Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-03-24
latest by Eelegrapt.
The Crimea.


The news from the Crimea is embraced in
the account Of two night sorties by the Rus.
slams. They occurred on the 18th and l4th OF
February, and resulted on the part of the AL.
lies in the death of forty Frenchmen.
On the 18th ult., Eupaloria was attacked by
a force of $4,000 Russians under Gen. Os,en
Sacken, who, after a combat of nearly five
hours duration, were vigorously repuIsed by
the Turks. The Russians lost FIVE hundred
men killed and wounded, in proportion, while
the Turks had SO killed and $50 wounded.
The latter lost seventy horses. Ofthe French
who were engaged in the battle, eighteen were
killed. Six steamers of the allied fleet were
sent 10 Eupatoria to assist in the defence, and
many villages in the neighborhood of Eupato.
ria were damaged by their fire.
GREAT BRIrAIs.-The Earl of Carlisle has
been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
With this exception, there had been no change
ia the Ministry since the departure of the
Pacific.
The Duke of Newcastle had been summon
ed to give his evidence before the Roebuck
Committee of investigation, into the delay in
the prosecution of the war. The investigation
was being vigorously prosecuted.
Meetings deprecea,ing the war were on the
increase throughout the country.
The Earl Of Lucen pu blishes a convincing
letter to Lord Raglan, generating himself
from all blame in the matter of the cavalry
charge at Balaklava.
Joseph Hume, the great English Radical
Rerormer, is dead. He was born at Montrose,
Scotland, in l777.
Des,itution in England had abou! reached
its height, and from the combined cause of an
unusually severe winter, unusually dear prices
of all descriptions of provisions, and the total
stagnation Of trade, the poor were in Il deplora.
BILE condition. Many thousands of laborers
have been weeks without food, except the sup.
plies of charity. A riot Of two or three days
duration took place in Liverpool, and in Lon
don a disturbance had occurred among the un.
employed.
There seems. Il is said, to be a desire for
peace on the part of England, but no indica-
tons TO the effect with Russia, except upon
her own terms.
The French papers mention that the city of
Cutaria in Italy, has been almost destroyed by
an earthquake.
Affairs in Spain were somewhat threatening.
Whether the Emperor of France will 60 to
the Crimea, is a matter still on question. 1t is
said that he has drawn up a plan for a vast
military strategy, which he wishes to SUPER
intend, but England and Austria think that he
had better leave it to his generals.
Grea Rise In the Ohio.
LOUISVILLE, March 1.-THE river is now
rising fast.
CINCINNATI, March 17.-Tho river has risen
four feet since yesterday. There is no change
of any moment in our markets, except that
Mess Pork has advanced to Is IS per barrel.
PITTSBURGH. March l7.--There are now six
teen feet water ia the channel here, and it is
still rising.
Rise in the Mississippi and Yazoo.
VrcKsBURG, March l9.-The Mississippi at
this point has risen ten inches within the last
hours.
Three inches rise is reported in the Yazoo
river at Yazoo City, and eight feet rise at
Grenada.
Election in vicksburg.
Us. Byrne, the American candidate, was
chosen Mayor of this city to day, by 200 ma-
jority.