Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-07
Arrival of the Atlantic.

New York, September 6.--The steemer Atlantic
has arrived with Liverpool dates to Saturday, 25th
! Of August.
The steamers Ariel and Washington had arrived
| at Cowes.
| No farther events have occurred of any import
ance in the progress of the war.
MARKETS.
Cotton-Dennistoun & Co.'s circular quotes the
| market easier but not quotably lower--closing
steady, with sales for the week of $4,000 bales,
including A. 500 bales to spectators, and 500 for
export. Orleans fair, l-s; middling Tie; up
/ land fair, 6 7-8.
Breadstuffs-Brown g. Shipley quote: Bread
stuffs have slightly advanced Flour has advanced
2s Wheat has advanced I'd. 3d.. Corn has ad-
vanced Cd. Western Canal Flour, 40 4ls. Ohio,
42s; white Corn, AS. 45s.; yellow, SIS. Cd. a
1885,; mixed, 87s 3D. All titles closed steady.
i The weather has been unfavorable.
Provisions Richardson, Spence & Co.
report provisions as being generally unchanged.
! London Markets, August 24.-Barring, Brothers
& Co. report: Iron is unchanged and in good de-
| magd Sugars are active at advanced prices Cot
ton is firm Linseed is dull Rice is active at adj
vlnced prices. Spirits turpentine dearer. Coffee
| is steady.
| !Stocks.-Maryland SIS, 92 a 80; Pennsylvania
! SIS rs a so; Pennsylvania Bonds, "a; Virginia
Bonds of 1885, So IL 90 l-2 Pennsylvania
Central Railroad, 81 IL; Illinois Central Railroad
| rs a 80.
Money Market--Messrs. Bell & Co., report
American stocks dull, but prices unchanged Bull
lion in the Bank of England has decreased fl5S,-
900.
Consols for money are quoted at 81 Is.
SECOND DESPATCH.
New York, Sept 9th, evening.-The Atlantic
brings 200 passengers. She passed the steamer
Africa on the evening Of the 18th, off the Skernes
DETAILS OF THE RECENT BATTLES.
The papers continue interesting details Of the
late bombardment of Sweaborg and the recent
battles on the Tchenaya
The papers say that the Russian loss at Swea
borg was only 40 killed and 100 wounded; and
| that the Notifications were destroyed
Two British ships had fired on Riga without
| effect.
| The squadron In the White Sea continues to de-
stroy the Russian stores along the coast and the
British squadron In the Sea of Azoff have blown
| up several Russian ships Of war, sunk the Russian
ships ia Berdlansk bay, and burned the suburbs of
| that town.
| The British gun boat Jasper was wrecked in the
Sea of Azon and the Russians had found her
signal book.
The position Of affairs before Sebastopol was
quite unchanged
The position Of the siege at kars was also I'M
changed, at the latest advices.
The Russian loss in the battle at the bridge Of
Traktir, on the Tchernaya, was nearly 1000 in
killed and wounded. The loss Of the allies was
about 900 men. The Russians we're not pursued
across the river, but hold their former position.
| Various rumors were current OF new peace
project, but nothing authentic could be ascertained
in regard to the matter.
| No further important events had occurred at the
4 n ha mn
news is the details of the battles at Sweaborg and
Tchernaya. The loss Of life at Sweaborg was quite
/ small, but the details thus far do not state how
much Of the place has been destroyed nor how
much remains According to the account Of the
Russian Admiral the bombardment appears TO
have done but little damage besides burning the
public stores lie says that no damage whatever
has been done to the fertilization batteries guns;
and he closes his despatch on the evening OF the
| 18th, thus " The enemy remain at their old an
1 chorage and do not renew the attack"
The bombardment OF Riga was commenced at 4
o'clock A. NJ on the 10th by two English steamers,
one a two-decker and the other frigate, and con-
tnued all day until o'clock p. NJ, doing appa-
rently but little damage.
The attack on the allies at Tchernaya was CON-
manded by Prince Gortschakoff The Russian
force consisted of Ave divisions Of infantry, six
thousand cavalry and twenty batteries of artillery.
| Three Russian Generals were killed The French
.
loss amounts to nearly 200 killed and over 800
wounded. General Reed, of the English army,
was killed in the engagement The Russians
asked an armistice to enable them to bury their
dead, and General Pelssier says the whole number
Of Russians buried was 1922
despatch Of the 10th from the Crimea says
that the artillery had opened fire upon Sebasto-
| pol, but that the bombardmcnt had not yet been
recommended
| Four Russian steamers, sunk by the Russians in
| Berdiansk bay had been blown up by the English,
and the suburbs of the town burnt A British
eun.boat went ashore during the attack, and was
taken by the Russians, together with complete
code of the allies signals.
Gortschakof's latest despatch from Sebastopol
ia TO the 2lst IL says; The fire of the allies has
sensibly diminished and does but little damage
ENGLAND.
From England there is no political news of inn
/ portance.
Rumors we're current Of new negotiations to the
effect that the accession Of Spain TO the alliance
! Is complete and that the alliance Of Denmark and