New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-13

The stock of cotton in port amounts to 747 600
bales, of which 5000 is of American production.
LONDON, July 2.-The funds continue firm and
buoyant, and an advance of / ID reported.
Consols for account closed at 935
| LIVERPOOL, July 2.-The advices from Manchester
continue ofa favorable character.
| The demand for goods and yarns was moderate,
and the market closed quiet but steady and firm at
| previous rates.
HAvRE, July 1.-The Havre cotton market closed
buoyant and all qualities have slightly advanc ed
during the week. Orleans tres ordinaire closed at
1O7 francs.
| LIVERPOOL, July 2.--The Liverpool breadstutfs
market generally closed with declining tendency,
and all descriptions have slightly declined during the
| week.
| The provision market closed dull, and the quota.
| tions by the Vigo and Asia are barely maintained.
/ LONDON, July 1.-THE London money market is
| slightly more stringent.
The bullion in the Bank of England has increased
during the week ELI 900.
| LIVERPOOL, July 1.-The steamship City of Wash.
ngton arrived at this port from New York on the 1st
Of July.
LIVERPOOL, July According to the latest dis.
patches there has been engagement of any impor-
at the seat of war since the great battle on the
Minco, on the 24th nlt.
The Allied army were continuing their advance,
and were crossing the Mincio without any attempt
on the part Of the Austrans to check them.
The Emperor Napoleon had removed his head
quarters from Valta to Valeggio.
The Sandman army have entirely invested the
fortress of Peschera from Lago d Garda to the river
Mincio.
The Emperor of Austria it is expected will remain
rl, l,r-
mand of the army to Marshal Hesse.
LONDON, July 2.-Parliament reassembled on Fri.
day, after recess of week, to allow the new
Ministry time to prepare their programme.
Upon the first opportunity member of the Cabi
net in each house made statement giving an outline
of the policy the new Government intended to pur
sue, and pronounced themselves decidedly in favor OF
the strict neutrality of England in the present wal
in Italy.
Richard Golden has arrived in England from the
United States, and declines the seat which was offered
, him in the Palmerston Cabinet.
The Battle of salferino.
The Times publishes letter written upon the bat
tie field of saerrno, which states that the battle com
menced just before o'clock on the morning of the
9th ult.
The Austrians had crossed the Mincio FOR the pur
pose of attacking the Allied army, and had taken W
a strong positionon the hills near Casgiona.
The French attacked the position with great i'm
petuosity and soon drove the enemy from the near
est points to the town and pursued them into tht
small villages the plain below, the first of VIII cf
was the village of saerrno, at which the Austrian.
made a stand and disputed every inch of ground
fighting with the utmost desperation.
Here the hottest of the battle fought the us
TRANS being driven out of Saferrino by the hero
band OF French under the command of Gen. Neill
returned again and again to the charge, twice rata
king the position; aud it was not until the French
had dtiven them out FOR the third time that the Aus
trans finally abandoned the place and concluded t.
| stay out.
The brunt of this terrbfeeonie for the possession
OF SAlferlino was borne by tue corps of so 600 unde
Gen. Nell, who was created Marshal of France O.
, the field.
, The possession of SaFerrino enabled Gen. Neill t
pierce the Austrian center, and to him aud his gaan
c1rps is ascribed the highest credit being chie1l
Instrumental in the success of the Allies.
The people of the village of Saferrino took par
, in the battle against the French, firing from thei
5 windows and the tops Of their houses, which con
t PEELED the French to burn the town.
The Austriaus fell back the Volta, and plan te
, formidable batteries on the verge of the hills su
' rounding the place, and about one mile from tt
t river Minco.
The French attacked this position and captured
at the point of the hayone after terrible cannouad
e OF one hour, when part of the Austrian army eros
ed the Mucio retreating along their whole line.
. The battle continued to rage with terrible carnae
over the region northwest of the line running throug
CAstigliona, Soerino and Volta, the Anstrians col
tinnally retreating after making temporary staut
e and keeping mp sharp cannonade to protect the
e retrograde movements.
Y tremendous thunderstorm occurred during IL
n n battle, and the conbaants obliged to suspel
d operations for about an hour.
!, Afterwards the Anstrans slaekened their FIRE az
n assumed new ,sisions with view of surroundil
. the Snrdinians, viii e the Piedmontese continued
pour mnrderous, rapid aud uninterrupted shower
:. balls intu their exposed columns with deadly e1et
~ Round sh1t and shell were discharged nte L
s. Austrian ranks after night. rendered their exact
Al sition invisible except by the flash of their atiile
The Austtians failed in their attempt to tarn t
,e position Of the Slrinians or having partially 81
e. ceedad Mt time they were driven back aud g
!. tsiGel an overwhelming defeat.
"A The correspondent Of the fines expresses
M opinion th,t the Empstor of austtfs NAV nsw