The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-25
rRLEGRAPHlC NEWS,
ARRIVAL or wv AMERICA.
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TEN DAYS LAr1o raoM EUROPE
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neries arrived II Halifax to-day. she len ii,
pool % the Oh Inst. and thcrefore hriors 10 Az
later edsices from al paris b Earops. The Ame
rics was rstarded on her pa,ssrs n eouseoueroe :
. saccession Of heavy gales from he west.
The political adviess By this arrival. except !,
far % they relate to Aastris. are unInsportans.
The screw stcamship Sarah Sauds sailed frou
Liverpool on the 5th iust for Portland.
The steamship Washington sailed from South.
ampton on "Wednesday the 9th for New York, viii
100 passengers, and cargo valued at a600,Ool
sterling.
The Collins steamship Atlantic, from New York
on the 25th ult arrived st Liverpool II II A. NJ on
"Wednesday the 9th inst
The Arabia having taken In shot and ammunition
Il Kingsown, would proceed to Marseilles to en-
bark French troops for the Crimea.
There Il but little news OF interest from the sesI
Of war, but negotiations are becoming most com.
plicated and CRITICAL
On the ID Of December, q treaty OF alliance wa
signed at Vienna between Austria, France and Eng
land. The exact terms are not known, but are
surnised as follows:
l. That Austria regards the violation of the Turk
lab territory a. war against herself
2. That Austria viii augment her force Ia the
Principalies, so as to enable the Turks to resume
Offensive operations.
3 That on the demand of France and England
10000 Austrians will be sent to the Crimea.
4, France and England guarantee that the terri.
torial possessions OF Austria shall, under all cir
cumstances, remain undiminished.
IS. TAT present secret"
D.xoas in kali t.ot stol II. IT,
2. The treaty to come into operation on the part
of Austria. should Russia not come to terms before
January the second.
There is also published letter from Count Mes.
selrode, setting forth the terms on which the Gear
l. A joint guarantee by the five powers, of the
protection OF the whole Christian population in
Turkey.
2 A joint protectorate Of the five powers on the
Prncipalities subject to existing Russian treaties
Russia will assent il the Sultan will likewise do So
A. The free navigation of the Danube
The speech of the King Of Russia to the Cham.
bers ia also published. The King says that the
army shall be made ready for war; but he refrains
from indicating the course which Prussia win adopt
Meantime the Berlin papers publish despatch
from the Baron Won Manteffeui Nov. 18th, to the
Ambassador at Vienna, expressing the determine.
ton OF the Prussian Government not to demand
from Russia any concessions beyond the four
points, 1t indeed stated, but should be received
with caution, that at council held on the 6th the
King of Prussia determined to unite ia the treaty
with view TO bring the war to close.
The deliberations of the Germanic Diet Com
mittee are most important The actual position OF
affairs seems to be- that Prussia insists decla
ration in favor of Prussan policy, at least OF neu
tray while the contrary Austria insists that the
point shall be decided whether the North
Eastern frontiers OF Austria are not sufficiently
thu eatened to warrant an immediate support from
the federal troops Most OF the Germsnic States
are with haste putting their armies on war foot
ing. The present opportunity for peace ia proba-
bly, the last and il this be rejected we may be pre-
pared to see next spring military operations ON as
large scale as they were during the great wars
of the French Empire.
The greatest activity was displayed In the war
and navy departments both in France and England.
Turkey had also despatched more troops to the
seat of war. The French government had, how.
ever been put to the greatest straits for the want
vessels Several thousand additional troops had
embarked at Toulon, and 1t was believed that the
allies would have 100 COO men In the Crimea by the
middle of December.
THE WAR.
Affairs before Sevastopol are unchanged There
has been some fighting, but none of Importance
The garrison continues to make sorties. During
the night of November 18th, In hurricane of wind
and rain, the Russians made sortie from the city
on the French camp. but were repnlsed. On the
18th of November several men and horses died in
the camp from cold and exhaustion. The Russians
quiet.
Nov 18th. Fire very slack. few redonbts
were completed by the British, overlooking the In.
hermann road Some reinforcements reached the
French
Nov. l7th Men and officers are constructing
temporary habitations for the winter. An order
has been issued by Lord Raglan that no officer
shall leave the camp unless sick or wounded. Rain
is coming down in torrents.
Nov. 18th.-Weather more temperate. Russians
in the valley observed to have received reinforce
ments-s supposed 20000-under General Liprandi
Nov 19th-The French made a Reconnaissance in
force, and found the Russians busted In repairing
their artillery, damaged in the previous battle
Nov 2Oth-The 97th British Regiment landed ex-
Orinoco steamer. The Queen of the South arrived
with various drafts of British troops. The French
landed considerable reinforcements at Kameisch
Boy. Firing very brisk from the town, and warmly
replied to from the French and British lines.
Nov. 2lst to --Bombardment continued
weak on the part of the allies. Their fire did little
damage, and that little was constantly repaired
The allies were mainly occupied in strengthening
their position against attack and In establishing
batteries the fire of which has not yet been opened
Menschikof reports that the English had attempted
to establish themselves near the head of the dock
yard, but were repulsed with loss. Further rein
lorcements reached the allies.
Nov. 25th-The Russians made a sortie and were
repulsed by the English, who, in pursuing took and
retained guns which the Russians forgot to spike
Another account says, two seven gun redoubts-
On the 26h part the garrison attacked the French
line, but retired with q loss OF 230. The French
lost rs The defensive works of tile English be-
tween the right of their line Of attack.
SPAIN.
The Chambers have decided to support the pre-.
sent dynasty.
Mr. souie has arrived at Madrid, and resumed
his duties.
80 THE MARKETS
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 9--Cofton Brown & Shipley
.tstes that the sales for the week, ending on the
9th, AZ 900 bales New Orleans, fair, ST; mid.
Hing 81; upland middline 5. Sales to spectators
1000. and exporters 800 bales. The market opened
with good demand, but fell of at the close.
:. At Manchester, there was an Improvement during
the week.
Fiour-There has been but little variation Wes-
term Canal AS 3D.; Ohio As Corn-white and gel
low 44s; mixed 49, Sd 81.
Money Marhet--Cousols closed ct 9s4.
DICHMOND SODA WATER AND
~ BOTTLIN0 SUPERINTENDENT IL sat
led fact that the only genuine article Of Bottled
SODA WATER, IN tho city, e put up By d. No
CORMACK. who fstfers himself that he ID able to
sompete with any manufaetory, either North or
SOUTH having besn engaged In the business for seven