Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-30
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
ADDITIONAL BY THE AFRICA,

n ID
u,,r,.. Oct. 2s-'rhe Africa sailed yesterday
morning tor Boston and will be due there this even
inp. From the papers brought by her we take some
additional items of interest.
THE WAR-ArFAIRs IN THE CRIMEA.-Gen.
Smn,on. in his last despatch, dated Sebasopol, Sept
~ ssys that $500 men were employed daily in max
pc Il road from Baakluva TO the camp. Fatigue
pnrres in the town engaged i'll getting l. Inn.
Der and other materials from the ruins Ill order ~ S''
shelter for the troops ere bad weather set IN.
The Russian fire from the batteries on 'he Nv ~.
side caused Gen. Simpson some little annoy 49,
ns not prevented work being carried OIL -! -,
plosion of kind Of Internal machine, ~ ,h to,,n
which had been dug up i'll various ia, ; -, .. ,
were wounded. ..,o,. =;
which the 10Th llus.ars anu Tie eh"sseu'' oeo JUN
the Cossacks near her'scn' , ,e. r,o,,
,.,.. tb.t the sunken Russian ships can be raised
without difficulty, as the Russians closed the,n III
v.rv mart but one, and attached hose To The nuns so
,Ir, the water can be pumped out when required.
P,lissicr and Simpson, according To tue b"'ly
News, have had u meeting, with Il view I" prevent
what they consider indscreet revelations by newSpa
per correspondents, military and civil.
General Murnura declares III an order Oh Tie uay'
that he will severely punish The authors o, al. ANY
ters which may have been found, informing the hus
slams Of the movements of the allies, to have injured
the position of the latter. 49,
A letter from Sebastopo in the Narcotics journal
says that one Of the orders which has been eAecu'eH
by the troons with the greatest PLEASURE Is lhat Vi
filling I'D the trenches. 1t it stated that the troops
regard their prospects, so tavorably that great num-
Der of the soldiers of the class of 1871 who may now
quit the service, do not wish 10 do 80. IN
THE EXPEDITION AGAlNSl oDES '.'. .,;lnd
Allied feet which, according to the last news, saem
IN secret expedition from Sebastopol. ancnoreu on
Odessa on the 9th day of October Prince tIortscn"
kof reports that the force consists OF eig, VI
line, twenty steamers, ana one o'hei i -
I'D, ranfh
:, the atest dates but WIS expected lnmediateiy.-
Odessa since the destruction OF the corn Ports III 'io
Sea of Azof has formed the chief, it not me sole
means of support of the Russian army IN tue S'hea'
THE RAl,rIC.-Rear Admiral Penaud uescrlo-
I'M, tbr Expedition 10 the Gulf of Bohnia by one
French corvette and two English steamers, states:I
Eleven Russian vessels anchored OIL Buran, silia'
r,wn,op the Finish coasts were captured; also eism
tb.r ,mn vessels making the Tonnage captured .,o"O
ADMINISTRATION OF THE ALLIES UPON
PEREKOP.-A despatch from Prince Gortschhkoi'
dated October 9TH received at ST. re'ersDGss,
that the allies had advanced from Eupaiorl .nteu'
On p,rek on but had retired meeting Inc ADVANCED
posts of the Russian left flank Sixteen o"t'ai'os
th. Russian were thrown into disorder: ~,
RUSSIAN LOSSES AT SEBASrOPOL.-lhe
Invalide Russo gives detailed account OF the losses
If the Russian garrison OH the Sth September on
lnws.-KiNed , ISL wounded 6,Q5S, COMMISSIONS l,-",
missing l154-tutal ll,10l Tue same journal s.a.'
that the Russians lost 800 men on the iolh u
and 600 men per day every nny W w .f ,h. ,,ar.
ib Thus il would appear that the losses q. .nu
ris,n f,r the Inst three weeks OF Tue s'ese
m ~ fDD men, irrespective "t diSease a 10. cha
UEDIATION.--ln Il circular adureSseu ~ "o
,r;,n government to its representatives Is '''''
waited that though Prussia IS at liberty 70 act Us t
at,r hetw.ou the bellIgerent Powers, the present
, fnvornbl time for such intlnaon; that, i'll inrt'
iii. Western Powers must follow up Inc hd'ai""Sc
i,aued and not treat with Russia when ihey nave eA
pecd them from the CrImea. The manifesto asserts
that the most perfect understanding eA's'c" oe"'e"
a BRITISH FLEET SENT TO TIE BAY OF
Mnj-sty's ships London, Rodney
Albion Lrander, nni Wasp, have received oruers ~
proceed under the command OF Adinlrai etanotu' ~
the coas, Of Italy. They will beg'n thc'r ''''S''' "
Is said. in the Bay of Naples.
RIMORS-A letter from Vienna states thai scfe-
raj bankers there give crcdence 10 the rui"r 'ia;
Russin is contracting loan i'll North America ana
that the negotiations ore likely to be concluded;
Marseilles advices of the Oh state that inc Min'S
ter of War still using every exerlion 10 re'h''rce
the army in the Crlmea. -, ,,.,.
the weekly board day Of the Bank OF England Il
discussion took place, but no change was
made III the rate of discount.
FRANCE.-The Moniteur announces oticlniy,
that the Empress has entered the fifth mouth OF
her pregnancy, aud that her health is excellent.
FURTHER NEWS BY THE AFRICA.
BosruS Oct. .6.-Thc steamer Africa arrived
here to-day The following additional items OF To-
reign news are CLEANED from Liverpool papers OF tho
l3,h October.
Gen. Simpson had rendered his resignation as Com
nsuLrr Of the English forces in the Crlnea but the
English Governmcn, had refused 10 accept II.
A letter from Manrsrh says, that il was expected
that floating batteries would open tire against the
North side Of Sebastopo On the llth October
There has been decrease in the Bank, oi England
returns 20 the amount of EG6DOO0 Of bullion There
i. n reserve fund in the Bank To the amount OF
E.9.0D0.
The announcement on the 18th October that the
4 lies had advanced on Perckop cau,rd further adj
vance OF oue.guartcr in CONSOLE making total nd
ya,c. tlbt day Of sev.ii-eyh;hs The lats-t quota
ton on Friday, shows advance Of since the day
previous. ..,
When the decision Of the Bank wns made known,
money in good demand; the supply iu'r' win an
uupareut cessation in the drain Of gold.