Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-05-12
LATER FRoM EUROPE.

Vi,raa Con6ytaes Ended The twelfth
meeting Of the conference was held on Saturday,
April 2lst, lasted four hours and half and
concluded by nduuruing sine die, Russia having
absolutely rejected the demands of France and
England. Lord John Russell and NJ. Drouyn de
L'huys Immediately took leave Of the emperor
and were to leave on Sunday the o2d. Russia
absolutely refuses to allow tho limitation of her
power in the Black sea, bu, proposes that a
Turkish fleet equal to her own be maintained
there. and those Of all nations be excluded.
France and England, after vainly insisting on the
unconditional reduction Of the Russian power
admitted that the propositions of Russia were
worthy of consideration, the more so as Austria
had definitely refused to second the Western
powers in their humilialing demands of the
rzar,
All hope that Austria will take the field aginst
Russia is at an end for the present. Austria
wished only to demand Of Russia that the Rus
sian fleet in the Black sea should not be increas-
ed that the western powers should have copsuls
at Scbastopol under the immediate direction of
their ministers at st Petersburg, and the allied
powers should have the right 10 construct war
posts on the Turkish coast. Lord John Russell
was expected to leave Vienna for England the
goth.
BomJardmcnt Of .SJaaopol hundred
guns of the allies opened fire upon Sebas,opol,
April 0ih and continued firing necessarily up
10 The 18th. Assault was not practicable, but
the intention was to storm if possible. The
first two days of the bomburdmeni the fire ofihe
besiegers was superior to that Of the Russian,
and much damage was douc to the works Of the
latter. During ths night of the 18th the left
flank the allies attained considerable advantage
over the Russians who were twice dislodged
from strongly fortified position, which regained
in the hands Of the French. The possession of
this position enables the allies 10 foriify the
summit above the rayine, which is of great i'm
poriance. The Russians accounts do not differ
materially from this. They acknowledge loss
of 1893 killed and wounded since the lombard
ment opened, but state that the damages to the
city and works are so fully repaired at night
that Sebastopol continued in almost the same
state Of defense as on the first of April.-A
Russian lady was captured making drawings of
the French trenches, and will be sent as pris-
oner to Malta. Her husband was killed at
Alma, and she had since acted as a volunteer
spy.-A council Of war had been held By the
allied commanders, and it was decided TO con-
tnue the fire one week longer and then make
the assault
ARRAY 6eteeea Ausiridas and Tarls.-The
Ausirians had been driven from Krajova, city
of Wallachia, by the inhabitants, after severe
fight. An Austrian officer entered a house and
insulicd lady, and instantly killed her husband
for daring TO demonstrate with him. The peo-
pie went in an excited crowd to the Austrian
general for redress, and were told, Go to the
devil will not punish my soldiers for such
fellows as you" The people then raised the
cry, death to the Ausirians," and attacked and
put TO death every Autriun they met After
fierce encounter, the Austriaus were driven
out OF the city. There were 2i7 ofboih parties
killed.
Napoleon and Eugene in Elgland.-The
royal visitors from France landed at Dover,
April 10Th, and remained the guests of Victoria
five days, having distinguished reception from
the court and an enthusiastic greeting from the
crowd and returned to France in tempest of
hurrahs. Napoleon's antccedenis were forgot
ten, and during the passage of the royal coriege
for five miles through the streets of London the
streets and windows were thronged with en,hu-
siasiic and admiring thousands The fetina and
feasting costituted a continual ovation for the
week. In his reply to the address, of the lord
mayor ofLondon, Napoleon proiessed great sym
pathy and respect for the people and government
of England, with whom he said, France was
naturally united on all the great questions OF
politics and in all efforts and hopes for progress
and ameliOration. He spoke with determination
for vigorous prosecution of the war, il peace
could not be honorably secured and with hope
for triumphant result The speech was re-
ceived with repeated applause. Queen Victoria
invested Napoleon with the order Of the garter,
and with her own fair hands b,skled ito gar
ter around the emperor's leg and placed the rib
and across his shoulder.
General Nelcs.-The finances of Great Brit
ain do not look very iattering, under the i'm
mense drain caused by tho war. Tho ostima-
ted expenditures OF the year arc Csc $3.50 900,
of which the enormous sum Of E29, zoo, 900 is
for interest and charges of the permanent debt
El6,200,O00 on account Of the army, an equal
sum for the navy, G7,S0O,O CO ordinance, and
E6,5O0 900, mere fraction of the whole, for
the civil service. The revenue from the pres
ent taxes is Goa, $3.50 900, leaving deficiency
Of E23,00o,O00. The government proposes to
increase the taxes 10 the gross amount of E5,-
100000, by raising the duties on sugar, tea aud
coffee, and the taxes on Scotch spirits and in.
come, the latter to Cd. The government has al
so effected new loan Of Ell ,00O, 900 sterling
with the Rothschd bankers at fIOO in consols
and las Cd. 1t is in the shape of annuites, to
run for thirty years.
The Paris Moniieur contains the second pari
OF the article on the war, giving the emperor
view of the third point, and insisting tina, the
allies had already driven Russia from the Black
Sea and destroyed her preponderance in the east
Her humiliation was not dsired, but only The
restraint of her ambition. The emperor made
M address to the chamber of deputies, on the
eve Of his departure for England. of the same
purPort with the Monileur's article.
Mehemet Ali notifies the Turkish government
that he has quelled the Kurdish instruction,
killed 400 and taken 500 prisoners The an
nnal caravan of pilgrims was about to start from
'Consaniinople for Alecca-The Russians were
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