The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-12-13
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Inc suD]olned items OF European intelligence
were brought to New York by the steamer St.
Louis, which sailed from Southampton Eng
land) on the Dist utimo:
Dispatches received by the English and
French Governments announce a serious ac.
cident to have occurred near Inkermann. by the
blowing up OF a portion of the French mark of
artillery, causing the death Of thirty of the
French troops, including two officers. and one
hundred wounded, including ten officers. On
the part of the English, there was killed DEPUTY
Assistant Commissary Yellon, and one hundred
and thiIty-seven officers and men were wounded.
The French despatch states that three maya.
zines exploded, containing thirty thousand kilo-
grammes of powder, seven hundred thousand
cartridges, three hundred charged shells, with
other projectiles.
A telegraphic despatch from Sir +. Lyons
announces that on the 9th and 9th November
fiotilla, under the command of Capt Osborne.
destroyed an enormous quantity of grain and
forage of this years harvest, which was packed
in six tiers, and extended two miles along the
coast, near Gheiskliman ready to be convened
to the armies in the Crimea and the Caucasus.
A London letter i'll the Commercial 4drerfisey
gives the following particulars:
1t appears that, with the intention of wait
ing for the means Of transport, which would
exist as soon as the Gulf of Azoff should be
closed with ice, the Russians had collected
enormous quantities of grain and forage at a
part of the coast supposed to be entirely secure
from attack. portion Of these supplies were
for the troops in the Crmea, and the remainder
for those in Asia; and their amount is indica-
ted by the fact that they were stacked in six
tiers, which extended distance of two miles.
A force of 1000 men, cavalry and infantry,
M cd ~ uor1 III Al.
cumstances the Russian commanders evidently
entertained no doubt of their complete safety.
Captain Sherrard Osborne, however, who was
actively securing the coasts Of the Azoff with a
iotilla, which comprised several gunboats Of ex-
tremely light draught, discovered their ex-
istence, and contrived to get his vessel sufli-
GENTLY close to protect his men in landing TO
destroy them-a feat which they performed in
full presence of the enemy, and with a loss of
only six wounded
"A week or two back, it was notified at St.
Petersburgh that the army in the Crimea were
provlsioned for eight months. There is reason
to assume that the stores now burnt comprised
great part of what were thus alluded to, and,
If this should prove TO be the case, its effect
upon the position of the enemy during the win
ter may be momentous."
despatch from Berlin states that on the
9th ultimo, by order Of the Emperor of Russia,
ST. Petersburgh was declared to be no longer
in state Of siege. The inhabitants of that
city have therefore, to a certain extent been
relieved, by the withdrawal of the Allied fleets
from the Baltic.
The Swedish Government has contracted a
loan for three-quarters of million sterling,
with the house of Heine, of Berlin
1t was rumored that the French Government
was negotiating, in common with Austria, for
Joint representations to other Governments I'm
reference to political refugees.
terrific fire broke out in Paris on the even.
ing OF the 18th instant, in one of the warehouses
of the Manutension, on the DUAL de Billy. i'm
which large quantity Of grain and -four for the
supply OF the French army is constantly kept
The whole Of the building was consumed, but
the ovens used for baking the army bread and
the adjoining storehOuses were preserved. The
quantity OF corn destroyed is estimated at
ZoOO0 qulntals, and an equal quantity of flour
and biscuit was consumed. There were many
rumors afloat as to the cause of the fire.
amenities Of Var IN tie Crin,ea.-A CORES
pondent of the Journal de ConStantinopLe, wri-
ting from Sebastopol October 4th, says:
The French troops are opposite the Rus
SLAMS along the whole line of the Tchernaya.
A few days since, the French soldiers, who are
always ingenious in finding means of passing
VIZ INV Pun bhChSclfcS, dlOLg the lut
of advanced posts, in direct communication
with the Russian soldiers placed opposite to
them: The plan which they adopted was this
they holsted on the end of their bayonets some
small white handkerchiefs; the Russian soldiers
not to be wanting in polteness, did the game,
thus showing that they were disposed for a con-
ference. The French soldiers then showed
their bread and coffee, and the Russians their
gourds OF brandy, and then with common ac-
cord they advanced toward each other without
arms, and took their coffee and brandy together.
1t appears that this kind Of recreation went on
for some days without the knowledge of the
French and Russian officers The Gringalet
Battery at times sent some shot among these
Jovial gentlemen, but that did not prevent the
meetings from taking place. A few days since,
the General was informed of the fact, and the
most rigorous orders were issued, to put stop
to such proceedings. The captain who ought
at hrst to have prevented them has been punish.
ed: The weather is beautiful not a drop of
rain has fallen for the last six weeks