Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-05
LATE NEWS 81 THE NAILS.
additional Foreign Ne,es by the 4.frica.
CHINA AND INDIA.


Sir John Bonner had returned from the north
of China without reaching Pekn He and Other
foreign plenipotentiaries were stop, ed by com
missoners from the Imperial Court. VIII" pr"pos-
ed that they should meet AT Shanghae Ill Deem
ber aud discuss revision of existing treaties.
The rebels had ,tured large part of The I'm
p,rial 50 ladron and there was quite panic al
Canton IN consequence
At Shanghae trade was improving, and good
bus ness was doing in silk at advanced rates.
Teas were n little cheaper.
From India we learn that the Nepaulrsc amy
was 10 march through the English territoric, Ia
attack the Grand Lima.
BUENos AYRES.
Dates from Buenos Ayres to December % had
been received in England. Business was M II
stand still. The invasion of \, vembcr 5lh. had
paralyz"d everything. and the government was
hesitating between peace and war policy No
hope WIS entertoined of Il long continuance Of
peace whilst trquiza remained President of the
Argentine Confederation.
FROM TIE CRIMEA.
\ letter in The Pays from Constantnople,
dated January >, S:,ys col mn of rihrmrn had
taken possession Of Camara. near l'alakava af
ter driving out the Russians who occupied it
The enemy experienced severe losses and were
completed Y put 10 rnut. The loss nf the Russians
at Sebaetopo and the nrghhorhood during the
5000 men.
The London Tunes, n a leading article. draws
most deplnrable picture of the state of the army
in the Crmea. At the beginning of january, the
army could muster only l4.0OU hayoncts. The
artillery and engineers had been reduced in the
same proportion. aud the cavalry in fact no lon
ger existed. The deaths amounted to ID per
day, and the number disabled by fatigue and scK-
ness amounted to LOCO per week.
This ratio, the Times think, is rapidly ON the
increase, and it is computed hat cut of the L.
900 men nomihally fit toi service, only 1000 are
in good health The army was an army Of nva-
lids at the beginning of the month, and the Cri-
mea winter had not fully set it,
The Times comes to the conclusion that unless
some extraordinary stroke of good fortune inter
venes, Eng and is about to lose its only army, AN
agent of 81 much pride much deep affection,
so much tender solicitude, and asks if the nation
is preparec for this disaster.
Letters from Odessa to the 9th Of January,
state that hard iroSta. equal to IL degree, below
freezing point, had brought the road, Into a fit
state for the conveyance of troop, nnl munitions
of war to perckap.
RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
The Boulogne Gazette Published advices from
Berlin stating that in diplomatic circles doubt
was entertained that Russia and Austria would
come to agreement in the freedom of the Dan
ube and cessation of the Russian protcctorate
object, about which she really Interested
Accounts from Wcimar state that the Aus
trian COVE rnment has signifed 10 the princes of
the Zo- Neren States that after the pacific de-
claration of Russia it appears not to be adv:>a-
bic to proceed with the mobilization of the militia
ny.
The contgcnt of the German States was the
question before the Diet.
MONETARY AFFAIRS.
The London Times city article of Friday
says: The English funds have to day not
covered from the unfuvorable reaction of yester-
day, and have been nanimate at slight decline
No particular cause is assigned for the prevailing
hravnrss, ami in the absence of any foreign in
tcIligence. Recent rumor of impending changes
in the Cabinet, continue to be- circulated. al
though generally supposed, for the present at
least, to be without foundation.
ProceedingS Of Congress.
WAsHINGToN. Feb. 81 the Senate private
bill, were first acted ON. The Navy Retired