Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-05-11
One week later from Europe.

The steam ship Atlantic arrived at new 1ork Oh
The 4th ut She brings news one week later nav
ing sailed from Liverpool on the % ult. we con-
dence {, ON our Northern exchanges all OF any I'M
portance It will he seen that the Allies had bonn
bardad SevastopoI for six days. with 500 guns with
but little effect. The Vienna conference adjourned
sine de- on the 2lst ult Russia having rejected the
demand of the Allies. Austria refuses to join the
Western powers. 1t is believed (hoped) she will
remain neutral, and that is about the best the Allies
expect of he 1t is said that she will not take the
field against Russia, at least for the present.
The Emperor and Emperess Napoleon had been
to England and immensely glorifed. Report says
that England assents TO Louis Napoleon taking COM
mand of the Allied armies in the Crmea This,
however, is doubted.
Parliament assembled on the 10Th The estimates
for expenses of government for the year is eghty-sx
million pounds. The revenue is estimated at sixty
three millions three hundred and thlrfy-mne thous
and pounds 1t is thought that much party dlscord
will arise from the of securing the new loan
as it involves great principle of finance
BomBARDMENT OF SEBAsToPoL.-The Commandment
of SebastopoI with 500 guns commenced on the 9th
and has continued necessarily up to the 10TH at
which lime an assault was not deemed practicable,
but the intention 10 storm the place II possible.
During the first two days OF the bombariment the
fire of the besiegeIs superior to that OF the city
and much damage was done to the Russian works.
During the night of the 18TH the left attack of the
allies obtained n considerable advantage over the
Russians who were twice disodged from strongly
fortified position, hch remained in the hands of the
French The possession of this position enabled the
allies to fortfy the nit of the ravine which is
of great importance. Since the siege began five of
the Admira!s of the Russian fleet IN Sebastopol
had either died of wounds or been killed.
Gortschakoff has published an address to the gar
rison in which he states that matters look more
couragirg to the besieged.
Official statements return two hundred and forty
seven killed on both sides. The excitement continues.
On the 10th ult., both the French and English
viewed the bomhardment effective, but nothing de-
cisive had occurred to warrant conclusion to the
immediate issue The French left batteries had made
a breach in the indented wall. The two fronts of
the last erected Russian battery much injured,
and one of the Russian works of counter approached,
near the harbor, siIenoed.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 16.-~Prince ~-Ortschakof
announces from Sebastopol that at o'clock on the
morning of the 9th of April the allies opened
nonade from all the batteries which lasted till even
ing and was carried in lesser degree throughout
The night. On the 10th the bombardment
sumed and the Russians replied with success, caus
ing sensible loss to the besegers but with loss
to the garrison of 833 killed and wounded
April l5-Prince Gortschakof reports from Sebas
topol as follows The bCmhardment of the city
tinued without interruption since April 9th The
damages are repaired during the night, and Sebasto-
pol is to-day in almost the same stat OF defence as
on the 9th The loss sustained by the garrison, con-
siderng the tremendous fire of the enemy, is but
small.
! There is nothing new from the othe. parts of the
Crimea.
Advices from Balakiava have been received to 17th.
The fire of the allies had done considerable damage,
but the Russians displayed extreme activity in re-
pairing the in ured works Several French mines had
been sprung, which did considerable damage to the
place.
Russian lady has been captured making draw
ings of the French trenches. She said her husband
was named Bonnof, AMI killed at Alma; and
she hal! since acted as volunteer spy.
THE BALTIC.-The operations for strengthening
the Russian forts in the Baltic were going forward
with great activity, and one hundred and twenty
thousand troops concentrated in the Russo
Baltic provinces Most of the Bsitish advance squad
ron were detained in the Great Belt by the ice.
The Latest.
LONDON, April 23d-13 o'clock, P. M.-Marshal
Canrobert has telegraphed from Sebastopol, under
date of the 18th, that the fire of the allies contin-
ned undated, chiefly by artillery, but the engineers
operating, and have established Us French much
nearer TO the place."
Another report says that the loss of life on both
sides has been very great. Council OF war had
been held by the allies and their fire was to be
tlnued week longer after which assault would
be made
special despatch TO the Baltimore Sun gives the
following additional details of the news from Sebas
topol
SIEGE.
CRIMEA, April IA Ouring-the night of the 18th
the left attack of the allies obtained considerable
advantage over the Russians who were twice dis.
lodged from their strongly fortified position which
remained in the hands of the French The possess
ion of this position enabled the allies to fortfy the
summit OF the mountain ravines, which is of great
importance
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 1Oth.-A dispatch from
Mehomet Ali announces that he has slain 400 Kurds
taken 500 prisoners, and occupied their strongest
: stons. Snope and Rhodes are to be fortified.
PARIS, Friday Mornng.-Gen. Canrobert write;
on the 18th that the superiority of the artillery of the
allies is becoming and more certain Our troops
are now masters of many strong positions on the
emy's left.
, VIENNA, Thursday.-A special courier was sent t
D London after the conference Monday.
: Dispatches of authentic nature received her
from the Crimea state that the 18th violent bonn
bardment was directed against Malakoff Tower
D which maintained twelve hours, but without de
: cisive result.
:: The allied fleets were lying in order of battle O
|, the mouth of the harbor.
s There were rumors of a serious engagement on tn
l. llth, in which the Russians were defeated.
THE CONFERENCES.
VIENNA, Thursday.-In the tenth conference he'll
on Tuesday, the penipotentiaries of Russia refuse
IS to formulate any definite counter proposition with re
d spect TO the third point. They declared their vie,
to be that it would be likely to lead to term
nation if such definite proposition were 10 emanat
g from the Western Powers.
,r The sitting was limited 10 the acceptance of the
ic bove declarations by way of notication-the Yves
" ern ambassadors reserving their reply
Sc The Conference dissolved the following day, an
le the representatives returned home.
d. THE SIEGE.
The allies, the 9th, made breach in the bastic