Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-12-12
TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 1854.
LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.


, LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
New YORK, Dec 9--The Steamship Union arrived
Inst night from liavre, via Southampton Her dates
from London and Liverpool arc tn tho %lst OF No
yomber.
Lord Palmerstpn WAS stilYn France. lie was hnv-
Ing daily interviews with tho Emperor. Ru'noT sistes
that their conference is in reference 10 Spnn and u
ba hnj tho Intentions uf the United States in ihui
quarter but it is more han probable that they :''ia
sufficient 10 consult about OF more direct and mme-
dnte interest TO tho allies.
Lord Dudley Stuart die,! ut Stockholm on the 18th
ultino.
Lord Raglan had been created field nar.hal.
The Union brings interesting news from The seat o
war Prior 10 the litl ui;imo, the bonhardment wa
progressing. The allied armies ware Strengthening
their position at Balaklava The English and French
papers filed with the details OF the battle al the
9TH in which it is stated. General CAnrobert,
| the commander n-Clicf Of the French forces. was
wounded.
The details of tho battle and snrties of The 5ih ut
mo- Il, SobustOpo, given in the EngSh papers, are oi
most startling character. and have created great eX
| element, both in England md France.
Prince Menscllkoif attacked the ai'.cs il the roar.
and sortcs were made upon them from Sebastnpol;
the result most dis.-trou, 10 the niles. -Four
generals Of the English amy were killed. The Duke
Of Cambridge wounded, ns was also Gcn1ra. Le-
| prnnd tho commander Of the Russian forces
The Russians had nine thousand men killed and
wounded. The English had thr;ycisht officers kill
ed nIncty-six wounded, four L1ndred and :uvty-two
| rank md file killed., seventeen hundred and sixty
wounded, and one hIudred and fity--x missing. The
French had one general Hnd fOryiour other officer,
killed and ,wcnty-onc wounded. The Russians arr
rCpu:tcd 10 have fired tho wounded is they were
/ being carried from the FIELD
Tho Russians are swarnlins tho Crrncn Ia nmcns"
The baltic OF The 9TH is calteu tic battle
! inlermaun
At the latest accounts every nG ready for
| 81, oil. LII
postponed until the arrvu! Of fresh troops. The last
lat, from Schas!opo! Is 10 tho lith ul.imo al which
:imc the allies receiving lenorce!ncnts at the
| rnto OF "ne thousand per dny.
The British War Oice hn1 called upon the militia
for volunteers and il is evident thai . wi3;cr cam
| paig:r la, been determined up"n
| The Engs! ana French troops Ind completed
| their Third line Of parallels.
4 Russian despatch states that the allies bud made
{ demonstration a5hrt the left a..uk vi the Russian
Grmy, when the latter retired.
| Strong Russian :Cin!cfcencnts Grd moving towards
the Criulc, ard it il evident iat the struggle for
maintaining Sebastnpo is s.Iil 20 hr maintained with
ell thu power that the Czar bring to bear III .hat
Quarter.
! The Ru-=an heh., consisting of fourteen war
steamers, nave recently made Reconnaissance OF the
Baltic, as far as DcgVe, without falling in with an
Of the allied fleet.
! Prince Napoleon is at Constannop!c, having been
compelled 10 leave tho army account OF continued
i'll health.
l. appears evident that the allies wcre at the latest
,ccouuts from Subas.ol0 in q most precnrous conIi-
tion-so weakened to render assa; On that city
| impossible. In the late action they suffered most
severely, especially in officers and tlier very best
men.
1t is stated that Goltschatof hal ntsna,ed 70 the
| Austrian cabinet that Russia wan prepared TO nhgo-
tiatc for peace the basis Of tie four guaranteed con-
aiti0ns
Austria and Russia remain in tho scmc attitude as
| al tormer advices.
There il 10 news from Spain Of special iuerest-
The government whs still unsettled.
There is nothing special from Switzerland
Everything IN Ireland remained quiet
FURTHER DETAILS.
THE urssI,y TROOPS ~ sEBA.roroL.
PARIS. Sunday, Nov. 1916 2. MT ia stated tina.
communications received from Prince Menchiko1
aud transmitted in nil haste To foreign by Primo,
PaSkiewisch, bear dates Schastopo. the 10Th.
They announce that Prince McnchikoT hnd caused
the whole Of his infantry enter Scvast"pol and that
he was making every preparation for general at
atci tho AnS French lncs. The Prince express.
