Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-03-17
fmriQn Sle(us.
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLArTTC.
FOUR DAYS LATFR FROM EUROPE.


The Z. S. Mail steamship Atlantic, Captain
West, reached Sandy Hook about % o'ciodlI on
Tuesday evening, and then went ashore. She
got Off about o'clock and arrived at New York
yesterday morning.
By this arrival we have news from Liverpool
to Wednesday, Feb. 22-four days later than the
Alps brought.
The Asia, from New York, and the City Of
Glasgow, from Philadelphia arrived at Liverpool
on the Goth, the former making the passage in
u and the latter in l34 days.
A violent gale occurred at Liverpool and on the
coast on the 18th which did much daming to
shipping, though American vessels generally es-
capped
The political news is vory important.
TIE EASTERN WAR.
The Paris Moniteur announces thatthe Cars
letter from St Petersburg arrived in Paris or the
18th of February, and that the Emperor Nicho-
las does not accept the proposals for arrange
Inents which was presented to him.
The letter from the Car in answer to the au-
tograph letter of Napoleon is said TO be long and
argumentative, but it Is couched in language so
offensive that it is deemed proper not TO publish
it.
The Aonite1r adds:-''This reply feayes no
chance of a pacific solution"
The Russians had bombarded Rustchuk, and
having taken the Turks by surprise, gained some
trifing advantage.
letter from Constantinople states that .
Jewish Legion hadl been formed to assist the
Turks.
Hon. Carroll Spence, Z. S. Minister to Con
stantinopIe, arrived there on the 2nd Tie was
serenaded by the Hungarian and Italian refu=
gees.
Troups were embarking on the day the At
lantic sailed from Liverpool, Dublin and South
ampton, and ships were fitting with great rapidi-
II at all the ports, for the Baltic fleet. The num-
Der embarked from Liverpool was three thous-
and.
An important debate in the English Parlia-
ment had taken place on the Turkish question,
and The army and navy supplies had been yo-
ted.
The Queen had issued a proclamation forbid
ding the expectation of arms, ammunition and
marine engines, or parts thereof On an expla-
nation in Parliament, the government stated thai
machinery VIII be allowed TO be sent TO friendly
nations.
Great enthusiasm in favor of the war was aris-
ing in Great Britain, and enlistnents were going
on rapidly A great number of recruits came
from ireland.
The war is said to be very popular in Russia.
a telegraphic despatch says that the Russians
are bombarding Rutschuck.
There is very doubtful report current, that
the Russians have taken seven Turkish ships o.
war.
II IS stated that if Austria does not immediate
II declare herself, France viii form an army o
IOO, 600 men on the Italian frontier, the same OF
the Rhine frontier, and send force TO operate i
Italy This statement is believed TO be authen
tic.
French troops were embsrking il large NUN
bers from Africa for Turkey.
There is nothing from the Danube.
Ouer Pacha was strengthening his position a
Kalefat.
Turkish reserves were advancing to Widdir
and Oltenitza and the camp at Shumla has beer
broken up.
At ConstantinQple fortifcations were going
.,
The health of the Turkish army and feet was
excellent.
Six thousand men and twenty-four ships lef
| Constantinople on the 7th of February, under
an escort of eleven British war steamers.
1t was reported that when the French and
English troops should arrive in Turkey, 4 meas
ure will be proposed by the Sultan to the Divar
to give the Christians and Hoslem equal civil
rights The rumor is, however doubtful.
ENGLAND
THE WAR QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT.
In the House of Commons, on the Io,n, IN!
| following conversation took place:
| Mr. DTsruel-I wish to make an inquiry Q
her Maiesty's Government respecting = very i'm
! portant diplomatic document which has appear
ed in a foreign journal. 1t affects to be lette
AN autograph letter-frem the Emperor Of th
! French to the Emperor Of Russia, and is appa
rently written with the saetiOn Of the Govern
ment of this country. What wish 70 knew is
whether the Government can inform the Hous
that that is a genuine document and if it be 50
whether any communications took place betwecl
! the Government of France and her Majesty
Government, before that letter was transmitte
! 10 the uersonagc to whom ii is addressed; an
also. whether it was so transmitted with th
cognizance and sanction of her Majesty's Cos
ernment
Lord J. Russell-Tn answer to the question {
the Right Hon. gentleman, l must say in the firs
place that have every reason to believe that II
document to which he alluded as published in II
lIoniie,r, is genuine one. With regard to Il
other portion of the Right Hon. gentleman
question, should say we have had commun
cations from the Government Of France, Stair
that the Emperor Of the French thought 1t desi