The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-06
THE AsIA.s NAILS.
PRO GREss OF THE SIEGE
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL.

0Ho ~ ~ lawn va 4 <sNA 0ASA
i LORD JOHN RUSSELL
The mails of the steamers AsIa and Washington,
the former with dates to the 2lss have arrived.
and from them we make the following summary Of
interesting foreign news.
THE WAR 4
AFFAIRS AT sRBAsrcPcL.
The Inualide Russo of the 9Th July says:
I. Since their repulse, the allies have continued
their siege works - follows:-From the 7th to the
18th tl9sh to 27sh) OF June they have Enlightened
the approaches against the Cemetery, Bastion
and the Sehwarz Redoubt; they have joined by a
trench the Seliughinsk and volhypia Redoubts;
they have pushed forward an approach starting
from the Kamsschatka Lunetts, and have construc
ted battery TO the left of the Selinghnsk Redoubt
on the incline towards the bay; but all these works
are so impeded by the well directed FIRE of our
artillery that an stternpt made by the enemy 20
open trench ON the 10th (22d) of June seainst the
Peressyp was completely stopped by one OF our
nearest batteries, and the attempt has not since
been renewed. b,a a sz5 ~ 7.sz-re1f sat "a
The enemy 10 mining against Bsstion No. 4; we
use smoke balls against them with effect,
siace the 7sh tl9ib) Of June the ire Of the bs-
siesers had besn gradually diminishing. and 80
have our losses. On the 7th Q9th) of June we
courted 6a killed and 202 wounded. Since then,
up 70 the 1lth ca3dl, there were only men killed
happily to regret Msjor General TodIeben, who
received bullet through the calf of his leg on the
s.h (2oh,) which, however, does not prevent him
from directing the works of defence as usual.
piad Ia clearing out our bitches and Increasing the
height Of and strengthening our dsfences.
Despite tue great heat which has quite hardened
the ground during the last month, and which rens
ders work very difficult, thanks to the unexampled
zeal Of the garrison OF sebastopoI. we have suc-
ceeded ip repairing oil our works, and preparing
new neans 70 defend them stoutly
-rF as GEN ToDLEBEN z-aa
U.6 md In "A ia Ia. tLof fo1l
Ing letter, dated kamiesch, Both ut:
/" Our usvy received some days ago fresh testi.
monisl, the more fatteriDg ss It came from one of
our most inveterste enemies. You are aware that
at the lssz arislce granted to bury the dead Gen.
Todobeas who organized and directs the energetic
defence CT Sebastopo presided, on the side of the
Russians, at that sad ceremony. He il fine look.
ing maa, about thirtysix years OF age, of good ad
dress and msnners He exchanged few words
with the French General commanding the work.
iug party, and having perceived one of our naval
ieute snts attached 10 the batteries who assisted
In the ulournfui operation, he saluted him and said
to hip, a You belong, cir. to corps which does
honor TO Jour country. The French navy Is I'd
mrably represented before Sebastopo, and we
know thar wherever it presents ITSELF as recently
at Ke,t2h, II Ia faithful to noble and generous tra-
dtions." These few words were spoken In French
and without the least accent. Gsn. Todleben ap-
pears to be beloved by the Russian soldiers but Ia
an object of Jealousy with the officers, on account
no doubt, of his rapid promotion.
In the House of Commons on the 10th of July,
Mr. Wilson obtained leave 10 bring In bill to give
effect to a convention between Her Majesty and the
Uoited States OF America. The same night the
Maynooth College Bill debate was postponed for
three months by majority OF votes only.
The veteran actor William Farren had quit the
stage.
The Sunday demonstrations were dying out.
Great preparations were making for the visit OF
Victoria TO Paris ---tl- -'-l---.-- -.
CAROLINA BLACK LAWS.
Lord Broughan, In a debate 10 Parliament on
slavery, said
The manner, too, In which the colored popula-
tion ws.s treated In Brsz contrasted most favora.
bly, with the treatment In the United States. lr
Brazil, free negro, If he were native of the
country, possessed all the privileges OF a citizen
and was eligible Tor the highest Offices, civil, mill
sary, or ma val, and he was informed that the mos
skillful ply sician In Rio, the Emperor's own ply
sician was a colored man. He did not wish tt
speak harshly Of the United States In this respect
because he was inclined to hope, from what he hat
lately heard that better state of things was abou
to arise there.
He would be rejoiced to see thaslaw Of South
Carolina ab olished by which every tree negro land
ing in the State was liable to be punished with i'm
prisonment the fret dme,to be whipped the second
time, AID the third tE oe be sold slave. Tine
Federal Government mad NO power to repeal this
law; all that 1t could de- was TO use Its Influence tc
persuade the State Legislature to repeal 1t. He
hoped. however. thgs his nobls friend opposite
would bs able to say that his last communication
with the Federal Government afforded some pros.
pect of that law being polished and that be would
be able, too, to give soma indication OF speedy
decrease in the Spanish slave trade. ei- ~
The Earl OF Clarendon Lsaid he had noAoubt that
the warning which his oole and learned friend
had addressed to those indiv. .'duas who had unfor
tunately come into possessio q OF estates having
slaves upon them, would not be without effect.
CIRCULAR To BRITISH REPRE-, ,'ENTArIvEa
Lord Clarendon has Issued circular to British
representatives abroad, giving q su mmary OF the
Eesults OF lhe Vienna conferences, and concluding
as follows:
"The conferences of Vienna are now closed,
under circumstances which preclude all specnla.
ZION as TO the period at aohtch negotiations for
peace may Uih any prospect of success be reneaoed
But when that period shall happily arrive, her
Msjsstys Government will steadily keep Ia view
the principles which have guided them thrc ugh
out the past negotiations; and while seeking to
provide for the security, the welfare and the hap
piness OF the people of Wailachia, Moldayia and
Serva, and TO ensure the removal of the obstruc-
tons which have rendered the navigation of the
Danube difficult and precarious they will neglect
no means of obtaining for the Turkish Empire and
for Europe at large, sufficient guarantees against
the recurrence Of the danger which |. is the object
OF the present war to avert. In the meanwhile her
MajeGy's Government have reason TO expect that
the Sultan will make liberal and effectual provis-
Ions for the privileges and interests of all his
Christian subjects" e...~
LORD John RUssELL's RxPLANArIoK
In the House OF Commons, on the 10Th ui,imo.
Lord J. Russell stated, that having on Thursday
signfed to the First Minister his wish to retire
from the service of the Crown, and Her Msjesty
having been grscously pleased to accept bis resig.
nation, he held Office only until bis successor wss
appointed. Recent events he proceeded 10 say,
having been complicated and perverted, he wished
t. place before the House some account of his con.
duct in these dikcult transactions II had been
ssid that he pledged himself TO use hts Influence
with the Government to accept certain Austrian
propositions.
This was not true, but 1t true that he did lay
these propositions before the Cabinet, and he did
so In concurrence with persons of great weight
and authority. He brought those propositions TO
London on the 29th of April, and Cabinet was
held, at which they were not adopted, clrcum-
stances having occurred quite independent OF the
merits of the propositions themselves which made
it, to his mind, impossible tu agree with them
Whh regard to the merits of these propositions, he
JUSTIFIED the opinion he had first formed OF them,
believing then that they might afford the means of
combining ell the powers of Europe against the
future aegressions of Russia, aud placing Turkey
In secure position.
Having stated the general grounds upon which
he had thought at the time that the proportions
might have been accepted he went on TO show that
further knowledge of the views of Austria a. to
the obligations imposed spon her by the treaty OF
b Dfc0mhar tha "a induced her Mat (,ov.rn