The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-01-13

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Foreign Intelligence,
OPERATIONS At THE SEAT OF w AR
J., II is said the French General FOrey re-
pulscd a sor:ie on the 9th, with considerable
loss 10 the Russians. The French have ra!S-
cd new batteries. and on the sth Forts Goa
S,anrinc and Alexander were to be fired Nh
on. Gen. Canrobcrt had announced thu.
the cr,!ar,!nen: OF S,!,a>tni,oi an! an "a
SAT- of the city would he made a. soon as III"
,..afher permitted. 1t vas said that 2".d''''
Russians, utterly exhausted bv pr:va:ions.
h.d marched! to Simirrorol TO escape exiting
,ion bv the sickness which was dcrimaiins
the army in the marshes they Occupied IN tie
first position.
\ Ma:~riilrs paper mentions 4 ruNioT prev
alrnt at ConS.an'nopl". that TIE Irh"rnava.
the river wh:,h falls into h" port q; Scb:>to-
mol. halinr overiIowcd lis bank, Gen. Ii
pranai. witt, $4,000 men was rut 81 ir"r. inc
frontiers. and that three French diri-ior~
were on their march to fall On him. Should
this be confirmed an idea may i'e formed Of
the pc.iion Of General Lipranai. ha.lrg the
Trhrrnaya i,chind Fin. $4,000 French on lis
left flank, and ao.Gne English on his ri chit
Other accounts mention the isolation Of Il
rrand and his troops, AMI anticipate his Ut
ter determination.
The batteries Of the .ii.s na;~ contain 500
Guns E,,'i>h officers who passed through
raiis, expressed the o,i,ion TIA; til, city
would fail before the Isl Of .jannarv.
\ private Letter from ST. Petersburg states
that. from the moment when The rcwS OF liz.
battle of Inkerman arrived. the Empress
health became worse. Prince MenSrhik" ;
despatch was brought to tie Gar in his wife :.
,rdr,ou,. On reading il. an angry cXriama-
ton esca;cd hi.:.. which frieh,ned til" rzarira-
Sh.. .,,r;;.d Tia: -, ne rI;~tor'uf" had hap
pcncd to her sons, AMI iaii'ci away. Her
dealt, was spoken o; IA an event 70 Il" cE;'ec-
ted from one moment 10 annfhc;:
Nov. -, The corre>i ol:Irn' Of TIE Lon
don Times writes" Although ii may be dan
ucrous to communicate facts likel V to hr OF
service 10 the Russians. il is certainly hazard
onS to conceal 'hr truth from the English rco-
pie. They mas. kno.:. sooner or later that
The siege has been for many DAYS practical,
suspended that on. batteries are u>,''!up ard
shetland that oar arm are mach exhau--
Ted i" the cilrc: of cXrcs>iv" labor and watch
INC. wet aid storms 10 which they have nc,.n
inc..>>anilv exposed. The E!S>ian> knnw
his well enough The rclaNa';on Of our fir
i, seize, iicn, bu. orr army. tllonrh weak
cred by sickness. is sill .qr.h 20 the task OF
holding its POSITION. ard 10 iilii't cha>'i>e-
nrnt Oh all a>>a;!ant> that venture to attack
them.
Nov. -. The fi-ht between the French
tha->,ur> and the Russian riil,.ncn aidc. Nv
artillery. was renewed last ni.h, "a usual
The object of contention Is a E:uI tn.t near
Quarantine Battery. which III" French per
>i>t in holding. although. 50 Ia; a> caa see
i u-;.lr>s Perpetrators tor the renewal Of a
general lom!'ar,imcit are Pre- 'cc'iin-c from
day 20 DIV. The great obstacle is the tat
state al the roads.
Nov. =. Nothing occurred TODAY.
