Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-19

ARRIVAL OF TIE SfEAhsHiP WAkatSgTUN-
III, u. s. mail ssea.rer Washington, Capt. Cav.
endy er,igei at her dock last evening AZ ociocl;
from lBr smsn via Southampton, from wheh latter
porz she sailed on the 18th alt, bringing l27 pas
as.and four days later intelligence frcla Ell.
rops.} The Washington has experienced success
sion 4 heavy westerly gales during her passage
Brsfdstuffs were inactveIy, but prices were fully
'nanttned. The demand for cotton was good
The sses on the 26ih reached 5000 bales, 1000 Of
WHICH we're onspeculation; on the 9th 5000, Of
when i9oo were on speculation, prices beng fully
| ConsSs FOR money a25 to 90.
The Jews by this steamer is not Of positive
nature. The relative position of the belhgerents
IN the crimea remained unchanged. although TIE
material state of both armies, at the last accounts
was improving The news from Vienna bad been
considered satisfactory until the day of the WASH
ington sailing, when telegraphie despatch was
received Of more gloomy character. It was re-
ported that Louis Napoleon was about visiting
Queen Victoria
! The Sebas.opol Inquiry Committee continues its
sitting, and the revelations made become every day
more and more appalling. Mr.. s. g. Osborn was
examined on the Path March, and as an eye wit
ness of the scenes which he describes, gives the
last touch to the dreadful picture by informing the
country that the wounded and sick soldiers, by
hundreds and by thousands, were literally starved
| to death.
The London and Paris papers ell agree that a
stigma win be cast upon the British arms, if peace
Is made without the object of the Crimean expedi-
ton being obtained. The Daily Nesos SAYS that
"the more candid pro Russian papers have COM
menced IN anticipation those taunts which we
must expect to hear from all Sides fthe expedition
Should return without having attained its object"
The Morning Post remarks:
/ 'The third condition is under consideration. 1t
IS this to which public attention has been most
strongly and lntently directed, as being the real
test of the feelings of Russa--as being the point
on which turns the question of peace or war; 1t
lays down that the object of the revision of the
treaty of July 10, lS4l, should be more complete
| y to attach the existence of the Ottoman empire
to the European balarce of power, aud to the pre-
| ponderancs of Russia in the Black Sea- The means
by which these objects are to be effected-the
mode and the arrangements by which they are to
be secured, are now to be arranged and decided
| We have already expressed our OPTION that the
consent of Russia will not be given even to the ne
| cessary arrangements insisted on by the Allied
| Powers. On this point, therefore, if we be right
IN our estimate of Russian policy, the Congress
will probably break up the representative of Eng
land will return to this country-and the war will
proceed with increased yigor and means The
war in its origin betrayed the design of Russia and
Russia will now be cslled.on, seriously and strong
| ly, to step back to point beyond that VIII oh it
had reached at the date of the mission of Menschi-
kof 1t will be called on effectually to give I'D its
| preponderance.
The London Times says in the same spirit:
| Whatever are the reasons that may be given for
such step, however 1t may be smoothed over, no
one will be convinced that our withdrawal from
| the Crlnea IS not q defeat Whatever may be
thought OF the prudence or necessity of the step,
we certainly went to Sebastopo to capture or dis.
mantle it, and to destroy the feet it sheltered A
| good deal is said in the Belgian papers about the
| treaties, by which Russia shall be bound not to
maintain large ornaments in the Black Sea, and
to build ships; but have we not oyer again decar-
| ed that we considered Russia unworthy of belief
regardless of the most solemn obligations when her
interests or her ambition were concerned incapable
OF being bound by any treaties, however stringent;
and that the only security we could safely accept
was material guaranteed Russia will claim to
have certain number of ships in the Euxine; the
number viii doubtless be regulated by the naval
force not Of one but of all the Allied Powers to-
| gether. But were her number much reduced is it
| certain that she will not be willing and able to
| commit aggression? Did not the Russian squadon
| annihlste the Turkish navy at Sinope, with the
| fleet OF England and Francs almost within hear
Ing, and then return unmpeded ID their shelter at
! Sebastopol? Such resolution may be adopted,
but TO sse the Allied armies quit the heights before
Sebasopol, with the Russian flag still flying on her
iNidtoScSy ~ VIII uOSt dsSuTtuly De OeUeVeQ t0aJ
| they withdrew because they have failed and that
| they had no other alternative but a retreat"
THE CRIMEA---Letters from the Crimea TO
the 18th Of March had been received at MarseiiIes
| stating that on the 18th, Omar Pacha arrived at
| the Camp of the Allies On the 18th the Russians
opened the FIRE of their batteries on the heights of
Balaklava The English assisted by Gen Vinoyc,
routed them. In the night between the 18th and
10th the French troops carried line of ambuscades
| Occunfed hv the Rr,azisn R6a- end Lot 4bo
| time the latter, made sortie on the exteme LETT
| which was vigorously repulsed. The Russians it
| it added, had fifty men put hors de combat, and
| Withdrew in disorder. In telegraphic dispatch
TO the London Tines ii is stated. that on the l7h
the Russians attacked the whole line of the Allies,
aud were driven back with great loss.
The following dispatches received before the
steamer sailed Of less favorable character for
the Allies:
VIENNA, March 26-Advices from Odessa Of the
2lst inst, state that the Russians, in spite of re-
peated attacks maintained the position they had ia
ken on Mount Sapcune on the oath OF February,
from which their guns play on the French lines of
attack and upon part OF the camp.
BERLIN, March ga telegraphic despatch from
st Petersburg, dated the 26th instant states that
the following despatch had been received there:
prince Gortschakoff arrived at Sebastopol on the
Doth of March. On the l4th the Turkish cavalry
at Eupato-ia made sortie, but were repulsed-
On the 18th three battaIions of Zouaves attacked
the new redoubts, and were driven back with great
loss"
A despatch received from Lord Raglan, and dat
ed before Sebsstopol March 10, says that the
weather still continued exceedingly fine, and that
great hopes were entertained that the sick would
materially benefit by the change in the tempera-
ture. Every effort was being directed to the MAIN
tenance of the camps in a healthy state. The ad-
ysnced batteries of the English army were making
considerable progress. According to the informa
ton of deserters the event of the death OF the En-
peror Of Russia had not been promulgated at Sc
bastopol.
The RUSSIAN ARMY IN The CRIMeA "A letter
from Vienna, in the Oest Deutche Post, says:
"The news from the Crimea comes down to the |
18th. The Allies were then observing, with great
attention, the proceedings of the Russians n the !
valley of Bai3ar, and were expecting an attack on
BAaklava, particularly as they had learned that |
General Wagner had received reinforcements from
the corps of General Ii prandi. The Russian forces
are said TO be distributed as follows.
At Perekop is encamped the corps of dragons,
division of light cavalry, and various other detach.
ments, amounting in all to twenty thousand men,
Ter the command Of Gen. Pawlof l. At Sim
erophol there about forty-6ve thousand men,
commanded by General Read. Near the Belbek
Osten Sackeus headquarters have been placed,
with Fifty thousand men, including the garrison of
Sebastopol On the Tchernsya is encamped Gen