The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-22
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.
COTTON REPORT,


LIVERPOOL, September 21.-The circular
OF the Liverpool Cotton-Brokcrs' Associa-
ton SAYS: The cotton market was active
throughout the week. Tuesdays and We'd
ncsday's sales we're very large Mt hardening
rates. To-day Thursday business was e1-
tensive, and quotations generally show a
marked advance. American has been in
very large request, and prices have adj
vanced to ID In Sea Island business has
been exceptionally active. chiefly in me-
dunn and better grades OF Florida, and
prices we'll maintained. In futures there
was fair amount Of business. Prices at
the close show 5-32d. advance.
TIE GRAIN MARKET AT LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, September 21.-A leading
grain circular says: With some exceptions,
the weather throughout the country during
the past week has been much more fayora-
Bile, and fair progress has been made in Sc
curing the crops, though they arc generally
in poor condition. Large quantities OF new
wheat are now appearing at market, but
mostly in such state rs to be quite ne
elected by millers, while fairly dry qualities
are readily taken at full price, and in
some instances foreign parcels make Shil-
ling per quarter advance on the previous
weeks quotation. On the coast there is
only one cargo OF wheat undisposed Of.
Those on passage are very firmly held with
out much doing. Ons spot business has been
quiet since Tuesday ut unatered rates. Maize
has been dull. The arrivals into port for
the past three days were small OF wheat and
flour and fair OF maize, nearly all from
Atlantic ports.
Rome.
PAPAL APPOINTMENT.
ROME, September 21.-At consistory to-
day the Pope appointed Cardinal Joachim
Pecci chamberlain OF the Sacred College.
The Eastern War.
THE RUSSIANS HAVE FOR THE PRESENT ADAM.
DONED ALL ATTEMPTS AGAINST PLEySA.
LONDON, September 2l.-The Dahl
NerS's correspondent, who was present al
the Lattle of Plevna, telcgraphng from
Bucharest September 18th, says the Russo
Romanian army has abandoned TOW even
pretence OF prosecuting an attempt against
Pleyna, and fallen back into the positions
occupied before the commencement Of
the bombardment. The field artillery
remain still in some OF the positions OF
the bombardment. 1t is announced that a
third renewal is intended on the arrival OF
the Imperial Guard in a fortnight. l HAYS
great doubt whether another attempt vii!
be made, and very much stronger doubt
whether, if made, it can succeed. The
Turks are better soldiers, individually, than
The Russians. OF that, after seeing not q
few battles, stand assured. In the stEategy
OF both mai and minor tactics the Turks
are simply UNNECESSARILY superior. They
are better armed than the Russians, both III
great and small arms. They have engineer:
who can design admirable defensive posi-
ticns. Tine Russian engineers seem incapa.
Bile OF repairing a hole in bridge. Tht
Turks seem as well provisionedas the Rus
slams, and are flushed with success.
40 RECENT FIGHTING AT sIHPKA PASS.
CoNsTANTISoPLE, September PA dis
patch from Adrianople dated yes5erda!
says: "There has been no lighting in thu
Shipka Pass since the Turks withdrew from
Fort st. Nicholas"
ANOTHER DISASTROUS DEFEAT TO THE RUS
SLAMS.
LONDON, September 3f.-A dispatch t
the Reuter- Company, dated Constantinoplt
| at 10 o'clock tonight, says :" 1t is reported
here that great battle was fought to-day a
Biela, lasting from 8 in the morning until
| in the evening, and that tho Russians were
completely defeated"
The Daily Telegraph has special dis
patch from ShumIa. which asserts that TIL
Russians lost 1000 killed and 5000 wound
ed in the battle.