The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-22
THE WAR.


aud furnish interesting though not important de-
tails.
THE WAR
AFFAIRS AT sKBAsroPoL.
The bloody episode OF the fkht Of Traktir seems
likely TO have little fleet on the course OF events 10
the Crimea. The Russians have retired up their
narrow and wel-iortifed passes to the sleep pla-
teau, where, according to Gen. Simpson's latest
report, they are once more prepared tor offensive
movement Attention Is, therefore, again turned to
The Siege OF Sebastopol Little In which judg-
ment may be founded can be learned either from
the dispatches of the Generals the letter
before the city. To our previous knowledge that
the beaisgers lap had approached very near to the
Russian deiences, we now learn the foremost pa
ralle which was begun at tie two ends was com.
pleted and united 10 the middle on the 18th OF
Angus. Since then fortnight has passed with.
sortle IN which the Russians succeeded In destroy-
ing tome gabions For the rest, the daily life Of
the camp, tts hardships and amusements the death
or life OF individual iacers, fill both public and
private letters. On the great preparations of the
last ten weeks the hopes Of the besiegsrs fix.
ed and the fire that will open when the time comes
will be unexampied iD the history of warfare.
The Russians, meantime are actively engaged
In bridging the hsrbor; 60 remove their defence to
the North side, should the South be tsken.
A DIVIDED COMMAND.
The evils OF divided command are more and
more felt. The line iron, Baidsr TO iuksynsnu,
cis'doSc Vi tWelv6 tut!Sts - oScoplSQ Cy ff9Dcd
aarainisns, and Turks. with psrt of The English
cavalry, each nationality under its own commands
er, and totally Independent of oil the others. Re.
port spseks vaguely 0f q plan to unite the COM
mands OF all the troops on the Tchernsya Ia one
hand.
WINTER PROSPECTS.
AS stx weeks or at most two months, are the ut
most limit that can be assured for active military
operations attention Is turned 10 the of sup
plying the armies during the winter. Mr.. Beatty,
civil engineer has received orders TO construct two
new lines OF raiiway,--one from the Col de Baak~
lava to Kamiesch, to be worked by horse power,
aud the other from Kadikoi to the Woronzotf road
(near the Sardinian position over Tchergoup), TO
DO worked by locomotive. The labor of erecting
these roads will be supplied by the French ana Sar-
diuians Mr.. Beatty believes tina. the original rail-
way will last duricg the Water, and 200 men of
the army works corps are now engaged ia repair.
Ing 1t. Stores and sheds are being erected as
rapidly as possible, and other preparations for
wiater are going on with energy.
The WAR IN ASIA.
Intelligence from Asia Minor Is reported to be
more favorable to the Turke. According TO a
Turkish Bulletin the Russians advanced on the 4.h
OF August, against the enirenchment of Kars, and
attacked battery. An artillery fight ensued which
lasted two hours and the Russians retired, leaving
one hundred dead. ..---
RUMoRs OF NEGOTIATION.
The pro-Russian paper, Le Nord, Of Brussels
says:
II we may interpret In pacific sense the re-
mug ACTIVITY vi utplOudtN6, Rll nope OF an ar.
rangement is not lost. NJ. de Bourqueney and
Prince GortschakoH passed the whole morning of
the Both ult. together, 10 conference with Count
Bn0l, at Vienna The Vienna Cabinet hiss already
replied to the last circular of Count Nesseirode,
the existence of which Is now out of doubt The
which take place between Austria
and Prussia give reason to believe tha. the German
bowers will end by agreeing upon political pro-
,rainme, which they will be able to oppose to the
parties who may be tempted to extend
he war beyond the object for which Il was ostensi
bly, undertaken.
WAR ITEMS OF INT sREsT.
American steamer Star of the South left Gibral.
tsr, 25sh August, with stores for the Crimea.
British steamship Preme.heus, while en- the Rif
coast, near Melilla, approached the shore to make
out some boats that were Obsei we'd on The beach
The persona on shore hoisted a white flag, as did
The steamer, but on the latter approaching within
range, heavy fire of musketry was opened on
her, which killed the boatswain, and wounded
some others. The sioop replied with shot, shell
aud musketry, and apparently caused considerable
slaughter.
General Sir George Brown has retired from the
army.
G5rtschakoff has sent Gen Todleben to Simphero
pol to recover his strength Todleben's latest
creation, called the "fort of the holy cross" is
armed with guns OF the heaviest calibre and com
pleteiy commands the Malskoff.
Prince Wladislss CZartoryski has left Paris with
'everal officers for Consantinople to organise a
corps OF Turkish Cossacks, to include Polish re-
cruits
Nearly three. fourths of the village of Kadi.Ken,
the ancient Calcedon) was destroyed, August Goth.
~ an accidental fire. A destructive fire had also
at Moscow.
Prince MeDschikcff Is said TO have retired To The
at Moscow.
GREAT BRITAIN
Thereis not word OF political news; II we ex.
,ept rumor current In the clubs, that Britain In
lends to call Naples to account, and will make
recent insult of the Neopolitan police to an attache
Of the British embassy, the groundwork of quar-
rel
Sir Charles Napier has put his threat 10 execu.
lion aud has published portion of his correspon-
ieuce with Sir James Graham The corresnond-
ence on the whole shows that Napier had ali along
The approval of the Admiralty, as expressed
through Sir James Graham and that he strictly
followed out his Instructions, which were not to
hazard the fleet against stone walls ~.
In the affairs of Edward Oliver, the peti,ioniug
creditor has failed to establish his case conse-
Iuently Mr. Oliver 10 not bankrupt. Private
mentions that there 10 a sum of nearly
4100, 900 almost ready for division on the estate.
Fergus O'Connor the noted Chartst has inst
lied, aged SO. For some time past he was UNI er
he are OF his sister, having been removed from
unatic asylum. He did not recover his intellect
but died complete wreck.
London papers contain severe editorials on the
uselessness of the fleets. The maintenance and
cost of the Baltic fleet alone ID called $50 900 per
day.
Mr Hincks, of the Canadian Legislature is az
pointed Governor OF Barbados. There are those
who conceive that his appointment is in reward for
his recruiting services In the United States.
The Queen and family are at Bslmoral, Scot.
land.
An American book named "Female Lie Among
the Mormons, 10 reviewed by the London Times.
TIE reviewer considers 1t altogether apocryPhal.
TRICKS AT THE CORN EXCHANGE.
An ingenious trick has just come TO light In the
Liverpool corn market. At this season the grain
dealers keep watchful eye on the barometer, and
70: some time past has been noticed that the bar
ometer In Liverpool Exchange Rooms has (mostly
on market days) indicated approaching storms and
higher prices. Watch was set, and a
speculator was detected 10 the act of tampering
with the Indicator. Now the Instrument 10 secured
with bar and paddock.
On lst January, 1855, the total number Of British
steamships was 1,4sO, containing 29S 216 TONS ex-
elusive of engine space.
The Pope Is founding college at Rome, for the
education of Eneiish clergy.
RUSSIA
Mercantile letters from st. Petersburg contain
no general news. The rate OF exchange tends
downwards. The heaviness IL attributed TO the
large amount of paper issued 10 meet the expenses
OF the war. Expectations ara general thai this
paper will be redeemed by the proceeds of loan,
10 be raised when the war 10 over. Tho Nishu
fair for manufactures and imports ID going off ia
vorsbly, good prices being obtained and debts be-
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