Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-31
ARRIVAL orrHR srrAxHRA AFRICA.

1bs steamer Africa arrived siis A. ILL.,
Bscadstofs slightly adsauced. Liverpool
dates are totbe l3ih inst. ONE week later than
By the Atlantic The steamship Hermann
left Southampton for New Yak On the lJth
inst. The news By this arrival IS Of high
Importance in commercial sc: &C, but other.
wise Of little intercss.
No change in affairs at Sebafopoi except
an occasional interchange Of shots, every
thing was quiet. The Allies WIRE threaten
ing Perekep and we're Insnifesting some ac-
tivity On the Danube. TIE news of the
bombarimert OF Odessa By the allied feet is
daily looked for. A slight ergagemen. had
taken place near kertchkof and resulted in
favor Of the Allies.
News from Asia nuimportant.
The Turks still held out at kars although
ciosaly invested and much stressed for
want Of provisions. The cot on market had
exhibited great depression amounting almost
to panic AMI prices were fully one farthing
lower. In some eases sales have been made
at even lower reduction than the quotation
per the advices Of The atlantic. The weeks
business was restricted TO about IL goo bales,
Of which spectators took very small pro-
portion.
For breadstuifs fair demand existed at
extreme prices Of the week preceding, and in
descriptions slight advance had taken
place.
Indian Corn. good request at about former
rates.
Provisions steady at former rates.
The Lordon money market continues
very tight, but the Bank of England had not
| further advanci lite rates of discount. Con-
coils had shown considerable variation, fiaal-
| " closed at 81 for money.
ADDITIONAL BY THE AFRICA.
Halifax, Oct. "a.
| From the seat Of war thsre is nothing de-
| cisive. At Sebastopol matters are quiet.
| Ten thousand of the Allied troops were
employed in making road from Balaklaya
| to the Allied camp at Sebastol.
a Frankfort paper asserts that the Rus
| sian army had been withdrawn from the
| Plateua on the north side Of Scbastopol to-
wards the heights of Balbec, and that only II
| few thousand now garrison the northern
forts in the neighborhood of Nickoloff,
/ where q 1900 men are concentrated.
The Allied feet before Odessa consisted of
8 ships of the line, ane q steamers, and
came to anchor on Oct. 9Th.
The Emperor of Russia arrived at Odessa
Sept. %, but left the next day for Nickoloif
to attend Council Of War.
Detailed accounts in the Invalde Russo
show that the Russian losses for three weeks
| previous tc the fail of Sebastopo were over
$4,000 men, not counting deaths by disease.
Raions had been ordered to the Danube
| for 10000 French troops, expected to arrive
at Silistria aqout the end of October.
The Anglo Turkish contingency had been
ordered to Shamla.
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A British feet Of ships had been seut to
the coast of Italy, proceeding first to the Bay
of Naples.
Austria has issued circular to its repre-
sentatives, which says, although Russia is at
liberty to act as mediator, at present it is not
proper time. That the Western Powers
must follow up their advantag with no trea-
| ty with Russia.
| Gen. Monrabiaf announces successful
engagement between the CoSsack military and
dragons, and some Turkish cavalry and be-
sh basonks nearly 5000 strong.
The Turks had 400 killed and Ali Pacha
was taken prisoner. Tho urkish garrison at
kars was reduced to the greatest extremity.
Omar Pasha was advancing from Ratun to
attempt to raise the siege.
| The BALrlc.-Ihe Russians were approach
ing Sweaborg with great activity. Accounts
| VI VIC DothudiuiueIll VI hl0a State tnat ire
battery at mouth OF the Duna suffered very
little, but that at Balen was injured much
Various minor operations were reported.
DEAMARK.-It is announced that the Dam
ish Government has United the maritime pow
crs to unite, the United States included, to
meet in Conference at Copenhag to settle
the question of the Sound Dues.
GREECE The Ministry has resigned and
a new one was formed.