Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-14
Latest News conternlns the Eastern War.
Correspondence Of the London Times.

PARIS, Sunday, Jan. 90.
The latest accounts received from ST. Petersburg are
exceedingly warke They speak Of the great
which regus there and particularly the fanacism Of
the lower classes OF the population According TO there
letters there remains not the rcocs hope that the En-.
Ill listen to any compromise such as that
by tho Vienna Conference One letter states that In
conversation with the French Ambassador tho Emp.ror
declaedahat though his original intention was no, war
conquest yet that he should consider Il an act of the
greatest cowadce aud ndg pccept the war wbch
the Powers offered him. IL is the samo policy
the Car would still have il that he Is more spucd
tnan Suing Another fact cd that the emperor b
wing heard OF the negotiations going for
and oil the nature oil the propositions that would be made
to him, before they officially presented and having
determined to reject them issued his orders accorncly
10 The Generals OF tho army; that no communicated with
frnee henschikoh and asked about his feet and whctb
er was In state face the combined French and r.
elise squadrops; that the reply was that the fleet was in
very good condition. doubt that ready to me, tho
squadrous but on the condition that every man m.
up his mind to die; and that the Emperor replied ,b
that was all he wanted, for die in such cause WAS in
inc OLD Muscov"e spirit Tho only Interpretation that
can be gwen to Prince Menschikoifs message ia thar
destruction inevitable in such an encontr b,,
they were all prepared for It.
am Informed that there is no truth In the satemen,
that formal demand has been addressed by the Tnrkh
Ambassador to the French Government for divsn =,
the French army to assist the Turks
IL was rumored very generally Yesterday and In lsv
IL NC hsceu was 10 take his departure this
eiter interview with the Emperor and Brussels or tho
Hague was, and is still mentioned tho place Of his resi-
dence Tor some time. That NJ. de Kissees residence In
Paris will not be OF long continuance svery likely hut
assured that he will leave this evening nor even
to morrow, unless fresh orders reaches him IA h
invited to ball at the Tuiieres to night and will very
probably attend rather believe there no day as VET
liked for leaving, until the formal reply Of the Car 10 The
last propositions DO presented to this Government The
political party who have contributed in no small deoree
to the present state Of affairs who have done Their
best to dsunite France and England will deeply depore
his departure.
story is going tho round Of the political circles here
which, ii true would show that Ducos is not merely
goad Minister of Marine, but un honmse ds.prif In
recent conversation de Kisseleh vaunting ia the
usual Russian STYLE the general invncibity of Russia
aud IN particular the awful power Of her ees and he emu
nerated to the Minister, who listening in silence the
ships OF the line, steam gates &C. whioh would make
the Russian navy than match for all the navies of
the world put together After having exhausted the for
mdabe list, he paused to observe the effect which /,
ought TO have produced on his nearer. Ducos dryly
said Cest bon, rAmbassadeur mais en- verite ia ne
savais pas que vons avez de bois bruler )" The
expression OF dc kisseles counenance was Il said
beyond description The Imperial ships looked upon as
so much fire wood was too bad ~