Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-06-07
BY TELEGRA PHI.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
HALrr,Ax,June 5


HALIFAX, June 5.
The ROYAL mail steamship Africa arrived
at 4 o'clk. this p. II. with one weeks later
Intelligence. She was of the harbor yes
terday, but was unable to enter on account
of the weather. Her news is highly inter-
es,ing, and commercially, highly important.
Austria has proposed that the conference
NEE, again at Vienna. The English and
French ambassadors had not given reply.
The meeting is with view to arrange .ie
third point. Austria also insists that the
German States shall specify distinctly the
9 .urse each one intends totake'
Gen. pelissier is popular. II is surmised
he will make bold attempt TO cut on LII
nrandi,s army. Omar Pasha has offered TO
take and hold Sempheropol il the French
v ~ support his advances
The allied forces in the Crmea are now
400 900, viz: 10000 French, 10000 Brit
sh. 10 900 Turks and 10000 Sardinans.-
The army is now well supplied with luxu-
ries As we'll az necessaries, but some fever
as we'll as cholera prevailed. On Monday
Nav 10th, severe contest took place dur
ing the gh,. The affair lasted an hour
aud a half when the Russians retired under
cover Of their guns. Loss considerable on
both sides. Night attscbs were also made
on the nights Of the 1lth and 18th by the
Russians, but they were CALAMITY repulsed
on both occasions. The attacks OF the
Russians were spiritedly continued up to
the 2ad. On the 25th the French occu-
pied large place between the central bas-
ton and the sea shore, where the enemy
would collect large forces.
The English cruisers in the Baltic had
brought several prizes to Elsinore,
Tie Russian Government had ordered
the ships ofwar at Cronstadt to be sunk
with the exception of eight liners.
All the fortified harbors in Finland are to
be placed in state of siege.
The mortality in the Austrian army in
G alatio continued great. 1900 had died.
The Austrian proclamation Of martial
law in the principalites only referred to
persons inducing Austrian soldiers to en-
list.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Parliament has expressed u determine
ton 10 aid the Queen in thu prosecution of
the war, until safe and honor able peace is
obtained.
The Queen visits France on the 10th Of
August.
SPAIN.
A conspiracy, on a small scale, had been
discovered at So ragossa.
MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, May IS.
Our market for breadstuiis has continued
dull and quotations generally are the same
as reported by previous steamer. Market
for provisions rather better, and slight ad-
vances have been obtained over previous
rates.
Cotton market active beyond precedent,
and prices considerably higher.
London money market easier and Con-
soils have advanced to "a 4.
WAsHISGroN, June 5.
The Union this morning publishes the IN
s,ruct;ons given to Commodore McAniey.
They speak of the firing on the ri Dorado
as the exercise of right, but the VISIT and
search will not be tolerated BY the United
States, and if approved Of by the Spanish
authorities it is likely to disturb the friend
" relations existing between the two gov
ernments. They direct that If any officer
in command Of ship is interfered with, he
will promptly repei the interference by
force. The commander was inirusted with
al, but was instructed to communicate with
him through the American Consul at Ha-
yana
New ORLEANS, June 4.
The Prometheus, connected with the
Uncle Sam on the Pacific side, VIII Oh vessel
brought down $50 passengers and about
100000 in specie.
The steamship Northern Light from ~ Y,
had not arrived 1T San Juan de Nicaragua
when the Prometheus left
Active preparations were ALREADY te ne
made for the State election. The Whig'
will probably vote with K Ms, while the
| Democrats are hopelessly divided.
Messrs. Page, Bacon g. Cos paper was
| still selling at so per cent discount.
A silver mine has been discovered IN Au
rora.
From the Sandwich Islands we learn tina
! the alleged mutineers on the ship John
/ from Boston hitherto referred to, had beer
discharged.
Judge Lee. the Commissioner from thu
/ Sandwich Islands 10 this country, has nj
| power whatever to treat on the subject o
annexation.