Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-13
foreign 5nteIIissnes.
FURTHER FOREIGN NEWS. BY THE
ARIEL.

FURTHER FOREIGN NEWS. BY THE
ARIEL.
Our English files by the Ariel atsKew York
contain some additional matters of interest,
which we subjoin
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
Affairs att sebastopol-A Daring Deed.
Our position at Sebastopol has not changed.
The city and the northern forts continue to ex.
change shells. The fire of the Russians is
more active than ours. In spite OF the yigl-
lance OF the enemy, our daring seamen often
play tricks upon him. Under cover OF dark
ness, boats enter the roads OF Sebastopol, take
soundngs, and survey the opposite coast.
They also silently visit the masts Of the sunken
ships, which alone appear above the water,
and examine their position. From the mast
of one Of those ships still foated the Russian
flag, forgotten, no doubt in the preciptate re-
treat of the crew. Officers and men more than
once determined on laying hold Of it; but the
ship was lying nearly in the centre of the
roads, and completely protected by the enemys
guns. The attempt made during the fine cold
nights of October had been unsuccessful on
account of the moonlight, the Russians, at the
least stir, pouring in that direction shower of
projectiles, which rendered the operation, if
not impossible at least very perilous. Finally,
Russian colors were removed and presented to
the Admiral
The Allies ON the Tchernaya.
The army corps on the Tchernaya is con-
stantly kept on the qua DiUe, expecting to be
attacked by the Russians, who are in no hurry
to descend from their positions. The general
opinion, however, is, that they cannot remain
on the plateaus of Mackenzie and Belbek. The
French and Sandman outposts continually ex-
change shots with those of the enemy. The
best possible understanding exists between the
Sandman troops ard ours. Everybody pro-
fesses the greatest esteem for the soldiers Of the
army of General La Marmora, who are as ac
tive, intelligent, industrious, and vigilant as
ours. The English are now executing stipend
Gus works.
Building Roads and Towns i'm the Crimea.
Any person venturing to speak Of the evacu-
alton of the Crimea would be laughed at There
is evidently no such intention on the part of the
Allies, for why should the English be construct
ing magnificent roads, building new town
with stone in the neghborhood of Balaklsva,
repairing part of the town, and extending the
railway, if the country was to be abandoned?
Every day six thousand men are employed in
these works. The English army is at present
more flourishing and numerous than ever. 1t
numbers about fifty thousand men, and rein
IorceWenlS are ually arriving.
The Peace Prospects.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times,
writing on the 2lst of November, says:
At last the Viennese have come to the con-
cluson that there is little or no chance of peace
being concluded this winter, and the conse-
quence is that everything is extremely fiat on
Change. Hardly any business is now done, as
the great firm intend to speculate largely in
the shares Of the Credit MoJitier, which, as
they fatter themselves, will within six months
be at 30 and 40 per cent. premium. This,
however, is not my opinion, as the company
can find no fnanciers who are capable of con-
Quoting such immense establishment
Napoleon's speech, however, at the close of
the Paris exhibition, in which he expressed
himself in favor of an honorable peace, had
produced a great sensation on the continent
and many politicians were Of opinion that it
foreshadowed the assembling Of peace con-
gress, in which the war difficulty with Russia
would be discussed with view to settlement
The London Times has an article ridiculing
the idea entertained by many in England that
Russia will be forced into peace because of
her crippled condition. 1t contends that al
though the trade Of Russia may be Frustrated,
her powers for defence and injury not ne
cessarly impaired, much less destroyed. 1t
shows that for purposes of internal trade a
paper currency may prove tolerably fair SUBJ
stitute for gold, and argues that the destruc-
ton Of 100000 men, which is the number of
soldiers estimated to have persisted in the Cri-
mea, cannot have exhausted the military re.
sources of empire containing sixty millions
of inhabitants. 1t goes to show, in fine, that
however signal the achievements of the allied \
forces have been, they have as yet done very
little, ifanything, towards destroying either the
No oF he
empire.
England and Ireland.
Hyde Park last Sunday was again filled with
large crowds. Cavalry was prepared and
large forces Of police, but no riot ensued.
Steps are, it is said, being taken to return
Pamerston for the city Of London. The pre-
mier is as popular as ever and his warlike
speech ut the Mansion House was loudly
cheered. Lord John Russell was Kissed.
The Dublin correspondent of the London
Times, of November %, says:
"0f the three hundred emigrants who landed
few days since at Liverpool from America, it
is stated that a considerable portion we're
Irish, and chiefly from the county of Cork.
They allege as the reasons of their return the
great scarcity Of employment and the efforts OF
the Knownothing party in the United States
to discourage the Irish immigration.
"Advices from Cork soy that, owing to the
late serious rise in the price of sugar, local
dealers are already beginning to feel that the
consumption has materially decreased, and
that, should the present high rates be ad-
hered to- it will be reduced to such an extent
as to force a fall in prices.
Some sales lone of which was Of great ex-
tent) we're effected in the Encountered Estate
Court. The properties we're situate in the
counties of Fermanagh, Down, Galway and
Mayo, and the gross produce realized by the
whole, fell little short of 9l25,000.
FRANCE.
Reception of King.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times, writing under date Of Friday evening,
November %, gives long description of the
arrival and grand reception at Paris on that
day of the King of Sardinia. From an early
hour in the morning considerable portion of