The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-08-02


Allies. The Russian army at Sebastopol has
been weakened by 10000 men, by the affairs of
the It'll and 18th of June, without reckoning
those who have died from cholera and other dis
eases. The Allies have rendered their position
between Balaklava and Inkermann impregna-
BILE, so that in case of an assault, General Gort-
schakoff cannot assist the garrison by making
any diversion on that side. 1t is supposed that
the garrison will blow up all the public build
ings, and only leave to the assailants a heap Of
ruins. All the articles of value belonging to the
Crown have been removed to Perekop.
Another journal points out the losses of the
Russian army. Its best generals Kornileff,
Gottomir, Timohejef, Soimooff, Schilder, Orbe-
liam, and several others, have been killed; and
Woronzoff, Menschikof, and Dannenberg, have
retired. More than 500 officers of all ranks have
been already lost by this war; 1t is said that
General Gortschakoff is urgent for officers, and
that he has written on this subject to Prince
Paskiewitsch. The object of the visit of the
Grand Duke Michael to this city is the subject
of general conversation. He was, it is said,
charged to sound the feelings of Prince Paskie-
witsch as to his taking the command of the
army of the Crimea; but the Prince is said to
have refused, on the plea of his health and the
promise of repose made to him by the late EN-
| peror.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Cotton is depressed, and prices have declined
| 3D., but the market closed more steadily.
From Brown Il Shipley'. Circular
Breadstv6S.-Wheat and -four are firm; the
latter has advanced, for some descriptions.
have declined IS. Western canal -four is quoted
at 4Os GO 4Os Cd; Ohio, 42s. Cd. (6 43s
White corn, 4lS. yellow, 40S. mixed corn,
39s. cd. ca 40s.
From Richardson, Spence, Co.'s Circular
POcisiOas-Generally unchanged, and the
market is quiet. Lard is dull, but prices are
unchanged.
NdUaL &oreS.-Rosin is firm at is. Sd. 90
As. Cd. for common, and 9s. Sd. for fine.
| Money Market.-Consols for money are quo
ted at 81.
London Money and Stock Market, July 49,
American stocks are active State securities
are unchanged, but railway bonds are consid
erably higher, especially Illinois Central; Con-
struction, 79l (G 80; Free Land, 83 Ca IS.
Consols are quoted at 81. Dollars are worth So.
! HORRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-One Per
son Killed and Thirteen WOunded.-A most
shocking railroad accident took place on the
new Portage PA railroad on Monday even
ing last, the particulars of which the Holidays
x
"The locomotive Hercules left the foot of
Plane No. g. taking on board before starting
large whortleberry party on their way home, and
proceeding at a rapid rate, came upon a land
slide, which had occurred during the afternoon,
at the east end Of the deep cut, near the foot of
Plane No. 9. The locomotive in its rapid
course passed over the slide, the conclusion
throwing those on hoard down an embankment
thirty feet high, the locomotive following. The
tender and a train of cars attached were parted
from the locomotive, and remained upon the
track. All were more or less injured, and Will
liam Berry, son of Jacob Berry, of Graysport,
aged about IA years, was most horribly man
gled and instantly killed"
THE WEALTH OF LAWRENCE, MAss.-The
valuation of the city Of Lawrence for the pres
ent year is 50 953 489 in 1854 it was So, SAC, SOL;
in l847, $l,700,3O4. The population is above
$4,000.
THE GRAIN AND WINE CROPS OF FRANCE.-
The Paris correspondent of the Philadelphia
american, under date Of the 9th instant, gives
a glowing account of the state and prospects
of the harvest in France He says:
ain the south, the wheat is being rapidly got
in, in fine condition and good yield and in the
north, few days more continuance of dry
weather will suffice to put period to all anxiety.
Some little time back, apprehensons were ex-
pressed that the oidium, or grape disease,
threatened to extend itself to the ears of corn ;
and it appears that instances Of this kind were
sufficiently numerous to justify fears being
entertained. With respect to the harvest, how
ever, such alarms are dissipated. Not so as
regards the vines; all over the north, from
Marseilles and Montpelier to Bordeaux, the
vineyards have been severely attacked, the
prospects of the wine-growers are represented
as black indeed, and the prices of old wines
have everywhere an upward tendency. Bran
dies share, of course, in the general rise and
it is already predicted that the new tax imposed
upon spirits will fall on so diminished con-
the revenue anticipated from it by the Govern
ment."