Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-25

HALIFAX, JULY lS.-'rhe steamer Canada has
arrived from Liverpool with dates 70 Saturday
the 7th instant, three days later than former ad,
| vices.
In Eng land the weather had been verS favor
able Tor the crops. Business was depressed.
There is nothing important from the Crmea.-
Lord Raglan was buried on the Sd of Julv with
great pomp. There were rumors that Gen. Pelissier
would shortly be suspended. The Allies were
strengthening their advances against the NIaIak.
off, and on the 18th French battery ofthirty guns
was nearly completed in front of the Careening
bay which would keep off the Russian ships. .
! The Vienna papers say that Prince Gortsch-
akolf had sent for $4,000 additional troops. Gen.
| Liprandi had received reinforcement Of another
division. The Sardinians and Turks had pene-
trated into the valley Of the Tchernaya without
meeting any opposition.
Russian accounts from the Baltic to June 10Th
state that the Allied fotilla of lS0 guns had bonn
barded the batteries on the Narva for eight hours
without effect. They then Withdrew, but after
wards made descent upon Kotka Island and des-
troyed The Government stores. They then made
an unsuccessful effort against the port Of Revel.-
The bulk of the Allied squadron was off c ronstadt
July 9th.
In the British House of Commons Mr.. Roe
buck has moved committee of inquiry into the
brutal conduct of the police during the demonstra.
ton in Hyde Park against the Sunday trading
bill.
Mr.. Miner Gibson has asked for an explana.
ton of Lord John Ilusseli's recent statement at
Vienna that England had never contemplated the
restoration OF Hungary and Poland. Messrs Cob
den, D'Israeli, and Roebuck attacked Lord Rus.
sell, after which the subject was dropped.
The Russian Seprefary of ;Laop
had recently been discovered on board steamer
plying between southampton and Libson. He
had been on secret mission to France and Eng
land.
On the 9TH Of July the French Legislature yot-
ed for loan 1000 900 francs in addition to
the former one. An Increase of taxation was pro-
posed which 1t was expected would yield 0,000,-
900 francs per annum.
II was reported that the Austrian Minister had
demanded an explanation ofthe Emperors speech
Advces from Spain state that revolt had bro
ken out in Catalonia. nominaly on account of
wages, and that Barcelona was in the hands of
the insurgents, whu shouted ''Yiye Espartero."
The Governor had retired 10 the citadel. The
Times correspondent says that Napoleon had
held long conference with the Spanish Minis
ter, and had given him the assurance that he
would not permit Queen Isabella TO be driven from
the throne. -
The King of Prussia was recovering from his
recent illness.
The main facts have been already stated Of the
unsuccessful attack upon Seyastopol on the 18th OF
June. When Lord Raglan saw the defeat of the
first French Division, he hastily ordered an attack
on the Redan, 10 effect diversion in favor of the
French, although it was previously intended that
the British should not attack until the French
should have captured the Malakof, inasmuch as
The Malakoll's guns quite commanded the Redan.
So far as civilians at distance could Judge Lord
Raglans order TO attack was great error, for the
British storming party, not being sufficiently
strong to cover the works, were repulsed with
much slaughter. A curious incident is. that Gen.
Eyre, with 2,000 British troops, penetrated into
the suburbs of Sevastopol itself, and held posses
sion Of The houses in one street for seventeen
hours but being totally unsupported he retired al
nighlEll. the inference is, that had the assault
been general. or Systematically planned, the city
would have fallen, or at least its first line OF de-
fence might have been carried.