Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-17

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Russian announcement Tvs tia" tins 1.i',
the STEINER was IA lnere reconnaissance. ~
allied II cts, excepting the cruisers. hFe ~"
moored outside oflhe double bay Of chersonn'sn''
where the anchorage is better than at hateha.
DISEASE AND DEATH.
The number of deaths in the British army now
in front Of Sebastopl must be at least bo dai "t
including the sick anu wounded ut Scuiari.
The French ambnlances took the Whole OF the
sick of the army to- Bnlaklava on the ! tn. hcy
number upwards of lDO men. IEeir mode OF
conveyance was Ivy mules. lhey have amhuIahc'
wagons, but these vehicles do not suit the pres
ent state of the roads The sick aiter nrrN"g
at I,alakava, have frequently 10 wait Tor hours
beio e they are taken GA board rhiPs ar nv"
the hospital The Turkish troops are actually
entployed at 'alnkasa in nothing else than bury
ing the dead.
TIE BALTIC.
The governments of England aud flanee nave
notified the Swedish government that they hlrh"
10 Withdraw the permission which they E"N'
this year, for trade to be carried OH between
Finmark and the Russian harbors in the W hir
Sen, during the blockade Of the port; md that
the armed force e the allies when It ned appears
in those seas, will have orders to put stop 10
all commercial intercourse. This announcement
officially made known at Chrstlaha on Drc'
9th
"A PeeD into EoODdsl. lJ@i
The correspondent Of the Morning Herald,
writing from the camp. on the 9TH thus describes
the appearance If the town of Sebastop., aud
the condition Of the Rgssian defcnces, as view
ed from the ovens
Scbastopol is not in ruins, and ahat Is mere
important still the defences are four times stron.
ger and more vigorous than the first day We
opened fire. ! know this statement may make
my letters unpopular with certain set, who
will see nothing but victories and cLnscs for
graduation in all wa do but nevertheless, it is
only the truth, aud am confident that time will
vindieate my assertions even in the eyes of the
public.
To satisfy myself on this point beyond all pos
sibility of doubt yesterday determined 10 visit
the ovens" our most advanced pcqnet post
within 300 yards Of the Russian batteries. and
close overlooking the town and harbor. 1t Is per
fectly easy TO approach this place now for II GOV
cred way has been constructed to it, and both
sides have comparatively speaking ceased firing
for some time.
The real damage inflicted on the town Of Sc
bastopol amounts to hiS--all the hats rscd by
the dock yard laborers, and the Turkish parts Of
the town, outside the walls are nearly destroyed
that is, is laid almost level with the earth
This quarter appears To he the only dirty and
wretched port of Sabastopo something Of tia
sume kind Ractf highway. The walls
ARE here and there marked with shot, but most
unquestionably, Us defrncrs, they are still unin-
jured.
The streets Which could see, AID which Of
course, were those nearest to our batteries, were
all in n most onYiable state of cltnnliness and
good order In these were numerous bodies ot
troops lounging about nncunccmedlv with their
muskets piled upon the pathways. Many civil
ians passed constantly Il and tro, and now and
then an ammunition wngon; bat sa@ no trace
of either womcnor children, or other vehicles of
the ordinary description.
RUSSIAN Items
he Czars two SONS passed Perel,up on the
9th returning to st Petersburg.
The expectation of sheep skins, proyisions,ropc,
saiicloth, linen and live cattle j. prohibited from
the Russian ports of the Danub-, Black Sea an
sea of Azof.
Odessa letters state that some anxiety exist
there from the hints of the London Press respcc-
ting an intended Commandment of the place: but
on the spol thrr" was no appearance ofaay hos
tile demonstration.
1t is not generally known that the chief en-.
gineer officer who conducts the defense Of Srba>-
topol Is Gen. Destrcm, Frruchman. Dcstrom
presented to the service of the Emperor AL
exandcr by Napoleon |, Mt the time If the Irca-
ty of Tisit Drstecm is not only accomplish
ed engineer, but poet of considerable talent
He has translated INTO French verso the fables
of kriloft called, The Russian Lafontainc."
\ ukasc, dated December 18th, orders levy
oi 10 men in every 200 through bout tie eastern
halt of the Empire,t commence ON the 18th Feb
ruary and be completed Ivy the 18th of March.
jews are not exempt.
England.
Referring to the fact that the bullion of the
Bank has increased E23, l5l, the London Morn.
ing Herald says:
A small increase, il is true: but in the pres
enco OF a constant drnn of hallion for the Con
tnent and the expectation that II considerable
eillux will take place to the United States, any
increase in that head is OF course matter for
congratulation."
France.
On Tuesday, the 2Glh of December, the En-
peror Napoleon Ill opened in person, in the Sale
des Mareschaux at the Palace Of the Ia'lerio>,
the Legislative session of 1858. Tie throne
placed mt the end of the room, elevated dali,
in the bav of the ndow which looks into the
garden. On the right of the throne placed
n chair for Prince Jerome Bonoparte and on the
left another for Prince Napoleon, absent in the
Crimoa.
On the right and left of the two chairs were
seats for the recognized Princes of the Bona.
parte family, and near them Others for the great
officers of the crown, the cardinals. marsha>,
admirals, ministers. grand crosses of Tho legion
of honor, the president, vice president, and mem
bers of the Council Of State. he diplomatic
corps occupied position to the right Of the En-
peror: the members of the Senate were in front
of the throne to the right, aud the members of
the Corps Legisaif to the left depHtatons