New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-17
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firle news ii the death Of MI. John
FsIsBa, Hid eelebrate singer az the age q
NO Hs ost The greater part OF ms fortune anels
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pIosa.of bib life was rendered happy by the cale 81
Siis Blas ehter. Lady W aldearave . /.
Ve1lt which has excited interest has peei
of Ma. John Sadleir NJ. +, for Sligo, VINO
found dead on Haanstead EaeatlI, last SUNDAY
having poisoned himself large qiIan-
Tity Oh essential oil Of almonds he has been known
assIi1l secTatios and the details that now like
u III tn De published respecting them are watched with
much curiosity Sa deir vas years Of
unmarried y aar jas y
member for Tppearys and chairman Of the Iippe-
1ygg Joint Bank Stock, which is reported TO be in
sarioHs difficulties
#T, IN New 0RLEaSs MuIlATTo Girl FouND CONCEAL
syIl Oil I'm AMERIc aN SHIP. The ship Anstn Captain
SSay, from New Orleans, arrived at liverpool on the
16th Oh Flnn1ig the ship, the customs search
Il efs found mnatto girl concealed IN the boatswains
bunk she had been seereted during the voyage,
JlnkoNn To- any one on board except the boatswain.
AreWard of $500 was offered at New Orleans for the
II gifas apprehension. She is nov. at Liverpool.
NOVA SCOTIA MINES TO BE WoRkED.--A Company
Il been formed ito work the iron mines of Nova
I'd called the Acadian Iron Company, with
4 b 92e0 900 in Es5 shares Among the D
1eefpr persons connected with the trade Of Sllef
field. sE 5s ;*
Court Journal says Several statements have appeared
iii our eotempprares in reference to the Hon. Miss
Murray and her American work in which some mis-
appear TO prevail regarding theI
0f that lady III the royal household. The fets ares
these Miss Murray had been, up to about a. year
since, maid IF honor (not lady ii Raiting to the
Queen She filed that office since the period OF her
Majesty accession for about ighteen years, and,
Therefore, without being very allant We may
was not in that bloom of youth which one = P2nt
asseeiata with the title Of maid o honor Miss AluI
had fact reached period, q service 5 peyga aa
delicate consideration which she 80 ennentiy pos
Hesses, made Miss an extra mad oI5 honor
which was permission 90 fetre upon ful
ssaIary Since her appointment as extra maid of
iss Murray has done no duty at Court, and
She doubtless would hare no difficulty in obtaining UNI
Iiutea leave Of absence from the Lord Chamberlain.
Her position, therefore, " merely nominal and
iateEer opinion her may have respecting
Miss Murray prosayeIy eetons. has not been
avineed in any way to affect that ladys material in
4 zerests
An 1sIpATIEST WIDoW--Tfle Durham Chronicle
has the following # The marriage Of the Dowager-
8are1lioness of Townshend aged 10, Immediately
The death of her husband, to Mr. Ladder, of Fenton,
near Wooler, we named fortn ght ago The court
ship is rather romantic affair ladder is about 40
years of age was employed in linen Diapers estab
ishment at the Vest Enc, where he attracted the at
fention Of the old Dowager rchioness, 50 much So
that her mateTsof business, she would not be at
tended by other assistant, even the prin-
eipaI himself would she allow any one to bring
her parefasessto her ladyShp's residence but Mfr.
Ladder On The death Of her husband she made him
an offer Of her hand, whieh lie promptly accepted
H New SGREWS PRoPELLER.--A new description of
Screw propeller, the invention Of Capt. illiams,
of The City Of Dublin Company's steamer Windsor,
d few days BE practically tested One Of these
15fopelIer has been made at Scott foundry Tran
mere, and to be- attached To the steamer Semaphore
belonging to the Belfast Company. The power Of the
propeller i not as in the ordinary screw but
by direct action, and while reducing the revolutions
of the engines an average from IS to 63 the speed
Df the vessel is increased.
FoRTIFICAFIoN OF SHIPS INs;THE ICE--A letter
from kinburn in the Gazetfe dt Midi, gives some
details the manner in which the engineers of the
French navy took advantage Of their vessels being
boekedup in tile ice before that place to fortify them
selFes against nm attack: 8 When found that we
frozen In we saw that in case of attack we should la
under marked disadvantage, as not only did we
present fixed mark for the enemy, but we could be
at any time attacked by ther land forces in great
numbers. The following plan was atslast decided on :
We determined to convert each vessel into a regular
5Qrtifcation and, as each fortified place ought to /
nave q deep ditch around it, we resolved not to be
wanting in either. Accordingly all round each
vessel sawed away tie ice at some distance So as
tn lace every vessel in state ofeonplete insulation
Every morning the first thing done was to break the
aceose to the vessels and reesablish the circle Of
water. Bridges were thrown across from the stem
and stern, and at a moments notice these movable
passages could be drawn deck. In various parts
OF the ice also cut holes, which would certainly
sAnbarlass an approaching enemy, and these took
care 70 keep clear each day. We also at some dis
4anee Off piled up pieces Of ice which we had cut |
and formed very strong barbados, calculated
to arrest an assailing party for some time. We be-
Edes so placed our guns as to be able to sweep off
any body of men approaching from certain points. |
HE have apprehensons however Of an attack for
without any doubt the Russians have perceived us at
work. and are aware Of what we have been doing.
They must therefore, see the folly Of any attempt to
modest us. y
NAVAL AND MILITARY PREri RAT1oSs At PORTS
SIouTHP oItsnonth garrison Presents just now the
appearance oi town CURED from the sea and the
garrison preparing brlsily for its defence large
eet OF ships and unboats is at anchor in the road
stead oH the tran, and new batteries and quarters
Il, being constructed rapidly within the
walls 81 me fortress. At thetop Of the town large
range of dwelling houses and the theater have been
pu'4ed down to create room for military accom-
nloSfation while at the bottom heavy battery Of six
teen 6Sponnder pivot guns is in course Of completion,
having takenthe place Of the platform Of 6pounder
saiuting guns In the rear Of these has been erected
d argeshell magazine, thanked by high earth mound
10 protect it from the shot of an enemy seward; new
HIhFasuIes for heavy 32pounders have been cut IN
Ehe curtain Of tile rampars at various points COM
manding southsea, where mud fort has been built
near the old stone fortress (sonthsea Castle) to
strengthen that defence. A new double drawbrldge
is In course Of erection in lieu Of the single at ST.
james gate 3 Point, I where battery and Royal Ar
TilerY quarters in rear have for some time been built
TO protect the mouth Of the harbor on the right Of the
entrance. The Government are also endeavoring to
Greenrow and the rear for further earging the bar
rack accommodation, and this to the extent (says
military rumor) Of 10000 men.
In regard to these preparations, a leading Paris
journal has an articleaShich seems to indicate that
they are looked upon with suspicion in France. We
make the following extract
If even the approaching conclusion of peace is
not quite assumed, lit may be demanded in face Of
what danger are the formidable defensive works now
being constructed at Portsmouth, erected Assu-
redy the Russian squadron now buried in the harbor
of Sebastopol, was never a menaee@to the British
coast and the remaining Russian squadrons still adoat
at Cronstadt and Helsingfors have shown that their
ambition wisely consists 1defense and not in attack
a war between England and the United States-a
VTarSWhich is by no means probable, notwithstanding
The passing difficulties of the moment--eould in no
case expose the powerful squadron of Britain to be
brayed import by the American navy. 1t is in vain
chat we search for the enemy against whom there is
now d question of defending Portsmouth,; &
The French Government has resolved upon the pub
Iication Of complete collection Of the early noetrv
of France. An Imperial decree to that effect las a-
peared in,the Moaiteur. From the reportof NJ. For
Eoul, Minister Of Public Instruction upon which the
measure is founded, it appears that the collection
will extend to someEforty volumes
Such d body0f literature will include the epics in
which the heroic exploits Of the age of Charlenagne
are celebTated the satrea poenls such as the Ro-
man n Ranart are the allegoriea represented BY
The #tk Roman de Ia Rose Some historical noepts