Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-17


since our issue Of Saturday last.
X HALIFAX, April l3.--The steamer America
arrived here last night with Liverpool dates to
Saturday the 3lst uit., three days later than the
advices per steamer Washington. sga
The affairs in the Crimea are unchanged.
Public attention was concentrated upon the
proceedings of the Vienna Conference, which
is represented to have met with great diff
Guilty in the settlement of the third point,
although the demands of the Allies had been
much moderated The Russian Penpoten-
tiary had referred the matter to ST. Petersburg
for the decision Of the Gar, and the debate on
the point had been postponed until his reply
should be received. Meanwhile, however, the
Conference would discuss the fourth point.
.AHFAIRs AT SEBAsToPoL.-The London
Times special correspondent describes the con
dition OF the army as having much improved,
but the actual works Of the siege were making
no progress to justify favorable prediction.
A formidable Russian force has assembled
around Eupatoria, virtually besieging the place;
but the Russians could not hold Eupatoria If
captured, as it is completely under the guns of
the English feet. ','' fs' N. t
Lord Raglans latest despatch announces
tnAt steady fire was going on without any
charge in the aspect Of affairs. Important
operations, however, were going on. II The
Russians continne to strengthen their works
recently thrown up in advance Of the Malakof
Tower. Efforts were making to destroy them
and nightly encounters took place between the
French and RussiaA rifemen. The latter have
been repeatedly dislodged but again return to
their pits under cover Of the Russian batteries.
z The death of Menschikoff is reported.
The PEACE PRosPEcrs.- In reference to the
unsatisfactory aspect Of the Vienna conference
the London Times writes:
p "We did not raise our voice againstthe nego-
itiation upon a basis which did not include the
destruction of Sebastopol, as the previous sue
cess of our arms did not warrant us in insisting
on a condition which the fortune of war had
not yet placedin our hands. But should the
conference be ultimately broken off, the impor-
lance attached to our operations in the Crmea.
and their result would become the real criterion
Of success or defeat a f9sEa7
"There is, however,, one further chance Of
negotiations, though faint one. 1t is not
altogether impossible that the answer expected
from st. Petersburg may be in the form of some
counter project on which discussion may be
renewed. We, however, do not expect that any
proposal likely to be put forward at this time
by the Russian government can be regarded as
practicable or sincere"
The London Daily Nelos says that according
to the most recent communications from Vienna,
Lord John Russell is understood to see little or
no prospect of peace at present, and expects to
return to England by the l4th April. The
opinion is freely expressed that any peace made
now would be precarions and uncertain.
The ALLIES HEMMED IN.-The situation of
the allies in the Crimea is represented in the
official journal Of ST. Petersburg in the follow
ing terms:
"The position of the Allies is now completely
shut in by an enclosure of formidable entrench-
ments, extending from the great Infantry Camp
near the citadel, by the heights of Inkermann
along the Schernay, rs far as to the approaches
of Balaklava. New divisions have Joined the
army. Grave events are expected
SIEGE OF SEBAsToPoL-The Russians works
which they recently threw up in advance of the
Malakoff tower are not isolated works, but arc
part Of an advanced line Of defense, and conse-
quently it's indispensable for the allies to de-
stroy them. With this object in view, the
British are pushing forward parallel from an
advanced point on the tight, with view to
form junction with corresponding parallel
which is being made on their side by the French.
The Russians, also, arc actively at work.
GREAT BRITAIN.-Mr Roebuck's committee
continues in session, and the medical officers
are ut present under examination. Lord Pal
merston remarked that there was no part of
Admiral Dundas conduct that did not do him
honor.
A motion is on the books for the appoint
ment of o commission to amalgamate the
British and Indian armies, or at least TO render
the Indian army available to the European
war. Another motion asks if it is intended to
nominate any more bishops for Canada, since
the Canadian clergy reserves bill says it desir-
able to remove all connection between Church
and State.
FRANcF.--It is $4,000 additional troops mot
five thousand) that the French Emperor has
agreed to send to the Crmea, if England will
furnish the vessels for their conveyance.
The Paris PrcSsc states (but the statement is
contradicted by other papers) that the allies
have assented to a truce.
GERMANY.--As before stated, the difficulty
between Austria and Prussia is increasing. The
Prussian cabinet, in its circular to tho Prus.
sian representatives of the German courts re-
specting the Austrian intrigues with the Ger
manic Diet says:
1t is evident beyond contradiction that the
Cabinet Of Vienna is DESTROYS to substitute its
own motives for those of the Diet, and to this
end it attributes to us intentions which we do
entertain. 1t seeks provocation where no i'm
partial judgment can find any--adduces the
views which prevailed at the conclusion of the
treaty Of April, and its additional articles, as
the sole guide Of action in place of the general
principles Of the confederation.
II has been announced TO the chambers that
the foreign relations of Belgium are satisfao
tory, and are not the cause of the ministerial
difficulty.
FROM CHINA AND ISDA.-A dispatch from
Triest, by telegraph, announced the arrival of
the overland mail from India, March %, with
advices from Calcutta of February 24tb, Mad
ras 2Sth, Shanghai 18th, Hong Kong 10Th, Sin
gapore I'll also, adviccs from Sidney to Jan
uary 27th Melbourne 3lst, Adelaide Sd, and
Maurtius February 18th.
Hyder Khan had arrived at Jallalabad rs
the representative Of Dost Mahomed, on his
way to Peshander, to negotiate with the chief
commissioner. No further disturbance had oc-
Cured at Ballarat
At Calcutta and Bombay, trnde was dull,
and freghts low. The price Of opium has de-