The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-26

BILE to international law, and to the customs sane
| TONED In such matters. The two Powers which
hold the coast engage themselves TO maintain only
| the number of eight vessels Of fixed force ne,
eessary for their coast service This Convention
concluded separately between these two Powers
shall form part, an annex of the general treaty
after receiving the approval Of the contracting
ties This seperate Convention cannot be annull
ed or modified without the consent Of the signato
ries of the general treaty. The closing OF the
Straits will admit the exception applicable to the
stationary vessels mentioned in the preceding ar
| tiele
ART. IV.-Christian Subjects IF the Porte.
The immunities of the Rayah subjects of the
| Porte shall be religiously preserved, without in
/ frlnRment on the independence and dignity Of the
Sultan's crown. As deliberations are taking place
between Austria, France, Great Britain and the
Sublime Porte, to assure to the Christian subjects
of the Sultain their religious and political rights
Russia shall be invited when peace is made, to as
| sociate herself thereto.
| "ART y.-special Conditions.
The belligerant Powers reserve to themselves
| the right which appertains to them of producing
in European interest, special conditions over and
| above The four guarantees.
These terms strict that II lis not though,
at all probable that Russia will accept them though
she will send Count Stalkeberg with counter pro
| posals to Vienna.
FROM THE CRIMEA.
Since the close of active operations the use OF
/ the telegraph has been almost given up and news
from the seat of war arrives by the slower process
| of correspondence. The substance of many let
tiers (to the 26th ult is that all the armies are in
| good condition-affairs otherwise unchanged, the
| Russians firing steadily from the north side and
the Allies feebly from the SOUTH and that the allied
| engineers have blown up Sebastopol docks.
| Gen. Codrngton, in dispatches home, denies the
assertion that drunkenness has become an absorb
| ing vice among the British troops.
Gen. Vivian announces the death of Capt. Sher-
wood, of the Turkish cavalry who was wounded
in the skirmish of the 10th. at Kerteh and in which
he behaved with gailantry. He was taken priso-
ner by the Russians and was treated by them with
Eauch consideration and Kindness
Pellsser has notified to the ConstantnopIe pa.
| pers that hencetorth no mention whatever is to
| be made of the movements of French troops; and
even the list of arrivals of transport ships is to be
discontinued
Christmas was duly celebrated in tho British
camp, by dinner of roast beef and plUnl.pudding
The Russians kept up steady fire from the north
| side, throughout the day, but the allies did not
reply.
Some Russian and Sandman pickets came in col
| lision on the evening of the 25th December Par.
| ticulars are not related
The Russians continue busy on the Mackenzie
Heights, increasing their defenses.
The Russian Council of War has terminated its
session at st. Petersburg, and most of the gene.
rails who comp0sedit it, have returned to their COM
mands.
The movements Of the American ship Wolga
have much exercised the minds of the command
she was laden with arms. When last heard Of she
was under all sail, off the Island ofsBornhom, her
course tending toward the coast of Finland.
The English transport Themis, with munitions
| for the French, has been accidentally burned at
Eupatoria
Sixteen ships were lost near Kamiesch during
recent storms.
ASIA MINOR-OMER PASHA IN AFIx
St. Petersburg despatch of the 9Th, says: "Omer
Pasha has fallen back on Redout Kale. His troops
ffor, no incl ypf$h
Our the Russian) detachments harrass his rear" +"
Constantinople letters of December %, say that
| the Russians have intercepted his communications
with Kutais. Suchum Kale and with the coast,
and that he has applied to the Allies for assistance.
ENGLAND.
COBDEN's PEACE PAMPHLET.
As the period draws near for the reassembling of
Parliament stir begins to be in political cir
cles, rumors to circulate regarding parties, and
rangements to be made for the future campaign in
| the Commons. With the exception that the new
loan will be for thirty millions sterling, and that
the taxes will be levied many articles rath-
er than a certain few, there is nothing in them
| requiring notice.
Richard Golden has published pamphlet with
| the title of what nextf and nexta' Admitting
| that the Allies succeed in this expedition to the
| Vast, and get into their hands every stronghold
within SO miles of the Black Sea, he argues that
Russia would not even then be humilated to the
extent of suing for terms, inasmuch as her real
capital Moscow, cannot be touched He shows,
too from statistics that the blockade and the war
combined do not press sufficiently heavy on Rus
sias resources as to compel her into peace. He
recommends therefore, that the war, having
| been blunder from the beginning. be given up
| If there be really danger of Russian aggression
Westward (Which he doubted), unite with the
whole of Germany in negotiations to check it.
Then let the close of the war be signazed by
duction of armaments to the naval standard of the
United States Mr.. Golden is fearful that the
large naval ornaments of England and France
have already excited the suspicion of the United
States.
l. Sir Charles Napier has written another letter to
the London Times complaining of the constant at
tacks of that paper on his management of the Bal
| tic fleet.
Mr.. buchanan, the American Minister, entertain
ed large party of the corps dipomatiqne at dinner
on "Wednesday evening, the 9th at his residence in
| Upper Harley street, London.
The new iron steamship Persia, of the Cunard
line, has arrived at Liverpool from the Clyde under
| the command of Captain Judkins of the Arabia.
Jenny Lind has sung for the benefit of the blind
asylum at Liverpool.
FRANCE.
| NAPOLEON GOING TO THE CRIMEA.
The Emperor Napoleon has again taken the
| idea of assuming actual command of an army, and
the report goes that he has stated to Gen. Bosquet
he should accompany him to Finland in the spring.
| Rumor goes further and says that the government
win be administered In his (Emperorsl absence,
| by Commission, composed OF Marshals Magran,
| Valiant Gen Canrobert Prince Napoleon, and
| Count Walewski. The British government is much
opposed to these intentions
The Moniteur announces that the Government OF
the United States has arranged one of its claims,
raised by the capture of certain French merchant
vessels BY the customs authorities of San Francis
co. in 1s49 and 1850. An indemnity has been grant
| ed from the American Treasury to NJ. Chedevile,
one of the shippers of the Abeille, for the goods
| he had on board. This amount has been distribu.
| ted to the proper parties.
Madame Ronconi, the great SINCE. had been
| sentenced to three months imprisonment for adul
| terry and NJ Caltabeni, her paramour, to days.
sum of money amounting to l52,000 francs,
| has been stolen from the Bank of France. The
person charged with the theft, is a young man OF
| 26 who has been employed in the Bank.
DENMARK.
MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE.
| Although it was stated, few days ago, that the
/ conference on the Sound Dues had been dehnitiye
/ Iy abandoned q letter from Copenhagen, dated Jan
5. SAYS THE conferences of the Sundzoll open
/ ed Yesterday. M. TeHgoborsky the representa-
tive of Russia took his place not far from the Min
| isters of France and England That is all that
known of the first sitting which, besides, attracts
very little attention.
| private letter from Altona mentions that fns
Danish Government has now lost all hope OF bring
ing anything like conference together on the sub
ject of the Sound Dues The government Is De
acribed In this letter "a In the greatest embarfass