The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-17

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but furnish no Items Of particular importance
P1oGaxss on THE sIxex
News respecting the Crimes had sjso arysvad !. 4
MasseiIles the 2etb, BY way Of sConsesu,fnccss
and contains dates from the lsst place 70 the 19t
and from the Crimea to the 17th. The works of
the aies were ssid 10 be within so metres OF tho
Msiakof. The RussIaus wore erectipg additional
works behind the MaIakef.
Il hsd been agreed upon BY the allies to permh
vessels OF commerce to enter Kerssch, snd 70 allow
tnem TO load with corn, the condition thst they
ieff one-shird OF their freights at such points g
should be Indicated to them ~ 8 -
=, siege operations we're steadily prosressins. On
tne night OF the l6h the Russisns msde s0rtie ON
the right OF the French works In front Of the Nam.
eion. The cannonade and fre of musketry were
exceedingly heavy. :
letter from an otlicer at B.lakIssN dated the
I'VE are now sappiDg mp to the enemy's works
Inc French being already within 160 yards Of the
slaiaken think Il very problemssical wheaher
en- tho supplies from the Sea of Azoff must distress
the enemy much, but his supplies by way Of Peres
kop are stiil open do NOT believe that large
army can be supplied BY that long rousein the win
The sap edvanees in spite Of al effort. to the con-
tray. and the Maiakof. well as the Great Kedan
batteries of the Russians and Of the ere Of the ses
seIs anchored In the ARTILLERY Bay, and which sill
II hct on as good deal of injury.
The French are very sansuine of their ability to
reach the shipping from their new battery 1t the
and ire son:t:n1 s1o n1 rae ~, :se% 70 bs sa
tie sickness in the allied camp The British wanted
mattresses fer the wounded.
RUSSIA:
The journals state the russian loss In the last
attack OF the 7th and 18th Of have amounted
asmr.l or. %so Psnios bss suscseded
the garrison aud of the harbor of 6sbastopol.
The Empires. of Francs left E.ux Bonn., on
LnuIsdsy morning for Biatritz, which she reached
about O'Clock In the evening. whore tho Emperor
mad mad previously arrived, to accompany her Majesty
The Preparations for the visit of Queen vistoris
and Vefssie. The heaps apartments at tbs d Tuiiiep.s
are full of workmen The grand saloon of the Pa
viii9n ae fHoroge are being very richly furni.hed.
fine view is obtainedsof the Champ de Mars; ard it
is therefore, probable that agnifcsnt review will
Jake place there The palaca OF Saint Cloud 10 be-
ing mosr splendidly re.decor4ted
The Journaldes Debats hints at the prob ability of
serious differences having arisen between the two
governments relating to the payment of the Sound
dues R1t s5s
The advces from the provinces respecting the loan
sublcribed very literally. 40.
The provincial journal Of France SPEAK tolerably
well of the approaching harvest. -
M. Alexandra Dumas, editor of the MosQuetalre,
Poics sor h Ds rhs ~ .,
lie morality. M. St. Maur the author OF the lines
IN question. was tried with him, end was sentenced
CURIous DocuMEsT.--A chart has recently
been executed by NJ. Carlambert, member Il the
Royal Geographical Society OF Paris It is de-
signed TO show the Distribution of great men
the soil Of France. 1t appears that La Mancha
has produced the greatest poets. philosophers. hls-
torians and artists. The region near the North
Sea have been most fertile In generals; while ora
tors, physicians, naturalists aud inventors have
sprung up on the shores of the Mediterranean -
Politicians and lawyers naturally come from all
parts.
SCHOONER STRucr BY LrGHrNINa.-The packe
schooner Melrose, David Crocker, Master, Of aud
for Provencetown, Mass, while of Long Islsnd
Head, In the thunder storm, Saturday evening,
bstween and o'clock, was struck by lightning.
Captain Crocker being at the wheel, was knock
cd down, and lay seDselsss Tor four hours. The
malnmast and maintopmast were completely shiv-
cred, nnd rendered uut for use. Fortunately, her
passengers, Ia In number, were all 10 the cabin.
EDUCATION IN New YoRK.-Gerrit Smith il lectu-
ring in New York the edusstlns power Of the go
should have nothing to d. with schools direction
OF educstion. MT Smiths father wss partner Of
John Jacob Astor, in the fur trade. He ID probably
the most wealthy man In New ork slil except the
ing to nearly $500 900 to benevolent purposes h.s
pledged, 10 said. fund for education double the
sums already bestowed. ft,.,--fI =
CHALLENGE ExrRAoRpINARY,- C.. Quirk
Know Nothing candidate for snstable OF ths g. st
justices court In New Orleans, challenges his De-
mocratic competitor John w. Nader, Esq to a
Pooilc discussion of the various issues between
them, "either oratoricaly, anecdoticaiy, vocaliy
fnstrumentally, or otherwise"
PRoTITs OF ORCHARDS "A disting guished agricui-
turst who has 1000 apple trees and intends to sat
out az many moro, that II apples will sell at rs
seHa per oushs NJ M they M are hi, most profitable eop
be can raise for all kinds OF animals. ss,es -,
the towns OF fsnobscot county. Me have their
sown in such manner to form conlinuous field
three miles long It 10 estimated that the crop of
the above three miles will reach six thousand bush
els +5tfI "a stssA fNl
Minnesota Territory, according TO the census,
has population OF fity.6ve thousand souls.
One of the Brooklyn Justices, on Monday, fned
his own brother $40 Tor into xication.
The Hon. Mr.. Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy,
will soon return, It s said to Washington city with
much improved health.
Adelphis Patti. the youthful cantatries, gave q
coacert at Newport, Tuesday.
The Americans have carried the I'd distriet Of New
Orleans In an election for Judge. ~ a294Isss
The ". r. Idiot Asylum at Syracuse has been
opened for patients
usd at $1,000, 600. fsFsEs -Ig3-s1{ - n
Eliza Logan and Annette Inse are both snssgsd In
o.. Louis
|. Samuel Peters former President Of the Louisiana
State Bank, died recently In New Orleans. aff
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