The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-10
The News.
The steamship Canada, from Liverpool, arrivedat


0auIax ldSt evening, Win lntciNSence IIoin EuroPo
10 the 18th ult. The news from the seat Of war is
very interesting. Active operations had been re-
samed in the Crimea. On the 22d September the
allies attacked the Russian infantry and the latter
yetreated to the heights over Rusta. The allies had
landed 10000 men at Eupatoria, and had $4,000 on
The Russian flank The Russians were fortifying
IN the north part of Sebastopol, and erecting new
batteries Sebastopol sto be RACED, and the basins
hled up The Russian loss in the recent assault is
stated to have been eighteen thousand men. From
Asia we learn that the garrison at Kars were in
great want, and were eating horse flesh. The Rus
zians had abandoned Erzeroum, and were at Mala
gulemia. The Baltic feet will winter at Kiel. In
Liverpool cotton had declined Id. No change had
taken place in breadstufs. Consols were at SO
7-lsths for account. and sss for money.
The market for breadstufYs still continued firm,
slough with some reduction in the aggregate
amount Of sales. Common and medium grades OF
-four, on which the purchases have chiefly run, on
foreign account, were from l2lc. ESQ., per barrel
higher, while high grades Of extra, though firm,
did not improve in . corresponding ratio. Prime
qualities of wheat, in sound shipping order, were
scarce and higher, and in some cases commanded
extreme prices, while inferior to good ordinary lots
were less animated, and closed without the advance
claimed for higher grades The sales footed up
between IS 600 and $4,000 bushels to arrive and on
the spot. The highest figure obtained was for 1000
bushels extra Canadian white, at 50 Sc, and the
highest price Cor lot Of prime Southern white was
- Is, while inferior parcels of white ruled con-
siderably below these figures. Fair to prime
Southern red sold at 81 90 a 50 05, and
prime Western white at 50 20. Corn was bet
ter, and closed at SOC. a Ole. for good sound
Western mixed. Pork was lower, with sales
Of new mess at s21 IS $40 rs. sale of 1877 bbls.
refined sugars were made by auction, the particn-
lars Of which are given in another column. A
cargo Of 5000 bags Rio coffee, per Reindeer, was
sold on private terms. There was q new phase
manifested in the hemp market. 1t seems that
the article at ST. Louis had become scarce, and re-
ceipts being very light, prices had advanced to
S16O for dew rotted, and $2l2 for dressed, which
caused holders here to withdraw from the market
and wait for higher prices. Private Geographic
dispatches have noted an occurrence Of frost at
Macon and several other points in the cotton region
Of the South, but the season being so far advanced
fttle apprehensions are felt from its advent. The
sales to-day amounted to 1900 bales, the market
closing steady. Freights, though less active,
were without change in quotations. Though the
sales of wheat and flour were Unexpectedly large
during the past three days, yet we are led to
believe, and are sustained in that belief by
sound business men in the trade, that the aggre
gate sales have been largely exaggerated in some
quarters and an imposing array of figures displayed
which must in part have probably resulted from con-
lecture. Allowing for all reasonable discrepancies
the sales of wheat on Saturday and Monday last
amounted, probably, to about 300, 900 bushels, on
the spot and to arrive one broker on Saturday hav
ing purchased about 100 600 bushels on foreign ac-
count, and large lots also on Monday and Tuesday
thus fixing the probable amount of sales in the
three days at about 400 900 bushels, which, at an
average cost of 50 per bushel, would make
$500 ,00O--to which, If the -four bought were
added, it would swell the amount to over
81 900 900 in the three days referred to, which ex
ceeds any similar amount Of sales within so brief
period for many years past. To the above estimate
we add the sales of corn, cotton and other agri-
cultural products in the same period, heir total
value would not probably vary much from between
u ,500,0 600 and s2,000,O00- For whom on whose
account have these large purchases been made? For
individuals or for government We believe in part
for both, but chiefly for the latter. We incidentally
learned that Mcssrs Grinneil, Minturn & Co. had
given out to their broker large orders for the pur
chase of both wheat and -four, which had been duly
executed for and on account of the English govern
uent. A portion of the orders filed for France were
supposed to have been also account Of the French
government. 1t was reported that most of the pur
chases made English account were go into store
and were not taken with the view of immediate
shipment. A considerable amount OF the Purchases
made icr individuals were on account of Greek
houses, and on behalf Of orders from Germany
Yesterday having been packet day for the America
to soil from Boston, IL is probable that adiccs were
forwarded % the effect that the bulk of the orders
by the Pacific had been filed, and hence until the
arrival Of later foreign news, with letters, &C., we
may expect Some less excitement in breadstuffs.
The French war steamer ariso Grondeur, COM
manded by Lieutenant GalIet, of the Imperial Navy
arrived at this pGrt from Gaudaoupe via Baltimore
on Monday night. she bears commission author
izing the purchase and shipment Of a number Of
horses for the use of the mounted gens-d'orms Of
Gaudaloupe, as the native animals inferior both
in stature and strength for military purposes. The
Grondeur has four thirty FOUNDER guns and a crew
OF eighty hands. She is twenty-five years old,
and is one Of the Grst vessels which was ever
used as steamer by the French government
Her officers are very gentlenanly men, and recently
Mt Guadaloupe, nobly aided the American bark Hi
uaigo wheh IN much dange-. The United States
nag was hoisted on board the Grondeur at one
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and saluted with TWEEN.
.ty-one guns, which were duly replied to from Co
vesnor's Island. The Grondeur viii remain In onr
waters about four weeks. One OF her officers (4.
Roux), quite q young man, ia decorated with the
crosstof The legion Of honor he having lost his right
arm in the service of France.
There was a gathering of the republican or Pres
ton King party at the Tabernacle last night. Some
twelve hurdred persons were In attendance. The
resolutions passed AT the Syracuse Convention were
endorsed, ane the nominees of that body adopted
Speeches were xnade by Senator Wilson, of Massa
chnsetss, Hon Mt Savage and others. A full report
is given In our paper today.
Dispatches from Washington state that there is
large delegation Of 'Mexicsns, who were associated
with Santa Anna, at present in that CITY. and
Mat 1t 10 rumored Santa Anna himself has been
there for several daye. As VIC can see M rooson