Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

or to anything else; and, last. to maintain
in all its vigor, at least for the present, the
secrecy of the individual member
Photographed TO the Ne,c Orleans Daily Picayane.r
Nine Days Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
CONFERENCE BROKEN UP.
AUSTRIA NEUTRAL.
General Bomtardment of Sevastopo1
Principal Forts siEenced.
SEVERE LOSS ON BOTH SIDES.
THE sToRMING ANTICIPATED IMMEDIATELY.
NAPOLEON GOING TO THE CRIMEA.
Cotton Unchanged.
New York, May f.
The Collins steamship Atlantic, Captain
West, arrived here this morning, bringing
Intelligence from Liverpool to the 23d ult,
having been delayed two days beyond her
appointed time. OF course her Intelligence
from the seat of war and from the continent
is of correspondingly late dates. 1t is
of much interest.
Lire,Eool Cotton Market.
According to the circulars brought by
the Atlantic, cotton in the Liverpool market
closed on Monday. the 23d ult, at unchang-
ed prices.
The sales during the nine days since the
departure of the Africa, had amounted to
| 10000 bales, of which spectators had taken
1900.
The quotations are For Fair Orleans
D 7-Sd. per pound for Fair Uplands 5
Id per pound.
Liverpool -four market reported dull, as
also the wheat market
Indian corn market firm.
Money in the London market is reported
easy at previous rates.
The Conference.
The Atlantic brings Intelligence of the
actual breaking up of the Vienna Confer
! ence, after the l2Ih session, in consequence
of Russia's having inexorably refused to
make the concessions demanded of her in
the third Of the four points.
1t is stated. however, that Russia offers
to permit the maintenance of Turkish ar
mament equal to her own, in the Black Sea
waters, provided that the fleet of no other
nation should be allowed the right to enter
them.
The 18th sitting of the Conference which
resulted in the disruption, took place on Sat
urday the 21st ult, and lasted for four hours
and Il half. Its last resolve was to adjourn
sine die.
Lord John Russell and NJ. Drouyn de
L'1uys Immediately took leave Of the En-
peror, and were to start for London and
Paris respectively the following morning
There is no hope whatever of peace being
effected. Both sides aye making extensive
preparations for war.
austria.
There are strong indications that Austria
will refuse to act against Russia with France
and England. and it is generally believed
that the utmost that can be expected of
her, is that she will maintain a strict ncu-
trality.
: Serdsiorol.
The general bombardment of Sevastopol
actually did commence at length, in accord
ance with tie latest announcement, on the
18th ult., when the Allies opened on it with
600 guns. An official dispatch from Ba-
laklava announcing the fact, states that the
bombardment commenced in the morning
during a heavy storm of rain. The Rus
slams were taken by surprise at its con-
mencement, and at first responded but slow
ly. with the exception of firing from the
Flag Staff battery and the Garden battery,
and these doubled their fire at noon
BY 8 o'clock in the afternoon the Meme
Ion Tower, which had such commanding
position against the Allied camp, was 81
fenced. and only four guns were being fred
from the Round Tower The French ulti-
mately succeeded in silencing the Flagstaff
battery.
The losses on this day are admitted to
have been considerable on both sides, and
the 29th French battery to have been de-
stroyed.
Prince Gortschakoff acknowledges that
the Russian loss ON the occasion amounted
to one thousand, but adds tha, the Russians
replied to the firing Of the Allies with sue
cess causing them very sensible losses.
The latest dates from Sevastopol are to
the 17t5, nit. as is stated in a dispatch from