Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-05-12

felt AMID folds the beams OF Victory at the
close of many contests, advances steadily against
this foe, with its and unfair warfare.
Having briefly given the history of public opinion
in the United States and in our own State from 1776
to 1852 upon the principles of the Know Nothings,
we will next week discuss the justice propriety and
HUI ''' 0''''' p''''' " COILS.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ASIA.
SebastopOl Still Holding Out-Peace Negotiations
fatally Broken 0f-A Protracted War in Pros
pects-BreadstuH5 acknowledgements in
Cotton-CO nsols Declined
HALIFAX, May 1.-THE steamer Asia arrived here
this evening, at 10 O'clock with Liverpool dates to
April 2Sth, five days later than last advices.
The Asia passed the steamer Baltic on the 29th in
the evening off Tuskar.
The Asia sailed from Halifax at III o'clock.
THE PROSPECT
The Vienna conference having totally failed in
leading to anything which might be based pros
poets of peace appearances at present indicate only
protracted war in the prospect Hence some de-
cisive in the Crmea anxously hoped
for but up to the latest dates from that quarter
nothing decisive had occurred. The bonbardment
however, was still continued by the allies.
COMMERCIAL NEWS
LIVERPOOL. April 27th-Evening.-From Brown
& Shipey's Circular-Cotton.- sales of the
week foot up 1O2 900 bales for export. The market
has been very active and prices have slightly ad-
vanced say 1-16 a ]. Fair and middling qualities
have improved most. Orleans fair &; middling 5
Sis Upland fair 81 niddling 3-l6.
observation-disclosures & Shlpley quote breadstufs
having considerably advanced, with a large spec
ulatve demand, and the market buoyant. Wheat
has advanced I'd Sd. Flour has advanced IS. The
quotations are as follows Western Canal Flour 3Ss
a 42s cd; Ohio ABS 45s; white Corn 45s Cd 46s;
mixed 46s Cd; yellow 46s I'd 47s-the market
closing steady
SECOND DISPATCH.
The steamer Hermann sailed from Southampton
for New York on the 25th ult.
The dates from the Crimea are to the 10th ult,
from Lord Raglan, and to the 22d from the Russians
via st. Petersburg.
The, Commandment was still continued, without
any decisive results, but with great loss on both
sides.
The French exhibition opening has been postpon-
ed from the 10th to the 10Th Of May.
Since the breaking up of the Vienna conference
there has been several supplementary meetings OF
the four parties without any definite result. The
plenipotentiaries assembled on the 3d. and signed
the protocol Of the last conference. Subsequently
another meeting of the four powers held at the
request of Prince Gorts ;haloH, when further mad
missab.e propositions were nude by Russian pleni
potentiaries and rejected by France, England and
Turkey.
Before Lori john Russell left Vienna he hal pri-
vate interview of two hours with Count Buol The
departure of the French minister was postponed for
few days in order to discuss matters with the Aus
train government.
The general tone of opinion in England is that the
war must continue for heightened period.
The London Times speaks of the policy of the
Gar more audacious than his father, and IS
SO regarded throughout Europe.
PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE.
There is nothing definite known relative to the
condition of the siege. The general impression is
favorable to the of the allies but the Rus
slams returned their fire in a spirited manner
A dispatch received at Brussels reported the sus-
pension of the bom5ardmqnt, but the report was
not credited.
The details of the advices from the Crimca state
under date of April 18th, the bombardment is being
continued night and day from five hundred guns
each firing 120 rounds per day.
NI,nM Mo-, fnyrn had lp n
of the Round tower guns dismounted but the Redan
and garden Batteries keep up heavy fire. There
is no immediate prospect of an assault being at
tempted.
During the night of the 18th most sanguinary
battle ragged between the French and Russians, in
which the former destroyed the Russians rifle am
buscade in front of the Malakof tower.
April 17th-A dispatch to the French Govern
says the fire of the French batteries maintains
its superor;ty. They have sprung mine before the
flagstaff battery at distance of 30 meters, thereby
opening new parallel which has been succeefuly
Joined to others. From the 18th to the 18th the
French loss amounted to 300 men.
April I9th-The French Minister of War learns
that the allies still advancing, and were con-
soidating their potion. On the night OF the 18th
the Russians made strong sortie, but were promp-
Prince Gortachakoff's account of the same date
as the foregoing, says the allies fire is growing less
violent
The Russian batteries replied successfully, and
the 18th the Russians made succ essful sorte and
captured the enemies most advanced works.
The loss of the GARRISON during the past few days
has been inconsderable.
The latest accounts from Gertschakof, dated April
3d. state that after twelve days bombardment the
allies fire becoming weak and caused little dam
age to the works.
The magnetic telegraph is now complete from
Louden to the Crmea, except few miles between
Bucharest and Rusliuck butthe British Government
retains exclusive of it.
The Dukes Michael and Nicholas were again on
their way to the Crimea.
Prince Menchikoff is not dead.
BANK OF CAPE FEAR.-The annual meeting of the
stockholders of this Bank held at their Banking
House, in this place. yesterday. Mr.. Miles Costin
held the,proxy of the State The only changes in
Ashe and John L. Holmes, Esq, on the part of the
State, in the place of Messrs Reid and Fcnnel who,
we believe declined a reelection =
The Directory now stands:
On behalf of the State-W. S.. Ashe, John l..
Holiness John Walker, p Z. Dickinson.
| On 6ehalfotthe kholders-Thomas H. Wright,
John Wooster, VIM. c. Bettencourt A. j. DeRosset,
| ST., VIM. A. Wright, F. j. Hill, j. Fl; Flanner
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