Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-12
BY CATON'S LINE. /
Tslegraphed expressly for Daily Gazette
ARRIVAL OF THE
p ACIFIC.
New York July Il

80.
The news is principally confined to the
details OF previous aivices. The official
list of the A lies' losses in killed and wound
ed aggregates over 5000, Nevertheless
the siege still progresses with undated vig-
or. Lord Raglan was dangerously ill and
had asked for his recall There are no
indications of INN Operations in the
Sea Of Azoff or in the Baltic.
Administrative reform keeps its ground
in England.
Austria continues the disbanding of her
army.
Politics elsewhere in Europe are dull.
The official list of the battle of the 18th
states the number of English killed, wound
ed and missing at l,i37, including % Off
GERS. the number French, 1897, including
1873 officers. among whom were Gems. -
and Brant, both severely wounded.
Fail particulars not yet received II is
assertedin Paris that the failure was owing
partly to the errors of the British command
ing officers, The English on the contrary
throw part of the blame on the French.
Rumors we're ahoat that battle had
been fought in the Tehernaya, that the
Sardinian army were cut to pieces, aud
that the Allies had finally stormed and Ia
ken Sebastopol. These rumors excited
specula,ions which were finally settled
BY Gen Pelissier's dispatches which are to
the 2sth. The Allies were pushing their
approaches against the Malakoff and has
teninn the construction OF an advance bat
terry, which would complete the investment
of III. fort. A few cases of cholera had
broken out among the French troops
The Allies retained possession of the Rus
sian round fort in the cemetery, captured
on The 18th, and also Of the Mamelon tow
er.
Prince Gotchako.N dispatches to 81. Pc
telsbugh are to the o5th. He. states that
the allies fire had weakened and the allie
troops which ar lssei the Tchem inalga had
returned.
Accounts from Stockholm state that the
EagIsh had bombarded Hargo, and destroy
ID tie Telegraph stat on. The Russians
nit that the C,sslck boat had flag OF
truce, but say they feared treachery.
Adv.ces from Abo to the 2lst say that
the English fleet were cruising along the
coast OF Finland. The Grand Duke Mich
olas had reviewed the troops, at lIelsing
fars aud Ado and inspected the fortiiica-
tons ct Sweborg. The blockade of the
White sea was form lily announced,on June
ll,a.
The allies had given orders 10 complete
the destruction of the Notifications of
Anapa; 200 pieces of cannon and years
provisions were found in the forts. The
Circassians had punierel the town. The
Russian forces are concentrating in the
r is for the opening Campaign. The for
,fc .,ions Of Erogen are completed The
operations in the sea of Azof continue
destruction of Arablt. There had been an
abe reconnaissance q, Paffa and an expe-
dtion against Perikop was again spoken
Of.
Capt. Lines Of tn war steamer Miranda
WIS killed By rife shot OF Scutari. Brig
alier Gen. Encort of the Crmea forces is
also dead.
Two thousand wounded of the allied ar
my had arrived at Constantinople. The
cholera had also appeared there. The Porte
has concluded a loan of 100000 at l.
per cent. secured on the revenue at Smyr-
m.
ESGLAxIr- Nj Roebuch : motion OF
want Of confidence the ministry had been
s'p1ned for a fortnight, Major Reed has
given notice Of bill to extend the parlia-
mentary franchise to all persons paying an
income tax. Lord Lyndhurst in the House
of Lords asked information concerning the
present position Of Austria towards the AL
lies
Lord Clarendon replied tha, the cond uct
Of Austria was deserving neither of censure
nor praise, that negotiations with her had
failed, leaving France and England unfet-
tered to make peace on their own terms
Viscount Canning is appointed Governor
general of India. The administration re-
form association had another meeting at
Drury Line Theatre on the 27tl, at which
Charles Dickens made a happy speech
Geo. Peab ody gave grand banquet at the
Star and Garter Richmond. Q Mr.. Fillmore
on 18th. The Board Of Trade for May
show exports 10 the amount Of .fSO4o, 600
b4ng falling of Of nearly 100000 from
last years returns during the same month.
FRAScE.-L Letters from Paris state that
a tax Of ~ per cent. on The gross receipts
of Railroads is about to be imposed. It is
also stated that on the meeting of the
Legislature, large increase of the army
viii be called for. The question as to
whether new loan Of jO0,00O,Ooo francs is F.,
t. be raised by contractor national subscrip- /
is still undetermined
Seventy thousand persons had visited the .
Exhibition at the day Of the steamers sail /