The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-31
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
.dnesday Morning, October 81, 1858.
ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE.
Reported Popular Outbreak In Sicily!
RAyAGEs OF CHOLERA!

Reported Popular Outbreak In Sicily!
RAvAGEs OF CHOLERA!
The steamship Ariel arrived at New York satur
day. from Havrc from which port she sailed on the
| 18th October, and arrived off Cowes on the eve
ming of that day, thus bringing news one day later
than that by the Africa.
! THE WAR
Tho London Times contains summary of Prince
Gortschakoff's report of the defence of SebastO-
pol, from the 18th Of August to the 9th of Septem
| ber concluding follows:
Thus, after 349 DAYS obstinate defence of a cty
surrounded hastily, and in sight of the enemy with
field works, and presenting between its different
parts natural obstacles. like the South Greek and
the harbor, the garrison evacuated the city without
| being molested The enemy still under the i'm
preston of the bloody opposition he had met du-
ring the day, did not even think of pursuing us
Our passage to the north side of the city cost us
only a few men"
A mote states that the number of magazines
blown up was :}5
The Paris correspondent of the London Times,
writing on Oct 18th, at O'Clock in the evening,
sends the following, by express, to London:
News of the dongs of the expedition, which ar
rived before Odessa on the 9Th, is anxiously ex-
pected Ten thousand French soldiers are on board
the squadron, and the general belief is that Kin
burn and Oczakoff are to be the points attacked"
The Weiner Zetung of the night of the llth in
slant, contained the following despatch from Prince
Gortschakof:
"OcT. 4, IL p. M.-Yesterday and to-day the enc
my continued his demonstrations against the valley
OF the Upper Belbek but no affair occurred. Du.
ring the night, the enemy returned to the decliy
ties of the Baldar valley. No particular movement
of the feet against Eupatoria has been remarked
The cannonade against the northern part of Sebas
topol, is was before"
Flour was becoming scarce in the British army
aud despatch had been sent to London request
ing an immediate supply.
ENGLAND.
| A sitting for the final examination of Messrs
Strahan, Paul g. Co. was held on the 9th inst at
the Court of Bankruptcy, London, when a further
adjournment OF two months was agreed to- The
total debts and liabilities of these bankrupts will it
| is estimated, reach from 9700,000 to $500, ,OOO-
The assets are about 100000
terrific boiler explosion had occurred at the
| Walker Iron Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, which
killed five men and two boys, and inflicted injury
| to several others.
FRANCE.
The Empress Eugenie, accompanied by the EN-.
peror, visited the exhibition on the 9Th inst
N. Erdan of Paris had been fined 5000 francs for
published attack the Catholic religion and all
the copies of the work ordered to be des r Dyed
Several pieces of cannon taken from the Mala-
koff had been to Paris by Pelissier and depos
tied in the Invalides.
A battalion of the Sixty sixth regiment of French
infantry arrived on the 10th inst at Marseilles and
left shortly afterwards for Toulon. On the same
day the Ninety-fourth regiment embarked for the
East, with detachment of artillery and twenty
three horses
SPAIN.
The Madrid correspondent Of the London Times
writing On October Z, Gays :--
The cholera, which has. since the cold and wet
weather set in fortnight since, assumed a typhoid
form, ls committing considerable ravages again.
There is reason to believe that from fear of alarm
ing the public the list of new cases &C. published
do not comprise anything like all those that occur
According to the official returns there were &c
new cases yesterday and SO deaths. Senior Segas-
IT, Civil Governor of Madrid, who has been i'll two
days of cholera died at 6 o'clock this morning.
The Government is blamed for not postponng or
suppressing altogether, for this year. the annual
fair of this place, which commenced the 81 st ult
and closes to-day, and has had the effect of bring
ing here 10000 or 10000 people from the neighbor
ing districts
The insurgents of Catalonia have been defeated
near Morguefa The Cabecillas Pofu and Ferer
have been killed, and Rongos and LerideS taken
prisoners. Twenty-six of the band have been shot
Commandant Forges has dispersed the band of
Tristany; but it is not known in what direction
that leader has fed.
letter from Rome, of the 5th inst, says:
Here as elsewhere, the cholera has selected its
| victims from the humble classes and has made
| many orphans. Those of last year were received
in charitable institutions, where they arc suitably
| educated without imposing any burden on the
State. His Holiness has again come to their relief.
The institutions specially devoted to the relief of
the poor, the citizens and particularly the clergy,
for ten years-that period being considered sufi
cient to complete the education of those unhappy
children.
STORMS AND INUNDATIoSS.
The accounts received at Rome from the Marshes
concerning the accidents caused in the country by
foundations and storms were truly distressing
Rivers and torrents have overfowed, and many
bridges been destroyed. The Metauro, Fosino,
Vallato, and Folio have desolated the surrounding
country, destroyed the crops, and swept away
houses. Tho weather, the other hand, was
frightfully bad for two days, and in some places
showers of hail destroyed the grape crops the last
hope of the farmers.
RUAoRED OUTBREAK AT PALERMO!
A report was current at Genoa on the 9th after
the arrival of the French msil packet from Naples
that popular outbreak had taken place in Sicily
at Palermo. An engagement with the troops was
spoken OF, in which the latter said to have been
defeated
PROM NAPLES
Letters from Naples of the 4th October announced
that matters were still in the same state Changes
i'll the Ministry were vaguely rumored. The Gov
ernment was anxious 10 encourage the belief that
it finds It difficult to dslrm the Lazzaroni Mazzi
exPrefect of Police, had addressed the latter re-
commenting them to remain always faithful to the
present Monarch. Russian agents were busilv at
work i'll Naples.
DENMARK.
The Zeit of Berlin says We can confirm the
news that the affair of the Sound dues is to be sub
mnted before long to Congress of the States in
tcrested in the question, and that Denmark in a
despatch sent to these States, expresses a hope to
see delegates assembled in the second fortnight in
November.
The State prosecution of the members of the
late Danish Cabinet is proceeding at Copenhagen.
FINANCIAL.
The London money market, reported at II o'clock
morning Of Saturday, 18th inst, waa:-Consols for
money, S7t TO a 5-o for account 9Th November,
s73 to S7s.
The French three per cents closed on 10th instant
at Off 40c. for the end of the month the four and
a half per cents at 9of 25c.; and the loan at
OF. Csc
SINGULAR ORIGIN OF \ FJRE-On Sunday last