Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-05-09
Later from Europe--Important News.

Later from Europe--Imnortnnt News.
/ The Atlantic arrived in New Yor.; on Friday
bringing Liverpool dates to the 23d nit. Th
news Is the most Important and interesting receiy
ed for some time past The impression held O
she improbabll!ty OF peace following the efforts
negotiation at Vienna, have been full confirmed
Russia has rejected the terms demanded bv III,
allies, The Conference has broken M. and The
| English and French Ministers had retired from
Vienna. War, of the most desperate and deter.
mined character, seems now to be the ony resort
for either party. Equally important with tbi:
| Unlav0rable result OF the Conference is the AN
nouncement, that but slight hopes are now enter
tained that Austria will matte with the allies a.
gainst Russia Having failed in her effr,s a,
pacifca!iop, she returns TO her former predYec.
lions for Russia. and is more likely II lie found
| fighting for than against the Gar: The immense
| importance of This result upon the war. if the an.
nouEcenent of Austria S withdraw il confirmed
Cannot be overrated. 1t will be likely to change
the whole aspect Of the struggle, and precipitatf
Europe into general war. Prussia will be con
irmed in her Russian procliviles by the rositior
of Austria, and as the entire neutrality of these
two powers can scarcely be preserved, the seat Of
war may be removed from Russia to the banks Of
Rhine. England aud France would then. by the
pressure of circumstances, lie forced to fall ba-t
upon the projects that were indicated at the open
inc Of the war, and The establishment of Poland
and the independence OF Hungary constitute the
cry that wonid call Europe TO arms. Louis Ma
pueon in that event would find an enemy 10 mee
Kim without going to the Crimea, and in this com
try the true sentiment of the people be brought
out by struggle for objects that would strongly
enlist American sympathy.
From the Crimea the news is-also of absorbing
interest. The bombardmenl OF Sevastopol COM
menced on the 9th and continued up to 9Th, but
without results that would encourage the allies in
attempting the assault. The allied fire is said 10
have been superior TO that of the hesieeed, and
considerable Advantages over the Russians had
been gained. We must wait, however. for fuller
accounts before we can correctly estimate the
value of these reported advantages, as the tele
graphic dispatches sent by the allies have here
,olore almost invariably been exaggerated Goris
chakoff had published an address to his lroops, III
which he claims that matters bear an encourag-
ing aspect for the besieged.
The British loan Tor sixteen millions of pounds
had been taken by the RplhschiIds. IL was
thought that much party dscord would arise from
the manner Of securing the new loan The re
venue of the government for the year falls some
twenty three millions Of pounds short of the ex-
penses, exhibiting disagreeable prospect ofln-
creased taxation The visit of the Emperor and
Empress of France TO London had given rise to
an extraordinary degree of Qualification.
The official passenger list of the steamship
Pacific contains the following: "The Honorable
General Augustus Cesar Hannibal Dodge. Min
lister Plenipoieniary 10 The Court Of her Catholic
Majesty Isabella IT,, Queen of Spain, his wife,
three children and servant" Pretty good that,
as an illustration OF our plain republicansm, and
fine set off to the simplicity enjolned upon our
Ambassadors in the celebrated costume nantes
TO. Ii cannot be denied. however, that our new
Minister has one qualification for the Court OF
Madrd-a long name.
The California Know-N Nothing State Council
has rejected from its platform the Catholic test.
In Louisiana the same thing has been done.
The English papers are filled with accounts Of
The festivities incident to the visit of the EmPer
or and Empress Of France 20 the Queen. The dis
tlnguished visitors arrived at Dover on the 10Th,
and from thence proceeded To Windsor, remaining
the guests Of the Queen for five days. and receiv-
ing distinguished reception from the Court
They were overwhelmed by congraiuiatory ad-
dresses from corporations aud institutions. They
returned to France on Saturday, arriving at B0hl
ogne on Sunday. where Napoleon held grand re-
view of 80 coo French troops.
Parliament assembled on The 10Th. The es!i-
mates for expenses of government for the year is
eghiy-six million pounds. The revenue is esi-
mated at sixty three millions three hundred and
thirty nine Thousand pounds.
Tie operations fur strengthening the Russian
forts in the Baltic were going forward with great
activity, and one hundred and twenty thousand
troops were concentrated in the Russo Baltic pro-
vinces. Most of the British advance squadron
was detained in the Great Belt by the lee
Since the siege of Sebaslopol began five of the
seven hdmrals Of the Russian feet, in Sevasto-
poll had either died of wounds or been killed.