The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-02
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brought eight of the crew of the ship John
Pascal, who report the Pascal was abandoned
burning, three hundred miles from st.
Helena The crew were picked up by the
ship Victoria bound TO i ,ston, but the VIC
toria being short of provisions these eight
were sent ashore in an open boat at Ascension,
the captain, off GERS and remainder of the crew
proceeding on the Victoria. Their stories
being confused and conflicting, they are de-
tanned being suspected of mutiny and deser-
ton, and possibly OF numbering the ofhcers
The entire squadron of the west coast Of
Africa is engaged and have sent boats up the
Congo River.
Many villages were destroyed and large
number of natives killed The British lost
one killed aud six wounded.
A special from Mostar says the m emoers OF
the Consular Con mission are unanimous that
Turkey can not pacify Herzegovina. Foreign
intervention in some form Is deemed lndls-
pensable.
others We're drowned in the North Sea by
storms during the past three weeks.
LONDON Nov. IA dispatch to the STAN
dard, from Santander, says thu Alfonsist
Generals Iona and Q1essda have captured
the important position of Orduna.
Adyices from Cape Palmos, west coast of
Africa, 18th Of October, says q Llberian force
of 900 attacked some native villages, and
were repulsed, losing "a killed and wounded
and their cannon. The trouble resulted from
the Liberlan law prohibiting direct trade be-
tween the natives and foreigners.
The Times financial column denounces as
an impudent humbug the scheme advertised
here tor floating hall million sterling worth
of bonds of the Keokuk and X an5as City Rail
so.d.
The Tines has a leading article on the ut
terances OF the off cial Gazette of st. Peters
burg that steps must be taken by Foreign
Cabinets that the Porte oan fulfil his promises.
The Times says: We presume Russia thinks O
conference Of the great Powers should re-
view the treaty of Paris, and examine into
the state of the Turkish Empire II verbal
pressure is all she has in view it can better
he done by dispatches than conference. If
she means more serious Intervention it must
go so far to be ,ffectual that it would raise
the Eastern question in peculiarly formid-
able shape England is not prepared to take
so immense responsibility in the present
unsettled state of Europe.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Mark Lane Express,
in its review of the corn trade for the week,
says the weather has been more moderate,
but there is little chance for field labor in
England yet Samples are in poor condition,
but the cautiousness of milers has left prices
at previous rates. Az 1aElS uDur WIS b IThuC
cheaper, while wheat was unchanged. In the
Provinces wheat was sixpence to a shilling
dearer
In Belgium, Holland. Germany, Dan'zg
and Vienna prices were firm, and in the lat
ter market rather dear. AT Odessa there has
been scarcely any business, because of the
pretepsions of holders. =
The ship Johann Wilhelm, Capt Krump,
from Philadelphia, Sept. %, for Dantzig. put
into Plymouth, with a crew disabled by sick
ness.
At Plymouth to-day Lloyd's representa-
lives examined the eight sailors belonging to
the crew of the ship John Pascal, which
burned at sea, and they were satisfied as to
the general truth of their dispositions, and
told them they would be no longer detained.
The question arose-What TO do with them
The United States Consul considers he is no.
wise responsible for them because they
shipped at Calcutta, and also because, with
one exception, they are believed to be British
subjects. The men wish to 60 to London.
PARIS, Nov. 1.-The ironclad Magenta,
which took fire at Toulop, is a total wreck
The explosion fired the Victorieuse and
Eclaireur; but the fire was extinguished
almost Immediately.
ATHENS, Nov. l.-Lycurgus, Archbishop of
Syras, Greek Church, is dead.
RAdUsA, Nov. IA force of 1900 Turks |
were defeated recently, while attacking a
strorg insurgent position near Zubci. Ihe
Turks had $50 killed, while the loss of the in
surg in killed and wounded was only 20. |