5he plaintiff of $1,000 and costs.
The circumstances Of this case are pretty
we'll known Garland arrested his slave Clio
Ter at Milwaukee, and brought him before the
U. 5. Commissioner for Identification and formal
delivery. Booth, the editor of a paper, and
IN an Abolitionist of the first water, aided
he negro to escape from Milwaukee, and pass
~ the underground railroad to Canada. For
his suit for damages was brought against him
~ Garland. The case was tried some time ago,
nut the jury, we believe, did not agree. Now
he case is ended, and Mr.. Booth is ordered to
flank up $1,000 as the price of his indulgence
n philanthropy.
md if every Abolitionist who steals a negro
ould be mulcted in similar manner, the bust
less would soon be at a discount. A fine of
thousand dollars for each offence makes it an
Expensive luxury. [St. Louis Eve News, 18th.
sad accident occurred yesterday OF Camp
Worth, near Kingston, where the National
iuard of this city have been encamped for a day
r two. 1t appears that during the exercises
he musket of one of the soldiers was loaded
nth ball cartridge instead of blank one
ne bullet severely wounded a woman who was
7itnessing the show, and killed an infant which
he carried in her arms. This melancholy event
ut stop to the festivities, and the Guard re-
urn to town this morning. IN. Y. Herald,
18th.
WELL SoLD.-Not long ago, says Northern
aper, a man and woman put up at the Ocean
louise at Newport, q. L., having with them
arge black trunk and q sealed package, the
litter Of which they handed to clerk for safe
coping, with the remark that it contained 1880
4 money. They remained sufficiently long to
I'm up bill Of $101, when, without taking
lme to settle, they suddenly departed. The
runk was thersupon opened and found to con-
ain about dozen Of old newspapers The seal
n the package in the safe was also broken, and
lstead of finding $3.50, there were number of l
lips OF paper about the size of bank bills.
Mr.. Bennett Allen. of Springfield, Mass, one
{ the most skilful practical mechanics in New
ngland, has just finished large telescopes
efractor, equatorially mounted-that, in inpe.
uity of mechanism and perfection of finish, is
ronounced one Of the best pieces of work, Of its
ind, ever made. The telescope, even to its
llnutest parts, is the work of Mr.. Allen, and
! certainly something for Americans to be
roud of.
LYNCH LAW IN WISCONSIN. - On the 18th
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