The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-05-24

cTHnient ana me FRENCH Munster at
ConaantinoDle-Marine Disasters
Tile Greek MSurrection-AHc
Cruelty cftbc Turks.
The Clipper Red Jacket sailed from
Liverpool for Australia, with every
berth engaged She did not carry out
the Great Britain's mails.
The following important dispatch was
telegraphel from Vienna, of date May
Sd
1t circuates in Bucharest that OIL the
18th or 18th of April, Omar Pascha ad-
vanced with 10000 men towards the
Dobrudscha, and battle took place
with Luders' corps between Silistria and
Rassova.
A letter from Copenhagen April 9th,
states that Sir Charles Napier, with the
line-of-battle ships undef Admirals Cory
and Chads were keeping up a vigorous
blocnade of the gulf of Finland, which
would render the escape of single Rus
sian ship impossible. Cruisers were off
Rcvel, Riga, Memel, Dantzig, Stockholm,
Cortland, Bornholm, in the Sound, Cat
tegat and Gulf of Kiel, so that the whole
Baltic Sea and coasts are under strict
guard. Numerous prizes had been tax.
en-. The same letter says tho report of
tho abandonment of Aland by the Rus
slams required confirmation. The Dan
ish Government fingers on the side of
Russia. The Swedes are decidedly in
favor Of the allies. One Swedish line of
battle ship. and four frigates were in
commission at Copenhagen, and moro
were being made ready.
A most formidable force of row boats
is being organized by the Russians to
harass the invading feet, from the shall
low waters, Eight hundred armed boats
are already enrolled. All the boats of
the Neva Yacht Club are placed at the
service of the State. A considerable
number of them are assembled at
Sweaborg and Cronsta6t. Sir Charles
Napier is so well aware of the formidable
nature of this force that he has hastily
applied to his Government for fleet Of
small steamers that may penetrate
wherever row boats can
GREAT BRITAIN.-A long debate was
had in Parliament on the 4th inst, re-
latve to Cuba
The supplemental estimates" for the
army, navy and ordnance was laid before
Parliament on the Sd inst. These es-
Inmates show that war is an expensive
game. They amount to no less sum
than five and half millions pounds ster-
ling, Of which G3,096,000 was for con-
veyance Of troops.
/ The Goth anniversary dinner of the
Royal Literary Fund Society, was held
at the Albion Tavern, London, on the
Sd Lord Mahon, presided, aud among
the company were Mr. Robertson, Con
ulGeneral of Ecuador, Senior Don A
a. Franco, Secretary Of Mexican Lega
ton. and W Ii. Stevens, and other L
States citizens. In the course Of biz
speech Lord Mahon highly compliment
ed the American visitors
The Earl If Elgin took leave Of the
Queen on the jth instant, previous t.
returning to Canada.
The Russian prizes Genon and Ali
strom have been released, having beer
Illegally captured.
MARINE DsAsrEEs.-Two hundred
persons are supposed to have persisted il
the recent collision in the channel he
tween the Bremen bark EarOyuc, fo
Baltimore, and the American bark Hes
per from CharlestOwn, S. c., for Ant
werp. We have already given most o.
the particulars of this lamented casual
ty.
The bark Caroline, from Poole, fol
Quebec, put back into Falmouth, May
I'd, with lbs passengers taken off the
American ship Black Hawk, from Liv
erpool for New York, the particulars o
which have already been given.
RUssIA-The gold that is usual,
stored in the citadel Of St. Petersburg
is being removed to Moscow. In st
Petersburgh war tax is levied of S0'
silver rubies on merchants Of tho frs
guild" 100 on merchants of the secont
guild, 100 on the third, and 10 per cent
on all house rents. The Emperor il
extremely active, and goes backward anC
forward between Cronstadt and st. Pc
tersburgh almost necessarily.
Prince Paskiewitch had granted per
mission to neutral ships, at present il
the different mouths of the Danube, t
depart freely until the Goth May.
FRANcE.-Large bodies of troops con
tinus to march in the direction of Tou
Ion for embarkation for the Leyant. Al
Imperial decree calls into active service
on land and ahoat, $4,000 men, from tn,
10000 of the army of ls43,
1t is again positively asserted that tn,
French army of the East will be aug
mented to 100000 men. The formation
of camp of 10000 at Boulogne, with {
view to an expedition to the Baltic is al
so spoken Of AS another proof of the
disposition of the Government to carry
on the wa in a manner BETTING a great
nation, it is intended to propose to the
Chambers a demand for authority tC
raise another loan of $50 100000 franc,
in case circumstances require it.
The long expected decree for the
formation of a new Imperial Guard has
not yet appeared in the MOnitear The
Guard will number over 10000 picked
men.
PRUssIA-The Car had offered tC
Prussia a treaty of commerce on the
most favorable terms No commercial
treaty has been made between the tive
countries since S26, and it was suffered
| TO expirc in 1896