The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-13
FROM EUROPE.

IL H> ffIH,ru.
The steamship Canal, arrived at Halifax
from Liverpool OFT .. rom which we have
esraItic dispatches of her intelligence.
Hur News.
~. "rter-fur-, sept 2G-Prince Gorts-
cii;.koIi reports. under date OF the 23d inst,
{" tlia; III" allies had landed 2c.ooO men at
Euna'oria. and that they have now 10000
men on The Russian Hank Yesterday the
allies attacked orr infantry, who rctrcatcI to
'he hi -h'> ov"r Rr~t,"
Another dispatch from St. Petersburg 2sth
says Prince t'ort>'hakoil' reports. under
dat" OF the 18th, that on the previous dav 30
q 10 Of the ai"> had dchourhed from Erpa-
toria and o'rupcd the ncighboriny villages,
on the lcf. flank.
The Co~>ackS had taken p prisoners who
were ioracinG at kert>ch.
Seh,>topol. Sept l6.-The Russians are
tortliyln- the north port. and are construct
in. new batteries The French are advanc-
in. their Cavalry and column of Infantry
towards Batch Srrai, bv the Badar road
Scha>;opo! is to bc razcd, and the basins
filled ny.
\ fearful tempest has occurred at S,b,sto-
pol. accompanied bv heavy rain
The allies are actuailv preparing for cam
pairn. From : to 100 d,>crtrr>, most of
them Poles. have arrived at the allied camp.
They relate that the dcmoraizatiou Of the
Hn>,lan army was most complete. and that
such was hc confusion from the first moment
of the attack that the soldiers, exhausted
with fatigue. rename! for twenty four hours
without provisions. The loss OF the Russian,
is estimated at II 00O men,
\ correspondent; OF the Paris HatJc. I'M
der date sept. 10Th, saws ever since their re-
tr'atthc Russians have continued to fire shells
n Us. and 1t would be mistake TO suppose
that oar armies IN Seba>topol are beyond
range o. the enemy batteries on the north
crn shore and on the Plateau. The balls
iron For, Constantine reach beyond Str-litz-
ka Bay. and they can very easily thr their
rrolecilc> into tie town. As to the batteries
ni the other forts. some OF the Guns are 50
powerful, that they can carry shot riuht over
the town. and ito execution IN the advanced
~Ir-e works, bnt although the Russian fire
does no. cease. It Is not very active
Ii WA SAID the Car himself would shortly
visit Niro'o1 To >uprrinrcnd The winter Crl-
mean camp,lrn.
y letter from Berlin, dated 23d, saws =
Various circumstances at st Petersburg seem
to indicate that PrIn'c Golt>chak Oft will soon
cvacuate The forts TO the north Of Srba>topo
tho>" forts being only >trataIrtic points. hu'
great preparations are being made. hv I'll,
hU~>lanS tor a winter campairn.
THr WAE N ASIA Dispatches rrcciv-
ed from VIENNA state that kar> is nrcatl,
Slaughtered for provisions. tc garrison be
III Obliged to eat horse flesh
AdsicrS from Trcbizond dated Sept 9th
announrr that the Russians had abandoned
E'zcroun ana are AT Malaru!cmia
An american Womau in Paris.
We are pleased to find again, after an
tlapsc OF nearly a wear that Mrs. $. C.. Hitch.
cock has resumed her contributions 10 the Y
Y Trhns', under the above heading.
Mrs. Hitchcock is a daughter of Henri,
Stevens, Esq. of Barnet w., and sister Of
Mr. Henry Stevens. the photographic. now
residing in London. With her pen and pen
cIt she l. acquiring an cn>itIlc REPUTATION
We take the following from the Phlalcl,,h
HnHei". OF Sept 22nd
An AMERICAN AErI>rE."-" Tie read
erS OF the New York T,Lu,. have met from
time 10 time. IN the columns OF that ran.r
,iiy,r> crl. y
letters from an American lady ahroad--lct.
trrs which indicated refined taste il. art
and ready appreciation Of society in its va
rou> phases. Those anonr orr own reader.
who have of late Glanced into the Art J'nio,
Room OF this city, have undoubtedly obsery.
g! there a small collection Of ,Nlui>ifc past.
pictures. representing thr tour seasons Tur
Ar and other >uhi"ct>. For orioinallty of
style and handling. these pictures are d,.crv-
IN especial comment. as they .ivr, IN h,oh-
81 decree than i usual. the bold effects of
"I! rMnfrny allied to the softer color of
crayon. Those who have seen Rroch,r,',
celebrated pa>t"l>. have doubtless regretted
that his extreme drliracv of STYLE WAS mo-,
gnaIfl"d by some >tcrnrr element. The me
lures 10 which We refer give Indication Of a
talent which. if duly Developed must even
tuallv place the artist at the head of the
school
The lady who wrote the letters and owe.
c"'ed the pa>'c> 10 which we refer. is Mr..
- Hitchcock. a sister of the we'll known
american bihliographi>t and scholar Henry
stevens. She Al present resides abroad. o.
c"lh"d III artistic and literary studies and
we are happy to observe from such results =.
have ea'h.d Us. that She has within a sbor,
time attained most en,iable position both
As writer and as a painter
letter from Econ. George e. u,r...
he foiiowin" letter was read bv Dr. Pom
roy at The late meeting Of the Missionary
Board. after the report on the missions j.,
Turkey.
Bt RLINGToN. Sept. s. 1879.
Dear SIR i had hoped to be- able to at
tend the annual meeting of the American
E"a'd "a, t r,ra tbs y.ar ,.u. Lu.;n..
mcnt> put II nut -. "a, Pm. DC present
on that occasion.
Although could have added nothing 10
the facts OF Which the board and the relig-
d lons pubic are already possessed. vet should
ave taken especial pleasure in bearing te>tl-
,.lOl'V, a> an eyewitness. to the value and I'M
30. Ia. 'cc OF the missionary efforts in the East
au,! :. g eminent lIctv. zeal, learning and
ability o. he Immediate AGENTS OF the Board
in tl.a; greet enterprise.
The success 1t these efforts to carry back
to their oriyina, source the lights OF Chris
tianity and civiIiz;, IT, is not to be measured
by the results apI,are u to distant observers
and however familiar american Christian.
may be with the Statistical. tsta OF mlssiona
ry movements in the Turkish Umpire, the
vast significance OF those facts can only bt
annrrlIat..u hv a nnrSnnoi a4...,,.;. IA nee will