Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-03-10
ENGLAND.

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The preparations by England for the impend-
| ing war are still going on 1t is stated that the
Government, in addition to the steamers already
| taken, had decided to take the remainder of the
Cunard steamers as fast as they arrived. leaving
the company to carry the mails in their smaller
| steamers sli sss1;:-z 80 gsa h'v@" '--a
| Many of the East India sailing ships had also
ben taken by the Admiralty for the purpose Of
Carrying stores, troops, etc. ..--.. s.- ..-
| At all the naval stations the preparations 60
| ing on are on the most stupendops scale. .
The Baltic feet is TO consist ofthirty-six ships,
;hiehy ships of the line, and powerful screw fri
| gates, and was to assemble in the Down on the
| 5th of March, where it would be joined by ten
French vessels of from SO to 100 guns each
The whole feet is under the command of Sir
| Charles Napier, and is intended for operations
| against St Petersburg. The steamer IIecla has
Already left for the Baltic, to make surveys and
goundings.
Rumors Of peace are still. in circulation.
| The Paris correspondent of the London Times
says that fresh negotiations are on foot and hopes
are generally entertained that they would be sue
cessful. New propositions are said TO be adopted
by the four powers, which make concession to
the Gar viz the liberty of treating to certain
extent alone with Turkey, the latter power TO
have the right of consultation with allied powers.
Il is also proposed that the evacuation Of the
principaties shall take place smpltane 5usly
with that of the Black Sea- and the allied fleets
to re-enter the Bosphorus when the Russian
troops cross the river Pruth.
The correspondent of the London Times states
that the Russian troops in Wallachia are com
hitting the most dreadful -excesses upon the pea
SAINTS, who had refused to submit to The burdens
imposed upon them The women and children
of three villages are reported TO have been mas
sacred. . '--t .' -..t
The first battalion of the Coldstrea1n Guards
marched through London on the 14th on the
route 10 CIucHtslUr, fTiVr
Mediterranean. They were received by the reo-
pie with extraordinary demonstrations ofenthu-
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FRANCE. ,. -.a $3.50
The -AEoniteur contains the foilowing version Of
portions of the letter which the Emperor Napo-
leon addressed to the Czarin January last szsz
PALACE OF TIRE TUILEREEs, Jan. 20, 1854. q
''Sire-The difference which has arisen be-
tween your Majesty and the Ottoman Porte has
assumed such grave aspect that think it right
myself to explain directly to your Majesty the
part which France has taken in this question.
and the means which suggest themselves to me
in order to avoid the dangers which menace the
tranquility of Europe. -
"The note which your majesty has iuat sent
to my Government and to that of Queen Victo-
ria, endeavors TO prove that it was the system of
pressure adopted from the commencement by the
two maritime Powers which alone involved the
question in bitterness. On the contrary, accord
ing to my view, the matter would haye.continued
Cabinet question if the occupation Of the two
Municipalities had not suddenly transferred it
from the reuion of discussion of that fact. Ne
yeTtheless, although our majestys troops had
entered Wallaehia, we advised the Porte not to
consider that occupation as warlike act thus
proving our extreme desire for concilation AE
ter had consulted with England, Austria and
Prussia. proPosOd 70 your majesty note. de-