Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-05-09
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival 0fths Steamship Atlantic.


The bo,nbardment Of Seyastopol| i
commenced on the 9th nltilno, and =
had continued, without intermission, ?
up TO the 18th Ave hundred guns q
and mortars pouring in an uninter- !
rupted stream Of shot and shell upon |.
|.the city and forts--but, up to the lat
lest dates, no assault had been made,
nor had any particular breach been
The new British loan is sixteen
millions sterling, and had all been;
taken BY the Rothschilds. i,
Napoleon and his Empress ,Eugen-4
4 ia, had been received with the great
est rejoicing. Fl 4
II Is reported that England has
assented that Napoleon shall take
the command ofthe allied army in
Crimea, but the report u doubted.
FL There are strong indications that
Austria will refuse to act against
! Russia. n
AM hopes OF Austria taking the
field against Russia are at an end,
4or the present.
THE adyices from the Crimea say
that the two first days Of the bonn
bardment Of Seyastopol, the shot and
she'll Of the allies done immense dam
age to the city, and to the Russian
works. During the nightof the 18th.
the left wing of the allies obtained
+ considerable advantage over the
Russians, who were disIodged from
a strongly fortified position which
Was taken and kept By the French.
The possession Of this position was
of great importance, as 1t enabled the
allies to fortify the summit Of the
rayine.
! Since the commencement 4of the
siege, five ofthe seven admTals OF
I the Russian fleet at Seyastopol, had
either been killed or died of disease.
Gortschakoff published an address
tosthe garrison, stating that matters
look more encouraging to the besicg'
\ ed.
Serious trouble had arisen q
Kragoza owing to the brutal.conduh'
ofthe Austrian officers. The people
attacked the officers; and drove then
from the city. About two hundred
and forty were killed on both sides
: The excitement continued up =
:, the latest dates, and a deputatloI
had been sent 10 the sultan 70 dc
.rnand justice. II.
The operations for strengthenln'
the Russian ports in the Baltic, wer
going on with great rapidly, an
= 900, 900 troopsnare now said to 2
concentrated in the Baltic Provinces
j ron -roI tns Dnrit;ab advancedsguase
the "Great Belt BY the Ice. *
The British Parliament assemble
on the 18th ult. a
The estimated expenses or I'll
|. government for the year Is ESD, 500
600, and the revenue is estimated Il
f63.3S0 900. II il supposed tha
much party discord will arise from
the manner resorted TO in sccurin.
the new loan, as it involves grea
principle offinance.
e. The visit of the Emperor and En-
! press ofFrance to England produ.
! ced immense excitement. Napoleon
/ made a speech upon the occasion, d
his reception by the Lord Mayor d
London, which gave great satisfac.
ton.
Mr.. Layard was entertained on
board the clipper ship Donald M'Kay
on the 21st. The captain Of the
Boston ship Enoch Train hsdsbeen
fined ten pounds for taking on excess
ofpassengers. So
The Russian prize ship SitlSa had
T. been handed.over to the French.
Two thousand golfers at Wagan
were on a strike. III. Es..s Il
The Roebuck Committee was still
proceeding with the Investigations.
] LATEST,
LONDON, April 90. 4
Canrobert, under date Of Balakla-
va. April nth, telegraphs to Paris as
follows:
"The fire continues unabated, |
chiefly by the artillery. The engi-
Iieers are operating, and have estab. |
lished several positions for us much |
nearer the place" =
4 A private dispatch says the loss
of life on both sides was very heavy. T
a Council of War was held, and Il
was determined to continue the bonn
.bartlment one week longer, and then
iagenernl assault The same Dispatch
says that the .incessant roar Of the
artillery, and the explosion Of shells,
presents scene terribly grand, and
absolutely indescribable.
The most intense excitement pre-.
wales I'M London and Paris in regard
to the result. ss
Brown 4 Shipley report flour lsl !,
lower, andwheat 3d with a dull mark.
ct. Corn il better demani 1T all al a
vance of cd per quarter. Thcoutside Z
quotation for Ohio flour 42s. Trade =
at Manchester was quiet. and prices d
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