New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-21
PREPARATIONS FOR nApo1Eou,s RECEPTION
OPERATIONS INITALY.
ANcoNA IN Il STATE OF SIEGE
INDIGESTION OF THE AUsTRIANs.
100000 AUsTRuANs IN THE FIELD
ADvANC IN COTTON
ADVANCE In coNsoLs---comMERc1A1 NEWS
THE SOUTHERN AND sA11oy.I LINES

By THE SOUTHERN AND sArIoSAL LINES
ST.. JOHNS, N. F., May 20-Thc steamship City
of Baltimore, Capt Leitch, of the Liverpool, New
York and Philadelphia Company's line, passed off
Cape Race this morning, on her way from Liver.
pool to New York.
She was boarded by the news yacht Of the Associa-
ted Press, and the following brief summary of her
news obtained:
The City of Baltimore left Liverpool on Wednes-
day. the 11th instant and brings four days later ad
vices than were received by the Canada.
LIVERPOOL, May 1.-THE sales of Cotton for the
three business days since the sailing of the Canada
amount to $4,000 bales, of which 5000 were taken by
spectators and 1000 bales were sold for expectation
All qualities of Cotton have advanced from 3.l6 to
! since Saturday.
The market closed quiet but steady. Messrs Glare
& Sons quote:
Middilng Orleans. ..6s to I'd.
Middling Upland. .....................6sd.
LONDON, Wednesday Noon, May 1.-THE English
funds have greatly improved since Saturday, owing
to favorable intelligence from Paris and Berlin.
Consols have advanced fully II per cent. since
Saturday.
Consols for money closed on Tuesday at 81 to 9l3
and further advance of was obtained today, clos
lug az 5ls 10 Ill ana IN some cases w.
LIVERPOOL, May 1.-THE advces from Mauchea.
ter and other manufacturing districts are of more
favorable character.
The tone of the market had improved, although
the demand for goods had not materially changed,
and the sales were limited.
Wednesday, P. NJ, May 1.-THE cotton market
to-day closes quiet generally at yesterdays quota
tions, but rather in favor of buyers.
The sales of cotton to-day amount to 6000 bales
French Wheat generally closed with an advancing
tendency and had slightly advanced All other lead
ing articles generally closed at yesterdays quota
tions.
LONDON, May 1.-THE London Money market
continued active and further advance in the rates of
discount was anticipated.
LIVERPOOL, May 1.-THE Liverpool Breadstuffs
market closed with declining tendency. All quail
ties have considerably declined. The Flour market
closed very dull at lis to 14s. Cd. per GENITAL. The
Wheat market closed very dull, with decline of Cd.
to Cd. Sales unimportant and quotations nominal.
Southern Wheat quoted at los. 3d. to l3s.
The Corn market closed dull with decline of Cd.
LIVERPOOL, May 1.-THE Provision market closed
quiet, with quotations nominal. Common Rosin
closed dull all qualities slightly declined quoted at
As. The Sugar market closed quiet The Coffee mar
het Cluseu HedVy. ltGe CLOSED SplfltS OF IQr-
pentine closed firm, and has advanced to AS.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Wheat market closed with
declining tendency nearly all descriptions have
declined from Cd. to Is. The Sugar market closed
dull, with decline of Cd. to Is.
--latest from the Seat of War.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 1.-THE latest advces received
from Turin and Vienna state that no general
ment had yet taken place between the Austrian and
Sandman troops in Piedmont.
The Austrians in Piedmont appear to be exhibit.
ing much indecision by marching and counter march.
ing, occupying and abandoning various positions
apparently without motives
No material change has taken place in the state of
affairs in Italy since the sailing of the Canada.
The heavy rain previously reported continued at
the latest accounts and very much impeded the ope.
rations of the Austrian troops on the river Pc.
An official bulletin at Vienna states that the Aus
tran army was awaiting the return of better weather
before again assuming offensive operations.
No general battle was expected for a week or ten
days.
PARIS, May 1.-THE Emperor Napoleon, accom-
panied by Prince Napoleon left Paris for Touon yes
terday the 10th inst, from which place the Emperor
proceeds to Genoa by sea, and Prince Napoleon pro.
ceeds to the Adratic with the 2 900 men assigned to
his command.
Previous to leaving Paris the Emperor proclaimed
the Empress Eugene Regent Of France.
The Sardinians were making great preparations to
give the Emperor magnificent reception on his ar
rival at Genoa
Advices from Turin state that General Marmora
had made the river Dora his strategetical line of
operations against the Austrians.
The Austrians are strongly fortifying the positions
they occupy on the river Segia.
The French Marshal Conrobert has assumed the
direction of the allied operations at Alessandria.
Much sickness prevails among the Austrian troops
owing to their extreme exposure and the incemency
of the weather.
Tt is reported that Austria will soon have 100 OOC
| troops under arms.
Ancona had been declared in state of siege by
the Austrian commandant of the garrison.
The Pope had protested against such severe meas
ures, and the Austrian Government promised to re-
consider the NATTER