The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-11
Foreign News.

lork, on rruay last, we nave European
news to the gath ult.
Cotton has slightly advanced in the
Liverpool market, and in London money
is easier.
FkoM VIENNA The first Of the four
points of guarantee, namely: that the
Danubian Principalities be placed under
the protectorate of the Five Powers.
has been unanimously agreed to in the
Congress of Vienna. The second point
was under discussion. The third will
present the first decisive test of peace or
continued war.
The London Morning Post warns its
readers against putting faith in the &C.
counts of what has happened in the
Conference. 1t further says that rec
ord of each days proceedings is drawn
up, and signed by the Plenipotentiarics,
and that this mode OF signature may
readily give rise to erroneous reports Of
an agreement having been come to on
tho points of guarantee.
Count Ncssclrode, it is believed. will
proceed to Vienna when the negotiations
become critical.
From THE CRmEA siege of Sc
bastopol is unchanged. Lord Raglan
officially admits that the Russians are
making the place stronger
A Russian dispatch states that as the
Malakoff Tower is considered the KEY to
the defcnccs of Sebastopol, the batteries
covering it have been doubled by an in.
ncr line, and some have been triply
strengthened. 1t is not true that a Sc.
bastopol was in 6ancs,' as reported. from
the effects Of the new French rockets.
Those missiles had done considerable
damage, but not of an important nature.
A despatch from Lord raglan an
nounces to his Government that the Rus.
slams have sunk three or four more ships
of-war in Schastopol barbor,-and there
nre now four barriers. two lines of sunk.
en- ships. and two Looms.
The Malakoff rcdoubt has been stormcd.
y large body Of French troops. under
Gen. Monet. advanced in the night of
the 23d, against the redoubt. The Zou.
ayes rushed upon the in,renchmcnts with
the utmost bravery, aud a saneuinary
contest cnsucd, which cost nearly 500 Of
these admirable soldiers.
The Russian infantry regiments of
Sclenghinski and Nylhnio, under Gen
Kroustchofr, defended the work with
great steadincss; and, after severe COM
bat, the French column was compelled
to retreat.
a second time they succeeded by
sheer hand to land fighting in completing
the capture of the redouLt, but no SOON
or had the Russian infantry fallen back.
than the batteries and ships opened
terrific fire upon the work, ard rendered
1t completely untenable. 1t was no, till
then that Gen. Monet, who was twice Sc
verelv wond d. ordered rctreat and,
though the night was disastrous from
the loss of many hundred lives and the
failure of the chief object. the gallantry
displayed BY the Zouavcs was such that
this repulse may well be ranked with
their most brilliant achievements
a flying squadron. the first instalment
Of the Eugllsh Baltic feet, sailed from
Spithead, March 20, for Kcl. The
squadron is under the command of Cap
tain Watson and comprises the Ships
lmpcreuse Euryalus. Arrogant. Esk.
Tartar, Archer and Conflict, in all PA
guns Thousands Of spectators witness
cd their departure.
The Parliamentary inquiry into the
management of the army Of the Crimca
continued its investigations, and contin.
ued to elicit evidence that tho most ex.
.traordinary confusion prevailed in all do.
rartments of the administration of the
army. The proceedings were drawing
to n close
Parliament lad been busted, without
result, with the question of the abolition
OF the newspaper stamp
"A singular accident occurred at Bris.
toll A cast'iron bridge, consisting of a
single alch of 100 fec, span. with six iron
ribs, trussed by iron grdcrs, tied and
pinned, and supported by cast iron stan
cblons, was struck by steam propeller.
ard instantly the whole bridge fell with
a tremendous crash into the river Avon.
Several persons who were on the bridge
when it fell are supposed to be lost.
The bridge, which was known as " Hills
Bridge" was erected by the CoalLrook.
dale Iron Works Company, and occupied
in its erection from 1905 to 500. In
lS0S part of the iron and stone work fell.
and killed or wounded thirty-two persons
The steamer that caused the fall of the
bridge had no cargo on board, and was
propelled by an engine of no moro than
ak horse power
Louis kossuth announces, by an adver.
tisement, that he has formed perma-
nent engagement with THE London At-
las, and solicits subscriptions for that
(weekly) paper.