The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-22
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

The Baltic's news shows no material
change in the state of things at Sebastopol
| The French have taken Russian earth
work, with number of light mortars, but as
all Offset to this advantage, the forts ON the
North side of the harbor have begun to take
part in the operations, and their guns reach
| the allied entertainments, proving, as is in
| deed confessed by distinguished English
| officer of Engineers, that if the allies take
| the South side of the town, they cannot hold
II. Moreover, the bombardment has ceased,
on account, it is believed, of the exhaustion
of ammunition. The report, however, is
renewed that the allies are about to storm
Sebastopol, desperate enterprise, which
may cost them half their army, and even
then fail. Louis Napoleon, Notwithstanding
his belief in destiny, has wisely determined
not to 60 to the Crimea.
Lord Palmerston has given a detailed
statement in the British Parliament with re-
gard to the relative positions of the different
powers since the closing of the conferences,
from which it appears that the British cabi-
ret still entertain faint hopes, through the
friendly Offices of Austria" of "bringing ex-
listing differences to a Close" After giving
an account of the negotiation undertaken by
Lord John Russell at Vienna, Lord Palmers-
ton said: ,
Well, Sir, the conference adjourned. and my no
BILE friend returned to this country but there still
exist al Vienna the elements OF a cUnference-rep
resentatives of England, of France, of Russia and
of Austria. The course the right hon. gentleman
suggests might certainly be very proper course
to adopt if 1t was the determination OF Her Ma
jestys government to shut the door against every
possible means of settling those differences which
have led to the war; If Her Msjestys Govern
ment had fully determined that, under no circum.
stances, would they listen to any further overtures
that may be made. either by Russia through Aus
tria. or By Austria with the view of suggesting
means OF accommodation between the begerent
parties, then undoubtedly the course the right
hon. gentleman recommends her Majesty's Gov
eminent to pursue, of coming down with a mes
sage to Parliament stating that all possibility of
an accommodation was at end and declaring
that peace was. under the circumstances, impos.
sioie, would be the proper course to adopt. But,
Sir, that is not the position Ia which are placed
We have failed In the attempt we made, but am
DOT prepared to say that there are no other means
open by which, through the Intervention of the
friendly offices oil Austria, propositions may be
made which 1t may become the duty of Her Ma.
jesty's Government seriously to consider. With the
view OF determining whether II is still possible to
bring the existing difference to a close.
The Vienna correspondent of the London
Times predicts that the world will soon hear
that England, France, Turkey, Austria and
perhaps even Prussia, have sent in an ultima.
tum of some kind to Russia, and that, in the
opinion of diplomatists, Russia will by the
end Of May have accepted the conditions, or
Austria will declare war against her. The
Constitutionncl announces that q military
convention between France and Austria had
been signed, and that Austria viii probably
AXE the field about the beginning Of June,
which it will be time enough to
believe when it actually happens. saf a&5