The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-09-13
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

Inc steamship AIiantlc arrived here at three
o'clock on the 9Th September.
The Liverpool cotton market had slightly
fallen off, and last weeks prices were barely
supported. Breadstulfs had been more ANNA.
ted, and all articles are quoted at a speculative
advance. Money continued in demand. Con.
soils closed 9lB Gil.
The bullion in the Bank of England had
decreased Gl58,000.
Queen Victoria had been well received in
Paris. A ministerial crisis exists in Greece.
The HresSe d ORIENT learns that Gen. Simp.
son will soon be replaced by Gen. Henry Ben
timex.
The Bey of Tunis has offered to act against
the insurgents in Tripoli.
The Military Gazette of Vienna states that the
Emperor Alexander, accompanied by his broth
ers, Nicholas and Michael, will, towards the
end of this month. proceed to Sebastopol. as he
verbally promised his late father to do, to thank
the garrison for their brave defence
letter from Lisbon of the 9th August saws +:
Among the passengers by the Tagus, which
arrived here from Gibraltar on the 9Th was
Genral Arista, the eX-Presdent of Mexico He
had for some time suffered from tumor in the
throat, and was going to Paris to seek medical
advice. On the following morning his disease
took fatal turn, and he expired on board the
vessel"
The Atlantic left Liverpool at 8 A. NJ. OH the
18th, her regular day.
The JVar.-No further events of any inpor-
lance have occurred in the progress of the war,
but there are copious details of the Sweaborg
bombardment and the battle on the Tchernaya
The Russian loss at Sweaborg is reported at
only 40 killed and leo wounded The fortified
tons were not DESTROYED.
The dpsDatcheS do NOT conway q clnar ;doo oc
how much of Sweaborg has been DESTROYED, and
fhotc much remains.
Two English steamers have been trying the
range Of their guns against Riga.
In the White Sea, the Allied cruisers continue
to destroy the carrying vessels and stores Of
fish ana grain along the coast.
In the Sea of Azof the British have blown
up the sunken ships at Bordeansk, and have
burned the suburb of that town.
Before sebastopol, affairs are quite unchang-
ed-as they seem to be at Kars.
The loss of the Russians killed and wounded
on the Tchernaya is not much short of 1000
men.
The French own to loss of ! 900, and the
Sardlnians to GOO. Later estimates may mod-
fly these figures.
The Russians were not pursued across the
river, and hold their former position.
There is no reliable information on the sub
ject Of negotiations. Private letters" and
"rumors " are busy in circulating reports, &C.
cording to which the accession of Spain to the
Western alliance is complete, and the adhesion
of Denmark and Sweden all but ratified
Austria, according to the same loose authoI;-
ty, has already Submitted new project of
peace, and will soon express herself decidedly
for the Allies. Further, there is talk that the
Allies will permanently occupy some portion
Of the Turkish Territory. and will reconstruct
the map OF Italy.
There are other reports still more fanciful, but
all may be safely distrusted.
Demonstration against Rjga.-A letter from
Riga, dated Aug. l2th in the Hamburg Necs,
says that at 4 O'Clock on the morning of the
10th, two English steamers, two-decker and
rigate, came to the ENTRANCE OF the port OF Riga,
and opened lire against the side batteries and
the gunboats near them.
siege Of iSebastopot.-Gen. Simpsons latest
despatch by mail is dated Aug. IL, and states
briefly, in a dozen lines, that the army was
increasingly comployed in Strengthening the
advanced works, which are now so close to the
enemy that scarce any further advance can le
made; that Major Mei4owan, OF the SD, is
taken prisoner, and that the health of the army
is, on the whole, good, although cholera still
continues to take several victims day.
Great Britaia.-In absence of the Parlia-
ment, we have no political neWg
Subscriptions are being collected for ma
honal testimonial to Mr.. Roebuck.
Sir Charles Napier writes letter to the ion
don Times, saying that Admiral Dundas mere
ly carried out plans which he (Napier) was IN
able to do, from lack OF gqn-boats..
The London Times thus remarks on the af
fairs of Edward Oliver:
a ,a, .,..c III one million sterling occurred
in October last, about which the public have
since heard little. The house was that Of Mr.
Edward Oliver, ship-owner, of Liverpool. As
usual, all the parties interested, including some
of the joint-stock banks and principal firms of
the place, announced unhesitatingly there would
be very large surplus; 100000 was the
smallest amount that would be left after
payment of 20s. in the pound. The Times
recorded the prevalence OF these expectations,
but, from private information, took the oppor-
tunity of cautionng the commercial commun-
ty against placing unreserved reliance on them
"Credit being in critical state, the advice
was given In an extremely guarded manner,
and but for the necessity of avertiDg the ten
dency to panic, warning ten times as forcible
would have been warranted. This iorbearance,
however, was met in remarkable way by the
firms who had been appointed trustees OF the
estate, and who were deeply interested in it.
"These gentlemen immediately caused no
ice to be posted On the Liverpool Exchange,
that the statements of the Times were errone
Gus. This was allowed to be circulated in an
unqualified form all over the world; and as no
other persons could have such opportunities of
knowing the precise facts of the case, or could
be bound to recognise so completely the respon-
sibilty OF misleading their commercial breth-
rem, there was a general readiness to assume
that the notification was one that might be re
lied OH.
" A few, better informed than the rest, re
manned incredulous, but, on the whole, the re
suit was such as to facilitate all kinds Of sub
seduent attempts, some Of them of a most sin
gular character, to arrange a private distribu-
ton of the assets, and prevent an exposure in
the Court Of Bankruptcy.
"Since then, they have had many circum-
stances On their side to promote a favorable
liquidition, including an active demand for ton
mage by the Government, and o rapid fall In
the rste OF discount from 5 TO 81 per cent
"Ien months have now passed, and it is
time to inquire whether they are in a position
to justify their course, or whether the case is to
be added to those too frequent instances of ut.
ter reckessness, On the part of persons claim
ing position in the commercial world, as to
the nature of any statements they may make,