The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-05
The News.

The News.
By the arrival of the Atlantic at this port yester-
day we have nine days later intelligence from
Europe. Her news is of most Important charac-
Ter. The Vienna Congress had defnitivey broken up
the 2lst, the Russian plenipotentiary having re-
ected the last proposition of England and France
ative TO the limitation Of the Russian naval forces in
the Black Sea. Lord john Russell and NJ. Drouyn de
PHuys had taken leave OF the other members Of the
conference and were about to return home. All
hope of peace arising from this quarter is therefore
Mt an end. To the fortunes Of war we must now
look for solution of the questions which were
agitated at the conference.
To the energetic prosecution of this alternative the
allies seem to be at least applying themselves. The
RDg talked of and frequently postponed attack
upon Sebastopol commenced on the 9th. We have
in the time selected for it cue to the weather OBJ
servations which have for some time past, formed
30 prominent q feature in Lord Raglan's des.
patches. We are told that the fire opened
at A. NJ, in a storm of wind and rain
which drove the smoke of the guns towards
the Russian line, 80 as to prevent the enemy from
taking range of the besis yug batteries. What
triun ph this practical result must have been for
the much abused and patient veteran who CON-
mands the English forces. If he has not shown
eminent strategicl skill, he has at least demon
strsted the utility Of his weather gauge.
The results of the first days fire are stated to
have been advantageous to the besiegers. The
batteries on the Mamelon tower were si,enced; the
Redan continued to fire only ak guns, and the Flag
staff battery was slenced by the French. In tele
graph message to ST. Petersburg, dated the 18th,
Prince Gorts,hakof asserts that the little damage
that had been effected up to that day had been
entirely repaired and that the place was in as COM
plete state OF defence as before. In despatch
from General Canrebert, 1t would seem from
the terms used that the besiegers had effect
ed q Judgment In the Garden batteries but his
language on this point is so vague that
some doubt exists with regard to the fast
We are the less disposed to credit it, because, being
one OF the chief objects to be gained by general
assault, more Importance would have been attached
to it in the French Generals report.
Every effort is still being made by the bslligerents
to increase their effective strength. Some of the
best regiments of the Turkish army have been trans
ported by sea from Eupatoria to sebastopol-the
Egyptian division, fine body of men, had been
despatched TO the Crimea in all haste from Constan
tinople, and the Sandman contingent was imme
diately expected. The Russian garrison had been
strengthened by powerful reinforcements-fr
troops having beer sent to replace those which had
been enfesbled by fatigue or sickness.
The visit of Louis Napoleon TO the English Court
had been as mechanically effective as most Of
the other carefully delibersted mo7em .nts of that
remarkable parsonage. By his express desire the
reception of the imperial couple public and as
solemn ss the uEsnioity of all classes could make it.
H. la-t, L.
his English det.actors stultify themselves by the in
consistency Of their conduct. II such vas his OBJ
ject, be was amply grahfed. There never was seen
anything like the enthusiasm manifested during his
brief sojourn in the Erglish capital. The London
Times, once the most violent and inveterats of his
assaiants, devoted, day after day, column after CO.
lumn Of the most fulsome psnegyrc to his glori6ca
ton. II would be worth while to place some OF
these extrsvagans effusicns in juxtaposition with
the famous article in which " The Thunderer" for
merry csricatured the adventurer who attempted to
invade France With live esgle ard 9 couple of
dozen Of champagne
From statement in the London Morning
Huaid, which we publish in another column, it
would appear that is has heen decided with the
English ministry that the French Emperor is to
take the command Of the allied armies in the Cr-
mes.
We learn from our private correspondence that
in his letters from Vienna to his ministerial col
leagues Lord John Russell has constantly impressed
upon them the necessity OF combining compliance
with the popular demand for searching reforms With
the utmost viEor ard energy in their administration
Of the War Department II is well understood In
The club circles Of London that II is his lordships
opinion that without such combination one Of two
things win follow--either tina. the war spirit will
die ont from conviction of government ineicieucy,
or that when the war shall be brought to q conclu-
sion, successful or otherwise, revolution will ensue.
The Austrians seem to be carrying matters with
high band in the Pfincpalities. Under the head
of our foreign news will be found the account of
an assassination committed by an Austrian officer
at Krsjova under circumstances of the greatest
brutality, the murdered man being the husband Of
p lady into whose presence the officer endeayored
to force his way. The Austrian General in com.
mard having refused TO deliver up the offender,
riot ensued, in which some hundreds were killed on
both sides. The Austrian troops were driven out
OF the city, and st the last accounts remained en-
csmped outside the walls.
the correspondent at Rome OF the London Netcs,
comm unicstes the details Of an accident which &C.
CURED in the monastery Of st. Agnes, by which
the Pope, several cardinals, bishops and civic and
diplomatic functioDaries, narrowly escaped being
crushed to death. During toe rece otion of the
pupils OF the Propaganda College, who we're admit
ted TO the honor Of kissing the Pope's foot, the