Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-16
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ASIA.

Se6astopol Still Holding Out-Pedce Negotiations
Totally Broken OFF, Protrdcted War an Pros
pects-Breadstuts 4deaneed- improvement in
L0ston-Consois Declined.
HALIFAX May The steamer Asia arrived here
this evening" 10 o'clock, with Liverpool dates to
April 2Sth, five days later than last advices.
The Asia passed the steamer Baltic on the 29th in
the evening OFT Tuskar.
The Asia sailed from Halifax at III o'clock.
LONG WAR In THE PROSPECT
The Vienna conference having totally failed in
leading to anything which might be based pros
poets OF peace appearances at present indicate only
a protracted war in the prospect Hence some de-
cisive success in the Crmea anxously hoped
nothing decisive had occurred The bonbardment,
however, was still continued by the allies
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
LIVERPOOL. April 27th-Evening.-F Brown
week foot up 102 900 bales for export. The market
has been very active, and prices have slightly ad-
vanced, say Lie a !. Fair and midding qualities
have improved most. Orleans fair 6; mddliug s
5-l6 Upland fair OF mddiing 3-l6.
Brcads:ufs.-Brown & Shplcy quote breadstufs
as having considerably advanced, with large spec
ulative demand and the market buoyant. Wheat
has advanced Cd Sd. Flour has advanced 3s. The
quotations are as follows Western Canal Flour 3Ss
AS Cd; Ohio 43S 45s; white Corn 45s Cd 46s;
mixed 46s Cd; yellow 46s Cd 47s-the market
closing steady.
The steamer Hermann sailed from Southampton
for New York on the 25th ult
The dates from the Crimea are to the 10Th ult,
from Lord Raglan and to the 22d from the Russians,
via st. Petersburg.
The. .bombardment was still continued, without
any decisive results, but with great loss on both
| sides.
The French exhibition opening has been postpon-
ed from the 10th to the 10Th Of May.
Since the breaking up of the Vienna conference
there has been several supplementary meetings of
the four parties without any definite result. The
penipotentiaries assembled on the 23d, and signed
| the protocol of the last conference. Subsequently
another meeting of the four powers was held at the
request of Prince Gorts;hakoH, when further mad
mssabe propositions were made by Russian plen-
potentiaries and rejected by France, England and
| Turkey.
Before Lori John Russell left Vienna he had pri.
vate interview of two hours with Count Buol. The
departure of the French minister was postponed for
few days in order to discuss matters with the Aus
train government
The general tone of opinion in England is that the
war must continue for heightened period.
The London Times speaks of the policy OF the
new Car as more audacious than his father and is
so regarded throughout Europe.
PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE.
| There is nothing definite known relative to the
condition of the siege. The general impression is
favorable to the of the allies, but the Rus
slams returned their fire in a spirited manner,
A dispatch received at Brussels reported the sus
| pension of the bombardmont, but the report was
not credited. -.. ..
The details of the advices from the Crimea state
under date of April 4th, the bombardment is being
continued night and day from five hundred guns
each firing l2O rounds per day.
The Mamelon tower had been sienced and some
of the Round tower guns dismounted, but the RedaI
and garden Batteries keep up heavy fire. Ther'
is no immediate prospect of an assault being at
tempted.
During the night of the 14th most sanguinar,
battle ragged between the French and Russians, il
which the former destroyed the Russians rife am
buscade in front of the Malakoff tower.
April 17th-A dispatch to the French Govern
ment says the fire of the French batteries maintain
its superor:ty. They have sprung mine before tn
flagstaff battery at distance of 90 meters, thereb.
opening new parallel which has been succeeful,
joined to others. From the 18th to the 18th tn
French loss amounted to 800 men.
April I9th-The French Minister of War learn
that the allies were still advancing, and were cor
solidating their potion. On the night Of the 1T
the Russians made strong sortie, but were promI
t!y repulsed.
Prince Gortachakoff's account of the same dat
as the foregoing says the allies fire is growing Les
violent.
The Russian batteries replied successfully, and o
the 17th the Russians made q successful sortie an
captured the enemies most advanced works
The loss of the garrsion during the past few day
has been inconsiderable.