The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-27 00:00:00

THE WAR.

TRIESTE, JAN. 25.
A packet has just arrived with accounts from Con-
stantinople to the lath. The weather was very
cold: The Jupiter, Turenne, and Napoleon, French
ships of tke line, were about to return to France.
Vessels under the Greek flag are admitted into the
Turkish ports. The accounts from the Crimea are to
the 12th. Notwithstanding the snow, the works of
the allies are advanced to within forty-five yards of
the place. Daily skirmishes take place with the
Russians. The 9th division of the French army,
and thedrsgoons and hussars that were at Adrianople,
will proceed to the Crimea in the course of the winter.
There is still a great want of wooden barracks, which
are anxiously expected.

ST. PETERSBURG, JAN.I9

A ukase hu just appeared, ordering the emission
of more paper money, namely, four new series of
Treasury bills for the sum of twelve millions of silver
roubles.

A letter from the frontier of Bessarabia, received
in Paris within the last few days, speaks of nume-
rous reinforcements of Russian troops moving on
towards the Crimea. The plan of the enemy is said
to be first to crush the Turkish army at Eupstoria,
and then attack the French and English armies, and,
"if possible," drive them into the sea. The same
letter states that the Russians are very sanguine of
success, owing to the debilitated condition of the
English army.
The Corriere Italian says that General Osten.
Slacken has detached forces to cover the ro.id leading
to Baktseki Sersi, and that on the Perekop side
General Panloff bad placed himself between fults-
chuck and Bontugan.
A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette, at Odessa,
writes that Prince Mentehikoff, having received con-
siderable reinforcements, estimated at 25,000 wen,
including the Bth division, 3rd corps, has determined
to resume the offensive, and make another general
attack on the Anglo-French lines, immediately after
the return of the two Grand Dukes, for whose special
' edification this spectacle is reserved.
The German Journal of Frankfort of the 23ri,
says:—" Tho different committees of the Diet held
an extraordinary sitting yesterday to deliberate on
the proposition made by Austria, relative to placing
the various contingents on a war footing. M. Bis-
marck Sehonhansen, the Prussian representative et
' the Diet, who has just returned to Frankfort after
as absence of several weeks, was present at the

sitting."
A letter from Vienna of the 21st, in the German
Journal of Frankfort, says :—" The negotiations
relative to a military convention between Austria and
France are carried on with great activity, and it is
said that an understanding has been come to on
several of the principal points, and particularly on
the passage of French troops through the Aus-
trian territory in certain cases. The greatest activity
prevails throughout Austria in all the manufactories
of arms, and nothing leads to the belief that peace
ia expected."
" We have received by our private correspondence,"
says the Steele, "a piece of news of the highest im-
portance. It is that, independently of the t zplicit
demand presented by M. Von Prokelich to the Ger-
manic Diet, the language of that representative of
Austria leaves, it is said, no doubt as to the offensive
alliance of Austria with the Western Powers ; and, if
we are well informed, the diplomatic agents of the
Austrian cabinet in the different courts of Europe
employ exactly the same language."
Our correspondent at Vienna," says the Patric,
"informs us that repeated conferences are taking
place between M. de Buol and the representatives of
the secondary German States, and will probably have
for result the adhesion of the majority of them to
the Austrian policy. Hanover, whose relations with
Prussia are very cool, in consequence of the refusal
given by the former for the creation of a Prussian
military port at the mouth of the Jelde, seeks sup-
port on the side of Austria."
The French papers publish the following de-
spatch:
VIIINNA. JAx. 25.—Independently of the Austrian cir-
cular note of the 14th, tilers Suits a conlidentiAl despatch
add/Mood ea the same day by Count de Bunt to the di-
plomatic meats of Austria. This despatch, at is said, re-
' scent the eventual recourse by the cabinet of Vienna to the
providing, of the Art. 42 of the Baal act of May 15[11,1820,
ea thacosstitation of the Germank Confederation, which
says:—" If the preliminary question relative to the exist-
ence of danger is decided negatively by the majority of
v 01.., such of the federal states u are not of the opinion of
itha majority have a right to cnnoert among themselves for
eommea measures of defense."

DESPATCH FROM LORD RAGLAN.

(FROM LAST 311031V11 GAZ11111.)

WADI DEPARTMENT, Ltx. 24.
I His Gracie the Duke of Newcastle has this day
rneeilied & despatch, of which the following is e
copy, addressed to his Grace by Field-Marshal the
Lord Raglan, : _ _