The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-16

session ul the Russian landw"rks. consisting. 81.
wr have said oi the LInl. R.-dan. the Maiak II
III Grea' Rrdan aud Central pal'erir>. OF Fort S..
Paul. which has carried 81 guns, Of The Ru.si.n
camp the gunpnwdrr mag zIne, III" nQurduct aud
other smnlirr bate:irS, which command the hdr
bor to the En<r. II also seems Irrm the despa' CHI
OF Admiral Bruat. that th" Quarnniin Battery h -
! been tvat tuartd. The Russians still hald. how
ever. The battery OF Srba>'"p"l. with its SO guns.
and F'rt ST. Nicholas, with 200 guns, which com
manj the surktrn portions ~ h" city, and Fnrl
Cn>tanrine, with llO guns. Fort Catherine, vii
1870 guns, and tw" other smaller battery. which
b'ar upon he portion 't be CRY occupied by the
allies, and which il sufficient d~placp them
will fectualIv protect tn. R"sSians in heir tur-
thrr eff;'rrs rvacunte the cry. This inlormntlnn
" hch publish, though more extended and spe
cifc than that presruIrd in our issue Of Friday
last. gives few hddIti"na ncIs Of great impor
lance. 1t reasonably certain, however, that tn
Srt share ni credit is accorded ih+ French.
The French ficer> have exhibited snIlruti'' 10
cI"I" it. and lh' English journals indns'rou.ly y
PR nj that the whole was a common m'v"-
n. nt and that MI therefore participated equally
he glorious result, and this also very great
rxfrn, is true. II i exrrrm Iy probable h" with,
| nu' The diversion crratrd by th English up n the
r. dAn aud bv the English, French and Sardin.
lans upon the central battery. that the French al
tack upon The MaIaknf w"uId not have been sue.
cess >fui hui il cannot t- dem, d. thu wluIr IN"
English failed To hold he R. dan the French did
take and h"d The Malnk"f and that without this
the whole mnvrmpnI would have been most la.
m" MIA bic and disastrous failure and though il had
bpen The fortune of thu E, g~h have unhrr:ak.
IN The task accompl'sh'd d by ihr French, they
might have BEEN equally successful smlI. whether
from ability arcidrnt II has teen ihe fortune oi
the FIR nch to achieve the victory, and il cannot
he disguised hut that mingl' With all he rxuI'a.
"f The English there is tone OF mortifcAt"n
which knowIt dye of The fact inspires.
The fleet 10 nssnssina,e The Emperor Napolean
a very unmp"rant affair. Ii WAS mad" with n.
III. preparation. and to f. CT and lar would
seem to have been made without conc. ri, upon the
simple motion OF n hall. il:rd man. who was
promptly arr sled and carried to the guard house
Oar comm rcal advicrs not of character
to vary III" opinions we have already expressed.
The Couon market ensier. but not Qun'nbly
lower, and mercantile interests generally, have
KIP" r' need the pressure hIch results from an
ad IN the rnt-- OF discount by he Bank ol
England.
AS matter o. course the news oil the success
of the French aud Er giISh armies at, Sebas op"I
produced rs rtffct IN Canadn. A dr>pntch from
Buffalo,, N. Y, says that at Toronto bondfr+s
wrrr IIghl d guns fired, rockets SIT of, and lh.
greatest exc' NJ nj existed. Al ra!lord the
Court OF AS>Iz's was in ssi"n when the news
was received. Ii va, banded to tn. Judge on lhr
b.. Dcb, and read by hlm, amidst l-ui cheers
Some time elapsed helore business could b" rr~rlm-
ed. Flags we're flying everywhere ,hrough"u
the town. At London there was II general exul.
cation. Bells were rung, guns fired. and fremrn
paraded the streets with bunds OF E;usic.