Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-04-19
FoURDAYs LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Washington.
A General Engagement Between the
Russians and the Allied Forces in
the Crimea,
The Russians Defeated with Great Loss,
New Yonk. Aoril Up, M.

The Russians Defeated with Great Loss,
New YoRK, April l2,-P. N.
The stesmer Washington, with dates from
HAVE and Southampton TO the % ult., and
London and Liverpool to the same day, arfi.
we'd here az seven O'Clock this evening. p
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Richardson, Spence & Co. quote Cotton
unchanged and iirm. The sales for three
days amounted 10 26, 900 bales.
NJ change in the market for Breadstufs F..
the demand was moderate at previous rates.
New Western Canal Flour is quoted at sc 4
39S, and old do, Al a 42s. New Philadelphia
and Baltimore, Ais, and old do, 44s, and Ohio
45s. Wheat was duh OF previous rates.
Corn IN moderate demand at previous prices.
Counsels unchanged, the closing rate be-
ing 80.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
The accounts from The Vienna Conference
are unfavorable.
The allies do no: insist upon the dessruc>
lion Of Sebastopol, but they propose o'het
conditions disagreeable TO Russia.
AdviceS from Odessa say that, not wi;hstand.
ing the repeated attacks, The Russians main.
Ia ined their position on Mt Leppones, from
whence'their guns play npon the French lines,
The weathet in the Crimes continued fine,
and The health Of the tr ops was improving
The advanced battaliOns Of the British werv
making considerable progress.
According TO information given by deserters
The Emperor'sdeath had not been made known
in Sebastopol.
The projects of converting Eupatofia into q
strong fort, and for the erection OF exte nsiyN
Ia nd md u nrI;Gnotinc. ~ DolnkIo.. .g~
favored by the English Government.
Omar PaShn arrived at the allied camp on
the 18th March. On the following day the
RusSisns opened a fire from the heights of Be-.
laklava upon the allied forces. The English
with the assistance of General Knoyss, routed
them.
On the 1Ith the Russians attacked the
whole line Of tie allies, when Q fearful strug-
gle enSued, in which the Russians were defest-
ed with great slaughter.
The alliance between Sardinia, and Tue
Porte was signed on the 18th II.
Preparations were being made on 0 grsnd
scale at ConStantinople 10 receive Napoleon;
1t was announced that both him
and The Empress Eugene were TO pay q visit
TO Victoria Of England, on the 10th OF this
The London Morning Herald, says
that france has agreed 10 send fifty. thousand
troops 10 The Crimea, provided Eng
land furnishes the means Of transportation.
Ii is understood that tho conference Of vi.
emma had agreed upon the two first points, and
he critical third point, upon which the uues-
.ion.of war or peace dope ndS, was under con-
'ideraiioD, and woul Id occupy several days.
Late dispatches from Vienna say the old con-
;onjectures IN regard 10 the re ut of The con.
e renee are b~aseless.
Sardinia is liz the English market foT q loan
'f two million sterling, at four per cent.
The bill 10 abolish newspapes stamps In
had passed the second reading in
he Commons by a large majority.
Sir Charles Wood stated that, ~ soon %
he ports in the Baltic and White sSeas were
'pen, il W s the intention Of the allies 10 e..
ablish q strict blockade. $500.
The committee o finqniTy into the conduct
VI The war still continued in session. The
ELECTED were still. moro appalling.
A dispatch from Vienna, dated March 26,H.
says the political horiSon had again become
loomy, and that the proceedings Of the Con-
erence on the third point, the previous day.
we're lar from satisfactory, the conditions re-
.uired ofRussio being very disagreeable.
Prince GortSchakof arrived al Sc ba.topol
IN the Goth March.
Va 'hC ifH VI 1Hc same mOnln The Turks
| Eupatoria made a soIlie , nd were repuIsed
On the l7lh, three battilions o. Zou.ses
ttackeG q new Russian redoubt, and were
riven back with great loss. On the niyblsof
be 18th, the French troops carried a line Of
occupied by The Russian shsfp.
at The same lime the Russians made
sortie, but were repulSed.
In The English House Of Commons. Mr..
him moved an address 10 the Queen, praying
hat in peace negotiations exeIiions be inside
Or the reconstruction ofPoland. After soma
ebaie, in which Lord Palmersion opposed
no motion, on the ground that il would Gre
lie greater difficulties, il was withdrawn.
The bulk oil the British Baltic feet was Of
and expected to sail on The I'd of
pTil.
The Parliament had ngreed 10 the Sardini-
n loan, one million TO be advanced imnedi-
lely from the public treasury, and The other
iliion a year hence, if necessary.
Advices from Madrid say the Spanish CabI-
ct had been discussing the strong note sd.
Tessed to That government by Lord Howden.
re British Minister, on the subject of relis.
JUS bos is, &C., and it was n question wbetI-
the letter should be returned to the author.
Lord Howden coming to hear this, threaten.
That ifsuch an insult was offered, he would
thin six hours, suspend all intercourse with
Ie Spanish government.
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