Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-11-10

| nnder, n commission of inquiry has been ap-
| pointed, TO decide on the fate of such volun-
| teers in the Foreign Legion, serving for the
! Western Powers, as may be taken prisoners.
| These men will not be consdsrcd prisoners
of war. IIungarians in this category will be
| delivered to Austria.
Advices from Marselles state that great
exeitions were making to complete the en-
barkatnn of an entire division OF ten thousand
men, under Gen. Laubet.
A report Of rising OF the subjects Of King
Bomba, at Palermo and Messina, in Sicily,
has been contradlcted. From Sardinia, the
accounts Of the health of Victor Emanuel
show an improvement, and he is about to
open Parliament in person. His voice to
France aud England is hoped for in Decem-
bsr
The question Of the recall Of NJ de Persig-
ny. Ambassador at London, is said to be un-
der serious consideration. The French Gov
prnment is reported not TO approve Of the po-
lica line which he has followed at the Eng
lish court 1t is added that Count Wnlewski
viii return to London, and that Nj. Drouyn
de Lhuys will resume the Ministry of Foreign
A fairs.
The Ii dian mail brings the Intelligence that
an attempt has been made ON the life of Sir
Henry Ward, the Governor Of Ccyon, by a
Cngalese
GREAT BRITAIN.
The commercial news is of great imror-
tance. The Bank Of England had further
advanced the rate of interest to six per cent.
on sixty days paper aud under and seven
per cent. on that maturing at longer dates.
The Bank Of France had also raised its rate
TO six per cent. The London discount hou-
ses had given notice that they had advanced
their rates of allowance for money at call 10
five per cent dating from October 10. Their
previous rate was 4 per cent.
The London Daily News, city article, da.
ted Friday evening, Goth instant, says
"'Ihe English funds continue to fall. a
further decline Of five eightlls was established
this afternoon. One Of the more immediate
causes ol to-days decline is, that the Bank
Of England has been borrower Of money TO
considerable extent in the stock exchange
on security Of -ronsols until the November
| settling The money market continues in an
unsettled state. In Lombard street. the dis
count houses raised their allowance for mon
| ey on demand to fve per cent.
ANOTHER CONFEDERATION AT
SEBASTOPOL.
The London Times correspondent. writing
under date Of Sunday, Sept. 80, gives the
following account of II serious catastrophe in
! SehastopOl -
| The enemy, having discovered the prepa.
| rations for throwing up batteries near Fort
Alexander and the ruins of Fort Paul, by
the French and English respectively, com
menced a heavy fire from the northern works
aud forts this morning, which they continued
! Throughout the day, and which, at times,
| amounted 10 u cannonade. The French NOR
! tars replied TO it with Vi or aided By some
] Ill l.f. I
! Fort Michael, from Little Srvernaya, and
| from the llarbor Spur Battery, and their
/ shot went crashing through the ruined bou-
ses, but did not create any very serious III
jury.
At4 o'clock serious accident took place,
which has inflicted some loss on the army, in
! depriving them of n considerable magazine Of
wood. A shell from the Russians burst close
to the barracks, and a merchant sailor ran to
look at the crater it formed in the earth.
Thence he entered the building itself, and
sauntered about, smoking his pipe, till he
came TO some loose gunpowder, on which,
being Of scientific and eXpermcntalizing
turn Of mind he tried the effect Of dropping
several sparks from the burning tobacco.
The powder, rs is not unusual in such cases,
exploded with violence, and blew up the
sailor and sentry outside. They were both
NTebuluiig buTlil. AS tue moor WAS covered
with cartridges and loose powder, the fire
caught and went leaping on by fits and starts
to a large quantity of the same combustibe
matters.
No one could approach TO stop the FIRE
1t at last caught the magazine, and the en-
plosion blew ont the walls and ceilings oi
the central barracks. The flames set fire to
the dry wood work, and in short time The
whole pile Of buildings, which were Of aimi
rable construction, was in blaze. The con.
Hagraton lasted till all tha, could be burnt
was consumed and lighted up the sky Il,
night to great distance. All that remains
OF the Imperial Barracks of Sebastopol is q
mass Of charred and backened stoueS spli;
by the action Of the fire.