Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-26

An assault Inc garrn)n had, for three Weehs
past been constructing additional works Of |
dsfencs between the flagstaff and quarantine |
bastions. Menschikof has retired with the
main body Of his army between the right bank
Of the Tchernaya, the main road Of the PEN
insula, and the Balbek, and he endsavored to
make good bis position and his communica
tions with Sobastopol by covering his army BY
immense defensive works erected along the
banks of tho Tchsrnaya. His force Mt the
present moment does not seem to exceed
SO, 900 men. As already stated, General Lii
prandis division, which threatened Balak-
lava, has joined the main body of the Russian
army; but he has left from 5000 to Q, 900 in
the mountain passes from the Iehsrnaya to
the hills before Balsklava. The duty of these
troops is to watch the movements Of the allies;
they are only separated by the plain of Balak.
lava from the allied line of circumvallation,
and from Gen. Bosquet's division.
In addition to the great works directed
against the city, the allied armies have con-
structed strong defensive works on various
points. Balaklava is covered by many re-
doubts, to prevent attack On the allied ex-
treme left the trenches have been pushed to
| the far end of the quarantine battery, under
the guns Of the fort, 20 to assure direct com.
| munications with the sea Such il the enssn-
| bic of the works of attack and defenoe and
| the genera disposition of the allied armies
Odessa letters Of the oath December, men
| ton that for some days there has been dsarth
| of supplies in Sebastopol.
The governments OF France and England
announce, officially, that the blockade OF the
Danube and ports of the Black Sea and Sea of
| Azof will be resumed on February 1.
A general order has been issued, through
| Lord Raglan, signifying the Queens sppro-
baton of the conduct Of the troops at the bat
| tie of Inkermann, and announcing that .
medal will be issued to all officers and soldiers
| who have served in the Crimea
TERMS OF THE ALLIES NOT UNCONDI-
TIONALLY ACCEPTED
The Paris correspondent of the London
Since the preceding was written am in
formed that the English and French ambssss-
doris at Vienna have written to their Govern
| ments for the necessary authorization to en-
| able them to enter into negotiations with
| Prince Gortscbakof. 1t appears that the
Prince has not accepted without resercs the
guar antes with the interpretations Of the al
| lies, which were communicated to him conf
| dentially. The Prince has, am assu ed, de-
manded certain charges, which at first ap-
peared to NJ de Buol not to possess any i'm
portancc, but SO far they arc charges, and
therefore the acceptance Is not unreserved. In
| case Of the negotiations failing an that
nothing is done before the 14th instant, Aug
| tria 10 bound to change the present treaty nt0
a defensive one. The opinion generally pre-
walls moro and moro that the object of Russia
/ Is to gain time to concentrate her troops in
Podolis and Poland against Austria.
| MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
| Among the rumors it was said that Empsro r
of Russia had written an autograph letter to
sac Emperor of France, proposing terms of
arrangement This, however, is c0ntradic cd
1 by some of the papers.
| A terrible storm had ragged along the Afri-
1 AhQut FORTY vaeeala w al
| with wine, were ashore.
Lord John Russell was in Paris with a sick
relative He had had private Interview with
the Emperor.
| Queen Pomare, of Otadeite, announces that
she intends to visit the great exhibition In Pa
| ris, in May next.
| Provisions are becoming very scarce at Con
stantinople, from the immense requirement of
the armies. An organized force Of police,
French and English, is placed on duty in Con-
| stantinople in of consequence repeated quar-
rels and assassinations that have recently 10
CURED.
TURIN, FRIDAY.-The Queen Dowager, wild
ow Of Charles Albert, expired this day, after
seven days illness, at the age or "a
The Russian Corps of Suttischa has been
posted at Babadagh to stop the march of the
Turks on the Crimea
There has been another tempest in the Black
Sea, causing some disaster. Two ships of the
British deet suffered damage. One account of
| the circumstance calls it an " ordinary storm "
The liberals of Manchester intend to give a
soiree to Miner Gibson, John Bright and
Richard Golden, on the 10th inst.
| Eight hundred and twenty houses were
erected in Liverpool during the year 1883.
| A pastoral letter from Cardinal Wisemap,
relative to the immaculate conception" has
been read in all the Roman Catholic chapeIs
| of Great Britain.
| Another double murder and attempt at sui
| eide b ad happened in London The murderer
was an Italian valet, named Lingi Buranelli,
who, excited by jealousy, shot man named
| Lambert, and a woman named WILLIAMSON,
| and afterwards shot himself through The head
1t happened, however, that the ball took an
obliaue direction, and the murderer yet sur
| wives
| AMERICA AND RUSSIA.
! The London News in commenting on the
proposed interference Of the American Gov
eminent in the affairs of Europe and our par.
| TALLY for Russia, says
| Reports have reached us. to which We can
not at present allude more distinctly. of testi-
monials OF very strange nature, indeed, pre-.
sented by the Car to American citizens. All
this has bad its effect in calling into existence
numerous pro- Russian party in the United
States. II is VITA this party that the idea of
| mediation has riginated, and its object is to
| promote the interests Of Russia and dam age
England.
owe appeal confidently to the Aueric an
| people, and ask them. will they allow them.
selves to be made the tools of party in this
way? Will they allow themselves 10 be de-.
| luded into lowering the Union into an accom-
plice and catspaw of the great champion of
| despotism and barbarian 1t is the ir concern
| how this question is to be answered, for it is
| the honor Of the United States that is at stake
GAS for this country, Englshmcn would
deeply regret to have any unfriendly conduc
| to complain of on the part Of kindred nation
Englishmen are fully sensible of the power,
the valOr, and the intelligence of the North
American republicans But Englshmen will
| not hesitate to pause in what they know to be
| the path of duty for one moment, let the North
| American republicans, or any set Of men on
earth, do or say what they will. Highly
though Englishmen value the friendship of
the United States, they will not stoop to pur.
chase it by desisting from what they know to
be the discharge Of q sacred duty -
N0MMEPHTAI INTET