The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-17
HIG HLY IMPORTANT
OF RUSSIA DEAD.
NEWS FROM THE CRIMRA.


HALIFAX, March Is.
The A frica has arrived.
Her news is important.
The Emperor of Russia is dead. He ex.
pired suddenly on the morning of Friday,
March Cd, at o'clock.
The event creates the greatest excite
ment, but no details are received.
1t was announced on Friday night in the
House of Lords by Lord Clarendon, and in
the House of Commons by Lord Palmerston.
Surmises were afloat that he was assassin
ated, but it is thought he died of apoplexy
after an attack of influenza. His illness
was known in England before the news Of
his death was received, and caused slight
rise in funds.
The effect of his death had not transpifed
when the Africa left Liverpool.
VIExSA.-The peace conference was to
open on the 9th inst, and peace exPecta-
tions were daily growing stronger.
There are no news from the seat of war
of the least importance.
LIveRPooL. dull at previous rates.
Breadstutfs generally quiet at the prices ad
vised by the Pacific, Iut Indian corn is quot.
ed 6dals lower. Provisions are dull and un.
changed. Lard slightly declined. Consols
closed on the I'd at OF.
Milligan, Evans e. Co. quote cotton dull,
with prices unchanged. Lard declined, with
dull market-speculative demand at 494a50s.
Tallow declined 2s and dull.
LONDON, 2d.--Money market easier.
1t is expected that the Bank of England
will reduce its rates Immediately, its bullion
being increasing.
U. 8. securities are better, as also State
and railroad stocks especially Illinois Gen.
trail and Panama.
Bells e. Son give no quotations. Consols
advanced to 9ll for money and 9ls for &C
count.
Brown & Shipley quote -four and wheat
dull, but unchanged in prices. Corn, with
but little speculative demand, has declined
Is. Western canal flour 4la42s, new 37a
49s, Philadelphia and Baltimore 44a441s.
Ohio 44a45s. White wheat ll4al24s, red
llall4s. White corn 421a43s, yellow 4aa
42as, mixed AS. Sales of Friday show a
better feeling.
Richardson. Sperne & Co. report provi-
sions generally unchanged, except bacon.
! Accounts from Manchester are more ia
vorable.
The Africa left Liverpool at 10 O'Clock on
the morning of the 5th, and arrived on the
l4,h, at !, p. NJ.
War advices from Crimea are of the same
tenor.
Nothing of moment has occurred.
| On the 18th, the Russians made sortie
during the night, but were not formidable;
they killed FIVE French.
BY another sorfe on the night of the l4th
the French lost Is men.
On the 18th, the condition of the French
was reported excellent.
There was a rumor that the North side of
Sebastopol will be invaded.
Admiral Bruat telegraphs the following,
dated Kamish Bay: ION the 18th Eupato.
ria was attacked from the Eastern side by
80 pieces of artillery, six regiments of caval-
ry under General Korff, and twelve regi-
ments OF infantry, consisting of about 49,
600 men, under Osten Sacken. The combat
lasted from 81 until 10 O'Clock in the morn.
ing, when the Russians were repulsed with
with a loss estimated at 500 killed, and
wounded in proportion. The Turks had SO
killed, $50 wounded, and lost 80 horses.
Selim Pacba and a Russian colonel were
killed. Eighteen French were killed on
shipboard. The attack was not renewed by
the Russians. The steamers anchored a,
short distance, and contributed energetically
to defend the town. Admirals Lyons and
Bruat sent steamers to Eupatoria.'
second dispatch. dated Eupatoria 2Ist.
says: "Since the affair OF the 9lst the Rus.
SLAMS have not made any new attack upon
, Eupatoria. To-day, columns of infantry
and train Wagons were seen leaving the
town, taking the direction of Simfetopol.-
!. Many villages are seen in flames In the
neighborhood Of Eupatorid." sE
More guns have been landed and addition
= al fortresses thrown up.
: : The town is in good state of defence
: A letter states that the battle consiste,
: mainly of heavy fire of artillery, unde
: cover OF which the Russians were repused
: New ORLEANS, Mar. 10,
.s Savannah and Charleston mails. as late
: as due, have been received.
N The Charleston Conr;or o;,.. I,:.: