New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-05
t length the mysterious sour.

expedition to discover at length the mysterious sour
ces of the Nile
The Minister Of the Treasury and the Governor of
Cairo had been charged by bis Highness to make all
the necessary arrangements for this important voy
age. M. Anbaret a distinguished officer in the
French marine. and an Aid-decamp of Admiral
Hamen in the Black Sea squadron, who speak
the Turkish language, had arrived at Alexandria on
the 9TH with the necessary scientific Instruments for
the journey, which he had been commissioned by the
Vlccroy to purchase in Europe. He will be the ser
ond in command Of the expedition, which was to leave
Cairo on the 18th Of October.
The East.
The Persians, who had taken Herat, have been ex
PEELED by an Afghan army. Two regiments of Per-
SLAMS were introduced into Herat by the connivance
Of their coregionaries they were soon after driven
out with heavy loss. All the Turkish Ministers r..
mained in Office except the Grand vizier.
a dispatch from Marsees says:
The Persian Ambassador is engaging European
officers for the service of his sovereign.
The Vienna correspondent of Times says that ac-
cordng to the treaty of peace Russia is only to have
certain number of vessels-ofwar in the Black Sea
but the new Steam Navigation Company will have
tWenty2lX fast steamers, six other steamers, and
twenty harka The crews are all to have the same
UNIFORM and discipline as the sailors in the imperial
service Material Of war has been taken to Sebasto-
pol, and liye transports have conveyed troops to
The Russians have made another ATTEMPT to land at
Selpents Island. They sent steamer there to land
provisions water and clothing for the seven men, as
MG as d'ilerent materials for the lighthouse. Cap
| tam ' an Sitart, of the Magcienne went on board
ana informed the Russian commander that he could
not allow him to land, but that he was ready to take
oil m his own boat, the provisions and clothing, but
not the materials for the lighthouse as IT was in ner-
feet order. He offered, likewise to take the com
manding officer with him shore, and allow him TO
communicate with his countryrnen While the CON
versaton was carried on boat pushed off from the
Russian steamer towards the island but was prevent
ed from landing and the Russian steamer departed,
after having given the provisions and clothing
The commaEcer-in-chief Of the literatng army Of
Gircassla sefer Pasha is encamped at suchum Kae.
His army amounts to 25 900 effective men.
The whole Of the eastern coast forts are in posses
SION OF the mounialneers.
dispatch three days later from MarseiIes furnish
es the following:
News from Bombay by the yectis to the 18th of
October states that the Delhi Gazette of the 18th con-
firms the fall of Ferat by famine. The governor and
his family have been put to death. The Persian
army has been reinforced to the number of loo, 900
men.
" Dost Maholned is without supplies his troops in
handahar are IN state of ralltiny The East India
Company will send him funds.
Turkey.
The PTesse u Orient anticipates that Ali Pacha
may reenter the Ministry, coalescing with Resciid
Pacha and thus the party of reform become strength
ened.
The Sultan has ordered that assistance to the suffer-
eTs in Canada from the effects Of the late earthquake
should be sent as quickly as possible Engineers are
engaged to inquire into the best line for railway from
larna to Ruschuck Aiurderotls attacks increase in
oohSlahtnope: The new mixed tribunal had SEN
fenced to death some Albanian robbers, and their
heads have been publicly exposed The Syrian army
Is raised to the number Of 10000.
Greece.
From Athens we hear, by way of Marsees that
the electoral colleges have been convoked The Queen
hescnt mad prohibited the public fnnctionares from
oLerlnS themselves as candidates. The language Of
the Journals becomes more and hostile to Eng
land.