Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17
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The Vienna Conference has proved a total
failure. Since the 10th there have been sup
plimentary meetings of the four powers, with
out result.
The plcnipotentaries assembled on Monday,
P. NJ, 23d, and signed the protocol of the
18th or last conference. At the meeting it
was agreed it should not be considered as a
18th conference.
A meeting Of the representatives of the four
powers was held on Thursday, Goth, at the
request of Prince Gortschakoff. when some
further inadmissable propositions were made
by the Russian plenipotentaries, and rejected
on the part Of England, France and Turkey.
Lord John Russell had left Vienna, previous
to which he had private interview with
Count Buol for two hours. The departure of
M. Drouyn d'Lhuys is postponed for a few
days, to discuss matters with the Austrian
government. Another report says he has left.
SEvAsToPoL.-The bombardment of the city
continued. The general tone of opinion in
England is that the war must continue for a
heightened period.
The policy Of the Gar Alexander is spoken
OF by the London Times as new and moro
audatious policy, and it is so regarded through
out Europe.
1t is difficult to form an estimate of thaj
real progress of the siege From the cofsssu
pairing Of various accounts an impression il I
produced that the fire of the allies is superior
to that of the city, but the city returns the
fire steadily. ~
The " Independence" of Brussels, has re-
ceived from Vienna an alleged despatch from
the Crimea, that the allies have susepuded the
bombardment. 1t is stated on what day the
fire ceased, but the Independence 1heiieses
that the date of the despatch is postefior to
that Of the last official intelligence, namely,
April 22d.
Detlils say, on the morning of the I4th,
that the bombardment and cannonade had
continued day and night since daybreak of the
9th, each of the 500 guns firing 100 rounds
daily The enemy's fire was not much reduced
; although the Mameou battery is sileuced, and
some OF the Round Tower guns dismounted.
yet the Roden aud Garden batteries still keafA
, up heavy fire.
There were no signes of an Immediate as
sault. During the night of the 18th the
French destroyed the Russian rife ambuscade
in front of the Malakoif Tower. A terrible
battle between Russian sortie and the French
ragged during the night, perhaps the most SAN
guinary since the battle of Inkermaun.
,, A'despatch to the French government dated
April 18th, says, that the FIRE Of the French
battery maintains its superiority.
: The French have taken the Russian omb,,s-
: eades in front of the Malakoff Tower and
: have added them to the French lines. They
! have sIso crowned ravine which runs alone
! the forhhcations of the city, where the Rus
b SANS formerly kept their rseryes Thew have
also sprung mine before the flagstaff battery.
!, at II distance OF fifty metres, thereby opeuine
, \ new parallel, which has been successfulIT
0 Joined to the others.
From the 18th to the IA the French loss
i was only soO The situation of affairs was
9 considered. satisfactory by the French.
April 10. The French minister Of was
. learns that the beseigers were still advancing.
Q and more consolidating their position. "
On thenight,o of the 18th the Russians made
strong sortie but were promptly repulsed
Prince Gortschakoif' s account Of the same