Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-04-19

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GENERAL INTELLIGEEcE.
The accounts from Vienna Conference
are unfayorable. The allies do not in
sist upon the destruction of Sevastopol
but they propose other conditions dis
agreeable to Russia.
,Advices from Odessa say that not.
withstanding the repeated attacks, the
Russians maintained their position on
Mount Leponne, from whence then
guns play upon the French lines.
The weather in the Crimea continued
fine, and the health of the troops wa;
improving.
The advanced batteries Of the Brit.
ish were making considerable progress
According to information given by
deserters, the Emperor's death had moi
been known in Seyastopol.
The projects of converting Eupatoria
into. strong fort, and for the erection
of extensive land and sea Notifications
at Balaklava, were favored by the Eng,
lish government.
Omar Pasha arrived at the allied
camp on the 18th March. On the fol.
lowing day the Russians opened a fire
from the heights of Balaklavs, upon
the allied forces. The English, with the
assistance of Gen Knoyss routed them
On the 18th, the Russians attacked
the whole line of the allies, when fear.
full struggle ensued, in which the Rus.
SLAMS were defeated with great slaugh'
ter.
The alliance between Sardinia and
the Porte was signed on the 18th ult.
Preparations were being made on a
grand scale at Constantinople to receive
Napoleon; meantime it was announced
that both him and the Empress Eugene
were to pay visit to Victoria of Eng
land, on the 10Th of this month.
The London Morning Herald says
that France has agreed to send fifty
thousand additional troops to the Cri-
mea, provided England furnishes the
means of transportation.
1t is understood that the Conference
at Vienna had agreed upon the two-first
points, and the critical third point upon
which the question Of peace or war de-
pends, was under consideration and
would occupy several days. Late dis
patches from Vienna say the old con-
lectures in regard to the result of the
conference are baseless.
Sardinia is in the English market for
loan of two millions sterling, at four
per cent.
The Bill to abolish newspaper stamps
in England, had passed the second
reading in the Commons, by a large
majority.
Sir Charles Wood stated that as soon
as the ports in the Baltic and White sea
were open, it was the intention of the
Allies to establish strict blockade.
The Committee of Inquiry into the
conduct of the war, still continued in
session. The revelations elected were
still more appalling.
A dispatch from Vienna, dated March
27th,-P. NJ, says the political horizon
had again become gloomy, and that the
proceedings of the Conference on the
Third Point, the previous day, were far
from satisfactory; the conditions re-
quired of Russia being very disagreed
bic.
Prince Gortschakoff arrived at Sevas-
topol on the Goth of March. On the
14th of the same month, the Turks at
Eupatoria made sortie, and were re-
pulsed. On the 18th three batallions of
Zouaves attacked a new Russian re-
doubt, and were driven back, with
great loss.
On the night of the 18th, the French
troops carried line of ambuscades oc-
cupied by the Russian sharp-shooters-
at the same time the Russians made
sortie, but were repulsed.
In the English House of Commons,
Mr.. Phinn moved an address to the
Queen, praying that in peace negotia-
tons, exertions be made for the recon-
struction of Poland. After some de-
bate, in which Lord Palmerston op-
posed the motion on the ground that it
would create greater difficulties, it was
The bulk of the British Baltic feet
was at Spithead, and expected to SAD
on the I'd April. The Parliament had
sgreed to the Sardinia loan-onesmil-
lion to be advanced Immediately from
The public treasury, and the other mil
ion year hence, if necessary. Ad-
Tices from Madrid say the Spanish |
Cabinet had been discussing the strong
lote addressed to that government by |
Lord Howden, the British minister, on |
he subject of religious basis, &C.. and
t was a question whether the letter
Ihould not be returned to the author
Lord Howden, coming to hear this,
threatened that if such an insult was
'fered, he would, within six hours, sus-
,end all intercourse with the Spanish
E The travel west, on the Cleve-
and and Toledo road is enormous
The cars took in about 2, 900 persons to
he latter CITY. from the east. on We'd