The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-09-24
Arrival Of the Baltic.
Slight Adrance in Breads;uf$.
Ngw YoRK. Thursday. Sep.

te the new Spanish munster 70 the tinted
States, and Gen. Uraga, the Mexican MINIS
ter to Prussia.
The week which this arrival covers is more
barren Of news than any similar period since
the commencement Of the wnr. With the ex-
cepton of the announcement that the Rus
slams ON the rchernaya are again menaeiug
the allied line. and the surmise that England.
instigated BY France, IL about to pick aquar-
ral with Naples, tho papers contain little else
t,ian odds and ends 0f correspondence re-
zlrding the battle Of IrAktir bridge, ana The
aombardment OF SWa4borg.
The following are the latest Official des-
patches from G neral simpson
'sBcfore Sebastqpol, Aug, 25th.-The cno-
ily have been concentrating troops 1T the "a
IVA and Carries, their left extending rs far
ls the village Of Makoul, AMI are supposed
10 have received considerable reinforccments
which probably con 1T of two divisions.
s.1'he bridge ucros thu great hArb0r is now
nearly completed and large bodies Of men are
employed in erecting earth-works on the
North side Of thu harbur.
Entertainments have been thrown up on
the Severanaya Hill extending from the coast
to the site Of the first light house facing the
north.
sFrom yariou. sources We learn that the
Russians on the right bank Of Tchernaya are
held in readiness for any offensive movement.
Oar siege operations progress steadily with,
regret to sav heavy casualties on our side.
Signed j. SIMPSON"
Prince GortsehakoH briefly says ..rhe
fire Of the enemy continues as before"
II the same date peissier elggraphs "All
goes well. Everything advances, We are
making progress"
The French Minister u War received dis
patches dated Crimaa, 3 o'clock \. NJ, ON
the 9th inst, which contains the following
ntellgenee
ION the night Of the 9Th inst, a great fire
took place, which was caused by the burning
Of the Russian two-daeker Marion, which was
anchored before Sebastopol, the fire Original
ting by the bursting Of a shell discharged
from the right attack. The brillianey Of the
tlnne- Illuminated the whole allied camp.
COMMERCIAL l>TELLlGEACg, - Prices are
sitter, though 10; quotably higher. Wheat
advanced enc To iiy3 pen@e, Corn advanced
one shilling Pork transactions have been
large bur al slightly lower prices.
Consols rceeded u 5l.. Closed ut 6j;.
The Bank of fn1and has increased the
rate of discount to ieuf and half pr cent,
which has beea since june lst III four.
Sir George Brown has retired from the ar
my.
Gortschakoa has sent Cen. Todleben to-
Simpheropol.
Todloben's latest creation, called the Fort
of the Holy Gross, IS armed with guns Of
the heaviest cu!.bre, and commands fully the
Malukon.
Intelligence from Asia Minor is reported
to be more favorable ID thu Turks. Accord
ing To the Turkish bulletin the Russians adj
yaneed Aug. ith, and attacked 4 battery 1t
kars. ana battle of two hours duration oc-
CURED. and the Russians retired, leaving 100
dead.
Erseroum is said to Be completely relieved.
At karpekeni, village on the road to
kars, d skirmish of cavalry took place. At
forwards the Russians broke up from before
Erzeroun, and retired Oh nArs.
Letters say Omar pecha Mil not - to
kars. but move on to Filis, with a two-f3ld
object Ut menaneing tha eamnmn ler u the
Russians III Georgia, and also presenting IN
opportunity to the Gireassians aud other
mountain tribes IL join them.
kum9rs If negotiations are rife, but Moth
ing definite.
10 news 81 importance from the Baltic.
Weather there has been very had.
Orders had boon given fer tha construction
Of two additional lines Of railroad IN the al
Led camp in the Crilnea.
Sufficient Indications OF winter campaign
Fergus O'Connor. n once noted Chartist,
had died iii England.
Mr. iIiucks, 81 the Canadian Government,
is appointed Governor Of the Barbados.
There are those who consider it a reward
for his recruiting services in the United
States.
Thara Ia,l t.aa, ,,,ra 80 r1;.t ,g3Y4uri,a, oae
in Spain, though nothing VERY serious.
The harvest throughout Austria IL pro-
noanced Ii fair average.
LIVERPOOL MARKET.
The Liverpool Cotton market Influenced by
the favorable accounts in America, md By
the increasing stringeney in money Mt home
had been dull, and on upland shows de-
cline Of LILO. The weeks sales amount to
80. 900 bales, Of which $1,000 were taken hv
the trade
Wheat Is thought to be rather In light yield
but spring corn and potatoes abundant, yet
prices Lrnaastatls Asp maintained
Denniston d Go. quote Western Canal
Flour ut Sofa SIS Ohio 49(n4ls: White t..
$. Wheat, lls6d(d 2s6d. Red Mixed do. ! Is
al Is I'd; yellow and mixed Indian Corn, rs
bdlo 34s Cd white do. 44(a iGs Lard, Sofa -
Cd; Beef ana Pork unchanged Bacon nd
sancei Is; Tallow active ana rather higher
American securities without change OF
moment.
Iron in active demand ut full rates. Rails
s pounds IS,
co. ut Fort Dcs Moines the County Liquor
Agency was broken into on last Saturday
night. About half Il barrel Of the county
whiskcy came up missing. The agent very
facetionsly remarked to us on Sunday morn
ing ii the post Office, that it could not have
been needed FOR medicinal purposes, for he
had sold enough on Saturday 70 make we'll
MI thn LIZ Ia the eanntH Cor u month u