The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-01-10

7 No particulars rVeivWt except that brought ny
Gen kmets and another oli~r who oscapcs
in order to hasten tho advance Of Omar Pachs
, 10 the rclct Of the city. Al that time Gen
Williams was abou, sending tag VI truce Z,
Offer a capitulaticn. Nothing further known
but Il Is believed that the garrison SURRENDERED
as thew was only 5000 weak for~ to cut Their
way through the Russian army.
Omar Paeha was near ku,a, which the Rus
SLAMS hold In ore,
The only event Of Importance that has occur
= mi IN the Crimea Is AN attack made by Rus
SLAMS on the extremity IT the Frnch lines
The Russians wcm 5000 strong. and aitcr an
hours fighting withdrew
Both armies were comfortably housed and
provisiouel
The firing continues on the North and south
sides oi Scbastopol.
Russia has opened new loans at Berlin. Ham.
burg and Holland ior s00o000O rouble~, at 5
PER cent.
Tho Austrian army is heiag rdaeL to tho
pcaoc footing
The governmen, Of Naples publishes the con.
rcntion with the United States, defining the
rights Of neutrality.
authorizes 415000 pounds sterling, In notes al
tied in the Bank Charter,
With respect % the prospect of wucr. w
have n mass ~ contradictory statements Of my,,.
tiations on ioot--thcy have not progrsssd u
step II is known that differences exist in the
British cabinet raumsion AMI ranmurc
urgc the prosecution Of the war The rc~t of
the Cabinet, supported by Napoleon, sugg,~t
the importance of embracing tho prsScnt oppor.
tunty To negotiate peacc,
The only intelligence from France u that the
assistance al the bank alone prevented consid.
cradle financial embarrassment al the last sct-
thing day.
The English Parliament opens On the 3ist Of
January.
The Allies are parleyiag but little their
engineers continue works within their own
The British army are over supplied with equip
meats. English writers admit that the Res.
sian army Is well supplied FOR winter. having
largo supplies at Simpheropcl.
GortschakoT has extensively fortified the
Tchcrnaya road by batterics
| The Russians are concentrating their forces
at Balchicral and Simphcropol
English and Anglo Ottoman cavalry have
arrived at Coustantinople, wherc they will
winter.
The Allies have fortified Kimburch, and
consider II impossible 20 be taken,
The French lines near kamich have been
nearly completed on magnificent scale.
~. Petersburg adviccs say vast trains Of
slcighs entered the Crimea by Perkhof with
provisions and stores also that tho Allies
have twenty-five batteries ready 10 attack the
north forts and three hundred and sixty guns
In position at Tchcrnaya. both English com.
mi~ioncrs and Omar Paohas ENJOYS have
failed In their negotiations with CircMssia, the
chief having refused 10 leave the mountains
for tho attack upon Georgia Most Of the Al
lied Baltic feet had passed Elsinor.
Tho following Ia Pclissiers despatch. con.
corning the attack ~ the French portion Of
sebastopol. on the sth
81 have received the following despatch
from tho General In command oi the lsi III.
vision--~a body Of from 900 to 5000 infant
~ and about 400 or 500 horsc. At daybrcak
this morning we attacked tho Russians. The
enemy beat retreat after n sharp action
which lasted an hour and half some thirty
prisoners were left In our hands Of them
officers am not aware 81 the number Of
their killed and wounded, Our loss was insg
ni6cant"
A money panic Ia announced 10 have com.
menccd In Russia, at Moscow and some other
places.
The bank notes are refused A new loan Of
City millions 81 roubles has been opened al
Berlin hat has met with very little succes~.
Advices from Berlin confirm the intelligence
that Bavaria and Saxony have notified 70 Prus-
sia their desire to -cc peace concluded on the
basis OF the four guarantees. Tho communi
cations from these States, II IL said, contain no
other proposition.
II Ii stated 10 be an object Of the Russian
government TO affect the immediate cmancipa.
ton Of the scrfs Of the empire The Emrs il
IL said to be favorable 20 the measure, and the
land owning aristocracytwho have been sound
ed offer no opposition.
\ II Is stated IN n dispatch from Berlin That
vast quantities N sulphur and saltpetre contin.
uss TO be- exported from that country 10 Russia
mixed with other articles. ~ ~ 10 cyade thu
prohibition as~ssi by the Prussian govern
Inen'. by assuming The form II m ingenious
product.
Advioz have been received u the death 81
the elder brother u the house ~ the koths,
chilIs, at Frankfort on the 9Th inst
The Santa Fc mail arrived at lndep.nd
cnce dec. ~. II brings no Ews of import
amer The roa.ls IN the mountain region were
wy NV lef rsh W
uncommon severity in New Mexico. Tho H.
dians were generally quiet aud submissive.
The George Law arrived ut New York. On
the 2sth uliimo, with ~ 100000 The td-
lowing Is the important portion = her news:
The war IN The north was progressing with
much violence. and considerable disaster on both
sides.
Nearly all the Indians IN the north were ar
rayed against the whites
There was q graDd festival al ran Frspcisoo
in honor Of the fall u Scbastopol, which ended
IN row Ten thousand Isrs0ns were present
~ the festival.
The Indians nj l'uge,s Sound entered into
nm additional league 10 wage war On the whites.
Oregon dates 10 the 10Th 81 last month r.
tpiud
Several engagements between the whites and
lndian had taken place, In which the latter
we're vors,sd.
DsArn % PytyR PAugY. 49, The Boston
/ CgsisT, in a notice u Mr. KsTrtiL, late edi-