The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-12
The News.

The News.
The Africa, which left Liverpool on Septemberl
arrived at Halifax early yesterday morning, and the
Ayago, which lett Southampton on August 20, en-
tered this port during the afternoon. BY these ar
rivals we have weeks later news frem Europe.
The details are not Of much Importance. Sebasto-
DOL was not taken but the French Emperor announ.
ses in etterto General Pelissier that he has GER
tain information "that the Russians cannot hold
out during another winter, and that he hopes the
city will soon fall under the blows of the allies"
This royal did not seem to inspire the General
with any fresh vigor, for up to the latest moment
the positions of the besegers and the besieged re-
NAMED just the same as they did Of the date of
our previous advices. On the 9th Of August Prince
Gortschakoff wrote that the allied fire was occa-
sonaly stronger but that the state Of affairs was
unaltered. In fact, the allies dreaded a Russian
attack on the Cemetery works and were concen
trating all their energies to meet it. They report
that the Russians lost over nine thousand men,
killed, wounded, and prisoners, in the battle Of
Traktr Bridge, and claim the result Of that engage
ment as a decisive victory. On the Esd Of August
the French soldiers carried Russian ambuscade on
ME glacis of the Maakoff tower, and continued to
hold the works. The Russians had doubled the gar
yson of the tower and were prepared for desperate
defence. The allied commanders had one hundred
and fifty new mortars in position, but they still deny
that they had commenced regular bombardment
on the 18th of August. They say that the fire was
merely to cover their works Of approach. General
Simpson insisted on resigning his command Of the
English forces, and Omer Pasha was finally ordered
10 Asia, where the Turkish army was in bad con
dtion owing to the close nvestlture of Kars by the
Russians.
From the Baltic we learn that the late attack on
Sweaborg was in fact a loss to the allied naval
forces. The fortress, as such, was uninjur The
Russian gunboats from Riga had fought two English
war vessels, but we are not informed Of the result.
Six Russian gunboats from Cronstadt had, on Au-
gust 18th, attacked three British ships of war, and
the engagement lasted for two hours, but the da-
mage done by either party was small.
Queen Victoria arrived at Portsmouth (Englaud)
on the 18th Of August from Paris. Previous to her
departure from that city she visited the tomb OF the
great Napoleon, but as the ceremony took place at
nightal it is not very fully described General Canro-
bert was invested with the Order of the Bath. Her
Majesty received the warmest demonstrations OF re-
spect from the French people up to the latest mo-
ment. The Queen had arrived safely at Osborne
The Queen Of Spain had decreed, in accordance
with the request Of her Ministers, that all the dipo-
matte correspondence between her cabinet and the
court of Rome which dates from December OF 1854,
should be published as her Maestys reply to the late
ALLEGATION Of his Holiness. The Spanish Ministers
assert that this latter document is highly aggressive
From Austria we have summary Of the terms
OF the concordat lately ratified with Rome by the
Emperor Francis Joseph.
The allied forces of France and England had car
ried the war into Africa, and calamity destroyed
the town OF St. Mary's the river Gambia, IN July
last. Previous to this the Marabous (natiyes) had
burnt three English villages, on which Governor
O'Connor proceeded, with 260 men, to take st.
Mary's, but was waylaid by the natives, who drove
him back with q loss of 30 killed and 81 wounded.
Governor OConnor then obtained the assistance ot
q French man-ofwar, the Entreprenante, and $50
white troops who carried the town at the point Of
the bayonet. The natives are blacks, and the Eng
lish journals say that, lke all negroes, they are
remarkable only for their yindictiveness."
There is news of formidable insurrecton in Be7
gal. The natives to the number Of fifty thousand,
had armed themselves with their rude implements Of
warfare, and spread the region Of the Raambol
Hills, in Central Bengal, destroying everything Eu-
ropean They were said to be acting under species
Of religious fanatcism. The situation of the Euro
pcans extremely critical.
The London Money Market was easier. Consols
closed ct 81. Cotton and provisions are reported
without change, and breadstuifs had somewhat
declined.
Before the receipt Of the foreign news yesterday.
about 800 400 bales OF cotton were sold, without
change in prices. After it came to hand no sales
transpired, though there was some better feeling
manifested. Flour closed steady, with pretty free
sales, chiefly common to good State and Western
brands Among the transactions were about 5000
900 bbls. extra Indiana, deliverable in October,
at 50 a SO %; and some parcels common State sold
for delivery in November at 81 Is. Wheat was
firm. Southern red sold at u IS 81 So, and white
at 81 so 81 3d. with small lot prime reported at
50, and 600 bushels California large red yellow
sold at 81 95. Corn fell OF o. two cents. Pork
was frmer, with sales of new mess at So 80 a So
C21 and new prime at s2l. Sugars and coffee were
firm, with sales at full prices. Frcights TO Liverpool
and London were quite stiT both for immediate
shipment and for future deliveries
The following important directions relative TO the
transportation OF merchandise by the Tehuantepec
and Nicaragua route, have been published by tho
Treasury department:-"Wh When merchandise Is trlns.
ported in bond over tic ishnus OF Tehuantepec by
the route Of San Juan de Nicaragua the came eSami-
nations and certificates required by the consul aud
revenue agent 10 test and insure an Identification Of
the goods as when Transported by the Panama route
Examination and certificate must IN ia cases be
made by the United States revenue agent II there he
one either at the port of arrival or depcrtae On the
ronte and by the United Ststes consul eso there be
one at the other terminus Of the route II there no
u. $. revenue agent on the route, the oxaalinaton
and certificate are required 10 be made b. The y :
consul at the port OF arrival departure IL these i
but one ard by both If there II one q each port.
ON the arrival OF the goods at the port of dostne.
ticn in the United states, the copy Of the entry,
with the official certificate thereon TGst he directed
at once to the Collector Of the Customs. II the
collector Il satisfied 70 the IDENTITY Of the goods,
e must admit the 4ale 10 entry for rewarohoasing;
lut ii moi satisfied, LIZ N st keep shen il c1s.1dy,