The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-02


murder of Miss Agnes Pharr, at Covingtoa, Va,
has been acquitted. The jury retired about an
hour, and returned q verdict of acquittal.
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.
The English papers by the Africa contain mass
of interesting matter In reference to operations in
the Crimea. The telegrapbic synopsis given yes.
terday, however, conveyed good idea of the pro-
gresa of events. We annex Russian account of
the bombardment of Sebastopol: !.
The Kreuz Zeitune, the organ of the Russian par
y at Berlin, has published the following letter. pur
porting to be written in Sebastopol during the bonn
bardnlent and dated October "a AFTER being
bombarded for eight days, the town has indeed
suffered good DEAL but the fleet is unhurt; only
the steamer Vladimir has got two balls In her The
sailors who man the works erected by Colonel
Tod,leben suffer the most The resistance seems
to irrtate the besiegers for within the last few days
they have been firing with red-hot balls. You can
not escape them anywhere In the town. II the
bombardment lasts long the streets of the southern
part Will be, so to say, paved with iron. The sail
ors under Todteben are as it were, the living bull.
wark of the Crimea. They are admirable Nachi
mott, who formerly had never been horseback is
now continually riding along the lines of batteries
In bis own concise manner he addressd his sailors
who adore him. The moral Influence OF such men
makes them saviours in great crises. Menschikoff,
too does not spare himself. As he was lately RI
ding along the Notifications in the briskest OF the
fire, the arillerymen called out to him-'Ths Is not
the place for your highnessl' The commander of a
bastion said to him, Have you come here because
you do not trust US? swear to YOU we shall all OF
us, to the very last, do our duty Then let me
also do NINE, said the prince calmly Damien.
berg will arrive at Sebastopol on the I'd or Sd OF
November.
The following summary will be read with inter.
est.
PROGRESS OF THE sTEcr
The Chronicles correspondent in the Crimea
writes that on the Both of October the British heavy
cavalry brigade, and the remnants of the lob,
cavalry, moved eff within their line of redoubts
constructed by the French to the rear of the allied
army: The works constructed by the English
constitute along the whole of the lines massi We
breastwerk, with deep ditch. The rear of the
allied positions Is now nearly impregnabe, and the
the rear. body of 1900 Turks has been attached
to the LIST British Division. They are employed in
the trenches and in constructing the covered way
Private letters state that 5000 French and English
troops and i6oo seamen were to make the assault
about the 9Th.
On the 2eth ult. two Russian frigates were burnt
by the English, with their Lancaster guns.
Three thousand Zouaves had arrived from Al
giers. and the 1000 Tiraileurs had disembarked al
Balaklava.
The dispatch of Prince Menscbikoff showing
that the Russians had not made airy fresh sortie up
to the 9th, appears to confirm the opinion of Gen
Canrobert as to their inability for action fol-
probably ten days after their defeat on the 5th
BRITAIN.
The Patriotic Fund now amounts to $50 DOC
sterling, and subscriptions keep pouring in
The public and the committee OF the fund
subscribed for relief Of soldiers widows and or
plans, are squabblng, tooth and nail over ia
distribution. Hon Mel. Fowls, the Secretary, il
charged with arbitrary conduct in excluding appl
cants.
One hundred is about the average number o,
ms he Iiof
since the war begun the number has constantly
increased ana there are now 200.
The Duke of Argyle has been elected by the stu
dents rector of Glasgow University, over B. DIS
been Withdrawn.
The United Service Gazette has notice strongly
In recommendation of Colts revolver
MUTINY AMONG THE BRITISH TROOPS.
MALTA, Nov. 10-The Jura arrived on the 9Th
from Cork. She put into Malta on account of In
subordinate conduct of company of the 5Oth regi
ment and another of the 55th. At one thine it was
necessary to keep 100 sentries over the dsaffected
two of which lately received at sea fifty ashes
and Captain Wckham, commanding the vessel
loaded with grape and brought two Of the ship's
guns to bear upon that part where the prisoners
were confined The two companies have beer
landed at Malta, where the ringleaders will b.
tried and punished.
RUSSIA.
The Negotiations cah Prussia and Austria.
BERLIN, Friday The following is the main te
nor Of the Russian answer. Russia seeing thai
Austria is threatening her Russias) frontiers will
not avail herself of the good offices of the Vienns
Cabinet, but viii gladly accept of Prussia's medi
alton. The Emperor is ready to stake the fou,
guarantees into consideration - but distinctly
states, in reference to the point that the pro
tectorate over The principalities cannot be giver
up. The Russian organs speak of compact en-
tered into secretly between Austria and the West
ern Powers. to be prepared for any casualties
should Prussia and the smaller States not accede te
Austria policy.
HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE.
An occurrence of the most horrible nature ha,
taken place. The great Hospital In Sebastopo
was set on fire by the shells of the allies and wal
burned to the ground, with all its innates-twc
thousand sick and wounded. This friehtful circum
English and French papers Ii may be remember
ed however, that we published an English story &c
the effect that Menschkeft hoisted the hospital flas
over magazine, which the English directed iheii
fire upon and blewup. We fear the building thu.
fred on was really tho hospital.
Two French divisions will sail from Toulon and
Marseilles before the end of the present month Of
November. We have repetition of the statement
that France will send 700 additional men TO the
Crimea, OF whose expense England shall pay one
half
The French brigade of General Meylan has LEFT
Athens for the Crfmea.
The Monitsur states that sixth company of the
tntf0 psltaiou II 70 pc lmmealaLely ad0eo 70 one
hundred regiments OF the line.
Letters from the French prisoners 10 the Rus.
SLAMS hands speak well OF their treatment.
Count de ST. Aulaire IL dead. He was member
ofthe Institute OF France, and under Louis Philippe
was ambassador at London and elsewhere
A Parie correspondent of the Observateur Beige
states that he has good grounds Of knowing thai
part of the British cabinet especially the Earl Of
Aberdeen. 10 opposed to Lord Pslmerston's mission
whatever Il may be, to France.
Sir Charles Napier 10 expected in England short
" from tho Baltic.
eFAIN,
Mr. soule has arrived At Madrid, having passed
through France.
SWITZERLAND.
Tho London Times' Paris correspondence states
that on November 9th. Mr.. Fay, u. s. Charge u
BarDe, declared 70 the Swiss Federal Council thai
the cabinet at Washington not only disayowed the
recent manifesto of Mr.. Consul Saunders bat dis.
MA 800 A.