Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-10-20
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Arrival ofthe Steamship Eu-
ropa at Halifax.
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
HALIFAX rrLEGna Pm OrFicR
Wednesday Oct. IT..

wednesday. Oct. H..
The ROYAL Steamship Europa. Capt. Shan
non, from Liverpool Both uit =. W. ar
rived at this port at Z o o'clock this morning.
The Russia fleet had been rcconuotired 10
the port Of Sebastopol boy the French steam
ship Napoleon.
The seigc operations towards Sehastopol
arc fully confirmed aud Eupa'oria is now
occupied by 2oOO Turks. lG00 French and
1000 English. The Russian garrison Of
20u men surrendered at discretion.
The advance guard Of the allies is COM
manded by Prince Napoleon.
The Russians retired 10 good order as the
allies landed
AlensehlKotr bad his head quarters at Sim
pheropol, and immediately advanced to Bour-
llnsk, on the river Alma, where he awaits
reniorcemeuts 90 give battle 20 the allies
II was confidently eintsd on the Paris
Bourse that on The 10Th the allies and the
Russians met. and a battle ensucd The
French division came FIRST into action. and
the English following the Russians retired
with much loss. II true, tins affair on the
18Th could only have been skirnish. and
not COLLISION between the main bodies Of
the armies.
The Russian embassy az Vienna hid re-
ceiyed despatch from the Crumea dated
I'd. All Of i that had trsnspired was that
it contained news unlayerable to the Rus
sans.
SPAiS.-A renewal Of Disturbances is
feared at Madrid, but as yet no open out
break has occurred. Barcelona Is quiet
Mr.. Soule is now in Paris ON has way 10
Baden. The Times correspondent again
asserts that the Spanish authorities hold
proof Of Mr.. Soule's connection with the re
cent insurrectonsry attempt. Government
has removed all French refugees into the
interior, beyond the Ebro; they will net be-
allowed to reside m Arragun, Catalonia, Bzs-
que Provinces or Madrid.
RUSSIA. Respecting political matters,
the only remark is that Whatever may hap
pen, the Gar viii not give IN. There has
been new issue Of paper money, to tie
amount of 100000 rubles.
Via Baltic, II is stated, that the disconteni,
Of the Russian population IS Increasing, and
with threats tending towards a revolution.
CHIsA.-Dates from Canton Aug. 5th
Shanghai 9th, Annoy 18th, and Singapore
Aug 18th. Canton was IN a state of siege.
business suspended, and the city in fen
days would be IN the hands Of the insurgents
No Tea was brought to market
A despatch dated 10TH states that the al
lies held the road from Cape Bahia to Sis-
pheropal. 1t was intended 10 cross the Alas
on the 10Th, but Marshal ST. Arnaud had
telegraphed to Paris that an unavoidable de-
lay oftwo days would occur. the causes feC
which he did not state. his would prevent
the troops marching until the 2lst Fiitesn
sail of the line were off Sehastpol.
VIENNA Friday eyening.-lt is rumored
IN Greek mercantile circles. that the allies
have obtained a signal advantage. The
funds have risen in consequence.
The official bulletin communicated TO The
Ambassadors at Consisntinople. and dated
from the blyouac at Oldfnrt on the 10th, an
nounces that the allies had intended the next
day to attack an intrenched camp of 10000
Russians, posted IN the direction Of Svbas-
topol, and that the Russians had fallen back
upon the town. $4,000 Tartars had offered
themselves 10 the allies as volunteers, and
their services had been accepted.
II was reported that the attack upon Sc
bastopol had been fixed for the 25th.