Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-03-17
VOL. lN0. II.

letter which II was proposed to send, observed
upon it that they had no objection TO such step.
provided the terms were in entire conformity with
! those proposed by the Conference Of Vienna and
! provided that certain notifications which they
suggested Were adopted. The answer which
! they received WAS, that the terms to be propo-
sed agreed with those proposed by the Confer
ence OF Vienna, and that the notifications
would be adopted. Generally speaking the sub
4 stance Of these notifications has been adopted
but her Majesty's Government had not any op-
Portunity Of again seeing the letter before il was
! transmitted by the Emperor of the French
Therefore, winle say that her Maiesty's govern
ment hold themselves entirely responsible for
! agreeing to the substance OF that letter, viii
not say that every particular word or phrase IS
such Is we should have adopted. have no hes
itaton in saying that IRE entirely opprors Of the
step 'chiek The Emperor Of Frame kas taken ana
that we considered, and do consider, that it WA
laudable TO endcavOr TO prevent the breaking out
Of war; and that we should be very glad if that
! step effected its object. lChecrs) I should say.
IN conclusion, that no answer to the proposal OF
! the Vienna Conference had been received, when
the letter referred to was sent from Paris.
THE MILITARY AND NAVAL ESTIMATES
From the Globe
The Navy and Military estimates have been
laid before Parliament. In the army the total
number Of men asked for the current year is II2,-
! 9x6, an increase upon last year Of ,G94. The
total charge Of her Majestys land forces for ser
| vice at home and abroad for. the year ending on
the 3lst of March, 1855 exclusive of the Austria
Ean colonies and Of the charge transferred to the
East India Company is E3,923 ,2SS. The gross
/ total amount is IS, So, $685. which win provide
! for 2,7I9 officers, 1856 non-commissioned off,
/ GERS. l26, ,925 rank and file.
/ The naval estimates for the year5cndng March
/ 81, 1855, show total for the effective service Of
5,979, sec an increase upon last year Of l,IT2,-
44G. We observe that the charge for the con
veyance of troops and ordnance stands at $685.
! 050-an increase Of E72,IC0. The subsidiary
/ payments under the head Of half pay, &C.. are if
anything slightly decreased, the grand total for
the gear being Ct ,447 ,94S-the net increase Gl.
li202, ass. The force viii consist Of Il ,OOO sea-
men, 1000 boys, 1880 marines-the total, in
cluding ll6 men the picked service, S,6lS
4. The principal item Of increase II the naval
charge comes under the head Of wages, which
last year stood at El,736 .236, and this year at
E2, 1861, the latter sum including Gl8, soc
for gTatuities to petty officers and good conduct
pay to able seamen. The estimates for yictuals.
wages to artifcers, naval stores, new works, i'm
provements and repairs, medicines, &c, all show
an increase, while the charge on the standing
machinery Of the central department is very
slightly increased, and The charge for establish
ments abroad is reduced.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Greek insurrection has gained formidA-
bic headway-6,000 men being under arms in
Epirus, Macedonia, and Thcssaly.
4 dreadful collIery explosion had taken place
/ al tIncehall, near Wigan, England. One hundred
men were killed.
The English Lord Chamberlain has notified
Mr.. buchanan that be may appear at court in
any costume he likes.
The King of Naples was attempting 70 form
general ualian league.
\ Joseph Sturge and the rest of the peace depu-
tation were still at St. Petersburg but hsd 10;
seen the Car.
THE VERY LATEST
BY TELEGRAPH FROM LONDON TO LIVERPOOL.
LONDON. Feb. pa correspondent of the
Ckronicle teiegraphs from Vienna on Tuesday.
that advices had been received from st. Peters
burg to the I4th, which state that another war
like manifesto had been issued levying nine men
out Of every one thousand until the 18th Of April.
The Times has adyices from ST. Petersburg 60
the IIth, which announce that Sir Hamilton Sey-
mour, the British Minister, had not yet commu-
nicated his recall TO the Russian Government.
and that his instructions to quit The empire had
not yet probably reached him.
The Car wAs suffering from Erysipelas, and
was said to be in a state of great irritation, which
rendered him inaccessible to the advances Of his
oldest ministers.
The utmost distress prevailed in every depart
mcnt.
AUSTRIA.
Accounts from Austria report matters highly
: favorable, and that the government shows "a
strong resolution to take part III the crisis, cspc
cially since the last overtures Of peace made by
the Courts ofVienna and Paris 70 that Of St. Pc
tersburg.
5 The Z. S. steamer Saranac and sloop-of-war
Leyaut were to proceed shortly on cruise in the
Black Sea.
e The frman for the passage Of the BosPhorus
has been already granted.
Intelligence has been received in London the
# two Russian frigstes are cruising of Madira'
t All the Turkish Consuls in Russia have beer
e obliged to give up the exequatuTs granted
e them. Turkish subjects have been piaced unoe
e the protection of Austrian agents.
: r--A modern general has said, that the bcS
o. troops would be, Irishman half drunk,
!. scotchman half starved sud an Engiishma
,fi with his belly fun