Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-02-02

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REPORTED CAPTURE OF sEvAsroPoLm
Loss Of the Packet ship BsllslCo-
rinfAian and George Canning.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE,
Improvement In the British Funds,
Toto NEW YORK, Jan. Co.,
The Collins steamer Pacific, with
adyices from Liverpool to Saturday
the 18th inst. arrived at this port this
morning.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
skThe news from the seat Of diploma
cy, by this arrival is Of the highest inn
portance. From Vienna Il Is stated
that the Gear has Internationally ac-
cepted Of the four points, with the ex-
PLANTATION, submitted by the four pow
ers, which has changed the whole
complexion Of the Eastern question;
doubts were entertained in England,
however, of his sincerity, which, to a
great extent neutralized the effect OF
the intelligence in England.
Hostilities continued. and it was re-
ported Sevastopol had been captured,
but the report needed confirmation
The authoritative advices from there,
are up to End inst, which say nothing
of special interest had taken place.
Weller, Hetherington & Co., had
failed in Liverpool for large amount.
The Pacific run into and sunk the
ship, Belle Corinthian, in the Mersey.
Her cargo was valued at eco, 900.
The liner ship, Geo. Canning, was
lost in the Elba, and it is supposed 16o
persons persisted.
In London circles il was doubted
that the Gar had accepted the prop
osition Of the four powers uncondi-
tionally.
Sardinia has formally joined the
Western alliance.
Russia claims TO take share in the
the negotiations, but refuses to increase
her army.
Omar Pasha had left Vienna for
the Crimea. II was reported that the
Russian forces had recrossed the Dan
ube, and invaded Derbudscha, and ia
ken the cities Of Tuttscha and Baba-
dagh, though the latest dispatch re-
ceived, renders this report doubtful.
A terrible inundation had occurred
at Hamburg, most destructive in its
effects.
The Pacific arrived off Sandy Hook
at 5. p. NJ, yesterday, buthad to bear
of owing TO a severe snow storm. She
arrived out on the 9th, and when run
ming up the Mersey, the night being
very dark, she run into the brig Cor
inthian, lying at anchor, laden with a
valuable cargo for Calcutta. The brig
sunk Immediately.
The ship, Montreal, arrived at Liv-
erpool from Portland, with six days
later.n news from this country, but not
having any papers of consequence, the
news was OF little interest.
The George Cunning was bound
from this porto Hamburg. The pa
pers and passengers baggage were
washed ashore near Holyhead, which
furnishes all that is known.
Gortchakoff had announced to the
Austrian Government the fact, that
the Gar had Internationally accepted
the four points, with the explanation
given Of them by the Vienna Confer
ence, but as no armistise had been
agreed upon, hostilities continued, and
viii do during the progress Of the ne
gotiations. The conduct Of Prussia
and the German States was equivocal.
It is stated that the Allies viii insist
that the naval power Of Russia in the
Black Sea. be placed on level with
that oil other powers, as q proofof their
access, and it is thought Russia will
not submit to this.
The French loan was being taken in
England. ut two or three per cent. pre-
MUM.
The report that the Russians had
again invaded the Principalities, seems
10 come pretty well authenticated. A
dispatch from Bucharest, dated JAN,
9Th, says the Russians had crossed the
Danube, and invaded Dobrudscha, and
that Sadek Pacha defended Fultcha as
long as possible.
Prussia, in answer 10 the demand
Of Austria TO increase her army, had
refused 70 do 50 al present. The Ia.
test official dispatch from the French
and English commanders before Sc
bastopol. Is no later than December
25th, and contains nothing new in re-
lation to that already known; but by
the way Of 81. Petersburg, dispatch
from Menchikof, dated January. end.
says nothing Of importance had oc-
CURED, but that he continued to annoy
the enemy by making night sortics,
and IN one Of these ten Zouaves were
taken prisoners.
The weather was changeable. A
railway from Balaklava to the camp
before Sevastopol was 10 be common
ced at once. The FIRE Of the Allies
continued very feeble, and caused
scarcely any damage TO the Russian
works. Sickness was on the increase
In the garrison.
The Russians were constructing q
bridge Of boats 10 connect the city Of
sevassopol with the forts on the North
side.
The report received in Paris on tn,
18th. that Sevastopol had been captu
red, was not credited generally.
Omar Pasha embarked on the Isl
at varna. for Balaklava, and took mea
sures TO bring force Of $4,000 mer