Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-03-22

mpOi tdnt from Onlna.-BomOaru'
ment Of Shanghai by the French
Fleet-Loss of French Frigate and
Five Hundred LiYesI
HALIFAX, March Is.
The steamer Africa, with adyices
from Liverpool to Saturday, the Sd inst,
has arrived at this port.
Commercial Inselligencs.-The Cotton
Market continues dull but not lower
The sales during the week reach sc, ,0eO
bales.
The Breadstufs Market was un-
changed, except Corn, which had fur
ther declined 6d@ls per quarter
Western Canal Flour is quoted at 4Os,
and Ohio at ASS.
Lard had slightly declined at Liver
pool. The stock of cotton at Liverpool
was $4,000 bales, of which $4,000
bales were American.
Brown q Shipley quote -four and
wheat dull, and corn is lower. They
quote old Western Canal -four at 41@
42s and new do. at 37@39s; Philadel-
phia and Baltimore 44@44s Sd; Ohio
44@45s. White Wheat lis Cd, and
Red 11@11s i'd. At the close there
was better feeling.
Richardson, Spence d Co., report
provisions generally unchanged, except
Bacon, which had declined Is; Lard
dull, and lois Sd lower, with a very
limited demand; Prime is quoted at 49s
6d@5Os. Tallow was dull, and 2s p
cwt. lower.
At London the money market was
easy, and it was expected the bank
would soon reduce the rates of discount.
The bullion in the bank had increased.
The market for American stocks was
buoyaLt; Erie, Illinois Central, and
Panama Railway shares were especially
better
Barring d Bro. quote the Iron market
dull. Welsh rails on hand, are quoted
at f6 16s@E6 15s, and Welsh bars,
f6 15s@ f7.
The market for all kinds of provisions
was dull, but prices were unchanged.-l
Under the influence of the news of the
illness of the Gear, consuls advanced,
closing at 914 for money. United
States and State stocks were better,
with an improved demand.
The advices from Manchester were
more favorable.
General Intelligence. news from
The seat of war contains nothing of in
.erest.
The Emperor Nicholas Of Russia, is
leadl He expired suddenly, at one
o'clock on Friday morning, the second
IF March instant. The event was an
bounced in the English House of Lords
IN Friday evening by Lord Clarendon,
md in the Commons by Lord Palmer
'ton, producing the most intense excite
nent. Surmises were afoat that he was
but it is thought he died of
lpoplexy after an attack of influenza
lis illness was known in England before
he news of his death arrived, and, also,
he fact that his physicians had given
i'm up. The effect which the event
'roduced upon political affairs was not
.nown, of course, when the Africa
allied, as the news only reached London
he evening previous.
The expectations of peace were
tronger in England. The peace con-
erence was to open at Vienna on the
th inst. Prussia seemed now more in
aVor of the allies.
The Africa arrived at Halifax at one
clock this afternoon. The war advices
-om the Crimea are of the same tenor
S heretofore. On the night of the
9th the Russians made sortie, in
hich four Frenchmen were killed. In
mother night-sortie, on the 18th, the
rench lost thirty-fve.
On the 18th the condition of the
rench was reported excellent.
1t was rumored Sevastopol would be
vested on the North side.
Admiral Brual telegraphs the follow 7
g: ]
KAMEscHBAY, Feb. 20.-"On the I
7th inst, Eupatoria was attacked on the !
astern side with seventy pieces of ar d
lery and six regiments of cavalry f
lder General Korff, and twelve regi- T
ents of infantry, consisting of $4,000 d
en-, under Osten Sacken. The battle n
sted from FIVE O'Clock in the morning A
It'll ten o'clock. The Russians were
repulsed. The Turks had F
killed, $50 wounded, and lost 20 Il
rises. Selim Pasha and Col. Rusten {,
ay were killed, and eighteen French b
ere killed on shipboard during the en- c.
cement. The attack was not renewed +,
: the Russians. The steamers an n
ored in the Roadstead, contributed h
eatly to the defence of the town. Il
imiral Lyons and Brual sent six Ii
Gamers to Eupatoria. O,
(Signed) BRUAL. d.
Second Despatch. a,
EUPAToRIA, Feb. 21st.-Since the af-
II of the 18th, the Russians have not P
ade any new attempts on Eupatoria.
,-day columns of infantry, and trains,
d wagons, were seen leaving the vi a,
lity of the town and going in the di- IA
,tion of Simpheropol. Many villages n
the neighborhood of this place are -