Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-26
ARRIVAL OF THE
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AFR &c a.
The Cunard steamer Africa arrived a
Halifax this NJ from Liverpool.
The news by this arrival is OF high i'm
portance in a commercial sense, bur other
wise of LITTLE interest.
No change in affairs at Sebastopol. Ex.
cept an occasional interchange of shots,
every thing was quiet.
The Allies wee threatening perekep,
and were manifesting some activity on the
Danube.
The news Of the bembarjment of Odessa
10y the Allied fleet is daily looked for.
slight engagement had taken place
near ker,ohoi, and resulted in favor Of
the Allies.
The MAakETs.
For brcadstuffs a fair demand existed at
extreme prices OF the week preceding,
and in sume descriptions a slight advance
had taken place.
Flour had advanced shilling, wheat ,
pence. Corn !as unchanged, demand
moderate az previous rates. Consols for
m nay quoted at STIa
Indian Corn, good request a, former pr-
ces.
Provisions steady abaut former rates.
The cotton marke, had exhibited great
depression, amounting almast TO a panic,
aud prices we're fully one far,hing lower.
In some cases sales have been made at ey.
en- lower reductions than the quotation per
the adgices of the Atlantic.
The London money market continues
very tight, but the Bank Of England had
not further advanced lis rates Consols had
L. al.
ing III 81 for money.
Ad iEional BY the Africa,
HALIFAX, Oct. "a.
Ten thousand oi the Allied troops were
employed in making road from Basaksa-
va 10 the A HE'D camps at Sebastopol
A Frankfort paper asserts that the Rus
sian army had been Withdrawn from the
Plateau on the north side oil SebastoPol to-
wards the heights of Balhec, and that only
a few Thousand now garrison the northern
forts in the neighborhood OF Niccioif where
boo men are concentrated.
The Allied fleet before Odessa consisted
OF eight ships Of the line and twenty seyen
steamers, and came to anchor Oct. 18th.
The Emperor Of Russia arrived at Odes-
sa Sept 22d, but left the next day for Nick
oloff to attend a Council of War.
Detailed accounts in the inra|ade RuSa
show that the Russian losses for three
weeks previous 10 the fall of Sebastopo
were over $4,000 men, not counting deaths
by disease.
Austria has issued circular to its rep
resentatives, which says, although Russia
is at liberty TO act as u mediator, at present
il is not a proper time. That the Western
Powers must follow up their advantage
with no treaty with Russia.
The Turks had 400 killed and Ali Pasha
was taden prisoner, the Turkish garrison
at Kars was reduced to the greatest cx-
tremity.
Omar Pasha was advancing from RatuFn
to attempt to raise the siege.
THE BALTIC.
The Russians were approaching Swea-
borg with great activity. Accounts OF the
bonn bardment of Riga state that the battery
at the mouth Of tho Duna suffered very lit
tic, but that at Balen was injured much
Various minor operations were reported.
DENMARK.
| I, is rumored that the Danish Govern
men, has invited the maritime powers to
mite, the United States included, to meet
in conference at Copenhagen 10 settle the
question of the Sound Dues.
| Latest from the Plains-Mors Indian Troubles.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. "a
| Fort Laramie dates to the 18th OF sept,
/ have been received at this city.
Captain A. p Howe, fourth artillery, was
to be tried by Military Court, Col Hot.
man, President, charged With disopedience
Al the battle of Bluewater.
! Harvey arrived at Laramie on the l7th.
The Sioux Indians commenced war in
| earnest. Several parties had been attacked
/ Government and other herds ran Oft, de-
predaiions of all kinds committed. Large
numbers have congregated n White Earth,
and have sent messages to llarney to come
on, that they were ready and wahtcd MS
horses. Capt. Cady will accompany Har-
new in command OF Battalion 9th. Col
HotFman's health will not permit him to go
on a campaign. Health OF the oihceEs
good.
Washington Items,
! WASHINGTON, Oct. "a,
The II. S. Attorney General has DECIDED
! that it is no departure from our neutrality
/ tor citizens to sell either bcliigerents gun
| powder, urms or other articles OF war, or for
! The merchant ships OF neutral state TO
transport troops or military ammnnihons
/ for either belligercnts, such commerce be-
ing perfectly Lawful, subject ony to the
chances Of hostile capture BY opposing
power.