Nov. -. Daring the day. the Russian fire
upon The British lines has been at the rate Of
ore cun every five minutes. ihc Eu@ii> h
look-out .nan c:i,s. "Iowcc Ec,iin." or"Ca--
den Ha';,,r. when ,!un.0 cones a laii. ;;n.I
>ls, rc,s aun;l.'r in answer H: The fire on
~ F''-''- u 'i,'' - ~ !.,.!>
manner. and with some eff u,'on then
ca.;iwprh> AMI parallels. Every n;.hi. Al
n,c g., .c' K. he Flagstaff Quarantine. ant
Wall BATTERIES open fnrion> carnn"a!rS
which lass iron ;wca;:-.ivr 70 foriv-ii,,
,nnu,,S q La-l ana i,>- * tnn men can loi,
The Guns. ri.ii iiio J., French lines. ~,
then follows Instantly. Z sally. Ike r,sait Il
which is in"ariahlr The Eu>>ilrs Push
strong column out q: ;Ec place. rash towards
the iir>. Inc. drive IN he '.t'l> and riiir-
r,,n. ~ up T." :>: parallel. >oraci:n:rz inc
y. rea-,onaiiy ''c, end i, a,l ,!o>r :, iir e,.
Dad ;,1rail,. az receive: rs :l.ov alvanrr /,
he f"nch covering parties VIII, 4 dead. fire
They halt AID iir,. IN return. and CHARGED l.,
he fr, rch. who ro'.: and rl.r>'lc them int,
he IN i;t AZ Obliged - rtti-: ~ III,
LINK fir al the batteries and street Guns l.
this WAY ;hc Fr,r y lose toriy or fifty mon
hut IL" loss q: III" Russians IN these >nrtie.
..l,i>; he considerable. in the altrtc> t,r
l'i'nly 'iicy IL peat these perform ,iict> about
diyhrral.
Nov. 20 We have storms OF wind ard
rain TO-DAY. The Illusions have murl
strengthened their art:.ncts. have srrap,d fh,
ground in ror, OF their batteries and con
>rru,.tci strong alattcS in front of thcir
lir."S. The tir,. OF ,hr allies has continued
feeble. The general prospects on the scu.l
sd, tia; tx, Eu>>ian> nnni.t one han
lrch Guns more than when tie Sirrr EN-
ncnrcI. On The contrary. the British hav.
erected a very powerful! battery on the emf:
cncc north of the Valley of lnkrrman. AN,
commanding every house in Sha>topol. Il.
fire has no, Vet opened. This j. anoihsl
great step towards the complete investment
of the place Since The >iccr bcran. twrni,
British soldiers have deserted TO the Illusions
En>>ia d,>rr'rr> say provisions and ammnui
ton aye hrcom'nT scarce iii Scha>lop0l hut
there Is no famine !or either. To-day ii WI,
noticed that he Russians are armin. then
ships in the iarhor, hrohab!v TO attempt 4
surprise 10y sea.
, TIE EuopT ISLAND LIQroE LAw=Th.
/. opinion Of Jusl 20 Dra,ton Of Rhode Island
= deny Tie consti:u.ionaiiiy Of the Hanoi
law OF that state. does not. rs we under>ta,I.,
, affect the vital lrinci les OF the law |, DE-.
| mes tn" r""2i:;;ioAii:v of the sc:zarc clans,
{ On account OF lis details. at the same tim,
: that l: recognizes the right of seizure an,
conii>ration. The defect in the law is. tina
n after the seizure Of liquors it provides that o,
!. the conviction OF the party in whose possess
4 ion they wc>c found. OF selling. or kccpin,
j. for sale. HP'or< of Me >on,c lind as thoS,
seized the liquors seized shall be aliulcc,
4 forfeit. and DESTROYED. while no proof is RI.
: CURED that the Identical liquors seized an,
: to he DESTROYED. wee ever kept for sale
5 The only amendment required to make TIL
law good. therefore is provision that PROC,
shall be made that the liquors 70 bc conti>ta: