Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-05-17
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
BY this arrival we have advices from the
army before Sebastopol TO the 18Th ult., but,
contrary 10 the general expectation, no i'm
po:tant result had taken place, nolwithstand-
ing though the five hundred guns of the AL.
lies continued to play necessarily upon The
towers and fo,tresses.
Since the breaking up OF The Vienna Con.
ference, several supplime MARY meetings Of
She four parties had been held, but without
any definite result. The plenipotentiarieS
assembled on the 23d ult., and signed The
protocol OF the last Conference. Subsequent
ly smother meeting was held, of the request Of
Plince GortschikoG, at which he made fur.
ther propositions from Russia, but which
were inadmiSsable, and rejected by France,
England, and Turkey.
The efforts OF The Conference having thus
totally failed, it was generally admitted that
nothing could be hoped for but a bloody and
sanguinary war, and all were looking TO The
result OF the struggle at Sebastopol with in,
tense anxiety.
Before Lord John Russell left Vienna he
had q private interview Of two hours with
Count Buol.
The departure OF the French Minister from
Vienna, had been postponed a few days, for
tie purpose Of discussing matters with the
Austrian Cabinet.
The London .'Times'' speaks of the policy
OF the new Car as even more audaciOus than
that OF his father, and it was so regarded
throughout Europe.
The allies had the exclusive control OF the
telegrophic line, and nothing definite was
known in regard to the real condition OF mat
tiers at Sebaslopol, but the general impression
was that matterS'were in favor Of the allies
The Russians, however, continued 10 fight
with great bravery, and returned the fire Of
the allies with effect.
A dispatch received al Brussels reports the
suspension Of the bombariment, but its truth
was doubted.
The dispatches from the Crimea are in tie
following order:
April 14.-Thc bombardment continues
nigh! and day from five hundred and ten guns
and nortars, each gun firing one hundred aud
twenty rounds each w enty. four hOuIs. The
Mame.on tower has been %siIenccG, and some
of The round tower guns dlsmantled, but the
Rldean and Gatdon b ~itleries keep up a heavy
fre. There is no immedIat prospect Of an
assault.
April 1%5.-puring the night q most sar
culinary battle ragged between The French and
Russians, in which the former destroyed the
rife amDuScade in front OF the Malakolf tow
Er,
April I6.-The bombordment continues with
undated fury Tie Russians repair the
breaches made during the day with SURPRISING
facility. The loss of life is heavy.
April 1.-THE FIRE OF the French batteries
maintains its superiority, and they have sprung
a mine before the, flagstaff battery, at a dis
lance from it OF fifty meters, thereby opening
a new parallel, which has been successfully
Joined to the other.
The French loss, from the 18th 10 the l4th
was 300 killed.
April 18.-Lsst night the Russians made a
strong sortie hut were promptly repuised.
Ma RUSSIAN ACCOUNT.
Prince Gortscbakoff telegraphs TO ST. Pc
tersburgh as follows:
April l7th.-The allies fire is growing less
violent, and our batteries reply successfully.
April l8th.-Last night we made a success,
full sorlie, and destroyed the enemy's most ad
vanced works.
The losses Of the garrison within The last
few days have been inconSiderable.
THE LATEST.
A dispatch from ST. PeterSburgh, says thai
IGorlschakoff telegraphs under dale OF The go
April, as follows!
-.I.Ascr twelve days bombardment, The fire
has become weak, causing but little damage
Tne magnetic ,,lepTaph wnSccmple,ed from
TonIon to he Crimea, with the exception o
a few miles between Bucharest and Rut-
schnnk. Lul the British Government Geta.I
The exc,uS:ye use of il.
-, The Russian Dukes Michael AMI Nicholas
we,s aga;n on The wsv TO The Crimea. Men
,Bohikoff is not dead.
Phe HSt. PeterSbuIgh Journal contains
,ao;ar ,escTin, exnreSsinq lie Empe.
.os,. sp,;SGoct;nn and honinp MenchIkoir
h..I,hs nil soon he restored, and beslowinl
'ean h;m anI h;s descendants a palace at 81
Tpon n',n Az M HoI IL the Snnitan's STotI,
le!eiSou.si ~ ar,ss'ed nd sen, IN 8,
eclni as a"d Iii he;ns Troublesome, Al
nope' cn',se ~ aar;c ,y?r, hs b,ockaded af
g.ne Po'' 1s ~ Of abri
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