The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-01-17
From the Charleston Standard.
The Last European News

Yesterdays mail brought us Northern
papers containing full details Of the Euro
pcan intelligence 10 the Both ult., brought
to New York by tho steamer Baltic.
The steamship Sarah Sands. for whose
safety great fears were enterla aimed, had
put into Cork with her sails damaged.
There Is very little If anything to report
about the condition Of the markets
The greatest event Of the week has
been Napocon's speech to The French
Legislature. 1t was warlikc in it's tone,
aud makes no mention of any prospects ot
peace. 1t wus Immediately followed by a
loan OF 5QO,UO0.O00 francs. unanimously
ruied.
iRoGREss OF NEGo GoTIATIOys.-THE Con.
FERENCE AT VIENNA, ETC.
a high political conference was to he
held at The residence of the British Minis
ter nt Vienna, on the 2Slh ultmo. Tie
ambassadors Of England, France, Russia,
Prussia, and Prince Gortschakoff, were to
take part in the discussion. The confer
cnce was o be Of the most positive char.
acter.
a despatch from Vienna, dated the 26h,
says that Prince Gonschakoh, had pre-.
scnlcd a note received from St. Petersburg
to Count Buol. II is believed TO be un.
satisfactory, but is not the final reply Of
Russia
The latest despatch, dated at Vienna on
the 2Sth ult.. says /: Notes have been
exchanged regarding the conference of
Vienna between the representatives Of the
three allied powers. Those on the part Of
the allies were defining the sense in which
Their cabinets were to understand the -four
points heretofore proposed as the condl.
tons Of peace.
" Gortschakof. on the part of Russia,
had asked for time to obtain instructions
from his government"
Private advIces from Ion'lon say that
the course OF politics Iavors the possibility
OF speedy termination of the war.
Austria, it is believed, will assume the
offensive. and thereby influence al! Ger.
o'any on her side. The people, it is thought,
will force their government to accept the
propositions of the a. lilies.
FROM THE SEAT Of WAR.-Com1ition
Of affairs at Se6aSfopol parties re.
intorced and ready for another desperate
.fyhi, etc.
Atta RS at Scbastopol, up to the 9th OF
! cccmber. were unchanged, The Russi.
ans, however, claimed to be doing consid.
erable damage to the approaches OF the
allies, but nevertheless the third parallel
OF the French was bristlng with mounted
cannon.
Gen. Menschikoff {who, by the way,
was at the latGs, date reported to he living
sick-Os'cn Sarken being in command Of
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the 2Oth
december that there was nothing new ut
SebastopoI since the previous acconnts.-
The weather was very severe and dlsa-
grceablG. lie further s.ates that n woll
directed fire Of tie Russians had interrupt
cd the enemies works.
Large relniorcements were rapidly
arriving TO the allies. Up to the 18Th
over thirty thousand of these troops had
arrived,
Five thousand Turks had landed at
Enpa'ara. The destination of Omar
faHha $ army was profound secret. 1t
was thought he would invest tho north
side OF SebastopoL. He left Shum!a for
Constantin"ple on tho l7lh of December.
ont his future movements were not known.
The Turkish troops began to arrive from
Varna on the 18th.
II was stated that the storming Of
Sebastopol would commence on the arrival
OF the Turkish rcinforcchents. The
french are to storm while the English
and Turks are to attack Menschikoff:
Large reiniorcoments OF Russians were
daliy arriving at Setastopol, and the next
oattie Is expected to be the most desperate
and bloody of ALL
The allies at Sebastopol arc now fully
prepared Tor battle. The third parallel Of
frc rch mounted guns, thirty thousand