Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-01-25
Additional News by the Steamer Canada.
HALIFAX, Thursday, January IS


Consuls for money and account are qnoted
at 900 a 903.
AT the Vienna conference on the 2Sth ult.,
the Austrian, French and English Plenipoten.
t%iaries met and drew up and signed an inter-
pretation Of the four points upon which their
governments would consent to a peace. The
Austrian Minister carried The document to
GorlschakoE, who was in company with the
representative Of Prussia, and explained the
propositions 10 him, and asked if he was pre-
pared 10 accept them without modification or
reserve.
GortSchakolf replied that his instructions
did not 60 so far, as his orders were only to
negotiate the four points, and accordingly two
weeks were granted him 10 communicate with
his government; in The rTrabtinse, h~1t'iitius
would be continued. The terms proposed by
the four powers are understood 10 be neither
hard nor humiliating to Russia, and differs
very little, it is said, from the Russian inter-
pretation.
1t is said q treaty has been actually signed
between France and Austria, the former guar
anteeIng to Austria the protection OF her prov
ince. The London Times disbelieyeS the
statement, and says Austria has called upon
Prussia 10 place her armies on a war footing,
but the Senl-oficial journals Suy she will not
consent.
The seiqe operations before Sebastopol from
the 10Th TO The Dist Mt. possesses nothing of
importance. FrequenisSorties were made by
the Russians against both the English and
French lines, but were in all cases fepulsed
with heavy losses.
Canrobert, in a dispatch, says that on the
Dist a sortie was made against the British and
French, which was repulSed with great loss,
and the French pursued The Russians close 10
the Notifications. The dispatch goes on to
say, that, on the 22d, Notwithstanding the bad
weather, the seige continued, and scarcely a
night passed withou: some portion of the
French lines being attacked, in which the
Russians suffered severely.
The French works have been extended TO
the bottom Of Quarantine bay, The Russians
warmly contesting every inch, notWithstand-
ing the works were carried on steadily.
The Russian officers in the garrison atSebas
topol are to have a years pay allowed them
for each month spent in the fort. The Cars
sons had left the Crimea, but were 10 return
ON the It'll.
Eight thousand French arrived at the camp
between the 18Th and Goth, besides others
at Consta niinopIe, on the way.
On the 22d the Flench had 1,400 men
wounded, and 300 men sick. A heavy sncw
storm prevailed in the Crimea, on the 25th.
Canrobert says The allies shall soon be able
to assume the offensive, and make good their
losses, with more prOmptneSs and solidity than
the enemy can.
The allies had opened a fire on the 25ih.
and after it had been continued for forty-eight1
hours without cessation, a general assault
would be made by both the French and The
British.
Letters from the Sultan order Omar Pasba to
go Immediately 10 the Crimea. 10 concert
measures with the allied Generals.
Menchikoff telegraphs lost. Petersburg that
nothing important had taken place between
the Goth and 25th, with the exception Of two
sorties, in one of which eleven officers and
twenty three soldiers were taken prisoners,
and a considerable number killed.
The assault was TO be made on The 28th.
Considerable Russian re. endorsements had
reached Odessa.
Admirals DuRdss and Ham'in were at Con.
stantinople, on their way home, leaving the
feet in command of Animals Lyon and Bruet.
! ord Cardigan had left for England, and Sir
B. Evans had resigned in disgust.
A constantilople paper says the seige
works had progressed so far that direct COM
munication between the garrison o fSeba stopol
and the Russian army under Menchikof had
been cut off.
A correspondent Of the London Times says
nothing will be done against the fortress be-
fore the 18th January, inst.
The Turkish government use gIeatdiligence
in providing ammunition and supplies for the
allies. EEL
Advices from TTebizonde say the Russian
army IN Asia had advanced to Sopak-Kalch,
and some CONSERVATION prevailed al Trobizon-
de, where the garrison was strong, but badly
organized.
On the Dad of November the Russians at
tackled a redoubt at Kalch, and the garrison,
aided by English and Polish officers, repu'sed
them, but the situation was still precarious.
The Russians had formed in various parts Of
Circassia, corps Of native militia. with Rus
sian oflc ers.,