Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-12-06
LATER FROM EUROPE.

LATER FROM EUROPE.
New YoRK, Nov. 30.-The Collins line
steamship Atlantic, Capt. West, arrived at
this port ut 9 O'Clock this evening unan.
nounced.
DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA.
Latest dispatches report officially from
Lord Stratford de Redclff Il victory gained
November 9Th by Omer Pacha over 10000
Russian troops. mostly Georgian mliitiamen,
at the River Ingour, which he crossed with
his forces amounting to 10000 men at four
points, capturing 90 prisoners, guns. and
killed and wounded 400 OF the enemy. Tur-
kish loss 300.
A private despatch, which evidently refers
to the same encounter, says that the Turks
crossed the River Apakava, and storined the
Russian redoubts, after which they pushed
forward towards Kutars.
Kars is still besieged and appearances
indicate that the Russians will retire to
TiAis.
THE CRIMEA.
Nothing new is received from the Crimea.
Both armies are preparing for the approach
of winter.
A desultory FIRE was kept up between the
North aud South sides of Sebastopol. The
Notifications of both sides were being aug
Rented.
The latest dates from the seat Of war re.
ceived by mail are to the Sd inst. The
weather continued fine.
.Prinse Gortschakoff's latest despatch says:
!" Nothing new in tho crimea. The enemy
continued 10 occupy the valley Of the Baidar.
whamAheybaye two divisions"
6cadet, who had deserted, reports
that Gortschakoff is determined to hazand an
attack. The allies continue every night to
reinforce their advanced posts and support
them with field artillery.4is
| St. Petersburg dispatches state that the
Emperor left Ncholaieff on the It'll inst. for
the Crimea to thank in person Gortschakoff's
army. He returned via Moscow to St. Pc
tersburg.
Up to the 18th the allies had not under.
taken any great movement in the Crimea.
A portion of the French feet had arrived
at Brcos Bay.
The allied fleets at the mouth of the Bug
and Dneiper were reduced to % vessels.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
Peace rumors are again extremely preva.
lent, but vague. Diplomacy, however, is &C.
tive, especially at Stockholm, Vienna and
Brussels.
humorous communications are being ex-
changed between the Courts of Vienna and
St. Petersburg; but it is thought that pre-
liminsries for peace negotiations will not take
definite shape until the arrival of Sir Ham.
ilton Seymour, the new British Minister at
Vienna.
A Berlin despatch states that it appears
more and more positive that preliminaries are
being arranged at Brussels, with the assent
Of Russia, for the resumption of negotiations
for peace.
GREAT BRITAIN.
1t is rumored that the Secretaryship of the
Colonies, having been refused by the Duke
of Newcastle, will be given to Mr.. Frederick
Peel. who will be succeeded in the war Office
by Captain Layard.
| General Codrington accepts the command
Of the British forces in the Crimea.
Orders and ribbons have been bestowed on
Generals Pelissier and Simpson.
The Chartists, under Ernest Jones and
their former leaders, have reappeared in pro-
test against the recent expulsion of French
refugees in the Island of Jersey.
FRANCE. -
The Paris exhibition is closed. Twelve
thousand prizes have been distributed, inclu-
ding numerous decorations of the Legion of
Honor.
The list of American premiums had not
been announced.
The Emperor has made brief address
extolling the benefits of the exhibition. In
allusion to the war, he observed, "You de-
sire as do, speedy and durable peace; but
this peace to be durable must distinctly re-
alize the objects for which the war was un-
dertakcn. Europe must decide who is right,
and who is wrong; and final victory be
achieved by public opinion" He then called
on foreign countries desiring peace to pro-
nounce for or against the allies, and urged
that without peace or rest the forging of arms
was necessary to carry out the objects Of the
alliance.