The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-13
ARRIVAL OF THE ARAGO.
ADVANTAGES OF THE ALLIES
AT SEBASTOPOLy

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IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES OF THE ALLIES
AT sEBAsTOPOL
NEW YoaK, Sept 1.-THE steamer Arapo from
IL avre arrived here this afternoon having sailed ON
uae 2sth ult.. her sdvices are anticipated BY the
seamer s Africa at Halifax. She brings a2 pas
The English papers contain some items not EN-.
oraced 10 the Halifax report.
&ueen victoria had returned to England
ueneIai Peiiissier teleersphs under date Of Au.
euM S4tn That on the previous night the French
W SWsIIieo the Russian ambuscade on the glacis of
Maiskoh Subsequently body of 500 Russians
loss of 300 WIN
Napoleon in letter to General Pel,,,,er. thanh.
,og 'ne army for their Tchernsya victory. says he
Iooks Tor a speedy termination of the siege, and
says that II Sebastopol does not fall, he knows by
laiormation received that the Russian army can.
-. again sustain the struggle through the coming
Ine Russians are said to have doubled their gar
rnon at Sebasopol, and have launched several
new vessels at Nicolaeff
seventeen Russian eun-boats came out of Riga
On Ine !oh, and fought two hourI with the British
sc.ew steamer Haulk, OF 60 guns, and An eightgun
corvette The result was indecisive.
MIscKLLANKous
ne Austrian papers make complaint that the a.
n'tance lent BY the western powers to the Sultan
10 last changing into occupation of Turkey
Tne correspondent Of the London Times In Paris,
ws.es after comparatively long period of sence
1nat Is again stated In high quarters that the
rlencn Government has reason TO be satisfed with
10 reply to Austrian renous,rance. Gran, ar,.
tsin said to have stated that the Question of
natonaties will not be introduced into the uYesent
crisis and that the depot Of the Italian recruits,
frontier.
The Russian FIRE, which 1t frst answered brisk.
~, became oy evening feeble. In the afternoon.
shells from our mortars ienited, and number of
them exploded iu one of the anen les batteries dos
log appar emily much damage Captains Oldfeld
and hamines have been killed The British loss
10 1873.
Meantime, however, the Russians are expected
70 one' tae Aiies another battle near the Cemete-
The Russians are daily expecting the arrival of
Gen. Farmitin9 with 5000 cavalry, 1000 infantry,
and l60 guns.
Decisive opsI aiious " Ill not be- undertaken until
the Allies have crossed the Tchernays and occu.
pleo the heishts on the right bank, and succeeded
Ia separating the Russian forces on the Tchernaya
and Esloee rivsr5.
The London Times contains an editorial article,
cOuched IN very severe language on the nom esc.
tivenes1 OF the Heef, and says that "Nelson and
Colling"ood must blush in their graves"
NEGOTIATIONS. ---
The Berlin correspondent of the Augsburg Ga.
zete states that the Prussan Cabinet has recently
replied to Count Buors circular to the effect that
Prussia is disInclined to make any change In her
poilcy In regard to the Eastern question; because
she is unable to see what practical guarantee the
mentioned four points afford for Its SET
tlement. Further, that Prussia cannot consent TO
bind herself TO these four points while the parties
principally concerned reserve to themselves the
right OF going beyond them Finally Prussia re-
peas the decision OF the Germauic Bund, made last
December, acknowledging the suitableness of the
proposed conditions of peace, without however
piedging Itself to maintain them :
From the above II Is evident that Russia and the
NH II
twelve months ago.
Foreleners are exempted from the force loan,
but are invited to contribute to it,
The Duke of Mon,penser 10 openly agitating. .
BLOODY TRAGEDY IN NEBRAsKA.-Several per-
sons some said to be members of the Nebraska
Legislature, recently attempted to oust a squatter
named Davis, VINO barricaded his log house A
battle then ensued, and firearms were freely
used. A man from Iowa. named Goss was killed
another named Purple, had his arm broken and two
others were wounded. The wife and children of
Davis, II is reported, were killed
REMOVAL FROM FORTRESS MONROE vis;, of
Surgeon General Lawson to Fortress Monroe IL
would seem from the following from the Union.
was for very different object from what has been
stated:
"Many of those who applied to the Government
for the of Fortress Monroe as a place of refuge
for the citizens of Norfolk and Portsmouth now
see their error, and readily admit that the refusal
and humane considerations. Il is not a little
strange that, while large numbers we're seeking
the fortress as place of safety, application was
made to the Surgeon General of the army for per-
mission to remove the sick of the very same for-
tress into just such encampment as has been
established at Old Point Comfort"
This Is the first 1ntimation we have had of any
sickness at the Fort, and hope 1t is of tr1ng
nature.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT Last Wednesday the Rev
DR.. Parker and his wife, OF Csmb ridge Mass and
the Rev. Mr.. Ashley and his vile, of Syracuse, N.
Y, were out carriage riding, when the vehicle was
upset. and they were all seriously, though not dans
gerously, injured.
LUcKY.-Amopg the prizes drawn last week In
the Jasper county, Ga, Academy lottery, was one
of SO, 600 by ticket holder 10 Lynchburg.
Ex President Fillmore it il raid, has declined the
honor of Doctorate of Laws fIom the University of
Oxford, which Lord Palmerston and other great men
aud this on the ground that he had not received
university or even college education.
Town WITHOUT A HorEL.-In the town of Bev
eIly, M ass, which contains large and prosperous
community there is not, it is said, single hotel
place of public entertainment stronger in the
place. who was left by the cars a few days ago could
find 20 lodgings for the night, and was obliged to
walk into Salem We doubt if this ease has paral-
lei in the country.
AN APPROPRIATE CoNNEcTIoN--A dwelling.
house IN south Boston, Mass IL now being remo-
deled, by putting stores in the basement story -
When finished the easterly store is to be used
apothecary store. The house overhead is to be oc
cupied by physician. The other store is to be oc
cupied q coffin warehouse and the house over it
has be en- leased by an undertaken.
SUGAR FOR SAN FRANCIsCo.-fhe quantity Of
gar shipped to San Francisco 10 immense Within
thirty day. we find there have gone forward 74iO
barrels 4758 half barrels l15l packages 100 kegs $50
boxes 20 hossheads-in all Is ss9 packages.
Aias.
,,n WESTERN RAILROAD AFFAIRs-The Springfield,
till } Journal announces that the Chicago, Alton
and ST. Louis Railroad. been leased for Of
twenty years. to Hamilton Spencer late Vice-Presi-
dent Of the Company, at consideration of $500. coo
per annum, including the interest on the floating
debt Of the Company.
Fifty journeymen carpenters under direction of r
q. Otis master builder, of Syracuse departed from
that sty Sep TO- for Kansas for the purpose OF erect
Each es0 ~ rnnnih hasias hn.rd