The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-07-21
ONE DAY LATER.
The Latest from the Seat of War.

w Washington, from Liverpool to Cork, with dates
to the 7th inst, tone day later,) arrived here
this evening.
Lirerpoot, July Cotton-Sales of Wednes
day estimated at $4,000 bales, nearly all of
which is to the trade All qualities have slight
ly advanced.
The market to-day Thursday closed firm
but quotations are nominal Corn is very dull
with an increased demand for yellow Pro
visions closed dull, but the market is generally
unchanged.
Consols closed at London at 934 (9 49,
The Latest from Hdiy.-A battle was daily
expected on the Adige at last accounts.
Ancona has been declared in state of siege
Per telegraph from London to Queenstown,
we have the following:
London July THE Paris correspondent
of the London Times says the Minister of War
and Marshal Pellissier have had another confer
ence, Tor the purpose of concerning measures
to complete the organization of the army of the
East.
telegram from Trieste, dated July eth,
says advices from Naples to the 18th ultimo
announce that legal proceedings have been
taken against secret political Society at Mes
sina, and several arrests have been made Ad
vices had also been received from Ancona to
the 3Oth of June. General Caltermatten had
taken command of the town, and declared it in
state Of siege. A general disarming Of the
citizens had been ordered.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Times says that letters from the headquarters
of Prince Napoleon state that another great
battle was expected on the banks Of the Adige.
| The Austrians are believed to have two hun
dred thousand men in line.
Fresh battalions are organizing at Paris for
Italy.
The London Times also says that the French
will act only on the defensive.
| Reliable information had reached Vienna,
that Garibaldis men had violated Tyrol by en-
tering the Tonal pass. Prince Windischgratz
had been sent to Berlin to acquaint the Prus-
sian Government with this fact
| A Frankfort letter announces that the Aus
trian Government having been compelled by
the battle of Sollerino to dispatch to the the
atre of war those troops which it had in reserve
| in the TyrOl, that province being consequently
menaced by the invasion Of Garibaldi's corps,
| 1t intends to propose to the Diet, in virtue of
the treaty of Venice, which requires the Ger
man States to guaranty each others German
territory. to send the German army into Tyrol
kossuth has issued Il proclamation calling
the Hungarian nation to arms, to struggle for
liberty, and announces that he will soon be
among them.
Be,me, July e. News has been received
here from Bormio, that corps of three to
five thousand Tyroese chasseurs had been
threatening the Valtelhne, but several columns
of Garibalds and Cialduns corps had repulsed
them from Bromio, aud driven them as far as
the first Canton of the Stelvia. The Austrians
suffered severely
1t was reported in England that the British
mail steamers had been requested to prepare to
carry ornaments.
| EyUDEfolf HyIy A. II 10 ctatad 10 +b 49,,
posals made by Prussia in the extraordinary
sitting of the Federal Diet on the 4th. were the
following:
|. The junction of the ninth and tenth corps
d'armee to the Prussian army.
2. The appointment to the command in and
of the four non PrusSan and non Austrian
corps aarmee.
B. The placing of all the reserve contingent
troops in readiness to march.
STApvINo THr,s Our. There Is a good story
told of MeOlraj, the native East India general.
His followers took from the English a lot of
Theoretically sealed provisions, in tin cases !;
and not having seen anything of the kind be-
fore, he mistook them for canister shot, and
fired nothing from his guns, for three days, hut
fresh Holsters, picked SALMON, and other deli
cacies-thus supplying the British camp (which
he was trying to starve into a surrender) with
shower of the freshest of English provisions.
LATER FROM LIBERIA.-Liberia is divided
politically, but not evenly, between the " Free
Liberians and the Wings" At the last
election, the Free Lberians were unable to get
a candidate and the Wings, therefore, without
opposition elected Stephen A. Benson Presi-
dent, and ID. b. Warner Vice President. This
makes Mr.. Benson's third term. In Measurable
county, Messrs. AsT. Russell and w. W. Find
lay were elected Senators. and Messrs. c. w.
Moore, William NJ. p. Johnson, Joseph Beene,
I. Otand members of the House of Repre-
sentatves. There have been more products of
America Liberian labor shipped TO foreign
ports, English and AmeFican,) within the last
six months, than during the entiFe forty years
previous
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT AT THE NAVY
YARD.
BURSTING OF a CANNON-TWO MEN KILLED
AND EIGHT WOUNDED
| This morning, near eleven O'Clock, most
horrible accident occurred at the Washington
navy yard, by the bursting of !, navy cannon
a sixty four pounder--by which two men were
instantly killed, and eight severely wounded.
The cannon was being used in battery prac-
tice, under orders from the Ordnance Depart