New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-12
Further by the Steamship Asia.

NEW YORK. November u,-From the Asia's mails
we gather some further items of interest.
The steamship Hammona of the Hamburger and
American line, arrived at southampton on the 9th
ult
The steamship 4rago, of the Havre line, arrived
out on the 29th ult.
There is no improvement in the working of the
Atlantic cable. At Yalentia the shares of the Com
pany are quoted at $3.50 to 1850 per share.
Mr.. TenBroeck's horse Babylon won the race at
Newmarket, over his competitor Olympus.
1t is said that Prince Napoleon sided with Portu-
gal in the recent affair of the Charles ct Gorges
The amount of indemnity demanded by the French
Government to be paid by Portugal, in settlement of
the Charles and Georges affair." is stated to be los 900
francs.
The dispute between France and Brazil, growing
out Of the settlement of the boundaries Of New Gni-
nea will said be decided fayoaby to the French
Government.
Count Montalembert had published strong article
on nterdiced political topics, in the Correspondent,
which had caused the prosecution of both the writer
and publishers of the paper.
1t sreported that the Spanish Government is about
to favor the mporatono tobacco from the Philippine
Islands to the United States
The Spanish fleet, with all the transports and
troops intended to act against Mexico had sailed fol-
Cuba.
The London Post positively asserts that it is the
intention of the French Government to stop the
importation of free negroes into the French colonies
Mr. MCGOWAN, the American contractor for raising
the sunken ships oEwar in the harbor of Sebastopol
positively denies having abandoned or having any
intention to abandon the enterprise. He is still en-
gagged in the work. and has already raised six of the
ships since May.
The French Government is contemplating the
establishment of line Of steamships between the
Bay of Japan, Kong-Kong and Canton, in connec-
ton with the Overland Mail service.
Sir Colin Campbell informs the British Govern.
ment that he will not be able to commence active op.
erations in India before the 18th of October
By the arrival of the Overland Mail, dates from
China OF the goth of September, and from India to
the 23d of the same month, had reached England
Sixteen thousand Minnie rifles, intended for the in.
surgents in Bosnian, had been seized by the British
on the frontiers of China and India.
A large number of Chinese piratical vessels had
been captured and sunk by the British cruisers in the
Chinese seas.
The English Treaty with Japan, ncgotatedby Lord
Elgn is reported to be almost identical with that
the American Government negotiated by Mr.. Reed
LONDON, Saturday Noon,-The funds are inactive
The Money market is dull, and money abundant al
| low rates.
American securities are inactive. State stocks arr
scarce Nothing done in Railroad Bonds.
LIVERPOOL CoTroN MARKET,-[The quotations 0
our first dispatch not being deemed satisfactory, W,
telegraphed our Telegraph News Reporter at New
York for repetition and received the following ii
reply.-REP.l
NEW YORK, Nov, ll.-Middng Orleans Cottol
Cat LiverpooD has declined ]. All other qualities /
According to some circulars lower grades had de
clined more than i.
The Brokers' circular quotes Fair Orleans l5.l6
Middling Orleans, l.l6; Fair Mobile, 7} biiddrn
Mobile, I'd; Fair Uplands, Il Middling Upland