New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-15


Mlddllng Uplands. s.............. SID.
Inc STOCK OF cotton at Liverpool amounts to $685.
600 bales, Of which 100000 bales are Of American
production.
HAvRE, June 3--The sales of cotton during the
week amount to 5000 bales. Prices have advanced
from to 2 francs. Orleans Tres Ordinare is quoted
at LOG francs; Orleans Bas 80 francs.
LONDON, June 4.-The funds have slightly de-.
clined since the sailing Of the North Briton.
Consols for money closed at 90 to 934 decline of
] on the North Briton's quotations.
LIVERPOOL, June 4.-The advices from Manchester
and the manufacturing districts are yery favorable
to the trade.
All kinds of manufactured goods had slightly ad.
Vanced, and the demand was good.
! LIVERPOOL, June 4-The Liverpool breadstuffs
market generally closed with declining tendency.
| Flour closed dull and had slightly declined.
Ihe provision market generally closed quiet at
! the quotations by the Africa.
| LONDON, June 1.-The Bank of England has re-
duced the rates of discount to 81 per, cent owing
partly to the large receipts of goods from the United
States and Australia.
The bullion in the Bank Of England has iucrea ed
during the week 1857 ,OOO
| LIVERPOOL, June 4.-The Cunard steamship Persia
from New York arrived at Liverpool this morpin o
with nearly $3,000,0OO in specie on freight.
Latest from the Seat of War
| LONDON, June 4--The intelligence from the seat of
| war is important. There has been some yery hard
lighting between the Sandman troops, who occupy
the strong position of Palestro on the left bank Of
the river Sesa, and the Austrian troops, who were
driven from the place few days since.
The Austrians, considering the posses sion of SO
strong position of the highest importance to the
safety OF the right wing Of their army sent strong
reinforcement with dispatch to that point and a
vigorous attack made upon the town with view of
retaking it; but the Sardinans gallantly defended
their position, and drove back the Austriars with
great slaughter.
second attempt to capture Palestro was made
the next day, but the Ausrians again repu lse
after asanguinary encounter in which the Sardinans
under the immediate command Of King Victor Eman
uel, displayed the greatest bravery and performed
prodigies of valor.
The King of Sardinia commanded in person in
both engagements and exhibited great galantry, ex
posing himself to the fire of the enemy wherever dan
ger threatened, and minging in the hottest of the
fight.
The Sandman account of these engagements re.
port that one thousand Austrian prisoners were
taken, besides eight guns and number of st. ndards
Austrans have abandoned all their positions on the
left bank of the Sesia and are in full retreat across
the Ticino.
Garlbaldi, whose vanguard, according to previous
reports had advanced within fifteen miles of Milan,
has been checked in his advance on that place by
greatly superior force of Austrians, who marched
against him from Milan and forced him t, retreat to.
wards Como, which place he re entered after cons!d-
cradle hard fighting.
Second Dispatch
An nsurrecton hes broken out among the Valtel-
lima population in the southern portion of Austria,
near the frontier of Lombardy The people ere re.
pairing in large masses to the center of the reyolu
tionary movement.
The Swiss authorities in the canton Ticuo and
elsewhere have been dsarmed, and the Austriars
have sent gems darmes into the interior of the coun.
try to spy out and suppress all sympathy for the re.
volutionary movements instgated by Garibald
The Federal Council have dispatched troops to the
frontier of the Canton Grisops.
The London News, in noticing the conflicting ac.
counts of Garibaldi's movements, says that on the
whole they satisfied that Garibaldi has been snc
ce-sfuI.
The Paris Pays announces that on the 2stb the
Austrians to the number of 10000, quilted Piacenza
and retreated across the Po into Lombardy towards
Milan upon which point the Austrians appear to be
concentrating their army.
General Neill, the commander of the fourth corps
of the French army, was supporting Garibaldi with
10000 men, intending to march on Milan.
The steamship Kangaroo, from New York, he ar.
rived at Liverpool.
The Vanderbilt steamship Ocean Queen, from New
York, has arrived at Southampton.
The five American citizens who have been in prison
in Rome for time past have been released, and
are now on board the U. S. frigate Wabash.
TURIN, June 3-The Austrians have retreated
from Babbio.
The headquarters of the French Amy is now at
Vercell, where the Emperor Napoleon arrived to day.
Garibaldi has been driven into the mountains by
the Austrans under Gen. Urubai who retook Yea.
rezI, but telegram via Allessandra says that Carl.
bald after gathering large reinforcements returned
and taking the Austrians by surprise, recaptured
Vearezi.
Gen. Nel had occupied Novara without much re.
sistance.
The insulrecton in Lombardy spreading rapidly,
and thousands are loeking to the camp of Garibad.