Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-11-02
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

NFw YoRK, October 80.
The steamship Pacific has reached her dock,
with Liverpool dates to the 18th inst
| THE WAR
There is absolutely nothing exciting from
the Seat of War The dispatches, such as
they are, are altogether conflicting, but it is
automatically reported that up to the 9th
inst, nothing had been done.
The allies now number go, 900 men. and
they occupy a strong position south of Sebas-
topol and have all their siege apparatus Ian
| ded
Menschikof continues to hold the field north
of Sebastopol with 80, 600 troops, and sim
liar number is expected to reinforce him by
the 18th inst
| The latest accounts are that ON the 9th
Gen Canrobert had ordered the Russian out
posts to be driven in on that day, and the bat
teries erected.
A detachment of 10, 900 French troops are
to be Immediately shipped from Marseilles to
the Crimea
1t is confirmed that the Baltic feet will re-
turn home without further operations.
| The Arabia arrived at Liverpool at O'Clock
| on the evening of the 14th inst and the OF
tawa on the 10th
Lord Raglan's latest dispatches say that
he expected to open the fire in few days
Private letters add that the attack on the
out-works was fixed for the 9th inst, and
that the allies siege artillery had mostly
reached the camp.
| On the 4th cannonade took place between
some English steamers and the Quarantine
fort at Odessa. Nothing of Importance re-
suited.
| A Vienna despatch says that secret trea-
ty actually exists between the Czar and Rus
sia.
RE-EsTABLIsHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF POLAND
There are various indications, little In them
selves, but amounting to something in the ag-
gregate, that the courts of France and Eng
land have actually under consideration the
practicability of re-establishing the kingdom
of Poland, as an independent power. Such
stroke of policy, it is believed. is favorite
project of Napoleon Ill, who hopes thereby
to cripple Russia's influence over the German
powers, and as the influence of Russia dimin-
ishes, to build up that of France in its room.
SPAIN
Dispatches from Madrid to October 11th.
state that the foreign refugees have received
orders to leave Madrid within eight days :
Those only who give good reasons for
their residence, or can offer security for their
good conduct viii be allowed to remain.
CHINA.
Progress of the Insurreceion-Th The Japan Er-
pedition Expedition against .Sitka.
Letters from Hong Kong, of August 22d,
state that political affairs at Canton remained
in the same critical state, and disaffection was
spreading. The insurgents were in great
force in the surrounding country, and three
attempts were made to take the city, which.
however, failed. Honam, opposite Canton.
was threatened, and tho people are quietly
maturing for an open revolt against the Man
darin's authority At Whampoa contribu-
tions were forcibly levied. The river between
that place and Canton continued to be infes-
ted with pirates, and trade could only be car
ried on under convoy of armed steamers
The approaches to Whampoa, both by land
and water, were in possession of the insur-
gents.
The transit of teas has been stopped by the
heavy exactions demanded, and inquiries for
goods lhaving ceased, the business at Canton
had been limited to shipping off the teas that
were on the market An attempt had been
IN ade to effect compromise with the insur-
gents but unsuccessfully.
The village of Conloon, on the opposite side
of Hong Kong Bay, was taken possession of
on the night of the 18th August, by band of
pirates The neighborhood is occupied by
banditti-
Sir John Bowring, the British Commission
er, had visited Foo Choo, and had an inter-
view with the Viceroy, and with the Chinese
authorities at Annoy.
Fighting was going on between the two
parties at Shanghai. but the Imperialists ap-
pear to make little progress towards the re-
capture of the city. Samqua, the late Idou-
tai, had been ordered to Pekin to answer
some charge of the public censor Lau had
been appointed In his place.
Commissioner Mclean, had arrived from
Shanghai, at Hong Kong. 1t was understood
that he would return there shortly with Sir
John Bowring, to settle the duty question,
and would attempt to trade up the fang-tse-
Kiang.
| The news of the insurgents in the north, is
yerv scanty, and the impression was, that
tbey were meeting with reyerses, and were on
the retreat.
f The latest Pekin Gazette. dated June 18th,