Is his Intention, unless some untoward circumstances
occur to prevent it, that the attack should take place
on the llth or l2th and ne INDUCES in his despatch
in the snncunc capcclions rs 10 its issue The
object Of the Russian general appears 10 be- prncl-
puly 10 cut off our communication. with the bay OF
Cape CEersoncsc with avic% 10 The complete annhl.
la,on Of the nl!iesa result which Prince Meuchikon.
or Prince PaSkiewitsch for him, anticipates, affects
! 10 anticipate, with confidence.
The Russian general dwes with much pleasure
on the tempcstuous sta!c OF the Back Sea- tho roar
Ing of whose waves, hr rsys, hn can hear from
bis quarters and gloats over tho idea that some
awful disaster will nave beiaen our vessels II ia
saii too, in the shne despatch, that considerable
number o. Turks had deserted 10 the Russian camp and
this unusual abandonment Of inir hag is accounted
for by the prvatious they have labored under
for souc time no less than by the sarcass and harsh
treatment to which they have been exposed sincc
their puslanimous conduct ut Balaklava.
70 the stories these desertGrs may have told tho
n,l ta.I ~
have given Of the position and prospects, Of the uos,
is attributed the blind confidence tho Russisus appear
to have in the success OF this last desperate attempt
against the allies.
French lines it ia stated that the 18th the day
which the Assault would be made. The troops ore dc.
. acrlbed Us mosit inpatient to begin.
THE BATTLE OF lSEERMASS.
The Journal de Constautinople contains tho follow.
ing account oi the victory Of Inkermann:
Early on tho morning Of the Jtb tho Russian arnIy,
about I0, ,00n strong OF whom $1,000 consisted Of re-
! Inducements which arrived Ou the preceding evening,
unlrr the command Of General Duuncuburg and the
Grand Dukes Michael and Alexander proiting by IN
intense fog, marched upon inkar;nrnn 10 the extreme
limit OF TIE Euglish army, and attacked them vsor
ous!y.
"Gencrnl Cat!cart assembled about 5000 rleu,
whom he opposed To the Russians, Hnd inr than
| two hours this handful Of brave soldiers had been
struggling with the most heroic intrepdity against
artny 20 superior in number when tho French troops
arrived in all haste md. joining themselves 10 the
Eugs with admirable spirit of tratcrnization, OPP
posed 10 the enemy body ol about 5000 men, who
Charged the Russian masses, against i've and
pulsed them with the most Irresistible inpe,hosiry.
"Mnnet brigade arrived soon afterwards, and its
arrival completed tho ront Of tho Rus-ians who re-
tired in disorder about four o'c"ck in the afternoon.
! During this engagement 5000 mon Of the garr-
son Of Sebastopol made sortir, and attacked some
companies who supported the French !inrs which
were not more than 100 metres from the place.
! "Gen. De Lourme went immediately with few
battaons, 10 tho assistance of teso compnuics whu
sustained the attack with intrepdity, repulsed tho
! RussiHus, and forcing them t. tnko hgh', pursued
them within twenty pac,s oi the Quarantine battery
At that point serious wound forced him to stop, aud
tho Russians were enabled to take refuge IN the
place.
! an these two ailsrs The Russians, il killed md
wounded lost the servces ui more than lDa)O mon.
Tho loss OF the allied armies amounts to about 5000
men in killed and wound,st."
| LIVERPOOL MARKETS, Nnr. ol.--Co,ton is hcav"
! and prices unchanged. In tie two 'ast days lGU1
bales have been taken speculation, aud oWO balcs
! for export. Flour is firm Batmor. and Phi!ade!.
nha brands bring liz. Wheat is unchanged und
firm a, last prices. Corn is du!i-yelow is quoted at
4os., and white at I6s. Conso!s had advanced 10
9l!.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
New YORK, Dec. 3.-Thc atcaincr North Star hes
arrived here from hspinwul, bringing QUO Tvsek,s
later news from California, aud half million Of dol
lars OIL freight und in tho hands u; her passengers.
The United States steam ir6atc susquehHnpa OF
Commodore Perrys lato Japan squadron, arrived ct
San Francisco on tho lth utnln aet from the Saud-
n;ch Islands. Shs had on board Com. RinEgold, as
passenger, bearer OF dispatches from the Sandwich
islands ia Washington. She left at Honolulu the
United States s,ea,n iriga:e Mississippi The annex.
alton feeling G; Honolulu very strong, and it was
snd thu. the King and mis- ministers had actually
signed the treaty.
The news fro.G California is OF 10 specal inipor-
tancc. Tie prices OF produce tontius upward