Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-02-21

ted that port, the TWO squadrons made sail for Ba-
toum. The Turkish convoy has since returned,
without any accident, TO Constantnople after hay-
ing disembarked the troops and provisions at
Batoum.
The Trieste Zsitnng says that the Russian fieet
is at Kafa, maintaining communications between
the Crimea and the Russians in Asia avoiding the
risk of a collision.
A despatch, dated Marseilles, Goth. says: The
Fury had met with division OF the Russian feet
and had informed il that il must not approach
nearer than thirty miles Of the Turkish coast"
A Constantnople despatch, of January l3, gives
the following account ofthe visit ofthe Retribution
to Sebastopo
"The Retribulion, Captain Drummond, entered
the harbor of the Sebastopo in fog, 10 the great
dsmay of the authorities there, who fired two un-
shotted guns across her bows, while a small
steamer threw herself in her way. Captain Drum
mond warned her out Of his way, and proceeded
onward as far as the dock-yard, to a convenient
anchorage. The authorities declined receiving
his dispatches till he moved five miles off as he
was much too near the batteries. He then an
ehored at the place indicated, when they received
his dispatches; but, there being no officer present
entitled TO open them. they promised to send an
answer 10 Constantnople, and told him that if he
remained he must undergo "a DAYS quarantine
After remaining about 36 hours, he rejoined the
feet on the Sth. There were but six Russian sail
ofthe line possibly the Sinope ships) in Sebastopo
harbor; the remaining ten are cruising in Kafia
bay, east of the Crimea."
The Malta correspondent ofthe London Morn
ing Chronicle says:
!" Certain. however, il is, that the one result Of
the Reributions visit TO this stronghold of Russia
is the conviction Of all on board that the place is
impregnable, so far as naval attack upon it is
concerned. Besides five line-oEbatte ships, sew
eral smaller ships ofwar and steamers all anchor
ed so as to fire right down the harbor, no less
than from 100 10 76O guns were counted, mounted
m M midi has nj
forts and batteries. So much for Sebastopo, as
| TO the practicabty of taking which some of the
| leading London journals speak in the same strain
as they would of Chinese mud fort. Ii may
perhaps, be matter of inquiry whether any ships
Of war have ever yet been really successful
against properly mounted and piled batteries on
shore, skilfully served and worked
Another account says there were four forts al
Sebastopol. The three first mount 100 guns each
and the other 400. -
Persia.-The following is communicated from
Constantinople
dispatches received by the Turkish govern
ment from Ahmed w elk Efend the ambassador
of the Sublime Porte, in Persia, announce that he
had succeeded in defeating the intrgues ofthe Rus
| sian envoy, and on deciding the Shah TO renew
his alliance with Turkey. The Persian minister
| at Constantinope has received instructions from
the cabinet of Teheran which support this state.
| ment, and which he has communicated TO Reschid
Pasha" H
India and China.-The news by the overland
| mail is very meagre. and was mostly anticipated
by the summary telegraphed in advance of the
| arrival Of the mail.
| Advices from Burmah, to December 3, state that
| for some days previously rumors were afoat of a
conspiracy having been detected at Rangoon
The Bombay Times says:
at was determined that. at the full ofthe moon,
| (22d utimo,) 500 pen, armed with knives were &c
mix with the large mass Of worshipers who al
! that period visit the Pagoda, which, in our posses
sion, serves the double purpose of fortress ono
place Of worship. They were TO seize upon til.
fortress, overcome the garrison, and fire gun Al
| the signal of success, upon which their fellow
conspirators were 10 fire the commissariat-Go
i down, and, taking advantage OF the confusion
i which the confagraton would cause. massacre
the troops and plumber the city; but information
was given TO the authorities, and on the day of the
expected outbreak fifty men Of H. M. S0th re-
| giment, and company Of the 9th Madras native
infantry embarked on board the steamer Nemesis,
with the avowed intention Of attacking some
Dacoitis; but as soon as darkness came on, they
disembarked, and proceeded quietlyto occupy the
commssariat Goodwin.
"The different guards were all doubled artillery
| were posted, double supply Of ammunition was
served out, the muskets of all the soldiers were
loaded, and everything put in readiness; but these
preparations seemed 10 alarm the conspirators, for
the expected outbreak did not occur. The nexi
morning eighty men Of the S0th marched to KEN
| mendine, and took seven prisoners, and some
| stands of arms. II is said that governor fo
Rangoon, in case of the success Of the outbreak
had been sent from Ava but that he decamped OF
hearing of the plot being detected. and that hi
robes of Office were found in the Bazaar. Som,
people appear to despise this conspiracy, but the
| extensive preparations which the government
made for the occasion tend to prove that there wa.
| cause for alarm.
The health Of Sir John Cheape, who command.
| the forces in Bermah, is very precarions while
suffering from Illness he fell from window and
| fractured Ills collar-bone"
China.-We have the following from China
There has been no very reliable intelligence
about the progress of the rebels since last despatch
| of the mail. A report, however was brought from
Shanghai by the Lady Mary Wood, that after be-
| ing defeated by the imperalists at Sinchow, in
Pecheeee, the insurgent army continued TO ad-
vance and had at the end of October reached jim
| kew, about sixty miles from Pekin. Pekin is pre-
sumed 10 be well garrisoned, and its stores Of rice
| are sufficient for three years consumption Oh
other provinces we learn that Kiangsi and Ngan
hwui are now quiet, matters proceeding in their
| usual course, DIS if they had never been infested
| by rebels, who--that is, bands claiming to belong
| TO the Marking body-are now committing ravages
| in Hupih their object according TO the accounts
| we have received, being mainly plumber. They
came near without entering the capital of the pro
vince, but set fire to city TO the west Of it, Abou
i
| slain by the rebels and about 100 of their spe,
| have been taken and put to death by the imperia
| troops since their arrival"
| The above is derived from the Overland Chino
| Mail OF December IL. The Hongkong cores
| pendent of the London Times communicates tn.
| following items
| "Our latest date from Shanghai is TO the 3Otl
ult Nothing of importance has occurred since
our last date Goth ut. The usual diminishing was
going forward between the imperalists and the
rebels but II was reported combined attack BY
land and water was 70 be made on the city by the
| imperialists on the 9th instant, and the next
counts are likely TO be Of a decisive character. Oh
the northern lnsurgent movements accounts can
| not be depended upon.
"The Russian admiral arrived at Shanghai in the
| screw-tender Vostock on the 9th ult, leaving hi
| frigate the Paas, and brig-oEwar under the
Saddle islands, just arrived from Nangasaka
where he waited reply from Jeddo, which re
ported the death of the emperor Of Japan. II APP
pears that the admiral considered any longer de
| lay Ruthless II Is said that he was bound to
Manila, and looked in al Shanghai for supplies,
and news from Giuseppe. Some doubts are thrown
| out regarding the death of the emperor.
| "The French steamer - has proceeded up
the 'Yan-tse-Kiang with his excellency M. Bour-
billion on board bound to Nankn it is supposed
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