The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-13

ness but prices were dear Sales of malt continued
difficult unaltered rates In oats-only Is $50 quar-
ters-there was lively feeling in the trade; and
though large transactions uufrequsnt, the retail
business was quite up last prices slight improve
ment lad taken place beans. Peas scantlly
supplied The demand for linsesd was steady, without
change in prices. In other Seeds little variation ia
value. a6sr.ee
There was gooa demand for cotton at Liverpool, and
the on 26h ult reached fully 1000 bales
speculation and for export at the full prices of ths
previous week On the 27th the demand was good
prices unaltered.
Our London Correspondence.
LONDON, Tuesday, March 81 1885,
The Vienna Conference.-The Siege Of Sebasopol-Ski
mish at Eupatorid-7Ae Flying Squadron-0fer Of
Lord Observation-Disclosures Stamp, de-, de-
The conferer at Vienna continue to be the chief
point of attraction in Europe. Prince Gortschakod as
you already aware is empowered by Alexander H. TO
treat upon tour points bases, and already
that the two first points have been satisfactorily
settled by the plenpotentiaries.
To put to the preponderance of Russia in the
Black Sea is tcksh pont-yet hopes are entertained
that both parties will make such concessaus will lead
to peace. The Western Powers will not ESQ says rumor)
demand the dsmantlng of Sebastopol; the Dardanees
viii be thrown open to the world and such other steps
taken will protect the Turkish territory from any fu
Russia and guarantee the privileges of
s Christian communities in the East. Every endeavor
being made to knock Sebasopolto pieces pos
sib and have to the effect that the assault
has actually taken place, but confirmation Of them
There has been serious fighting. appears that
on 18th March the Russians opened FIRE from the
batteries they had succeeded in establishing the
ghts Of Balaklava; and the 17th made general
attack the whole Of the lines Of the allied armies
We have not any details yet, but the Russians
reported been driven back with great slaughter
The French have been sending rockets into sebastopo
which have set the town fire in different places An
English battery had sunk steamer insioe the port The
Russians are said have received considerable rein
letter from the Crimea Of the 18th says
The Russian forces are said to be distributed fol-
lows AT Perekop is encamped the corps OF dragoons
division Of tight cavalry and various other detachments
amounting in all to 20, 900 men, under the command OF
General Pawlof l. At Simpheropol there are about
600 men, commanded BY General Read Near the
Belbek, General OstenSacken's headquarters have
been placed with 600 men, including the garrison Of
Sebastopo
Is men, in the valley of Bsdar is General Wag
with 0,000 It appears that the rst operation
which Gerensral Ostsn Sacken had executed his ap
pontment to the chief command, was to have all the
heights along the coast occupied and fortified Ks
rsbenaya the mouth Of the Tchernaya The heights
on the left bank Of the Alma also been fortified
this defensive system to show that not only
is the centre Of the Generals operations
but that greater importance is attached to the
Arabat than to those Of that town with Perekop The
Russsna in fact determined to defend to the last
extremity the basin Of the Salzir well the ground
extending from Simpheropo to Rata, their intention
being to all to procure their provisions and
stores from the SIDE q Anap and Their M %
operations not immediately in the nsghborhood Of So
bastopo it 10 NO: improbable that they will act against
Baktchiseral, the centre Of the Russian positions.
Omar Pasha had paid another visit to Baaklava and
council Of war was held between him, Lord Raglan,
and Caprobert. sqt s#b
very brilliant little affair took place at Eupatoria
| the 5th March.
On that day Slender Beg left Eupatoria with three
hundred irregular cavalry and hundred Tartar b.
shi Bazouks, to make reconnossance, and he met
by four strong squadrons OF regular Russian cavalry
Notwithstanding the disproportion Of numbers eb
stinae struggle ensued At last hard pressed SLENDER
Beg compelled to retreat Aretring slowly and fight
ing inch by inch Of ground. In this affair the Russians
lost abost thirty The Tartars made Eve prsoners
| but they afterwarts escaped.
Slender Beg had only II men killed and two wound
cd, but he himself received very wound He
received sabre cut his right hand which damaged
three fingers and rendered amputaton OF fourth
cessary also received the thrust Of lance the
heart; but the most curious wound was q cut from
sabre his forehead No fears are, however,
tertaned Of saving the life Of this brave and dashng
cavalry officer.
with great activity, and will soon be terminated.
Slender Beg lskender Beg is Pole, and ranks ss
Of the best cavalry ccers in the Turkish service
sem Pacha who killed in the action Of the 18th at
Eupatora, the brave mameluke who at the time
Of the Of that corps by the order Of Mshemed
ALI sprang his horse over the walls Of Cairo.
The first division of the Baltic feet the flying squa
dron it is called, has sailed. So we shall shortly
have fighting In that quarter The Russians have sunk
ships la Sebastopo in front Of Cronttadt. Old Ad.
mira Dundonnad Is again before the public He re-
mains firm in his statement that he destroy all the
Baltic forts and sebastopo If the English
will but give him a carte blanche.
The second reading Of the Newspaper Stamp bill has
taken place. The object of this bill Is to do away
with stamps newspapers. This will lead to the crea
tion Of number of cheap journals, and the Times is
strenuousy opposed to the bill There does not exist
such thing newspaper copyright consequently the
Times whose bulk is SO great. and will have to pay
ira postage is strsnuousy opposed to It, Moreover,
it very justly that all the for which pays
so highly will be cribbed and printed for penny.
The whole question is discussed at length in the
debate.
The Hrst division Of the Sandman conngsnts for the
Crimea has sailed.
is now currently reported that the Emperor Napo-
leon and the Express Eugenie VIII visit England The
visit to the Crimea remains in statu quo
The Vienna Conferences.
Vienna letter, March % in London Timesl
The FIRST Of the Four Points settled and the second
which relates to the free navigation OF the Danube was
yesterday entered into by the Conference During the
first three meetings all went smoothly enough but
the sitting of yesterday said to have been very stormy
What 1t that reused the bile OF the representa-
tves OF Russia is unknown but the offensive proposition
10 supposed to hare emanated either from Buoi or
Baron Prokesch both thsse ministers yesterday
evening in very bad repute the Russian camp Polti
cs correspondence like those dplomatists who not
members Of the conference form clear and con-
neced idea what s going but you may be assured
that the Russian eagle will not escape without having
had lite wings and talons closely clipped that It will
for the future be comparatively harmless. Per-
haps in this city, except the conference
ministers and their assistants has even the most
distant idea OF what the three protocols already
signed contain; but authentic information has sched
that the way which the question relative to Mol