The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-31

hua ictt EalHSA Ut CLOCK, IOr boston. On tne
lsh, off Cork harbor, she passed steamer sup
posed to be the Atlantic and on the % she passe
| another, supposed to be the Asia. On the 25h she
passed the Baltic
BoMBARDMKHT OF swEABoRG
! The city and iortificatous of Sweaborg were
| bombard-d by the allied feet on the 11'h inst,
with terrible effect The place was literally des-
] troyed.
| BIZ the arrival of the steamer intelligence had
| been received from the Baltic 1aet, embracing a
continuous account of the operations a, Sweaberg
from the 9.h TO the 1lth 1ost. The destruction OF
| properly and loss sustained by the Russians wss
. immense The allies suffered only trif1lng losses
On the 18Th after the bombardment, the fleets
returned TO Nsrgen.
TIE Russian h-et at Swesborg was not destroyed
but the damage cone the place most disastrous
Al Immense conf1agration caused by the bon.
bardment, which ragged for forty.fve hours dessrov.
ing storehouses, maeszines, arsepals. &c The va
nous powder magazines in the place blew no, tc-
gether with other military stores proj1ctiles sc
The despa.cltes of the French aud English Adm.
rails do not any thing about the Russian ships at
ment and only two officers and thirty beoo giog
to the English fleet were wounded The French
escaped with aosut the same number of wounded
Swesbog. however, did NOT surrender notwtb.tand-
Log the terrible blow the allies claim to have fl ctsd
upon it
GREAT BATTLE ON THE TCHERNAYA
Very important news from the Crlmss had be en-
received at London early the morning oftbe 6t h:
the Russian army under General Liprandi attacked
slans were sky thousand strong aud the battls
lasted for three nours, promising most saugunary
the allies and repeled the Russians with terrible
loss-four or five thousau I'D Russians were killed and
400 were taken prisoners The lo,a of the allies wa,
The Russians were In complete retreat when the
French reserve came up.
THE SECRET EXPEDITION.
The London Morning Post, the ministerial paper
says hat 1t has reason to expect stirring aud hher-
to unexpected news from the Crimes This is sup-
From ASIA.
>, Turkey is sending reinorsenents to the aid of
kaIs.
1t s reported that the Commissarsit of the South.
ern Russian Provinces has declared that it is mpos.
sible to provision men than are now in the ri
mea, consequently further reinforcements will be
sent there at present
Wednesday, the 18th. being the fete of Napoleon
was holiday on the Bouise. The festival cs
ebrated at the theatres with iIluminstions &C. and
the cam nutston Of the sentences of two thousaud
prisoners.
Immense preparations were made for the recep-
ton OF Queen Victoria, whom the Emperor was to
meet at Boulogre on Tuesday. The Empren wou!d d
not be present at the reception
peror BY Minister Mason.
Something has been said of a Cousress of ,t.tss.
men to meet at Vienna to settle the eairs of Italy
hut this is not likely TO be carried into effect at pre-
sent.
The statement that Concordas between France
and the Holy See existed 10 contradicted.
The italian Government is Offering every obstacle
to the recruiting OF the British italian legion
INDIA.
The overland mail from India has arrived with
dates az late es July 4th.
IL was rumored that Persia still 10 trieung wi h
Russia and that the British force in India will be sent
TO the Persian suiE
Affairs in India were tranquil.
AUSTRIA.
Neg0tiations conlicue between London, Paris al j
Vienna respecting Austriss continued oecup alton of
the Prncipalites.
The London papers say that tbs negotiations hav 9
arrived at the point of triple treaty binding France
Eng and and Austria not 10 conclude an arrangement
separately with Russia.
COMMERCIAL
From Brown l. shiplsyss CircularI
LIVERPOOL, Friday. Aug IT. -Breadstsfs- -Flvu =
- dull at decline of Cd. per hbI-saios of ester n
Canal at S5s.140s; Ohio 42slDi3s and Baltimore
fhiisdelphia 40s ass. Whest 10 trifs lower, with
but . small speculative demand Corn is dull st a
dschna OF 10 6d.-qaotstion nominal; White Corn
ASS O44s.; yellow 81. lDS7s. Cd
The weather has been fsv3rable and the accounts
ifom the agricultural districts encouraging
LONDON sMAkKETs.-Baring, Brothers l. Co quote:
Sugar II htm snd prices have slightly advanced.
nfssdstuds have sliehlY declined and the markst 10
dniL irol-The market IL unsettled Exports North
q Dunkirk or East OF Malta have been pIohibtsf;
Wesn bars and rsils ara quoted - uuehAngsd; for
is iron prices hsvs slls' ally advaussd-sAlss at sis